Wednesday, December 31, 2014

2014 WoWs: Worth the Wait?

The Waiting On Wednesday meme hosted by Breaking the Spine is my favorite weekly feature to post. I do it rather religiously, really, and have barely missed a Wednesday since I started blogging seriously in January 2013. For those who don't know, WoW is the chance for avid readers to spotlight yet-to-be-released titles they are really excited to read. But when those titles finally release and we finally get to read them, were they actually worth the wait? Here's how my 2014 WoW picks measured up!


WORTH THE WAIT?

YES!!!
The Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides (Adventures of Kit Bristol, #1)Invisible (The Twixt, #2)Relax, I'm a NinjaOn the FenceRebel Belle (Rebel Belle, #1)The Unbound (The Archived, #2)Split Second (Pivot Point #2)Erased (Altered, #2)Waistcoats & Weaponry (Finishing School, #3)This Shattered World (Starbound, #2)Illusions of Fate

The Accidental Highwayman by Ben Tripp (review)
Invisible by Dawn Metcalf (review)
Relax, I'm a Ninja by Natalie Whipple (review)
On the Fence by Kasie West (review)
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
The Unbound by Victoria Schwab (review)
Split Second by Kasie West (review)
Erased by Jennifer Rush (review)
Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger (review coming soon)
This Shattered World by Kaufman & Spooner (review coming soon)
Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White (review coming soon)

IT WAS OKAY...
Time Killers: Kazue Kato Short Story CollectionThe Chapel WarsThe Paper Magician (The Paper Magician Trilogy, #1)

Time Killers by Kazue Kato (review)
The Chapel Wars by Lindsey Leavitt (review)
The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (DNF review coming soon)


I WAITED FOR THIS?
Stitching SnowFool Me Twice (If Only . . . #1)The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1)The Fourth Wish (The Art of Wishing #2)Fire & Flood (Fire & Flood, #1)Hungry

Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis (review)
Fool Me Twice by Mandy Hubbard (review)
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
The Fourth Wish by Lindsay Ribar (review)
Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott (review)
Hungry by H.A. Swain (review)


It's exciting just how many were worth the wait this year!! Although unfortunately there were quite a few disappointments as well, most of them serious disappointments (I'm still sniffling over The Fourth Wish)The rest of my 2014 WoW picks are either 2015 titles I have yet to get my hands on, or reads I just haven't been able to get to yet. So many reads, so little time...

So have you read any of these? What did you think of them? 



Thank you to Inspiring Insomnia for letting me swipe the idea for this post!

2 comments:

  1. I loved On The Fence and Erased. The Archived series is one of my all time favorites. I was able to meet Victoria Schwab last spring and she is awesome!

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  2. Wow. You didn't like the Winner's Curse. I haven't read it, but it feels like everybody is raving about it. I love Kasie West. Thanks for sharing.

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