Below are the YA books releasing this week that I am spotlighting for my “Book Watch: Releasing This Week” post.

These are books for the week of March 5th-March 11th that I have pre-ordered.

SPELLCASTER by Claudia Gray will be released in the U.S. on March 5, 2013 in hardcover, audio and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in all formats at AMAZON and in hardcover and eBook formats at BARNES & NOBLE.

Published by HarperTeen, the print edition is 400 pages.

SPELLCASTER is the first book in author Claudia Gray’s series of the same name. The second book in the series, STEADFAST, is slated for release in 2014. And the third book in the series, SORCERESS, does not yet have a release date set.

I received an early copy of SPELLCASTER by Claudia Gray, the only printed ARC I’ve requested from the pubs since 2011, and oh my gosh this book is amazing. And I cannot wait for the finished eBook to download to my Kindle this week.

I’ve been going through major Claudia Gray withdrawal as I haven’t yet had the courage to finish the Evernight books and I still haven’t had the chance to read FATEFUL. But getting to read SPELLCASTER just a little bit early has reminded me of every single reason why I should get those books back to the top of the pile ASAP.

While I haven’t yet finished it at the time of this post, I will be finishing it today. And so as not to spoil anything I will only just say that it’s just so easy to get caught up in this book. Nadia is a character that I was instantly able to connect with and want to know more about. And the story is nearly impossible to put down. Something I had to do… with much reluctance… in order to finish this post.

LET THE SKY FALL by Shannon Messenger will be released in the U.S. on March 5, 2013 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at AMAZON and BARNES & NOBLE.

Published by Simon Pulse, the print edition is 416 pages.

LET THE SKY FALL is the first book in author Shannon Messenger’s series of the same name. The second book in the series, currently untitled, is slated for release in 2014.

I am so unbelievably sad that I didn’t get the chance to read LET THE SKY FALL before its release. But as it will be downloading to my Kindle on Tuesday I will definitely be reading it very, very soon.

I desperately want to meet Vane and Audra. I want to discover this story of air elementals, guardians and forbidden romance. I want to find out just what memory Audra needs him to forget. And I want to see how they’ll keep themselves safe when there are “warriors coming to destroy them.”

This was one of my most anticipated reads and while I didn’t get to read it early, I am so stoked that it’s releasing this week. And there is no way this month will end with me not having found out if it’s every bit as awesome as it sounds.

REQUIEM by Lauren Oliver will be released in the U.S. on March 5, 2013 in hardcover, audio and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in all formats at AMAZON and in hardcover and eBook formats at BARNES & NOBLE.

Published by HarperCollins, the print edition is 432 pages.

REQUIEM is the third and final book in Lauren Oliver’s Delirium trilogy.

After having read DELIRIUM early and hearing that the ending to PANDEMONIUM was even more torturous, I’ve been waiting for the final book in the series to be released to get back into this world. Well, now that REQUIEM is releasing this week, I plan on diving in and discovering for myself just how wicked a cliffhanger everyone had to suffer.

I have tried very hard not to take a peek at this book’s description or listen to any of the chatter. But of course I couldn’t help learning of new characters that appeared in PANDEMONIUM and a certain character that may not have had as complete an ending as I thought they had.

I’ve also heard that this final book is told from both Lena and Hana’s perspectives. So I’m curious to see if that will take away from or add to my love for this final book in a series I already know is amazing.

I am very hopeful of reading both books next month when I have a little room to breathe. Because I know I’ll need it. After reading DELIRIUM I was in a daze for two weeks.

INFATUATE by Aimee Agresti will be released in the U.S. on March 5, 2013 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at AMAZON and BARNES & NOBLE.

Published by Harcourt Children’s Books, the print edition is 416 pages.

INFATUATE is the second book in author Aimee Agresti’s Gilded Wings series.

I only recently read ILLUMINATE and fell completely in love with the characters, the world and the author’s writing. And I’m so excited that the sequel is releasing this week. INFATUATE promises to be just as awesome as the first book in the Gilded Wings series.

I cannot wait to see what happens to Haven, Lance and Dante in this new setting. I cannot wait to find out whether they’re able to defeat the Krewe. And I cannot wait to see a certain character that I wasn’t sure would be in this sequel.

The description calls this book “thrilling, romantic, and full of surprises” and I just know it will be. And I cannot wait to read it and find out for myself just what those surprises are, just who the romance is between, just how thrilling it will be and whether there will be another book in this amazing series.

