Waiting on Wednesday: The Ocean at the End of the Lane + The Chaos of Stars

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine and is a fun way to see what books other bloggers just can't wait to get their hands on! This week I've got my eyes on two books: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman and The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White. 

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed. Dark creatures from beyond the world are on the loose, and it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive: there is primal horror here, and menace unleashed - within his family and from the forces that have gathered to destroy it. 

His only defense is three women, on a farm at the end of the lane. The youngest of them claims that her duckpond is an ocean. The oldest can remember the Big Bang. (Courtesy of Goodreads)

Expected to be released according to Amazon: June 18th, 2013

Why am I excited? I've really enjoyed Gaiman's previous novels and I'm always astounded by his creative, weird, and twisted imagination. I expect no less from this one. 

The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

Isadora’s family is seriously screwed up.

Of course, as the human daughter of Egyptian gods, that pretty much comes with the territory. She’s also stuck with parents who barely notice her, and a house full of relatives who can’t be bothered to remember her name. After all, they are going to be around forever—and she’s a mere mortal.

Isadora’s sick of living a life where she’s only worthy of a passing glance, and when she has the chance to move to San Diego with her brother, she jumps on it. But Isadora’s quickly finding that a “normal” life comes with plenty of its own epic complications—and that there’s no such thing as a clean break when it comes to family. Much as she wants to leave her past behind, she can’t shake the ominous dreams that foretell destruction for her entire family. When it turns out there may be truth in her nightmares, Isadora has to decide whether she can abandon her divine heritage after all. (Courtesy of Goodreads)

Expected to be released according to Amazon: September 10, 2013

Why am I excited? I love learning about mythologies from all around the world. I'm really curious to see how Ms. White tries to set this one apart from numerous MG and YA titles in this very popular trend.

What are you waiting for this week?