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This week my Most Anticipated Release of the Week is Rogue. I can't believe that I'm finally going to be able to find out what happens with Lex and the rest of her gang of reapers. I fell in love with this series after reading the first book, Croak. It was hilarious and so different from other books that I couldn't help but be sucked into the world Gina Damico created. Now, I'm sad to say that Rogue is the final book in this amazing trilogy and I'm going to have to let go of these characters and move on. Luckily I still have this final book to look forward to. Plus if I get too sad I can always re-read!

Summary:
Lex is a teenage Grim Reaper with the power to Damn souls, and it’s getting out of control. She’s a fugitive, on the run from the maniacal new mayor of Croak and the townspeople who want to see her pay the price for her misdeeds. Uncle Mort rounds up the Junior Grims to flee Croak once again, but this time they’re joined by Grotton, the most powerful Grim of all time. Their new mission is clear: Fix his mistakes, or the Afterlife will cease to exist, along with all the souls in it.　

The gang heads for Necropolis, the labyrinth-like capital city of the Grimsphere. There, they discover that the Grimsphere needs a reboot. To do that, the portals to the Afterlife must be destroyed…but even that may not be enough to fix the damage. Things go from bad to worse, and when at last the fate of the Afterlife and all the souls of the Damned hang in the balance, it falls to Lex and her friends to make one final, impossible choice.(Goodreads)

Rogue (Croak #3), Gina Damico. Expected Publication: September 10, 2013; Graphia. Paperback 336 pgs.

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This week My Most Anticipated Release of the Week is...Breaking Nova. I have become a huge fan of Jessica Sorensen and I can't wait to read her latest release. This one seems like it's going to be an emotional read and I'm dying to find out all about Nova and Quinton.  

Summary:

Nova Reed used to have dreams-of becoming a famous drummer, of marrying her true love. But all of that was taken away in an instant. Now she's getting by as best she can, though sometimes that means doing things the old Nova would never do. Things that are slowly eating away at her spirit. Every day blends into the next . . . until she meets Quinton Carter. His intense, honey brown eyes instantly draw her in, and he looks just about as broken as she feels inside.

Quinton once got a second chance at life-but he doesn't want it. The tattoos on his chest are a constant reminder of what he's done, what he's lost. He's sworn to never allow happiness into his life . . . but then beautiful, sweet Nova makes him smile. He knows he's too damaged to get close to her, yet she's the only one who can make him feel alive again. Quinton will have to decide: does he deserve to start over? Or should he pay for his past forever?(Goodreads)

Breaking Nova (Nova #1), Jessica Sorensen. Expected Publication: September 3, 2013; Forever.

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This week my Most Anticipated Release of the Week is Origin. I have been dying to get my hands on this book ever since I finished Opal. Come on, with that ending how could I not want to know what was going to happen next. I was also really excited when I found out that Origin was going to have both Daemon and Katy's POV's. Daemon and Katy have become one of my favorite book couples and I need to know how they're doing after being separated in Opal. I so can't wait to get my hands on this one!!

Summary:
Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.

After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.

All Katy can do is survive.

Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?

Together, they can face anything.

But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on?

And will they even be together?(Goodreads)

Origin (Lux #4), Jennifer L. Armentrout. Expected Publication: August 27, 2013; Entangled Publishing. Paperback, 400 pgs.

Honorable Mentions

Girl on Tour (Kylie Ryans #2), Caisey Quinn. Expected Publication: August 27, 2013; Kindle Edition. 

The Liberator (Dante Walker #2), Victoria Scott. Expected Publication: August 27, 2013; Entangled Teen. Paperback 350 pgs.

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This week my Most Anticipated Release of the Week is...Infinityglass. Though I have only read the first book in this trilogy I have been waiting for the trilogy to conclude so I can read the last two books back to back. I really loved the first book, Hourglass though a re-read will probably be necessary. I loved the concept of this trilogy and I can't wait to see where it goes and how it ends.

Summary:

The Hourglass is a secret organization focused on the study of manipulating time, and its members — many of them teenagers -­have uncanny abilities to make time work for them in mysterious ways. Inherent in these powers is a responsibility to take great care, because altering one small moment can have devastating consequences for the past, present, and future. But some time trav­elers are not exactly honorable, and sometimes unsavory deals must be struck to maintain order.

