What's New? January YA New Releases & Giveaway

Happy New Year!!! I hope 2015 turns out to be a fantastic year for all my blog readers. :) So as always January brings this little blog's anniversary (5 years!) and my own birthday (eeek!) and hopefully there'll be some new fun things in the works here at Stories & Sweeties soon!

So if you're new to Stories & Sweeties, here's a little run-down of this feature: at the start of each month, I do a little thing called the "What's New List & Giveaway" where you'll find a full list of the new releases in YA for the month, and entry to the giveaway. At the end of each month, one lucky winner will get to choose any new release as their prize!

First things first! The winner of November giveaway was: Afsha! Congratulations!!

January 2015 Releases:

Just like previous months, I've put a little l♥ve by those books that I am really anticipating!

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Who is Mackie Spence? by Lin Kaymer

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All the Bright Place by Jennifer Niven
Atlantis Rising by Gloria Craw ♥
The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
The Boy Next Door by Katie Van Ark
City 1 by Gregg Rosenblum
Dead of Winter by Kresley Cole
Deep Sea by Annika Thor
Ensnared by A.G. Howard
Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
Frostfire by Amanda Hocking
Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick ♥
Gone to Far by Natalie Richards
Hold Tight, Don't Let Go by Laura Rose Wagner ♥
Infected by Sophie Littlefield
Reborn by Jennifer Rush
Save Me by Jenny Elliott ♥
There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake
Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle
Willowgrove by Kathleen Peacock ♥
X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon ♥
 
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Audacity by Melanie Crowder
The Law of Loving Others by Kate Axelrod
Tracers by J.J. Howard

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Blackout by Meredith McCardle
Broken Skies by Theresa Kay
The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall ♥
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
Killing Time in Crystal City by Chris Lynch
Unmade by Amy Rose Capetta
When by Victoria Laurie ♥

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All Fall Down by Ally Carter ♥
Fight for Power by Eric Walters
The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun Hutchinson
Mutant City by Steve Feasey
The Prey by Tom Isbell
Tunnel Vision by Susan Adrian
Twisted Fate by Nancy Olson
The Web by Megan Chance

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The Way We Bared Our Souls by Willa Strayhorn ♥

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Beneath by Roland Smith
Burning Nation by Trent Reedy 
Chaos by Lanie Bross
A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd 
Cut Me Free by J.R. Johansson
The Empty Throne by Cayla Kluver
The End of Feeling by Cindy C. Bennett
Fairest by Marissa Meyer ♥♥♥!
I was Here by Gail Forman
I'm Glad I Did by Cynthia Weil ♥
Love, Lucy by April Lindner ♥
Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff
Tear You Apart by Sarah Cross
Woven by Michael Jensen & David Powers King
Zombified by Adam Gallardo

 (All links go to Goodreads)
Please feel free to email me if you notice any YA titles missing! :)


Giveaway Details:
One winner will win a YA January release of their choice! *see note below
• Contest ends January 31st, 2015 at 11:59 PM
• Must be 13 or older.
• Open internationally. *International winners will be required to choose a book that is available through BookDepository.com.
•Extra entries can be earned by commenting on December or January reviews, and can be done once per review. Come back throughout January whenever you comment on my reviews and get your extra points!     
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Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are jumping-up-and-down excited for.

 

 

Love, Lucy 

by April Lindner

 

hitting shelves January 15, 2015

from Poppy

 

description:

While backpacking through Florence, Italy, during the summer before she heads off to college, 17-year-old Lucy Sommersworth finds herself falling in love with the culture, the architecture, the food...and Jesse Palladino, a handsome street musician. After a whirlwind romance, Lucy returns home, determined to move on from her "vacation flirtation." But just because summer is over doesn't mean Lucy and Jesse are over, too.

Inspired by E.M. Forster's A Room with a View.

 

My thoughts:  Now, I never did get to read April Lindner's Catherine, but I absolutely ADORED Jane, her take on Jane Eyre.  This author has got a real knack for brilliant retellings of classic literature. So I'm excited for more.   And the cover...perfection.