Waiting on Wednesday [WoW] is
a weekly event hosted by Jill @ Breaking
the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly
anticipating.
This week’s WoW feature is:
Save
Yourself by Kelly Braffet
Expected Publication:
August 6, 2013Publisher: Crown
Summary via Goodreads...
Patrick Cusimano is in a bad way. His father is in
jail, he works the midnight shift at a grubby convenience store, and his
brother's girlfriend, Caro, has taken their friendship to an uncomfortable new
level. On top of all that, he can't quite shake the attentions of Layla
Elshere, a Goth teenager who befriends Patrick for reasons he doesn't
understand and doesn't fully trust. The temptations these two women offer are
pushing him to his breaking point.
Meanwhile, Layla's little sister, Verna, is
suffering through her first year of high school. She's become a prime target
for her cruel classmates, not just because of her strange name and her
fundamentalist parents: Layla's bad-girl rep proves to be too huge a shadow for
Verna, so she falls in with her sister's circle of outcasts and misfits whose
world is far darker than she ever imagined.
Kelly Braffet's characters, indelibly portrayed and
richly varied, are all on their own twisted paths to finding peace. The result
is a novel of unnerving power-darkly compelling, addictively written, and
shockingly honest.
Why I Can’t Wait....
Every
once in a while I like a dark intense and intriguing read. This one seems to
fit the bill. It seems like this book has a great cast of characters and I’m
really interested in seeing what becomes of this story. Looks like a good break
from all the sunny and fun loving summer reads that will be out around that
time.
That’s
what I’m waiting for…please share yours.
