Waiting on Wednesday #15

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Vada Bergen is broke, the black sheep of her family, and moving a thousand miles away from home for grad school, but she’s got the two things she loves most: her art, and her best friend and soulmate, Ellis Carraway. Elle and Vada have a friendship so consuming it’s hard to tell where one girl ends and the other begins. It’s intense. It’s a little codependent. And nothing can tear them apart.

Until an accident on an icy winter road changes everything.

Vada is left deeply scarred, both emotionally and physically. Her once-promising art career is cut short. And Ellis pulls away, unwilling to talk about that night. Everything Vada loved is gone.

She’s got nothing left to lose.

So when she meets a smooth-talking lothario who offers to set her up as a cam girl, she can’t say no. All Vada has to do is spend a couple hours each night taking off her clothes on webcam, and the “tips” come pouring in.

It’s all just kinky fun till a client gets serious. “Blue” is mysterious, alluring, and more interested in Vada’s life than her body. Online, they open up to each other intimately. Blue helps her heal. And he pays well, but he wants her all to himself. No more cam shows. She agrees, because she’s starting to fall for him. And when he asks to meet, she says yes. Because she’s dying to know the real man behind the keyboard.

Even if one of his conditions is to bring Ellis. The girl who wants nothing to do with her anymore.

Now Vada must confront the past she’s been running from. A past full of devastating secrets—those of others, and those she’s been keeping from herself…

My Thoughts

Oh my goodness, this book just screams "ME!" I am so excited about this book. It looks exactly like something I will absolutely love. Is it November yet? Plus, look at that stunning cover! You all know I'm a sucker for gorgeous covers.

So what books are you most excited for?

Waiting on Wednesday #14

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My Pick

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Synopsis from Goodreads

What We Left Behind follows a teen couple—Gretchen, who identifies as a lesbian, and Toni, who identifies as genderqueer—as they struggle to stay together during their first year in college, despite the growing rift caused by distance and Toni's shifting gender identity.

My Thoughts

You may remember how much I enjoyed Talley's previous book, Lies We Tell Ourselves, so when I heard about her new book, I ran straight to Goodreads and looked it up. YAAAS, finally a story about a genderqueer character. That alone makes me excited. There are so few books out there that feature a genderqueer character. 

Not to mention, look at that gorgeous cover. I cannot wait to get my hands on this book!

So what are some books you're excited for?

Waiting on Wednesday #13

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Synopsis from Goodreads:
A boldly surreal novel from one of the best YA writers working today.

Four talented teenagers are traumatized-coping with grief, surviving date rape, facing the anxiety of standardized tests and the neglect of self-absorbed adults--and they'll do anything to escape the pressure. They'll even build an invisible helicopter, to fly far away to a place where everyone will understand them... until they learn the only way to escape reality is to face it head-on.

My Thoughts

Yes, gimmie this book. It looks like something I'll absolutely fall in love with. It involves tough stuff, which is one of my favorite things in books. Plus it's written by A. S. King, someone who I've heard a lot about, but whose books I have not read yet. That cover is just so simple and classic. Thankfully I don't have to wait long to read this book.

So what books are you eagerly awaiting?

Waiting on Wednesday #12

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Synopsis

Violin prodigy Etta Spencer had big plans for her future, but a tragedy has put her once-bright career at risk. Closely tied to her musical skill, however, is a mysterious power she doesn't even know she has. When her two talents collide during a stressful performance, Etta is drawn back hundreds of years through time. 

Etta wakes, confused and terrified, in 1776, in the midst a fierce sea battle. Nicholas Carter, the handsome young prize master of a privateering ship, has been hired to retrieve Etta and deliver her unharmed to the Ironwoods, a powerful family in the Colonies--the very same one that orchestrated her jump back, and one Nicholas himself has ties to. But discovering she can time travel is nothing compared to the shock of discovering the true reason the Ironwoods have ensnared her in their web. 

Another traveler has stolen an object of untold value from them, and, if Etta can find it, they will return her to her own time. Out of options, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the mysterious traveler. But as they draw closer to each other and the end of their search, the true nature of the object, and the dangerous game the Ironwoods are playing, comes to light -- threatening to separate her not only from Nicholas, but her path home... forever.

My Thoughts

Um, how the heck did I not know much about this book until recently? Time travel is one of my favorite things in the entire universe. Plus, you all know that I love gorgeous covers, and this one is definitely beautiful. I also love reading books about musical prodigies. So combining musical prodigies with time travel is a great way to get me to read the book.

I'm so envious of all the people at BEA who nabbed a copy of this one.

So what books are you waiting on?

