Saturday, September 15, 2012

Fresh Batch (September 16th – 22nd)

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Exclusively titled for Xpresso Reads, Fresh Batch features the hottest releases of this upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

The Raven Boys
Maggie Stiefvater
Publication date: September 18th 2012
by Scholastic Press

 

“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.

His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.

But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.

For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.

The animated The Raven Boys book trailer:

All of Maggie Stiefvater’s life decisions have been based around her inability to be gainfully employed. Talking to yourself, staring into space, and coming to work in your pajamas are frowned upon when you’re a waitress, calligraphy instructor, or technical editor (all of which she’s tried), but are highly prized traits in novelists and artists. She’s made her living as one or the other since she was 22. She now lives an eccentric life in the middle of nowhere, Virginia with her charmingly straight-laced husband, two kids, two neurotic dogs, and a 1973 Camaro named Loki.


 Other releases this week (click on cover for Goodreads):
*In no particular order*  *Purchase links are for Book Depository*

Radley just wants to get home to her parents in Vermont. While she was volunteering abroad, the American People’s Party took power; the new president was assassinated; and the government cracked down on citizens. Travel restrictions are worse than ever, and when her plane finally lands in New Hampshire, Radley’s parents aren’t there.
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When a soul is created, so is its mate. In every lifetime those souls find each other. They complete the other’s destiny. It’s time for Pagan’s soul to choose if she truly wants an eternity at Death’s side or if she wants the mate created just for her.

Letty’s rising star is threatened by a new rival…
Astrid’s relationship with Charlie takes a dark turn…
And Cordelia vows revenge against the Hales – once and for all…

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Reese can’t remember anything from the time between the accident and the day she woke up almost a month later. She only knows one thing: She’s different now.

Bellamy Lyston Price was only 12 years old when her older sister Susan was killed on a stormy Memorial Day. Bellamy’s fear of storms is a legacy of the tornado that destroyed the crime scene as well as her memory of one vital fact that still eludes her...

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In the faery slums of Bath, Bartholomew Kettle and his sister Hettie live by these words. Bartholomew and Hettie are changelings–Peculiars–and neither faeries nor humans want anything to do with them.

Healthy. Cheery. Vivacious. All traits Rosalie has before becoming enslaved by the faeries to make an endless supply of pixie dust. Now that Rosalie has been traumatized by slave labor, extreme desolate conditions and multiple deaths, this hardened pixie is anything but.

Wren knows her abilities are tinged with danger—knows how easy it is to lose control—but she can’t resist the intoxicating rush. And now that she has Gabriel by her side, someone who knows what she can do—what she has done—she finally feels free to be herself.

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For the past three years, Eva has clung to the remnants of her life. Only Addie knows she’s still there, trapped inside their body. Then one day, they discover there may be a way for Eva to move again.

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In the steampunk world of Victorian London, a beautiful vampire seeks out the author of Dracula–to set the record straight . . . If one is to believe Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire tale, Lucy Weston is Dracula’s most wanton creation, a sexual creature of the night who preys on innocent boys.
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With the defeat of the evil Douglas behind him, Sam LaCroix is getting used to his new life. Okay, so he hadn’t exactly planned on being a powerful necromancer with a seat on the local magical council and a capricious werewolf sort-of-girlfriend, but things are going fine, right?

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Everyone’s favorite detective team returns in a new adventure as canine narrator Chet and his human partner P.I. Bernie Little find that Hollywood has gone to the dogs.
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Set amidst the landscape of New York’s Gilded Age, and inspired by Phantom of the Opera, TRANSCEND exposes the fine line between love and madness.

The sickness destroyed everyone over the age of fourteen. All across London diseased adults are waiting, hungry predators with rotten flesh and ravaged minds.

It has been a busy few weeks for Private Kaylin Neva. In between angling for a promotion, sharing her room with the last living female Dragon and dealing with more refugees than anyone knew what to do with, the unusual egg she’d been given was ready to hatch.

