2012-03-05

Nya YA boksläpp 5/3 - 11/3


StayStay - Deb Caletti
Releasedatum: 5 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Stay

Clara's relationship with Christian is intense from the start, and like nothing she’s ever experienced before. But what starts as devotion quickly becomes obsession, and it's almost too late before Clara realizes how far gone Christian is—and what he's willing to do to make her stay.

Now Clara has left the city—and Christian—behind. No one back home has any idea where she is, but she still struggles to shake off her fear. She knows Christian won't let her go that easily, and that no matter how far she runs, it may not be far enough....









Skin DeepSkin Deep - Laura Jarrat
Releasedatum: 5 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Skin Deep


Ugly people don't have feelings. They're not like everyone else. They don't notice if you stare at them and turn away. And if they did notice, it wouldn't hurt them. They're not like real people. Or that's what I used to think. Before I learned...

After the car crash that leaves her best friend dead, Jenna is permanently scarred. She struggles to rebuild her life, but every stare in the street, every time she looks in the mirror, makes her want to retreat further from the world. Until she meets Ryan. Ryan's a traveller. When he and his mother moor their narrow boat on the outskirts of a village, she tells him this time it will be different. He doesn't believe her; he can't imagine why this place shouldn't be as unwelcoming as the rest. Until he meets Jenna. But as Jenna and Ryan grow closer, repercussions from the crash continue to reverberate through the community. And then a body is found...




En sån där vidrig bok där mamman dör - Sonya Sones
Releasedatum: 5 mars, 2012
Orginaltitel: One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies


Ruby har precis flyttat till Los Angeles, men hjärtat är kvar i Boston. Efter succéböckerna "Vad mina vänner inte vet" och "Vad min flickvän inte vet" kommer nu en ny, efterlängtad bok av Sonya Sones.

Ruby Millikens liv är fullständigt upp och ner. Hennes mamma dör, och nu sitter Ruby på ett plan till Los Angeles för att träffa sin pappa för första gången. Han är känd skådespelare och bor granne med Cameron Diaz. Men Ruby ger inte mycket för L.A. Hur ska hon klara sig utan sin bästis Lizzie och sin pojkvän Ray hemma i Boston? Ray som hon tror att hon kanske älskar men som plötsligt är väldigt väldigt långt borta. I Los Angeles finns bara avgaser och en snobbig privatskola där hon inte känner någon. Och så Whip Logan förstås, hennes värdelösa pappa som lämnade hennes mamma innan Ruby ens var född och som hon aldrig kan förlåta. Eller kan hon det? När mejlen från Boston blir allt färre tvingas Ruby inse att allt inte är vad det ser ut att vara.




FörhäxadFörhäxad (Night World #3) - L.J Smith
Releasedatum: 5 mars, 2012
Orginaltitel: Spellbinder
 
Det är underbart att vara ond!

"Det är sånt som Blaise gillar", sa Thea blekt. "Att ha makt över killar, förvrida huvudet på dem. Få dem att göra saker de aldrig skulle göra. För att bevisa sin kärlek. Men grejen är den att hon aldrig är nöjd förrän de är helt förstörda ."

Thea och Blaise är kusiner och står varandra nära som systrar. Men trots att de båda är häxor är de olika som dag och natt. Medan Thea använder sina krafter för att göra gott har Blaise en mörkare sida. Hon utnyttjar killar. Får dem att göra fruktansvärda saker .

Eric verkar vara Blaise nästa offer, men Thea är trött på att ständigt behöva flytta till en ny stad på grund av det som händer kring Blaise. Dessutom gillar hon Eric. Allt eftersom Theas förbjudna känslor för honom växer bestämmer hon sig för att för första gången utmana Blaise. Och snart eskalerar rivaliteten mellan häxorna till en ödesdiger kamp mellan vit och svart magi ...

"Förhäxad" är den tredje fristående delen i Night World-serien. I de två tidigare böckerna "Att lura döden" och "Nattens döttrar" kan du läsa mer om de vampyrer, varulvar och häxor som tillhör Nattens värld.


