Waiting on Wednesday (158): P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU + VENGEANCE ROAD

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P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU by Jenny Han

May 2015 from Simon & Schuster BYR

Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter.

She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever.

When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?

In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the New York Times bestseller To All the Boys I've Loved Before, we see first love through the eyes of the unforgettable Lara Jean. Love is never easy, but maybe that’s part of makes it so amazing.

So glad there's a sequel! I need to know what happens next in Lara Jean's life.

VENGEANCE ROAD by Erin Bowman

September 1st, 2015 from HMH BYR

When her father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, eighteen year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers--and justice. In the spirit of True Grit, acclaimed young adult novelist Erin Bowman brings to life the unpredictable and cutthroat days of the Wild West.

Disguised as a boy, gritty plains, justice, Wild West...I'm sold. Sounds like it will be an exciting story!

What are you waiting on? 

More New YA Cover Reveals

I know I posted some new YA covers earlier in the week, but it appears that this is an epic week of cover reveals, so here are a few more! 

LET THE STORMS BREAK and INTO THE STILL BLUE 

(revealed on Hollywood Crush) (revealed on EW's Shelf Life)

FROZEN and ELUSION

(revealed on Publishing Crawl) (revealed on Epic Reads)

THE INVENTOR'S SECRET and THE PROMISE OF AMAZING

(revealed on Hollywood Crush) (revealed on Icey Books)

SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY and NEARLY GONE

(revealed on Mundie Moms) (revealed on YABC)

So many fabulous covers! Have you spotted any great new YA covers?

Waiting on Wednesday (82) (times two!)

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Taken

Erin Bowman

April 16th, 2013

There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends...and he’s gone.

They call it the Heist.

Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive.

Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side?

WANT. It sounds so, so good. That cover is also very awesome. I love the raised "K" and the mirrored surface...and the creepy tree.

Out of the Easy

Ruta Sepetys

February 2013

Known amongst locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than The Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street. Caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld, New Orleans lures Josie in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.

I'm a fan of Between Shades of Gray, so I am extremely excited for another story by Ruta Sepetys. It's bound to be great!

What are you waiting on this week?

Note: I know the blog has been a bit dead, but posts on YA Book Queen should normalize by Monday -- many of my reviews + posts vanished from my "Draft" section on Blogger, so I'm rewriting them....luckily, some of my reviews are saved in other places, so fortunately, it's going a lot faster than I thought it would.