New Release Round-Up: February 20-26, 2012

Young Adult


The Catastrophic History of You and Me
by Jess Rothenberg

Release date: February 21, 2012
Available as: hardcover, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 400
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Suggested tags: young adult, paranormal, romance



From Amazon:

"Brie's life ends at sixteen: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart--literally.

But now that she's D&G (dead and gone), Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel. Her best friend has been keeping a secret about Jacob, the boy Brie loved and lost--and the truth behind his shattering betrayal. And then there's Patrick, Brie's mysterious new guide and resident Lost Soul...who just might hold the key to her forever after.

With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass through the five stages of grief before she's ready to move on. But how do you begin again, when your heart is still in pieces?"



Faery Tales & Nightmares
by Melissa Marr

Release date: February 21, 2012
Available as: hardcover, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 432
Publisher: HarperCollins
Suggested tags: young adult, short stories, paranormal, horror



From Goodreads:

"Dangerous promises and beguiling threats swirl together in a dozen stories of enchantments dark and light by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr. Uncanny and unexpected creatures appear from behind bushes, rise from beneath the seas, or manifest from seasonal storms to pursue the objects of their attention—with amorous or sinister intent—relentlessly.

From the gentle tones of a storyteller’s cadences to the terror of a blood sacrifice, tales of favorite characters from Marr’s Wicked Lovely novels mix with accounts of new characters for readers to fall in love with...or to fear.

Lush, seductive, and chilling, Melissa Marr’s stories revel in the unseen magic that infuses the world as we know it."


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