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An intoxicating blend of fantasy and mythology, Something Red presents an enchanting world full of mysterious and fascinating characters—shapeshifters, sorceresses, warrior monks, and knight—where no one is safe from the terrible being that lurks in the darkness.

Yukiko is a child of the Fox clan, possessed of a talent that if discovered, would see her executed by the Lotus Guild. Accompanying her father on the Shōgun’s hunt, she finds herself stranded..

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Dying sucks– and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember touches dies. And that, well, really blows.

When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer–if he doesn’t catch her first.

Since her release from Liberty Children’s Facility, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that.

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Suddenly people are dying, and with a storm raging, the teens are cut off from the outside world. No electricity, no phones, no internet, and a ferry that isn’t scheduled to return for two days.

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Three very different girls who want the same thing: sweet, sweet revenge. And they won’t stop until they each had a taste.

In the sequel to the acclaimed The Girl of Fire and Thorns, a seventeen-year-old princess turned war queen faces sorcery, adventure, untold power, and romance as she fulfills her epic destiny.

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Giselle

Canadian blogger, wife, mother, coffee lover, and sarcastic at heart! She has had a love for all things bookish since before Amazon and eReaders existed *le gasp*. You can also find her organizing tours and other fun things at Xpresso Book Tours.

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30 Responses to “Fresh Batch (September 16th – 22nd)”

  3. Deea

    Wow! So many awesome books coming out this week! Adaptation, What’s Left of Me, Stormdancer, Cursed, Ten, The Crown of Embers… I don’t even know what to get first. *hides*

  4. Amy

    OMG too many awesome books coming out this week!! I am super, super excited for TEN!! I have had it pre-ordered forever!! Also I need to read Stormdancer still. I got a bit behind on reading thanks to a few not so stellar books that took me days to fight through. Dead Girls Detective Agency, Adaption, What’s Left of Me, and The Diviners are all ones I really want. I already got my copy of Cursed thanks to early shipping!!

  6. Cayce

    Loved The Raven Boys trailer! Thanks for sharing it! 🙂
    And so many books I want… I wouldn’t be able to read them all, but I’ll def. read Ten and What’s Left of Me.

  10. Megan K.

    So many awesome books! I really enjoyed THE RAVEN BOYS, and I’m excited for THE DIVINERS and TEN. *sigh* Time to save up money and win some giveaways. 😀

  16. Jaiden

    So many great releases!! How was the Raven Boys? I have been super nervous to read anymore of her boos because I really didn’t like her Shiver series but The Scorpio Races and this newest one look so good! Thanks for sharing Giselle! 🙂
    ~Jaiden @ Girls on YA Books

  17. Angie @ Beneath the Jacket

    Have I ever told you how much I love your Fresh Batch? Because I do. Sure there are other ones on other blogs, but yours is the only one I look at. Thanks for doing this every week! Many great books this week! Will be buying final copies of Ten and The Raven Boys. Maggie will be in NYC next Wednesday so I’ll be getting it signed. Super excited! 🙂

  20. Lauren

    This is going to be my favorite week in books since awhile! I don’t even know where to start lol. I especially can’t wait for The Diviners and What’s Left of Me!

  21. bookworm105

    Suuuper excited for The Raven Boys! I need to share the book trailer as well. Ever since i saw the trailer i have gotten even more excited! I got Transcend last week and i’m looking forward to read it for the blog tour. I’ve heard many good things about it. Never heard of Nercomancing the Stone before. It sounds like a good read. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

    Sangita @ Whisper of Reads.

  23. Sallie Mazzur

    The animated book trailer for The Raven Boys looks fabulous! One of my friends asked me the other day why they make trailers for books, and it made me think about how it draws people in, especially if they wouldn’t normally pick up a book just because it’s a book. Glad to see book trailers are getting more advanced in their marketing.

    Thanks for sharing!