Waiting on Wednesday (8): One by Leigh Ann Kopans

*Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill@Breaking the Spine and is a weekly meme allowing for bloggers to connect and share their most anticipated reads.*

Hi Loves,

This week I'm waiting on...

One by Leigh Ann Kopans
Release Date: June 11, 2013

Goodreads Summary

When having two powers makes you a Super and having none makes you a Normal, having only one makes you a sad half-superpowered freak.

It makes you a One.

Sixteen-year-old Merrin Grey would love to be able to fly – too bad all she can do is hover.

If she could just land an internship at the Biotech Hub, she might finally figure out how to fix herself. She busts her butt in AP Chem and salivates over the Hub’s research on the manifestation of superpowers, all in hopes of boosting her chances.

Then she meets Elias VanDyne, another One, and all her carefully crafted plans fly out the window. Literally. When the two of them touch, their Ones combine to make them fly, and when they’re not soaring over the Nebraska cornfields, they’re busy falling for each other.

Merrin's mad chemistry skills land her a spot on the Hub's internship short list, but as she gets closer to the life she always wanted, she discovers that the Hub’s purpose is more sinister than it has always seemed. Now it’s up to her to decide if it's more important to fly solo, or to save everything - and everyone - she loves.

Why I'm Waiting: I feel like if the summary/premise doesn't grab you with this book, then the stunning cover definitely will. It reminds me of Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger just because of the cover and the overall concept of super-human flight. This one is really pretty and I have my fingers crossed tight that the wait will be worth it! What do you think, and what are you waiting on? 

XX,

Waiting on Wednesday (7) : The Chaos of Stars

*Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill@Breaking the Spine and is a weekly meme allowing for bloggers to connect and share their most anticipated reads.*

Hey guys!

This week I'm waiting on...

The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
Publishing: September 10th, 2013
Pages: 352
Genre: YA, Mythology, Paranormal, Fantasy
Publisher: HarperTeen

Goodreads Summary

Isadora’s family is seriously screwed up.

Of course, as the human daughter of Egyptian gods, that pretty much comes with the territory. She’s also stuck with parents who barely notice her, and a house full of relatives who can’t be bothered to remember her name. After all, they are going to be around forever—and she’s a mere mortal.

Isadora’s sick of living a life where she’s only worthy of a passing glance, and when she has the chance to move to San Diego with her brother, she jumps on it. But Isadora’s quickly finding that a “normal” life comes with plenty of its own epic complications—and that there’s no such thing as a clean break when it comes to family. Much as she wants to leave her past behind, she can’t shake the ominous dreams that foretell destruction for her entire family. When it turns out there may be truth in her nightmares, Isadora has to decide whether she can abandon her divine heritage after all.

What are you waiting on?? I love the cover, and when the awesome folks at Cuddlebuggery shared it earlier this week I knew I was 100% sold. This book was on my wishlist prior, but I had no idea a cover had been released :) Out of all the books I am dying to read this year, The Chaos of Stars  is most definitely near the top of that list. 

I'm interested to know what you think, what books are you dying to read? Share in the comments below, Loves.

Until next time, take care!

XX,

In My Mailbox (1)

And we're rolling...

Hey there! It's Judith here, popping in to share some pretty great news. As most of you know, my blog isn't the most established yet as I am new to the Blogerverse; this post will mark my very first "In My Mailbox!" I am loving having Choice Reads as well as every other aspect associated with book blogging. I love doing this, and thank sincerely every blogger that has been kind enough to help me/make me feel welcome here. You guys are angels, stop hiding your wings, and I appreciate you.

But back to the matter at hand, the meme I will be using today was created by The Story Siren and I am happy to participate because - ahem - I got something in my mailbox yesterday! This is a title that has been on my to-read list since the beginning of this year and when the package from The Book Depository rolled in I gave a very girlish squeal and embarrassingly hopped over the place like Channing Tatum was standing at my door with flowers. I pity my brothers because they had to witness that odd display of insanity, but they got over it and I have faith that the same can be expected of you guys too!

But moving on, on to what I got in the mail...

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers finally arrived and I'm all kinds of mad-glad that not only do I get to read this book soon, but I freaking own it! Ha, there are a couple items on my currently-reading shelf pending as well as some books on my kindle, Tookie, but this is definitely up there! I'm in the middle of three books at the moment:

1.) Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

2.) A Million Suns by Beth Revis

3.) Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles


I am pretty much half-way through with all of them and should be done Rules of Attraction this evening. So far, I love Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone and am very much dying to get my hands back on it as soon as the first two I mentioned are through. The book itself is beautiful - Daughter of Smoke and Bone - but the thing is, the others are library loans and are wanted back pretty soon. Having them out of the way first and then moving on to Laini Taylor makes more sense to me, so I will get back to reading so that more reviews and In My Mailbox's will be ready to go up in the very near future!

By the way, what are you loving this week, receive anything new? I'd love to hear about it!