Waiting on Wednesday & A to Z Challenge: D - Dystopians

"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:

Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris

Expected publication: April 24th 2012

Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed—as in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows, she's opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even though it isn't possible, she knows—with every fiber of her being—that Ben has somehow brought her back to life.

But her revival, and Ben's possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI agent father's files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting down to something—but to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what's right in front of her: Everything that's happened—the accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben's sudden appearance in her life—points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she's going to need to uncover Ben's secrets—and keep from falling in love with him in the process.

From debut author Elizabeth Norris comes this shattering novel of one girl's fight to save herself, her world, and the boy she never saw coming.

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!

Dystopians

Out of the many different brands of genre, one that seems to stick out a lot in young adult recently is dystopians.  I'm absolutely fascinated with the world building and how each one takes a certain step into the unknown and what the future could possibly end up as. Plus, I love the way there is always a hero or heroine that overcomes everything and finds a little romance along the way!

Divergent by Veronica Roth (Read)

Legend by Marie Lu (Reading Now)

Blood Red Road by Moira Young (Reading Next)

I was caught by the covers of these books, and instantly snared by the descriptions. These have it all; intensely captivating action, devastatingly emotional romance, and a crazy thrill-ride that I seriously can't wait to consume. I am forever a fan of Veronica Roth and look forward to reading everything in the Divergent series. And can't wait to finally indulge in both Legend and Blood Red Road!

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