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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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 December 25th-December 31st that I have pre-ordered.

NEVERFALL by Brodi Ashton will be released in the U.S. on December 26, 2012 in eBook format only. It is currently available to pre-order online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

The eBook is published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins.

NEVERFALL is a novella set between EVERNEATH and EVERBOUND in the author’s Everneath series. EVERBOUND, the second book in the series, is set to release on January 22, 2013.

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I have been delaying finishing my read of EVERBOUND so that I won’t have to wait so long for the third book in the series, but now that NEVERFALL is releasing I know I won’t be able to resist reading both the novella and the novel.

As soon as I heard that the author wrote a story all about Cole I could not wait for its release. And the second I heard it was available to pre-order, I did. And then I read the description.

Now I’m just dying for it to download. Which won’t be until the 26th due to the holiday. Because it explains Cole’s whereabouts. It sets him on a quest. And it may have some answers about just what his true feelings are.

I am so unbelievably excited to read this. And I’m really glad I didn’t finish reading EVERBOUND because now, when I read this, I think it might just change how I read the full-length novel.

This novella sounds incredibly exciting, packed full of information that I’m desperate to know, and I am super psyched for its release on Wednesday.

KISS ME AGAIN by Rachel Vail will be released in the U.S. on December 26, 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 256 pages.

KISS ME AGAIN is the second book in author Rachel Vail’s If We Kiss series.

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I have not yet started to read this series but it looked so cute and like so much fun that I bought book one and pre-ordered KISS ME AGAIN. I want to find out more about this “off-limit” love story.

The first book was released in 2005, so this follow-up has been a long time in the making. But I’m guessing by its title that Charlie and Kevin did kiss. Even though her best friend was in love with him and her mother and his father are dating.

But I am super curious to find out what happens in this follow-up. I did take a peek at the description – it’s why I decided to pre-order this book in the first place – and the first line is a little bit swoon-worthy.

As the description for this sequel is totally spoiler-y for the first book, I won’t talk too much about it. But, I will say that the obstacles in this sequel seem much, much, much more challenging.

And I can’t wait to read both books. Hopefully this will happen in early February.

BLOOD-KISSED SKY by J.A. London will be released in the U.S. on December 26, 2012 in paperback and eBook formats. It is currently available online to pre-order at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by HarperTeen, the print edition is 368 pages.

BLOOD-KISSED SKY is the second book in J.A. London’s Darkness Before Dawn series. The third book, AFTER DAYBREAK, is slated to release on June 25, 2013.

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I am definitely excited for this sequel to DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN. I very much enjoyed reading that book and can’t wait to find out what’s happening next in BLOOD-KISSED SKY. I pre-ordered it back in August, and I’m so glad that it will be downloading this week. Though I am going to wait until January to read it so I can list it among my 2013 reads.

As I already spotlighted this for my Book Watch post, I will keep this brief. But things ended on a bit of a cliffhanger and I’m curious to find out just what happened next.

I love the idea of Day Walkers and the fact that they’re out and about “terrorizing the city” has me even more excited for this sequel. I am also super interested in finding out just why things are so much worse with Victor in charge.

I will definitely be reading this one very soon and taking the journey with Dawn across the wastelands. I just hope the ending isn’t too torturous, even though the wait for the next book isn’t too long.

ANNABEL by Lauren Oliver will be released on December 26, 2012 in eBook format only. It is currently available to pre-order online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

The eBook is published by HarperCollins.

ANNABEL is a prequel novella in author Lauren Oliver’s Delirium series. The third book in the series, REQUIEM, is set to release on March 5, 2013.

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I am so behind on this series, but it was totally on purpose. Because I was told that PANDEMONIUM had an even more torturous ending than DELIRIUM. And so I’ve been waiting for the final book’s release before I continue reading.

But I am so thrilled that ANNABEL is releasing this week. And I plan on reading it over the holidays. Because it is a prequel story, unlike HANA, it won’t – I hope – tease me too much about what is to come in books two and three, since REQUIEM isn’t releasing until March.

I can’t wait to find out more about Annabel and “discover her secrets.” I love that this story will reveal parts of her past and will tell of her “daring escape.”

Lauren Oliver is an amazing writer and she always, always, always manages to pull me into the stories she creates. I find her writing to be absolutely hauntingly beautiful and I cannot wait to finally get the chance to read another book in this series. Even if it is a short one.