A TOUCH MENACING by Leah Clifford will be released in the U.S. on March 5, 2013 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at AMAZON and BARNES & NOBLE.

Published by Greenwillow Books, the print edition is 320 pages.

A TOUCH MENACING is the third and final installment in author Leah Clifford’s A Touch Trilogy.

I am both excited and terrified for the release of A TOUCH MENACING. If the title itself weren’t enough to make me nervous, listening to the author tease about this final book in the series would be.

And it was. Because I am officially very, very, very nervous about what is to come.

As I already spotlighted A TOUCH MENACING for my Book Watch post in February, I don’t want to prolong my agony or yours by rambling on endlessly. But I am ever hopeful the author won’t be too cruel to her characters or readers. I am hopeful that even if evil triumphs over good, it won’t leave me completely shattered.

And I am hoping that even if certain characters don’t make it to the end of this story, the characters I’m rooting for will.

Yes, that’s a lot to ask. But as I said above, I am ever hopeful.

UNREMEMBERED by Jessica Brody will be released in the U.S. on March 5, 2013 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at AMAZON and BARNES & NOBLE.

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, the print edition is 320 pages.

UNREMEMBERED is the first book in author Jessica Brody’s series of the same name. The second book in the series is entitled UNFORGOTTEN and the third book in the series is currently untitled.

I was given an early copy of UNREMEMBERED by Jaime of Two Chicks on Books… actually she sent me two copies but I gave one back. But until recently I hadn’t taken a look at the book’s description. Though as soon as I did I clicked over to Amazon to pre-order it for my Kindle.

While I haven’t had the chance to read it early, I’m so happy to be adding this book to my collection. Because it sounds absolutely amazing. And it’s not a standalone, but a first book in a series. So that’s a win, win.

I love stories where the character is in the dark about who they are and about their past. I love the element of mystery where both reader and character have to decide who to trust and who isn’t trustworthy.

I’m so very curious to find out just how Seraphina survived the crash. I’m even more curious about how and why she was on the plane in the first place. And I can’t wait to learn what abilities she does have, why her very existence seems to be a mystery, and what this “looming threat” is that she can’t remember.

The description calls UNREMEMBERED “mesmerizing and suspenseful” and I am so very excited to add this to my collection this week and read it later this month.

The publisher offers a peek into the book HERE and a trailer which I’ve included below.

The Book Trailer

 

EMBLAZE by Jessica Shirvington will be released in the U.S. on March 5, 2013 in hardcover and eBook formats. (The audio edition was released on March 1, 2013.) It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at AMAZON and BARNES & NOBLE.

Published by Sourcebooks Fire, the print edition is 464 pages.

EMBLAZE is the third book in author Jessica Shirvington’s The Violet Eden Chapters. The fourth book in the series, ENDLESS, does not yet have a U.S. release date and the fifth book in the series is currently untitled.

I haven’t yet read any of the books in this series but I keep buying them with the hope of eventually getting the chance to read them back-to-back. And I made no exception when it came to pre-ordering EMBLAZE.

For some reason I thought it was a trilogy and had planned on devouring all three books once they were released, but I now see there will be at least five books. Which means I’ll just have to wait a little bit longer before diving in. Especially since they’re released far earlier in Australia than the U.S. and I’d rather not have that extra element of torture while I wait for the next installment.

But I really do want to meet Violet Eden and find out just how amazing the world is that the author created. I see that it’s gotten great ratings on Goodreads and I love stories about angels and really want to finally get a chance to read this one.

As I haven’t yet begun this series there’s no way that I will be checking out the description to spoil what’s happened in the first two books in the series. But the book cover above is linked to Goodreads for those who want to check out just what happens in EMBLAZE.

I may end up caving and starting this series this spring, but without a firm release date on the U.S. edition of book four, I hope I can hold out just a little bit longer.

