NetGalley Titles You May Have Missed (06)

I admit – I am kind of addicted to NetGalley. And every day week or so I like to browse through the titles and see what’s new, what I missed.

And, voila, I’ve made a list and here you go! Some fabulous looking NetGalley titles you may have missed!

Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

GUYS. Come on. I am SO STOKED for Stormdancer.

Title & Author:
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
Publisher:
Thomas Dunne Books
Publication Date:
September 18, 2012

NetGalley | Goodreads

A DYING LAND
The Shima Imperium verges on the brink of environmental collapse; an island nation once rich in tradition and myth, now decimated by clockwork industrialization and the machine-worshipers of the Lotus Guild. The skies are red as blood, the land is choked with toxic pollution, and the great spirit animals that once roamed its wilds have departed forever.

AN IMPOSSIBLE QUEST
The hunters of Shima’s imperial court are charged by their Shōgun to capture a thunder tiger – a legendary creature, half-eagle, half-tiger. But any fool knows the beasts have been extinct for more than a century, and the price of failing the Shōgun is death.

A HIDDEN GIFT
Yukiko is a child of the Fox clan, possessed of a talent that if discovered, would see her executed by the Lotus Guild. Accompanying her father on the Shōgun’s hunt, she finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in Shima’s last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled thunder tiger for company. Even though she can hear his thoughts, even though she saved his life, all she knows for certain is he’d rather see her dead than help her.

But together, the pair will form an indomitable friendship, and rise to challenge the might of an empire.

Spellbinding by Maya Gold

WITCHES.

Title & Author:
Spellbinding by Maya Gold
Publisher:
Scholastic
Publication Date:
April 2013

NetGalley | Goodreads

Salem is the bewitching backdrop to this lush, fast-paced tale of one girl discovering the source of her powers.

It is during a routine school project that Abby Silva–sixteen and nearly friendless–makes a startling discovery: She is descended from women who were accused of witchcraft back in 1600s Salem. And when Abby visits nearby Salem, strange, inexplicable events start to unfold. Objects move when she wills them to. Candles burst into sudden flame. And an ancient spellbook somehow winds up in her possession.

Trying to harness her newfound power, Abby concocts a love potion to win over her longtime crush–and exact revenge upon his cruel, bullying girlfriend. But old magic is not to be trifled with. Soon, Abby is thrust headlong into a world of hexes, secrets, and danger. And then there’s Rem Anders, the beautiful, mysterious Salem boy who seems to know more about Abby than he first lets on.

A reckoning is coming, and Abby will have to make sense of her history–and her heart–before she can face the powerful truth. – Goodreads

Mystic City by Theo Lawrence

It’s a magical city. And I am intrigued.

Title & Author:
Mystic City by Theo Lawrence
Publisher:
Random House
Publication Date:
October 09, 2012

NetGalley | Goodreads

For fans of Matched, The Hunger Games, X-Men, and Blade Runner comes a tale of a magical city divided. A political rebellion ignited. A love that was meant to last forever.

Aria Rose, youngest scion of one of Mystic City’s two ruling rival families, finds herself betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents’ sworn enemies. The union of the two will end the generations-long political feud—and unite all those living in the Aeries, the privileged upper reaches of the city, against the banished mystics who dwell below in the Depths. But Aria doesn’t remember falling in love with Thomas; in fact, she wakes one day with huge gaps in her memory. And she can’t conceive why her parents would have agreed to unite with the Fosters in the first place. Only when Aria meets Hunter, a gorgeous rebel mystic from the Depths, does she start to have glimmers of recollection—and to understand that he holds the key to unlocking her past. The choices she makes can save or doom the city—including herself. – Goodreads

The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan

I have heard amazing things about The Brides of Rollrock Island!

Title & Author:
The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan
Publisher:
Random House
Publication Date:
September 11, 2012

NetGalley | Goodreads

On remote Rollrock Island, men go to sea to make their livings—and to catch their wives.

The witch Misskaella knows the way of drawing a girl from the heart of a seal, of luring the beauty out of the beast. And for a price a man may buy himself a lovely sea-wife. He may have and hold and keep her. And he will tell himself that he is her master. But from his first look into those wide, questioning, liquid eyes, he will be just as transformed as she. He will be equally ensnared. And the witch will have her true payment.

Margo Lanagan weaves an extraordinary tale of desire, despair, and transformation. With devastatingly beautiful prose, she reveals characters capable of unspeakable cruelty, but also unspoken love. – Goodreads

Since You Left Me by Allen Zadoff

I haven’t read anything by Allen Zadoff, but I’ve been told I should, so here it goes!

Title & Author:
Since You Left Me by Allen Zadoff
Publisher:
Egmont USA
Publication Date:
August 28, 2012

NetGalley | Goodreads

Everyone believes in something. Almost everyone.

For Sanskrit Aaron Zuckerman, it isn’t easy to believe. Especially when all the people you care about leave.

His Dad left after the divorce. The love of his life left in second grade. His best friend in Jewish school found God and practically left the planet. Now his yoga teacher Mom is falling in love with her spiritual guru, and she’s threatening to leave, too.

In a desperate attempt to keep his family together, Sanskrit tells just one small lie. And for a while it seems to be working. Because people start coming back. Sanskrit might even get the family he always wanted.

There’s just one little thing in his way. The truth. – Goodreads

Send Me a Sign by Tiffany Schmidt

I’ve heard Send Me a Sign will make me cry. And I am very excited.

Title & Author:
Send Me a Sign by Tiffany Schmidt
Publisher:
Walker Children’s
Publication Date:
October 02, 2012

NetGalley | Goodreads

Mia is always looking for signs. A sign that she should get serious with her soccer-captain boyfriend. A sign that she’ll get the grades to make it into an Ivy-league school. One sign she didn’t expect to look for was: “Will I survive cancer?” It’s a question her friends would never understand, prompting Mia to keep her illness a secret. The only one who knows is her lifelong best friend, Gyver, who is poised to be so much more. Mia is determined to survive, but when you have so much going your way, there is so much more to lose. From debut author Tiffany Schmidt comes a heart-wrenching and ultimately uplifting story of one girl’s search for signs of life in the face of death. – Goodreads

Between You and Me by Marisa Calin

I love love love contemporaries and Between You and Me will definitely be a chance of pace story wise!

Title & Author:
Between You and Me by Marisa Calin
Publisher:
Bloomsbury
Publication Date:
August 07, 2012

NetGalley | Goodreads

Phyre knows there is something life-changing about her new drama teacher, Mia, from the moment they meet. As Phyre rehearses for the school play, she comes to realize that the unrequited feelings she has for Mia go deeper than she’s ever experienced. Especially with a teacher. Or a woman. All the while, Phyre’s best friend—addressed throughout the story in the second person, as “you”—stands by, ready to help Phyre make sense of her feelings. But just as Mia doesn’t understand what Phyre feels, Phyre can’t fathom the depth of her best friend’s feelings . . . until it’s almost too late for a happy ending. Characters come to life through the innovative screenplay format of this dazzling debut, and unanswered questions—is “you” male or female?—will have readers talking. – Goodreads

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