It's February, the month of lurrrvveeee. Who's excited to celebrate Valentine's Day? Raise your hand! I won't be the one raising my hand though. Valentine's Day means the second day of my college's second term! After a month of caving in with books, movies, and oreos, I'll go back to college!
Soooo there are many book released in February! I guess some authors are simply hopeless romantic, right? Maybe the Valentine magic will make it memorable for the book's release, especially for debut author haha. Okay, enough mumbling, move on to February release! :)
Harbinger by
Sara Wilson Etienne
Expected publication:
February 2nd 2012
by G.P. Putnam's Sons BYR
When sixteen-year-old Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she doesn't
expect to find herself exactly where she needs to be. After years of
strange waking visions and nightmares, her only comfort the bones of
dead animals, Faye is afraid she's going crazy. Fast.
But her first
night at Holbrook, she feels strangely connected to the school and the
island it sits on, like she's come home. She's even made her first real
friends, but odd things keep happening to them. Every morning they wake
on the floors of their dorm rooms with their hands stained red.
Faye knows she's the reason, but what does it all mean? The handsome Kel
tries to help her unravel the mystery, but Faye is certain she can't
trust him; in fact, he may be trying to kill her - and the rest of the
world too.
Fever (Chemical Garden) by Lauren Destefano
Expected publication:
February 21st 2012
by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Rhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion, but danger is never far behind.
Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form
of a twisted carnival whose ringmistress keeps watch over a menagerie
of girls. Just as Rhine uncovers what plans await her, her fortune turns
again. With Gabriel at her side, Rhine travels through an environment
as grim as the one she left a year ago - surroundings that mirror her
own feelings of fear and hopelessness.
The two are determined to get to Manhattan, to relative safety with
Rhine’s twin brother, Rowan. But the road there is long and perilous -
and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and young men
die at twenty-five, time is precious. Worse still, they can’t seem to
elude Rhine’s father-in-law, Vaughn, who is determined to bring Rhine
back to the mansion...by any means necessary.
The Catastrophic History of You and Me by
Jess Rothenberg
Expected publication:
February 21st 2012
by Penguin Young Readers Group
Brie's life ends at
sixteen: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news
breaks her heart - "literally." But now that she's in heaven, Brie is
about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever
imagined.
Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel. Her
best friend knows a secret about Jacob, the boy she loved and lost - and
the truth behind his shattering betrayal. And then there's Patrick,
Brie's mysterious new guide and resident Lost Soul who's been D&G
(dead and gone) much longer than she? and who just might hold the key to
her forever after. With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass through
the five stages of grief before she's ready to move on? but how do you
begin again, when your heart is still in pieces?
Born Wicked (The Cahill Witch Chronicles, #1) by
Jessica Spotswood
Expected publication:
February 7th 2012
by Putnam Juvenile
"Blessed with a gift..."cursed" with a secret."
Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty,
too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is
even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the
priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship - or
an early grave.
Before her mother died, Cate promised to protect
her sisters. But with only six months left to choose between marriage
and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word . . .
especially after she finds her mother's diary, uncovering a secret that
could spell her family's destruction. Desperate to find alternatives to
their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious
new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage
proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn
Belastra.
If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren't
safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood - not even from each
other.
The Fine Art of Truth or Dare by Melissa Jensen
Expected publication:
February 16th 2012
by Speak
Ella is nearly
invisible at the Willing School, and that's just fine by her. She's got
her friends - the fabulous Frankie and their sweet cohort Sadie. She's
got her art - and her idol, the unappreciated 19th-century painter
Edward Willing.
Still, it's hard being a nobody and having a crush on
the biggest somebody in the school: Alex Bainbridge. Especially when he
is your French tutor, and lessons have started becoming, well, certainly
more interesting than French ever has been before. But can the
invisible girl actually end up with a happily ever after with the golden
boy, when no one even knows they're dating? And is Ella going to dare
to be that girl?
Dead To You by Lisa McMann
Expected publication:
February 7th 2012
by Simon Pulse
Ethan was abducted from
his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has
returned to his family. It's a miracle... at first.
Then the tensions
start to build. His reintroduction to his old life isn't going smoothly,
and his family is tearing apart all over again.
If only Ethan could
remember something, anything, about his life before, he'd be able to put
the pieces back together. But there's something that's keeping his
memory blocked. Something unspeakable...
The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour
Expected publication:
February 16th 2012
by Dutton Children's Books
Colby and Bev have a
long-standing pact: graduate, hit the road with Bev's band, and then
spend the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks
off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: she's abandoning their plans -
and Colby - to start college in the fall.
But the show must go on
and The Disenchantments weave through the Pacific Northwest, playing in
small towns and dingy venues, while roadie- Colby struggles to deal with
Bev's already-growing distance and the most important question of all:
what's next?
Shooting Stars by Allison Rushby
Expected publication: February 28th 2012 by Walker Childrens
Meet Josephine Foster,
or Zo Jo as she’s called in the biz. The best pint-sized photographer of
them all, Jo doesn’t mind doing what it takes to get that perfect shot,
until she’s sent on an undercover assignment to shoot Ned Hartnett—teen
superstar and the only celebrity who’s ever been kind to her—at an
exclusive rehabilitation retreat in Boston. The money will be enough to
pay for Jo’s dream: real photography classes, and maybe even quitting
her paparazzi gig for good.
Everyone wants to know what Ned’s in for.
But Jo certainly doesn’t know what she’s in for: falling in love with
Ned was never supposed to be part of her assignment.
Have you read any of these books? I've got my arc copy of Dead to You by Lisa McMann and I can't wait to read it! A special recommendation from me to read this month is Fever by Lauren Destefano! I love Wither and I'm eagerly anticipating the second installment of the series!
I haven't got the chance to read Incarnate or Everneath, but I'll be sure to read them as soon as I have finished reading Shatter Me and The Truth About Forever! :)