Fair Coin (Coin, #1)Fair Coin (Coin #1) - E.C Myers
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Fair Coin
Sixteen-year-old Ephraim Scott is horrified when he comes home from school and finds his mother unconscious at the kitchen table, clutching a bottle of pills. The reason for her suicide attempt is even more disturbing: she thought she’d identified Ephraim’s body at the hospital that day.

Among his dead double’s belongings, Ephraim finds a strange coin—a coin that grants wishes when he flips it. With a flick of his thumb, he can turn his alcoholic mother into a model parent and catch the eye of the girl he’s liked since second grade. But the coin doesn’t always change things for the better. And a bad flip can destroy other people’s lives as easily as it rebuilds his own.

The coin could give Ephraim everything he’s ever wanted—if he learns to control its power before his luck runs out.





Everlasting (Kissed by an Angel, #5)

Everlasting (Kissed by an Angel #5) - Elizabeth Chandler
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Kissed by an Angel


Ivy should be ecstatic that her formerly-dead boyfriend Tristan is back on earth with her, but the life of a fallen angel is never easy. Tristan has been cast down in the body of a murderer, and the police are after him. Now, there's only one way that he and Ivy can be together: they must clear him of the murder.

But when it becomes clear that there are darker forces at work, and Tristan and Ivy are still paying the price for Ivy's miraculous survival of the car crash, these starcrossed lovers have more at stake than ever before. And one of them may not be alive much longer.... 





Where It BeganWhere It Began - Ann Redisch Stampler
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Where It Began

Sometimes the end is just the beginning.

Gabby lived under the radar until her makeover. Way under. But when she started her senior year as a blonder, better-dressed version of herself, she struck gold: Billy Nash believed she was a the flawless girl she was pretending to be. The next eight months with Billy were bliss...Until the night Gabby woke up on the ground next to the remains of his BMW without a single memory of how she got there.

And Billy's nowhere to be found.

All Gabby wants is to make everything perfect again. But getting her life back isn't difficult, it's impossible. Because nothing is the same, and Gabby's beginning to realize she's missed more than a few danger signs along the way.

It's time for Gabby to face the truth, even if it means everything changes. Especially if it means everything changes. 



IlluminateIlluminate (Gilded Wings #1)Aimee Agresti
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Illuminate

Haven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything begins to change when she turns sixteen. Along with her best friend Dante and their quiet and brilliant classmate Lance, she is awarded a prestigious internship in the big city— Chicago—and is sent to live and work at a swanky and stylish hotel under the watchful eyes of a group of gorgeous and shockingly young-looking strangers: powerful and alluring hotel owner Aurelia Brown; her second-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove; and their stunning but aloof staff of glamazons called The Outfit.

As Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful people are not quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers a network of secret passageways from the hotel’s jazz-age past that leads her to the heart of the evil agenda of Aurelia and company: they’re in the business of buying souls. Will they succeed in wooing Haven to join them in their recruitment efforts, or will she be able to thwart this devilish set’s plans to take the souls of her classmates on prom night at the hotel?


Fair Game (Alpha & Omega, #3)Fair Game (Alpha and Omega #3) - Patricia Briggs
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012
Gooderads: Fair Game

When the FBI request a pack consultant on a serial killer case they're following in Boston, Anna and Charles are sent in. They quickly realize that not only the last two victims were werewolves – all of them were.

Someone is targeting their kind. And if Charles and Anna can't get to the bottom of this mystery, they may be next... 











BalthazarBalthazar (Evernight) - Claudia Gray
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012
Gooderads: Balthazar

Haunted by memories from his first days as a vampire, Balthazar has spent hundreds of years alone—without allies, without love. When he emerges from his isolation to help Skye Tierney, a human girl who once attended Evernight Academy, Balthazar has no idea how dangerous it will be. Skye’s psychic powers have caught the attention of Redgrave, the cruel master vampire responsible for murdering Balthazar and his family four centuries ago. Having learned of Skye’s powers and the remarkable effect her blood has on vampires, he plans to use her for his own evil purposes. As they stand together to fight the evil vampire, Balthazar realizes his lonely world could finally be changed by Skye...just as Redgrave realizes that he can destroy Balthazar once and for all by taking her for his own.





