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 August 7th-August 13th that I have pre-ordered.

Biting Cold by Chloe Neill releases today, August 7, 2012, in the U.S. in paperback, audio and eBook formats. It is currently available to order online in all formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by NAL Trade, the print edition is 352 pages.

Biting Cold is the sixth book in author Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires series. The seventh book, House Rules, is slated for release on February 5, 2013.

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I feel like I’ve been waiting for this next book in this series for a lifetime, but it seems that it hasn’t been all that long since I read Drink Deep. It just felt that way. I was so excited when Biting Cold downloaded to my Kindle and it’s going to be my very next read. One I hope to finish tonight.

I can’t wait to continue Merit’s story. I don’t want to say too much as anything I might say could spoil previous books in the series. Especially Hard Bitten. But I will just say I’m curious as to what is going to happen on Merit’s road trip. I’m also super curious as to who is hunting her down. The description makes me very, very nervous when it said that this enemy will “stop at nothing” and that there’s “no mercy allowed” and that there will be “no lives spared.”

I hope the wait for the next book in the series won’t be as torturous as the wait for this one, but I suppose I’ll have my answers very, very soon.

[Note: I know this is not a YA release, but I couldn't leave this off of this week's Book Watch post as this is a book I've been pining for and one I've had pre-ordered for awhile.]

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass releases today, August 7, 2012, in the U.S. in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens, the print edition is 416 pages.

Throne of Glass is the first book in author Sarah J. Mass’ series by the same name.

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I first heard of Throne of Glass when I saw the book trailer. And it looked so epic that I immediately pre-ordered it and requested it on NetGalley. Although I haven’t had a chance to read it just yet, I will be reading it next week in anticipation of the book tour I’ll be on in September.

At least by waiting just a little bit, I’ll have less of a wait until the next full-length book in the series is released. I’ve heard that this book is amazing and I can’t imagine not falling in love. Especially after I checked out the description.

I love that this story consists of thieves, assassins and warriors. I can’t wait to meet Calaena, Prince Dorian and Captain Westfall. I’m curious whether it will be Dorian or Westfall that she’ll be drawn to. And I hope she figures out who has been killing the other contestants in this competition she’s in to find the next royal assassin.

Just re-reading that description has made me want to start reading this book right now. If I finish my reads early this week, I may just have to start on this one early, too.

Rift by Andrea Cremer was released today, August 7, 2012, in the U.S. in hardcover, audio and eBook formats. It is currently available to order online in all formats at Amazon and in hardcover and eBook formats at Barnes & Noble.

Published by Philomel, the print edition is 464 pages.

Rift is a prequel novel in the author’s Nightshade series.

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I love Andrea Cremer’s Nightshade series. I have yet to read the final book in the series because I didn’t want the series to end, but now that there is a prequel I just might read that final book.

As soon as I heard that Rift was being released I added it to my pre-orders, but I also got an early review copy just last week, which I will be reading next week for review. I am excited to read this novel that the description says has “action, adventure, magic, and tantalizing sensuality.”

I can’t wait to find out just what happens in this story with Ember and Barrow, both their love story and the decision they make about Eira. If this is as captivating as the first two books in the Nightshade series, then next week will definitely be a happy reading week.

Rivals and Retribution by Shannon Delany releases today, August 7, 2012, in the U.S. in paperback and eBook formats. It is currently available to order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by St. Martin’s Griffin, the print edition is 320 pages.

Rivals and Retribution is the fifth book in the author’s 13 to Life series.

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I’ve fallen just a bit behind on the series. I read the first three books but have yet to read the previous book, Destiny and Deception. But as it is my plan to one day get caught up, I couldn’t not add Rivals and Retribution to my pre-orders.

I do not want to read the description to find out just what happens in this installment as I know it will spoil the previous book in the series. It already happened when I’d read the description for Destiny and Deception before finishing Bargains and Betrayals so I didn’t want to take a chance this time around.

I’m hoping all of my favorite characters are in this latest installment, but especially Jessie and Pietr. As I haven’t taken a peek at the description, I don’t know whether this is the final book in the series. But maybe that’s a good thing so that when I do get a chance to read it I won’t hit my typical stumbling block for series ending books. If, that is, this is one.

