From Amazon: When fourteen-year-old Viola is sent from her beloved Brooklyn to boarding school in Indiana for ninth grade, she overcomes her initial reservations as she makes friends with her roommates, goes on a real date, and uses the unsettling ghost she keeps seeing as the subject of a short film—her first.
Intertwined by Gena Showalter (Looking forward to this one!)
As You Wish by Jackson Pearce (Read it & loved it!)
Ever since Viola's boyfriend broke up with her, she has spent her days silently wishing—to have someone love her again and, more importantly, to belong again—until one day she inadvertently summons a young genie out of his world and into her own. He will remain until she makes three wishes. Jinn is anxious to return home, but Viola is terrified of wishing, afraid she will not wish for the right thing, the thing that will make her truly happy. As the two spend time together, the lines between master and servant begin to blur, and soon Jinn can't deny that he's falling for Viola. But it's only after Viola makes her first wish that she realizes she's in love with Jinn as well . . . and that if she wishes twice more, he will disappear from her life—and her world—forever. Jackson Pearce spins a magical tale about star-crossed lovers, what it means to belong . . . and how important it is to be careful what you wish for.
Dark of the Moon by Rachel Hawthorne (Book #3 in the Dark Guardian series.)I've loved him forever, but he can never be mine. Brittany is determined to prove herself to the Dark Guardians. And yet she's been keeping a devastating secret: She hasn't experienced any of the intense, early signs of change that mark a Dark Guardian's transformation. The only intense feelings she has are for Connor—and she's kept that a secret, too. But she knows she'll never truly have Connor's love if she's not a Shifter like him. At the first full moon after her birthday, her greatest fear is realized: She doesn't transform. Brittany is so desperate to become a wolf that she'll go to extremes she never thought possible . . . and put all the Dark Guardians in incredible danger.
Rampant by Diana Peterfreund (How cool does this sound?!) Forget everything you ever knew about unicorns . . . Real unicorns are venomous, man-eating monsters with huge fangs and razor-sharp horns. Fortunately, they've been extinct for a hundred and fifty years. Or not. Astrid had always scoffed at her eccentric mother's stories about killer unicorns. But when one of the monsters attacks her boyfriend—thereby ruining any chance of him taking her to the prom—Astrid finds herself headed to Rome to train as a unicorn hunter at the ancient cloisters the hunters have used for centuries. However, at the cloisters all is not what it seems. Outside, the unicorns wait to attack. And within, Astrid faces other, unexpected threats: from the crumbling, bone-covered walls that vibrate with a terrible power to the hidden agendas of her fellow hunters to—perhaps most dangerously of all—her growing attraction to a handsome art student . . . an attraction that could jeopardize everything.
Snap by Carol Snow (Sounds good, but don't really like the cover.)
Madison Sabatini thought she knew who she was: an almost-sophomore with a bright future. The newest photographer on her school paper. A shopaholic with great hair and a fabulous wardrobe. Then, in a flash, everything changed. Now she's stuck in Sandyland, a gloomy beach town in the middle of nowhere, living with her parents in a crappy hotel "suite." Instead of spending the summer with her friends at home, she's hanging out with pink-haired Delilah, an artist who works in a shop called Psychic Photo, and a skater boy named Duncan who's totally not her type. Except, maybe he is . . . Determined to make the best of things, Madison throws herself into her one passion: photography. But when strange figures start appearing in her pictures—people who weren't there when she snapped the shots, people who are later reported dead—she begins to question everything about who she is . . . and who she wishes she could be.
Life Swap by Abby McDonald (Published as Sophomore Switch in the US. This has a different UK cover now, but I couldn't find an image of it so had to use this one.)
From Amazon: Ivy and Tristan are meant to be together. Both stunningly attractive, brilliantly talented and very much in love, they think their happiness will last forever. When a terrible car accident shatters their world, killing Tristan and injuring Ivy, she must face life alone - or so she thinks. However, Tristan is watching over her as her guardian angel - so close she can feel his touch and hear his voice. And no one needs a guardian angel more than Ivy, because someone is trying to kill her. But if Tristan saves Ivy, his mission on earth will be finished, and he'll have to leave her behind. Will saving Ivy mean losing her forever?
From Amazon: The eighth book in the addictive IT GIRL. Jenny Humphrey's time at Waverly Academy has had its ups and downs - from making enemies of the most popular girl at school to stealing her room mate's boyfriend. But now everything has changed - Jenny, Tinsley, Callie and Brett have put their differences behind them to jointly rule over Waverly Academy - but how long can peace last?
Waiting on Wednesday idea from Jill at Breaking the Spine.
After a good deal of brainstorming, Oribella Bettencourt began to emerge. First I saw her hair—thick and wavy, honey and sunshine, falling to just below her shoulder blades. Losing such magnificent hair would be devastating. But to be engaging, the story needed much more.
The key, I decided, was in Oribella’s past. All I had to do was create it.
Putting Ori’s childhood together was relatively easy. I envisioned her as a girl whose mother had groomed her for stardom since Day One. That meant no play, no snacks, no sun, no friends, no boys. No anything that could damage Ori’s exquisite looks or distract her from her mother’s goals. In that environment, it was inevitable for Ori to grow up believing her appearance was the only meaningful part of herself.
Okay, that made sense. But why was Oribella’s success so critical to her mother Rhonda? An excellent question, and one my readers were sure to ask. Characters, like their flesh-and-blood counterparts, need reasons for what they do.
Now I had to look into Rhonda’s childhood. Something so traumatic and compelling must have happened when she was young that it changed the course of her life. Fine. Rhonda was abandoned by her glamorous mother Arianna and raised by her stoic grandparents. Because of that, she never outgrew the feeling that she wasn’t pretty or talented enough to be worthwhile.
