Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
My pick this week:
Lisa Luedeke
Katie Martin is a field hockey star on the fast track to a college scholarship. Her relationship with alcohol has always been a little questionable, but things get bleak really quickly when she takes up with bad boy Alec Osborne. Then a horrific drunk-driving accident leaves Katie indebted to Alec in the worst way, and it doesn't take long for her to hit rock bottom. This is a fast-paced and moving read of addiction, trauma, and redemption.Add it to your Goodreads to-read shelf
I've been delving more and more into contemporary novels lately, just to get a change from the billions of paranormal books I've been reading all year. I was definitely interested as soon as I saw the blurb of Smashed that talks of an issue that is, sadly, too often encountered in our day and time. On top of having this fantastic cover on my shelf, I'm looking forward to this surely captivating read.
What are you waiting on this week?
This looks great! I love the cover too :) Great pick
ReplyDeleteOO this looks really good! Awesome pick!
ReplyDeleteThat looks great and I would definitely love to read it. I'll have to add it to my wishlist. Thanks for dropping by earlier. :) Contemporary is great and can definitely be a refreshing change and a great way to charge your batteries if you've overdone it on paranormal books.
ReplyDeleteThat looks awesome!! I'll have to add it to my tbr! Plus I love the cover! :D
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~Jaiden
I LOVE this cover! It's very pretty. (I was going to feature this book last week, hehe.) I have to add this book to my To Be Read list! The story sounds very good! Great choice, Mrs. Giselle!! Thank you for sharing it!
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Books For All Seasons
Never heard of this one good pick!
ReplyDeleteSounds intense and I've never read a book dealing with teenage alcoholism. Good pick!
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I actually considered choosing this one this week great choice, here's mine
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Real interesting deep book. Great pick. =]
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I'm more of a fantasy/magic kind of girl so I'm not sure if I'll pick this up. But great choice for cover alone. It's really cool. :)
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http://thetravelingreader.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/waiting-on-wednesday-5/
- Mauie from The Traveling Reader
I love the cover, and the summary sounds very YA contemporary, the type I'd love reading since it deals with a lot of serious issues teens face. Great pick :)
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This sounds good & the cover is awesome! Great pick, I've added it to my list! Here is My WoW
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(psst...I finally got blogger/gmail problem fixed, now I don't have to throw the laptop out the window ;) lol)
Oh, I love reading a lovely contemporary novel from time to time, too. Such a lovely distraction from paranormal problems. :)
ReplyDeleteSo far I have only read a very tiny summary of this, but I love what I'm reading here now. Thanks for sharing!
Carina
Fictional Distraction
It's nice that you're highlighting different books in your WoW's nowadays! I'm not really into contemp. yet but it looks good!
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Krazyyme @ Young Readers
This sounds like it would have me blubbering all the way through! definitely should look into it haha.
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-Kate
My Wow: http://www.nomaliciousreads.com
Ooh...this looks very different. I love the shattered Glass. Great pick.
ReplyDeleteGrace
Livre De Amour-Books of Love
Second time I've seen this book featured! I looks great... Dark and intense. Always good combinations.
ReplyDeleteI totally love this cover! Seems like a great book to read!
ReplyDeleteNice pick Giselle!
nea barabea
[My Life Is a Fairytale That Will Never End.]
OhMyGosh! I love the pic of Smashed! I haven't seen this one before! I haven't dived into contemporary yet but I'm interested in this one!
ReplyDeleteLove the cover! Sounds so intense:) Great pick.
ReplyDeleteI could see this as a possible entry for my state book awards in the future. I also wanted to let you know I passed on the One Lovely Blog Award to you here: http://misclisa.blogspot.com/2011/11/one-lovely-blog-award.html
ReplyDeleteWow, this sounds like an intense read! Great pick!
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My Cute Bookshelf
That cover is insane! The synopsis definitely intrigues me. I'll definitely check it out!
ReplyDeleteWow, that cover is gorgeous! I normally don't read such books, but this one sounds like it's definitely worth a try :)
ReplyDeleteIt does sound captivating..have a great week and a Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteI've been getting into contemporary too - really like the sound of this one! And the cover is so eye-catching - great pick !:)
ReplyDeleteIt does sound really good and it is very sad that stuff like this occur because so many are so careless :( great choice! Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteOoo, great pick Giselle! I really like the cover. Can't wait!
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Wow, that looks like an interesting and probably sad read! It does look like a good read though! Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my WoW
ReplyDeleteFinally an unique cover, this one sounds goods.
ReplyDeleteYou totally need to read Demonglass ASAP!!! It is TOTALLY fabulous!
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♥bookluvrmindy
This sounds REALLY good. I'm a huge fan of contemporary novels. I definitely added this to my TBR list! :) Thanks!
ReplyDelete--Kaitlin
This looks like a fantastic book. What a great choice.
ReplyDeleteWow this one sounds amazing! I also love how the cover relates to the book. Great pick :)
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YES! I am excited for this book! I love books that have some major changes in them.
ReplyDeleteI like the sounds of this book, something different :)Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow, this looks like my kind of book. Drunk driving is a big hot topic with me after a few people I knew died from it. I will checking this out for sure!
ReplyDeleteI love this cover SO much!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really awesome. The cover is eye catching!
ReplyDeleteLove the cover ( I'm a cover freak). This sounds like it would be a good read. =)
ReplyDeleteThat's such a great cover :)
ReplyDeleteSaw this just recently, sounds intriguing!
ReplyDeleteAction, Trauma, Addiction, Hockey, and a great cover - I'm there!
ReplyDeleteJessica @ Book Sake
that's really a gorgeous cover!
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http://lindsaycummingsblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/waiting-on-wednesday_23.html
Oh wow, that's a neat cover! I haven't heard of this one before. I must check it out! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSmashed sounds amazing. I love books that cover tough issues. I need to go add to my TBR. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteSounds really deep great pick click on my name to see my WOW, happy reading.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this book before. Sounds pretty interesting and I like the glass shattering on the cover!!
ReplyDeleteNice pick! I love the cover & the story sounds great. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWell this should be one emotional rollercoaster ride.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by. ^_^
Sounds pretty dark! Interesting pick :)
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Great pick! I love this book and the cover is pretty amazing!
ReplyDeleteThat cover is what really sells me on it! Great WoW pick!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of this one, but great WoW pick! need to add to my tbr :D
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of this one. Looks interesting.
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