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Flavor of the week:
Girl of Nightmares
Kendare Blake
Series: Anna, #2
Release date: August 7th 2012
by Tor Teen
It’s been months since the ghost of Anna Korlov opened a door to Hell in her basement and disappeared into it, but ghost-hunter Cas Lowood can’t move on.
His friends remind him that Anna sacrificed herself so that Cas could live–not walk around half dead. He knows they’re right, but in Cas’s eyes, no living girl he meets can compare to the dead girl he fell in love with.
Now he’s seeing Anna everywhere: sometimes when he’s asleep and sometimes in waking nightmares. But something is very wrong…these aren’t just daydreams. Anna seems tortured, torn apart in new and ever more gruesome ways every time she appears.
Cas doesn’t know what happened to Anna when she disappeared into Hell, but he knows she doesn’t deserve whatever is happening to her now. Anna saved Cas more than once, and it’s time for him to return the favor.
The Anna series:
Girl of Nightmares book trailer:
Kendare Blake is an import from South Korea who was raised in the United States by caucasian parents. You know, that old chestnut. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Ithaca College and a Master’s degree in Writing from Middlesex University in London. She brakes for animals, the largest of which was a deer, which sadly didn’t make it, and the smallest of which was a mouse, which did, but it took forever. Amongst her likes are Greek Mythology, rare red meat and veganism. She also enjoys girls who can think with the boys like Ayn Rand, and boys who scare the morality into people, like Bret Easton Ellis.
Other releases this week (click on cover for Goodreads):
*In no particular order* *Purchase links are for Book Depository*
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It’s the near future and the world has descended into chaos. On the surface, everything looks the same yet the unthinkable has happened… the dead have risen.
Phyre knows there is something life-changing about her new drama teacher, Mia, from the moment they meet. As Phyre rehearses for the school play, she comes to realize that the unrequited feelings she has for Mia go deeper than she’s ever experienced.
Sophie’s entrance into London society isn’t what she thought it would be: Mama isn’t there to guide her, Papa is buried in his work fighting Napoleon, and Sophie’s newly acquired limp keeps her from dancing at any of those glittering balls.
A wonderful collection of stories of supernatural love. In happy-ever-after endings, ghosts come to life so that lovers can be united in the flesh.
Recent college grad Alex Conner is thrilled to have landed a job as the Hughes County coroner/medical examiner in Pierre, South Dakota. But when her first day on the job ends with a missing corpse, Alex starts to wonder if she would have been better off collecting unemployment…
Sarah Dearly is adjusting to life as a fledgling vampire, satisfying her cravings at vampire-friendly blood banks. But when her fiancé Thierry takes a job with the Ring—the secret council in charge of keeping vampires in line—Sarah’s about to get more than a taste of danger…
Over the past summer, an overwhelming number of male students have left Kelly and Hunter’s small high school class. Some were sent to private school and others moved away. Whatever the case, the sudden population shift has left the already small Julius P. Heil High in desperate shape.
In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network.
Hig survived the flu that killed everyone he knows. His wife is gone, his friends are dead, he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, his only neighbor a gun-toting misanthrope.
With a mind for crime solving and headstrong about protecting her family, Liv Bergen finds herself trailing a vengeful killer with a crooked sense of justice.
When Darcy is hired by Elodie Keaton to clean up her missing mother’s disorderly home, the Wishcrafter is certainly up for the task. But beneath the piles of old newspapers and knickknacks, Darcy discovers something much more disturbing: Patrice Keaton’s body.
16 year old Anna Rogan has a secret she’s only shared with her best friend, Rei; she can astrally project out of her body, allowing her spirit to explore the world and the far reaches of the universe.
Uprooted from Shanghai, young Cassandra finds the Black Isle’s bustling, immigrant-filled seaport, swampy jungle, and grand rubber plantations a sharp contrast to the city of her childhood. And she soon discovers something more: the Black Isle is home to a myriad of restless ghosts–ghosts that only she can see.
Sam Elling works for an internet dating company, but he still can’t get a date. So he creates an algorithm that will match you with your soul mate.
Nate “Ghost” Weller has loved Ali Morgan nearly half his life. But he’s done something so heinous he’s convinced she’ll never forgive him if she discovers the truth, so he keeps his feelings and his secrets to himself.
It is 1943—the height of the Second World War. Sigrid’s tedious existence is turned upside down when she finds herself hiding a mother and her two young daughters—whom she believes might be her lover’s family—and she must make terrifying choices that could cost her everything.
We meet four young women, best friends forever, who must navigate life as the children of some of the most powerful people in the nation.
The Rule of Four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant premise based on the 2012 apocalypse phenomenon—perfect for readers of Steve Berry, Preston and Child, and Dan Brown.