Waiting on Wednesday #11

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Synopsis

Game of Thrones meets Ocean's Eleven in this brand-book in the world of the Grisha by New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...

A convict with a thirst for revenge.

A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.

A runaway with a privileged past.

A spy known as the Wraith.

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. 

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. 

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first.

My Thoughts

I have not finished The Grisha Trilogy yet, but I do have all three books. I am really excited that Bardugo is doing another series in the same world. I am really excited to see how it all plays out. Plus, look at that COVER? I'm obsessed with covers and this one is awesome in it's simplicity. September cannot get here fast enough.

Waiting on Wednesday #10

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A surprising, utterly romantic companion to My Life Next Door—great for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han 

Tim Mason was The Boy Most Likely To find the liquor cabinet blindfolded, need a liver transplant, and drive his car into a house

Alice Garrett was The Girl Most Likely To . . . well, not date her little brother’s baggage-burdened best friend, for starters.

For Tim, it wouldn’t be smart to fall for Alice. For Alice, nothing could be scarier than falling for Tim. But Tim has never been known for making the smart choice, and Alice is starting to wonder if the “smart” choice is always the right one. When these two crash into each other, they crash hard.

Then the unexpected consequences of Tim’s wild days come back to shock him. He finds himself in a situation that isn’t all it appears to be, that he never could have predicted . . . but maybe should have.

And Alice is caught in the middle.

Told in Tim’s and Alice’s distinctive, disarming, entirely compelling voices, this novel is for readers of The Spectacular Now, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, and Paper Towns.

My Reaction

My Life Next Door was one of my favorite books that I read in 2014 and when I heard that Tim and Alice were going to get their own story, I was stoked. Beyond stoked actually. It needs to be August now. I don't know how I am going to wait another 3 months until it's in my hands. I may need to reread My Life Next Door in preparation for Tim and Alice's story. The cover is perfect. I love it, and it seems perfect for this book. My guess is that a lot of it will be fluffy with a bit of drama thrown in. I've been distancing myself from the fluffy contemporaries lately, so this should be interesting

Waiting on Wednesday #9

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Synopsis from Goodreads

Nat's not an alcoholic. She doesn't have a problem. Everybody parties, everybody does stupid things, like get in their car when they can barely see. Still, with six months of court-ordered AA meetings required, her days of vodka-filled water bottles are over.

Unfortunately her old friends want the party girl or nothing. Even her up-for-anything ex seems more interested in rehashing the past than actually helping Nat.

But then a recovering alcoholic named Joe inserts himself into Nat’s life and things start looking up. Joe is funny, smart, and calls her out in a way no one ever has.

He’s also older. A lot older.

Nat’s connection to Joe is overwhelming but so are her attempts to fit back into her old world, all while battling the constant urge to crack a bottle and blur that one thing she's been desperate to forget.

Now in order to make a different kind of life, Natalie must pull together her broken parts and learn to fight for herself.

My Reaction

Christa Desir is an auto-read author for me, so to see this book and that cover with a release date in 2016, makes me sad. But really, gimmie this book. It looks like classic Christa, which makes me super excited for it. I honestly don't know how I am going to wait seven more months for it. It looks dark, gritty and realistic, in other words, right up my alley!

So what books are you most looking forward to?

Waiting on Wednesday #8

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My pick

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Synopsis from Goodreads

This innovative, heartfelt debut novel tells the story of a girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she’s ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more.

My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla.

But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly.

Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster. 

My Reaction

If the synopsis of a book mentions a disease, I already know I have to have it. Bonus points if it's considered a rare disease. YA books that feature a character with a disease are some of my favorite things in the book world. Oh my goodness, I cannot wait for this book. It sounds exactly like a me book. I am massively excited for this book and I cannot wait to get my hands on it.

So what books are you most excited for?

Waiting on Wednesday #7 What You Left Behind by Jessica Verdi

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What You Left Behind is about a teen wrestling with the guilt that if he hadn't gotten his girlfriend pregnant, she wouldn't have postponed her chemo treatments – and would still be alive. But as Ryden struggles to be a good father and grieve his girlfriend's death, he uncovers secrets that will make him reconsider every relationship in his life.

Book Information

Book Title: What You Left Behind

Author: Jessica Verdi

Publication Date: August 1st, 2015

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire

Genre: YA Contemporary

Book Link: Goodreads

My Reaction

Oh my goodness, I want this book in my hands right now. How am I going to wait for August? I adore Jessica Verdi's books and I'm quite sure waiting for this one will kill me. I will definitely be adding this book to my shelves.

What books are you eagerly anticipating?

