A very late entry to Paper Hangover‘s Friday Fives today. They asked: What are the FIVE books you’re looking forward to in 2012?
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking).
Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in a constant, overwhelming, never-ending Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets.Or are there?
I bought this as an e-book without ever hearing anything about it, because of it’s brilliant title and intriguing storyline. Now a lot of people are talking about it, and after hearing one writer describe it as better than the Hunger Games I’m eager to try it out.
Shatter Me #2 by Tahereh Mafi.
I need more Warner. There is never enough Warner. And as mentioned in my review, I’m very curious about where Tahereh is going to take this series.
Divergent (and Insurgent) by Veronica Roth.
In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
“Divergent” has been on my to-read list for ages. This year will be the year I read it. Eventually.
Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick.
The final book in the paranormal romance series about a girl and a snarky fallen angel named Patch. I’m a fangirl for the “Hush, Hush” series, and I’ll be waiting patiently for the final volume to hit the shelves this Fall.
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler.
It’s 1996 and very few high school students have ever used the internet. Facebook will not be invented until several years in the future. Emma just got a computer and an America Online CD. She and her best friend Josh power it up and log on – and discover themselves on Facebook in 2011. Everybody wonders what they’ll be like fifteen years in the future. Josh and Emma are about to find out.
I am reading this entirely because the two main characters are called Emma and Josh.