FULL MOON KISSES by Ellen Schreiber will be released in the U.S. on December 26, 2012 in hardcover and eBook format. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, the print edition is 224 pages.

FULL MOON KISSES is the third book in author Ellen Schreiber’s Full Moon series.

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I own both books in the Full Moon series, though I only read the first one. So I have some catching up to do once FULL MOON KISSES downloads this week. Although I probably won’t be able to catch up on the series until late spring, as part of the 2013 TBR Pile Reading Challenge.

I’m such a fan of author Ellen Schreiber’s Vampire Kisses series. And while I wasn’t as in love with Celeste in the first book in this series as I was with Raven in her series, I’ve always planned on reading the rest of the series to find out just how things end.

I totally took a peek at the description, though I probably shouldn’t have as I haven’t read book two. But I couldn’t help myself. It reveals that someone wants to turn Celeste into a werewolf. Which does not sound like a good thing.

The description talks of cures and dilemmas and promises “danger,” “mystery,” and romance. And as this series is slated to end this year I’m so very curious to see who Celeste chooses and to find out how it all wraps up.

Oh my gosh NEVERFALL is releasing this week! I cannot wait to dive in. I wish it was releasing on Tuesday instead of Wednesday as I’d totally have stay up late reading it on Monday night. But I have to go to work on Wednesday so I won’t get to read it until Wednesday night! That’s an ENTIRE day with Cole’s story just begging to be read and me not being able to read it.

Yes the problems I face are ginormous. (Not even close.) But still. It’s COLE. And I am TEAM COLE. So….

But I’m just as tempted by ANNABEL, even though I have the feeling it will only make me that much more tempted to start PANDEMONIUM. Ugh. The temptations I face!

Anyway, there are five great books releasing this week that I’m more than happy to add to my collection. I’m just getting really, really scared about the fact that next week – and I think the week thereafter – have books in the double digits that I have pre-ordered.

Must. Read. Faster. Must. Avoid. Tumblr.

Anyway…

I hope there are a few awesome titles releasing this week that you’re looking forward to having in your collection at the end of 2012. Because next week’s releases count toward your 2013 book buys. And I hope you have saved up for them, because there are SO MANY awesome books releasing in January.

As always… Happy book buying and happy reading!

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’s a holiday week this week here in the U.S. and so I’d planned out a few “holiday” posts rather than my typical ones. Which basically means a few extra giveaways for you, and a few less substantive posts for me. Because, after all, it’s a holiday. And hopefully you’re out and about enjoying yourself and hopefully so am I.

Now if I can just stay away from Twitter. Anyway….

I have a signed copy of Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver to give away today. I actually have two copies, but one of them I’ll be giving away in August during the AUTHORS ARE ROCKSTARS tour I’m hosting with Jaime and Patricia of Two Chicks On Books.

Lauren Oliver just so happens to be one of the authors I consider to be a super huge rockstar. And I absolutely loved Delirium, the first book in the series. But I’ve been too terrified to read Pandemonium as I was warned that the ending would be even more of a killer than Delirium’s ending. Though I don’t know how that would be possible.

I’ve kept the giveaway open just a little longer than typical for me, but that’s because I won’t be around next weekend to mail the book out. So, I’m keeping it open until Friday the 13th.

Anyway….

For those who celebrate it, Happy 4th of July tomorrow! I hope you have a chance to celebrate with friends and family!

There is no requirement to like or follow. But if you’d like to spread the word that would be awesome!

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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 February 29th-March 5th that I have pre-ordered.

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A Touch Morbid by Leah Clifford will be released in the U.S. on February 28, 2012 in hardcover and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, the print edition is 304 pages.

A Touch Morbid is the second book in the Touch trilogy by author Leah Clifford.

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I can’t believe that release date is finally just about here. I never thought it would arrive. I gave away the ARC I had traded for after I wrote my review and have been pining for it ever since.

A Touch Morbid is one of my all-time favorite series. It’s just so dark and delectable. I love each of the characters for very, very, different reasons and I’m so totally psyched that I’ll finally be able to get the finished copy in just a couple of days. Even having the Browse Inside option from the publisher just wasn’t the same.

