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Flavor of the week:

The Start of Me and You
Emery Lord
Publication date: March 31st 2015
by Bloomsbury
Following her pitch-perfect debut Open Road Summer, Emery Lord pens another gorgeous story of best friends, new love, & second chances.
Brimming with heartfelt relationships and authentic high-school dynamics The Start of Me and You proves that it’s never too late for second chances.
It’s been a year since it happened—when Paige Hancock’s first boyfriend died in an accident. After shutting out the world for two years, Paige is finally ready for a second chance at high school . . . and she has a plan. First: Get her old crush, Ryan Chase, to date her—the perfect way to convince everyone she’s back to normal. Next: Join a club—simple, it’s high school after all. But when Ryan’s sweet, nerdy cousin, Max, moves to town and recruits Paige for the Quiz Bowl team (of all things!) her perfect plan is thrown for a serious loop. Will Paige be able to face her fears and finally open herself up to the life she was meant to live?
Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *
– Instinct (Chronicles of Nick #6) by Sherrilyn Kenyon [Purchase]
– The Last Queen of India by Michelle Moran [Purchase]
– Seth & Greyson (The Coincidence #7) by Jessica Sorensen [Purchase]
– Jake Understood (Jake #2) by Penelope Ward
– The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer [Purchase]
– A Perfect Ten (Forbidden Men #5) by Linda Kage [Purchase]
– At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen [Purchase]
– The Skull Throne (Demon Cycle #4) by Peter V. Brett [Purchase]
– The Wicked Will Rise (Dorothy Must Die #2) by Danielle Paige [Purchase]
– What Waits in the Woods by Kieran Scott [Purchase]
– The Unleashing (Call of Crows #1) by Shelly Laurenston [Purchase]
– Where Sea Meets Sky by Karina Halle [Purchase]
– Undeniably Chosen (Significance #6) by Shelly Crane [Purchase]
– The Closer You Come (The Original Heartbreakers #1) by Gena Showalter [Purchase]
– Fuel the Fire (Calloway Sisters #3) by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie [Purchase]
– Broken (Lost #1) by Cynthia Eden [Purchase]
– Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein [Purchase]
– Pieces and Players (Chasing Vermeer #4) by Blue Balliett [Purchase]
– Sea of Stars (Kricket #2) by Amy A. Bartol [Purchase]
– Ash (Destined #1) by Shani Petroff and Darci Manley [Purchase]
– The World Before Us by Aislinn Hunter [Purchase]
– King (The Dragon King Chronicles #3) by Ellen Oh [Purchase]
– Girl Underwater by Claire Kells [Purchase]
– Normal: A Novel by Graeme Cameron [Purchase]
– Etherworld (Elusion #2) by Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam [Purchase]
– Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman [Purchase]
– Sisters of Blood and Spirit (Sisters of Blood and Spirit #1) by Kady Cross [Purchase]
– Othergirl by Nicole Burstein [Purchase]
– Hunted (Sinners #2) by Abi Ketner and Missy Kalicicki [Purchase]
– The Virgin (The Original Sinners: White Years #3) by Tiffany Reisz [Purchase]
– Fall with Me (Wait for You #4) by J. Lynn [Purchase]
– Punch Like a Girl by Karen Krossing [Purchase]
– Choose Me (The Archer Brothers #2) by Heidi McLaughlin [Purchase]
– The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood #13) by J.R. Ward [Purchase]
– Greensleeves by Eloise Jarvis McGraw [Purchase]
– The Conformity (The Incarcerado Trilogy #3) by John Hornor Jacobs [Purchase]
– Tap Out by Sean Rodman [Purchase]
– Lost in the Backyard by Alison Hughes [Purchase]
– The World Within by Jane Eagland [Purchase]
– Love is the New Black by Chrissie Perry (Keighery) [Purchase]
– My Dog Doesn’t Like Me by Elizabeth Fensham [Purchase]
– The Frail Days by Gabrielle Prendergast [Purchase]
– The Girl With the Glass Bird: A Knight’s Haddon Boarding School Mystery by Esme Kerr [Purchase]
– Solitaire by Alice Oseman [Purchase]
– Deep (Stage Dive #4) by Kylie Scott [Purchase]
– The Kidney Hypothetical: Or How to Ruin Your Life in Seven Days by Lisa Yee [Purchase]
– The Hunted (The Abandoned Series #1) by C.J. Hart [Purchase]
– Playing a Part by Daria Wilke and Marian Schwartz [Purchase]
What’s on your wishlist this week?
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Pili @ In Love With Handmade
I have no books preordered for next week, but I do have a pair of them on my wish list and I’ve just added another, because I had no heard about The Last Queen of India and it sounds totally up my alley!
Lekeisha
Excited for The Cemetery Boys, At The Waters Edge, and The World Before Us.
Megan
So many new books this week! Haven’t ordered any of them (yet).
Amanda @ Beautiful Bookish Butterflies
I personally read Othergirl myself and was a little disappointed with it, but I’m hoping to give my copy away at some point and hopefully somebody else will like it instead. Sadly, there’s nothing coming out this week that’s on my list, but series I might consider at some point.
Ramona
The Start of Me and You is at the top of my list, but I’m seeing a lot of pretty and interesting covers here. Of course I can’t really choose – I a greedy beast and I want everything :)) Hope your weekend is going well, Giselle.
Jae
Fuel the Fire!!!!!! I’m so excited for that one 😀 😀 I haven’t read any books by Emery Lord yet, but I think I’ll probably start with Open Road Summer before The Start of Me and You. Where Sea Meets Sky is also on my wishlist. Thanks for sharing, Giselle! 🙂
Kelsey
I actually ahve quite a few of these on my library hold list. It looks like a good week for books too! 😀
Kayla @ The Thousand Lives
I would LOVE to get The Start of Me and You this week, but I’m waiting until YALLWest weekend the following week. Almost there!
Jasprit
Wow there are so many books being released over the next week! Although U wasn’t a fan of Lord’s first book as everyone else was, I’m still looking forward to reading The Start of Me and You, I’ve heard its a really beautiful read, so really hope that I end up enjoying it! I hope you have a great week Giselle! 🙂
Tarah S
Backlash I believe was pushed back to the end of April. I have it on my wishlist on both Amazon and Goodreads.
Benish
So many releases this month.. Girl, underwater was a pretty great book. I didn’t like The Start of Me and You though which makes me sad </3 Thank you for sharing Giselle x
Savannah
Lots of great books coming out!