Category: Waiting on Wednesday

Weekend Wrap-up #175 – Norway on my Mind

Weekend Wrap-up #175 – Norway on my Mind

Weekend Wrap-up is where I share my new books, as well as what happened here at (un)Conventional Bookviews and elsewhere in the blogoshpere. I’m linking up with the usual suspects, AKA Team Tynga’s Reviews and Caffeinated Reviewer. STS #175 Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews is all about the latest additions to my library – virtual or actual, with books that are  bought, borrowed, won or ARCs  I will (probably) be reading soon. Without further ado, here’s what I added to my bloated shelves this past week: This was an absolutely crazy week for ARCs! I was sent one big batch (seven books!) from Carina Press – un-solicited, and I got three from Sourcebooks Fire – also un-solicited. Plus, I finally […]

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Waiting on Wednesday #86 – Every Heart a Doorway

Waiting on Wednesday #86 – Every Heart a Doorway

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place to showcase a book we’re really looking forward to with bated breath! A new release in our favorite series, an exciting new title from a favorite author…  Waiting on Wednesday #86 When I first read the summary for Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire, I was very, very intrigued! This title is the one I’m waiting on this week, it is scheduled for release on April 5th by Tor.com, so not long to wait now!   Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children No Solicitations No Visitors No Quests Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the […]

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Waiting on Wednesday #85 – How it Ends

Waiting on Wednesday #85 – How it Ends

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place to showcase a book we’re really looking forward to with bated breath! A new release in our favorite series, an exciting new title from a favorite author…  Waiting on Wednesday #85 This week, I’m waiting on How it Ends – it is a YA story by Catherine Lo, which seems to treat a friendship in the same way as a romantic relationship… from the first meeting to the break-up. This amazing-sounding book is scheduled for release on June 7th by HMH Books for Young Readers.   How it begins… “You’re in my English class, right?” I almost checked behind me […]

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Waiting on Wednesday #84 – The Art of Not Breathing

Waiting on Wednesday #84 – The Art of Not Breathing

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place to showcase a book we’re really looking forward to with bated breath! A new release in our favorite series, an exciting new title from a favorite author…  Waiting on Wednesday #84 It always amazes me that there are so many fantastic-looking new books coming out, books I’m waiting on, wishing for and lusting after… This week, I’m waiting on The Art of Not Breathing by Sarah Alexander, this YA contemporary is scheduled for release on April 26th by HMH Books for Young readers.   Since her twin brother, Eddie, drowned five years ago, sixteen-year-old Elsie Main has tried to remember […]

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Waiting on Wednesday #83 – The Study of Seduction

Waiting on Wednesday #83 – The Study of Seduction

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place to showcase a book we’re really looking forward to with bated breath! A new release in our favorite series, an exciting new title from a favorite author…  Waiting on Wednesday #83 I love historical romances, and there are several authors I always enjoy. Today, I’m waiting on the next installment in Sabrina Jeffries Sinful Suitors series, The Study of Seduction, which is due for release on March 22nd by Gallery / Pocket Books.   When Edwin Barlow, the Earl of Blakeborough, agrees to help his best friend’s impetuous ward, Lady Clarissa Lindsey, in her time of need, he knows he’s […]

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Waiting on Wednesday #82 – The Glittering Court

Waiting on Wednesday #82 – The Glittering Court

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place to showcase a book we’re really looking forward to with bated breath! A new release in our favorite series, an exciting new title from a favorite author…  Waiting on Wednesday #82 Being a big fan of Richelle Mead, I have to admit I was bouncing with excitement when I heard she’s starting a new series, and that the first book, The Glittering Court is scheduled for release on April 16th by Razorbill! And just look at that beautiful cover. *Swoon* So today, I’m waiting on:   Big and sweeping, spanning the refined palaces of Osfrid to the gold dust and […]

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Waiting on Wednesday #81 – The Flame Never Dies

Waiting on Wednesday #81 – The Flame Never Dies

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place to showcase a book we’re really looking forward to with bated breath! A new release in our favorite series, an exciting new title from a favorite author…  Waiting on Wednesday #81 When I read Rachel Vincent’s The Stars Never Rise, I was so intrigued – the story, the characters, the universe, the religion – everything was different. And it was a very good different. So, today, I’m waiting on the second book in the series, The Flame Never Dies. It doesn’t even have a summary yet, but I know I want it!   The Flame Never Dies is scheduled for […]

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Waiting on Wednesday #80 – Rebel of the Sands

Waiting on Wednesday #80 – Rebel of the Sands

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place to showcase a book we’re really looking forward to with bated breath! A new release in our favorite series, an exciting new title from a favorite author…  Waiting on Wednesday #80 There are so many very cool books being released in 2016, I am really wondering if I should just quit everything else and only read! Today, I’m waiting on Rebel of the Sands, which is scheduled for release on March 8th by Penguin Books. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton She’s more gunpowder than girl—and the fate of the desert lies in her hands. Mortals rule the desert […]

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Waiting on Wednesday #79 – The Girl From Everywhere

Waiting on Wednesday #79 – The Girl From Everywhere

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place to showcase a book we’re really looking forward to with bated breath! A new release in our favorite series, an exciting new title from a favorite author…  Waiting on Wednesday #79 Today, I’m waiting on The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig. Scheduled for release on February 16th, 2016 by Greenwillow Books.   Heidi Heilig’s debut teen fantasy sweeps from modern-day New York City to nineteenth-century Hawaii to places of myth and legend. Sixteen-year-old Nix has sailed across the globe and through centuries aboard her time-traveling father’s ship. But when he gambles with her very existence, it all may be […]

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Waiting on Wednesday #78 – Blackhearts

Waiting on Wednesday #78 – Blackhearts

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine. This meme is a place to showcase a book we’re really looking forward to with bated breath! A new release in our favorite series, an exciting new title from a favorite author…  Waiting on Wednesday #78 When I read the summary for Blackhearts and realized this is a loose re-telling of Blackbeard, my heart actually started beating harder, that’s how excited I was for this story! So that’s the main reason I’m waiting on it. Blackhearts is scheduled for release on February 9th, 2016 by Simon Pulse.   Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman Blackbeard the pirate was known for striking fear in the hearts of the […]

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