Good deal. Now why, exactly, did Arianna abandon her daughter? Oh-my-gosh, I had to know that, too!
Hmm. Arianna was a self-centered girl who felt she was too good for the
Now why was Arianna so self-centered? I refused to go there. If I kept at it, I’d be writing the story of Oribella’s ancestors on the Mayflower.
But then I had a grasp of why Oribella believed Rhonda’s goals were her goals. I knew how Ori developed her chameleon-like ability to be whatever pageant judges wanted her to be. How she grew to be the perfect Stepford teen.
Once I knew what Oribella wanted most in life, I dangled it at her fingertips and snatched it out of reach, throwing her world into chaos. Ruining Ori’s life didn’t feel good—it never does—but without that catastrophe she wouldn’t have discovered the real, live person inside her beautiful shell.
Which, I hope, is a lot more interesting than watching hair grow.
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Thanks, Jan! :)
From Amazon: Ellie remembers how the boys kissed her. How they begged for more. And when she gave it to them, she felt loved. For a while anyway. So when Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life, leads her from a party to the backseat of his van, Ellie follows. But their "one-time thing" is far from perfect: Ellie gets pregnant. Josh reacts with shame and heartbreak, while their confidantes, Caleb and Corinne, deal with their own complex swirl of emotions. No matter what Ellie chooses, all four teenagers will be forced to grow up a little faster as a result.
Syren by Angie Sage (I haven't read the other books in this series, though I'm hoping to catch up with them one day.)
Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough (US ARC. Sounds great!)
Tamsin Greene comes from a long line of witches, and she was supposed to be one of the most Talented among them. But Tamsin's magic never showed up. Now seventeen, Tamsin attends boarding school in Manhattan, far from her family. But when a handsome young professor mistakes her for her very Talented sister, Tamsin agrees to find a lost family heirloom for him. The search—and the stranger—will prove to be more sinister than they first appeared, ultimately sending Tamsin on a treasure hunt through time that will unlock the secret of her true identity, unearth the sins of her family, and unleash a power so vengeful that it could destroy them all.
The Traitor Game by B. R. Collins (I'm so excited to read this, I hear it's very good. I much prefer this paperback cover, too!)
A Trick of the Dark by B. R. Collins (Yay! This sounds brilliant!)
Secret Society by Tom Dolby (US ARC. Thanks to Vincent from Enchanted Books for sending this to me -- I'm going to share my review with him on his blog. I'm really looking forward to reading this, it was my WoW pick a while ago!)
The Hollow by Jessica Verday (Finished UK copy. This arrived with some goodies from JV's 'Get the Goods' promotion, which is very cool!)
From Amazon: Seventeen-year-old Blake used to be a star runner. Now he's a has-been. On a school trip, he has the opportunity to secure the answer to his prayers - a specially created serum that will restore him to physical supremacy. But does he steal it or not? Before he knows, Blake is transported into another dimension where evolution has run wild and where he is perceived as a hero by the beautiful, enigmatic mermaid creature, Chimera. He escapes and returns to his own world - our world - to face the consequences of his alleged theft. Can he prove his innocence? 
From Amazon: Leo knows the value of never grassing and that you never grass on your friends. Everybody, too, knows the gang leaders in town. And you don't grass on them. And then Leo is unlucky enough to witness the murder of one gang leader by another, a man called Armour. It will take bravery, luck and sheer daring to extricate himself from Armour's deadly web.
Waiting on Wednesday idea from Jill at Breaking the Spine.Will we be seeing Ember & Co. in future books, or is their story self-contained?
From Amazon: If life were a fairy tale, Oribella Bettencourt would have a "happily ever after" kind of future ahead of her. A Hollywood producer has come to Des Moines in search of a perfectly modern Princess Rapunzel, and Ori -- a model, dancer, and star of the beauty pageant circuit -- lands the part. But in this fairy tale, the beautiful princess wakes up to her worst nightmare -- when almost overnight, Ori begins to lose her hair....
This is the story of sixteen-year-old Lia Milthorpe's quest to discover her role and her twin sister's in a powerful prophecy that has affected twin sisters for generations. But nothing can prepare her for what she discovers - about herself, about her family, and about the danger that goes from haunting her dreams to becoming her reality.
Ruined by Paula Morris (Sounds good!)
Breaking Dawn: Special Edition by Stephenie Meyer (YAY!)
H.I.V.E: Dreadnought by Mark Walden (I've never read any of these, but they sound cool!)
A renegade faction of the world's most powerful villains is intent on destroying G.L.O.V.E. (Global League Of Villainous Enterprises) and showing the world the true face of evil. The Disciples begin by hijacking Diabolus Darkdoom's Airborne command post, then they kidnap his son and his son's best friend. Unfortunately for them, Nigel Darkdoom (and Franz) also happen to be Otto's friends. Heading out to America, Otto, Wing et al embark on a perilous and highly unauthorised rescue operation. Cut off from the support of H.I.V.E. and on the run from American security forces the hunt for their friends leads to one of the US military's most secret facilities. It becomes clear that the Disciples are not all they appear and in a desperate race against time Otto must work out who his real friends are to prevent the Disciples from completing their true objective. Only Otto can save the world from domination by a sinister new world order but it might be that the price he has to pay is just too high. When it comes to the crunch will he be prepared to sacrifice himself?
Ghostgirl: Homecoming by Tonya Hurley (Such a lovely looking book!)
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (UK proof/ARC. Released in the UK in February 2010. Woohoo!)
Evermore by Alyson Noel (This arrived in a black box, complete with red packing materials, a Bookseller magazine flyer and Evermore fortune cookies. So cool!)
