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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Like my last "Waiting On" post, here's another steampunk book. This one is the first in a four-part series called Finishing School and is set 25 years before the Parasol Protectorate in the same universe. Also, I feel the need to point out that the cover is really pretty.

Etiquette & Espionage
Author: Gail Carriger
Series: Finishing School, Book 1
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Release date: February 5, 2013

It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to finishing school.

Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is the bane of her mother's existence. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper etiquette at tea--and god forbid anyone see her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. She enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.

But little do Sophronia or her mother know that this is a school where ingenious young girls learn to finish, all right--but it's a different kind of finishing. Mademoiselle Geraldine's certainly trains young ladies in the finer arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also in the other kinds of finishing: the fine arts of death, diversion, deceit, espionage, and the modern weaponries. Sophronia and her friends are going to have a rousing first year at school.

First in a four book YA series set 25 years before the Parasol Protectorate but in the same universe.


In addition, it was just announced on Monday that Cassandra Clare will collab with Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson to write The Bane Chronicles. Crying. There's another to add onto my "Waiting On" list. The "Bane" in question is the one and only High Warlock of Brooklyn from Clare's Shadowhunter universe, Magnus Bane. I was on my way home when I read Sarah Rees Brennan's fantastic blog post, and her other one on Cassie's blog; I'm pretty sure I let out a little yelp of excitement.

A series of 10 short stories will be released starting February 2013 in e-book format. A new issue will follow every month until the release of the City of Bones movie in August, then a print edition of all The Bane Chronicles stories will be released in 2014. We finally get to find out what happened to Magnus in Peru?! Um, exciting.

The following is an excerpt from Sarah Rees Brennan's tumblr post, complete with a photo of the gorgeous, gorgeous, GORGEOUS Godfrey Gao, who will be portraying Magnus on the big screen (and a cat! Chairman Meow, anyone?):

We bring to you THE BANE CHRONICLES, chronicling (you see what we did there) Magnus’s adventures through the ages.

Have you ever wondered about Magnus’s past loves and lies? Magnus and Alec’s first date? How Magnus and Camille got together? What happened in Peru? Starting in February 2013, in the run-up to City of Handsome Magnus: the Movie (Also Starring Some Other People Who Are Pretty Good-Looking) we will put out a Magnus Short Story every month.

There will be ten of Magnus’s magnificent adventures all in all. Some of them Cassie and I are writing, some of them Cassie and Maureen are writing, some Cassie is writing herself as we cruelly abandon her! All of them, we think, are lots of fun. (Read More)

Also, here, have a link to the news posted on EW.com

Hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine:
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I've been getting into some steampunk books lately, and I was happy to see that there's a YA release coming up in a few months from Simon & Schuster. They always manage to satisfy my YA needs. This one is the first in a trilogy called the Secret Order of Modern Amusmentists.

Legacy of the Clockwork Key
Author: Kristin Bailey
Series: Secret Order of Modern Amusmentists, Book 1
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages: 403
Release date: March 5, 2013

A teen girl unravels the mysteries of a secret society and their most dangerous invention in this adventure-swept romance set in Victorian London. When a fire consumes Meg’s home, killing her parents and destroying both her fortune and her future, all she has left is the tarnished pocket watch she rescued from the ashes. But this is no ordinary timepiece. The clock turns out to be a mechanical key—a key that only Meg can use—that unlocks a series of deadly secrets and intricate clues that Meg is compelled to follow.

Meg has uncovered evidence of an elite secret society and a dangerous invention that some will stop at nothing to protect—and that Meg alone can destroy. Together with the handsome stable hand she barely knows but hopes she can trust, Meg is swept into a hidden world of deception, betrayal, and revenge. The clockwork key has unlocked her destiny in this captivating start to a trilogy.