Things take an even darker turn – if you can believe it – in this installment. And the ending may just make you want to scream… a lot. And for those who have been paying any attention to the author’s Blog TV shows or the chatter on Twitter, you will definitely want to know about the kitten.

I will stop rambling now – for my sake as well as yours. I am completely, and probably unhealthily, obsessed with this book. I already reviewed it, and I spotlighted it a few weeks ago for my Book Watch post, and I cried when I thought I wasn’t going to get to read it early (but thanks to a trade I did) and I’ve turned green with envy when everyone got their copies last week from the publisher.

And I’ve ordered five copies of the book signed from The Learned Owl bookstore. And I have a copy ordered for my Kindle. So yeah, kind of obsessed. This book and series are so totally must reads.

Fugitives by Alexander Gordon Smith will be released in the U.S. on February 28, 2012 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, an imprint of Macmillan, the print edition is 288 pages.

Fugitives is the fourth book in the Escape from Furnace series by author Alexander Gordon Smith.

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The Escape from Furnace series is another one that I’m obsessed with. I absolutely fell in love with it when I discovered it last fall. I can’t believe that the series is nearly over. Fugitives is the fourth book and the final book, Execution (as you may guess from that title), is the end.

I did get a chance, thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, to read and review this one early. I think I may have died if I had to wait until release date. Each book gets progressively darker, less hopeful, more deadly. Especially for the main character, Alex.

Each book has creatures that are more horrific than the last. And each book is just a little more shocking. I cannot wait until my pre-order downloads on Monday night.

I am so unbelievably tempted to get the final book from the UK instead of having to wait for the U.S. edition to be released. I’m dying to see who comes out the victor in the final showdown. I’m curious to see if good triumphs over evil. Somehow I think that evil will win in the end….

This series is so unbelievably awesome. The writing is amazing. There is no love triangle. There is no love story. There is just an incredibly addictive, riveting and gruesome story. I’d say more, but because this is the fourth book in the series and even the Goodreads description is spoiler-y, I’ll just say that this series is a definite must read.

Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver will be released in the U.S. on February 28, 2012 in hardcover, audio and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order in all formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by HarperCollins, the print edition is 384 pages.

Pandemonium is the sequel to Delirium by author Lauren Oliver. Requiem, the third book in the series will be published in 2013.

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I am afraid to read this sequel. I was offered the chance to borrow Pandemonium but I didn’t want to read it before release. It may be downloading at Monday Midnight, but I’ve heard the end is even more tormenting than the end of Delirium, so I’m just not sure if I can handle it right now. I know from the chatter that the wait for Requiem is going to be excruciating.

So, I’m considering waiting on reading this until either I just can’t stand to remain in the dark about what happens next or release date for book three is right around the corner. I hope I can wait. Because I’ve been warned.

Until today, I didn’t even check out the Goodreads description for fear of what I might learn about exactly what happened during those last pages of Delirium. Fortunately… or unfortunately… it doesn’t say a thing. It just teases that this next book has “forbidden romance” and “the sparks of a revolution.”

Lauren Oliver is a brilliant and amazing writer. I have no doubt I will love this book. I just know that the end of the first book nearly killed me and the long wait since I read it on NetGalley has been sheer agony.

My resolve may not hold and I may end up jumping right in on release date, but I already expect to sob a little, get twisted up a lot and be tormented mercilessly after reading Pandemonium.

Hana by Lauren Oliver will be released in the U.S. on February 28, 2012 in eBook format. It is currently available to pre-order online in eBook format only at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by HarperCollins, the eBook novella is 144 pages.

Hana is a novella set in the world of Delirium by Lauren Oliver.

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I am so thrilled that this is releasing as an eBook. When I first heard about it a couple of months ago, I stalked Amazon until I could pre-order it. I know it was made available for free on or around Valentine’s Day to read online, but as I can’t stand to read stories on the web, I have been anxiously awaiting its release for my Kindle.

I am excited to get to know Hana just a little better. This novella sounds like it will give a nice long look at her last summer of freedom before the cure and will give readers a peek at just how she feels about Lena.

I’m super curious to find out if seeing some of the events that took place in Delirium through Hana’s eyes will change just how I felt about her, about Lena and about what was happening.

I really can’t wait to get this eBook, which according to Goodreads is nearly 150 pages. And I don’t plan on waiting too long to read it, either. If the events in the story are as “life-changing” as the description promises, then I definitely need to know now.

