Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine that outlines the most         anticipated upcoming books!

This week's selection :

(spoiler alert!)

-From Goodreads 

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu comes the second book in the exhilarating Young Elites series

Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.

Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers that murdered her love, the Crown Prince Enzo Valenciano.

But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good, when her very existence depends on darkness?

This is the second book in the Young Elites series, the first of which I absolutely devoured! I am super duper excited for this sequel; in fact, it might just be in my top 5 to read this year. The only con: the cover. I mean, c'mon... no one's gonna want to read it with that awful and not to mention super cliche looking wolf on the front. But please don't let this be the deciding factor! As the old saying goes, don't judge a book by it's cover! 

Publication date: October 6th 2015 

I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

Publisher : Henry Holt & co (macmillan)

Publication date: February 3rd 2015 

If seventeen-year-old Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double-wide trailer, a baby on her hip, and the graveyard shift at Taco Bell. But after graduation, the only thing standing between straightedge Skylar and art school are three minimum-wage months of summer. Skylar can taste the freedom—that is, until her mother loses her job and everything starts coming apart. Torn between her dreams and the people she loves, Skylar realizes everything she’s ever worked for is on the line.

Nineteen-year-old Josh Mitchell had a different ticket out of Creek View: the Marines. But after his leg is blown off in Afghanistan, he returns home, a shell of the cocksure boy he used to be. What brings Skylar and Josh together is working at the Paradise—a quirky motel off California’s dusty Highway 99. Despite their differences, their shared isolation turns into an unexpected friendship and soon, something deeper. 

-Goodreads description 

If you keep up with my Waiting on Wednesday segments, you'll know that this was one of my most anticipated reads so far of this year. Luckily, less than a week after that, I was able to get my hands on this little beauty and I am here to tell you that it certainly exceeded my expectations! 

Pros

The story line; it was honest and genuine and reflected on the hardships that many  members of the military service deal with..truly, this book made me appreciate even more the sacrifices that are made daily by our soldiers. Plus, I liked how it dealt with some more low-key yet still heartbreaking issues through Skylar's character.

The characters were so well developed and it was really hard to stay angry at any of their mistakes because...you just can't..too much love exists for this book for that to happen!


The romance.. it was like a persistent ache in my chest that just wouldn't go away until I finished the book! To be honest, I'm not completely satisfied with how it ended because I know this is a potential stand-alone. One heart can only deal with so much.

 The POV changes..I don't know if I've told you guys this but I love it when a book does this. It just makes me feel so much more connected with the whole book in general and makes my emotions act like a pot of honey, all gooey and deliciously content :D

Cons
At times, the story felt a little repetitive but on a larger scale, it did not have that much of an effect on the overall amazingness of the book! 

I didn't really like Dylan as a character but again, it was not a major player in lowering my glowing review of the book. 

                                                        -Alana xxx 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine that outlines the most         anticipated upcoming books!

This week's selection :

-From Goodreads 

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she has to think fast. After all, she'd been telling her friends about him for months now. This was supposed to be the night she proved he existed. So when she sees a cute guy waiting to pick up his sister, she enlists his help. The task is simple: be her fill-in boyfriend— two hours, zero commitment, a few white lies. After that, she can win back the real Bradley.

The problem is that days after prom, it's not the real Bradley she's thinking about, but the stand-in. The one whose name she doesn't even know. But tracking him down doesn't mean they're done faking a relationship. Gia owes him a favor and his sister intends to see that he collects: his ex-girlfriend's graduation party — three hours, zero commitment, a few white lies.

Just when Gia begins to wonder if she could turn her fake boyfriend into a real one, Bradley comes waltzing back into her life, exposing her lie, and threatening to destroy her friendships and her new-found relationship.

This just seems like it would be such a super cute read! I definitely wouldn't think twice about putting this on my TBR list. I don't know about you guys, but I feel kind of like this is extremely similar to the fine art of pretending  which would be amazing cuz that book was like the end of me <3 I can't wait! 

Publication date: May 5th 2015 

Collide (The Taking #3) by Melissa West 

Publisher: Entangled:Teen

Publication date: February 9th 2015 

Military legacy Ari Alexander has survived alien spies, WWIV, and a changing world order. But when the new leader of Earth uses Jackson—the only boy she's ever let herself care about—to get to her, Ari has no choice but to surrender. 

To free Jackson, she agrees to travel to the national bases to train others to fight. What she discovers is a land riddled with dying people. Ari has the power to heal by turning the fighters into aliens—half-breeds like her. If she succeeds, together, they have a chance at overthrowing the alien leader, Zeus. But if she fails, everyone she holds dear will be wiped away forever.

Once again, everything Ari’s come to believe is thrown into question. In a world of uncertainty, loyalties are tested, lies are uncovered, and no one can be trusted. If Ari and Jackson have any hope at survival and at preserving a life for the future, they must fight the final war with their eyes wide open.
-From Goodreads 

Nope. It just didn't cut it for me. AT ALL. I really didn't like it....like really, really didn't like it. It was such a disappointment for me that it took over a week for me to gather my thoughts on how this could even be possible. Having loved the first two books, I thought without a doubt that this would be a home run, boys. But it just wasn't ;( . I don't know if it's because I have read so many great books since then but my opinions on her writing style and the quality of Melissa west's books have only taken a drastic turn for the worse.

Pros

Fuck..There really aren't that many :/ I guess, maybe the sweet romance 

The humor is consistent and not that bad either

Cons

unrealistic. unrealistic. unnnnreeeaalistic. When I was looking over my notes, I realized I wrote this like 28 bazillion times. Like c'mon, how fucking unrealistic is this Example: “I’ve always loved him, you know? I only ever wanted him to love me back. Tell him that, okay? Tell him that I love him.” And then her eyes turn glassy and her head droops, and I know that she’s gone.” Oh yea, cuz you just happened to coincidentally have exactly the right amount of time to say all of that. :I

Lack of emotions - this was one of the main things that turned me off. Like, no matter what is happening, you should still feel emotions when something unsettling and devastating happens. Like, who can just brush it off and say "hey, we'll deal with it later".. It just doesn't happen that way. 

The plot...not interesting at all, no sense of anticipation, nada.

The ending.. my god, I have not read such a horrific ending to a novel, much less the end of a trilogy, in a while.. It not only felt unsatisfying but rushed like even the author was getting fed-up with the crap that was "Collide" 

                                             - Alana xxx 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine that outlines the most         anticipated upcoming books!

This week's selection : 

-From Goodreads

End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy.

After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They’re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn’s sister. As they set off in search of answers, a startling revelation about Raffe’s past unleashes dark forces that threaten them all.

When the angels release an apocalyptic nightmare onto humans, both sides are set on a path toward war. As unlikely alliances form and strategies shift, who will emerge victorious? Forced to pick sides in the fight for control of the earthly realm, Raffe and Penryn must choose: Their own kind, or each other?

I am so excited for this book! Y'all don't know how long I've been waiting for this book to come out. When I saw that a cover was finally released, I nearly fainted from all of the emotions. The feels, bro. But truly, Susan Ee writes like no other out there..trust me. If I could, I would already write a review with a big fat 5/5 written on it, that's how confident I am that this book will be a definite keeper!

Publication date: May 12th 2015