Waiting on Wednesday: Implanted by @hletto2

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Implanted by Heather Letto

June 2015

After a narrow escape from the city of Impervious, Fran’s heart aches for the ones she left behind. Will her brother ever connect the dots? And, what about Pete? Could he, along with the remaining Rebels, have survived the Council’s violent oppression?

As Fran ponders the fate of her friends, an even more disturbing revelation drops into her world—the knowledge that she, along with anyone who had lived underground remains implanted with the sinister presence of the Council. A fate rendering her powerless to save.

Yet one with pure blood, untouched by the Council’s defiling, lives among them. Could he be the new lifeline of hope? Is salvation of the city worth risking the life of this one-and-only?

Why I can't wait for Implanted:

My favorite YA dystopian is getting a sequel?! Yes, please! I am SO excited for this book. I know it's going to be just as amazing as Impervious. I cannot wait to be back with Fran!

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick

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The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick

August 18th, 2015

Tim Mason was The Boy Most Likely To:
- find the liquor cabinet blindfolded
- need a liver transplant
- 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 return to the world of My Life Next Door is a story about failing first, trying again, and having to decide whether to risk it all once more.

Why I can't wait for The Boy Most Likely To:

This is one of my most anticipated reads of 2015. The first book in this series, My Life Next Door, was one of my favorite last year. Tim and Alice were two of my favorites in that book, so I'm really excited to catch up with them again!

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Waiting on Wednesday: Every Last Word by @tamaraistone

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Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone

June 16th, 2015

If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling.

Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off.

Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn't help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush. Yet Sam knows she'd be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school. So when Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret, right up there with Sam's weekly visits to her psychiatrist.

Caroline introduces Sam to Poet's Corner, a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large. Sam is drawn to them immediately, especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse, and starts to discover a whole new side of herself. Slowly, she begins to feel more "normal" than she ever has as part of the popular crowd . . . until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.

Why I can't wait for Every Last Word:

So often OCD is used as a joke. But it's anything but. Living with OCD is a daily struggle for me, and I was instantly curious about this book. Anything that raises awareness to how living life with a mental illness isn't a punchline is welcome in my book. I cannot wait to start reading this later this month to review in June!

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Waiting on Wednesday: Devoted by @jenmathieu

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Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu

June 2nd, 2015

Rachel Walker is devoted to God. She prays every day, attends Calvary Christian Church with her family, helps care for her five younger siblings, dresses modestly, and prepares herself to be a wife and mother who serves the Lord with joy. But Rachel is curious about the world her family has turned away from, and increasingly finds that neither the church nor her homeschool education has the answers she craves. Rachel has always found solace in her beliefs, but now she can’t shake the feeling that her devotion might destroy her soul.

Why I can't wait for Devoted:

I was really lucky to read an ARC of Devoted, and I cannot put into words how amazing this book is. Jennifer Mathieu blew me away with The Truth About Alice, but she absolutely outdid herself with Devoted. It's less about religious cults and more about finding yourself in the midst of heartbreaking circumstances. You do not want to miss this book, y'all! 

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Waiting on Wednesday: Even When You Lie to Me by Jessica Alcott

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Even When You Lie to Me by Jessica Alcott

June 9th, 2015

Charlie, a senior, isn't looking forward to her last year of high school. Another year of living in the shadow of her best friend, Lila. Another year of hiding behind the covers of her favorite novels. Another year of navigating her tense relationship with her perfectionist mom.

But everything changes when she meets her new English teacher. Mr. Drummond is smart. Irreverent. Funny. Hot. Everyone loves him. And Charlie thinks he's the only one who gets her.

She also thinks she might not be the only one with a crush.

In this stunning debut, Jessica Alcott explores relationships-and their boundaries-in a way that is both searingly honest and sympathetic.

Why I can't wait for Even When You Lie to Me:

This just screams of Aria and Fitz's relationship on Pretty Little Liars. And as you can see by my blog name, I love Pretty Little Liars. The forbidden romance of a student and teacher is so intriguing. I cannot wait for this one!

