This is our version of Waiting on Wednesday but with more cuddles, books we can't wait to cuddle for various reasons.
What are we waiting on this week? THIS!
YES
Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let’s face it, speaking at all to almost anyone), Jamie’s a choke artist. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes…until he meets Maya.
NO
Maya Rehman’s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing—with some awkward dude she hardly knows—is beyond her.
MAYBE SO
Going door to door isn’t exactly glamorous, but maybe it’s not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer—and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural romance of the century is another thing entirely.
Available 2/4/20 from Balzer + Bray
Why am I waiting? I'm with Jamie. I have that introvert aspect to my personality and I'm really interested in his story. What about you?
Bestselling author Laurie Faria Stolarz’s thrilling novel Jane Anonymous is a revelatory confessional of a seventeen-year-old girl’s fight to escape a kidnapper—and her struggles to connect with loved ones and a life that no longer exists.Seven months.
That’s how long I was kept captive.
Locked in a room with a bed, refrigerator, and adjoining bathroom, I was instructed to eat, bathe, and behave. I received meals, laundered clothes, and toiletries through a cat door, never knowing if it was day or night. The last time I saw the face of my abductor was when he dragged me fighting from the trunk of his car. And when I finally escaped, I prayed I’d never see him again.
Now that I’m home, my parents and friends want everything to be like it was before I left. But they don’t understand that dining out and shopping trips can’t heal what’s broken inside me. I barely leave my bedroom. Therapists are clueless and condescending. So I start my own form of therapy—but writing about my experience awakens uncomfortable memories, ones that should’ve stayed buried. How far will I have to go to uncover the truth of what happened—and will it break me forever?
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Releases January 7th, 2020!
Why am I waiting? I've been a fan of Laurie Faria Stolarz since my early YA days. And to this day, I'm always excited when I see she has a new release. So of course I'm sitting over here excitedly waiting to get my hands on her next novel. But also this sounds like such a gripping story, it has me all the more impatient to read!
That's what we're waiting on this week! What do you think? What are you waiting on? Leave us a comment and link us up!
Both of these are on my TBR, I'm reading the second one here for a tour next month. Great picks!
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Ooh nice pick! I remember always telling people yes, no, maybe so for the weirdest of questions! I was a dorky kid!
ReplyDeleteJane Anonymous is another one I can't wait to read! It's in my review pile which I'm planning to get back to in the next 2, maybe 3 reads! Lol!
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