Upcoming releases in 2012

* This post will be two parts, first part for the books that already been released and the second for those that are yet come out.*

2012 is an exciting year for new releases for me. I spent most of 2011 catching up on new-for-me books that many people had already read, since before 2011 I was in school which left little-to-no time to read for fun. So I played catch up and now I can join the rest of the publishing world in excitement for new releases that just came out or are releasing this year.
    I have three books that came out earlier this year that I am super excited about. I own two of them but haven't had the chance to read them yet. They are:
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand and Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver. Can I just squeal over here for just a second? *jumps around clapping and squealing* 'Kay. I'm good.

    Now, I know Hallowed came out in January but I just have not had the chance to sit down and read it. I want to take my time and not be interrupted.I want to slowly read Hallowed and swoon over Tucker and Christian. I want the story to suck me in and take me away from reality for a moment. I want to savor them and I can't do that while constantly having to stop and not being able to read for a few days. I'm not going to keep making excuses so I'll just say that I WILL be reading Hallowed soon. And I definitely mean that.
    Pandemonium came out in February and I have heard that there is an even bigger cliffhanger than Delirium so I'm hesitant to start it since the third book doesn't come out until 2013 and I'm not sure I can handle flailing for too long. Maybe I'll read it during the summer months when everything seems so carefree and I'll fall prey to the laid back times and the sun.
    The third book I'm super excited about that came out in March and I haven't been able to buy (yet!) is Spellbound by Rachel Hawkins. Now, just like with the post-apocalyptic theme, I wasn't sure about the witches, faeries and shapeshifters theme. But everyone was saying how good and funny the Hex Hall series was so I decided why not? And boy was I glad I said that. I ended up borrowing the books from my local library and read both books in one weekend. (What can I say, I'm a fast reader when I'm interested) I loved the series so much and I wasn't aware that the third book wasn't coming until this year. Now with it being released, I'm so excited that I'm just waiting for a good time to go out and buy the series.
That is it for now, the second part should be up by tomorrow morning.