Waiting on Wednesday: Earthbound By: Aprilynne Pike + This Strange and Familar Place By: Rachel Carter (166)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is an event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. The purpose of this weekly event is to spotlight a soon-to-be-released book that you are very much anticipating. "Waiting On" Wednesday will also give bloggers an opportunity to share ideas for our TBR lists.

Title: Earthbound
Author: Aprilynne Pike
Publisher: Razorbill, 352 Pages (July 30th, 2013)
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Synopsis: Love, fate, and power collide in this new series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Aprilynne Pike!

Tavia Michaels is the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her parents. When she starts to see strange visions of a boy she’s never spoken with in real life, she begins to suspect that there’s much about her past that she isn’t being told. Tavia will soon to discover that she’s an Earthbound—someone with the ability to create matter out of nothing—and that she alone holds the key to stopping the Reduciata, an evil society that manipulates global events for its own shadowy purposes. Tavia will ultimately have to make a choice: to come into her powers and save the world from the evil Reduciata or to choose free will and a love of her own.

Title: This Strange and Familiar Place (So Close to You #2)
Author: Rachel Carter
Publisher: HarperTeen, 272 Pages (July 2nd, 2013)
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Pre-order here: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, The Book Depository

Synopsis: These are the things of which Lydia is now certain:

The Montauk Project has been experimenting with time travel for years.

The Project's subjects are "recruits" from across time, recruits like Wes, Lydia's ally, friend, and love.

The Project is now responsible for the disappearance of two members of her family. . . .

And they're coming for Lydia next.
This thrilling sequel to So Close to You explores how far we'll go to save the people we love—and what happens after you change the future. (Taken from the HarperTeen website, subject to change)

You guys tell me in the comments why you think I've picked these two books this week??? 

*covers are always subject to change.