Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine.

This week's pick is Pretty Crooked by Elisa Ludwing, coming March 12, 2012 from Katherine Tegan.


Summary: Willa’s secret plan seems all too simple: take from the rich kids at Valley Prep and give to the poor ones.

Yet Willa’s turn as Robin Hood at her ultra-exclusive high school is anything but. Bilking her “friends”—known to everyone as the Glitterati—without them suspecting a thing is far from easy. Learning how to pick pockets and break into lockers is as difficult as she’d thought it’d be. Delivering care packages to the scholarship girls, who are ostracized just for being from the “wrong” side of town, is way more fun than she’d expected.

The complication Willa didn’t expect, though, is Aidan Murphy, Valley Prep’s most notorious (and gorgeous) ace-degenerate. His mere existence is distracting Willa from what matters most to her: evening the social playing field between the haves and have-nots. There’s no time for crushes and flirting with boys, especially conceited and obnoxious trust-funders like Aidan.

But when the cops start investigating the string of thefts at Valley Prep and the Glitterati begin to seek revenge, could Aidan wind up being the person that Willa trusts most?



My Thoughts: I love the Robin Hood aspect of this, but also that it's in a contemporary and fun setting. This one sounds like it will be mostly cute and hilarious, but with some heavier stuff mixed in to it. I want to see not only the trouble Willa gets herself into, but what ends up happening... and okay, so I want to see some romance with Aiden. And then there's the cover, which is eye catching and flirty. So. Yeah. Want.

24 comments:

  1. Im looking forward for this book! great pick =D

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  2. This looks awesome:) Great pick

    http://lovesbooksreviews.blogspot.com/2011/11/waiting-on-wednesday-15.html

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  3. Ooo I've heard of this one! It sounds cool! :D

    Great pick!

    Pam @ jellylovesbooks

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  4. HOLY SHIZZ, DUDE! I just put this as my pick too! It seems like such a cute book! I can't wait for March!

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  5. The cover looks pretty. It sounds very good. Great pick. Thank you for sharing!

    Sam

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  6. I've seen this a few times now and the more I look at it (and its summary) the more I want to read it. :D

    Great pick,
    Carina @ Fictional Distraction

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  7. Love this cover! Cannot wait!


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  8. This looks adorable. I love a cute spin on Robin Hood and the con-artist genre. Awesome. Please check out my WoW!

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  9. Yes this looks like a really fun book! I got another of her books for review - June of Rock - that also sounds really cute.

    Giselle
    Xpresso Reads

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  10. I tell my grown children that there are worse addition than books. I love the way you use the addiction as part of the title for your blog.

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  11. Haven't heard of this one. Hope you love it once you get it!

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  12. New follower passing in through.This book sounds good even though I'm more of a paranormal girl I'm curious i'll check it out great pick.

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  13. Who doesn't love a good Robin Hood tale? Sounds uniquely intriguing.

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  14. This sounds like such a fun read. Great pick!

    Jessi @ Reading in the Corner

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  15. Never heard of this, but I love Robin Hood stories! Definitely checking this out!

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  16. Great pick! I love seeing contemporary twists on an oldie-but-goodie.

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  17. Surprisingly I haven't read any modern-day Robin Hood type stories. I added this to my Goodreads to-read shelf so fast, I'm surprised my head didn't spin. And the cover is cute and pretty. Me likes a lot. :)

    - Asher (from Paranormal Indulgence)

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  18. Heard of this book before, sounds good, enjoy!

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  19. This one sounds so fun! A high school Robin Hood going to prep school, that's genius! Great pick :0)

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  20. I saw this one a couple weeks ago. I want to read it so bad! Sounds exactly like the type of thing I love. Great choice! :)

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  21. This looks really awesome! New follower :)

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  22. Very nice pick indeed. cover is no nice and shiny. Good pick. Come check out my WOW pick.

    Livre De Amour-Books of Love Blog

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