While I won’t be reading this latest book this month, I hope to get caught up with the series this winter. I may end up deciding to re-read the first two books so that I can read the entire series back-to-back.

Wake by Amanda Hocking releases today, August 7, 2012, in the U.S. in hardcover, audio and eBook formats. It is currently available to order online in all formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by St. Martin’s Griffin, the print edition is 320 pages.

Wake is the first book in author Amanda Hocking’s Watersong series. Lullaby, the second book in the series, is slated for release on November 27, 2012. Books three and four are entitled Tidal and Elegy.

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I received an early copy for review as part of the blog tour going on right now, hosted by The Bookish Brunette. I was so excited because I’ve been a long time fan of author Amanda Hocking. But regardless of the tour or the early copy, I planned on adding Wake to my collection and pre-ordered it for my Kindle ages ago.

As my tour stop was yesterday and my review posted then, too, I won’t go on and on about this book. But I will say that it was such a quick and fun read, the perfect start to this quadrilogy, and a series I can’t wait to continue.

I don’t want to reveal too much about Penn, Lexi and Thea or just what happens with Gemma and why she’s attracted their attention, but I will say there were definitely a few surprises. And I will also say that the ending will leave you wanting to get your hands on an early copy of the next book.

At least that’s what has happened to me.

As I have read and reviewed this book, I know what happens so guessing about what might happen is out. But I am totally in the dark about what’s going to happen in the next book in the series, Lullaby, and I can’t wait to find out.

Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman releases today, August 7, 2012, in the U.S. in hardcover format and it will be releasing on August 21st in eBook format. It is currently available to order online in print at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Walker Childrens, the print edition is 432 pages.

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I decided to include Beautiful Lies with this week’s releases, even though my eBook pre-order won’t be available for two more weeks, as this is its official release date. This book sounded so eerie and awesome I just had to add it to my pre-orders once I’d read the description last month.

I am so curious what is really going on with these twins, Rachel and Alice. To not only be virtually indistinguishable in appearance, but to also experience each other’s pain is fascinating and in the case of this story, terrifying.

The description mentions that one twin is kidnapped and it’s up to the other to help find her missing sister. But it doesn’t mention which one was taken and which one was left behind. Which makes me even more curious about just what is going on.

I love a mystery and a thriller and the fact that the description mentions that this story “will keep readers guessing” makes me wish I had my eBook in hand right about now. But the wait isn’t too bad, as it is releasing in just two weeks, so I hope to get the chance to read it then.

Blood Fever by Veronica Wolff releases today, August 7, 2012, in the U.S. in paperback and eBook Formats. It is currently available online to order in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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

Blood Fever is the third book in The Watchers series by author Veronica Wolff.

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I have not yet read the first two books in this series, but I decided to go ahead and add this third book, Blood Fever, to my pre-orders. I’ve been so curious about this series since I first learned about it, I just haven’t had the time to move it to the top of my TBR pile.

I want to head over to the Isle of Night and see what’s going on with Watcher training. I want to meet Annelise and Ronan and Drew. And I really want to meet Carden. Described as a “brawny, eighteenth-century Scottish bad boy,” he sounds like someone I definitely should be meeting.

I hope to read all three books in the series soon, as this has piqued my curiosity for way too long. And I think I might just have to cave and start reading these books really, really soon.

Free Four by Veronica Roth releases today, August 7, 2012, in the U.S. in eBook format only. It is currently available to order online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Katherine Tegen Books, the print length is 46 pages.

Free Four is a short novella in the author’s Divergent series and takes place after the first book in the series.

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I tried to read Free Four online during the publisher’s promotional event last spring, but I hate reading on a computer and so when I heard that it would be available to pre-order for my Kindle I jumped at the chance.

I just didn’t know how long a wait it would be.

I love stories – even short ones – told from another character’s point of view. And one that’s being told by Four’s point of view is even better, as he is my favorite character in the series.

