Waiting on Wednesday: special edition

“Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we cannot wait to read.


In this Waiting on Wednesday, I thought that I would share with you the three books that I am most anxious to read this year.

Title: Just One Year

Author: Gayle Forman

Publish Date:  15 October 2013

Genre:  YA, contemporary, romance

Series:  Just One Day

Other books in series:  Just One Day

Companion to JUST ONE DAY. It will be in Willem's POV.

"Can you fall in love in just one day? Can you become a new person? How about in just one year? In JUST ONE DAY and its companion novel JUST ONE YEAR, sheltered American good girl Allyson “LuLu” Healey and easygoing actor Willem De Ruiter are about to find out against a guidebook-worthy array of foreign backdrops. Equal parts romance, coming-of-age-tale, mystery and travel romp (with settings that span from England’s Stratford upon Avon to Paris to Amsterdam to India’s Bollywood) JUST ONE DAY and JUST ONE YEAR show how in looking for someone else, you just might wind up finding yourself."

I reviewed Just One Day here.  I was pleasantly surprised by this book.  I had never read any of Forman's books before, but I knew that they had good reviews.  It was one of those books, that I got a free preview of and thought "I'll just read a little" and I was sure by the end of the free preview, I would be tired of the book.  Well, I was wrong.  So, so wrong.  I don't remember much else during the time that I was reading except for the fact that my co-workers kept asking me if I was okay because I was crying while reading.

Just One Year is told from Willem's POV and I am so excited about that.  I said in my review that you get glimpes into Willem, but you don't really get to know him.  If you haven't read Just One Day, I strongly urge to you to do so. It was one of the few books that I have ever given the rating "LOVED" to.

Part of me knows one more day won't do anything except postpone the heartbreak. But another part of me believes differently. We are born in one day. We die in one day. We can change in one day. And we can fall in love in one day. Anything can happen in just one day.

― Gayle Forman, Just One Day

Title: The Edge of Always

Author: J. A. Redmerski

Publish Date:  05 November 2013

Genre:  YA, contemporary, romance

Series:  The Edge of Never

Other books in series:  The Edge of Never

He was taking the long road. She was taking the road to nowhere. It just so happened that they led to the same place…

Five months ago, Camryn and Andrew, both dealing with personal hardships, met on a Greyhound bus. They fell in love and proved that when two people are meant to be together, fate will find a way to make it happen.

Now, in the highly anticipated sequel to THE EDGE OF NEVER, Camryn and Andrew are pursuing their love for music and living life to the fullest as they always swore to do. But when tragedy befalls them, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. As Camryn tries to numb her pain, Andrew makes a bold decision: To get their life back on track, they’ll set out on another cross-country road trip. Together they find excitement, passion, adventure—and challenges they never could have anticipated.

Sexy. Daring. Dangerous. THE EDGE OF ALWAYS takes you on a ride you won’t forget .

I reviewed The Edge of Never here as part of a blog tour.  I had previously read books by Redmerski and loved her writing and thought I would like this one.  This was another book that earned the rating of "LOVED."   I fell in love with the synopsis as soon as I read it.  I took a bus ride from Michigan to Idaho when I was 17, so that part of the tale sparked an interest in me.  When The Edge of Never ended, I couldn't believe that it was the end of Camryn and Andrew.  I'm excited for this next chapter of their story.

I have never lived the way I lived during my short time with you.  For the first time in my life, I've felt whole, alive, free.  You were the missing piece of my soul, the breath in my lungs, the blood in my veins.  I think that if past lives are real then we have been lovers in every single one of them.  I've known you for a short time, but I feel like I've known you forever.

― J. A. Redmerski, The Edge of Never

Title: This is What Happy Looks Like

Author: Jennifer E. Smith

Publish Date:  02 April 2013

Genre:  YA, contemporary, romance

Series:  none

If fate sent you an email, would you answer?

When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O'Neill an email about his pet pig, the two seventeen-year-olds strike up a witty and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except for their names or backgrounds.

Then Graham finds out that Ellie's Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film, and he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. But can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs?

I have been reading a lot of contemporary books lately and this one peaked my interest right away.  I downloaded the first three chapters of the book and was into the story right away.  I was actually disappointed when it ended and I. Had. To. Wait.  I don't like waiting.  Thankfully, the wait is almost over.  I've read The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and really liked it.  I'm hoping to have the same results from this book.

