WWW (8) and Waiting on Wednesday (June 22nd, 2011) Double Feature

W. W. W. Wednesday is hosted by Should Be Reading a great YA blog that I subscribe to. Here's how it works... Each Wednesday I will answer the following questions:

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you'll read next?

I've read some really excellent books this week, and am reading a couple of equally excellent books now. Yay me!

What are you currently reading?

The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School by Alexandra Robbins~ This book is as compelling as the other books I've read by this author. She has a way of sucking me in so that I enjoy her books despite not being a lover of non-fiction.

The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell~ I love Carrie Bradshaw and this glimpse into her life as a teenager is quite fun.

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray~ I just started this one and I am already loving it!

What did you recently finish reading?

Entwined by Heather Dixon~ This book made my "Hate List". No offense to those who loved it, but I was bored stiff. It has a gorgeous cover though...

Never Eighteen by Megan Bostic~ A great, but very sad read. I will review later on in the year, closer to it's release date.

Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter~ LOVED THIS BOOK! Can't wait for book two to release in October! Review coming soon.

The Poison Eaters and Other Stories by Holly Black~ If you like Holly Black, this is a must read. It is true to her style and subject matter. I'm a huge fan and I loved it. Review to come.

Unlocked by Ryan G. Van Cleave~ This is a contemporary novel-in-verse about a boy's internal struggle in whether or not to report his only friend who he suspects may shoot up his school. Very intriguing. Review to come.



What do you think you'll read next?

Hourglass by Myra McEntire~ I've been looking forward to this for AGES!! I'm so excited to finally have it in my hands. I hope it lives up to all the hype! The cover is fabulous, isn't it?

The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong~ Another much anticipated book. I've heard so many fabulous things!

Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton~ I've had this on my nightstand for weeks and I really need to get on it...

"Waiting On" Wednesday is another fun blog event. Hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, this event gives us a chance to talk about the books we anxiously await the release of. Since there is ALWAYS a looooooong list of books I'm waiting on (I actually keep a spreadsheet), I figured this is one that I MUST do.

I saw this week's book a couple of weeks back on another blog and got REALLY excited!  I went to Susan Beth Pfeffer's blog to check it out and was blown away.  Read the first two chapters HERE.

Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer 

Willa is lucky: She has a loving blended family that gets along. Not all families are so fortunate. But when a bloody crime takes place hundreds of miles away, it has an explosive effect on Willa’s peaceful life. The estranged father she hardly remembers has murdered his new wife and children, and is headed east toward Willa and her mother.Under police protection, Willa discovers that her mother has harbored secrets that are threatening to boil over. Has everything Willa believed about herself been a lie? As Willa sets out to untangle the mysteries of her past, she keeps her own secret—one that has the potential to tear her family apart.

(Courtesy of Goodreads)

I loved Pfeffer's Last Survivors series (Life as We Knew It, The Dead and the Gone, This World We Live In) and although I know this book will be nothing like those books, I know it will still be great. She has a way with words that manages to reach to my very core. So my WoW for this week is Blood Wounds. What are you waiting on?

Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books

Publication Date: September 12th, 2011

My Expected Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★