Wishlist Wednesday #46

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The Rithmatist - Brandon Sanderson

 More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity’s only defense against the Wild Chalklings — merciless creatures that leave mangled corpses in their wake. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles.

As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students study the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing — kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood. Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery — one that will change Rithmatics — and their world — forever.

Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings his unique brand of epic storytelling to the teen audience with an engrossing tale of danger and suspense—the first of a series. With his trademark skills in world-building, Sanderson has created a magic system that is so inventive and detailed that that readers who appreciate games of strategy and tactics just may want to bring Rithmatics to life in our world.

I just realised that this is my first Wishlist Wednesday post of 2014. I really need to get back into blogging! Anyway, BOOKS. Books that I really really want. The Rithmatist being one of many, many books on my wishlist. I've enjoyed both Brandon Sanderson books that I've read so far (Steelheart, The Final Empire) and I've heard amazing things about this one. Sanderson just seems to write some unique magic systems and epic fantasy stories that I think he's definitely going to be one of my new favourite authors. I think I'll be pre-ordering this book soon for when it's released in paperback in the UK.

Wishlist Wednesday #45

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For Darkness Shows the Stars -

Diana Peterfreund

 It's been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology.

Elliot North has always known her place in this world. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family's estate over love. Since then the world has changed: a new class of Post-Reductionists is jumpstarting the wheel of progress, and Elliot's estate is foundering, forcing her to rent land to the mysterious Cloud Fleet, a group of shipbuilders that includes renowned explorer Captain Malakai Wentforth--an almost unrecognizable Kai. And while Elliot wonders if this could be their second chance, Kai seems determined to show Elliot exactly what she gave up when she let him go.

But Elliot soon discovers her old friend carries a secret--one that could change their society . . . or bring it to its knees. And again, she's faced with a choice: cling to what she's been raised to believe, or cast her lot with the only boy she's ever loved, even if she's lost him forever.

Inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, For Darkness Shows the Stars is a breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it.

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 This sounds amazing. A futuristic, dystopian re-telling of Jane Austen's Persuasion? Yes please! This book sounds so good that I have to have it now! After reading These Broken Stars this year I'm really looking for more YA science fiction to read and this seems perfect. I love the Austen-esque spin on it too. The second in the series, more of a companion is, Across a Star-Swept Sea which is a futuristic re-telling of The Scarlet Pimpernel. This series sounds like something I would love so it is definitely on my wishlist for my next possible buys!

Wishlist Wednesday #44

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Special Edition Harry Potter Box Set 1-7

 The perfect gift for collectors and new readers alike, we now present a breathtaking special edition boxed set of J. K. Rowling's seven bestselling Harry Potter books! The box itself is beautifully designed with new artwork by Kazu Kibuishi, and the books create a gorgeous, magical vista when the spines are lined up together. The Harry Potter series has been hailed as "one for the ages" by Stephen King and "a spellbinding saga" by USA Today. Now is your chance to give this set to a reader who is ready to embark on the series that has changed so many young readers' lives.

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Isn't this just the most beautiful box set ever in existence? So beautiful. I know these are the American edition of the books but I just want these so so bad. I'm hoping that Santa is going to be very kind this year and leave one of these beauties under the tree ;) But if not I will be ordering this as a Christmas present to myself as I am dying to own this gorgeous box set. I own copies of the series already but they have been read to death and I would love a complete box set of all paperbacks. I just love the art; the way the spines of the books make up Hogwarts when next to each other and how the box shows us Hogsmeade and all of the characters. Plus the covers are gorgeous and so colourful. Definitely need these sitting proudly on my shelf!

Wishlist Wednesday #28

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 Ashes (Ashes Trilogy #1) - Isla J. Bick

(Goodreads)

It could happen tomorrow . . .
 
An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions.
Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP.

For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it’s now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human.

Author Ilsa J. Bick crafts a terrifying and thrilling novel about a world that could be ours at any moment, where those left standing must learn what it means not just to survive, but to live amidst the devastation. 

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I've seen this book mentioned a few times but didn't realise that it was a dystopian/post apocalyptic book. It sounds so good and really interesting with the destruction of computers and electricity. It sounds a bit creep too with some things I've heard about it so I definitely need to get this! 

 

Wishlist Wednesday #27

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 Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi

(Goodreads)

Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days.

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war– and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

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I have heard so many people say how good this book is and have seen a lot of excitement lately about the upcoming release of the second book, Unravel Me. It looks like a book I would enjoy and I read a few pages over at Epic Reads (where you can read the ENTIRE book for a limited time only!). I would have read it there and then but will definitely buy it sometime soon on my kindle or in paperback as it'll just be so much easier. This looks really good and do I need to repeat again and again how much I love dystopian fiction right now?! So yes this book needs to crawl into my clutches now and join my army of books because it sounds so good! Also I love this cover; much better than the previous one in my opinion!

Wishlist Wednesday #26

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 Delirium - Lauren Oliver

(Goodreads)

 THEY SAY that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever. And I've always believed them. Until now.

Now everything has changed. Now, I'd rather be infected
with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie.

 

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I've seen this book mentioned alot and have heard some great things about it. I don't know to much about it and the blurb doesn't give much away but I love dystopian fiction right and a cure for love sounds so intriguing! I'm on a bit of a book buying obsession right now so this will probably end up on my shelf soon!

Wishlist Wednesday #25

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Wool - Hugh Howey

 An epic story of survival at all odds and one of the most anticipated books of the year.

In a ruined and hostile landscape, in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive, a community exists in a giant underground silo.

Inside, men and women live an enclosed life full of rules and regulations, of secrets and lies.

