Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme that occurs here; we bloggers post about the books that we'd really like to read now :).
I have two this week :).
Release Date: May 24, 2011
From bestselling, Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray comes the story of a plane of beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a desert island.
Teen beauty queens. A Lost-like island. Mysteries and dangers. No access to email. And the spirit of fierce, feral competition that lives underground in girls, a savage brutality that can only be revealed by a journey into the heart of non-exfoliated darkness. Oh, the horror, the horror! Only funnier. With evening gowns. And a body count.
Release Date: May 31, 2011
How do you defy destiny?
Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.
As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and trying to tear them apart.
-I discovered Libba Bray's work over Winter Break and pretty much love anything she writes. Plus, from what I've seen, Beauty Queens has gotten great reviews all around.
-I read the first 100 pages online of Starcrossed (via HarperCollins) and want more! [And the concept of The Illiad and Romeo and Juliet put together sounds wonderful.... as does the theme song her German publisher made. If you haven't heard it yet, check out this post at her website!]
What are you waiting on this Wednesday?
Cannot wait to read Starcrossed! And Beauty Queens sounds very intriguing. Especially since I JUST started watching Lost. I'm on Season 2 now. I've never read anything by Libba Bray. That may have to change as I know her last series has been talked up so much.
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A great choices, I am looking forward to Starcrossed as well.
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I cannot wait for wither of these. They both sound amazing. Great picks!
ReplyDeleteLIBBA! I just love her and I can't wait for BEAUTY QUEENS! I got an ARC of Starcrossed this week, so super excited to start reading that one! Great picks!
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I SOSOSOS can't wait to read Starcrossed!!
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I SOSOSOS can't wait to read Starcrossed!!
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I cannot wait for Libba Bray's newest book! Her writing is always amusing :)
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So excited for Starcrossed. I'm pretty sure it's going to be amazing. Beauty Queen intrigues me, thanks for sharing.
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I really loved Starcrossed! So good! I'm looking forward to reading Beauty Queens! Love the cover!
ReplyDeleteBeauty Queens sounds so good, I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteThey both sound really great,I am anxious to read Starcrossed.
ReplyDeleteThose are two great picks, definitely both on my to-read list!
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@Melissa - you just started LOST?! Ahh, it was such an amazing show! And when you get the time, you should read Bray's Gemma Doyle series :).
ReplyDelete@Christy & Brittney - you guys are lucky you've gotten to read Starcrossed already ;p.
@everybody else - thanks for stopping by! Am going to visit your blogs right after this comment posts :).