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Saturday, March 20, 2010

On My Wishlist (18)


On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every  Saturday. It's where I list all the books I desperately want but haven't  actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming. It's also an  event that you can join in with too - Mr Linky is always at the ready  for you to link your own 'On My Wishlist' post. If you want to know more  click here.

Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski
A new life is just a phone call away!

Devi's life isn't turning out at all like she wanted. She wasted the past three years going out with Bryan—cute, adorable, break-your-heart Bryan. Devi let her friendships fade, blew off studying, didn't join any clubs . . . and now that Bryan has broken up with her, she has nothing left.

Not even her stupid cell phone—she dropped it in the mall fountain. Now it only calls one number . . . hers. At age fourteen, three years ago!

Once Devi gets over the shock—and convinces her younger self that she isn't some wacko—she realizes that she's been given an awesome gift. She can tell herself all the right things to do . . . because she's already done all the wrong ones! Who better to take advice from than your future self?

Except . . .what if getting what you think you want changes everything?

Fans of Sarah Mlynowski's Magic in Manhattan series will love this hilarious new novel with a high-concept premise .
A new life is just a phone call away!

Devi's life isn't turning out at all like she wanted. She wasted the past three years going out with Bryan—cute, adorable, break-your-heart Bryan. Devi let her friendships fade, blew off studying, didn't join any clubs . . . and now that Bryan has broken up with her, she has nothing left.

Not even her stupid cell phone—she dropped it in the mall fountain. Now it only calls one number . . . hers. At age fourteen, three years ago!

Once Devi gets over the shock—and convinces her younger self that she isn't some wacko—she realizes that she's been given an awesome gift. She can tell herself all the right things to do . . . because she's already done all the wrong ones! Who better to take advice from than your future self?

Except . . .what if getting what you think you want changes everything?
 Methinks this is an interesting premise!



The Darkest Hunger by Juliana Stone
Jaxon Castille: jaguar shifter, warrior, assassin. He has long hungered for the chance to make his former lover, Libby Jamieson, pay for her deadly betrayal. After three long years he’s finally found her. The hunt is over…

But the Libby that he finds is not what he expected. She has no memory of their tumultuous affair; of her treachery; of anything beyond her own name. A shadowy and deadly clan has marked them both for death, and in an instant the game changes: the hunter has become the hunted.

On the run, with the ghosts of their past between them and a dark, desperate hunger quickly reclaiming their bodies and souls, Libby and Jaxon must discover the truth behind the dark forces working against them. Together, they must grab hold of a destiny that has the power to either heal them or destroy them.


But the truth is far more shattering than anyone could imagine…  

Methinks this is going to be one hot read!




Anxious Hearts by Tucker Shaw
“Evangeline,” he repeated, calling at a whisper. “Evangeline.” He was not calling that she may hear, he was calling that somehow her soul might know that he was devoted entirely to her, only to her. “Evangeline, I will find you.”

Eva and Gabe explore the golden forest of their seaside Maine town, unknowingly tracing the footsteps of two teens, Evangeline and Gabriel, who once lived in the idyllic wooded village of Acadia more than one hundred years ago. On the day that Evangeline and Gabriel were be wed, their village was attacked and the two were separated. And now in the present, Gabe has mysteriously disappeared from Eva.

A dreamlike, loose retelling of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous love poem “Evangeline,” Anxious Hearts tells an epic tale of unrequited love and the hope that true love can be reunited. 

 Methinks this is going to be one good love story!



Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto by Eric Luper
Seth Baumgartner just had the worst day of his life: His girlfriend dumped him (at Applebee’s), he spied his father on a date with a woman who is not his mother (also at Applebee’s!), and he lost his fourth job of the year. It’s like every relationship he cares about is imploding, and he can’t figure out what’s going on.

To find answers, Seth decides to start an anonymous podcast called The Love Manifesto, exploring “what love is, why love is, and why we’re stupid enough to keep going back for more.” Things start looking up when Seth gets a job at a golf club with his hilarious and smut-minded best friend, Dimitri, and Dimitri’s sister, Audrey. With their help, Seth tracks down his father’s mystery date, hits the most infamous bogey in the history of golf, and discovers that sometimes love means eating the worst chicken-salad sandwich you can ever imagine.

Methinks this is going to be interesting.




Exit Strategy by Ryan Potter
Who are you supposed to look up to when it seems like every adult you know is more screwed up than yourself?

Looming above Zach Ramsey's hometown are the smokestacks of the truck assembly plant, the greasy lifeblood of this Detroit suburb. Surrounded by drunks, broken marriages, and factory rats living in fear of the pink slip, Zach is getting out of Blaine after graduation. But first, he's going to enjoy the summer before his senior year.

And Zach's having a blast until he uncovers dark secrets that shake his faith in everyone, including his best friend Tank (a state wrestling champion), whose 'roid rages betray a shocking habit. Falling in love with Tank's twin sister Sarah, an Ivy League-bound scholar, doesn't exactly make Zach's life any easier.

Eventually, with enough evidence to nail the town's steroid kingpin, Zach is faced with the toughest decision of his life—one that will prove just what kind of adult he's destined to be. 

 Methinks this one will be interesting.



What's on your wishlist?

10 People had something to say:

  1. BookFreakMar 20, 2010 11:48 AM
    OHHH
    The Darkest Hunger looks really good.
    I love romance books with shifters.
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  2. The Book VixenMar 20, 2010 11:49 AM
    BookFreak - it looks sexy. I got the book recommendation from Fiction Vixen :D
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  3. Nikki @ BookizzleMar 20, 2010 11:55 AM
    Ooh, I'm also wishing for ANXIOUS HEARTS! I've had my eye on that one for awhile. Both GIMME A CALL and EXIT STRATEGY sound quite intriguing as well. Nice variety!
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  4. LoriMar 20, 2010 01:40 PM
    I want to read The Darkest Hunger as well. Also, Anxious Hearts looks interesting. The rest, I am not interested in. Not my thing. :P
    I hope that you will enjoy your books, when you get them. Here's mine.
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  5. ChrissieMar 20, 2010 01:54 PM
    Great wishlist! I hope you manage to get your hands on them soon :)
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  6. Mama BookwormMar 20, 2010 05:33 PM
    Great choices! I’m really excited about The Darkest Hunger. Can’t wait to read that one. The cover makes me think of Sookie and Bill from True Blood :)
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  7. ck.twilighter (Chasity)Mar 20, 2010 05:57 PM
    Aloha!!!

    The Darkest Hunger is right up my alley! I am marking it on my TBR list!!=)



    Here is mine:
    http://lll808.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-my-wishlist-1.html
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  8. Fiction VixenMar 20, 2010 06:29 PM
    Darkest Hunger is very sexy with lots of action. I actually fell for a secondary character though. His book is next.
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  9. Shera (Book Whispers)Mar 20, 2010 07:21 PM
    The Darkest Hunger is on my Wishlist too, love the cover.
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  10. Catherine (On The Nightstand)Mar 20, 2010 07:52 PM
    Ooh, Anxious Hearts looks really good. I hadn't heard of it until now, but now I really want it!
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