Monday Meme: Social Media

Social media. It can be good, it can be bad, it can be ugly. Here are some novel choices inspired by the Internet world.

Girl Online- Zoella- The story of a girl who catalogs her life on a blog by a girl who is famous as an Internet personality. Click here to check it out at the library!

The Future of Us- Jay Asher, Carolyn Mackler- In 1996, two teens discover a future Facebook where they can find out what their lives are going to be like as adults. When they realize that different decisions affect what their lives are like, they realize that even small decisions affect the outcome of their lives. Click here to check it out.

#scandal- Sarah Ockler- A story about how plastering your life on social media- or someone else doing it for you- can lead to unexpected consequences. Click here to get it from the library.

Monday Meme: If you like COOKING

If you're like me, cooking soars over your head. If you're not and you enjoy cooking, then kudos to you! Either way, most everyone enjoys food. So here are a few delicious novels that'll make your mouth water! 

Bittersweet, Sarah Ockler: Hudson doesn't believe in second chances. Not when she's been burned one too many times. She bakes cupcakes and her mom's diner and stays under the radar. But when her cupcakes gain popularity and she gets a second chance at her own dreams, she has to decide how much she's willing to risk to make her dreams come true. Click here to see if she does.

What Happened to Goodbye, Sarah Dessen: McLean and her father bounce from place to place, and each town gives her the chance to reinvent herself. A new name, a new persona, a new group of friends. But one stop might just be her undoing, and might make her wish for something real instead of what she pretends to be. Click here to see how it happens.

Hope Was Here, Joan Bauer:  The Welcome Stairways Diner was the last place Hope expected to find family. But without a doubt, she makes it there. As a waitress with her mom, she takes on the town with the new friends she meets there, despite huge obstacles. Click here to find out how her story goes. 

Monday Meme Spotlight: Can't-Wait Summer Releases

  And so I will. Continuing the theme of summer reading (speaking of which- the library's theme for Summer Reading Club is superheroes- be sure to keep an eye out for the signup openings!) my spotlight this week is on books I'm excited for this summer. By 'summer' I mean books released in June through August, even though some of these are technically released in 'spring'. So here are a few I can't wait for (but believe me- there are loads more).

1. Daughter of Deep Silence- Carrie Ryan, 2 June 2015: Just thinking about this book makes me excited. I read Ryan's other series, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, but zombie books aren't really my cup of tea. The writing, however, was fantastic. Ryan is a great storyteller, and Daughter of Deep Silence is exactly the kind of book a like. A mysterious thriller with high stakes and a deadline, this is going to be one for the ages, I'm sure. The library has ordered this one already, so you can put a hold on it  here.

2. The Devil You Know- Trish Doller, 2 June 2015: Another mystery, another thriller this is the newest release from an author I really enjoy. What starts out as a fun camping trip turns deadly when one of the campers turns out to have murderous intentions. Doller's books are concise, well-written, and always interesting, and this thriller has gotten my attention already.

3. Silver in the Blood- Jessica Day George, 7 July 2015: Two of my favorite things are combined in this novel from a proven author- luxurious 1800s history and family secrets. This family's secret is that they're shape-shifters. There are a lot of books that sounds like they're similar, but usually they're set in modern times, and if they aren't, the shifters are treated as outcasts, or put themselves in that position. In this novel, they're powerful families, society's elite. And I can't wait to read all about it.
   

4. The Summer of Chasing Mermaids- Sarah Ockler, (another) 2 June 2015: I saved the best for last. I adore Sarah Ockler- she's one of my absolute favorite authors, and it takes a lot to make it onto that list. This novel especially makes my heart seize up when I think about it, because just the premise is so...different. Different setting, different circumstances, a different perspective- the only thing that isn't different is the knowledge that you will have a happy ending (and as a big believer in that, I simply cannot wait until June).
    
     So this is just four of many, many books that I can't wait to get my hands on. For more highly-anticipated books, make sure you check back every Wednesday for kwatanabe's Waiting on Wednesday selection- she has great taste, and her top picks are usually books I'm really excited for, too. So keep on waiting for the warm weather and the delectable summer releases.
  
      Patience is a virtue, so they say.