It’s that time of the month again, where I list all of the books coming out this month that I’m lusting after. There are quite a lot of books coming out this month that I simply must have (greedy wench that I am) so here’s a peek at what books have made it onto my wish list.
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Olivia, Kelly, Christopher, Jason, and Eva have one thing in common: They’re addicts. Addicts who have hit rock bottom and been stuck together in rehab to face their problems, face sobriety, and face themselves. None of them wants to be there. None of them wants to confront the truths about their pasts. But they’ll all have to deal with themselves and one another if they want to learn how to live. Because when you get that high, there’s nowhere to go but down, down, down.
This is a book that I read and reviewed for the blog already but I enjoyed it so much that I think it should be on everyone’s wish list. This book was interesting, it was thought provoking and it had characters that leaped off the pages. Read this book!
2. Want to Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman.
Abby and Luke chat online. They’ve never met. But they are going to. Soon.
Abby is starting high school—it should be exciting, so why doesn’t she care? Everyone tells her to “make an effort,” but why can’t she just be herself? Abby quickly feels like she’s losing a grip on her once-happy life. The only thing she cares about anymore is talking to Luke, a guy she met online, who understands. It feels dangerous and yet good to chat with Luke—he is her secret, and she’s his. Then Luke asks her to meet him, and she does. But Luke isn’t who he says he is. When Abby goes missing, everyone is left to put together the pieces. If they don’t, they’ll never see Abby again.
I’ve been seeing reviews of this book go up all over blogland and I’m more than a little intrigued. The premise is interesting and I want to read this book so it’s going right onto my wish list. I need to find out who Luke is and what happened to Abby.
3. Hooked by Catherine Greenman.
Thea Galehouse has always known how to take care of herself. With a flighty club-owner mom and a standoffish, recovering-alcoholic dad, Thea has made her own way in her hometown of New York, attending the prestigious and competitive Stuyvesant High School. But one chat with Will, a handsome and witty senior, and she’s a goner—completely hooked on him and unable to concentrate on anything else.
Always worried that she loves Will more than he loves her, Thea is pleasantly surprised when their romance weathers his move to college and Will goes out of his way to involve her in his life. But then, Thea misses a period. And that starts Thea and Will on a wild ride that neither of them could have possibly prepared for. When they decide to keep the baby, their concerned parents chip in what they can to keep Will in school and give both teenagers a comfortable place to raise their child. But when a freak accident leaves Thea shaken and threatens to upend their little family altogether, Thea is forced to turn to the last place she would have chosen for comfort: her stiff, uncompromising father.
This smart, touching first novel brims with realistic, beautifully drawn characters, and reminds us that love is never as easy or predictable as we might like it to be.
This book looks like it’d be a great read for me. I love contemporary YA books and the relationship between Will and Thea seem to be an interesting one so really, count me in!
4. Sign Language by Amy Ackley.
Twelve-year-old Abby North’s first hint that something is really wrong with her dad is how long it’s taking him to recover from what she thought was routine surgery. Soon, the thing she calls “It” has a real name: cancer. Before, her biggest concerns were her annoying brother, the crush unaware of her existence, and her changing feelings for her best friend, Spence, the boy across the street. Now, her mother cries in the shower, her father is exhausted, and nothing is normal anymore. Amy Ackley’s impressive debut is wrenching, heartbreaking, and utterly true.
I read Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsay Leavitt and really enjoyed that book. It centered around Payton coming to grips with her father’s MS. This book deals with cancer, something that hit my family hard last year so this book stuck with me as I was reading through different blurbs for different upcoming releases. I really do want to read this book since the character is around the same age that RJ was when he was diagnosed with cancer. This story is flipped since it’s not the kid who has cancer but the parent. I’m curious to see how this story is told so it’s going on my wish list.
5. Supernaturally (Paranormalcy #2) by Kiersten White.
Evie finally has the normal life she’s always longed for. But she’s shocked to discover that being ordinary can be . . . kind of boring. Just when Evie starts to long for her days at the International Paranormal Containment Agency, she’s given a chance to work for them again. Desperate for a break from all the normalcy, she agrees.
But as one disastrous mission leads to another, Evie starts to wonder if she made the right choice. And when Evie’s faerie ex-boyfriend Reth appears with devastating revelations about her past, she discovers that there’s a battle brewing between the faerie courts that could throw the whole supernatural world into chaos. The prize in question? Evie herself.
So much for normal.
I haven’t read the first book in this series yet but that’s not stopping me from lusting after this book anyway. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Paranormalcy so I have every faith that this book would be just as great so on my wish list it goes.
6. Epic Fail by Claire Lazebnik.
Will Elise’s love life be an epic win or an epic fail?
At Coral Tree Prep in Los Angeles, who your parents are can make or break you. Case in point:
As the son of Hollywood royalty, Derek Edwards is pretty much prince of the school—not that he deigns to acknowledge many of his loyal subjects.
As the daughter of the new principal, Elise Benton isn’t exactly on everyone’s must-sit-next-to-at-lunch list.
When Elise’s beautiful sister catches the eye of the prince’s best friend, Elise gets to spend a lot of time with Derek, making her the envy of every girl on campus. Except she refuses to fall for any of his rare smiles and instead warms up to his enemy, the surprisingly charming social outcast Webster Grant. But in this hilarious tale of fitting in and flirting, not all snubs are undeserved, not all celebrity brats are bratty, and pride and prejudice can get in the way of true love for only so long.
There are probably so many more books that I’m missing but these are the ones that stand out to me. I’m anxious to get my hands on each and every one of these books (well the ones that I haven’t already read and loved).
Now that you know what made it onto my wish list this month…what made it onto your wish list?
..and that’s your scoop!
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I can’t wait read Epic Fail. And I just read Hooked and it was awful. The relationship between Will and Thea wasn’t at all what the synopsis make it out to be. =(
@Bailey: *gasp* Really? Oh man, that was one of the books that I was most looking forward to reading. What was wrong with the book? Did you review it? I have to see this! Thanks for the heads up though. =)
Oh, I want Epic Fail too! and Supernaturally, of course.
And sign Language sounds good too, 🙂 I’m not sure about the first three, but time will tell! 😀
Great picks
Hey, Rowen, you should definitely the author Melina Marchetta. She’s an amazing Australian author. I think (read: am willing to bet a million bucks) you would really enjoy her works. I know I do! I practically warship her! She has yet to disappoint; her works just get better and better! Just thinking about her books just makes me wanna burst with love for her characters…haha. Trust me, she’s WAY underrated! Check her out!
Epic Fail somehow flew under the radar. It looks super cute!