Saturday, July 21, 2012

Fresh Batch (July 22nd – 28th)

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

Flavor of the week:

Red Heart Tattoo
Lurlene McDaniel
Release date: July 24th 2012
by Random House Children’s Books

 

At 7:45 a.m. on the day before Thanksgiving break, a bomb goes off at Edison High. Nine people die instantly. Fifteen are critically injured. Twenty-two suffer less severe injuries. And one is blinded. Those who survive, struggle to cope with the loss and destruction. All must find new meaning for their lives as a result of something they may never understand.

Lurlene McDaniel’s signature expertise and finesse in dealing with issues of violence, death, and physical as well as emotional trauma in the lives of teens is immediate and heartrending.

 Lurlene’s Website / Goodreads / Facebook

Lurlene McDaniel (born c. 1948) is an author who has written over 50 young adult books. She is well known for writing about characters struggling with chronic and terminal illnesses, such as cancer, diabetes, and organ failure.

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

Just in time for summer reading! Two great books bundled as one- Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood and The Education of Hailey Kendrick.

There’s normal, and then there’s paranormal, and neither are Quinlan’s cup of Diet Coke. Staying sane, cool, in love, and alive isn’t so easy breezy.

 

A ghost estate outside Dublin – half-built, half-inhabited, half-abandoned – two children and their father are dead. The mother is on her way to intensive care. Scorcher Kennedy is given the case because he is the Murder squad’s star detective.

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Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper – The Dead are rising in Philadelphia.

A new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency wants to drag her back to headquarters. The Dark Faerie Queen is torturing humans in her poisonous realm. And supernatural creatures keep insisting that Evie is the only one who can save them from a mysterious, perilous fate.

Purchase

Sara Jane Rispoli is a normal sixteen-year-old coping with school and a budding romance–until her parents and brother are kidnapped and she discovers her family is deeply embedded in the Chicago Outfit (aka the mob).

Only in the final battle will Savannah find out her true capacities, and what lovewill drive her to do. In 13, Kelley Armstrong brings her powerful and unique saga to a deeply satisfying end

Purchase

A heartwarming story about an unlikely friendship forged between a straight-A, classical musician and a bad-boy guitar player told through notes, lyrics, texts, and narration.

Purchase 



Ivy Granger’s second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills–most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client–until a demon walks through their door.

Purchase

THE BIGGEST STORY OF MY LIFE COULD BE HOW IT ENDS It’s my turn to run a “Campus News” crew, and I’ve put together a team that can break stories wide open. And Washington Irving High has a truly great one to cover, if only we can find a lead.

From the moment Kirby appears on her doorstep, Marian’s perfectly constructed world—and her very identity—will be shaken to its core, resurrecting ghosts and memories of a passionate young love affair that threaten everything that has come to define her.

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The child of 2 con artists, 16-year-old Sammie Bell always prided herself on knowing the score. But now she finds herself backed into a corner.
 

Another short but sweet week! 
Let me know what catches your eye!

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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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22 Responses to “Fresh Batch (July 22nd – 28th)”

  1. iLuvReadingTooMuch

    Can’t wait to get my hands on a lot of these! I can’t wait for Endlessly, but I still have to read Supernaturally first -___- and Cold Fury looks so good, like a really high action-packed novel. I still need to get to Circle of Silence!!! Dancergirl was really good, so looking forward to it. Great post! (btw, sorry to point this out, but the title of the post says Fresh Bath. I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to say Fresh Batch :D)

  3. Danny

    Squeals! Cannot wait for Endlessly!!!!!! :))) There are some awesome books next week, also I will totally get a copy of Cold Fury!

  4. Amy

    SO excited for Endlessly!! I have had it pre-ordered for a while. I also won a pre-order of Something Strange and Deadly that I am super excited about!! Drain You and Cold Fury both sound awesome too!! Last week there weren’t any books I was really pining for, but this week there’s a bunch lol!!

  5. Meg K.

    Some awesome books are being released this week! COLD FURY looks great, and I totally enjoyed SOMETHING STRANGE AND DEADLY. 😀 I still have yet to read Kiersten White’s PARANORMALCY, though, so all I can say about ENDLESSLY is that I love the cover.

    Thanks for sharing, Giselle!

  10. Sam

    I haven’t seen that cover of 13 before! I love it! I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of that book and maybe Drain You and Cold Fury too. 🙂

  11. Aneeqah

    Endlessly!!! I am SO excited for that one. The cover is just gorgeous! <3 Something Strange and Deadly also looks really great, as does Cold Fury. I'm definitely going to be checking out both those books along with Endlessly.

    Thanks for sharing Giselle!

    -Aneeqah @ My Not So Real Life

  12. Kristilyn (Reading in Winter)

    Great reads! I really need to start reading that Kelley Armstrong series … it looks soooo good! Drain You and Used to be look super good as well! I just read the Emily Giffin book this week and absolutely loved it — it was so much more than I thought it would be! I can’t believe I have to wait for her next book now.

  14. Addie R.

    This is my first time hearing of Red Heart Tattoo and it sounds amazing! Although I’m really looking forward to reading Something Starnge and Deadly and Cold Fury.

  15. Maji Bookshelf

    Great post!! Im currently reading Something Strange & Deadly, and its not so bad so far! Used to Be looks ADORABLE! And i hope Drain You will be a good book as well! Thanks for sharing!
    – Farah @MajiBookshelf

  18. ashelynn hetland

    I’m really super excited for Something Strange and Deadly and Cold Fury! I read Endlessly (and posted my review last week) and LOVED it! I’m wanting my pre-ordered copy to show up right NOW ha ha. 🙂

  20. Kathy Ann Coleman

    Red Heart Tattoo looks interesting, but aside from that this week isn’t looking like it’s bringing much that I want personally. Ah well. My wallet will be happy, anyway. :p

  21. Lisa

    The cover of Guitar Notes looks amaazing! Can’t wait for these books to hit the shelves!

    Lisa
    @turningpages94.blogspot.com