While the print length for this short story is listed as forty-six pages on Amazon, the description mentions the scene is just thirteen pages long. But apparently it reveals a few details about Four’s character that we haven’t learned from seeing things from Tris’ vantage point. And it also reveals his thoughts about Tris.

I really, really, really can’t wait to read this scene.

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I hadn’t realized quite how busy a release week it was. I had eight items pre-ordered – seven of which have downloaded and one of which I already started reading. I’m glad I had the chance to read Wake early and that one of the books is just a short story, which means my TBR pile won’t be growing too much.

I will be reading Throne of Glass and Rift next week, so that will definitely help with the read to unread ratio that’s getting more imbalanced with every week that passes. But I really don’t know how I can possibly say no to new books, new authors and new series that are sure to be amazing.

And I don’t know how to find any more time in a day than those measly 24 hours.

Anyway…. I hope you have some amazing books you added to your collection this week. If you have any reads that you think should be on my radar, let me know!

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!

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 August 2nd-August 8th that I have pre-ordered.

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Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard is the second book in The Lying Game series. It will be released in the U.S. on August 2, 2011 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order from Amazon and Barnes & Noble in both formats.

Published by HarperTeen, the print edition is 320 pages.

I first heard about The Lying Game when it was made available for review through NetGalley. I hadn’t read the author’s Pretty Little Liars series, so it was my first introduction to her writing. I thought it was an incredibly fun read and it was one of my earliest reviews here on the blog. My review with the Goodreads description for the first book is here if you’d like to check it out.

I had no idea that it was the first book in a series when I began reading it, but by the end, with the mystery only deepening, I knew that there had to be more.

In this sequel, Sutton Mercer is still trying to figure out who killed her, and now her sister Emma is in danger. All the games that Sutton and her friends played means that there are more suspects and it will be that much harder catch a killer.

I’m not sure when I’ll get to add this to my reading pile, but I’m excited to finally have it download to my Kindle on Tuesday.

To take a long look inside, courtesy of the publisher, CLICK HERE.

Eternal by Gillian Shields is the third book in the Immortal series. It will be released in the U.S. on August 2, 2011 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available online to pre-order in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Katherine Tegen Books, a division of Harper Collins, the print edition is 368 pages.

I’ve had Eternal on pre-order for awhile. I read the first book in the series, Immortal, before I started blogging and I was completely enchanted. I bought the second book, Betrayal, and although I have not yet had the opportunity to read it, it is on my long list of books to be read

Betrayal, like the first book, is told from Evie’s perspective. But Eternal is told from Sarah’s point of view.

In this third book, Sarah Fitzalan tries to keep the sisterhood together as Evie and Helen are no longer as dedicated as they used to be. And with the dark coven readying for an attack, she wants to be prepared.

I really can’t wait to catch up on this series so I can see things from Sarah’s point of view.

The publisher is still offering a peek at the entire first book in the series on their site, HERE.

And to get a long look inside of Eternal, courtesy of the publisher, CLICK HERE.

Between by Jessica Warman will be released in the U.S. on August 2, 2011 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Walter Childrens, the print edition is 464 pages.

I am not sure where I first heard about this book. It must have been around the blogosphere somewhere, but I’m not exactly sure who brought this to my attention. It might have been when I was offered a copy for trade, but due to missing pages I never got the early copy.

I pre-ordered this book solely based on the cover. I hadn’t even read the description when I clicked the button to order it for my Kindle. But after checking it out on Goodreads I was definitely intrigued.

Being stuck somewhere between here and the hereafter, and revisiting memories of Liz’s life, sounds terribly sad. And the fact that she has no memory of the events surrounding her death is even more tragic. Especially as there may be something more to her death than possibly having become an anorexic like her mother.

I have not yet read anything by this author, but I’m looking forward to her new book and hope to add it to the pile soon.

Dream Dark is a short story in the Beautiful Creatures series by authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. It will be released in the U.S. on August 2, 2011 in eBook format only. It is available to pre-order online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

The eBook is published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

The second I learned Dream Dark was on Amazon, I immediately pre-ordered it. I heard about this short story on Twitter and couldn’t wait for it to finally be made available to buy. I am a huge fan of the authors and the series and there was no way I’d be missing this short story about Link.