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Waiting on Wednesday: A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin

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A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin

May 19th, 2015

It’s 1814. Napoleon is exiled on Elba. Europe is in shambles. Britain is at war on four fronts. And Stranje House, a School for Unusual Girls, has become one of Regency England’s dark little secrets. The daughters of the beau monde who don't fit high society’s constrictive mold are banished to Stranje House to be reformed into marriageable young ladies. Or so their parents think. In truth, Headmistress Emma Stranje, the original unusual girl, has plans for the young ladies—plans that entangle the girls in the dangerous world of spies, diplomacy, and war.

After accidentally setting her father’s stables on fire while performing a scientific experiment, Miss Georgiana Fitzwilliam is sent to Stranje House. But Georgie has no intention of being turned into a simpering, pudding-headed, marriageable miss. She plans to escape as soon as possible—until she meets Lord Sebastian Wyatt. Thrust together in a desperate mission to invent a new invisible ink for the English war effort, Georgie and Sebastian must find a way to work together without losing their heads—or their hearts...

Why I can't wait for A School for Unusual Girls:

This sounds so much like Gail Carriger's Finishing School series, so I'm all in! I'm determined to add more historical fiction to my reading list this year, and I cannot wait to dive into this one!

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West

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The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West

May 5th, 2015

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she has to think fast. After all, she'd been telling her friends about him for months now. This was supposed to be the night she proved he existed. So when she sees a cute guy waiting to pick up his sister, she enlists his help. The task is simple: be her fill-in boyfriend— two hours, zero commitment, a few white lies. After that, she can win back the real Bradley.

The problem is that days after prom, it's not the real Bradley she's thinking about, but the stand-in. The one whose name she doesn't even know. But tracking him down doesn't mean they're done faking a relationship. Gia owes him a favor and his sister intends to see that he collects: his ex-girlfriend's graduation party — three hours, zero commitment, a few white lies.

Just when Gia begins to wonder if she could turn her fake boyfriend into a real one, Bradley comes waltzing back into her life, exposing her lie, and threatening to destroy her friendships and her new-found relationship.

Why I can't wait for The Fill-In Boyfriend:

Oh gosh. I LOVE a good contemporary, and Kasie West ALWAYS delivers. This sounds so amazing. And that cover just screams summer! I cannot wait!

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Waiting on Wednesday: Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler

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Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler

May 26th, 2015

Mina is seventeen. A virgin. And pregnant.

Mina is top of her class, girlfriend to the most ambitious guy in school, able to reason and study her way through anything. But when she suddenly finds herself pregnant—despite having never had sex—her orderly world collapses. Almost nobody believes Mina’s claims of virginity. Her father assumes that her boyfriend is responsible; her boyfriend believes she must have cheated on him. As news of Mina’s story spreads, there are those who brand her a liar. There are those who brand her a heretic. And there are those who believe that miracles are possible—and that Mina’s unborn child could be the greatest miracle of all.

Why I can't wait for Immaculate:

Um, yes please?! Just reading the synopsis has me making grabby hands. This could go so many ways, y'all! But let us hope it doesn't go in the cray cray, preachy direction. I'm far too excited for this book to have it let me down like that.

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Waiting on Wednesday: Emancipated by M.G. Reyes

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Emancipated by M.G. Reyes

May 26th, 2015

The good girl, the bad boy, the diva, the hustler, the rock star, and the nerd. Six teens legally liberated from parental control for six different reasons, all with one thing in common: something to hide.

Now they’re sharing a house in Venice Beach, acting like a family, and living their lies. No parents. No limits. No alibis. One witnessed a crime, another might be a murderer—and one’s been spying on them all.

As they cling to a fantasy of freedom and slowly let down their guards, the past creeps up on them. And when one of them gets arrested, everyone’s carefully constructed facade comes crumbling down.

In this steamy, drama-filled series, relationships are tested and secrets revealed as lies threaten to destroy their perfect setup.

Why I can't wait for Emancipated:

Does this scream Real World (that amazingly terrible reality show from MTV?) to anyone else?! I always love to see the dynamics of a group, and Emancipated seems like it will deliver on that with a delicious dose of drama. I can't think of a better book for summertime guilty pleasure reading!

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