19 November 2011

ON MY WISHLIST: THE SELECTION & FREAKS

On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where you can list all the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.

My two choices this week don't come out until next year, so the wait for these will be a long one! I'm not sure I can wait that long!


The Selection by Kiera Cass 
To be published April 2012 by HarperTeen

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon.

But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself- and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

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Freaks by Kieran Larwood
To be published April 2012 by Chicken House

The Freaks are a lonely band of misfits, trapped in a Victorian sideshow known as Plumpscuttle's Peculiars. Together they are a force to be reckoned with. In a world of thieves, grave-robbers and child-snatchers, the Freaks decide to put their extraordinary talents to use - to solve the mysteries that no one else cares about.


What's on your wishlist?

7 comments:

Mateja said...

Selection sounds really good. I can't wait for its release day. Great pick!

Anonymous said...

Wow...The Selection sounds excellent! Thanks for posting it!

Melissa (Books and Things) said...

Oh I'd go for both. Interesting dystopian and I can't pass a book called Freaks! :)

Willa said...

I love the sound of Selection, sounds really cool!

Mel said...

The Selection sounds great - and I adore that cover! Great choices - I want 2012 to come quicker now! :)

Lesley said...

The cover for The Selection is gorgeous.

My wishlist

Raimy from Readaraptor Hatchling said...

I really can't wait to read freaks, it sounds amazing!!! :)