A quarter century ago, the Seawitch cruised away from her dock and disappeared with everyone on board. Now, the boat has mysteriously returned to her old berth in Seattle and the insurance company has hired Harper to find out what happened.
It’s the start of the fall semester, and a new crop of Acari and Trainees have descended on the Isle of Night. Watcher training has intensified, and Drew has a new roommate named Mei-Ling. But Mei-Ling harbors a dangerous secret that drove the vampires to abduct her against her will.
For Devon Manning, being a social worker is a rewarding job, but also a constant reminder of her own troubled youth. Devon takes everything one day at a time-unable to form a relationship with anyone except the children she rescues.
Penelope is the kind of girl who passes through much of her life with coffee spilled on her white shirt, who can’t quite tell when people are joking, and who, inevitably, always says the wrong thing. But no amount of coaching will prepare Penelope for the people she meets at Harvard.
After dying and being revived with the experimental drug Returne, Bryn Davis is theoretically free to live her unlife—with regular doses to keep her going. But Bryn knows that the government has every intention of keeping a tight lid on Pharmadene’s life-altering discovery, no matter the cost.
In Rivals and Retribution, the fifth book in the 13 to Life series by Shannon Delany, Pietr and Jessie will find themselves caught in a pack war with a new breed of werewolves.
For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital.
Enticed to the island paradise where an enigmatic prince is living in exile, beautiful, virginal Talia is introduced to a world of forbidden pleasure where the prince’s every whim is fulfilled and her fantasies are rendered in exquisite detail. B
Dream Lake takes readers once again to the exquisite setting of Friday Harbor, and tells the story of Zoӫ Hoffman, an innkeeper who has all but given up on love.
Emma Bannon, Prime sorceress in the service of the Empire, has a mission: to protect Archibald Clare, a failed, unregistered mentath. His skills of deduction are legendary, and her own sorcery is not inconsiderable.
Window Rock, Arizona, is the last known location of Honor Roberts, who vanished when she was just thirteen. It was her only sanctuary from the Breed research that would surely have ended in her death–one such insidious experiment should, indeed, have killed her. That she lived is both a miracle–and a great mystery.
Maybe driving home after a few (or more) shots of tequila had been a bad idea, but hell, he did it all the time. The cops had to have been freaking bored to have pulled him over. He wasn’t even swerving! That’s Cage York’s story and he’s sticking to it.
One last chance…
For Max, Fang, Angel, Iggy, Nudge, and Gazzy.
Before it all ends.
When Isaac is attacked by vampires that “leaked “from the pages of books into our world, he barely manages to escape. To his horror he discovers that vampires have been attacking other magic-users as well, and Gutenberg has been kidnapped.
When seventh grader Georges (the S is silent) moves into a Brooklyn apartment building, he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old coffee-drinking loner and self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safer’s first spy recruit.
At once terrifying and magnetic, “Beauty Killer” Gretchen Lowell returns with a vengeance in “Kill You Twice, ” Chelsea Cain’s latest razor-sharp psychological thriller.
Turned into a vampire against her will, twenty-eight-year-old Merit found her way into the dark circle of Chicago’s vampire underground, where she learned there was more to supernaturals than met the eye—and more supernaturals than the public ever imagined.
Gemma seems to have it all—she’s carefree, pretty, and falling in love with Alex, the boy next door. He’s always been just a friend, but this summer they’ve taken their relationship to the next level, and now there’s no going back. Then one night, Gemma’s ordinary life changes forever.
Long before recorded history, there was a warrior so feared that everyone trembled before his wrath. Only a brutal betrayal by the one closest to him could defeat him. But not even death was the end of a man so strong.
On mid-summer’s eve Noli wishes to be anyplace but her dreadful school. A mysterious man from the Realm of Faerie rescues her and brings her to the Otherworld, only to reveal that she must be sacrificed, otherwise, the entire Otherworld civilization will perish.
After Mina is called in to investigate the murder of an aristocratic bounder, her husband Rhys—known to the world as the Iron Duke—must overcome his fear for his new bride before his need to protect her tears them apart.
When Indian Princess Alexandrina is left penniless by the sudden death of her father, the Maharaja of Brindor, Queen Victoria grants her a grace-and-favor home in Hampton Court Palace. Though rumored to be haunted, Alexandrina and her lady’s maid, Pooki, have no choice but to take the Queen up on her offer.
Nine-year-old Carrie Parker and her mother, Libby, are making a fresh start in the small town of Hartsville, North Carolina, ready to put their turbulent past behind them. Violence has shattered their family and left Libby nearly unable to cope.
