Waiting on Wednesday - Rachel Vincent

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My Soul To Take (Soul Screamer, Book 1) by Rachel Vincent.
Publication Date: August 1, 2009

Something is wrong with Kaylee Cavanaugh. She doesn't see dead people, but....

She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally.

Kaylee just wants to enjoy having caught the attention of the hottest guy in school. But a normal date is hard to come by when Nash seems to know more about her need to scream than she does. And when classmates start dropping dead for no apparent reason, only Kaylee know who'll be next....

Why I Want It:
I LOVE Rachel Vincent and the cover and synopsis are amazing. And I have said many times I love a series because I can get attached to the characters.
Also I will be helping Rachel promote the book's release with a author interview in late July so make sure you check back for that!

Waiting on Wednesday - The Ex Games

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The Ex Games by Jennifer Echols
Publication Date October 6, 2009

BRACE YOURSELF FOR THE BATTLE OF THE EXES...

Hayden and Nick used to be a hot item, but their brief affair ended with a highly publicized break-up. Now the two are “just friends,” excluding the occasional flirtation.

When Hayden wins the girls’ division of a local snowboarding competition, Nick is unimpressed, claiming that Hayden wouldn’t have a chance against a guy. Hayden calls Nick’s bluff and challenges him to a head-to-head boarding contest. Their mutual friends quickly take sides, the girls on Hayden’s and the boys on Nick’s, making for an all-out battle of the sexes. This friendly competition is bound to get heated--and if they’re not careful, they might end up igniting some old flames.

Why I want this
I love Simon Romantic Comedies
I love Jennifer Echols (Going Too Far and Major Crush reviews)
I love sports

Waiting on Wednesday - Ballads of Suburbia

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Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
Publication Date July 21, 2009

There are so many ballads. Achy breaky country songs. Mournful pop songs. Then there’s the rare punk ballad, the ballad of suburbia: louder, faster, angrier . . . till it drowns out the silence.

Kara hasn’t been back to Oak Park since the end of junior year, when a heroin overdose nearly killed her and sirens heralded her exit. Four years later, she returns to face the music. Her life changed forever back in high school: her family disintegrated, she ran around with a whole new crowd of friends, she partied a little too hard, and she fell in love with gorgeous bad boy Adrian, who left her to die that day in Scoville Park. . . .

Amidst the music, the booze, the drugs, and the drama, her friends filled a notebook with heartbreakingly honest confessions of the moments that defined and shattered their young lives. Now, finally, Kara is ready to write her own.

Why I want it:
As I have mentioned I love books with anything music related and I think Kuehnert rocks!

You can read the first chapter here and there is all kinds of other goodies, including a soundtrack at Stephanie's website.

Waiting On Wednesday - All Unquiet Things

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All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab
Publication Date: January 10, 2010

Summary: All Unquiet Things centers around the murder of teen heiress Carly Ribelli, who was found shot to death a mile from her house in a wealthy Northern California suburb. Carly’s uncle, a dissolute alcoholic, was convicted of the crime, but a year later his daughter still doesn’t believe her father is guilty. Determined to prove his innocence, Audrey Ribelli contacts Carly’s ex-boyfriend, Neily Monroe, the boy who found Carly’s body. She is convinced that he knows more than he thinks about the events that led up to Carly’s death. Despite Neily’s initial reluctance, he and Audrey begin their investigation at the posh private school they attend, identifying prime suspects from among their spoiled classmates and digging up secrets about Carly’s past to get to the truth behind her murder.

Why I Want It:
I have been having a major love affair with debut authors lately and my guess is Jarzab will be no different. What first grabbed me was the cover (I know I say that every week) and then when I emailed Jarzab she was so sweet that I really can't wait for this one. Plus I love a good mystery.

Waiting On Wednesday - So Punk Rock

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So Punk Rock (and Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother) by Micol Ostow and David Ostow

Publication Date: July 1, 2009

Summary: Despite his dreams of hipster rock glory, Ari Abramson's first-ever band, the Tribe, is more white bread than indie-cred. Comprised of four suburban teens from a wealthy Jewish day school, their Mötley Crüe is about as hardcore as SAT prep and scripture studies.

But after a one-song gig at a friend's Bar Mitzvah—a ska cover of Hava Nagila—the Tribe's popularity erupts overnight. Now, Ari is forced to navigate a minefield of inflated egos, overbearing parents, misplaced romance, and the shallowness of indie-rock elitism. It's a hard lesson in the complex art of playing it cool.

Loaded with sarcasm and delicious pop culture condescension (not to mention David Ostow's too-cool-for-school cartooning work), So Punk Rock is the E! Behind the Music story of an epic Jewish band that never was. If it got any more kosher, it'd be totally traif.

