Waiting On Wednesday #46

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine where you can spotlight a book you're giddy with excitement to read so other people can be giddy with excitement too :)

Author: Nathan Kotecki
Release Date: October 2nd 2012
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Shy Celia Balaustine is befriended by a mysterious group of outliers called The Rosary at her new school, Suburban High. The Rosary exposes Celia to new experiences and ideas that help her break out of her shell. Soon though, Celia discovers something is not quite right at Suburban. Girls at the school begin having near fatal accidents on the eve of their sixteenth birthdays. Who is causing the accidents and why? Celia's own sixteenth birthday is fast approaching and she is inexorably drawn into an underground conflict between good and evil—the Kind and the Unkind—that is bubbling beneath Suburban High.

Plentiful references to music and art—along with the intriguing underworld mythology—make this supernatural series debut a page-turner.

Author: Bethany Frenette

Release Date: October 23rd 2012
Publisher: Disney Hyperion

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Audrey Whitticomb has nothing to fear. Her mother is the superhero Morning Star, the most deadly crime-fighter in the Twin Cities, so it’s hard for Audrey not to feel safe. That is, until she’s lured into the sweet night air by something human and not human—something with talons and teeth, and a wide, scarlet smile.

Now Audrey knows the truth: her mom doesn’t fight crime at night. She fights Harrowers—livid, merciless beings who were trapped Beneath eons ago. Yet some have managed to escape. And they want Audrey dead, just because of who she is: one of the Kin.

To survive, Audrey will need to sharpen the powers she has always had. When she gets close to someone, dark corners of the person’s memories become her own, and she sometimes even glimpses the future. If Audrey could only get close to Patrick Tigue, a powerful Harrower masquerading as human, she could use her Knowing to discover the Harrowers’ next move. But Leon, her mother’s bossy, infuriatingly attractive sidekick, has other ideas. Lately, he won’t let Audrey out of his sight.

When an unthinkable betrayal puts Minneapolis in terrible danger, Audrey discovers a wild, untamed power within herself. It may be the key to saving her herself, her family, and her city. Or it may be the force that destroys everything—and everyone—she loves.

Suburban Strange: THE COVER! Doesn't it look absolutely incredible? I'd buy this book just for the artwork alone, but it sounds equally amazing. Who or what is causing accidents to girls just shy of their 16th birthday? Why? And what kind of underworld mythology does the author bring to the story? I have a feeling it will be all kinds of creepy, twisted and delicious and I CANNOT WAIT.

Dark Star: SUPERHEROES! One word and I am hooked. So intrigued to learn more about the Harrowers and of course, Audrey's own badass powers of awesome that are beginning to manifest. This series has the potential to be pretty kickass, so excited!

What are you waiting on this Wednesday?