Desperately Wanting Wednesday: On the Preorder List

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What I'm Desperately Wanting:

I don't preorder often. Usually I have a stack of books I have to get through before I get to new books anyway, so I see no point in preordering when it will sit at the bottom of a pile. But, there are a few, that I'm excited for that once I receive them, they are on the preorder list and they will not be put at the bottom of the pile, instead, they will bypass my other books to be read straight away.

To be honest, I wasn't sure if I would like this series. I went into the first book a bit skeptical. I even had a hard time with the first few chapters. But then the story took off and left me panting when the book was done. Now that I'm a believer, I had to add the second book to the list.


The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
Bloodlines, Book 2
Release Date: June 12th, 2012

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.

But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age-old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, the ones who don’t die. But it’s her fear of being just that—special, magical, powerful—that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else—someone forbidden to her.

When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney’s loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she’s supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she’s been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.

Should she trust the Alchemists—or her heart?

I loved Catching Jordan. A lot. So I didn't even hesitate to add this next one to the list. There isn't much of a description yet, but no matter. It's still on my list.

Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally
Companion novel to Catching Jordan
Release Date: October 1st, 2012

About a 17-year-old girl named Parker who falls for the new 23-year-old coach of the baseball team.

 

I was pulled into this next series with the first chapter of the first book. I loved it. The drama, the tension, the romance. I'm excited for the final book in the trilogy. The ending of book 2 left me desperate for this one.



This is So Not Happening, by Kieran Scott
He's So, She's So, Book 3
Release Date: May 1st, 2012

After their long summer apart, Ally and Jake were hoping for a drama free senior year. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like things will work out that way...again. — It turns out that Chloe is pregnant and says that Jake is the father. Hammond is pissed at his best friend, but mostly can't believe that Ally would stay with Jake. But Ally is tired of being apart from Jake and is willing to make it work. But that is easier said than done when Jake starts blowing Ally off to go to doctor's appointments with Chloe and Ally joins the school play and meets a new cute guy.

But as graduation approaches, things get more complicated as new secrets come out and Ally realizes maybe Jake isn't the guy she thought he was. After everything they've been through can Ally and Jake get out of Orchard Hill with their relationship intact?