Waiting on Wednesday: High Heat

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which shines a light on eagerly anticipated upcoming releases.  This week, my pick is:

High Heat by Richard Castle
Publisher: Kingswell
Date: October 25, 2016
Nikki Heat #8

"An ISIS-style beheading of a journalist, carried out by a New York City group pledging fealty to that rogue state, becomes more than just another case for NYPD Captain Nikki Heat when the killers announce their next target: her husband, magazine writer Jameson Rook. Meanwhile, Heat is haunted by a fleeting glimpse of someone she swears is her mother... a woman who has been dead for nearly twenty years."

With the cancellation of the TV show, I can only guess that this book will be the last in this series.  Sigh.  It was good while it lasted.

Recently Added [2]

Here's a few new books that I've added in Goodreads lately.  Enjoy!

Unrivaled by Alyson Noel

A starlet goes missing, and three people are tied to her disappearance.

In a Perfect World by Trish Doller

Caroline has to spend her summer vacation in Egypt.

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Two teenagers fall in love right before one gets deported.

 

What have you added to your TBR recently?

Leave me a list or link in the comments!

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Published by Candlewick Press in September 2011

Why do I love it?
The story!  A bear is trying to find his hat, and he asks different characters if they've seen it.  But didn't he see someone with it on his head earlier?  The ending is also funny!

Age Range
I would recommend this book for ages 5-6 and up.  The ending might have to be explained a bit, because the humor is very subtle.

October TBR

From now until the end of 2016, I'm planning on doing a post at the start of each month detailing what books I'm planning on reading.  It's my hope that with a list, I can read the new releases and a few on my backlist each month.  I also had to push a few back into October because I haven't received the book from my local library yet.  Without further ado, here is October's TBR!

Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in October 2016

The Boy is Back by Meg Cabot

Published by William Morrow in October 2016

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

Published by Disney-Hyperion in October 2016

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in October 2016

The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines

Published by Thomas Nelson in October 2016

My Unscripted Life by Lauren Morrill

Published by Delacorte in October 2016

Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis

Published by Avon in June 2016

Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley

Published by Orion in September 2016

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Published by Henry Holt and Co in September 2016

Underwater by Marisa Reichardt

Published by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux in January 2016

Platypus Police Squad: Never Say Narwhal by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Published by Walden Pond Press in May 2016

What are you planning on reading in October?

Leave me a list or link in the comments!

Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton

Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton
Published by Bantam Dell in August 2016
Knight and Moon #1

"Emerson Knight is introverted, eccentric, and has little to no sense of social etiquette. Good thing he’s also brilliant, rich, and (some people might say) handsome, or he’d probably be homeless. Riley Moon has just graduated from Harvard Business and Harvard Law. Her aggressive Texas spitfire attitude has helped her land her dream job as a junior analyst with mega-bank Blane-Grunwald. At least Riley Moon thought it was her dream job, until she is given her first assignment: babysitting Emerson Knight.

What starts off as an inquiry about missing bank funds in the Knight account leads to inquiries about a missing man, missing gold, and a life-and-death race across the country. Through the streets of Washington, D.C., and down into the underground vault of the Federal Reserve in New York City, an evil plan is exposed. A plan so sinister that only a megalomaniac could think it up, and only the unlikely duo of the irrepressibly charming Emerson Knight and the tenacious Riley Moon can stop it." -- From Goodreads

Will you like it?
I love this new series by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton.  As I was listening to the audiobook at work, I couldn't help but giggle.  A LOT.  I don't want to give away a lot of the plot, but I liked how Riley and Emerson had chemistry, but their characters were getting to know each other.  The flirtatious banter was exactly that, and we didn't have to worry that they were going to end up in bed together.  Will they eventually?  Probably.  But I love seeing the slow burn happen.

Disclosure: I borrowed the audiobook from my local public library.