I can’t believe that this month is already almost over but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to post the books that made it onto my wish list this month. There weren’t too many books that I found I was looking for but I did manage to make a mini list so here it is.
Check out my wish list for this month:
1. Little Women and Me by Lauren Baratz-Logsted.
Emily is sick and tired of being a middle sister. So when she gets an assignment to describe what she’d change about a classic novel, Emily pounces on Little Women. After all, if she can’t change things in her own family, maybe she can bring a little justice to the March sisters. (Kill off Beth? Have cute Laurie wind up with Amy instead of Jo? What was Louisa May Alcott thinking?!) But when Emily gets mysteriously transported into the 1860s world of the book, she discovers that righting fictional wrongs won’t be easy. And after being immersed in a time and place so different from her own, it may be Emily-not the four March sisters-who undergoes the most surprising change of all. Lauren Baratz-Logsted’s winning confection will appeal to fans of Little Women as well as anyone who enjoys a modern twist on an old favorite.
I read this book (review here) and thought it was cute. I got this book for review on NetGalley so I need to get myself a copy of it, I enjoyed it so if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
2. Faking Faith by Josie Bloss.
After a humiliating “sexting” incident involving a hot and popular senior, seventeen-year-old Dylan has become a social outcast—harassed, ignored, and estranged from her two best friends.
When Dylan discovers the blogs of homeschooled fundamentalist Christian girls, she’s fascinated by their old-fashioned conversation themes, like practicing submission to one’s future husband. Blogging as Faith, her devout alter ego, Dylan befriends Abigail, the group’s queen bee. But growing closer to Abigail (and her intriguing older brother) forces Dylan to choose: keep living a lie or come clean and face the consequences.
I’ve been wanting to read this book ever since I first saw it on Goodreads. It sounds like those realistic contemporary reads that are right up my alley of a good reading time so this of course this one made it onto my wish list.
3. The Future of Us by Jay Asher, Carolyn Mackler.
It’s 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet.
Emma just got her first computer and an America Online CD-ROM. Josh is her best friend.
They power up and log on and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future.
Everybody wonders what their destiny will be. Josh and Emma are about to find out.
I’ve read and absolutely loved Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher and though the whole concept of this book sounds interesting so I’m definitely in for trying this one out.
4. Perfected by Girls by Alfred C. Martino.
Life isn’t easy for Melinda Radford. She’s the lone girl on the Ashton High wrestling team dealing with opponents who refuse to compete against her, a few who want to crush her, and a coach that seems less-than-pleased having a girl in his practice room. At the same time, Mel’s parents have forbid her from seeing her new boyfriend, her grandmother insists she give up a fun job at the mall for a dreary office internship, and her infuriating older brother, who’s the varsity team captain, is constantly flirting with her best friend, Jade. Just when it seems things can’t get any more complicated, an off-handed comment puts Mel at odds with her teammates, her brother and, worst of all, her coach. But through a strange twist of tragedy and fate, Mel is given an unexpected opportunity to accomplish something no girl in Ashton High’s history has ever done, and to redeem herself in the eyes of many. How will she handle it all? Can she handle it all?
I enjoy sports themed contemporary reads and this one sounds like it’ll be a good one so I’m definitely up for trying this book out. I’m totally hoping for the best too since I’ve never read anything by this author before.
When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized.Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe.A secret Kale will kill to protect.Except, there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s…
I’ve seen this book around blogland and on Goodreads and a lot of people seem to be enjoying it so I’m definitely curious. It’s definitely going on my wish list.
There are a lot more I’m sure but I couldn’t really find anything that caught my fancy so this is the list of books that made it onto my wish list. What about you?
What books were you looking forward to this month?
..and that’s your scoop!
Book cover and blurb credit: http://barnesandnoble.com
OMG!
I love these books you are mentioning!
Thanks for sharing them, I think I want them all! 😀
Same here, I come across a new book that I want to read every single day. It’s makes anxious and excited all at the same time.