Wishlist Thursday[161]: You Know Me Well by David Levithan and Nina LaCour

You Know Me Well by David Levithan and Nina LaCour

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Release Date: June 7, 2016

Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Book Depository.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really?

Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed.

That is until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way.

When Kate and Mark meet up, little do they know how important they will become to each other -- and how, in a very short time, they will know each other better than any of the people who are supposed to know them more.

Told in alternating points of view by Nina LaCour, the award-winning author of Hold Still and The Disenchantments, and David Levithan, the best-selling author of Every Day and co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time.

Why?:

Pretty much anytime David Levithan releases a new book I’m intrigued, and that’s doubly so when it’s a collab book. I haven’t read anything by LaCour yet, but I do have one of her books. And I love the cover.

Special Mention:

What Happens Now by Jennifer Castle out on June 7, 2016—I really enjoyed her previous book, so of course I’m excited for this one. I’m not too sure what it’s about, and I don’t love the cover, but I’m still really looking forward to it.

What’s on your list?

Wishlist Thursday[159]: Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories by Stephanie Perkins + Others

Summer Days and Summer Nights by Stephanie Perkins + Others
Genre: YA Romance Anthology
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Maybe it's the long, lazy days, or maybe it's the heat making everyone a little bit crazy. Whatever the reason, summer is the perfect time for love to bloom. Summer Days & Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories, written by twelve bestselling young adult writers and edited by the international bestselling author Stephanie Perkins, will have you dreaming of sunset strolls by the lake. So set out your beach chair and grab your sunglasses. You have twelve reasons this summer to soak up the sun and fall in love.

Featuring stories by Leigh Bardugo, Francesca Lia Block, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Brandy Colbert, Tim Federle, Lev Grossman, Nina LaCour, Stephanie Perkins, Veronica Roth, Jon Skovron, and Jennifer E. Smith.

Why?:

I haven’t been reading as many anthologies lately as I used to, but there are still a couple that catch my attention. I read the Christmas anthology edited by Perkins and loved it, so of course I will be picking this one up. I love that the cover is in the same theme as the previous one, since it shows the actual characters on it and is so charming. There aren’t as many authors that I follow in this one, sadly, but I still hope it’s just as good.


What’s on your list?