Waiting on Wednesday: The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

This week’s can’t wait to read selection is
The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda.
Publication Date: May 8th 2012

The Hunt - St. Martin’s Griffin

Don’t Sweat.  Don’t Laugh.  Don’t draw attention to yourself.  And most of all, whatever you do, do not fall in love with one of them.

Gene is different from everyone else around him.  He can’t run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn’t hurt him and he doesn’t have an unquenchable lust for blood.  Gene is a human, and he knows the rules.  Keep the truth a secret.  It’s the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood.
 
When he’s chosen for a once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt the last remaining humans, Gene’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble around him.  He’s thrust into the path of a girl who makes him feel things he never thought possible—and into a ruthless pack of hunters whose suspicions about his true nature are growing. Now that Gene has finally found something worth fighting for, his need to survive is stronger than ever—but is it worth the cost of his humanity?

Synopsis by goodreads.com

Has anyone else noticed how many books will be released on that day? My best case scenario is splitting myself in at least three, better yet four (someone has to do the washing up and working part). Anyway ... this sounds like it’s putting an interesting twist on the dystopian genre by making humans the weaker species. The other slightly unusual bit that caught my attention is the male point of view this book is going to offer. Now I only need to solve this pesky reading-time-management problem.

What are you waiting on this week? Leave us a comment.

Teaser Tuesday: Death Cloud by Andrew Lane

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
To play along just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!  

 Death Cloud by Andrew Lane

Death Cloud  - Macmillan

'Sherlock,' Mycroft said gently. 'Time for Reality'
He opened his eyes.

-- page 17

'So how are we going to get out?'
'I found a stable, didn't I,' Matty said, still aggrieved. 'There's 'orses!'
'I can't ride!'

-- page 184


Having seen the Young Sherlock Holmes series at my local bookshop for a while now, I got hold of the first book last week. Being a lover of the Conan Doyle stories, I'm always careful to approach Holmes-related books, but curiosity won over. I have to say, Andrew Lane really did a good job. Holmes is 14 in the first book, a clever, but somewhat lonely, teenager. Helped by his tutor, Andrew Crowe, his deductive ability and brilliant mind blossom and he sets out unraveling his first murder. I'm definitely up for more murder mystery after this!

Waiting on Wednesday: The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

This week’s can’t wait to read selection is
The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross.
Publication Date: May 22nd 2012

The Girl in the Clockwork Collar - Harlequin

In New York City, 1897, life has never been more thrilling - or dangerous.

Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her "straynge band of mysfits" have journeyed from London to America to rescue their friend Jasper, hauled off by bounty hunters. But Jasper is in the clutches of a devious former friend demanding a trade - the dangerous device Jasper stole from him... for the life of the girl Jasper loves.

One false move from Jasper and the strange clockwork collar around Mei's neck tightens. And tightens.

Synopsis by goodreads.com

In this sequel to the The Girl in the Steel Corset Finley and her friends follow Jasper to America. Having read book one, we are curious to discover the background stories to the different characters and explore the love triangle(s) developed in the first book. Moreover there are Griffin's inventions: what will he introduce the world to this time and how are they going to help the group on their quest?
One way to find out: waiting for May to arrive soon. :)

What are you waiting on this week? Leave us a comment.

Teaser Tuesday: The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
To play along just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton

The Fearie Ring - Tor Teen / Macmillan

 “Don’t sit down—you’re not staying. And it’s none of your business who I’m with or where I go.”
-- Chapter 1

“Dear Leo, I don’t believe faeries are real. I know they are.”
-- Chapter 19

One way or another I repeatedly seem to end up in historical London lately. And I must say that in this case I’m not sad about it - to be honest it’s seldom I’m sorry to be in London in any capacity. This book is different. It’s not a trilogy but going to be a tetralogy for a change. Kiki Hamilton has designed an atmospheric story with interesting characters and quite a mystery that I’d like to explore further.

Waiting on Wednesday: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.


This week’s can’t wait to read selection is
Insurgent by Veronica Roth.
Publication Date: May 1st 2012

Insurgent - HarperTee

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

Synopsis by goodreads.com

I wouldn’t necessarily say that I’m waiting for this book. That would not do it justice at all. Now that it’s only a little over a month away it’s okay to begin the proper excitement phase. And to reread Divergent. If you haven’t had the chance to read it, you really should. People have been comparing this to a certain trilogy that just recently hit the silver screen and it’s true that they are similar in some aspects but also completely different in all the others. Anyway, I want it to be May sooner rather than later.

What are you waiting on this Wednesday?