THE NIGHTMARE AFFAIR (The Arkwell Academy #1) by Mindee Arnett

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: Tor Teen

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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WHEN WE WAKE by Karen Healey

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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FLOWERS IN THE SKY by Lynn Joseph

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: HarperTeen

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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PERMANENT RECORD by Leslie Stella

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: Amazon Children’s Publishing

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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THE MURMURINGS by Carly Anne West

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: Simon Pulse

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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LEGACY OF THE CLOCKWORK KEY (The Secret Order #1) by Kristin Bailey

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: Simon Pulse

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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SHADOW FALLS: THE BEGINNING by C.C. Hunter

(BORN AT MIDNIGHT & AWAKE AT DAWN)

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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BRUISED by Sarah Skilton

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: Amulet Books

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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ORLEANS by Sherri L. Smith

Pub. Date: March 7, 2013

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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[Begin Update]

I cannot believe I didn’t have A BLOOM IN WINTER listed with the releases when this post went “live.” I was so excited when it downloaded on March 5! As it is categorized as a New Adult title, and because I’m late in including it, I’m listing it here. But it is one of the books I have pre-ordered and one I cannot wait to read!

A BLOOM IN WINTER (Summerset Abbey #2) by T.J. Brown

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: Gallery Books

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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I also apparently forgot these two other pre-orders…

DEATH, DOOM AND DETENTION (Darklight #2) by Darynda Jones

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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THIRST NO. 5: THE SACRED VEIL by Christopher Pike

Pub. Date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: Simon Pulse

(AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE)

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Okay. It’s not so bad. I only have seven books pre-ordered… at least I think I only have seven. Last week, I was incorrect in having six books pre-ordered as eight books actually downloaded. WICKED KISS by Michelle Rowen – which, thanks to Amazon’s new way of viewing digital orders I didn’t realize was one of my pre-orders releasing last week – and STAR CROSSED by Jennifer Echols, a non-YA title.

So having only seven books on order this week isn’t terrible. Especially since I’ll have devoured at least three of them before the week is over. (SPELLCASTER, A TOUCH MENACING, INFATUATE.) And hopefully LET THE SKY FALL.

But I really, really want to read UNREMEMBERED and REQUIEM, though that will require reading PANDEMONIUM and possibly HANA first.

[Insert HUGE sigh]

While I will never wish that there weren’t so many amazing sounding books releasing each week, I wish that either my reading speed or the amount of time I had to read would increase. Exponentially.

But for now, I will continue to attack my fast-growing TBR pile one book at a time and hope for the day that I have just a bit more time to read those books that remain.

As ever, wishing you an amazing reading and book buying week ahead.

As always, I would love to hear what you’re hoping to add to your collection this week!

And if you have any great suggestions of “must read” books to buy that are releasing this week, please let me know!

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It was a quiet week at the mailbox this week, which was no surprise as it was a holiday week. I barely got any mail and I didn’t get any books this week. Which is just fine, because I have way too many books that should be on my reading pile this week as it is.

But even though I don’t have any new books brought to me by Mr. Postman, I do own quite a few books, one of which I’m planning on reading this week…

Here are the books I have in my reading pile this week.
(December 30, 2012 – January 5, 2013)

I am only planning on reading one book this week because I know things are going to be insane at work and because I have a ton of catch up to do on all my blogs this week. The Top Ten event, while a lot of fun, took an enormous amount of time and I’m behind on email, responding to comments, and creating my posts.

And at this time of year I always like to do a little bit of clean up and organization but that has yet to happen.

So….

Thanks to the awesome folks at HarperCollins I have an ARC of SPELLCASTER by Claudia Gray for review. And while I probably shouldn’t be attempting to read it now, I can’t help myself.

It has been a long time since I’ve read a book by this author, who is one I have adored since long before I started blogging. And SPELLCASTER sounds absolutely amazing. I am intrigued by the promise of dark magic. I love stories with “local legends” and curses. And I can’t wait to find out whether Nadia and Mateo can break the curse and “prevent a disaster that threatens the lives of everyone around them.”

I believe this is a standalone novel, but I suppose I’ll know for sure later this week. But I really hope there is a happy ending for the two characters, that forces don’t pull them apart and that disaster is averted.

This book sounds dark and magical and gorgeous, much like the cover. And I cannot wait to move this to the top of the pile after New Year’s Eve.

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Wishful Thinking reads:

I wish I could read UNRAVEL ME right about now. I read it so long ago I’m going through major withdrawal. But as I gave away my early copy, I just have to pine for its release date just like everyone else.

But I suppose if I had to choose a book that I own that I was wishing I could read, it would be SPELL BOUND by Rachel Hawkins. Because I really, want to read SCHOOL SPIRITS which is taunting me from my Kindle.

