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Flavor of the week:

Salt & Storm
Kendall Kulper
Publication date: September 23rd 2014
by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
A sweeping historical romance about a witch who foresees her own murder–and the one boy who can help change her future.
Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the witch of Prince Island, making the charms that keep the island’s whalers safe at sea, but her mother has forced her into a magic-free world of proper manners and respectability. When Avery dreams she’s to be murdered, she knows time is running out to unlock her magic and save herself.
Avery finds an unexpected ally in a tattooed harpoon boy named Tane–a sailor with magic of his own, who moves Avery in ways she never expected. Becoming a witch might stop her murder and save her island from ruin, but Avery discovers her magic requires a sacrifice she never prepared for.
Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *
– Rooms by Lauren Oliver [Purchase]
– Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld [Purchase]
– Deacon (Unfinished Hero #4) by Kristen Ashley [Purchase]
– Unmade (The Lynburn Legacy #3) by Sarah Rees Brennan [Purchase]
– How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran [Purchase]
– Lark Rising (Guardians of Tarnec #1) by Sandra Waugh [Purchase]
– Tabula Rasa by Kristen Lippert-Martin [Purchase]
– In a Handful of Dust (Not a Drop to Drink #2) by Mindy McGinnis [Purchase]
– Bones Never Lie (Temperance Brennan #17) by Kathy Reichs [Purchase]
– Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth [Purchase]
– Adrenaline Crush by Laurie Boyle Crompton [Purchase]
– Messenger of Fear (Messenger of Fear #1) by Michael Grant [Purchase]
– The Fires of Calderon (The Balance Keepers #1) by Lindsay Cummings [Purchase]
– The Bodies We Wear (The Bodies We Wear #1) by Jeyn Roberts [Purchase]
– Firebug (Firebug #1) by Lish McBride [Purchase]
– The Faerie Queen (The Faerie Ring #4) by Kiki Hamilton [Purchase]
– Tape by Steven Camden [Purchase]
– Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann [Purchase]
– Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix [Purchase]
– The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry [Purchase]
– Unfriended by Rachel Vail [Purchase]
– Remember Me (Find Me #2) by Romily Bernard [Purchase]
– Stay with Me (Wait for You #3) by J. Lynn [Purchase]
– Survival Colony Nine by Joshua David Bellin [Purchase]
– Skink–No Surrender (Skink #7) by Carl Hiaasen [Purchase]
– On a Clear Day by Walter Dean Myers [Purchase]
– The Prophecy (Reign #1) by Lily Blake [Purchase]
– The Paradox of Vertical Flight by Emil Ostrovski [Purchase]
Anything you’re excited for this week?
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Missie
I am so excited for Salt & Sea and Rooms!
Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
Laura @ Laura in Bookland
I have heard some mixed reviews of Salt & Storm but I really like the cover. I have Afterworlds for review and at 600 pages it is so intimidating!
Kristin@Blood,Sweat and Books
Oh wow so, so, many this week where to start? I’m super excited for Afterworlds,Salt and Storm, Rooms, Messenger of Fear, Tabula Rasa and Survival Colony 9. The Prophecy also looks good, I didn’t know they were coming out with a book based on Reign.
Kelly
I can’t wait to read Rooms and Salt and Storm. I’m also really excited to read Tape. So glad they’re finally coming out!
Jeann @ Happy Indulgence
WOW the cover of Unmade looks so much like the Sinner one, I almost got mixed up! Can’t wait to hear what Afterworlds is like. I’m looking forward to ROOMS as well, I’ve heard great things about that book. I’m also looking forward to Messenger of Fear. Great wrap up Giselle!
Zoe @ The Infinite To-Read Shelf
There are so many fantastic books coming out this week! 😀 WOW! I’m definitely excited for all of them – especially In a Handful of Dust and Remember Me, as I enjoyed both their predecessors. 🙂 Thanks for sharing Giselle, and WONDERFUL post! Thanks for taking the time to put this together – it’s always so helpful! 🙂
Bonnie @ For the Love of Words
I’m anxious to get to Bitter Greens but it’s kind of massive and I haven’t been able to make time for it yet. 🙂
Pili
Unmade, In A Handful of Dust I got preordered and I need to get Bitter Greens! I had forgotten it came out this week!