Wednesday, 13 July 2011

Waiting on Wednesday #13

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly awaiting.

I am excitedly awaiting the release of:

All These Things I've Done 
by Gabrielle Zevin

US Publication Date: September 6th 2011
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux





Summary (courtesy of 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 accidently 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 to read this:
Come on, a future where chocolate and coffee are illegal and paper is rare? I couldn't live like this (total coffee and chocolate addict here!) and so I am more than curious about the life Anya lives. And "poisoned by praline" is such a mafia classic, this has to be good!
On a side note, I put the US hardback up here because the UK paperback looks pretty crappy! If somebody from Macmillan is looking at this: please, PLEASE change the cover - I'm begging here!
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10 comments:

  1. Skye (In The Good Books)13 July 2011 at 11:36

    Definitely looking forward to this one as well! And amen about the UK cover - we have that one in Australia, too. *shudders*

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  2. Unknown13 July 2011 at 11:57

    I don't like the UK one at all! I want this so I think I'll get it imported or something.


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  3. Selina13 July 2011 at 12:04

    I am looking forward to this one too! Sounds like a great dystopian story with an interesting premise. Only a few weeks left for the official release... :)

    Here is my WOW

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  4. Lilie13 July 2011 at 12:12

    I can't wait for this one either :D I've already preordered it (US version on Bookdepository lol, lucky me I prefer hardcovers) :D I'm totally chocolate addict too! Thanks for sharing :D

    Here is my WOW

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  5. Brett @ Demons Read Too13 July 2011 at 14:13

    I haven't seen this one before. Illegal chocolate and the mafia sounds like my kind of fun. Thanks, I'm adding it to my TBR.

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  6. Jennifer G.13 July 2011 at 14:13

    Haven't heard of this, but it definitely sounds interesting!

    http://www.booksandbarks.com/2011/07/waiting-on-wednesday_13.html

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  7. Nina13 July 2011 at 14:21

    I'm loving the sound of this one. Very cool!

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  8. Christy @ TheReaderBee13 July 2011 at 18:19

    I'm looking forward to reading this as well! I can't even imagine chocolate being illegal. That would make me go insane! :)

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  9. Unknown13 July 2011 at 18:26

    OMG I want this book so bad! It sounds so amazing :) Great choice. Come see what I'm waiting for:

    Crystal @ Elegantly Bound Books

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  10. Little Miss Becky14 July 2011 at 07:46

    I agree,..this would be a tough world to live in without chocolate and coffee!! Really excited to read this one!

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