Waiting on Wednesday: Me Being Me Is Exactly as Insane as You Being You by Todd Hasak-Lowy

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine to show upcoming releases that we can't wait to read (aka going crazy waiting for). This weeks book is:

Me Being Me Is Exactly as Insane as You Being You by Todd Hasak-Lowy

Hardcover, 656 pages

Expected publication: March 24th 2015 by Simon Pulse

(Goodreads Synopsis) A heartfelt, humorous story of a teen boy’s impulsive road trip after the shock of his lifetime—told entirely in lists!

Darren hasn't had an easy year.

There was his parents’ divorce, which just so happened to come at the same time his older brother Nate left for college and his longtime best friend moved away. And of course there’s the whole not having a girlfriend thing.

Then one Thursday morning Darren's dad shows up at his house at 6 a.m. with a glazed chocolate doughnut and a revelation that turns Darren’s world inside out. In full freakout mode, Darren, in a totally un-Darren move, ditches school to go visit Nate. Barely twenty-four hours at Nate’s school makes everything much better or much worse—Darren has no idea. It might somehow be both. All he knows for sure is that in addition to trying to figure out why none of his family members are who they used to be, he’s now obsessed with a strangely amazing girl who showed up out of nowhere but then totally disappeared.

Told entirely in lists, Todd Hasak-Lowy's debut YA novel perfectly captures why having anything to do with anyone, including yourself, is:

1. painful

2. unavoidable

3. ridiculously complicated

4. possibly, hopefully the right thing after all.

I have a thing for road trips. I love them and love reading books about them. The adventure is so awesome and then getting to see people as they let things go and grow into someone/something so much better. This book definitely sounds right up my alley.

What are you "waiting on"?

Waiting on Wednesday: I Remember You by Cathleen Davitt Bell

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine to show upcoming releases that we can't wait to read (aka going crazy waiting for). This weeks book is:

I Remember You by Cathleen Davitt Bell

Expected publication: February 10th 2015 by Knopf Books for Young Readers

Hardcover, 320 pages

NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE is a he-said/she-said sci-fi thriller told in the alternating voices of Danny, a street-smart graffiti artist who is jolted into a parallel world, and Eevee, the quietly alluring science geek he kissed once in his world, and finds himself falling for in this one. Together, they must figure out what caused Danny’s jump, before another jolt in the space-time continuum separates them forever.

This definitely sounds like it could be completely cliche or really good. Either way I am down to read it and give it a chance. A geek and a graffiti artist... sign me up!

What are you "waiting on"?

Waiting on Wednesday: Always on My Mind by Susan May Warren

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine to show upcoming releases that we can't wait to read (aka going crazy waiting for). This weeks book is:

Always on My Mind (Christiansen Family #4) by Susan May Warren
Expected publication: February 1st 2015 by Tyndale House Publishers
Paperback, 400 pages

(Goodreads Synopsis) After a failed dig in Honduras, aspiring archaeologist Casper Christiansen heads home to Minnesota to face his unresolved feelings for Raina Beaumont, the woman of his dreams. But when he arrives unannounced on her doorstep, he receives the shock of a lifetime: Raina is pregnant with someone else’s baby.
Heartbroken, especially when he discovers the identity of the baby’s father, Casper tables his dreams and determines to be dependable for once, helping his older brother, Darek, prepare the family resort for its grand reopening. Casper longs to be the hero of at least one family story, but a never-ending Deep Haven winter and costly repairs threaten their efforts—and the future of the resort.
Worse, one of Casper’s new jobs constantly brings him into contact with Raina, whom he can’t seem to forget. A tentative friendship begins to heal fresh wounds, but can they possibly overcome past mistakes and current choices to discover a future together?

I am so in love with this series. I know a lot of people get turned off by Christian books but this series is so real. The love stories are fantastic and play out in ways that feel like its something that could really happen to any of us. Even the Christian aspect is so real and raw. They all show the real struggles everyone faces from not believe to struggling to hold onto their faith. Can't wait to read this!!

What are you "waiting on"?