Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday: Wanderlove by Kiersten Hubbard

Title: Wanderlove by Kiersten Hubbard
Published by: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Release date: March 13, 2012


No, but 18-year-old Bria Sandoval wants to be. In a quest for independence, her neglected art, and no-strings-attached hookups, she signs up for a guided tour of Central America—the wrong one. Middle-aged tourists with fanny packs are hardly the key to self-rediscovery. When Bria meets Rowan, devoted backpacker and dive instructor, and his outspokenly humanitarian sister Starling, she seizes the chance to ditch her group and join them off the beaten path.

Bria's a good girl trying to go bad. Rowan's a bad boy trying to stay good. As they travel across a panorama of Mayan villages, remote Belizean islands, and hostels plagued with jungle beasties, they discover what they've got in common: both seek to leave behind the old versions of themselves. And the secret to escaping the past, Rowan’s found, is to keep moving forward.

But Bria comes to realize she can't run forever, no matter what Rowan says. If she ever wants the courage to fall for someone worthwhile, she has to start looking back.


Why I want to read it: It's a stand-alone book (hard to come by,) contemporary, and the setting is different. 

6 comments:

  1. Boy arent you right about stand alones right now. There are so few but sometimes i just need a stand alone book. Going to check this one out!

    Our WoW selections for this week.

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  2. Oh I was reading about this one the other day, it sounds very interesting. I have to say its refreshing to see stand alones. :)
    Amy's Waiting on Wednesday

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  3. Lisa and Amy:

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts about stand alone books. Allison @ Allison Can Read had a post about this toda, go check it ouy@

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  4. Really looking forward to this one too. Great pick!
    Sally.
    http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/08/waiting-on-wednesday-31.html

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  5. I saw that someone else picked this, it definitely sounds interesting! Like Amy said, it's nice to see stand alones. There are so many series nowadays. Not that that's a bad thing - I love it!

    Books of Amber

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  6. Yay for a stand-alone book! I really liked Like Mandarin so I'm excited for this.

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