Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.В Its purpose is to spotlight eagerly-anticipated upcoming releases.
This week I’m eagerly awaiting:
WanderloveExpected release date: March 13, 2012
It all begins with a stupid question:
Are you a Global Vagabond?
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 Americathe 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.
(Summary via Goodreads)
I could have sworn that I’d already featured Wanderlove in another Waiting on Wednesday post, but I can’t seem to find a record of that.В Maybe I dreamed it?В I do blog a lot; it’s possible my dreams have started reflecting that (though I hope not).В At any case, I’m pretty stoked about this book.В I really liked Hubbard’s Like Mandarin, but I’m really excited that her sophomore novel features a slightly older protagonist.В Also, Hubbard is a self-professed travel junkie, and I feel like her genuine pa*sion for the hobby will lend a certain authenticity to this novel.
Also, how beautiful is that cover?В It’s sort of breaking my heart a little bit.В Hmm.
What are you waiting on this Wednesday?
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