What's Next is a meme hosted by IceyBooks. Where I show books that I want to read and you (the reader) gets to choose what one I read next.
Choices (listed alphabetically):
Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
Summary from B&N.com:
What happens when happily ever after…isn’t?
Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah.
And then one day Oliver actually
speaks to her. Turns out, Oliver is more than a one-dimensional
storybook prince. He’s a restless teen who feels trapped by his literary
existence and hates that his entire life is predetermined. He’s sure
there’s more for him out there in the real world, and Delilah might just
be his key to freedom.
Delilah and Oliver work together
to attempt to get Oliver out of his book, a challenging task that
forces them to examine their perceptions of fate, the world, and their
places in it. And as their attraction to each other grows along the way,
a romance blossoms that is anything but a fairy tale.
Grounding Quinn by Stephanie Campbell
Summary from B&N.com:
Eighteen-year-old Quinn MacPherson's biggest fear has always been
turning out like her mentally unstable mother. (Solving algebraic
equations comes in as a close second.)
That is, until she meets Benjamin Shaw.
Quinn thinks hooking up with Ben over summer vacation will be nothing more than a quick fling. She can’t even commit to a nail polish choice, much less some guy.
Unfortunately for her, Ben is not just some guy. Ben gets her- the real her, flaws and all- and that scares the hell out of her.
When Ben does the unthinkable- tells Quinn he’s in love with her- she does what comes naturally. She pushes him away. Ben can only watch from a distance as Quinn lashes out, and punishes him for daring to care about her.
But how far can you push someone, even someone who loves you, before they are gone for good?
That is, until she meets Benjamin Shaw.
Quinn thinks hooking up with Ben over summer vacation will be nothing more than a quick fling. She can’t even commit to a nail polish choice, much less some guy.
Unfortunately for her, Ben is not just some guy. Ben gets her- the real her, flaws and all- and that scares the hell out of her.
When Ben does the unthinkable- tells Quinn he’s in love with her- she does what comes naturally. She pushes him away. Ben can only watch from a distance as Quinn lashes out, and punishes him for daring to care about her.
But how far can you push someone, even someone who loves you, before they are gone for good?
Mothership by Martin Leicht and
Isla Neal
Teen pregnancy is never easy—especially not when extraterrestrials are involved. The first in a new trilogy.Elvie Nara was doing just fine in
the year 2074. She had a great best friend, a dad she adored, and
bright future working on the Ares Project on Mars. But then she had to
get involved with sweet, gorgeous, dumb-as-a-brick Cole—and now she’s
pregnant.Getting shipped off to the
Hanover School for Expecting Teen Mothers was not how Elvie imagined
spending her junior year, but she can go with the flow. That is, until a
team of hot commandos hijacks the ship—and one of them turns out to be
Cole. She hasn’t seen him since she told him she’s pregnant, and now
he’s bursting into her new home to tell her that her teachers are aliens
and want to use her unborn baby to repopulate their species? Nice try,
buddy. You could have just called.So fine, finding a way off this
ship is priority number one, but first Elvie has to figure out how Cole
ended up as a commando, work together with her arch-nemesis, and figure
out if she even wants to be a mother—assuming they get back to Earth in
one piece.
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
Summary from B&N.com:
Taylor Edwards’ family might not
be the closest-knit—everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled—but
for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor’s dad gets
devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one
last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono
Mountains.
Crammed into a place much smaller
and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each
other again. And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had
left behind haven’t actually gone anywhere. Her former best friend is
still around, as is her first boyfriend…and he’s much cuter at seventeen
than he was at twelve.
As the summer progresses and the
Edwards become more of a family, they’re more aware than ever that
they’re battling a ticking clock. Sometimes, though, there is just
enough time to get a second chance—with family, with friends, and with
love.
What should I read next?
Vote in the comments and leave me a link to your post if you did one.
Read Second Chance Summer :) I loved Amy & Roger's Epic Detour & I'm hoping this one will be just as good!
ReplyDeleteI would read between the lines. It sounds good plus there are awesome drawings. :)
ReplyDeleteMothership sounds like it will be a fun read, but I think I'm going to vote for... Between the Lines - its on my wishlist!
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting read second chance summer, so that's my vote!
ReplyDeleteKristin
My WN: youngadultbookhaven.blogspot.com
I would definitely vote for Between the Lines... :)
ReplyDeleteJenea @ Books Live Forever
http://booksliveforever.com/?p=2197
I vote for Grounding Quinn! :)
ReplyDelete~Allison (Good Books & Good Wine)
Oh definitely Between the Lines! It's not my usual kind of thing but I was sent it for review and ended up adoring it :)
ReplyDeleteWho doesn't love characters from books coming to life?
Hanna
I vote for Between the Lines! I love Jodi:) This is **darling girl** btw;)
ReplyDeleteOhhh, Second Chance Summer! It sounds so good...and heart-breaking.
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