Top Ten Tuesday: 2014 Debuts I'm Excited For

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Every week they post a new topic that the participants come up with a top ten list for.

This week is about the 2014 by new authors that we're excited for

Hm... while trying to come up with titles for this list I realized that most of the books on my not-out-yet shelf are sequels or other books by established authors and that I'm lacking in the debut department. So I definitely have to check out some of you guys' lists to stock up on new names ;)
Not all of my picks have covers yet - just thought I'd mention that so that you don't think I forgot to include them.


Cruel Beauty, by Rosamund Hodge
This is a retelling that mixes Beauty and the Beast with Greek mythology. I've already read it and it's amazing!!!

Half Bad, by Sally Green
I love characters stuck inbetween two states/groups of people. So of course I want this one.

The Murder Complex, by Lindsay Cummings
I've followed this author on twitter for about 2 years and it's really cool that her book is coming out now! The world (murder rate = higher than birth rate) sounds futuristic and noir, and there's assassins. What's not to like? From a reading POV only, obviously.


Alienated, by Melissa Landers
Alien Exchange student? Not heard that one yet. Also, I've read a couple early reviews and they were positive.

Of Breakable Things, by A. Lynden Rolland
I discovered this one looking for books to include, and the world sounds really interesting! Also, the mention of banshees insures that I want to read it ;)

Stolen Songbird, by Danielle L. Jensen
I usually stay away from anything mentioning the word 'prophesy', but I'm intrigued by the fact that there are trolls here (never read anything that really focused on them) and by the whole political aspect.


Camelot Burning, by Kathryn Rose
Camelot lore blended with some steampunk and a female apprentice of Merlin's? Yes please. Though... why does Morgan always have to be the evil one? *sigh* Still, this one sounds like it has awesome world building and is a new take on the whole Camelot thing.

Crown of Ice, by Vicky L. Weavil
Alright, this sound amazing! It's inspired by Andersen's The Snow Queen and it features a heroine that also sounds a bit like a villain - willing to do whatever it takes, no matter the cost. The interactions between her and the male MC she kidnaps to help her should be very interesting. I really hope this one delivers.

All That Glows, by Ryan Graudin
Fairies and  a whole magic London underworld - I'm in. And  I have an ARC, so yay ^^

Snow Like Ashes, by Sara Raasch
The description for this one is still really short/vague but I'm keeping an eye out because of that title.

This weeks was really unusual insofar that it was hard to come up with 10 titles, when usually the difficult thing is limiting myself!
What 2014 debuts did you pick, and what do you think of mine?

Stacking the Shelves: A Feast of Cake, Murder, and Moonlight

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews to showcase all the books we got in the past week. Those can be bought, won, gifted, for review, borrowed, print or ebooks... no matter, just share what you got :)

*sigh* I really wanted to write a review yesterday, but instead the day went by with annoying but necessary things such as vacuuming, cleaning the whole kitchen, doing laundry, and finally putting up some of my many posters. I really like the way the walls look now though, so that was worth it :)
Tomorrow (aka today when you're reading this) I'm going to my mum's to bake Grittibänze with her (Swiss tradition in early December) and on Sunday it's baking Christmas cookies with my cousins. So... very bakey weekend ;) I'll post a picture of the Grittibänze because I can't explain what they are.


Anyway, let's get to the books! I've only got one pic of print books for you, the rest is all ebooks:

George R. R. Martin: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows.
All of those were gifted to me by one of my best friends, who moved to Belgium the day afterwards. I really miss having her close :( But now I have an excuse to fly to Belgium every now and again ;)


For review

The Falconer, by Elizabeth May
The Murder Complex, by Lindsay Cummings
A Creature of Moonlight, by Rebecca Hahn

I've wanted The Falconer for forever!! I was surprised that I got approved o.O The Murder Complex is for download on Edelweiss, and since I've been following the author on twitter for like 2 years, I really wanted to check it out :) Creature of Moonlight was more of a whim, but it sounds like epic fantasy with dragons, so...

Bought ebooks

Night of Cake and Puppets, by Laini Taylor
Unravel Me, by Tahereh Mafi
Proxy, by Mindee Arnett

Laini Taylor was a given, and when I saw Unravel Me for only 2.50$ I just HAD to have it!! Shatter Me was so good (I read it about a week ago) and the matching Unravel Me edition only comes out in February, so this is a great way to get to read it earlier :) Proxy I wanted because I have Avalon, Mindee Arnett's full length, for review, and I like a prequel novella to get into the setting, especially if it's sci-fi.

That's it from me :) How was your week, and what pretties did you decorate your shelves with?