Waiting on Wednesday (13)

Waiting on Wednesday was created by Jill at Breaking the Spine, and it is a weekly event in which readers mention one book they are eager to get their hands on!

My pick:

Defiance (Defiance, #1) by C.J. Redwine

Release Date: August 28, 2012

Publisher: Balzer & Bray

Summary (taken from Goodreads):

Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.

At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.

As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.

 Everything about this book, from the cover to the summary, really has me excited. (I absolutely love the cover to bits!) This book seems to be composed of everything I love in a good book: a strong, fierce female lead, an interesting love interest, an intense and captivating plot, a new world, and a nice lack of vampires, werewolves and the like. There are really not enough fantasy/adventure YA books like this, so I am really eager to read this one! Here’s to waiting for August to roll around! What are your thoughts?

Further actions:

·         Pre-order the book: Amazon / Barnes and Noble / Books-A-Million

·         Add this book to your to-be-read list on Goodreads!

·         Check out C.J. Redwine’s blog and Goodreads pages!

·         Follow C.J. Redwine on Twitter!