Waiting On Wednesday: Hachette Fall 2012 Catalog

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill of Breaking The Spine in which an upcoming, eagerly anticipated release is highlighted on the blog.

This week, I've chosen to feature a few picks from the Hachette Fall 2012 Catalog:

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Date: September 27, 2012

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When Barry Fairweather dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock.
Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.
Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…Pagford is not what it first seems.
And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?

Well, this one is obvious. And I've already decided that the boring tone of The Casual Vacancy is done on purpose and there is no cause for concern.

Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill
Date: October 2, 2012

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IRON-HEARTED VIOLET is a story of a princess unlike any other. It is a story of the last dragon in existence, deathly afraid of its own reflection. Above all, it is a story about the power of stories, our belief in them, and how one enchanted tale changed
the course of an entire kingdom.
Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and quite possibly too clever for her own good. Particularly when it comes to telling stories. One day she and her best friend, Demetrius, stumble upon a hidden
room and find a peculiar book. A forbidden book. It tells a story of an evil being—called the Nybbas—imprisoned in their world. The story cannot be true—not really. But then the whispers start. Violet and Demetrius, along with an ancient, scarred dragon, may hold the key to the Nybbas's triumph…or its demise. It all depends on how they tell the story. After all, stories make their own rules.

Iron Hearted Violet caught my attention immediately because Princess Violet looks an awful lot like Princess Merida from Brave. And I adore dragons. This sounds like an awesome middle grade read!

Beautiful Redemption
Date: October 23, 2012

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Is death the end . . . or only the beginning?
Ethan Wate has spent most of his life longing to escape the stiflingly small Southern town of Gatlin. He never thought he would meet the girl of his dreams, Lena Duchannes, who unveiled a secretive, powerful, and cursed side of Gatlin, hidden in plain sight. And he never could have expected that he would be forced to leave behind everyone and everything he cares about. So when Ethan awakes after the chilling events of the Eighteenth Moon, he has only one goal: to find a way to return to Lena and the ones he loves.
Back in Gatlin, Lena is making her own bargains for Ethan's return, vowing to do whatever it takes -- even if that means trusting old enemies or risking the lives of the family and friends Ethan left to protect.
Worlds apart, Ethan and Lena must once again work together to rewrite their fate, in this stunning finale to the Beautiful Creatures series.

Though I've only ever read Beautiful Creatures, I just loved the story, the beautiful writing, and the colourful characters. With the last in the series coming out, Beautiful Redemption, and the movie on the way, I'm excited more than ever to get to finishing them all.

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
Date: November 6, 2012

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In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed "Daughter of Smoke and Bone," Karou must come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, mysteries and secrets, new characters and old favorites, Days of Blood and Starlight brings the richness, color and intensity of the first book to a brand new canvas.

I was a little nervous of all the hype when Daughter of Smoke and Bone first came out, but now that it's been out for some time I'm super excited to read it because I think it'll probably be a very special read for me! I would love to get it read before its sequel, Days of Blood & Starlight, comes out.


How about you? Are you waiting on any of these Hachette Fall 2012 reads? Are there any upcoming books from the Hachette Fall 2012 Catalog that I didn't include here that you feel I should add to my list?