Chronicling the rise of the Keepers, this is the stunning prequel to Andrea Cremer’s internationally bestselling Nightshade trilogy!
William Tucker loves being a volunteer firefighter (maybe it’s no coincidence that a pastor’s son would enjoy saving people). And after he rescues his crush, Mandy Pearman, she undergoes a profound transformation for the better.
The Broken Empire burns with the fires of a hundred battles as lords and petty kings battle for the all-throne. The long road to avenge the slaughter of his mother and brother has shown Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath the hidden hands behind this endless war.
On the verge of revisiting her mother’s mistakes, Lemon struggles to cope with the idea of herself as a young unmarried mother, as well as the fact that she’s never met her own father.
Now THIS is a huge release week! What are your top anticipated?
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Shane
So many interesting books.
Rhiannon Frater
Whoa…that’s an epic release day! My pocket book hurts!
kimbacaffeinate
I have been waiting for Seawitch since it was announced. Can’t wait for mine to arrive.
Cassandra
I have been waiting for a couple of those but now my tbr list just grew by about 10. Now i just need to get out of the hospital and get them! Lol
Suzanne @ Paranormal Book Fan
I really want to read Girl of Nightmares, and I hadn’t realised that a fifth book in the 13 to Life series was coming out already. I have the first 3 books in the series from the library at the moment and I’ll be reading them soon 🙂
Silverlight
Wow, so many great books this week!!!
I still have to read Throne Of Glass, I’m reading the novella’s, first, and they are great so far.
Umm, yep, I’ll be BROKE this week…Thanks for the list, hun!!! 🙂
Meg K.
Ah! So many great books are coming out! Remind me to get AURACLE, WAKE, INNOCENT DARKNESS, and, and… This is going to be one great week! 🙂
Terri Rochenski
Seriously???? I never heard of most of these, but now my to-list is going to explode.
NEED another amazon gift card …
vivalabooks
Wow! So many great books are coming out!
Amy
Wow there’s a lot of books this week!! I already have my pretty finished copy of Girl of Nightmares thanks to Tor Teen!! SQUEE!! I really want to get Rift, Innocent Darkness, and Auracle. Those sound good. I didn’t care for Glitch, but I think a lot of people will like it.
The Blonde Zombie
I already have The Iron Wyrm and Biting cold, just waiting for Two Weeks Notice, it’s not out for a bit here in the UK. I’m not too bothered about the rest.
Is there anyone from the UK who thinks that the close up of Anna (Girl of Nightmares cover) looks like Stacey Slater from Eastenders? (can’t remember her real name)
Millie
Ahh! There’s soo many good books! Auracle and Rift are up there! I’m so excited for other people to read those books. Wake, too. Hopefully our reviews of those books will convince others to read those books. 🙂
Alisa Selene
Wow that is huge list of books! Awesomsauce!
This is off topic but I tagged you in an interview meme..
http://picturemereading.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/stacking-the-shelves-3/
Ali @ Ginger-read
So many to choose from!! I normally am not a big fan of book trailers, BUT ~ the Girl of Nightmares trailer rocks! Love it!!!
smallgirl
So many awesome-looking new releases! I wasn’t aware of most of these, but I’ve just added a handful to my TBR. Capital Girls and Penelope sound like exactly my kind of books. Liar and Spy has intrigued me, too!
Mel - Thedailyprophecy.
Wooooow, a lot of releases!
Throne of glass, Glitch, Auracle, The Iron Wyrm Affair, Wake, Innocent Darkness, Rift; I hear my wallet cry :p
Valia Lind
So many awesome books! Some I didn’t even know about! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Addie R.
I’ve already read Girl of Nightmares, Rift, Innocent Darkness and Throne of Glass. So I guess the main book I’m excited to read this month is Wake:}
Thanks for sharing!
Kristilyn (Reading in Winter)
Great books this week! I think I’m most interested for Anna … can’t wait to get my hands on it!!
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Sharon ObsessionwithBooks
Oh my gosh! so many amazing books – it’s going to be an expensive week 😉
Sam
Ooh there are some good ones coming out soon! I can’t wait to get my hands on Rift and Girl of Nightmares especially. I loved Anna! 🙂
Nereyda @Mostly YA Book Obsessed
So many good books! Out of all of these my most anticipated is Biting Cold (which I am currently reading and loving!). Your review really made me want Auracle and Girl of Nightmares rocks!
roro
i loved auracle/burn was meh
Savannah Valdez
So many greats books. Thank God for payday!!
Shooting Stars Mag
Stop it!! I can’t handle all the wonderful sounding books. No, I’m kidding…it’s crazy, but I love these posts and I keep saving them to my favorites so I can eventually add (like tons of them) to my wish list.
-lauren