Waiting on Wednesday #4-Panic

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine,
which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating!

 

 

Panic

Written by: Lauren Oliver

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release date: March 4, 2014

Pages: 416

Genres: YA, Contemporary, Dystopia

From Goodreads:

Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.

Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.

Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.

For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.

 

Honestly, it's not the summary that's intrigued me as much as the fact that it's by Lauren Oliver. Her Delirium series is amazing and if I can't say I like the ending very much, the series is just something else in a good way, and I have high hopes for Panic. I'll read anything by Lauren Oliver and Panic is no exception.

 

Also, totally in irrelevant news The Fault in our Stars official trailer was released today see it here. My review is here and my Movie Monday post on it is here.

 

--Black&Lime

Movie Monday #3-Divergent

I am certain you guys hate me now, for not posting Friday Randomness, which I actually have decided to discontinue in favor of Feature Follow hosted by Parajunkee and Alison can Read. I will be starting this Friday...I hope...

Before I get into this weeks movie post I would like to point out from last weeks post, Vampire Academy I said the release date is February 14, but it has in fact been moved up to February 7 as said on the TV ad.

So, today's Movie Monday is about...DIVERGENT! I know you guys have been waiting for this one and here it is:

First off the official website here.
Release Date: March 21
Rating: NR
Novel by Veronica Roth
Writers: Evan Daugherty & Vanessa Taylor
Director: Neil Burger
Cast:
Shailene Woodley as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
Theo James as Four
Kate Winslet as Jeanine Matthews
Zoe Kravitz
Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Will
Miles Teller as Peter

Movie Trailers here and clip here.

Review to the books coming soon.

--Black&Lime

Waiting on Wednesday #3-Murder of Crows (The Others #2)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine,
which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating!

 

 

Murder of Crows (Others #2)

Written by: Anne Bishop

Publisher: Roc

Release date: March 4, 2014

Pages: 448

Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Paranormal, Romance, Magic

After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.

The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murders of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard—Lakeside's shape-shifting leader—wonders whether their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or of a future threat.

As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet—and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.

This is the sequel to Written in Red find it on goodreads here. My review will be added here. I'll link it as soon as I post said review.


I am super excited for this one! I discovered The Others book one: Written in Red through goodreads, it was one of the nominees for Best Paranormal Fantasy and made it into the top ten. I didn't get to read it in time to vote for it and it didn't even win, but I still absolutely loved it! Written in Red is thought out and well written, switching POVs to whichever character necessary to let the reader know things before the main characters figure it out, adding to the excitement, the main perspective is of coarse of the main character, Meg but with the perspective of Simon Wolfgard a close second, you see how the terra indigene see things as well and understand why they do such horrible things, even if it isn't right. If you have read Written in Red, the excerpt for Murder of Crows is here. I re-read it at least twenty times when I first discovered it.

--Black&Lime

Waiting on Wednesday #2-City of Heavenly Fire (Mortal Instruments #6)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine,
which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating!

 

 

Hey, guys! I decided to take a break from studying to post today's WoW. This Wednesday, in light of the cover reveal yesterday, we have: City of Heavenly Fire, The Mortal Instruments #6 by Cassandra Clare. Ready to see the cover?

 

 

 

City of Heavenly Fire (Mortal Instruments #6)

Written by: Cassandra Clare

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry

Release date: May 27, 2014

Pages: 733

Genres: YA, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy

 

The following summary will contain spoilers to the previous books in the series:

 

ΕRCHOMAI, SEBASTIAN HAD SAID.

I am coming.

Darkness returns to the Shadowhunter world. As their society falls apart around them, Clary, Jace, Simon and their friends must band together to fight the greatest evil the Nephilim have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Nothing in the world can defeat him — must they journey to another world to find the chance? Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world changed in the sixth and last installment of the Mortal Instruments series!

 

Find (almost) all there is to know about the previous books:

The City of Bones (Book 1)

The City of Ashes (Book 2)

The City of Glass (Book 3)

The City of Fallen Angels (Book 4)

The City of Lost Souls (Book 5)

 

And the prequel series, The Infernal Devices, which you should read before reading the sixth Mortal Instruments: (there are only three of these)

Clockwork Angel (book 1)

Clockwork Prince (book 2)

Clockwork Princess (book 3)

 

There is also the sequel series (there's  lot of books by this author, all of them related to the original, Mortal Instruments series) to be released 2015 and the ongoing Bane Chronicles, but you'll just have to find them yourself; I'm too lazy, read the others first...

 

I've been following this series for quite a while now and have introduced them to a lot of my friends. I've read all the previous books and the prequel series and really I can't wait for it to end. I know that sounds bad, the series is truly really good-even if it should have ended at the third book-but, Clary and Jace just need to get their happily ever after already. I still do enjoy the series and the way the fifth book ended and left me freaking out I need to know what happens!

 

That's it for today. As I mentioned on Monday I won't be posting tomorrow due to exams, but I will try to post Friday Randomness, if I'm not too brain-tired. There's only one more day  left to vote on the poll, so please do so! I also want to explain why I'm reading them. I have recently become completely obsessed with the BBC show Sherlock and to tide myself over until the season 3 premier this Sunday, I'm reading the books. I'm super excited and really can't wait, but I'll get into more detail on the show and how (amazingly!) it compares to the books if the poll results come out a yes...

 

--Black&Lime