DNF: Young Widows Club by Alexandra Coutts

Young Widows Club by Alexandra Coutts

Published: November 10, 2015

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux [BYR]

Format: via NetGalley

Rating: DNF

Synopsis

First came love, then came marriage, and then...

For seventeen-year-old Tam, running off to marry her musician boyfriend is the ideal escape from her claustrophobic high-school life on the island, and the ultimate rebellion against her father and stepmother. But when Tam becomes a widow just weeks later, the shell-shocked teen is forced to find her way forward by going back to the life she thought she’d moved beyond—even as her struggle to deal with her grief is forcing her to reinvent herself and reach out to others in ways she never imagined.

My Thoughts

Oh I hate doing this but this is a DNF for me. I was intrigued by the synopsis but as I got into it I didn’t so much. The story of Tam who wed young then to have her husband die had potential but sadly I didn’t really like or connect with Tam. She had problems of her own after her mother died she left home and met her soon to be husband and connected with his family. I thought Tam was immature granted she is only 17 but given her life circumstances you think she would’ve grown up a lot but she wasn’t a likeable character to me. So I gave up less than half way not knowing or caring what happened next.

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Tonight the Streets are Ours by Leila Sales

Expected Publication: September 15, 2015

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux [BYR]

Synopsis...

Tonight the Streets Are Ours is a YA novel about a teen girl living in the suburbs who becomes obsessed with a blogger in New York City, and sets out to track him down in real life.

Why I Can’t Wait…

First off that cover just seems so cool. Secondly I’m intrigued by the story line and I would love to see where it goes.

Feel free to link me to yours.

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This week’s WoW feature is:

My Last Kiss by Bethany Neal

Expected Publication: June 14, 2014
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux [BYR]

Synopsis...

What if your last kiss was with the wrong boy?
Cassidy Haines remembers her first kiss vividly. It was on the old covered bridge the summer before her freshman year with her boyfriend of three years, Ethan Keys. But her last kiss—the one she shared with someone at her seventeenth birthday party the night she died—is a blur. Cassidy is trapped in the living world, not only mourning the loss of her human body, but left with the grim suspicion that her untimely death wasn’t a suicide as everyone assumes. She can’t remember anything from the weeks leading up to her birthday and she’s worried that she may have betrayed her boyfriend.
If Cassidy is to uncover the truth about that fateful night and make amends with the only boy she’ll ever love, she must face her past and all the decisions she made—good and bad—that led to her last kiss.

Why I Can’t Wait....

Wow indeed! Don’t you just love that gorgeous cover? Plus the story sounds amazing! Can’t wait to get my hands on this gem!
What are you waiting on? Please link me up to yours. I’d love to see your picks!

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This week’s WoW feature is:

Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts

Expected Publication: September 17, 2013
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux [BYR]

Summary via Goodreads...

A novel about the end of days full of surprising beginnings

The world is living in the shadow of oncoming disaster. An asteroid is set to strike the earth in just one week’s time; catastrophe is unavoidable. The question isn’t how to save the world—the question is what to do with the time that's left? Against this stark backdrop, three island teens wrestle with intertwining stories of love, friendship and family—all with the ultimate stakes at hand.

Alexandra Coutts's TUMBLE & FALL is a powerful story of courage, love, and hope at the end of the world.

Why I Can’t Wait....

Ok so I know ya’ll been seeing this a lot lately but…hello!! This book has EVERYTHING! Amazing cover and a storyline I can’t wait to read. I don’t know what sold me first…the cover or the story? Here’s to hoping it lives up to all the expectations in my head. Now if I only get my hands on a copy.

 That’s what I’m waiting for…please share yours.