Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (6): Reboot & Impostor


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Reboot
by Amy Tintera
Publication Date: May 7, 2013

Reboot (Reboot, #1)
 
Human robot soldiers and the possibility of feeling more human again...sounds like the makings of a great read to me.
 
From Goodreads: 
Five years ago, Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest. After 178 minutes she came back as a Reboot: stronger, faster, able to heal, and less emotional. The longer Reboots are dead, the less human they are when they return. Wren 178 is the deadliest Reboot in the Republic of Texas. Now seventeen years old, she serves as a soldier for HARC (Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation).

Wren’s favorite part of the job is training new Reboots, but her latest newbie is the worst she’s ever seen. As a 22, Callum Reyes is practically human. His reflexes are too slow, he’s always asking questions, and his ever-present smile is freaking her out. Yet there’s something about him she can’t ignore. When Callum refuses to follow an order, Wren is given one last chance to get him in line—or she’ll have to eliminate him. Wren has never disobeyed before and knows if she does, she’ll be eliminated, too. But she has also never felt as alive as she does around Callum.

The perfect soldier is done taking orders.
Impostor
by Susanne Winnacker
Expected Publication Date: July 11, 2013

Impostor

An undercover mimic trying to stop a serial killer, and still dealing with all the feelings of being a girl...sounds like a winning combination to me. Can't wait.

From Goodreads:
CAN TESSA POSE AS MADISON . . . AND STOP A KILLER BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE?

Tessa is a Variant, able to absorb the DNA of anyone she touches and mimic their appearance. Shunned by her family, she’s spent the last two years training with the Forces with Extraordinary Abilities, a secret branch of the FBI.

When a serial killer rocks a small town in Oregon, Tessa is given a mission: she must impersonate Madison, a local teen, to find the killer before he strikes again.

Tessa hates everything about being an impostor—the stress, the danger, the deceit—but loves playing the role of a normal girl. As Madison, she finds friends, romance, and the kind of loving family she’d do anything to keep.

Amid action, suspense, and a ticking clock, this super-human comes to a very human conclusion: even a girl who can look like anyone struggles the most with being herself.

(X-men meets The Silence of the Lambs)

16 comments:

  1. Ooh those look intriguing! Haven't heard of them before!


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  2. I'm waiting on both of these! Reboot sounds like such a cool sci-fi with humanity vs robotness! LOL Imposter sounds need! Being able to impersonate and look like people to solve cases.
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  3. Reboot! I love that is is sci-fi and she is humanizing after developing feelings for a boy. So cool. Great picks! :)

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  4. Haven't heard of either of these; they both sounds really good!

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  5. These are both new to me but they seem great - especially Reboot! Thanks for sharing :)

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  6. Reboot sounds amazing. I love the concept. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Two great picks! I think out of those two I am mostly looking forward to is Reboot. But Imposter is definitely one I am looking forward to as well.

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  8. I have my eye on these too.
    Hope you get to read it soon! Brandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog

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  9. Thanks for stopping by my WoW! Both sounds really good, awesome picks!

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  10. Reboot is a very interesting concept and so worth checking in to. Imposter I have seen today so this really piques my interest and I was already looking at it - It is on my TBR now. Here is my WoW.

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  11. Oh wow both of these sound great. I can't believe I haven't heard of either of them before. Thanks for stopping by my WoW and sharing yours.

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  12. Nice picks! Both Reboot & Imposter seem like exciting stories. Thanks for sharing!

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  13. These both sound really great!! I don't think I've heard of either of them so I'll have look into them when they come out. Thank you for stopping by!

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  14. Two of the best WoW picks I have seen today. They are both amazing in their own rights. Awesome picks. Added them both to my Goodreads and can't wait for them to come out. =] Thanks for sharing and visiting my WoW. =]

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  15. I finished Susanne Winnacker's The Other Life at the weekend and really enjoyed it (even if it was a tad cliche ridden) and the premise of The Imposter sounds great and completely different - looking forward to its release!

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