Waiting on Wednesday #6 The Devil You Know by Trish Doller

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Arcadia “Cadie” Wells has one primary goal in life –– to escape the sleepy Florida town where she was born and raised. Since her mother's death, she's sacrificed her boyfriend, her spot on the soccer team, and even her plans for the future to raise her little brother and help her still-grieving father. On a rare night out at a party at the local state park, Cadie meets a couple of good-looking tourists and impulsively agrees to join them on their road trip from one end of Florida to the other. But when their adventure goes tragically wrong, Cadie’s new goal is to make it home alive.

Book Information

Book Title: The Devil You Know

Author: Trish Doller

Publication Date: June 2nd, 2015

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's

Genre: YA Mystery

Book Link: Goodreads

My Reaction

Gimme this book. I adore Trish Doller's work and the fact that she's doing a mystery gets me super psyched. Plus, that cover is perfection. It's eye catching and totally awesome looking. She has not disappointed me yet so I don't think she will this time around. This book is one of those book I'd sell my soul for.

What books are you waiting for?

Waiting on Wednesday #6 Ensnared (Splintered #3) by A. G. Howard

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After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She’s determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves. Even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles... and even if the only way to Wonderland, now that the rabbit hole is closed, is through the looking-glass world—a parallel dimension filled with mutated and sadistic netherling outcasts.

In the final installment of the Splintered trilogy, Alyssa and her dad journey into the heart of magic and mayhem in search of her mom and to set right all that’s gone wrong. Together with Jeb and Morpheus, they must salvage Wonderland from the decay and destruction that has ensnared it. But even if everyone succeeds and comes out alive, can they all truly have their happily ever after?

Book Information

Book Title: Ensnared (Splintered #3)

Author: A.G. Howard

Publish Date: January 13th, 2015

Publisher: Amulet Books

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: Book 3 in Splintered series

Splintered Review (Splintered #1)

Unhinged Review (Splintered #2)

Book Link: Goodreads

Pre Order Link: Amazon

My Reaction

I am so excited for this book! I absolutely adored both Splintered and Unhinged and I cannot wait to get my hands on Ensnared. Plus the covers are all absolutely gorgeous. I'm definitely a sucker for gorgeous covers. I cannot wait to be back into this world with Alyssa, her mom and dad, Jeb and Morpheus (swoon!) Is it January yet?

Waiting On Wednesday #5 Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang

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On the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had reviewed Newton’s laws of motion in physics class. Then, after school, she put them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road. 

Why? Why did Liz Emerson decide that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give up? Vividly told by an unexpected and surprising narrator, this heartbreaking and nonlinear novel pieces together the short and devastating life of Meridian High’s most popular junior girl. Mass, acceleration, momentum, force—Liz didn’t understand it in physics, and even as her Mercedes hurtles toward the tree, she doesn’t understand it now. How do we impact one another? How do our actions reverberate? What does it mean to be a friend? To love someone? To be a daughter? Or a mother? Is life truly more than cause and effect? Amy Zhang’s haunting and universal story will appeal to fans of Lauren Oliver, Gayle Forman, and Jay Asher.

Book Link: Goodreads

My Reaction

This book looks amazing and I'm already hearing some early buzz going around even though it doesn't release until September. I do have a very eclectic taste and this definitely seems like a book I'll love. Excited for it and eagerly awaiting September so that I can grab a copy of this book. It's gonna be a long wait but I think this book will be worth it.

So what book are you waiting on?

Waiting on Wednesday #4 Summer On The Short Bus by Bethany Crandell

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Spoiled, Versace-clad Cricket Montgomery has seventeen years of pampering under her belt. So when her father decides to ship her off to a summer camp for disabled teens to help her learn some accountability, Cricket resigns herself to three weeks of handicapped hell. 

Her sentence takes a bearable turn as she discovers the humor and likeability of the campers and grows close to fellow counselors. Now, if she can just convince a certain Zac Efron look-alike with amazing blue eyes that she finally realizes there's life after Gucci, this summer could turn out to be the best she's ever had.

Summer on the Short Bus is a very non-P.C., contemporary YA with a lot of attitude, tons of laughs, and a little life lesson along the way.

Book Information

Book Title: Summer on the Short Bus

Author: Bethany Crandell

Release Date: April 1st, 2014

Publisher: Running Press Kids

Genre: YA/Contemporary

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Book Link: Goodreads

Pre-Order Links: Amazon, Book Depository

My Reaction

How am I just now hearing about this book? It looks amazing and totally up my alley. In an upcoming review for Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern, I make a point to mention how underrepresented the teens with disabilities are in YA books.  In Summer on the Short Bus, we take a spoiled teenager and send her off to work at a camp for disabled teens. So YAY, more teenagers with disabilities are coming up in YA. That makes me super happy. I am so excited to read this book and I really wish it was out already.