Torn by Amanda Hocking will be released in the U.S. on February 28, 2012 in paperback, audio and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in all formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by St. Martin’s Griffin, the print edition is 336 pages.

Torn is the second book in the Trylle trilogy by author Amanda Hocking. The final book in the trilogy, Ascend, will be released on April 24, 2012.

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I am so happy that this second book in the series is releasing this week. I have both the eBook and the print edition of Torn on order. I love the new covers and I love the fact that this edition, published by St. Martin’s, has a bonus short story, “One Day, Three Ways.”

I’m super curious to find out whose perspectives those three ways are from. While I probably won’t be reading Torn again until after Ascend is released, so I can read them all back-to-back-to-back, I will be taking a peek at the short story.

I have been a huge fan of author Amanda Hocking since I discovered her My Blood Approves series. And it was her Trylle series that got me to start blogging in the first place. So, I am so unbelievably thrilled that her books are being traditionally published and that I can find them on the shelves of my local bookstore.

And Torn is an amazing sequel. It was even more exciting than Switched and Wendy really grows as a character in this sequel. The world of the Trylle is magical and those boys are absolutely swoonworthy. I’m really not sure I’ll be able to wait for book three….

Allegiance by Cayla Kluver will be released in the U.S. on February 28, 2012 in paperback and eBook formats. It is currently available to pre-order online in both formats at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Published by Harlequin TEEN, the print edition is 512 pages.

Allegiance is the second book in the Legacy series by author Cayla Kluver. The third book, Sacrifice, will be released later this year.

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I have not yet read Legacy but I have it on my Kindle to read soon, although I might wait until closer to release date for the final book in the series. I ended up pre-ordering Allegiance because I heard such amazing things about the first book that I just had to buy the sequel.

Both covers are absolutely gorgeous, though I love this cover for Allegiance just a bit more. Although I promised myself I wouldn’t, I did sneak a peek at the description and it sounds epic and heartbreaking. A Queen who must protect her kingdom from an enemy. An enemy that she never really believed would attack, but who it seems has. And an enemy she is in love with. Definitely epic.

I cannot wait to meet Queen Alera and Narian. I hope that their love story will have a happy ending, but with the third book entitled Sacrifice, I’m a little nervous. And I can’t wait to discover the world the author created. A world filled with danger and magic. I’m intrigued.

This amazing sounding series is yet another one I’m definitely anxious to read.

Partials by Dan Wells will be released in the U.S. on February 28, 2012 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 Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins, the print edition is 480 pages.

Partials is the first book in a new series of the same title. Fragments, book two, is slated for release in 2013.

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I received an ARC of Partials through a trade, but I haven’t had the chance to read it before release. I have this book pre-ordered for my Kindle so I’m not sure which version I’ll end up reading. But I wanted this one for my permanent collection.

Partials is another book I have serious cover love for. The colors and images are amazing. I would have bought this book for its cover alone. But the description sounds totally fascinating – sort of like one of my favorite Stephen King’s.

I love stories where humanity is on the verge of extinction. I hope that Kira can discover just what is needed to ensure their survival. But as this is the first book in the series, I’m not sure if anything will be resolved at the story’s end.

And the idea of the partials sounds both creepy and strangely intriguing. The fact that they are beings that are engineered to be exactly like humans and that they are at war with the humans is definitely chilling. If they are so alike, how do the humans stand a chance?

The description says this book is a mix of the action from The Hunger Games and the themes from Battlestar Galactica. And even though I’m not familiar with either, this book sounds incredibly awesome and I can’t wait to read it really, really soon.

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BZRK by Michael Grant

Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

Published by: EgmontUSA

(Amazon, Barnes & Noble)

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Unafraid (Archangel Academy #3) by Michael Griffo

Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

Published by: KTEEN

(Amazon, Barnes & Noble)

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

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Well this is more like it. I just knew things had been too quiet for too long. There’s no way this could have been another slow week. With six pre-orders for full-length books and one for the eBook novella, I’m so glad that I won’t be left with that sinking feeling that I’d forgotten something yet again this week.

A few of the books that are releasing I’ve already read and reviewed, though I do plan on reading a couple of them again very soon. So that leaves a manageable amount that are being added to my TBR pile. Of that I am most definitely glad.

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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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