Waiting on Wednesday: FRAGILE LIKE US by Sara Barnard

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

FRAGILE LIKE US

by Sara Barnard

Publication July 18, 2017
Publisher: Simon Pulse

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Caddy and Rosie have always been inseparable. But that was before Suzanne. Now the twosome has become a triangle with constantly shifting alliances.

Caddy’s ready to be more than just the quiet one. She wants something to happen. Suzanne is trying to escape her past and be someone different, someone free. But sometimes downward spirals have a momentum of their own. And no one can break your heart like a best friend. 

WHY I'M WAITING

I added this to my TBR wishlist after seeing the cover and reading the synopsis that Riveted posted last week during their week of Cover Reveals. I'm interested in this story of friendships (and I'm sure betrayals) - just the kind of book that I like to read. 

What are you waiting on this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: WORDS IN DEEP BLUE by Cath Crowley

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

WORDS IN DEEP BLUE

by Cath Crowley

Publication June 6, 2017
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

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Years ago, Rachel had a crush on Henry Jones. The day before she moved away, she tucked a love letter into his favorite book in his family’s bookshop. She waited. But Henry never came. 

Now Rachel has returned to the city—and to the bookshop—to work alongside the boy she’d rather not see, if at all possible, for the rest of her life. But Rachel needs the distraction. Her brother drowned months ago, and she can’t feel anything anymore. 

As Henry and Rachel work side by side—surrounded by books, watching love stories unfold, exchanging letters between the pages—they find hope in each other. Because life may be uncontrollable, even unbearable sometimes. But it’s possible that words, and love, and second chances are enough.

Why I'm Waiting

• I love Cath Crowley's contemporary stories
• Bookstores and love letters and second chances

What are you waiting on this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IS NOT RUINED by Danielle Younge-Ullman

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined

by Danielle Younge-Ullman

Publication February 21, 2017
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers

 368 pages

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Then
Ingrid traveled all over Europe with her opera star mother, Margot-Sophia. Life was beautiful and bright, and every day soared with music.
 
Now
Ingrid is on a summertime wilderness survival trek for at-risk teens: addicts, runaways, and her. She’s fighting to survive crushing humiliations, physical challenges that push her to her limits, and mind games that threaten to break her.
 
Then
When the curtain fell on Margot-Sophia’s singing career, they buried the past and settled into a small, painfully normal life. But Ingrid longed to let the music soar again. She wanted it so much that, for a while, nothing else mattered.
 
Now
Ingrid is never going to make it through this summer if she can’t figure out why she’s here, what happened to Margot-Sophia, and why the music really stopped.

Why I'm Waiting

I saw this book for the first time yesterday when I was scrolling through Owlcrate's Instragram feed. But the cover I saw was this one:

I love it and the title too, and I was instantly intrigued. I've added it to my TBR wishlist.

What are you waiting on this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: RIDE by Lisa Glass

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

RIDE

by Lisa Glass

Publication Date June 16, 2016
Published by Quercus Children's Books

 

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The final installment in this irresistible story of romance, sun and surf.

Seventeen-year-old Iris has returned to her hometown of Newquay. Leaving behind her promising surfing career. Leaving behind Zeke, the boy who changed her world.

She's happy to get back to her old life, her friends and family. She wants to rediscover her passion for surfing.

But Iris soon realises it won't be that simple. Because while summer romances might only last the season, first loves never truly leave you.

WHY I'M WAITING

 

Summer, surfing, and characters I love!

Waiting on Wednesday: SEVEN DAYS OF YOU by Cecilia Vinesse

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

SEVEN DAYS OF YOU

by Cecilia Vinesse

Publication Date March 7, 2017
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

 325 pages

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Sophia has seven days left in Tokyo before she moves back to the States. Seven days to say good-bye to the electric city, her wild best friend, and the boy she’s harbored a semi-secret crush on for years. Seven perfect days…until Jamie Foster-Collins moves back to Japan and ruins everything.

Jamie and Sophia have a history of heartbreak, and the last thing Sophia wants is for him to steal her leaving thunder with his stupid arriving thunder. Yet as the week counts down, the relationships she thought were stable begin to explode around her. And Jamie is the one who helps her pick up the pieces. Sophia is forced to admit she may have misjudged Jamie, but can their seven short days of Tokyo adventures end in anything but good-bye?

