Saturday, December 01, 2012

Fresh Batch (December 2nd – 8th)

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

Flavor of the week:

The Farm
Emily McKay
Publication date: December 4th 2012
by Berkley Trade

 

Life was different in the Before: before vampires began devouring humans in a swarm across America; before the surviving young people were rounded up and quarantined. These days, we know what those quarantines are—holding pens where human blood is turned into more food for the undead monsters, known as Ticks. Surrounded by electrical fences, most kids try to survive the Farms by turning on each other…

And when trust is a thing of the past, escape is nearly impossible.

Lily and her twin sister Mel have a plan. Though Mel can barely communicate, her autism helps her notice things no one else notices—like the portion of electrical fence that gets turned off every night. Getting across won’t be easy, but as Lily gathers what they need to escape, a familiar face appears out of nowhere, offering to help…

Carter was a schoolmate of Lily’s in the Before. Managing to evade capture until now, he has valuable knowledge of the outside world. But like everyone on the Farm, Carter has his own agenda, and he knows that behind the Ticks is an even more dangerous threat to the human race…

Read an excerpt, here!

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Emily McKay has been reading romance novels since she was eleven years old. Her first Harlequin Romance came free in a box of Hefty garbage bags. She immediately fell in love with the genre and has been devouring them ever since. In her spare time, she loves to garden and cook … well, bake. Mostly cookies. Naturally, she still loves to read a good romance. She’s been blissfully married for eleven years. When they can ditch their five pets for a couple of weeks, she and her husband like to travel to exotic and exciting locations like Greece, Costa Rica, and Ignorant Flats, Texas. She has a degree in English from Texas A&M University. After college, she taught middle school for four years. While teaching America’s disenfranchised youth to appreciate fine literature, she learned very little about writing romance but a lot about finding humor in any situation. Eager for a job where she wouldn’t have to dodge spitwads, she fled the teaching profession to write full-time. Though her characters sometimes misbehave, they almost never throw things at her.

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

What’s on your to-buy list this week?

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Giselle

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21 Responses to “Fresh Batch (December 2nd – 8th)”

  2. Audris

    The Farm sounds so good and Friday Society looks super badass. I need to buy Radiant to keep me somewhat still while I anxiously wait for Boundless. Love that series!

  3. Sam

    There’s not too much I want this week, but I must get my hands on Radiant! I didn’t even know of its existence until a few days ago. 🙂 Another great Batch post, Giselle!

  5. Amy

    I have Radiant pre-ordered on my nook and can’t wait to read it! The Farm and Never Let You Go are two that I really want to read. I am somewhat still reading The Believing Game, but to be honest I am totally bored with it. The Friday Society sounds like a book I would like too. There’s a lot of books coming out this coming week!!

  8. Micheline D

    Your flavor of the week The Farm sounds chilling & exciting. Also really wanting to read Friday Society! Most of the rest of these releases are unfamiliar to …except Radiant – I really need to crack open my copy of Unearthly 😉 Thanks for posting this Giselle!

  9. Mel@Thedailyprophecy.

    I can’t wait to get my hands on The farm. I LOVE the cover and the blurb (can’t get enough of vampires) The other books aren’t so interesting, but I’m keeping an eye on reviews for The friday society.

  12. Nereyda @Mostly YA Book Obsessed

    Why do I have a feeling that Radiant is another opportunity to try to force me to switch to Team Christian? NOT GONNA HAPPEN! I freaking hate Christian and I’m terrified to read Unbound because I think Clara might end up with him…
    I really want to read Never Let You Go and The Almost Truth!

  14. ShreShre

    There are some pretty interesting novels this week! 😀 I really want to read The Friday Society and The Almost Truth! They sound really good!

    Shreya@CCReviews

  16. Jen (A Reading Daydreamer)

    I’m really just excited for one new release this week, and it’s The Friday Society! I’ve been eyeing that one for what seems like forever, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it, it looks like a fantastic steampunk. Thanks for sharing with us, Giselle!

  21. Bonnie R

    I truly cannot wait for The Farm. I have really high hopes for it! And an Unearthly novella! *freaks out* I can’t wait for Boundless to come out!