“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine.
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by Jennifer E. Smith
Expected Publication: April 23, 2012
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If fate sent you an email, would you answer?
In This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E. Smith’s new YA novel, perfect strangers Graham Larkin and Ellie O’Neill meet—albeit virtually—when Graham accidentally sends Ellie an email about his pet pig, Wilbur. In the tradition of romantic movies like “You’ve Got Mail” and “Sleepless in Seattle,” the two 17-year-olds strike up an email relationship, even though they live on opposite sides of the country and don’t even know each other’s first names.
Through a series of funny and poignant messages, Graham and Ellie make a true connection, sharing intimate details about their lives, hopes and fears. But they don’t tell each other everything; Graham doesn’t know the major secret hidden in Ellie’s family tree, and Ellie is innocently unaware that Graham is actually a world-famous teen actor living in Los Angeles.
When the location for the shoot of Graham’s new film falls through, he sees an opportunity to take their relationship from online to in-person, managing to get the production relocated to picturesque Henley, Maine, where Ellie lives. But can a star as famous as Graham have a real relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie’s mom want her to avoid the media’s spotlight at all costs?
Just as they did in The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, the hands of fate intervene in wondrous ways in this YA novel that delivers on high concept romance in lush and thoughtful prose.
Umm… LOVED Statistical Probability. It was just so cute, so sweet, so adorable… and I’m craving another feel-good love story like that. Crrrraaavvving….
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The Mirrored Shard
by Caitlin Kittredge
Expected Publication: February 12, 2013
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=) So, that is one spoilery blurb and I hate spoiling things so I had to creatively edit! If you’ve read the rest of The Iron Codex, you know the drama awaiting Aoife! I am dying to know what happens next!
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by Chelsea Fine
Expected Publication: December 2012
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I’m excited to see how the relationships progress after the big shake-up from the end of Awry, and, of course, for the continuation of the Quest for the Holy Grail, er, Fountain of Youth.
So what are you looking forward to this week?
LOVE pet pigs!! This Is What Happy Looks Like is on my wishlist since forever:)
I don’t know how I missed it, but I only just discovered TIWHLL maybe a week or two ago! Soooo excited about it
And a pet pig named Wilbur? Adorbs.
These all sound awesome! I didn’t know about The Mirrored Shard and I have now added it to my tbr =) Great picks ladies!!
Our WoW for the week =)
Thanks Crystal! And yes, you should totally try out The Iron Codex series. Steampunk, faeries and kissing… it’s a good combo 😉
I hadn’t heard of any of these before so thank you so much for sharing them all! ^.^ If you would like to check out my Waiting On Wednesday you can do so here.
Thanks for visiting Eric!
I really want to read This Is What Happy Looks Like. Great choice. Thanks for sharing.
TIWHLL – AHHH – YES -AHHH -DIES*