With the Infinityglass (central to understanding and harnessing the time gene) at large, the hunt is on to find it before someone else does.

But the Hourglass has an advantage. Lily, who has the ability to locate anything lost, has determined that the Infinityglass isn't an object. It's a person. And the Hourglass must find him or her first. But where do you start searching for the very key to time when every second could be the last?(Goodreads)

Infinityglass (Hourglass #3), Myra McEntire. Expected Publication: August 6, 2013; EgmontUSA.  Hardcover, 336 pgs. 

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This week is a HUGE week for books that I'm anticipating. It's difficult to pick which one I want to read the most, but I finally narrowed it down. So without further ado my Most Anticipated Release of the Week is...Shark Out of Water. If you haven't started this series yet I highly suggest that you do, it's amazing and I can't seem to get enough of the characters that Jenn Cooksey has created. Shark Out of Water is book three and since book two, The Other Fish in the Sea left off with a bit of a cliffhanger I have been dying to know what happens next. I know what I'll be doing once this one is released, so I hope no one needs me for anything. I'll definitely be getting lost inside this book!!

Summary:
In Shark Out of Water, the highly anticipated third installment in this humorous yet honest and real coming of age story, we delve even further into the lives of the GYP gang and many questions are sure to be answered, however, are you really ready for what lies ahead in the continuation of their adventure? Well, grab your pole and let’s find out.(Goodreads)

Shark Out of Water (Grab Your Pole #3), Jenn Cooksey. Expected Release Date: July 30, 2013.

Honorable Mentions:

Midnight Frost (Mythos Academy #5), Jennifer Estep Expected Publication: July 30, 2013;  K-Teen Paperback, 400 pgs

The Redemption of Callie and Kayden (The Coincidence #2), Jessica Sorensen. Expected Publication: July 30, 2013; Sphere 

Near and Far (Lost and Found #2), Nicole Williams. Expected Publication: July 30, 2013. 350 pgs.

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There are not a lot of books releasing this week but I did see one book I'm looking forward to reading. My Most Anticipated Release of the Week is...A Darkness Strange and Lovely. I've been looking forward to reading the first book in this trilogy for quite some time. But unfortunately my reading pile is out of control and I seem to have an issue with the one-click buying. I love the sounds of this trilogy and I can't wait to get started on it. I just need to tame my pile first.

Summary:

Following an all-out battle with the walking Dead, the Spirit Hunters have fled Philadelphia, leaving Eleanor alone to cope with the devastating aftermath. But there’s more trouble ahead—the evil necromancer Marcus has returned, and his diabolical advances have Eleanor escaping to Paris to seek the help of Joseph, Jie, and the infuriatingly handsome Daniel once again. When she arrives, however, she finds a whole new darkness lurking in this City of Light. As harrowing events unfold, Eleanor is forced to make a deadly decision that will mean life or death for everyone.(Goodreads)

A Darkness Strange and Lovely (Something Strange and Deadly #2), Susan Dennard. Expected Publication: July 23rd 2013; HarperTeen Hardcover, 416 pgs.

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My Most Anticipated Release of the Week is...Frigid. I'll pretty much read anything by J Lynn/Jennifer L. Armentrout. After I read the teaser chapters she released I was already hooked. I just wanted to know what happened next with Sydney and Kyler. Since this one is releasing early it's definitely  my most anticipated read this week. 

Summary:

For twenty-one-year-old Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn't anything new. They'd been best friends ever since he pushed her down on the playground and she made him eat a mud pie. Somewhere over the years, she fell for him and fell hard. The big problem with that? Kyler puts the 'man' in man-whore. He's never stayed with a girl longer than a few nights, and with it being their last year in college, Syd doesn't want to risk their friendship by declaring her love.

Kyler has always put Syd on a pedestal that was too high for him to reach. To him, she's perfect and she's everything. But the feelings he has for her, he's always hidden away or focused on any other female. After all, Kyler will always be the poor boy from the wrong side of tracks, and Syd will always be the one girl he can never have.

