Recommendation Roundup: February 2013

We're back with our roundup of recommendations from our reading this month. Click on the thumbnail for links to Goodreads, Amazon and our review, if available.

A few of these aren't out yet, but you'll definitely want to get them on your radar--especially The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, which you should really preorder right now--it's already on my best-of list for this year. Think Tomorrow, When the War Began, but with far more complexity, world-building and moral ambiguity--and aliens.

(Click on the cover images for more information.)

Sarah Recommends

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (May 2013)

Bruised by Sarah Skilton

Also Known As by Robin Benway

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Laura Recommends

Bruised by Sarah Skilton

Love & Other Perishable Items (aka Good Oil) by Laura Buzo

Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1) by Patricia Briggs

Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume

The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr (May 2013)

Rebeca Recommends

Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden

Unsticky by Sarra Manning

Fated by Benedict Jacka

Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast by Ken Forkish

Sandra Recommends

Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James

May B. by Carolyn Starr Rose

The Silver Star by Jeanette Walls (June 2013)

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Robyn Schenider (June 2013)