Vampire's Kiss (The Watchers, #2)Vampire's Kiss (The Watchers #2) - Veronica Wolff
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Vampire's Kiss

By her wits, blood, and sacrifice, so far Drew has survived the intensive training on the Isle of Night. As a second-year Acari, her ultimate goal is to become a Watcher, and now she has a shot at her first mission. Except nothing is as it seems. The vampire Alcántara is as sinister as he is sexy, Ronan is more distant than ever, and it turns out there are other vampires out there. Bad ones.  
Ancient, bloodthirsty, and powerful, these undead are really old school. They’ve captured one of the Watcher vamps and are torturing him for information. The only chance to save him is to infiltrate a major summit the baddies are holding on their own island. There will be mortals there, serving as butlers, maids, and various hired help. Drew had better brush up on her skills as a serving girl, because she’s about to go undercover…

But, when their vampire prisoner turns out to be a gorgeous bad boy, Drew’s first mission quickly turns into more than she bargained for…



 Dead is a BattlefieldDead is a Battlefield (Dead Is #6) - Marlene Perez
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012

Jessica Walsh is starting her freshman year at Nightshade High and trying to forget about the tragic events surrounding her brother’s graduation. She wants to have a normal high school experience. But that’s easier said than done in Nightshade.

When a new boy shows up at school, the girls are infected with a case of seriously creepy crushes. But when their obsession turns to violence, Jessica and her friends start to wonder if there’s more going on than just a little friendly rivalry. Are the smitten girls turning into love zombies?

And Jessica has other worries—like her crush on Dominic Gray, the cute but moody new singer for Side Effects May Vary, and the mysterious tattoo that appeared on her arm one day and lets her know whenever there is trouble brewing. Jessica learns she's a Virago, a woman warrior chosen to fight evil whenever it threatens her hometown. But does a lowly freshman really have what it takes to keep Nightshade safe?



The Talents
The Talents (Delcroix Academy #1) - Inara Scott
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012
Goodreads: The Talents

Dancia Lewis doesn't seem all that special. In fact, Dancia's mediocrity is a calculated cover for her secret: whenever she sees a person threatening someone she cares about, things just . . . "happen." When recruiters from the prestigious Delcroix Academy show up to offer her a full scholarship, Dancia suspects the recruiters know more about her "gift" than they're letting on.










Embrace (Embrace, #1)Embrace (Embrace #1) - Jessica Shirvington
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Embrace

It starts with a whisper: “It’s time for you to know who you are…” 
 

Violet Eden dreads her seventeenth birthday. After all, it’s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death. As if that wasn’t enough, disturbing dreams haunt her sleep and leave her with very real injuries. There’s a dark tattoo weaving its way up her arms that wasn’t there before.

Violet is determined to get some answers, but nothing could have prepared her for the truth. The guy she thought she could fall in love with has been keeping his identity a secret: he’s only half-human—oh, and same goes for her.

A centuries-old battle between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity has chosen its new warrior. It’s a fight Violet doesn’t want, but she lives her life by two rules: don’t run and don’t quit. When angels seek vengeance and humans are the warriors, you could do a lot worse than betting on Violet Eden… 


Soul Bound (Blood Coven, #7)Soul Bound (Blood Coven #7) - Mari Mancusi
Releasedatum: 6 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Soul Bound

Sunny McDonald and her vampire boyfriend Magnus are on the run—accused of treason and wanted alive…or undead. And her own twin sister is the slayer sent to track them down.

Rayne would do anything to save her sister Sunny from the Vampire Consortium dictator who wants her dead. Instead, she’s been commissioned by Slayer Inc. to bring her twin back for justice…which Rayne knows means certain death. She also knows that if she and her boyfriend Jareth go against orders, they’re not only signing their own death warrants, but those of every vampire in the Blood Coven.

As a rival slayer with a personal vendetta moves in, Rayne and Jareth know they must do something to stop her. So they embark on their most dangerous journey yet, deep, down beneath the streets of New York City and through the Gates of the Underworld itself. But when a greedy god demands the ultimate sacrifice, will Rayne be forced to choose--between her sister...and the vampire she loves? 


