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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Waiting On Wednesday: Penguin Summer 2013 Catalog

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

This week, I've chosen to feature a few picks from the Penguin Summer 2013 Catalog:

Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey
Date: June 27, 2013
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Liam MacGregor is cursed. Haunted by the wails of fantastical Bean Sidhes and labeled a demon by the villagers of Dòchas, Liam has accepted that things will never get better for him—until a wealthy heiress named Annabel Leighton arrives on the island and Liam’s fate is changed forever.
With Anna, Liam finally finds the happiness he has always been denied; but, the violent, mythical Otherworlders, who inhabit the island and the sea around it, have other plans. They make awager on the couple’s love, testing its strength through a series of cruel obstacles. But the tragedies draw Liam and Anna even closer. Frustrated, the creatures put the couple through one last trial—and this time it’s not only their love that’s in danger of being destroyed.

I love that Ashes on the Waves is based on the Edgar Allan Poe poem, Annabel Lee. I think Edgar Allan Poe's writing is a good base for a haunting gothic novel like this one promises to be!


The Theory of Everything by Kari Luna
Date: July 11, 2013
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Sophie Sophia is obsessed with music from the late eighties. She also has an eccentric physicist father who sometimes vanishes for days and sees things other people don’t see. But when he disappears for good and Sophie’s mom moves them from Brooklyn, New York, to Havencrest, Illinois, for a fresh start, things take a turn for the weird. Sophie starts seeing things, like marching band pandas, just like her dad.
Guided by Walt, her shaman panda, and her new (human) friend named Finny, Sophie is determined to find her father and figure out her visions, once and for all. So she travels back to where it began—New York City and NYU’s physics department. As she discovers more about her dad’s research on M-theory and her father himself, Sophie opens her eyes to the world’s infinite possibilities—and her heart to love.

The words "shaman panda" stand out to me. I love whimsicality and eccentricity in my novels and The Theory of Everything, with its marching band pandas, seems to have those elements in abundance!


Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike
Date: July 30, 2013
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Love, fate, and power collide in this new series by #1 New York Timesbestselling author Aprilynne Pike!
Tavia Michaels is the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her parents. When she starts to see strange visions of a boy she’s never spoken with in real life, she begins to suspect that there’s much about her past that she isn’t being told. Tavia will soon to discover that she’s an Earthbound—someone with the ability to create matter out of nothing—and that she alone holds the key to stopping the Reduciata, an evil society that manipulates global events for its own shadowy purposes. Tavia will ultimately have to make a choice: to come into her powers and save the world from the evil Reduciata or to choose free will and a love of her own.

I love LOVE the concept of Earthbound - that the protagonist is able to create matter out of nothing is beyond cool to me. That premise has a ton of potential and I hope it is used to its full capacity!


Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 
by April Genevieve Tucholke
Date: August 15, 2013
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You stop fearing the devil when you’re holding his hand…
Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town…until River West comes along. River rents the guesthouse behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more? Violet’s grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery...who makes you want to kiss back. Violet’s already so knee-deep in love, she can’t see straight. And that’s just how River likes it.
Blending faded decadence and the thrilling dread of gothic horror, April Genevieve Tucholke weaves a dreamy, twisting contemporary romance, as gorgeously told as it is terrifying—a debut to watch.

Admittedly, it used to be only ever the breathtaking cover that I would see when I saw this book featured. Now, I've finally taken the time to look past the cover and read that intriguing blurb - and now I am even more stoked to read Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea!


How about you? Are you waiting on any of these Penguin Summer 2013 reads? Are there any upcoming books from the Penguin Summer 2013 Catalog that I didn't include here that you feel I should add to my list?

39 comments :

  1. Ashes on the Waves and Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea are Soooo up my alley I'm so excited to read these!!

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  2. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea... I love the title and I love the sound of it. Awesome picks, Aylee! The others sound good too. I hope you enjoy the reads once you get them. :)

    My Waiting On Wednesday post.

    Happy reading! :D

    Sarika @ The Readdicts

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  3. These Penguin titles sound fantastic! Although I have to admit that The Theory of Everything sounds a bit eccentric for my taste, but I'll wait to see how the reviews are for the book. I'm most excited for Earthbound I think! Thanks for sharing, Aylee! <3

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  4. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is one I'm looking forward to most. All of these sound great though! Great picks!
    My WoW Pick!

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  5. I am just dying to read Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea! It sounds like my kind of book and that is one fabulous cover! Can't wait for it to be released. Great picks!

    Check out our WoW picks this week!

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  6. I'm looking forward to Earth Bound and Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea too! Great picks.

    My WoW

    Sabina @ Delirious About Books

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  7. Can't wait to read Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea! Great picks this week.

    Kat
    katsbookbuzz.net

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  8. I can't wait to read Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea! It sounds super good. Thanks for sharing!

