Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly blog post by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights releases we're eagerly awaiting.
My next wait I actually haven't decided on in some ways, River Marked by Patricia Briggs. I enjoyed her Mercy Thompson series to date, with the exception of the last one. Granted at the moment I can't recall why, I just know I thought of it as okay, that it wasn't really what I was expecting. So I'm not 100% sure if I'll be buying this one right away.
Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. She’s never known any others of her kind. Until now.
An evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River—one that her father’s people may know something about. And to have any hope of surviving, Mercy and her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam, will need their help…
TITLE: River Marked
AUTHOR: Patricia Briggs
GENRE: Urban Fantasy
RELEASE DATE: January 25, 2011
So then my next waiting for book is Karen Mahoney's The Iron Witch! There's been a lot of excitement centered around this book, so I too am eager to read it!
Freak. That's what her classmates call seventeen-year-old Donna Underwood. When she was seven, a horrific fey attack killed her father and drove her mother mad. Donna's own nearly fatal injuries from the assault were fixed by magic—the iron tattoos branding her hands and arms. The child of alchemists, Donna feels cursed by the magical heritage that destroyed her parents and any chance she had for a normal life. The only thing that keeps her sane and grounded is her relationship with her best friend, Navin Sharma.
When the darkest outcasts of Faerie—the vicious wood elves—abduct Navin, Donna finally has to accept her role in the centuries old war between the humans and the fey. Assisted by Xan, a gorgeous half-fey dropout with secrets of his own, Donna races to save her friend—even if it means betraying everything her parents and the alchemist community fought to the death to protect.
Yeah Adam and Mercy! I adore them and can't wait to see what trouble Mercy's going to get herself in this time:)
ReplyDeletehere's mine http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/01/waiting-on-wednesday.html
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for Silver Marked too. I agree with you about the last book. It was okay. I thought it went in a few too many directions and was kind of erratic. Still looking forward to this one though. Great pick!
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Both books I wanna read, Haven't read any of the Mercy Thompson series yet.
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The Iron Witch is on my TBR list as well. Great picks this week Jessica!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, the Iron Witch looks awesome. Can't wait to read it! Great blog by the way!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with you about Mercy Thompson series. I remember Iron kissed was my favorite and why but not why I didn't like the last one as much.
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