Waiting, Wanting, Wishing is a meme based off of The Story Siren’s Books To Pine For and other posts such as that one. There are so many books out there that I want to read and this is a good way to spotlight some of them. This weeks theme is covers that I love and they really are gorgeous!
So far, life for fourteen-year-old Phoebe Trask has been picture perfect. Her parents are successful; her older sister, Shyla, is on track to becoming the youngest lawyer in Texas; and her sixteen-year-old brother, Zane, the all-American best brother ever, is a star on the high school swim team.
Then Phoebe’s mother, Beth, becomes the traveling spokeswoman for Bee Beautiful Cosmetics, a job that keeps her away from home indefinitely, and Phoebe’s father, a respected judge, finds himself embroiled in a trial that has the whole town choosing sides. What’s more, the new next-door neighbor is a gorgeous widow who seems to want to take Beth’s place in the family. All of a sudden Phoebe’s once-solid family is on very shaky ground.
In the year that follows, Phoebe is pushed to her limit as she struggles to cope with the changes in her life that just keep coming, ready or not — and as she learns what it really means to love…and to forgive.
Title: Pegasus
Author: Robin McKinley
Release date: November 2, 2010
Because of a thousand-year-old alliance between humans and pegasi, Princess Sylviianel is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own pegasus, on her twelfth birthday. The two species coexist peacefully, despite the language barriers separating them. Humans and pegasi both rely on specially-trained Speaker magicians as the only means of real communication.
But it’s different for Sylvi and Ebon. They can understand each other. They quickly grow close—so close that their bond becomes a threat to the status quo—and possibly to the future safety of their two nations.
Title: Her And Me And You
Author: Lauren Strasnick
Release date: October 5, 2010
Alex moves with her mess of a mother to a new town, where she is befriended by hot, enigmatic Fred—and alternately flirted with and cold-shouldered by Fred’s twin sister, Adina. Others warn Alex to steer clear of the twins, whose sibling relationship is considered abnormal at best, but there’s just something about Fred—and something about Adina—that draws Alex to them and makes her want to be part of their crazy world…no matter the consequences.
Title: Falling Under
Author: Gwen Hayes
Release date: March 2011
In her dreams he’s irresistible—seductive, charming, and undoubtedly dangerous. But when he appears to her when she’s awake—and captivates her just the same—she’s not sure which way is up and which is down.
Theia Alderson has always led a sheltered life, not allowed the same freedoms as the rest of the teenagers in the small California town of Serendipity Falls. But when a devastatingly handsome boy appears in the halls of her school, she feels every urge she’s ever denied burning through her at the slightest glance from Haden Black. Theia knows she’s seen Haden before—not around town, but in her dreams.
Theia doesn’t understand how she dreamed of Haden before they ever met, but every night has them joined in a haunting world of eerie fantasy. And as the Haden of both the night and the day beckons her forward one moment and pushes her away the next, the only thing Theia knows for sure is that the incredible pull she feels towards him is stronger than her fear. And as she slowly discovers what Haden truly is, Theia’s not sure if she wants to resist him, even if the cost is her soul.
Title: Dash And Lily’s Book Of Dares
Author: Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Release date: October 26, 2010
“I’ve left some clues for you.
If you want them, turn the page.
If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?
Title: When Rose Wakes
Author: Christopher Golden
Release date: September 28, 2010
An enchanting tale by Christoper Golden about a teenager who wakes from a coma and slowly comes to realize that she is Sleeping Beauty of fairy tales.
What are you waiting, wanting, wishing for this week?
Lovely covers! Pegasus and When Rose Wakes look really interesting, too!
Oh great thanks, now I have 2 more books on my TBR list…thanks a lot!! Just kidding!! I’m gonna have to check out Falling Under- this sounds very interesting! Also, Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares just sounds like it would be great!
Thxs for spotlighting these titles
I especially love the Pegasus cover! Great choices 🙂
Wow, Picture Perfect has an awesome cover. I haven’t heard of it until now, 🙂
Nice choices!
This books all look SO good!
All of these sound fantastic. I think I just added most of these to my wish list hehe. The covers are absolutely wonderful. Awesome choices, Katie. =)