Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.

Foretold: 14 Tales of Prophecy and Prediction by
Richelle Mead, Simone Elkeles, Meg Cabot, Heather Brewer, Saundra Mitchell, Diana Peterfreund, Laini Taylor, Margaret Stohl, Matt de la Pena, Kami Garcia, Malinda Lo, Lisa McMann, Michael Grant, and editted by Carrie Ryan

Release Date: August 28, 2012
Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Have you ever been tempted to look into the future? To challenge predictions? To question fate?

It's human nature to wonder about life's twists and turns. But is the future already written—or do you have the power to alter it?

From fantastical prophecies to predictions of how the future will transpire, Foretold is a collection of stories about our universal fascination with life's unknowns and of what is yet to come as interpreted by 14 of young adult fiction's brightest stars.

Y'all, I am not a short stories girl. I don't know when it happened or why it happened, but the sight of a short story has filled me with dread ever since I was young. I think it has something to do with a babysitter reading me Edgar Allen Poe's The Cat at an age far younger than was appropriate, but if you said, "Hey Kels, what's up, wanna read an obscenely long novel or a short story for homework tonight?" I would say "OMG NOVEL, please."

However, despite my irrational wariness of short stories, I am pee my pants excited for this release. That's right folks; I am putting aside my strange phobia because of how AWESOME this collection is going to be. What an incredible line up of authors! Every single one of them is on my Read or TBR List.

Insider information: I was lucky enough to attend a conference with Laini Taylor last fall, and she read her story from this collection. Just like all of her works, it is beautiful and thoughtful and romantic and super cute. I am so excited for you all to read it!

Plus, for any of you fellow Vampire Academy die hards, we get a story with Rose and Dimitri where they allegedly go to Russia and meet his family together. I was really bummed that this didn't happen during the series, so I feel like I'm getting a second chance with this collection. And think, that's just one of the 14 stories that we're going to get to read! (Squeee!!!)

Whoops! Time to get my uuber fangirling under control... So, what are you all excited for this week?