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Most Anticipated Books of 2016 (Part One)

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I am looking forward to sooo many books next year as many of you know especially when I am on Twitter. There are going to be many books that are going to be on my list but, here are just a few that I'm looking for in 2016.

Waiting on Wednesday: Truthwitch (The Witchlands #1) by Susan Dennard

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Title: Truthwitch (The Witchlands #1)  Author: Susan Dennard  Pages: N/A Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Teen  Release Date: January 5, 2016  Summary (Goodreads)  On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery”, a magical skill that sets them apart from others. In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well. Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It’s a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires. Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her—but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken her from life as an outcast into one of reckless adventure,...

Waiting on Wednesday (41) Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard

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Title: Something Strange and Deadly (#1) Author: Susan Dennard Pages: 400 Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: July 24, 2012 Summary: ( Goodreads ) There’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia… Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper— The Dead are rising in Philadelphia. And then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor…from her brother. Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. If Eleanor is going to find him, she’ll have to venture into the lab of the notorious Spirit-Hunters, who protect the city from supernatural forces. But as Eleanor spends more time with the Spirit-Hunters, including their maddeningly stubborn yet handsome inventor, Daniel, the situation becomes dire. And ...