On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It’s where we list all the books we desperately want but haven’t actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming. It’s also an event that you can join in with too – If you want to know more, click here.
Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson
Paperback: 320 pages
Release date: August 4th, 2011
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Books
Goodreads Summary: 17-year-old Lila has two secrets she's prepared to take to the grave. The first is that she can move things just by looking at them. The second is that she's been in love with her brother's best friend, Alex, since forever. Or thereabouts.After a mugging on the streets of South London goes horribly wrong and exposes her unique ability, Lila decides to run to the only people she can trust - her brother and Alex. They live in Southern California where they work for a secret organisation called The Unit, and Lila discovers that the two of them are hunting down the men who murdered her mother five years before. And that they've found them. Trying to uncover the truth of why her mother was killed, and the real remit of The Unit, Lila becomes a pawn in a dangerous game. Struggling to keep her secrets in a world where nothing and no one is quite as they seem, Lila quickly realises that she is not alone - there are others out there just like her - people with special powers -and her mother's killer is one of them...
Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart
Paperback: 290 pages
Release date: September 1st, 2011
Publisher: Random House Australia
Goodreads Summary: I wanted to turn but I was held captive by the song on the wind. I’m coming, I told the voices. Please, wait for me.
When her sister becomes betrothed to a prince in a northern nation, Zeraphina’s only consolations are that her loyal animal companions are by her side – and that her burning hunger to travel north is finally being sated.
Already her black hair and pale eyes mark her out as different, but now Zeraphina must be even more careful to keep her secret safe. Craving blood is not considered normal behaviour for anyone, let alone a princess. So when the king’s advisor, Rodden, seems to know more about her condition than she does, Zeraphina is determined to find out more.
Zeraphina must be willing to sacrifice everything if she’s to uncover the truth – but what if the truth is beyond her worst nightmares?
When her sister becomes betrothed to a prince in a northern nation, Zeraphina’s only consolations are that her loyal animal companions are by her side – and that her burning hunger to travel north is finally being sated.
Already her black hair and pale eyes mark her out as different, but now Zeraphina must be even more careful to keep her secret safe. Craving blood is not considered normal behaviour for anyone, let alone a princess. So when the king’s advisor, Rodden, seems to know more about her condition than she does, Zeraphina is determined to find out more.
Zeraphina must be willing to sacrifice everything if she’s to uncover the truth – but what if the truth is beyond her worst nightmares?
What's on your wishlist for this week?
I want Hunting Lila too! I've heard amazing things about it.
ReplyDeleteHunting Lila sounds amazing!I haven't heard about Blood Song but it's sounds interesting. New follower!
ReplyDeleteyou really need to read Hunting Lila, Its amazing!! I hope you get your wishes soon!
ReplyDeleteOhh this both look awesome! Great choices. I've never heard of them, but I'll definitely be adding them to my TBR list :)
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I haven't heard of these books before but they look interesting. Great post! New follower!
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I really want to read both of these so I love your wishlist picks! Hope you can get them soon!
ReplyDeleteBoth of these books sound really good!
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I hope you get your books. I'm wishing for the first volume of a manga series a friend recommended to me. Please come which series I'm wishing for.
ReplyDeleteBoth of these sound really good. I will have to check them out!
ReplyDeleteShe is in love with her brothers best friend. I like her secret no. 2.
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whoa, blood song has such a dramatic cover and love her name, zeraphina!
ReplyDeleteI loved Hunting Lila, it was seriously amazing (don't read it at midnight though, I was up til three finishing it!)
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