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Those left behind:

I am so behind on my reading. It was a crazy week between work and the holidays. I do plan on reading SUMMERSET ABBEY this week and I’m almost done with WHAT THE SPELL.

But I did finish HOUSE RULES by Chloe Neill and NEVERFALL by Brodi Ashton. Though I still have yet to write my reviews.

And I still haven’t written my review for SPLINTERED. But the Top Ten event this week zapped me of any energy I did have left over. Well, that… and then there was the fact that I downloaded the latest Angry Birds app. So. Not. Good.

It was a total fail this week in terms of reading more blogging less. I did a LOT of blogging and very little reading. I seriously hope to remedy that in the new year… which is on Tuesday. *GULP.*

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NetGalley Pile Adds:

I did not take a peek at NetGalley this week and I hadn’t planned on checking it for this post. I was trying to go for the whole “holiday” means time off line of thinking. But I ended up peeking. What can I say? I’m a glutton for punishment.

There were quite a few titles available for bloggers in the UK and Australia. Books I definitely covet. But there were still a number of titles for all bloggers.

RIPTIDE by Lindsey Scheibe (Flux) looks interesting. BRUISED by Sarah Skilton (Amulet) is another book I’ve seen around the blogosphere.

And I love the look of THE SWEETEST DARK by Shana Abe (Random House). I may even have put in a request.

ALSO KNOWN AS by Robin Benway (Bloomsbury) looks super fun. And THE DIFFERENT GIRL by Gordon Dahlquist (Dutton Juvenile) sounds eerie.

I may be the last person to hear of this book, but Yelena Black’s DANCE OF THE SHADOWS (Bloomsbury) has a gorgeous cover and the description had me at “dark.” I ended up requesting that one too, but even if I’m not approved, I will be adding this to my collection because it sounds amazing.

THE LOOP by Shandy Lawson sounds wicked awesome as does POISON by Bridget Zinn. Both are Disney titles. I decided to take a shot and am hoping for the best with POISON, though I do have that book pre-ordered ever since I first saw it on Parajunkee’s blog.

Between the holidays and work and the Top Ten event, this past week was insane. I’m really hoping to have some downtime this weekend so I can read. But with three tour stops coming up, plus my year-end goals post and the fact that I set some personal goals that I want to accomplish during my two days off this week, I’m not sure how much time I’ll have to read.

And as I’m trying to do some blog clean-up – transferring posts from My Reading Pile to The Annex – and learn how to move my blog from one host to another, I’m not sure if I’ll even get to read at all. But here’s to hoping….

Anyway….

This will be the last My Reading Pile post of 2012. I can hardly believe it. But it will be back in 2013 with its 95th installment. Holy wow!

I hope you had better luck with your reading piles last week than I did. And I hope you’re able to reach your 2012 reading goals by Monday Midnight.

If I don’t catch you around the blogosphere before then, Happy Reading and Happy New Year!

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Do you create a reading pile?
If so, what’s in your pile this week?

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The always awesome HarperTeen is having a giveaway every Friday in March!

What’s up for grabs?

One of five crushable tales from their Story Crush library.

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Are you a teacher?

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Had enough of the awesome?

No? Well, guess who’s back? BALTHAZAR! And HarperTeen is giving readers a nice long look inside at this absolutely swoon-worthy vampire from Claudia Gray’s Evernight series.

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And just in case you haven’t seen it, PitchDark also has their very own page and website….

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Below are the YA books coming out this week that I am spotlighting for my “Book Watch: Releasing This Week” post.

These are books for the week of March 6th-March 12th that I have pre-ordered.

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Embrace by Jessica Shirvington will be released in the U.S. on March 6, 2012 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Sourcebooks Fire, the print edition is 4oo pages.

Embrace is the first book in The Violet Eden Chapters by author Jessica Shirvington.

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I actually discovered Embrace during a cover reveal that many of the blogs I stalk were hosting. I thought the cover was beautiful so I decided to add it to my pre-orders for this week.

I may have fallen for the cover, but this book sounds so awesome. Haunting dreams. Fallen angels seeking vengeance. Protectors of humanity. And a boy with a secret identity who knows the truth about the main character, Violet Eden. Yep, awesome.

And I love that this book is the first in a new series that seems to have sequels releasing every six months. Enticed will be available in September 2012 and Emblaze will be released in March of 2013.

