There's even one of two titles that are expected to come out in March that I will be camping out in front of bookstores to make sure I get myself a copy of as soon as humanly possible. OK so I might not be camping out exactly but I will be getting myself to the stores on the release dates or ordering myself a copy and having it beamed my Kindle to get it to me even faster.
Countdown Pick #1: Legacy of the Clockwork Key (Secret Order of the Modern Amusementists, #1) by Kristin Bailey (03/05/2013)
Meg has uncovered evidence of an elite secret society and a dangerous invention that some will stop at nothing to protect—and that Meg alone can destroy. Together with the handsome stable hand she barely knows but hopes she can trust, Meg is swept into a hidden world of deception, betrayal, and revenge. The clockwork key has unlocked her destiny in this captivating start to a trilogy.
Who's excited for a new trilogy? I am! Now of course I've got to check out the first book before I make a final judgement on whether or not it'll be a trilogy that I'll continue to follow, but just the idea that there's a new one coming out gets me excited and anxious to dive right in.
Countdown Pick #2: The Art of Wishing by Lindsay Ribar (03/21/0213)
Margo McKenna has a plan of attack for everything, from landing the lead in her high school musical to dealing with her increasingly absent parents. But when she finds herself in possession of a genie's ring and the opportunity to make three wishes, she doesn't know what to do. Especially since Oliver--not blue-skinned, not bottle-dwelling, but a genie nonetheless--can see more than what she's willing to show him. With one peek into her mind, he can see the wishes that even Margo herself doesn't know she wants.
But Oliver comes with more than just mind-reading abilities, a flair for magic, and the prettiest eyes Margo's ever seen. Someone from his past is hunting him--someone bent on killing him, along with all the other genies in the world, for the sake of honor. And as Margo soon discovers, it will take more than three wishes to save him.
A whole lot more.
Countdown Pick #3: The Murmurings by Carly Ann West (03/05/2013)
Everyone thinks Sophie’s sister, Nell, went crazy. After all, she heard strange voices that drove her to commit suicide. But Sophie doesn’t believe that Nell would take her own life, and she’s convinced that Nell’s doctor knows more than he’s letting on.
As Sophie starts to piece together Nell’s last days, every lead ends in a web of lies. And the deeper Sophie digs, the more danger she’s in—because now she’s hearing the same haunting whispers. Sophie’s starting to think she’s going crazy too. Or worse, that maybe she’s not…
How about this cover?! I'm already over the top aware of how this book will probably keep me up at nights, but with this cover combined with the book's description and it's too much for me to have any chance of resisting adding it to my library. I have to know what the mystery is, and what's going to happen to Sophie!
Countdown Pick #4: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (03/05/2013)
"So did Jerry Lee Lewis," Eleanor answers.
"I’m not kidding," he says.
"You should be," she says, "we’re sixteen."
"What about Romeo and Juliet?"
"Shallow, confused, then dead."
''I love you," Park says.
"Wherefore art thou," Eleanor answers.
"I’m not kidding," he says.
"You should be."
Set over the course of one school year in 1986, ELEANOR AND PARK is the story of two star-crossed misfits – smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love – and just how hard it pulled you under.
I can't even begin to describe the cuteness feeling that I got when I read this book's description! How adorable it sounds, how fun and great these characters seem to be, and the potential this story has with it's fresh take on a love story. All of that combined had me adding this title to my countdown with no hesitation.
Countdown Pick #5: Panic by Sharon M. Draper (03/12/2013)
Diamond knows not to get into a car with a stranger.
But what if the stranger is well-dressed and handsome? On his way to meet his wife and daughter? And casting a movie that very night—a movie in need of a star dancer? What then?
Then Diamond might make the wrong decision.
It’s a nightmare come true: Diamond Landers has been kidnapped. She was at the mall with a friend, alone for only a few brief minutes—and now she’s being held captive, forced to endure horrors beyond what she ever could have dreamed, while her family and friends experience their own torments and wait desperately for any bit of news.
From New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper, this is a riveting exploration of power: how quickly we can lose it—and how we can take it back.
Does the offer Diamond received sound too good to be true? Yes of course, but it's always easy to say things and make judgements or criticisms in hindsight isn't it? I can't even imagine what this book will do to me, because at this moment after only reading the short description, I'm already anxious and scared for this character and I haven't even cracked the book's cover. How this story will turn out is any one's guess, but I know that I have to add this to my library because at this point I have to know what happens and becomes of Diamond.
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