Waiting on Wednesday: Scandal and On the Fence

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Due to the crazy amount of September and October releases, I haven't had space to do a WoW for two months!  I'm excited to be back on it.

Here are my two picks for today:

#scandal

by Sarah Ockler

to by published by Simon Pulse
on June 17, 2014

When Lucy's best friend gets sick before prom and begs her to step in as Cole’s date, she accepts with a smile, silencing about ten different reservations. Like the one where she’s been secretly in love with Cole since the dawn of time. When Cole surprises her at the after party with a kiss under the stars, it’s everything Lucy has ever dreamed of… and the biggest BFF deal-breaker ever. Despite Cole’s lingering sweetness, Lucy knows they’ll have to ’fess up to Ellie. But before they get the chance, Lucy’s own Facebook profile mysteriously explodes with compromising pics of her and Cole, along with tons of other students’ party indiscretions. Tagged. Liked. And furiously viral. By Monday morning, Lucy’s been branded a slut, a backstabber, and a narc, mired in a tabloid-worthy scandal just weeks before graduation. Game plan? Uncover and expose the Facebook hacker, win back her best friend’s trust, and graduate with a clean slate. There’s just one snag—Cole. Turns out Lucy’s not the only one who’s been harboring unrequited love…

My take: First, my gripes. I don't love the title. It sounds like one of those one word nighttime dramas I can't keep straight: Revenge, Scandal, Deception. Plus, the teenagers I know use the whole hashtag concept sarcastically, not seriously. I also don't love cheating stories, and I've been seeing other "cheated with my BFF's guy" books coming out, like Anything to Have You by Paige Harbison.  In the plus column,  I'm a big fan of Sarah Ockler, and I completely trust her. So I definitely want to read this one.

On the Fence

by Kasie West

To be published by Harper Teen

on July 1, 2014

For sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds, aka Charlie, being raised by a single dad and three older brothers has its perks. She can out-run, out-score, and outwit every boy she knows--including her long-time neighbor, and honorary fourth brother, Braden. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at a chi-chi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world of makeup, lacy skirts, and bedazzlers. Even stranger, she's spending time with a boy who has never seen her tear it up in a pick-up game. To cope with the stress of faking her way through this new reality, Charlie seeks late night refuge in her backyard, talking out her problems with Braden by the fence that separates them. But their Fence Chats can't solve Charlie's biggest problem: she's falling for Braden. Hard. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.

My take: I LOVE "friendship to love" plots. And if you read The Distance Between Us, you know how funny Kasie West is, so I can't wait to see tomboy Charlie working in a boutique.

What do you think of my picks? If you have a Wow, please link up and I'll check it out.