Aldrig släppa taget (inbunden)Aldrig släppa taget - Holly Goldberg Sloan
Releasedatum: 7 mars, 2012
Originaltitel: I'll Be There

Sam Border önskar att han kunde fly. Han har fått nog av det kringflackande liv som hans psykiskt sjuka pappa lever. Men han skulle aldrig kunna överge sin lillebror Riddle som har slutat tala för länge sedan och som istället beskriver världen genom sina märkliga och detaljrika teckningar. Så möter Sam Emily och allting förändras. När han hör henne sjunga i kyrkan löser den eviga knuten i magen upp sig för första gången i hans liv och han vet att han har kommit hem. Det är kärlek vid första ögonkastet och Emilys familj tar emot Sam och Riddle med öppna armar. För första gången får Sam känna hur det är att ha en riktig familj.







Slutet (Döden i dina ögon #3) – Rachel Ward 
Releasedatum: 7 mars, 2012 
Originaltitel: Infinity

Året är 2029. Två år efter den stora katastrofen. Adam, Sarah och dottern Mia lever tillsammans i en värld som fallit samman. De kämpar också med den oönskade uppmärksamheten de dragit till sig genom att Adam precis som hans mamma Jem gjorde kan se människors dödsdatum när han ser dem i ögonen. Och det ska bli ännu värre. Under katastrofen lyckades Mia på något sätt byta ut sitt nummer och därmed skjuta fram sitt dödsdatum! Denna mystiska förmåga gör henne till ett hett och jagat villebråd. Alla vill leva för evigt och vissa är beredda att göra vad som helst för att ta reda på Mias hemlighet även mänskliga experiment.





För Evigt (Mercy Falls Vargar #3) – Maggie Stiefvater   
Releasedatum: 7 mars, 2012
Originaltitel: Forever

När Sam träffade Grace var han en varg och hon en flicka och deras kärlek verkade omöjlig. Till slut lyckades de finna ett sätt för honom att bli en pojke och de kunde äntligen vara tillsammans. Där borde deras berättelse ha slutat, när de var som lyckligast. Men det förflutna hinner upp Grace då vargviruset som alla trott hon var immun mot, förvandlar henne till varg och skiljer dem åt. Sam måste hitta ett sätt för henne att åter bli människa, men tiden är knapp då stadens invånare står i begrepp att utrota vargarna i Mercy Falls en gång för alla.







Katana
Katana - Cole Gibsen
Releasedatum: 8 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Katana

Rileigh Martin would love to believe that adrenaline had given her the uncanny courage and strength to fend off three muggers. But it doesn't explain her dreams of 15th-century Japan, the incredible fighting skills she suddenly possesses, or the strange voice giving her battle tips and danger warnings.

While worrying that she's going crazy (always a reputation ruiner), Rileigh gets a visit from Kim, a handsome martial arts instructor, who tells Rileigh she's harboring the spirit of a five-hundred-year-old samurai warrior.

Relentlessly attacked by ninjas, Rileigh has no choice but to master the katana--a deadly Japanese sword that's also the key to her past. As the spirit grows stronger and her feelings for Kim intensify, Rileigh is torn between continuing as the girl she's always been and embracing the warrior inside her. 


Pieces of Us - Margie Gelbwasser
Pieces of UsReleasedatum: 8 mars, 2012
Goodreads: Pieces of Us

Two families. Four teens.
A summer full of secrets.

Every summer, hidden away in a lakeside community in upstate New York, four teens leave behind their old identities…and escape from their everyday lives.

Yet back in Philadelphia during the school year, Alex cannot suppress his anger at his father (who killed himself), his mother (whom he blames for it), and the girls who give it up too easily. His younger brother, Kyle, is angry too—at his abusive brother, and at their mother who doesn’t seem to care. Meanwhile, in suburban New Jersey, Katie plays the role of Miss Perfect while trying to forget the nightmare that changed her life. But Julie, her younger sister, sees Katie only as everything she’s not. And their mother will never let Julie forget it.

Up at the lake, they can be anything, anyone. Free. But then Katie’s secret gets out, forcing each of them to face reality—before it tears them to pieces.



//Frida och Agnes

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