1) Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead (Bloodlines #3): In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch--a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood--or else she might be next. Expected Publicarion Date: February 12, 2013. -- From Goodreads
2) Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter (Heist Society #3): Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the scion of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it's that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting--or stealing--whatever they want. No matter the risk, the Bishops can always be counted on, but in Hale's family, all bets are off when money is on the line. When Hale unexpectedly inherits his grandmother's billion dollar corporation, he quickly learns that there's no place for Kat and their old heists in his new role. But Kat won't let him go that easily, especially after she gets tipped off that his grandmother's will might have been altered in an elaborate con to steal the company's fortune. So instead of being the heir--this time, Hale might be the mark. Forced to keep a level head as she and her crew fight for one of their own, Kat comes up with an ambitious and far-reaching plan that only the Bishop family would dare attempt. To pull it off, Kat is prepared to do the impossible, but first, she has to decide if she's willing to save her boyfriend's company if it means losing the boy. Expected Publication Date: February 3, 2013. --From Goodreads
3) Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans: Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the next. Along with her fellow drones, Felicia passes the endless hours reliving memories of her time on Earth and mourning what she’s lost—family, friends, and Neil, the boy she loved.
Then a girl in a neighboring chamber is found dead, and nobody but Felicia recalls that she existed in the first place. When Julian—a dangerously charming guy Felicia knew in life—comes to offer Felicia a way out, Felicia learns the truth: If she joins the rebellion to overthrow the Morati, the angel guardians of Level 2, she can be with Neil again.
Suspended between Heaven and Earth, Felicia finds herself at the center of an age-old struggle between good and evil. As memories from her life come back to haunt her, and as the Morati hunt her down, Felicia will discover it’s not just her own redemption at stake… but the salvation of all mankind.
Expected Publication Date: January 15, 2013. -- From Goodreads
4) Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers (His Fair Assassin #2): Sybella arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. Naturally skilled in both the arts of death and seduction, the convent views Sybella as one of their most dangerous weapons.
But those assassin’s skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. Her father’s rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother’s love is equally monstrous. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for? Expected Publication Date: April 2, 2013 -- From Goodreads.
5) The Elites: Privileged Positions by Emily Flint: Privileged Positions, a trade paperback original, is the first book of The Elites, a series of four books chronicling life at Les Chevaliers, an über-exclusive Swiss boarding school—a place where princes rub shoulders with the offspring of the world's business leaders and the only thing more impressive than the campus itself is the number of rich kids and royals gracing the quad.
Each book will center around one of four girls residing at Les Chev—A.J., recruited to the school on a skiing scholarship (something she is desperately trying to keep a secret); Raya, a Saudi Arabian party girl from a traditional Muslim royal family; Mei, adopted from China as a toddler by a Hollywood A-list actress; and Elizabeth, distant relation to the British Royal Family (and she'll never let you forget it). And then there's super-hottie André, the son of a Senegalese diplomat and captain of the boys' ski team. . . . Expected Publication Date: April 23, 2013. -- From Goodreads
That's it for my Top 5 Monday Rants. They are obviously not all the books I'm dying to read, but ones that I'm totally looking forward to reading in the upcoming year. Hopefully I gave you all some good reads to look forward too as well. Be sure to leave your list of dying to read books in 2013 too! Happy Monday :)
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