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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday (#64) - Sway by Kat Spears


Waiting on Wednesday is Hosted by Jill @ Breaking The Spine

Sway
Goodreads Summary:
In Kat Spears’s hilarious and often poignant debut, high school senior Jesse Alderman, or "Sway," as he’s known, could sell hell to a bishop. He also specializes in getting things people want---term papers, a date with the prom queen, fake IDs. He has few close friends and he never EVER lets emotions get in the way. For Jesse, life is simply a series of business transactions.

But when Ken Foster, captain of the football team, leading candidate for homecoming king, and all-around jerk, hires Jesse to help him win the heart of the angelic Bridget Smalley, Jesse finds himself feeling all sorts of things. While following Bridget and learning the intimate details of her life, he falls helplessly in love for the very first time. He also finds himself in an accidental friendship with Bridget’s belligerent and self-pitying younger brother who has cerebral palsy. Suddenly, Jesse is visiting old folks at a nursing home in order to run into Bridget, and offering his time to help the less fortunate, all the while developing a bond with this young man who idolizes him. Could the tin man really have a heart after all?

A Cyrano de Bergerac story with a modern twist, Sway is told from Jesse’s point of view with unapologetic truth and biting humor, his observations about the world around him untempered by empathy or compassion---until Bridget’s presence in his life forces him to confront his quiet devastation over a life-changing event a year earlier and maybe, just maybe, feel something again.
 Why I'm Waiting For It: First off, I really love the cover! The covers go great with each other and it's so simple. Win-win for me! Another reason I'm waiting on Sway is the whole story! It sounds so fun and easy, I honestly can't wait to read it! Wish it came out this summer, it would have been perfect.

Sway by Kat Spears hits shelves September 16, 2014 from St. Martin's Press

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3 comments:

  1. This one sounds cute and that cover is definitely a win :)

    Here's My WoW :)

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  2. Such a great cover! :) I can't wait to read this one either, it looks so good!

    Here's our WoW

    Nemo @ Blame it on the Book

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  3. A friend of mine is also WoW-ing this, and now I'm really interested in getting ahold of it! lol I hope you enjoy it!

    My WoW.

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