Also, HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Whatever you may be doing or dressing up as, have fun and stay safe! I will be hanging out at home... studying and doing homework. Fun, fun. I did carve my pumpkin, so my part's done. Lol. Might give out some candy if I need a break from all the schoolwork. Check this out:

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This cover just completely caught my attention. It's so minimalist and lovely. Then there's the plot, which sounds freakin' awesome. I'm a sucker for young people in depressing dystopian 'verses.

The Program
Author: Suzanne Young
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages: 416
Release date: April 30, 2013

Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone.

With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.

Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in.

And The Program is coming for them.

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

There's no set release date or cover yet, but with all the hype surrounding it right now, I'm not even ashamed to say that my life revolves around this series at the moment. So to see it end is like a piece of my soul drifting away into the abyss. I'm exaggerating, but I really don't want the Mortal Instruments to end; I love this particular group of characters too, too much.

City of Heavenly Fire
Author: Cassandra Clare
Series: The Mortal Instruments (Book #6)
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: Unknown
Release date: 2014

In Book 6: City of Heavenly Fire, Jace, Clary and their friends are drawn inexorably into a war that pits Heaven against Hell, angels against demons—a war that threatens to destroy our world entirely if the Shadowhunters can't end it first.




This next one: just look at this cover! I love the plot, as well. White's Paranormalcy trilogy is pretty good, so I'm looking forward to this one.

Mind Games
Author: Kiersten White
Series: Mind Games (Book #1)
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 256 (Hardback)
Release date: February 19, 2013

Fia was born with flawless instincts. Her first impulse, her gut feeling, is always exactly right. Her sister, Annie, is blind to the world around her—except when her mind is gripped by strange visions of the future.

Trapped in a school that uses girls with extraordinary powers as tools for corporate espionage, Annie and Fia are forced to choose over and over between using their abilities in twisted, unthinkable ways… or risking each other’s lives by refusing to obey.

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

So I started this series a few months ago for the first time, and I was, once again, hitting myself over the head asking why I never read it when I heard everyone talking about it. I guess it's kind of a good thing that I waited a while, because compared to the others who have discovered it earlier than I did, I don't have to wait that long. 5 more months... I think I can make it 5 more months. Maybe. But hey, it's coming out in time for my birthday!

Clockwork Princess
Author: Cassandra Clare
Series: The Infernal Devices (Book #3)
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: Unknown
Release date: March 19, 2013

Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy comes to a close.

If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it?

The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose.

Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment.

Danger closes in around the Shadowhunters in the final installment of the bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy.


I'm excited and sad for the release of this book. It's the final book in the TID trilogy, and I know there are going to be some intense moments and revelations; I'm just thankful that Cassandra Clare has one more Mortal Instruments book, as well as the Dark Artifices series to look forward to. Where would I be without my Shadowunter dose? (Lying and crying pathetically in  corner, probably.) Happy reading!

Hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine:
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

There are quite a few upcoming releases that I'm looking forward to, but one that I can't wait to get my hands on because it's so close that I can almost smell it?

The Mark of Athena
Author: Rick Riordan
Series: The Heroes of Olympus (Book #3)
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Pages: 580 (Hardback)
Release date: October 2, 2012

In The Son of Neptune, Percy, Hazel, and Frank met in Camp Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Camp Halfblood, and traveled to the land beyond the gods to complete a dangerous quest. The third book in the Heroes of Olympus series will unite them with Jason, Piper, and Leo. But they number only six--who will complete the Prophecy of Seven?

The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land to find the Doors of Death. What exactly are the Doors of Death? Much of the prophecy remains a mystery....

With old friends and new friends joining forces, a marvelous ship, fearsome foes, and an exotic setting, The Mark of Athena promises to be another unforgettable adventure by master storyteller Rick Riordan.


6 more days! I'll probably end up re-reading the whole Percy Jackson series, plus the Heroes of Olympus. It'll be nice to revisit. They'll also help tide me over while waiting for the next Percy Jackson movie, which I'm also waiting quite impatiently for.

What are you looking forward to?