On My Wishlist #11

This is a fun weekly event hosted by

Carolyn at  Book Chick City,

 and runs every Saturday.

Each participating blogger features books 

s/he hasn't actually bought yet,
but desperately wants to read!!

These books can be either newly-published,

to be released in the near future,

or in print for several years.

If you'd like to know more, just click HERE.

In my particular case, any books I place

on my wish list are strictly the print versions,

since I do not read ebooks. 

Here are my choices for this week!

Mythology

Edith Hamilton

Hardcover, 497 pages

Published by Little, Brown & Company

January 30, 1942

(first published 1940)

Genres: Mythology, Fantasy

From the Goodreads Synopsis

For over fifty years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology. From Odysseus's adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin's effort to postpone the final day of doom, Edith Hamilton's classic collection not only retells these stories with brilliant clarity but shows us how the ancients saw their own place in the world and how their themes echo in our consciousness today. An essential part of every home library, MYTHOLOGY is the definitive volume for anyone who wants to know the key dramas, the primary characters, the triumphs, failures, fears, and hopes first narrated thousands of years ago -- and still spellbinding to this day.

I've heard so much about this book!!

I featured it during the Midnight Summer Festival,

which I participated in from

July 10th to July 20th.

Greek mythology in particular
has always enchanted me,

and I am so looking forward to reading

Hamilton's classic retellings!



Wings of the Wicked

Courtney Allison Moulton

Hardcover, 384 pages

Published by Katherine Tegen Books

Expected Release Date: February 14, 2012

Genres: YA Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy

From the Goodreads Synopsis

Balancing real life with the responsibility of being Heaven’s warrior is a challenge for Ellie. Her relationship with Will has become all business, though they both long for each other. And now that the secret of who she really is has come out, so have Hell’s strongest reapers. Grown bold and more vicious, the demonic threaten her in the light of day and stalk her in the night.

Treachery comes even from those whom she loves, and Ellie is broken by the deaths of those who stood beside her in this Heavenly war. Still, she must find a way to save the world, herself, and her love for Will. If she fails, there will be hell to pay.

The first book in this series

was a very exciting read that I simply

couldn't put down!

I love books in which the heroine

is gutsy, and doesn't need to be

rescued by a guy

in order to have a romantic relationship!

I'm really looking forward to the further adventures

of Ellie as she battles the reapers

aided by the very sexy Will!!

Tempest Rising

Tracy Deebs

Hardcover, 352 pages

Published by Walker Books for Young Readers

May 10, 2011

(first published April 29, 2011)

Genres: YA Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy

From the Goodreads Synopsis

Tempest Maguire wants nothing more than to surf the killer waves near her California home; continue her steady relationship with her boyfriend, Mark; and take care of her brothers and surfer dad. But Tempest is half mermaid, and as her seventeenth birthday approaches, she will have to decide whether to remain on land or give herself to the ocean like her mother. The pull of the water becomes as insistent as her attraction to Kai, a gorgeous surfer whose uncanny abilities hint at an otherworldly identity as well. And when Tempest does finally give in to the water's temptation and enters a fantastical underwater world, she finds that a larger destiny awaits her-and that the entire ocean's future hangs in the balance.

Ever since I read Hans Christian Andersen's

"The Little Mermaid", I've loved

mermaid (and merman!) stories!

Besides, I've lived near the sea all my life,

although I'm not a sailor by any means.

No, instead, I prefer to sit by the shore and

daydream...

about fantastical sea creatures

who ride the rhythmically incoming waves...

Last but definitely not least,

these three books have beautiful covers!!

So, what wonderful books are you all wishing for this week?