Must Monday: Suicide Notes

Suicide Notes

Michael Thomas Ford

HarperCollins

Release Date: September 2010 (It may be out already!)

What?

I'm not crazy. I don't see what the big deal is about what happened. But apparently someone does think it's a big deal because here I am. I bet it was my mother. She always overreacts.

Fifteen-year-old Jeff wakes up on New Year's Day to find himself in the hospital. Make that the psychiatric ward. With the nutjobs. Clearly, this is all a huge mistake. Forget about the bandages on his wrists and the notes on his chart. Forget about his problems with his best friend, Allie, and her boyfriend, Burke. Jeff's perfectly fine, perfectly normal, not like the other kids in the hospital with him. Now they've got problems. But a funny thing happens as his forty-five-day sentence drags on—the crazies start to seem less crazy.

Compelling, witty, and refreshingly real, Suicide Notes is a darkly humorous novel from award-winning author Michael Thomas Ford that examines that fuzzy line between "normal" and the rest of us.

Why?

I was not a huge fan of Thirteen Reasons Why, but I am willing to try out another teen suicide book. I think the setting of this book makes it appeal to me. The fact that the story takes place in a hospital Psychiatric Ward adds for more drama. I cannot wait to take a deeper look into the lfie of Jeff see what he comes to terms with in his forty-five day stay in the Psych Ward.

Sugar and Spice

It is Monday so that means it is time for my weekly must.... As an extra added bonus to today Gossip Girl Season 4 starts tonight!!!

Sugar and Spice

Lauren Conrad

HarperTeen

Release Date: October 2010

Synopsis: No Synopsis Posted Yet...

Why?

To my own horror I actually love this series... I have been so busy I have yet to read Sweet Little Lies! Since Sugar and Spice comes out this fall I will be bumping Sweet Little Lies up on my TBR pile!!!!

Night Star

Today is the day I leave for Florida!!!!!

Night Star

Alyson Noel

St. Martin's Press

Release Date: November 2010

Synopsis: None Just Yet...

Why?

I have been up and down with this series, I loved it then hated it, and just cannot make up my mind. I still have the desire to finish the series so I cannot wait for Night Star to come out, I hope Ever will have gained some common sense by then

Jump

Jump

Ginger Rue

Random House Children's Books

$15.99 U.S. (Hardcover)

Release Date: September 14, 2010

What?

High school junior Brinkley Harper is beautiful, wealthy, admired, and powerful--until the day she wakes up in the body of a classmate she wouldn’t be caught dead hanging out with.

Goth girl Miranda is everything Brinkley isn’t: she won't leave the house in anything but black, her family life is in tatters, she’s practically invisible at school, and she’s hiding a dark secret. As Brinkley experiences Miranda’s life from the inside out, she’s forced to consider the world from a very different point-of-view. But this won’t be Brinkley's last “jump,” and each time she lives a day in another classmate’s body, Brinkley not only begins to feel empathy for others, she also begins to glimpse the fears, vulnerabilities, and disappointments behind her own perfect façade. By experiencing the world as somebody else, Brinkley may finally learn to understand herself.

Why?

This looks like a good story. I like the fact thatBrinkley is going to live the lives of more than just one person. I think this will be a great read!

Forget You

Forget You

Jennifer Echols

Simon and Schuster

$11.00 U.S.

What?

WHY CAN’T YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU FORGET . . . AND WHAT YOU REMEMBER? There’s a lot Zoey would like to forget. Like how her father has knocked up his twenty-four- year old girlfriend. Like Zoey’s fear that the whole town will find out about her mom’s nervous breakdown. Like darkly handsome bad boy Doug taunting her at school. Feeling like her life is about to become a complete mess, Zoey fights back the only way she knows how, using her famous attention to detail to make sure she’s the perfect daughter, the perfect student, and the perfect girlfriend to ultra-popular football player Brandon. But then Zoey is in a car crash, and the next day there’s one thing she can’t remember at all—the entire night before. Did she go parking with Brandon, like she planned? And if so, why does it seem like Brandon is avoiding her? And why is Doug—of all people— suddenly acting as if something significant happened between the two of them? Zoey dimly remembers Doug pulling her from the wreck, but he keeps referring to what happened that night as if it was more, and it terrifies Zoey to admit how much is a blank to her. Controlled, meticulous Zoey is quickly losing her grip on the all-important details of her life—a life that seems strangely empty of Brandon, and strangely full of Doug.

Why?

I think everyone has something they want to forget and just can't. This story looks really relatable and also like a great read!

Mockingjay

Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins

Scholastic Inc.

$17.99 U.S. Hardcover

Release Date: August 24, 2010

What?

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survivied the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody areana alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think shpuld pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse. President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends,not the people of District 12.

Why?

Must I really provide a reason? The Hunger Games is one of the most phenomenal series I have ever read. Suzanne Collins has a way with words and story. She unfolds a horrific tale that you just can't help but read. I have my copy pre-ordered and cannot wait to read it!

Keys to the Repository

Keys to the Repository

Melissa de la Cruz

Hyperion Books

$14.99 U.S. (Hardcover)

Release Date: June 29th

What?

Keys to the Repository is a compilation of letter, journal entries , and much more. In this book de la Cruz provides Blue Bloods lover the keys to the repository.

Why?

I love the series and can't wait to find out new juicy information!

Jelaousy

Jealousy

Lili St. Crow

Penguin Group

$9.99

Release Date: July 29th

Synopsis by Barnes and Noble:

It's a good thing Dru Anderson is fast. Because the sucker chasing her isn't slowing down-- and he won't rest until he has tasted her blood and silenced her heart. . .

Dru's best friend, Graves, and her strange and handsome savior, Christophe, are ready to help her take on the ultimate evil. But will their battle for Dru's heart get in the way of her survival?

Sneak Peek:

Last Tuesday I went to a book signing for Lili St. Crow, she provided me with a few sneak peeks into Jealousy. First the handsome boy on the cover is Christophe so no need to worry that a new character is being introduced. Ash will also be a much more important character in this book. Lili said that the book begins with Ash, Christophe, Dru, and Graves all in a motel room....

I cannot wait for the third installment of the Strange Angels series to come out!

Early to Death, Early to Rise

Early to Death, Early to Rise

Kim Harrison

HarperCollins

$16.99 U.S. (Hardcover)

Release Date: Tomorrow 5/25

No synopsis for this book on Barnes...

Why?

I absolutely loved the debut book in this series Once Dead, Twice Shy! Kim Harrison is a phenomenal author and she brings great stories to life. Madison is an amazing character and I can relate to her sometime stubborn attitude. I cannot wait to get this book tomorrow. If you haven't read Once Dead, Twice Shy there is still time for you to go pick it up today!!!!

Wanted

Wanted

Sara Shepard

HarperCollins

$16.99 U.S. Hardback

Release Date: June 8, 2010

There is no synopsis on Barnes and Noble for the book yet.

Why:
It is the final book, all the clues are going to have to come together and all the problems have to be solved!!! This is also the day that the new show is tentatively airing!!

Must Monday

I am going to give Must Monday a try......

Runaway

Meg Cabot

Scholastic Inc.

Release Date: April 20, 2010

$16.99 U.S. (Hardcover)

FTC: I am not receivng compensation for promoting this book.

Why: I absolutely love this series, and I nearly died when I got to the end of Being Nikki and saw that there was going to be more. The wait has been excruciating, but it will be worth it. After Airhead, I was not sure where Being Nikki could go, but I was pleasantly surprised. I loved that Em was beginning to actually be Nikki, but a better version. I cannot wait to see where Runaway takes her. Only a few more weeks of waiting!!!