Plus, according to the description there is a sneak peek at the first five chapters of Beautiful Chaos and that is one long look inside I will be devouring.

I am super excited to hear about Link’s transformation after being bitten by a Supernatural and look forward to diving into these beginning chapters of Beautiful Chaos in the next week or two.

The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab will be released in the U.S. on August 2, 2011 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available online to pre-order in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Hyperion Books for Children, a division of the Disney Book Group, the print edition is 288 pages.

The Near Witch is one of the books that can be chosen for the 2011 Debut Author Challenge hosted by Kristi at TheStorySiren.com.

I heard about this book ages ago. And as soon as it was made available to pre-order for my Kindle, I did. Although The Near Witch wasn’t one of my original twelve selections for the Debut Author Challenge, it was on my must reads list.

I had a chance to get an early copy through a trade and an eARC from Netgalley, but only just got to read it last week. And I loved it. Still do as a matter of fact. As I’ll be posting my review this week, I won’t go into too much detail here, but this is definitely a must read debut book.

A childhood bedtime story, a mysterious boy who appears on the moors and a hunt for missing children. Just how all of these connect and where the truth lies is the puzzle that Lexi needs to solve.

As always I’m curious to see what differences there are between the early copy and the finished copy and I’m hoping to get a chance to re-read it soon and find out.

Blood Ties by Mari Mancusi is the sixth book in the Blood Coven Vampire series. It will be released in the U.S. on August 2, 2011 in paperback and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. (To pre-order the eBook from B&N, click here.)

Published by Berkley Trade, the print edition is 256 pages.

I’ve been stalking this book’s release since before its predecessor, Night School, was released. I’ve been a huge fan of this series and look forward to catching up on Sunny and Rayne’s adventures with each new book.

I won’t go into too much detail as I recently spotlighted this in my Book Watch post, but Blood Ties is told from Sunny’s perspective. And it seems there may be a love triangle, as Sunny is developing feelings for Jayden. I really hope that’s not the case, because Sunny and Magnus are just so perfect for each other. I guess I’ll have to read it to find out. Also as expected, Slayer Inc. is back and, if the description is to be believed, not everyone may make it out unharmed.

I will be making room for this on the pile in the next couple of weeks as this is just one of those quick, fun reads that always make you smile – even with a few loose ends, dark turns and an ending that leaves you wondering what will happen next.

Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink is the final book in the Prophecy of the Sisters Trilogy. It will be released in the U.S. on August 3, 2011 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble in both formats.

Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, the print edition is 368 pages.

I discovered this series long before I started blogging and ended up reading the first two books in the series back-to-back last summer. I added this final book in the series to my pre-orders just as soon as it was made available in eBook format, but I am considering buying the hardcover as this is my favorite cover of the series. Plus, I had won signed copies of the first two books in a charitable auction, so it seems odd not to have a complete set of printed books, even if one isn’t signed.

I wanted to re-read the books before Circle of Fire‘s release, but haven’t yet received my signed copies, so it might be a few weeks before I get the chance. I am excited to get caught up with everything that’s happened to Lia and Alice and to find out whether or not Lia is able to end the Prophecy once and for all. I just hope that things end well for both sisters, but as the description says “bittersweet” I am really nervous that there will be an unhappy ending for one of them.

And yes, this is yet another series that comes to a close. I hope I don’t end up putting this at the bottom of the pile along with all other final series books I’m not ready to see end.

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I am actually completely stunned – six-and-a-half books. I had no idea so many books were releasing this week that I have on pre-order. I thought August was a light month for releases and though I sort of knew all these books were releasing this month, I really only thought I had three books pre-ordered for the week. I was clearly wrong.

It’s kind of a reverse of last week, where I thought a lot more books were releasing. Of course I took a peek at next week’s releases and I have practically nothing pre-ordered, which might be a good thing. But I have a feeling I might find one or two new books to purchase.

I’m curious to see whether next week is a one book release week for me. It’ll be a first here on the blog since I started these weekly posts and I haven’t quite figured out how to handle a release week with fewer than three books. I guess I’ll find out next week…

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!