I just learned about this book for the #BEA #YAParty on Twitter and it looked to good that I immediately added it to my wishlist. It doesn't come out until 2017 - man, that's a while to wait!

Waiting on Wednesday: SAVING RED by Sonya Sones

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

SAVING RED

by Sonya Sones

Publication Date October 18, 2016
Published by HarperTeen

 448 pages

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Molly Rosenberg may only be fourteen, but she’s experienced more hurt and guilt than most adults. With her home life a mess, Molly takes part in a volunteer event tallying the city’s homeless population. There, on a windy Santa Monica bluff, is where Molly meets Red, an enigmatic homeless girl with more zest for life than she’s ever encountered. The two spark an unlikely friendship that pulls Molly out of her sadness. Finally, Molly can open up to someone about her brother’s disappearance that she feels she’s to blame for.

But whenever Molly tries to get Red to open about her family—where they are, why they left her, or if Red left them—Red quickly changes the subject, or starts rambling on about things that just don’t make any sense. Molly knows she can’t change her own past, but she vows to help Red salvage her future. In Sonya Sones’ latest novel, two girls with a unique bond give each other a new perspective on the meaning of family, friendship, and forgiveness. 

Why I'm Waiting

• I've enjoyed all of Sonya's books
• Love novels in verse
• It's a story about family and friendship
• I'm interested in Red's story

What are you waiting for this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: PAPER PLANES and Other Things We Lost by Mindy Hayes & Michele G. Miller

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

PAPER PLANES and Other Things We Lost

by Mindy Hayes and Michele G. Miller

Expected Publication Date June 2016

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On June 18, 1993, Flight 397 crashed off the coast of Long Island. But this story isn’t about the crash. Not completely.

This is a story about two high school seniors living very different lives, who share one connection: they both lost parents on that fateful flight.

Slowly, letters bridge the gap between California and Pennsylvania as Ruby Kaminski and Brett Pratt find a way to remember the past while looking toward the future.

This is a story about hope, paper planes, and the other things they lost.

What are you waiting on this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: GIRLS ON FIRE by Robin Wasserman

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

GIRLS ON FIRE

by Robin Wasserman

Publication Date May 17, 2016
Published by Harper

 368 pages

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Girls on Fire tells the story of Hannah and Lacey and their obsessive teenage female friendship so passionately violent it bloodies the very sunset its protagonists insist on riding into, together, at any cost. Opening with a suicide whose aftermath brings good girl Hannah together with the town's bad girl, Lacey, the two bring their combined wills to bear on the community in which they live; unconcerned by the mounting discomfort that their lust for chaos and rebellion causes the inhabitants of their parochial small town, they think they are invulnerable.

But Lacey has a secret, about life before her better half, and it's a secret that will change everything... 

What are you waiting on this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: GEORGIA PEACHES AND OTHER FORBIDDEN FRUIT by Jaye Robin Brown

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

GEORGIA PEACHES AND OTHER FORBIDDEN FRUIT

by Jaye Robin Brown

Publication Date August 30, 2016
Published by HarperTeen

 432 pages

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Joanna meets the perfect girl for her and must decide whether to break a promise that could change everything for her and her family or lose out on love in this charming young adult romance that’s perfect for fans of Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’ and Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.

Joanna Gordon has been out and proud for years, but when her popular radio evangelist father remarries and decides to move all three of them from Atlanta to the more conservative Rome, Georgia, he asks Jo to do the impossible: to lie low for the rest of her senior year. And Jo reluctantly agrees.

Although it is (mostly) much easier for Jo to fit in as a straight girl, things get complicated when she meets Mary Carlson, the oh-so-tempting sister of her new friend at school. But Jo couldn’t possibly think of breaking her promise to her dad. Even if she’s starting to fall for the girl. Even if there’s a chance Mary Carlson might be interested in her, too. Right?

Why I'm Waiting

Last year at her signing for No Place to Fall Jaye Robin Brown shared a little bit about this book and it immediately caught my attention and I knew I would want to read it. It doesn't come out until August, but it definitely sounds like it is worth waiting for.

