Wishlist Wednesday (3) - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

I decided to mix things up this week and post for Wishlist Wednesday instead of Waiting on Wednesday. Wishlist Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Pen to Paper where you post a book that is on your wishlist (could have just made it on there or it may have been haunting you for awhile) and that you can't wait to own.

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Publisher: Walker Books
Release Date: March 5, 2011
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Synopsis
The monster showed up after midnight. As they do.

But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming...

This monster is something different, though. Something ancient, something wild. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor.

It wants the truth. (Goodreads)

Why I'm Wishing I discovered this book in my local bookstore and I was immediately drawn by the cover and the artwork inside. I may not be a child anymore, but I still love pictures! From just the cover, it looks like some creepy version of The BFG. If you are a devoted follower, you know I love me some dark stories with children and menacing monsters. I must be messed up in the head. But this book has gotten such wonderful reviews so I will have to try this out. It was just added to my endless Amazon wishlist and I hope it is removed soon.

What's on your wishlist or what are you waiting for this Wednesday?

Happy reading,

Courtney

Wishlist Wednesday (2) and Waiting On Wednesday (1)

Wishlist Wednesday is a meme hosted by Pen to Paper where you post a book that's on your wishlist and that you can't wait to get off there and onto your bookshelf. 

Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough

Publisher: Bodley Head

Release Date: January 6, 2011

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Synopsis

Beware of Long Lankin, that lives in the moss. . . .When Cora and her younger sister, Mimi, are sent to stay with their elderly aunt in the isolated village of Byers Guerdon, they receive a less than warm welcome. Auntie Ida is eccentric and rigid, and the girls are desperate to go back to London. 

But what they don't know is that their aunt's life was devastated the last time two young sisters were at Guerdon Hall, and she is determined to protect her nieces from an evil that has lain hidden for years. Along with Roger and Peter, two village boys, Cora must uncover the horrifying truth that has held Bryers Guerdon in its dark grip for centuries -- before it's too late for little Mimi. Riveting and intensely atmospheric, this stunning debut will hold readers in its spell long after the last page is turned. (Goodreads)

Why I'm Wishing

This book sounds creepy. Me likey. I mean come on. Read this: 

"Said my lord to my lady, as he mounted his horse,Beware of Long Lankin that lives in the moss.Said my lord to my lady, as he rode awayBeware of Long Lankin, that lives in the hay.Let the doors be all bolted and the windows all pinned,Except one little window,where Long Lankin crept in..."

I'm getting goosebumps just reading it. I love ghost stories (if this is a ghost story, I'm thinking not), mystery, and things that go bump in the night. So I'm hoping this will be a scary read. If not, I really just want a great story. This reminds me of The Woman In Black. Creepy read. One of those exceptions where the movie was better though. What is with me and wanting to be scared? 

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Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine where you post a upcoming book that you're eagerly anticipating. 

Defiance by C.J. Redwine

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Expected Publication Date: August 28, 2012

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Synopsis

Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.

At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.

As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making. (Goodreads)

Why I'm Waiting

I've already mentioned this book before. I am so excited for Defiance! I can't even completely understand why. I love the cover and I just have a feeling I will love the book! 

Happy reading, 

Courtney

Wishlist Wednesday (1) - The Child Thief by Brom

Wishlist Wednesday is a meme hosted by Pen to Paper where you post a book on your wishlist that you are dying to have.

The Child Thief by Brom

Peter is quick, daring, and full of mischief--and like all boys, he loves to play, though his games often end in blood. His eyes are sparkling gold, and when he graces you with his smile you are his friend for life, but his promised land is "not" Neverland.

Fourteen-year-old Nick would have been murdered by the drug dealers preying on his family had Peter not saved him. Now the irresistibly charismatic wild boy wants Nick to follow him to a secret place of great adventure, where magic is alive and you never grow old. Even though he is wary of Peter's crazy talk of faeries and monsters, Nick agrees. After all, New York City is no longer safe for him, and what more could he possibly lose?

There is "always" more to lose.

Accompanying Peter to a gray and ravished island that was once a lush, enchanted paradise, Nick finds himself unwittingly recruited for a war that has raged for centuries--one where he must learn to fight or die among the "Devils," Peter's savage tribe of lost and stolen children.

There, Peter's dark past is revealed: left to wolves as an infant, despised and hunted, Peter moves restlessly between the worlds of faerie and man. The Child Thief is a leader of bloodthirsty children, a brave friend, and a creature driven to do whatever he must to stop the "Flesh-eaters" and save the last, wild magic in this dying land. (Goodreads)

What could be better to read than a dark retelling of Peter Pan? Not only has it earned outrageously high ratings from everyone, but it also has such an awesome cover! I've seen books by Brom before, and they always have beautiful artwork. I just want to buy them because they're so neat to look at! I mean I've watched Hook, and the Disney and other versions. Loved the one with Jeremy Sumpter! But I've yet to read a Peter Pan story. I want to! Especially this one. I can't wait to read this version! Unfortunately, it's 20 on Amazon. Boo. I like bargains. 

Happy reading, 

Courtney