all these things i've done
Author: Gabrielle Zevin
Summary from Goodreads:
In 2083, chocolate and
coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed,
and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya
Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious
(and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to
school, taking care of her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to
avoid falling in love with the new assistant D.A.'s son, and avoiding
her loser ex-boyfriend. That is until her ex is accidentally poisoned by
the chocolate her family manufactures and the police think she's to
blame. Suddenly, Anya finds herself thrust unwillingly into the
spotlight--at school, in the news, and most importantly, within her
mafia family.
WHY I WANT IT!
Chocolate and coffee illegal?!?!?! Say it isn't so. The very first sentence of this summary had me hooked! (Coming September 6, 2011)
Significance
Author: Shelly Crane
Summary from Goodreads:
Maggie is a seventeen
year old girl who's had a bad year. Her mom left, her dad is depressed,
she's graduating, barely, and her boyfriend of almost three years dumped
her for a college football schalorship. Lately she thinks life is all
about hanging on by a thread and is gripping tight with everything she
has. Then she meets Caleb. She saves his life and instantly knows
there's something about him that's intriguing but she is supposed to be
on her way to a date with his cousin. But things change when they touch,
sparks ignite. Literally. They imprint with each other and she sees
their future life together flash before her eyes. She learns that not
only is she his soul mate, and can feel his heartbeat in her chest, but
there is a whole other world of people with gifts and abilities that she
never knew existed. She herself is experiencing supernatural changes
unlike anything she's ever felt before and she needs the touch of his
skin to survive. Now, not only has her dad come out of his depression to
be a father again, and a pain as well, but Caleb's enemies know he's
imprinted and are after Maggie to stop them both from gaining their
abilities and take her from him. Can Caleb save her or will they be
forced to live without each other after just finding one another?
WHY I WANT IT?
This just sounds really good and really different. Looking forward to getting my hands on it.
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(found at Book
Chick City). If you want to know more click here.
So what's on your wishlist?