Waiting on Wednesday: SIGNS OF LIFE by Selene Castrovilla

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

SIGNS OF LIFE

Rough Romance #2

by Selene Castrovilla

Publication Date March 29, 2016
Published by Last Syllable Books

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The tables are turned with a vengeance in this tour de force love story. Nearly a year has gone by and now it’s Dorothy who is fragmented and lost, while Joey keeps the promise he had made her to better himself —even though she’s gone. Joey talks about what is happening in the present while Dorothy describes what happened before— in the moments and hours after the Glock dropped. This time the stakes are even higher, as Joey forces himself to move forward while Dorothy is frozen in place. But when he learns of a devastating decision, Joey races to find her before it is too late. Truth, consequence, repercussion and modern medicine collide as pieces converge in this psychological, thrilling story which begs the question: Can love really conquer all?

Why I'm Waiting

Well . . .  I'm not so much waiting to read this one (I was fortunate enough to get an early review copy), but I am waiting for everyone who has read Melt to read it so we can talk about it. Melt was one of my top recommendations when it was published in 2014. It was the topic of conversation of many of my book friends. I'm hoping that they continue to read Joey and Dorothy's story in Signs of Life. It is so worth the journey.

My initial thoughts:

Like with Melt, I am left in a daze after finishing Signs of Life. My heart is broken (but in a good way) and I experienced all the feelings. Some parts I had to fly through to discover what would happen - I couldn't read it fast enough. I'll definitely have to read it again to absorb it all. Excellent read!  What are you waiting on this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: WHISPER TO ME by Nick Lake

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

WHISPER TO ME

by Nick Lake

Publication Date May 3, 2016
Published by Bloomsbury Children's

400 Pages

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A remarkable story of strange beauty and self-discovery from Printz Award winner Nick Lake

Cassie is writing a letter to the boy whose heart she broke. She’s trying to explain why. Why she pushed him away. Why her father got so angry when he saw them together. Why she disappears some nights. Why she won’t let herself remember what happened that long-ago night on the boardwalk. Why she fell apart so completely.

Desperate for his forgiveness, she’s telling the whole story of the summer she nearly lost herself. She’s hoping he’ll understand as well as she now does how love—love for your family, love for that person who makes your heart beat faster, and love for yourself—can save you after all.

Why I'm Waiting

 A letter to a lost love. You have me right there.

What are you waiting on this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: WALK THE EDGE by Katie McGarry

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

WALK THE EDGE

Thunder Road #2

by Katie McGarry

Publication Date March 29, 2016
Published by Harlequin TEEN

384 Pages

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One moment of recklessness will change their worlds 

Smart. Responsible. That's seventeen-year-old Breanna's role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behavior puts her into a vicious cyber-bully's line of fire—and brings fellow senior Thomas "Razor" Turner into her life. 

Razor lives for the Reign of Terror motorcycle club, and good girls like Breanna just don't belong. But when he learns she's being blackmailed over a compromising picture of the two of them—a picture that turns one unexpected and beautiful moment into ugliness—he knows it's time to step outside the rules. 

And so they make a pact: he'll help her track down her blackmailer, and in return she'll help him seek answers to the mystery that's haunted him—one that not even his club brothers have been willing to discuss. But the more time they spend together, the more their feelings grow. And suddenly they're both walking the edge of discovering who they really are, what they want, and where they're going from here.

WHY I'M WAITING

• I held off on reading all of Katie's published books, but I finally read Nowhere But Here. (I didn't want to have that long of a wait until Walk the Edge came out). I've pre-ordered my copy of WTE. So now all I can do is wait (or reread).
• Katie's said that Razor is the sexiest guy she's written yet. She's written some captivating male characters and I can't find out how Razor compares/measures up. :)
• I loved Oz so much, and enjoyed Chevy and Violet in NBH, I hope they make some appearances.

What are you waiting on this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: SOME OF THE PARTS by Hannah Barnaby

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

SOME OF THE PARTS

by Hannah Barnaby

Publication Date February 16, 2016
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers

304 Pages

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Sometimes bad things happen, and we are not the same when they are over.

For months, Tallie McGovern has been coping with the death of her older brother the only way she knows how: by smiling bravely and pretending that she's okay. She’s managed to fool her friends, her parents, and her teachers so far, yet she can’t even say his name out loud: “N—” is as far as she can go. But when Tallie comes across a letter in the mail, it only takes two words to crack the careful façade she’s built around herself:

ORGAN DONOR. 

