Hex Hall is bout to blow the roof!

When Sophie Mercer turned thirteen, she discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-Gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father--an elusive European warlock--only when necessary.  But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hecate Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward prodigium, a.k.a. witches, fae, and shapeshifters. By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard. Three powerful enemies who look like supermodels; a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock; a creepy, tag-along ghost; and a new roommate, who happens to be the most-hated person and only vampire on campus. Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her friend Jenna is the number one suspect.  Meanwhile, Sophie has a more personal shock to grapple with. Not only is her father the head of the prodigium council, he's the most powerful warlock in the world, and Sophie is his heir. As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all prodigium, especially her.

Currently Reading list & Upcoming Books

I'm not sure how many people do this, but I like to read several books at once.  Whenever I reach a lull in a book--and all books have a lull of some kind--I like switching over to another one.  Talking to some of my friends who read, they say that they don't do that because they can't keep the information right.  I thought this was strange, because I never had a hard time with it...ever.

So I pose the question: Can, and do you, read multiple books at once?

Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston

TITLE: Wondrous Strange
AUTHOR: Lesley Livingston
PAGES: Paperback, 336
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins
GENRE: Urban fantasy
OTHER BOOKS BY LESLEY LIVINGSTON: Wondrous Strange series, "Once Every Never" (coming soon)

Well lookie here! Suzanne Collins gives us a holiday surprise!

I was scrolling through my Goodreads coming-soon shelf and found an unfamiliar picture and title.  New words had taken over what had before been "The Hunger Games #3".  They now said, "Mockingjay" with a fancy blue cover to accompany it.

That's right, ladies and gentlemen!  There is now a cover and title for Suzanne Collin's third book in the Hunger Games trilogy.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what’s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins’s groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.

Coming Soon: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other.  Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack.  And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.

At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love -- the light and the dark, the warm and the cold -- in a way you will never forget.

Comes out in stores everywhere July 20th. Pre-order here.

Enter to win an advanced review copies of LINGER, Sisters Red, The Dead-Tossed Waves, and The Replacement on Maggie's blog.

Stray by Stacey Goldblatt - B

TITLE: Stray
AUTHOR: Stacey Goldblatt
PAGES: Hardcover, 288
PUBLISHER: Delacorte
GENRE: Realistic fiction
OTHER BOOKS BY STACEY GOLDBLATT: "Girl to the Core"

Question: Who's the character that annoys you the most?

 Question:

WHO is the character that annoys you the MOST?

It can be a type of character, or someone in particular.  If it's some specific, please give us ignorant people the book they're from (and the author, thank you.)

Feel free to rant.  Let it all out!

Reincarnation by Suzanne Weyn - B

TITLE: Reincarnation
AUTHOR: Suzanne Weyn
PAGES: Hardcover, 304
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Press
GENRE: Fantasy
OTHER BOOKS BY SUZANNE WEYN: "The Bar Code Tattoo," "Water Song," "The Night Dance," "The Crimson Thread," "Distant Waves," "Bar Code Rebellion," "The Diamond Secret," "South Beach Sizzle"

Ranger's Apprentice: Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

TITLE: Ranger's Apprentice: Ruins of Gorlan
AUTHOR: John Flanagan
PAGES: Hardcover, 249
PUBLISHER: Puffin
GENRE: Fantasy
OTHER BOOKS BY JOHN FLANAGAN: The Ranger's Apprentice series