Waiting on Wednesday [1]

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine and it features new releases that we are anticipating! 

My picks do not come out this week, but I decided I should post it anyway! Here are some of the books that I am eagerly looking forward to:

Expected release date: February 2012

I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, 
pushing aside thoughts of Alex, 
pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, 
push, 
push, 
push, 
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke and flame.

Expected release date: January 2012

A stunning story of love, sexual obsession, treachery, and tragedy, about an artist and her most famous muse in Paris between the World Wars. 

Paris, 1927. In the heady years before the crash, financiers drape their mistresses in Chanel, while expatriates flock to the avant-garde bookshop Shakespeare and Company. One day in July, a young American named Rafaela Fano gets into the car of a coolly dazzling stranger, the Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka. 

Struggling to halt a downward slide toward prostitution, Rafaela agrees to model for the artist, a dispossessed Saint Petersburg aristocrat with a murky past. The two become lovers, and Rafaela inspires Tamara's most iconic Jazz Age images, among them her most accomplished—and coveted—works of art. A season as the painter's muse teaches Rafaela some hard lessons: Tamara is a cocktail of raw hunger and glittering artifice. And all the while, their romantic idyll is threatened by history's darkening tide. 

Inspired by real events in de Lempicka's history, The Last Nude is a tour de force of historical imagination. Avery gives the reader a tantalizing window into a lost Paris, an age already vanishing as the inexorable forces of history close in on two tangled lives. Spellbinding and provocative, The Last Nude is a novel about genius and craft, love and desire, regret, and, most of all, hope that can transcend time and circumstance.

Clockwork Prince By: Cassandra Clare

Title: Clockwork Prince (Infernal Devices #2)
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published date: December 6th 2011
Edition: Hardcover, English

In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that saftey proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa's powers for his own dark ends. (More on Goodreads)






The Clockwork Prince starts where it is left off in Clockwork Angel. Tessa is still struggling with her new found life, and still does not know what or who she is. But Tessa has found some sort of comfort in the London Institute along with the new friends she has made.

Getting to the plot of this book was a tid bit slow, but I enjoyed it regardless. Clare has a way of grabbing your attention to the minor things, while building up something heavy that will blow your socks away near the end. Oh, and there was a lot more Jem in this book then there was in CA. So for those of you who are Jem fans, woo! There are many twists in this book that I totally did not see coming from sweet romance to what the sh--. I absolutely loved the way Clare describes the London area. Reading CP made me want to live in England and explore its ancient streets.

There was a great deal of character development. From Sophie to even Will! Let me tell you, I loved the romance Sophie has with an individual in this book. I thought it was super adorable! The only person in this book that I felt like who had an underdevelopment is Tessa Gray. Tessa was a completely indecisive individual who I felt like punching in the face sometimes. I mean I get it you have two gorgeous guys after you, but really, must you lead them both on? I hope she improves in Clockwork Princess. Once I finished reading this, I was totally heartbroken. I never liked Will, but after this he just broke my heart. I can't seem to favour one out of the two boys! It's impossible! I hope to see some sort of resolution happen in the next book, or I will cry.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Clockwork Prince and will definitely be reading Clockwork Princess, but god do I have to wait so long for it? I give this book a 4.5/5 !

Incarceron By: Catherine Fisher

Title: Incarceron (Incarceron #1)
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published date: March 3rd, 2007
Edition: Paperback, English

Incarceron -- a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. It is a terrifying mix of high technology -- a living building which pervades the novel as an ever-watchful, ever-vengeful character, and a typical medieval torture chamber -- chains, great halls, dungeons. A young prisoner, Finn, has haunting visions of an earlier life, and cannot believe he was born here and has always been here. In the outer world, Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, is trapped in her own form of prison -- a futuristic world constructed beautifully to look like a past era, an imminent marriage she dreads. She knows nothing of Incarceron, except that it exists. But there comes a moment when Finn, inside Incarceron, and Claudia, outside, simultaneously find a device -- a crystal key, through which they can talk to each other. And so the plan for Finn's escape is born ... (From Goodreads)

I really enjoyed the idea of a futuristic prison being alive. Not many inanimate things are described as being alive, unless you're watching a children cartoon show. The way that Fisher makes the prison alive is almost creepy. Just imagine being trapped in something that is constantly watching every move you make and laughing at the things you do to try and escape it. 


The plot of this book had a lot of promise. I enjoyed where it was going and could sense the uniqueness of it. It was good enough for me to want to finish reading this book to see what happens in the end. The only problem I had with this book was the writing style. Although it's a Young Adult book it rather felt like a Children's book. The writing was super simple, and kind of felt flat. I was hoping for a bit of complexity in the writing, it could have improved the book a lot. 


Let us discuss about the characters in this book. To put it straight, I did not bond with any of the characters. I felt as if they were not developed well. I wanted to know the background of Keiro and Attia since they are such a mystery to the person. I wanted to know why they are what they like now. Finn felt like a background character to me. I felt Keiro out did Finn, almost as if he were the main character. Finn didn't do much, except for talk to Claudia through the key. It was Keiro who did most of the fighting and plotting along with Gildas. There is a lot of mystery surrounding Attia, which unfortunately wasn't discussed in this book. Claudia was rash and dense. Sometimes I felt like she just wanted herself to be happy, and rather selfish. Like for instance she made it look like she only wanted to help free Finn and not his friends. She didn't care about the others, just Finn *rolls eyes*. 


Overall, it was an enjoyable read except for the writing style and lack of character development. I will be reading the second installment, Sapphique but it is not at the top of my TBR pile.  I give this book a 3.8/5 ! 

New Blog!

So I created a blog a few months ago (I think in January?) and completely stopped being active on it since summer. I know I'm bad! Since I have been so inactive on it I totally forgot my log in information, yay me! -__- So I have decided to completely start from scratch and make a new one! I'm determined to keep going, and will be one of my new years resolution to be active for an year =)