    Gabbie @ Rampant Readers

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  9. Earthbound sounds like a great read. I love the concept too.
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  10. I am really excited for Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. It sounds superb! Re: Penguin books, I am uber excited for Starcursed by Jessica Spotswood, out in June :)

    My WoW is here: http://rachelwritesthings.blogspot.com/2013/04/waiting-on-wednesday-across-star-swept.html

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  11. Such pretty covers. I can't wait to check out Ashes on the Waves. :) Great picks!

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  12. So many lovely picks. I haven't heard of The Theory Of Everything but it sounds super cute.

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  13. Cool choices! They all sound great but I'm excited for Earthbound and the Deep Blue Sea!

    WoW @ The Book Confections

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  14. I'm so intrigued by Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea ... I love that cover! I'll have to check out some of the other books ... you always list the ones I've never heard of. :)

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  15. I'm crazy excited for Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Aylee!!! I feel like I've been waiting for that one forever and I still have four months to go! *glares at calendar* Cannot. Wait.

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  16. These all sound so, so good!!
    Love your blog name btw, I host a Harry Potter based meme every Thursday if you're interested in taking part :).
    My Wow :)

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  17. I'm obsessed with that last cover. SO striking and mysterious.

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  18. I hope you enjoy all of your choices.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2013/04/waiting-on-wednesday_10.html

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  19. Wow, several of these sound like they need to go in my TBR pile. Thanks for the recommendations! *New Follower* And I love your website - the banner is amazing!
    Come check me out:
    My Waiting on Wednesday

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  20. Ashes on the Waves and Earthbound sound inviting, though I wasn't super wowed by Wings I hope Earthbound is better.

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  21. Oh, definitely looking forward to all of these! Especially Earthbound and Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - both of them have such lovely covers. :) Awesome picks, Aylee.

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  22. I had the same picks on the last WOW I did...which was possibly forever ago! Great picks Aylee...definitely STOKED for Devil and Deep Blue, but "shaman pandas" you say? Shaman Pandas? That is bound to be awesome right? There's surely some rule? :D
    my WOW

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  23. Soul bound looks great, it is on my tbr as well. Hope you get to read it soon!
    Brandi at Blkosiner’s Book Blog

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  24. Fantastic picks yet again Aylee!! Earthbound and Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea are definitely on my 'to-read' list as well (and my list for future WoW's heh) Ashes on the Waves looks brilliant too and I adore Edgar Allen Poe but I've had bad luck with books based on his poems so I'll be waiting on some reviews before I jump in o.O The Theory of Everything looks really unique & offbeat - and it's a new one for me so thanks for spotlighting it :D

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  25. Wow, the Theory of Everything looks awesome! Shaman pandas? How can I NOT want to read this now? I'm also super excited about Earth Bound! Great picks :-)

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  26. I really want to read Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea after Alicia featured it on the blog today; I hadn't seen it around. Sounds awesome!

    The Theory of Everything has me curious as well. Thanks for sharing.

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  27. I love the sound of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and Earth Bound. I have both books and I can't wait to get the chance to read them. Great pick!
    Come check out my WOW post.

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  28. Great picks as always, Aylee! I love the sound of most of these, especially The Theory of Everything and Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. The second one really does have a stunning cover. That helps. ;)

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  29. Nice picks, Aylee.
    The only one I had seen before was Theory of Everything because, come on, I was bound to hear about a Shaman Panda and that's a great selling point for me, lol.

    :) I think this post gets the pretty covers award, btw. :D

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  30. Great choice, I will definitely read these when thwy come out : )

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  31. Hi Aylee. What a cute blog, I'm now following and can't wait to see more. You will be shocked to know that I haven't read any HP books and only seen some of the movies *holds head in shame*. I know, I'm a disgrace, But today my friend made me sign a contract that said if I didn't watch all the movies in order I would eat a raw egg. So i'm sure I will be a potter head shortly. I would love it if you could stop by my blog, I only need 2 more till 100. So it would mean a lot if you could follow. Happy Blogging :D

    - Sunny @ http://asupersunnyspot.blogspot.com.au

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  32. Lol, finally I've heard most of these ones! I have all of them on my wishlist except for Earthbound which I'll wait for the reviews before doing so.

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  33. They all look so awesome! I'm especially excited for Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea:)

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  34. I never heard of The Theory of Everything! But it looks and sounds so adorable! I love the whole weird panda concept!

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  35. Earthbound looks great, but I'm actually most curious about Between the Devila and the Deep Blue Sea. For some reason, it seems incredibly interesting to me,a nd that title is totally captivating.

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  36. Amazing picks. I especially am really interested in "Ashes on the Waves" because I am really intrigued by Poe retellings and the cover is just gorgeous. I featured it a while back on my Waiting on Wednesday. Thanks so much for sharing! :)

    Jennifer @ Dream Reads

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  37. Earth bound looks awesome! EEEE! I want one now OMG!

    New follower via GFC and bloglovin

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  38. The Theory of Everything sounds totally out there! Shaman pandas?? Love it! lol

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