Waiting on Wednesday #31

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we cannot wait to read.

I am really anxious to read Destiny, the third book in the Brightest Kind of Darkness series by P. T. Michelle which is due to be released on 31 March 2013.  I have participated in blog tours and cover reveals since the first book and this is a series that I absolutely love.  Here is a recap of the first two books in the series and their beautiful covers and then Destiny.

Nara Collins is an average sixteen-year-old, with one exception: every night she dreams the events of the following day. Due to an incident in her past, Nara avoids using her special gift to change fate…until she dreams a future she can’t ignore.

After Nara prevents a bombing at Blue Ridge High, her ability to see the future starts to fade, while people at school are suddenly being injured at an unusually high rate.

Grappling with her diminishing powers and the need to prevent another disaster, Nara meets Ethan Harris, a mysterious loner who seems to understand her better than anyone. Ethan and Nara forge an irresistible connection, but as their relationship heats up, so do her questions about his dark past.

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Once Nara combines her prophetic ability with Ethan’s power to outsmart Fate at his own deadly cat-and-mouse game, she’s more determined than ever to help Ethan learn the meaning behind the raven sword tattoo that suddenly appeared on his back after their confrontation with Fate.

During her quest to uncover the tattoo’s secrets, Nara enlists the help of some new friends and discovers her own surprising connection to Ethan.

While Nara digs deeper into the mystery, her desire for answers leads her down a dangerous path full of powerful and ruthless enemies. Swept into an age-old battle, Nara quickly learns that keeping one’s enemies close can be a necessary evil, making an intangible enemy she can control far more preferable to the human enemies she can’t.

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When destiny is on the line, will love be enough to light the way?

In order to save Ethan, Nara gets pulled deeper into his dark world, where everything she thought she knew about Ethan and herself turns on its head. Ethan and Nara turn up the heat with bone-melting seduction and heart-rending moments, but surprising revelations, lies, treachery, betrayal, and unimaginable evil will challenge their relationship and their future together. As the stakes rise, encompassing more than just her relationship with Ethan, will Nara make the ultimate sacrifice?

I'm excited to read the third book in the series.  If you haven't read the first two books, they are on sale as e-books right now.  Brightest Kind of Darkness (BKoD) is FREE on Kindle and iBooks and is $0.99 on Nook.  Lucid is $3.99 on Kindle and Nook.

There are two extra scenes in this series as well.  They deal with both Nara and Ethan.  The first one is Chapter 22 of BKoD in Ethan's POV.  You can find that one here.

Another extra scene has been titled Unforseen and it shows a glimpse into Nara's past.  It says to read this after you have read BKoD and Lucid.  You can find that scene here.

 I couldn't find any links yet to pre-order.  As soon as I do, I will be sure to post them on the blog.

Waiting on Wednesday

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we cannot wait to read.

"History is on repeat, and things didn't go so well the last time. "


Alexandria isn't sure she's going to make it to her eighteenth birthday--to her Awakening. A long-forgotten, fanatical order is out to kill her, and if the Council ever discovers what she did in the Catskills, she's a goner... and so is Aiden.

If that's not freaky enough, whenever Alex and Seth spend time "training"--which really is just Seth's code word for some up-close and personal one-on-one time--she ends up with another mark of the Apollyon, which brings her one step closer to Awakening ahead of schedule. Awesome.

But as her birthday draws near, her entire world shatters with a startling revelation and she's caught between love and Fate. One will do anything to protect her. One has been lying to her since the beginning. Once the gods have revealed themselves, unleashing their wrath, lives will be irrevocably changed... and destroyed.

Those left standing will discover if love is truly greater than Fate..

I am excitedly awaiting the release of this book.  I loved the other books in the Covenant Series, Daimon: A Prequel to Half-Blood, Half-Blood, and Pure. The relationship, or lack thereof, between Alex and Aiden is one that keeps me coming back to this series.  Throw into that, Seth and what is happening in the books, and I'm hooked.

Deity is set for release on 04 November 2012.

If you've read Pure, then you know about the Brew scene.  Armentrout released Aiden's POV of that scene.  Here it is for your reading pleasure.  Jennifer also put on her post a picture of what she thinks Aiden looks like.

The Brew Edited