2012 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge

I decided to join the 2012 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge hosted by Reading With Tequila.  For more information about this challenge or to join, click here.  I am going to commit to Level III - which means I plan to read 15 of the books recommended on this list.  Here are the books I plan to read:

1.  Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

2.  The Maze Runner by James Dashner

3.  Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck

4.  City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

5.  This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

6.  The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

7.  The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa

8.  The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

9.  Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

10.  Wither by Lauren DeStefano

11.  Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

12.  Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

13.  You Against Me by Jenny Downham

14.  Across the Universe by Beth Revis

15.  Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs

16.  Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Waiting on Wednesday #1

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine

This week I'm waiting for.....

Out of Sight, Out of Time 
by Ally Carter


To Be Released on March 13, 2012



Summary:
The last thing Cammie Morgan remembers is leaving the Gallagher Academy to protect her friends and family from the Circle of Cavan--an ancient terrorist organization that has been hunting her for over a year. But when Cammie wakes up in an alpine convent and discovers months have passed, she must face the fact that her memory is now a black hole. The only traces left of Cammie’s summer vacation are the bruises on her body and the dirt under her nails, and all she wants is to go home.

Once she returns to school, however, Cammie realizes that even the Gallagher Academy now holds more questions than answers. Cammie, her friends, and mysterious spy-guy Zach must face their most difficult challenge yet as they travel to the other side of the world, hoping to piece together the clues that Cammie left behind. It’s a race against time. The Circle is hot on their trail and willing stop at nothing to prevent Cammie from remembering what she did last summer.

Why I'm waiting:  

It has been TWO years since Ally Carter released a Gallagher Girls book!  Well, that and a book about spies is awesome!

What book are you waiting for?

{Cover Reveal} Taste by Kate Evangelista

Isn't this the most gorgeous cover?I would kill to have that dress.


About the Book:Publication Date:  Fall 2012Publisher:  Crescent Moon PressGenre:  Young Adult, Paranormal Romance

At Barinkoff Academy, there's only one rule: no students on campus after curfew. Phoenix McKay soon finds out why when she is left behind at sunset. A group calling themselves night students threaten to taste her flesh until she is saved by a mysterious, alluring boy. With his pale skin, dark eyes, and mesmerizing voice, Demitri is both irresistible and impenetrable. He warns her to stay away from his dangerous world of flesh eaters. Unfortunately, the gorgeous and playful Luka has other plans.
When Phoenix is caught between her physical and her emotional attraction, she becomes the keeper of a deadly secret that will rock the foundations of an ancient civilization living beneath Barinkoff Academy. Phoenix doesn’t realize until it is too late that the closer she gets to both Demitri and Luka the more she is plunging them all into a centuries old feud.

Read Excerpt Here

Meet the Author:When Kate Evangelista was told she had a knack for writing stories, she did the next best thing: entered medical school. After realizing she wasn't going to be the next Doogie Howser, M.D., Kate wandered into the Literature department of her university and never looked back. Today, she is in possession of a piece of paper that says to the world she owns a Literature degree. To make matters worse, she took Master's courses in creative writing. In the end, she realized to be a writer, none of what she had mattered. What really mattered? Writing. Plain and simple, honest to God, sitting in front of her computer, writing.

You can find Kate Evangelista here:Goodreads | Facebook | Twitter | Website



My opinion: I think this book is going to be amazing.Did you read the excerpt?I did and am I ever looking forward to reading the book in full!!

What are your thoughts on this cover/book?

Wishlist Wednesday #1

Wishlist Wednesday is hosted by Dani at Pen to Paper

Entwined by Heather Dixon

Summary:

Azalea is trapped. Just when she should feel that everything is before her...beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls filled with dancing...it's taken away. All of it.

The Keeper understands. He's trapped, too, held for centuries within the walls of the palace. And so he extends an invitation. Every night, Azalea and her eleven sisters may step through the enchanted passage in their room to dance in his silver forest. But there is a cost. The Keeper likes to keep things. Azalea may not realize how tangled she is in his web until it is too late.

Why it's on my wishlist...

This book sounds fairly interesting.  Just from the summary I can get an idea of where this book is going to end.  However, every good book has a plot twist or two, so you can never really be sure.  I just want to know what this book has in store for Azalea and her eleven sisters.

Hopefully I will be able to purchase this book soon!  If you are interested in reading Entwined, you can click the link below to purchase this book at The Book Depository