Why I want it:

Micol Ostow rocks and I love books about music. Plus the cover makes me giggle.

Waiting On Wednesday - Perfect Fifths

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Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
Pub. Date: April 14. 2009
Summary: Old flames are reignited in this eagerly awaited fifth and final book in the Jessica Darling series. Captivated readers have followed her through every step and misstep, from a tormented, tart-tongued teenager, to a college grad stumbling toward adulthood. Now a young professional in her mid-twenties, Jess is off to a Caribbean wedding. [SPOILER ALERT! Proceed with caution if you haven't read Fourth Comings.] As she rushes to her gate at the airport, she literally runs into her former boyfriend, Marcus Flutie. It’s the first time she’s seen him since she reluctantly turned down his marriage proposal three years earlier—and emotions run high. Marcus and Jessica have both changed dramatically, yet their connection feels as familiar as ever. Is their reunion just a fluke or has fate orchestrated this collision of their lives once again? Partly told from Marcus’s point of view, Perfect Fifths finally lets readers inside the mind of the only person who’s both troubled and titillated Jessica Darling for years. Expect nothing less than the satisfying conclusion fans have been waiting for, one perfect in its imperfection.

Why I want it:
Because even though I am only on Charmed Thirds I can't wait to read Fourth Comings and Perfect Fifths. I must know what happens to Jessica and Marcus. And the reviews have been amazing.

Waiting on Wednesday - Jenny Han

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Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Pub. Date: May 5
Summary: Belly has spent her summers at the beach house with Conrad and Jeremiah, who has never noticed her noticing them. Every summer Belly hoped it would be different. This time, it is. The summer Belly turns pretty is the summer that changes everything - for better and for worse.

Why I want it:
The first thing I noticed about this book was the cover (yeah I am totally one of those people who judges books by their covers) and then I thought the title was really interesting. But the summary really got me, not only does it sound like a great book but I love the characters names. Belly, Conrad and Jeremiah are really great names.
I also discovered in my research that this is the second book by Han and I will certainly be looking in to reading her first book Shug. Has anyone read it?

Waiting on Wednesday - Jen Lancaster

So I have decided to change a few things up on my blog now that I am a few months in and really starting to get the hang of it. First I am going to change up what weekly memes I am involved in. I started doing a bunch of them because it was a way to get my feet wet and connect with other bloggers. Now I have enough content that I don't need all of them and I have discovered other ones, like Waiting On, that I want to do instead. So bear with me through some changes. And as always, if there is something you love and/or hate PLEASE let me know!
I also added a What Should I Read Next poll on my left sidebar so please vote!

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The one book that I am looking forward to above all others is Pretty In Plaid by Jen Lancaster. The full title is Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending,Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart Ass Phase which actually makes me laugh every time I read. (Although, not so much when I have to type it.) And it is released May 5 so I don't have too much longer to wait. (And since that is just four days after my college graduation I think it would make a great gift...hey anyone reading this??)

Description:
In Pretty in Plaid, Jen Lancaster reveals how she developed the hubris that perpetually gets her into trouble. Using fashion icons of her youth to tell her hilarious and insightful stories, readers will meet the girl she used to be. Think Jen Lancaster was always “like David Sedaris with pearls and a super-cute handbag?” (Jennifer Coburn) Think again. She was a badge-hungry Junior Girl Scout with a knack for extortion, an aspiring sorority girl who didn’t know her Coach from her Louis Vuitton, and a budding executive who found herself bewildered by her first encounter with a fax machine. In this humorous and touching memoir, Jen Lancaster looks back on her life—and wardrobe—before bitter was the new black and shows us a young woman not so very different than the rest of us. The author who showed us what it was like to wait in line at the unemployment office with a Prada bag, how living in the city can actually suck, and that losing weight can be fun with a trainer named Barbie and enough Ambien is ready to take you on a hilarious and heartwarming trip down memory lane in her shoes (and very pretty ones at that).

I am a HUGE Jen Lancaster fan and her first three books are among my favorite books of all time. This woman can make me laugh, like full belly laughs in public so that people look at me funny. You don't have to read the books in order or anything, they all stand on their own and they are all hysterical. I have made no secret of my love for snarky woman and Lancaster is the Queen of Snarkdom. I am really excited as this is the first of her books to really look at her past and I can't wait to see what Lancaster was like in high school.


And if you haven't read the first three, get on that, like yesterday!
Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smart-Ass, or Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office

Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They Live Next Door To Me?

Such A Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer

Her blog is also completely hysterical, and a nice hold over until Pretty In Plaid comes out.

What are you waiting on?

Also if you made it to the bottom of this marathon post then I A) adore you and B) and requesting your help. Vote for my awesome St. Patty's Day picture at Linda Gerber's blog.
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