So what upcoming book are you waiting for?

Waiting on Wednesday #3 The Jewel by Amy Ewing

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The Jewel means wealth. The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty. But for girls like Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Not just any kind of servitude. Violet, born and raised in the Marsh, has been trained as a surrogate for the royalty––because in the Jewel the only thing more important than opulence is offspring.

Purchased at the surrogacy auction by the Duchess of the Lake and greeted with a slap to the face, Violet (now known only as #197) quickly learns of the brutal truths that lie beneath the Jewel’s glittering facade: the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life.

Violet must accept the ugly realities of her existence . . . and try to stay alive. But then a forbidden romance erupts between Violet and a handsome gentleman hired as a companion to the Duchess’s petulant niece. Though his presence makes life in the Jewel a bit brighter, the consequences of their illicit relationship will cost them both more than they bargained for.

Book Information

Title: The Jewel

Author: Amy Ewing

Release Date: September 2nd, 2014

Publisher: HarperTeen

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Genre: YA/SciFi

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My Reaction

I absolutely love the cover. Yes it does remind me of the covers for The Selection series by Kiera Cass, but the book sounds amazing. I really think that it has the power to be one of those un-putdown-able books. I am completely obsessed with the tagline as well. How awesome does it sound? Not sure exactly how one is trained to be a surrogate, but I guess we will find out.

So what book are you waiting for?

Waiting on Wednesday #2 Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3) by Tahereh Mafi

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The heart-stopping conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, which Ransom Riggs, bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, called "a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love"

Juliette now knows she may be the only one who can stop the Reestablishment. But to take them down, she'll need the help of the one person she never thought she could trust: Warner. And as they work together, Juliette will discover that everything she thought she knew-about Warner, her abilities, and even Adam-was wrong.

Book Information

Book Title: Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3)

Author: Tahereh Mafi

Release Date: February 4th, 2014

Publisher: Harper Collins

Series: Book 3 in Shatter Me trilogy

Genre: YA/Dystopian

Book Link: Goodreads

Pre-Order Links: Amazon, Book Depository

My Reaction

OMG, I cannot WAIT! Is it February yet? Oh please let February 4th come fast. I am dying to read this book and I don't know how much longer I can wait without losing my marbles. Actually forget that, I've lost my marbles a LONG time ago. But really, there are SO many ways this could end. Juliette could end up with Adam, or Warner or no one. She could end up being killed off just like a certain other female character who was recently killed off in a shocking ending to the trilogy. 

After Unravel Me, I fell in love with Warner which was weird and funny at the same time. In Shatter Me, I thought he was a creepy dude who gave me the serious heebie jeebies. I adored Adam in Shatter Me. But Unravel Me changed that in a big way. I cannot wait to see where Tahereh Mafi takes these characters in the final book of the trilogy.

So what book are you waiting for?

Waiting on Wednesday #1 The Treatment (The Program #2) by Suzanne Young

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My Pick This Week

 

Can Sloane and James survive the lies and secrets surrounding them, or will The Program claim them in the end? Find out in this sequel to The Program, which Publishers Weekly called “chilling and suspenseful.”

How do you stop an epidemic?

Sloane and James are on the run after barely surviving the suicide epidemic and The Program. But they’re not out of danger. Huge pieces of their memories are still missing, and although Sloane and James have found their way back to each other, The Program isn’t ready to let them go.

Escaping with a group of troubled rebels, Sloane and James will have to figure out who they can trust, and how to take down The Program. But for as far as they’ve come, there’s still a lot Sloane and James can’t remember. The key to unlocking their past lies with the Treatment—a pill that can bring back forgotten memories, but at a high cost. And there’s only one dose.

Ultimately when the stakes are at their highest, can Sloane and James survive the many lies and secrets surrounding them, or will The Program claim them in the end?

Book Information

Title: The Treatment (The Program #2)

Author: Suzanne Young

Release Date: April 29th, 2014

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Series: Book 2 in The Program duology

Genre: YA/Dystopian

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My Reaction

Oh my goodness, I cannot wait! The Program was my favorite book of 2013. It had everything a person could want in a book, especially the all-important feels. A whole lot of feels.After the way The Program ended, I have no clue what The Treatment has in store for us readers. All I know is that I need more of James, Sloane and Realm. I don't know how I am going to be able to wait until April to get my hands on this one.Which is why I am hoping that Edelweiss approves me for this title.

So what book are YOU waiting for?