Two words that had apparently been checked off on her brother’s driver’s license; two words that her parents knew about—and never confided to her. All at once, everything Tallie thought she understood about her brother’s death feels like a lie. And although a part of her knows he’s gone forever, another part of her wonders if finding the letter might be a sign. That if she can just track down the people on the other end of those two words, it might somehow bring him back.

Hannah Barnaby’s deeply moving novel asks questions there are no easy answers to as it follows a family struggling to pick up the pieces, and a girl determined to find the brother she wasn’t ready to let go of.

Why I'm Waiting

• Some of the Parts caught my attention a few months back when the cover was revealed. I loved the gorgeous cover. It is definitely one I would pick up in the bookstore
• I love YA contemporary and stories about families and love and loss
• Early readers are saying this is a book that will make you cry. BRING ON THE TEARS

What book are you waiting for?

Waiting on Wednesday: UNFORGIVABLE by Amy Reed

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

UNFORGIVABLE

by Amy Reed

Publication Date May 3, 2016
Published by Katherine Tegan Books

272 Pages

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In this raw, gut-wrenching, and beautifully written sequel to Invincible, Marcus continues Evie’s story of their intense romance, a la Gayle Forman’s Where She Went, after saving her life only to find his life—and their relationship—falling to pieces.

Marcus knows pain. The kind that swallows you like a black hole. His brother committed suicide, his mother left him, and his dad mostly ignores him. Relief only seems to come from drugs, alcohol, and secret acts of self-destruction.

Until he met Evie. Together, they lived in the moment. They fell in love—hard—creating their own beautiful world. But they each had their own secrets, their own pain, hovering like a thick fog, suffocating them in a world too small to share.

Unforgivable takes off where Invincible left us—with Evie drowning in San Francisco Bay. Marcus finds her just in time, but her survival is not the happy ending he was hoping for. Forbidden from seeing Evie by her parents and unable to reach her, Marcus learns of a pain that might break him completely.

Marcus spirals into an even deeper darkness and is forced by new events to face the demons of his past. The pain of losing Evie becomes tangled with the loss of his mother and brother, and he must finally face the ghosts he has been trying so desperately to outrun or risk losing Evie forever. 

Why I'm Waiting:

• I found out there was a sequel to Invincible at Amy Reed's book signing before I'd even read Invincible and I knew I would have to Unforgivable. 
• Invincible left me with asking so many questions. I need answers!
• I'm a fan of Amy's books so of course Unforgivable is going on my TBR list.

What are you waiting on this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: THE WAY I USED TO BE by Amber Smith

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

THE WAY I USED TO BE

by Amber Smith

Publication Date March 22, 2016
Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books

384 Pages

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Synopsis

In the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary debut novel shares the unforgettable story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault.

Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes.

What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened but she can’t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be.

Told in four parts—freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year—this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman’s strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, and while learning to embrace a power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart. 

What are you waiting for this week?

Waiting on Wednesday: DAISY AND THE FRONT MAN by Rebekah L. Purdy

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Daisy and the Front Man 

Backstage Pass #3

by Rebekah L. Purdy

Publication Date: June 16, 2015

Published by Entangled Crush

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Hell hath no fury like a fangirl scorned…

When Daisy Morris finds out she’s spending the summer with her dad, bodyguard for Seconds to Juliet—the hottest boy band around—she knows it couldn't be more perfect. But not because she’s a fan. Oh, no. Because ever since front man Trevin Jacobs completely humiliated her by standing her up for homecoming, Daisy is out for a little revenge. Yup, Trevin Jacobs is goin' down...

When one of his bandmates bets Trevin he can't make Daisy—the gorgeous but surprisingly ice-cold daughter of their bodyguard—fall in love with him, it’s a bet he can’t resist. Sure, Daisy won’t give him the time of day for reasons he can't understand, and her dad’s hell-bent against his little girl spending time with a superstar. But the terms are set, and Trevin is determined to make Daisy fall…hard.

But every front man should know never to trust a girl with a pretty face…

Why I'm Waiting

• I adore this series! I loved Aimee and the Heartthrob and Mia and the Bad Boy.
• I'm a bit of a fangirl. I was obsessed with NKOTB back in the day. 
• Rebekah L. Purdy is a new to me author. 
• Like Daisy, I was stood up to a school dance. I want to find out how she gets revenge.

What book are you waiting on?