Waiting on Wednesday – 24

Posted by on August 7, 2013 2:44 am in Book talk | 5 comments

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

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Two different books I am desperately waiting for. I heard great things about The Beginning of Everything recently, which made me add it to my wishlist. And Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock simply has a very different premise. I hope I can get my hands on them soon!

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the beginning of everything

The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider (August 27, 2013)

 

Golden boy Ezra Faulkner believes everyone has a tragedy waiting for them—a single encounter after which everything that really matters will happen. His particular tragedy waited until he was primed to lose it all: in one spectacular night, a reckless driver shatters Ezra’s knee, his athletic career, and his social life.

No longer a front-runner for Homecoming King, Ezra finds himself at the table of misfits, where he encounters new girl Cassidy Thorpe. Cassidy is unlike anyone Ezra’s ever met, achingly effortless, fiercely intelligent, and determined to bring Ezra along on her endless adventures.

But as Ezra dives into his new studies, new friendships, and new love, he learns that some people, like books, are easy to misread. And now he must consider: if one’s singular tragedy has already hit and everything after it has mattered quite a bit, what happens when more misfortune strikes?

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forgive me, leonard peacock

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock  by  Matthew Quick (August 13, 2013)

In addition to the P-38, there are four gifts, one for each of my friends. I want to say good-bye to them properly. I want to give them each something to remember me by. To let them know I really cared about them and I’m sorry I couldn’t be more than I was—that I couldn’t stick around—and that what’s going to happen today isn’t their fault.

Today is Leonard Peacock’s birthday. It is also the day he hides a gun in his backpack. Because today is the day he will kill his former best friend, and then himself, with his grandfather’s P-38 pistol.

But first he must say good-bye to the four people who matter most to him: his Humphrey Bogart-obsessed next-door neighbor, Walt; his classmate Baback, a violin virtuoso; Lauren, the Christian homeschooler he has a crush on; and Herr Silverman, who teaches the high school’s class on the Holocaust. Speaking to each in turn, Leonard slowly reveals his secrets as the hours tick by and the moment of truth approaches.

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What are you waiting on this week?

5 Comments

  1. I noticed both of these on Goodreads…they do look enticing! Enjoy…and here’s MY WOW POST

  2. I haven’t heard of any of these but they sound really good and worthy of checking out. Thanks for sharing.

  3. I want Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock too!

  4. I have e-galley’s for both books and they look fantastic! Hope to get to both of them this month. Nice WoW cover pairing too!

  5. Great choice! I can’t wait for these either : )

    my WOW and giveaway

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