Balthazar by Claudia Gray will be released in the U.S. on March 6, 2012 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by HarperTeen, the print edition is 384 pages.

Balthazar is a spin-off book in author Claudia Gray’s Evernight series.

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I can’t believe I haven’t read Balthazar yet and my pre-order will be downloading to my Kindle in just a few hours. Of course I still have to catch up on Afterlife, but I thought I’d have done that by now.

I love this author’s series. It was one of the series that surprised me so totally when I first discovered it and I was devastated when I caught up on the series and had to wait for each book’s release. And Balthazar is one of my favorite characters in the series.

As I’ve already spotlighted Balthazar for my Book Watch post and I just recently rambled on about it in this month’s Extras post, I won’t blather for a third time. But I can’t wait to find out just what happens to Balthazar and whether or not he gets his very own happily ever after.

Rivals by Lauren Kunz and Rina Onur will be released in the U.S. on March 6, 2012 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available online to pre-order in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, the print edition is 384 pages.

Rivals is the third book in The Ivy series by the authors.

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I have the first two books in The Ivy series on my Kindle although they are still on my TBR pile. This third book, Rivals, sounds like it will be just as exciting as the first two sound and so I decided to pre-order it.

I love the tagline tucked away at the top – Choose him or lose him. Of course I wonder who Callie will choose and just who she’ll lose… and I’m super curious to find out if she’ll have made the right choice.

The idea of rivalries sounds like it can make for one incredibly wicked read. I can’t wait to finally get a few days downtime so I can devour this series.

Where it Began by Ann Redisch Stampler will be released in the U.S. on March 6, 2012 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, the print edition is 384 pages.

Where it Began is one of the books that can be chosen for the 2012 Debut Author Challenge hosted by Kristi at TheStorySiren.com.

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I am so incredibly thrilled that Where it Began is releasing this week and I’ll have this book back in my hands. I had an ARC but knew I couldn’t read it before release so I pre-ordered it for my Kindle. Well, release date is just about here.

I can’t wait to meet Gabby and find out what really happened before and after the accident in which Billy went missing. I don’t know if I’ll be heartbroken or surprised or shocked to my very core, but I can’t wait to find out.

I love books that give me that feeling of nervous anticipation, and Where it Began is definitely one of those.

Vampire’s Kiss by Veronica Wolff will be released in the U.S. on March 6, 2012 in paperback and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by NAL Trade, the print edition is 304 pages.

Vampire’s Kiss is the second book in The Watchers series by author Veronica Wolff.

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While I’d heard about this series around the time the first book was releasing, I only really checked it out in detail with the upcoming release of Vamire’s Kiss. I do own the first book in the series, but hadn’t taken a long look at it when I bought it and it’s still on my TBR pile. I just knew it looked interesting and that it was about vampires and that I had to have it.

But now that this second book in the series is due for release and will be downloading to my Kindle, I am just dying to read both books. Especially before the third book comes out this summer. As I mentioned in my Extra’s post there are bad boys. And they are vampires. And there is an undercover mission by the main character, Drew, to save one of them.

I seriously hope that I can catch up on this series in the next few weeks, because I really, really want to meet these characters.

Soul Bound by Mari Mancusi will be released in the U.S. on March 6, 2012 in paperback and eBook formats. It is currently available online to pre-order in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Berkley Trade, the print edition is 272 pages.

Soul Bound is the seventh book in the Blood Coven series by the author.

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I adore this series. I love both characters – Sunny and Rayne – and with each book in the series their situation seems to get darker. I have been keeping an eye on this next book’s release and I can’t believe it’s releasing this week. Finally.

I have to read the previous book in the series, but I sort of held off on purpose. They’re super quick reads and I like reading both Sunny and Rayne’s stories back-to-back without a long gap between reads. So, now that Rayne’s story is out, I can read both.

I thought I’d only love Rayne’s story, who I met first. But Sunny grew on me pretty quickly and now I love reading each of their stories. I did peek at the description, but did not peek at the super spoiler-y excerpt which I linked in my Extra’s post a few days ago. Although I’m so tempted.

I hope Rayne isn’t forced to choose between her own safety and her sister’s. I hope she finds a loophole so that Sunny and Magnus can remain free. And I hope the cliff that this book leaves me on – because there has got to be a cliff – isn’t too torturous.

