New Releases ~ week of 5/12/2014

All Lined Up by Cora Carmack (#1 Rusk University)

Any Other Name by Craig Johnson (#10 Walt Longmire Mysteries)
Avoiding Alpha by Aileen Erin (#2 Alpha Girl)
Bloodwitch by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (#1 Maeveara Trilogy)
Broken Hearts, Fences, and Other Things to Mend by Katie Finn (#1 Broken Hearts & Revenge)
Dungeon Games by Lexi Blake (#6.5 Masters and Mercenaries #5 1001 Dark Nights)
Edge of the Enforcer by Cherise Sinclair (#4 Masters of the Mountain)
Enigma by Moira Rogers (#6 Southern Arcana)
Fatal Enquiry by Will Thomas (#6 Barker and Llewelyn)
Full Assault Mode by Dalton Fury (#3 Delta Force)
Hangman by Stephan Talty (#2 Absalom Kearney)

Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell (#1 Mick Oberon)
Hunt the Jackal by Don Mann (#4 SEAL Team Six)
Inked Armor by Helena Hunting (#2 Clipped Wings)
Is a Flower Girl by Wanda Coven (#11 Heidi Heckelbeck)
Long For Me by Shiloh Walker (#0.7 Secrets & Shadows)
Obsidian Curse by Barbra Annino (#5 Stacy Justice Mysteries)
Odin's Ravens by Kelley Armstrong (#2 Blackwell Pages)
Of Neptune by Anna Banks (#3 Of Poseidon)
On Scope by Jack Coughlin (#7 Sniper)
Part of Me by A C Arthur (#2 Shadow Shifters: Damaged Hearts)
Raging Star by Moira Young (#3 Dustlands)
Rebel by Amy Tintera (#2 Reboot)
Rebellion by Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson (#2 Starbounders)

Renegade by Debra Driza (#3 MILA 2.0)
Scala by Christina Bauer (#2 Angelbound)
The A-Word by Joy Preble (#2 Sweet Dead Life)
The Corsican Caper by Peter Mayle (#3 Sam Levitt)
The Dead Disco Raccoon by Michael Rex (#3 Icky Ricky)
The Dominion Key by Lee Bacon (#3 Joshua Dread)
The Hydra Protocol by David Wellington (#2 Jim Chapel Mission)
The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston (#4 Wyman Ford)
The Lovely and the Lost by Page Morgan (#2 Dispossessed)
The Philly Fake by David A Kelly (#9 Ballpark Mysteries)

The Prodigal Son by Kimberla Lawson Roby (#11 Reverend Curtis Black)
The Skin Collector by Jeffery Deaver (#11 Lincoln Rhyme)
What a Girl Wants by Maya Rodale (#3 Bad Boy Billionaire's)
Wild Storm by Richard Castle (#5 Derrick Storm)
Wild Ways by Tina Wainscott (#3 Justiss Alliance
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Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill over at Breaking The Spine. It's a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating.

Rebel Heart (Dust Lands #2)
by Moira Young
published by  Margaret K. McElderry
expected release date October 30, 2012

Summary (Goodreads): The Tonton have been defeated. Lugh has been rescued.
The heartstone has brought Saba and Jack together.
Now, Saba and her family head west to meet him and start a new life. All should be well.
But shadows of the dead are stalking Saba.
And another kind of shadow is creeping over the dustlands.
Then a messenger shows up.
With news of Jack.

*I have a lot of doubt about this book but still want to read it. I didn't like the main character in the first book but liked the rest of the cast and overall story. Also not sure on this cover. doesn't really match the first.

Book Review ~ Blood Red Road

Blood Red Road (Dustlands #1)
By Moira Young
Published By Margaret K McElderry
Expected Release date: June 7, 2011
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Summary (Goodreads): Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That's fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when a monster sandstorm arrives, along with four cloaked horsemen, Saba's world is shattered. Lugh is captured, and Saba embarks on an epic quest to get him back.

Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the world outside of desolate Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh to guide her. So perhaps the most surprising thing of all is what Saba learns about herself: she's a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilization.

My Thoughts: I had a hard time getting into this book.  I struggled with the dialect right from the start, all the git's and fers and 'uld (this one was the worst), I ended up putting the book down several times. Once the action in the book picked up I was able to get past the words and get into Saba's story.
I ended up liking several of the other characters more than I liked Saba. Throughout the book we see her growth, from a sheltered twin who relies on her brother for everything to a self reliant individual who is able to get through anything that is thrown at her.  My problem was that even with the growth she was one of those characters that seemed to take one step forward and two steps back. I could easily see her in the next book acting the same way she was at the beginning of this book.  I thought that the little sister, Emmi, had the most growth. She goes from a spoiled, sheltered child to someone who is able stand on her own and fight with everyone else. I also really liked the rest of the people that helped Saba along the way from Jack, who puts up with more than most would, to the Free Hawks, who remind me of an Amazon type group. There are some truly evil characters in this book. From the Pinch's and Cagemaster, who kidnap and force Saba to fight in cage matches, to the King who wants to sacrifice Lugh for his own gains.
It was easy to get lost in this book from the road trip leaving Silverlake right up until the final battle at Freedom Fields with the King and his men. There are some characters like DeMallo (one of the King's men) and Lugh that I wanted to know more about and hope we find out more in future books.

Rating: 3.5 (only because of my issues with Saba and the dialect)