Waiting on Wednesday (19) & A to Z Challenge: V - Vampires

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that I'm eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth

Expected publication: May 1st 2012

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.

Oh wow - it seems like forever ago that I devoured Divergent and succumbed to the wait for Insurgent! Words really can't described how excited I am to be able to dive back into the world that Tris and Four lives in. Not long now!

The Blogging from A to Z Challenge is a month long event hosted by a group of amazing folks. The Challenge is beginning April First with a topic themed on something with the letter A, then on April second another topic with the letter B as the theme, and so on until you finish on April thirtieth with the theme based on the letter Z.  It doesn't even have to be a word--it can be a proper noun, the letter used as a symbol, or the letter itself.  The theme of the day is the letter scheduled for that day.
 

 My theme - My word of the day will express things I love most about Young Adult Books and why!

  

Vampires

One of the most popular genre's in young adult fiction right now, I believe, would have to be vampires. And not all of the books about them are just straight up vampires either. There are half-witch vampires like in Almost to Die For by Tate Hallaway or angel-like vampires in Blue Bloods by Mellisa De La Cruz - but regardless of the mix, each story created about them is still alluring. So alluring in fact, that no matter the context, I always have to give new books a chance. Here are some of my favorites:


The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1)  by Julie Kagawa


Almost to Die For (Vampire Princess of St. Paul, #1)  by Tate Hallaway  

My Blood Approves (My Blood Approves, #1)  by Amanda Hocking

My Love Lies Bleeding (Drake Chronicles, #1)  by Alyxandra Harvey 

Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1)  by Rachel Caine  

Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1)  by Melissa de la Cruz

Strange Angels (Strange Angels, #1)  by Lili St. Crow  

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)  by Richelle Mead 

Marked (House of Night, #1)  by P.C. Cast

Twilight (Twilight, #1)  by Stephenie Meyer 

What's YOUR 'waiting on' pick? Have a favorite vampire book?