For today’s Bookanista post I thought it’d be fun to highlight a few of my most anticipated 2012 releases. The books on today’s list are particularly special because their gorgeous cover art was revealed in the last week or so.
Check them out…
Defiance by C.J. Redwine
August 28th, 2012 by Balzer + Bray/Harper Collins
Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her. At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared. As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.
Ten by Gretchen McNeil
September 18th, 2012 by Balzer + Bray/Harper Collins
It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives – an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for being there (which involve T.J., the school’s most eligible bachelor) and look forward to three glorious days of boys, booze and fun-filled luxury. But what they expect is definitely not what they get, and what starts out as fun turns dark and twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine. Suddenly people are dying, and with a storm raging, the teens are cut off the from the outside world. No electricity, no phones, no internet, and a ferry that isn’t scheduled to return for two days. As the deaths become more violent and the teens turn on each other, can Meg find the killer before more people die? Or is the killer closer to her than she could ever imagine?
What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang
September 18th, 2012 by HarperTeen
Eva and Addie live in a world where everyone is born with two souls, but where only the dominant one is allowed to survive childhood. Fifteen years old, and closer even than twins, the girls are keeping Eva, the ‘second soul’, a secret. They know that it’s forbidden to be hybrid, but how could they ever be apart? When a dramatic event reveals what really happens to hybrids if they are discovered, Eva and Addie face a dangerous fight for survival, neither wanting to be the one left behind…
Through to You by Emily Hainsworth
October 2nd, 2012 by Balzer + Bray/Harper Collins
Camden Pike has been grief-stricken since his girlfriend, Viv, died. Viv was the last good thing in his life: helping him rebuild his identity after a career-ending football injury, picking up the pieces when his home life shattered, and healing his pain long after the pain meds wore off. And now, he’d give anything for one more glimpse of her. But when Cam makes a visit to the site of Viv’s deadly car accident, he sees some kind of apparition. And it isn’t Viv. The apparition’s name is Nina, and she’s not a ghost. She’s a girl from a parallel world, and in this world, Viv is still alive. Cam can’t believe his wildest dreams have come true. All he can focus on is getting his girlfriend back, no matter the cost. But things are different in this other world: Viv and Cam have both made very different choices, things between them have changed in unexpected ways, and Viv isn’t the same girl he remembers. Nina is keeping some dangerous secrets, too, and the window between the worlds is shrinking every day. As Cam comes to terms with who this Viv has become, and the part Nina played in his parallel story, he’s forced to choose—stay with Viv or let her go—before the window closes between them once and for all.
Don’t these sound (and look!) amazing? What are your most anticipated releases of 2012?
Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone
October 19th, 2012 by Hyperion
Anna and Bennett were never supposed to meet: she lives in 1995 Chicago and he lives in 2012 San Francisco. But Bennett’s unique ability to travel through time and space brings him into Anna’s life, and with him, a new world of adventure and possibility. As their relationship deepens, they face the reality that time might knock Bennett back where he belongs, even as a devastating crisis throws everything they believe into question. Against a ticking clock, Anna and Bennett are forced to ask themselves how far they can push the bounds of fate—and what consequences they can bear in order to stay together.
Don’t these sound (and look!) amazing? What are your most anticipated releases of 2012?
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Oh MAN–I am so totally out of room in my bookshelves–classroom and home–but these sound so good! Even TEN (I’m not usually a fan of horror-type-things but this sounds so intriguing…)
Yes! I’m really intrigued by TEN and its eerie cover too, and horror’s usually not something that piques my interest. Can’t wait to read these!
Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t heard of any of these – where have I been??? Through to You sounds so interesting!
Glad they’re on your radar now… I can’t wait to read them ALL!
I need TIME BETWEEN US. Now!
Yes. That book appears to have been written specifically for me. 🙂
I’m dying for TEN and CREWEL!
Just looking at the cover of TEN freaks me out, so yeah… can’t wait to read it. And CREWEL definitely sounds amazing as well!
So many gorgeous covers have been revealed lately!
I know! So many it’s hard to keep track of them all!
Love your suggestions. I’ll have to check them all out. I’m thinking about ordering LIKE MANDARIN by Kirsten Habbard when it comes out this month. Happy reading!
Oops, I meant WANDERLOVE. LIKE MANDARIN is her other book.
I’ve heard amazing things about WANDERLOVE. I think it’s amazing that Kirsten Hubbard did the illustrations inside the book as well. So cool!