Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. It is to spotlight books that are soon to be released that we wished would be released sooner. Here are our picks.
Kristen's Pick:
Title: Tempest Rising
Author: Tracy Deebs
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Expected Publication Date: May 10, 2011
Description: Tempest Maguire wants nothing more than to surf the killer waves near her California home; continue her steady relationship with her boyfriend, Mark; and take care of her brothers and surfer dad. But Tempest is half mermaid, and as her seventeenth birthday approaches, she will have to decide whether to remain on land or give herself to the ocean like her mother. The pull of the water becomes as insistent as her attraction to Kai, a gorgeous surfer whose uncanny abilities hint at an otherworldly identity as well. And when Tempest does finally give in to the water's temptation and enters a fantastical underwater world, she finds that a larger destiny awaits her—and that the entire ocean's future hangs in the balance.
April Nichole's Pick:
Title: The Goddess Test
Author: Aimee Carter
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pages: 297
Expected Publication Date: April 19, 2011
Description: Every girl who has taken the test has died.
Now it's Kate's turn.
It's always been just Kate and her mom--and now her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.
Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld--and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.
Kate is sure he's crazy--until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.
If she fails...
Kristen's Pick:Title: Tempest Rising
Author: Tracy Deebs
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Expected Publication Date: May 10, 2011
Description: Tempest Maguire wants nothing more than to surf the killer waves near her California home; continue her steady relationship with her boyfriend, Mark; and take care of her brothers and surfer dad. But Tempest is half mermaid, and as her seventeenth birthday approaches, she will have to decide whether to remain on land or give herself to the ocean like her mother. The pull of the water becomes as insistent as her attraction to Kai, a gorgeous surfer whose uncanny abilities hint at an otherworldly identity as well. And when Tempest does finally give in to the water's temptation and enters a fantastical underwater world, she finds that a larger destiny awaits her—and that the entire ocean's future hangs in the balance.
April Nichole's Pick:
Title: The Goddess Test
Author: Aimee Carter
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pages: 297
Expected Publication Date: April 19, 2011
Description: Every girl who has taken the test has died.
Now it's Kate's turn.
It's always been just Kate and her mom--and now her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.
Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld--and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.
Kate is sure he's crazy--until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.
If she fails...
I have The Goddess Test but not Tempest Rising. Both have pretty covers and both sound good. Great picks!
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I want to read both of these. Fantastic picks!
ReplyDeleteThe Goddess Test is on my TBR ^_^ and I've never heard of Tempest Rising before but it sounds really good. Adding it to my TBR!
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Nice picks!
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I'm dying to read The Goddess Test, and Temptest Rising looks amazing too! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteNice WoW picks! Hadn't heard of the first...but was wondering about the cover there. Looks like I guessed correctly...mermaid! ^_^ Been hearing great things about THE GODDESS TEST so far, curious to check it out for myself. Happy reading!
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