Waiting on Wednesday (1)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine that highlights upcoming books that you are excited to read!  The book I'm looking forward to reading is Overseas by Beatriz Williams.

From Amazon:

When twenty-something Wall Street analyst Kate Wilson attracts the notice of the legendary Julian Laurence at a business meeting, no one’s more surprised than she is. Julian’s relentless energy and his extraordinary intellect electrify her, but she’s baffled by his sudden interest. Why would this handsome British billionaire—Manhattan’s most eligible bachelor—pursue a pretty but bookish young banker who hasn’t had a boyfriend since college?

The answer is beyond imagining . . . at least at first. Kate and Julian’s story may have begun not in the moneyed world of twenty-first-century Manhattan but in France during World War I, when a mysterious American woman emerged from the shadows of the Western Front to save the life of Captain Julian Laurence Ashford, a celebrated war poet and infantry officer.

Now, in modern-day New York, Kate and Julian must protect themselves from the secrets of the past, and trust in a true love that transcends time and space.

 

This one comes out May 10 and I can't wait to read it!  Romance and time travel....what can be better than that???

Book Review: I'll Be There - Holly Goldberg Sloan

Sam and Emily appear as complete opposite....Sam has moved time after time, takes care of his younger brother Riddle and has a father who is mentally unstable and always on the run from the law. Emily is musical, smart and comes from a supportive family who love her very much. A chance meeting and an instant connection will change both of their lives and change the lives of those around them forever.

I don't want to say too much because I don't want to give the story away but from the moment I began reading it I was instantly immersed in the characters and the storyline of this book. To me, the different point of views flowed seemlessly and made the whole concept of fate and destiny really show through in the end. Once I was finished I just wanted to hug the book and hope that it would reach through to the characters. And it also made me think about the day to day actions of our lives and how no matter how big or small they may appear, there is a cause and effect to everything. Holly Goldberg Sloan has written such an emotional and beautiful novel.  I highly recommend it!

Book Review: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver

Borrowed review copy from library.

Pandemonium alternates chapters between then and now.  Then being when Lena first escaped into the wilds, following the horrifying ending of Delirium and the now being that she is a member of a resistance group, pretending to be cured and infiltrate the DFA.  For me, the now chapters were the more intriguing.  Filled with plot twists, adventure, revolution and Julian.  Awww, Julian, the DFA’s poster child.  We can’t help but begin to care about him even as we still mourn Alex.  And Lena feels the same way.  When Lena and Julian find themselves in close quarters after they are kidnapped together at a DFA rally, sparks begin to fly.  And from there, things really take off.  Lauren Oliver delivered a book sure to make your pulse pound as you try to keep up with what’s going to happen next.  I loved what she did with the development of Lena’s character and was blindsided by the shocker of an ending.  I highly recommend this book, another great one by Lauren Oliver.  The third book won’t be published soon enough!

Book Review: Ditched

Ditched : A Love Story by Robin Mellom

Ditched is an extremely fun read that I enjoyed for what it was: quick and light!  The book begins the day after prom with Justine jumping out of a car and walking to the nearest gas station.  Once there, she has no money and no cell phone so she begins talking to the cashier and piecing together the events from the night before.  You see, she went to prom with her best friend Ian and she just knew that the evening was going to include a kiss and hopefully more.  After all, all the signs had been there.  But the evening didn't turn out exactly how she had planned and as we relive the wild events from the night before through Justine's colored lens, we begin to figure things out before she does.   Overall, a fun contemporary read with lots of humor and hijinks - just in time for prom season!