Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event from Jill at Breaking the Spine. To participate, simply share that book(s) you are eagerly awaiting the release of and report back to Breaking the Spine with the link to your post. Clicking the image above will take you straight to her post and widget.
Today I have a double edition of Waiting on Wednesday to share. I couldn't choose just one book this week, so I have picked two! Both of these titles sound absolutely intriguing and I can't wait until they are available for purchase so I can read them both.
First up is a YA dystopian with... vampires! Since I've finally started reading vampire novels again and I love dystopian fiction, I thought that this would be an awesome book to read. My first choice is Darkness Before Dawn by J.A. London, which is coming from HarperTeen on May 29, 2012.
This electrifying new trilogy blends the best of paranormal and dystopian storytelling in a world where the war is over. And the vampires won.
Humans huddle in their walled cities, supplying blood in exchange for safety. But not even that is guaranteed. Dawn has lost her entire family and now reluctantly serves as the delegate to Lord Valentine, the most powerful vampire for miles. It isn’t until she meets Victor, Valentine’s son, that she realizes not all vampires are monsters....
Darkness Before Dawn is a fresh new story with captivating characters, unexpected plot twists, a fascinating setting, and a compelling voice. Written under the name J. A. London by a talented mother-son team, the trilogy is perfect for fans of True Blood and the House of Night and Morganville Vampires series.
My second choice is a YA fantasy/historical fiction. It takes place in Brittany, which piqued my interest right away, as I have never read a book set there before. The heroine of this tale is Death's handmaiden, which makes it all the more interesting. Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers will be available on April 3, 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (aren't they coming out with some fantastic books in 2012?).
Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?
Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.
Ismae's most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?
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