Illuminate by Aimee Agresti will be released in the U.S. on March 6, 2012 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Harcourt Children’s Books, the print edition is 528 pages.

Illuminate is one of the books that can be chosen for the 2012 Debut Author Challenge hosted by Kristi at TheStorySiren.com.

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The cover for Illuminate is beautiful, but even more, the book sounds amazing. I traded for an ARC without knowing anything about this debut novel, but it wasn’t until I took a look at the description that I was totally sold. And so I just had to pre-order it for my Kindle.

While I haven’t yet had the chance to read it, this book will definitely be read soon. I’m hoping I can devour it in early May at the very latest because I really want to meet Haven Terra. I absolutely love her name. Totally unforgettable.

If I had known that this wasn’t a YA historical fiction – I think I judged it so based on the cover – this would totally have made my original 2012 DAC list. I love books set in hotels. Yes, this one may not be as creepy as my favorite hotel or the one with a room that has absorbed all sorts of evil, but with the hoteliers being buyers of souls, I’d say this one sounds like my kind of book.

Katana by Cole Gibsen will be released in the U.S. on March 8, 2012 in paperback and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and in paperback format at Barnes & Noble.

Published by Flux, the print edition is 384 pages.

Katana is one of the books that can be chosen for the 2012 Debut Author Challenge hosted by Kristi at TheStorySiren.com.

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I can’t wait to finally get the finished copy of Katana when it releases later this week. I love books where the heroines are fierce and know how to wield a sword. And based upon the cover, the heroine might be able to wield two at a time. Wicked.

I have not yet read a YA book where a character was channeling a Japanese warrior spirit. Nor have I read any YA book in which there were ninjas. But I have seen Kill Bill and if Rileigh is as fierce as the heroine in that film, then I think I’ll definitely love this book.

While I may not get to read it immediately, it is one of my 2012 DAC books and one I might just have to take a peek at when it downloads this week.

Masters of the Veil by Daniel A. Cohen

Pub. Date: March 1, 2012

Published by: Spencer Hill Press

(Amazon, Barnes & Noble)

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{Note: All covers link to the books on Goodreads}

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March is starting off perfectly. There are some seriously awesome new books releasing this week. And I think I’ve got all the YA titles ordered as I haven’t found any other books of note that are coming out this week.

However, I did include one book of note, Masters of the Veil by Daniel A. Cohen, that came out on March 1st. I didn’t include in it last week’s new releases post as it wasn’t available to pre-order in eBook format. But as I downloaded it this weekend, I thought I’d include it with this week’s post.

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As always, I would love to hear what you’re hoping to add to your collection this week!

And if you have any great suggestions of “must read” books to buy that are releasing this week, please let me know!

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Balthazar by Claudia Gray will be released in the U.S. on March 6, 2012 in hardcover and eBook formats.

It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins, the print edition is 384 pages.

Balthazar is a spinoff book in the Evernight series.

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There was no question that I’d be spotlighting Balthazar this week. Although I have an ARC I received through a trade and could potentially read it before release, Balthazar is still the book releasing the week of March 6th that I’m most anxious for.

I was devastated when I learned the Evernight series was coming to an end. So devastated, in fact, that Afterlife met the same fate as nearly all series ending books do for me – it remains unread. I actually read the first fifty or so pages, had to set it aside for review books but never found the strength to pick it back up.

But now that there’s this other book in the series, even though it is a spinoff, I am absolutely over the moon. Not only does its existence mean that will I be able to read Afterlife, but I love Balthazar and can’t wait to learn more about him.

According to the description Balthazar may find love, which makes me so unbelievably happy. He was one of my favorite characters and while I never wanted anything to happen between him and Bianca, I couldn’t be happier that he won’t be alone.

This spinoff sounds absolutely thrilling – a love story, a girl with psychic powers and a battle with an evil vampire – and if it truly is a story of “forbidden love and dark suspense” then there is no way I won’t fall in love with this book.

And while there are all sorts of amazing books releasing the week of the 6th, I definitely think Balthazar is the perfect book to watch this week.

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Places to Stalk

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About the Book

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Other Amazing Books to Watch

There are four other amazing and much anticipated books releasing on March 6th:

Soul Bound: A Blood Coven Novel by Mari Mancusi

Illuminate: A Gilded Wings Novel by Aimee Agresti

Embrace by Jessica Shirvington

Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler

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