But when they're stranded together at a posh ski resort due to a massive Nor'easter, there's nothing stopping their red-hot feelings for each other from coming to the surface. Can their friendship survive the attraction? Better yet, can they survive at all? Because as the snow falls, someone is stalking them, and this ski trip may be a life-changer in more ways than one.(Goodreads)

Frigid (Frigid #1) J.Lynn. Expected Publication: July 15, 2013; Spencer Hill Contemporary. 

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My Most Anticipated Release of the Week is... Losing Hope. First I must say Hopeless was an extremely emotional and intense read. The characters drew me in and I loved reading about how they started to heal and deal with their pasts. Once I heard that we would get Holder's story, I couldn't wait to read it. I love that we will get to read about what he was thinking and doing during Hopeless. I'm a huge fan of getting the story from both main characters so I will definitely be reading this one once it is released. 

Summary:

In Hopeless, Sky left no secret unearthed, no feeling unshared, and no memory forgotten, but Holder’s past remained a mystery.

Still haunted by the little girl he let walk away, Holder has spent his entire life searching for her in an attempt to finally rid himself of the crushing guilt he has felt for years. But he could not have anticipated that the moment they reconnect, even greater remorse would overwhelm him…

Sometimes in life, if we wish to move forward, we must first dig deep into our past and make amends. In Losing Hope, bestselling author Colleen Hoover reveals what was going on inside Holder’s head during all those hopeless moments—and whether he can gain the peace he desperately needs.

Losing Hope (Hopeless #2), Colleen Hoover. Expected Publication: July 8, 2013; Atria Books. Kindle Edition 336 pgs.

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This week my Most Anticipated Release of the Week is...Facade. I loved the first book in the Game series by Nyrae Dawn. I couldn't help but be drawn in by Cole and Cheyenne.  They are such complex characters and I found myself devouring Charade just to learn more about them and why they are they way they are. While reading Charade we are introduced to Adrian and I was definitely intrigued by him. I can't wait to read his story and unravel some of the mystery that is Adrian. I can't wait to get my hands on this New Adult read.

Summary:

Can love save them?

After her father commits a crime that shatters her family, eighteen-year-old Delaney Cross is tired of pretending everything is all right. Packing up her car, she sets out to find the people her father hurt. Her search leads her to places she’s never been—and into the arms of Adrian Westfall.

To the outside world, Adrian is a sexy, charming ladies’ man. But his playboy persona is just an act. Secretly his soul is tortured by a memory too painful to share. Only Delaney seems to see through his façade to the real man underneath. And for the first time in his life, Adrian feels he can begin to open up about his past.

Together, Adrian and Delaney share a passionate love they never expected to find. Yet both still harbor their own secrets. When the dark truth is finally revealed, will it bring them closer together—or tear them apart forever?

Facade(Games #2), Nyrae Dawn. Expected Publication: July 2, 2013; Forever. Kindle Edition 304 pgs.

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My Most Anticipated Release of the Week is...After Daybreak. I really enjoyed the first two books in this trilogy. I like that these books have kept me guessing and I'm always wondering what is going to happen next. Book two, Blood-Kissed Sky had me on the edge of my seat and the ending had me wishing After Daybreak's release date wasn't so far away. I love the way the vampires are portrayed in these books. They have an an edge to them and most of them aren't very friendly. I'm also excited to see if we find out more about the other cities in this world since book one took place in Denver and book two introduced readers to Los Angeles. I will definitely be getting this one when it comes out!

Summary:

Dawn returns from L.A. with terrifying news: In his greed for power, the maniacal Day Walker Sin is raising an army and infecting his followers with the Thirst—a rabieslike disease that will turn them into mindless killers. To stop him, Dawn and Victor will have to convince humans and vampires to work together before it’s too late.(Goodreads)

After Daybreak (Darkness Before Dawn Trilogy #3), J.A. London. Expected Publication: June 25, 2013; HarperTeen. Paperback, 336 pgs.

Honorable Mention:
Damaged 2 (Damaged #2), H.M. Ward.Expected Publication: June 24, 2013; Laree Bailey Press. Kindle Edition.