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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Waiting on Wednesday (26)

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

From Goodreads:

What if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life?

Samantha Kingston has it all—looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend. Friday, February 12th should be just another day in her charmed life. Instead, it’s her last. The catch: Samantha still wakes up the next morning. In fact, she re-lives the last day of her life seven times, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she may hold more power than she had ever imagined.

Holy cow. Oh holy, holy, holy... It has a certain Mitch Albom (The Five People You Meet in Heaven)- and Alice Sebold (The Lovely Bones)-like feel to it, doesn't it? Plus, you should read what power-YA authors such as Carolyn Mackler and Jay Asher have to say about Before I Fall on its Amazon page. Can it get any better than that? I mean, without gushing: seriously?? I have a feel that Lauren Oliver's debut book will be the next big thing in YA lit, and now I'm all the more excited for when I get to read it.

P.S. You should all check out Lauren's blog here. And no, I'm not making some sort of paid service announcement; it's because Lauren is about 45 kinds of wonderful and her writing is really that interesting to read. So step on it!

Before I Fall will be published by HarperCollins on March 2, 2010, and oh my goodness, I just realized that is more than half a year away. Darn.
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12 comments:

  1. ~The Book PixieAugust 19, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    Excellent choice! This book is on my list. I hope I'll be lucky enough to get to read it soon.

    ~Briana

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  2. KelseyAugust 19, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    This looks awesome. Can't wait for March. (:

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  3. JennaAugust 19, 2009 at 10:39 AM

    That sounds amazing! It's on my wish list now.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    I'm really excited for this book as well. I love the concept.

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  5. MarieAugust 19, 2009 at 11:30 AM

    This looks great! Long wait away!

    See you tonight, btw!

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  6. deltayAugust 19, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    It's sounds deliciously mysterious! Great pick; definitely adding this one to the list :)

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  7. So Many Books, So Little TimeAugust 19, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    I can't wait to read this. It sounds so amazing.

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  8. Sunshine EditionAugust 19, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    YAY!! THis was my waiting on Wednesday too!! Cant wait for this one!

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  9. prophecygirlAugust 19, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    I'm so buying this! Darn the Feb release date!

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  10. ThaoAugust 19, 2009 at 11:38 PM

    Hopefully I can get to read this one. It's just so great. It reminds me of a movie I saw the other day but more interesting.

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  11. Lenore AppelhansAugust 20, 2009 at 5:59 AM

    HOT! I am reading this the first week of September for sure!!

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  12. AnonymousAugust 20, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    This sounds great! Adding it to my wishlist :)

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