To live, you must follow the rules. But some don't. These are the dangerous ones; these are the people who dare to hope and dream, and who infect others with their optimism.

Their punishment is simple and deadly. They are allowed outside.

Jules is one of these people. She may well be the last.

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This book sounds so good! It sounds like a great post apocalyptic, dystopian book with a thrilling story. I can't get enough of dystopian novels right now and this would be great for the dystopian challenge that I'm participating in this year. I've had this one on my wishlist for quite a while now and I think it has finally been released as an omnibus so I think I'll take the plunge and buy it soon :) 

Wishlist Wednesday #24

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 Under the Never Sky - Veronica Rossi

  WORLDS KEPT THEM APART.

DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.

Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim.

Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild - a savage - but might be her best hope at staying alive.

If they can survive, they are each other's best hope for finding answers.

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I'm probably going to buy this tomorrow. I've heard such great stuff about this book and today the second book in the series, Through the Ever Night was released so I'm looking forward to starting this series. This sounds like a great dystopian read so I really need to get this. I still have an amazon voucher and exams and revision are frying my brain big time so some book therapy may be needed in the next few days ;)

Wishlist Wednesday #23

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Incarnate - Jodie Meadows 

(Goodreads) 

 New soul

Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.

No soul

Even Ana's own mother thinks she's a no soul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she'll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?

Heart

Sam believes Ana's new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana's enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else's life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?

Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.

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I've seen some great stuff about this book. The whole premise of the story sounds so original and has really intrigued me. I love the whole idea of reincarnation and that mixed in with a good story and dragons has me sold. I would have to buy this in paperback too as the cover is beautiful!

 

Wishlist Wednesday #22

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 Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) - Marissa Meyer

  Cinder returns in the second thrilling installment of the New York Times-bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She’s trying to break out of prison—even though if she succeeds, she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive.

Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn’t know about her grandmother and the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she has no choice but to trust him, though he clearly has a few dark secrets of his own.

As Scarlet and Wolf work to unravel one mystery, they find another when they cross paths with Cinder. Together, they must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen who will do anything to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner.

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Bring on February 5th when this book becomes available! I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of Scarlet as I loved loved loved Cinder so much. It was such a unique retelling of the Cinderella fairytale and I really didn't expect to love it as much as I did. I'm really looking forward to seeing how the author has managed to adapt the Little Red Riding Hood fairytale into a sci-fi story. I will definitely be pre-ordering this book in the new year so it arrives on my doorstep on the exact date that it is published so that I can just devour it there and then. Here's my review of Cinder and a review of The Queen's Army, The Lunar Chronicles #1.5 a short story that was really good! 

Wishlist Wednesday #21

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 Scarlet - A. C. Gaughen 

(Goodreads)

  

Many readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will be swept away by this new version full of action, secrets, and romance.

Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath of the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. Only the Hood and his band know the truth: the agile thief posing as a whip of a boy is actually a fearless young woman with a secret past. Helping the people of Nottingham outwit the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham could cost Scarlet her life as Gisbourne closes in.

It’s only her fierce loyalty to Robin—whose quick smiles and sharp temper have the rare power to unsettle her—that keeps Scarlet going and makes this fight worth dying for.

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Doesn't this book sound amazing? I love the tale of Robin Hood so this new little adaptation sounds great and love the fact that one of the band of thieves is a strong woman. This sounds so so good and I will definitely be buying it after Christmas (don't want anything lost in the fuss of Christmas post right now so will have to wait!). Have you read this book? How did you find it? Let me know! 

Wishlist Wednesday #20

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 Incarceron - Catherine Fisher

(Goodreads) 

 Incarceron -- a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. It is a terrifying mix of high technology -- a living building which pervades the novel as an ever-watchful, ever-vengeful character, and a typical medieval torture chamber -- chains, great halls, dungeons. 

A young prisoner, Finn, has haunting visions of an earlier life, and cannot believe he was born here and has always been here. In the outer world, Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, is trapped in her own form of prison -- a futuristic world constructed beautifully to look like a past era, an imminent marriage she dreads. She knows nothing of Incarceron, except that it exists. But there comes a moment when Finn, inside Incarceron, and Claudia, outside, simultaneously find a device -- a crystal key, through which they can talk to each other. And so the plan for Finn's escape is born ...

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I was browsing my wishlist and this book popped out at me. I've seen some mixed reviews for this book but most of them have been quite good. This book sounds so different too and the whole idea of the prison and imprisonment sounds so interesting. I love dystopian literature too and this sounds like a unique book in the genre. Should I get it? 

Wishlist Wednesday #19

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 Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings #1) - Jackson Pearce

(Goodreads)

Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris--the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister Rosie from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and blood-red cloak, Scarlett is an expert at luring and slaying the wolves. She's determined to protect other young girls from a grisly death, and her raging heart will not rest until every single wolf is dead.

Rosie March once felt her bond with her sister was unbreakable. Owing Scarlett her life, Rosie hunts ferociously alongside her. But even as more girls' bodies pile up in the city and the Fenris seem to be gaining power, Rosie dreams of a life beyond the wolves. She finds herself drawn to Silas, a young woodsman who is deaI ams loving him mean betraying her sister and all that they've worked for?

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 I am loving fairy tale retellings right now so this book seems like the perfect book to add to my growing collection of books. This book sounds so good and such a great adaptation of the Little Red Riding Hood tale. I read the first few chapters free on my kindle and loved loved loved the first chapter. I also love the cover for this book. The black and red colours are so striking. Really looking forward to maybe getting this book soon and adding it my shelves.