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4.27.2011

Waiting on Wednesday (10)



Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we seriously can’t wait for.

 Here's my pick for the week, that I seriously can't wait for:



From bestselling, Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray, come the story of a plane of beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a desert island.  
Teen beauty queens. A "Lost"-like island. Mysteries and dangers. No access to email. And the spirit of fierce, feral competition that lives underground in girls, a savage brutality that can only be revealed by a journey into the heart of non-exfoliated darkness. Oh, the horror, the horror! Only funnier. With evening gowns. And a body count.

I think this book sounds awesome!  Libba Bray is a hilarious writer.  If you've read Going Bovine, you know that.  Beauty Queens looks like it's going to have the mix of supernatural and reality just as Going Bovine.  I also zeroed in on the "Lost"-like island immediately.  I love "Lost", so extra points for that.  All in all this sounds like a funny and dangerous adventure filled with the most unlikely participants: beauty queens!

7 comments:

  1. This sounds like a good read. I like the cover!

    Here is my pick: http://www.lisasworldofbooks.com/2011/04/waiting-on-wednesday_27.html

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  2. New follower here! I'm waiting on this one too! In fact, I was thinking of it being my WoW for next week! So excited!

    My WWW and WoW: http://yalitwit.blogspot.com/2011/04/www-and-waiting-on-wednesday-april-27th.html

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  3. Never read any book by Bray but I've heard a lot about her works. Thanks for sharing!

    Chel @ The Procrastinator's Corner

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  4. i love the premise of this book. i really liked libba's gemma doyle series and i'm excited to read this contemporary by her. great pick!

    Please stop by my WoW this week.

    -Michelle

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  5. Libba Bray is awesome! I can hardly wait for this one!

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  6. I am SO looking forward to this one- I love the desert-island thing, too. I'm a new follower on your blog, by the way!

    You can see my WoW here.

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  7. This is one of the ones I was considering requesting as a NetGalley, but I have a lot to read already, so I didn't. It does look really good though and I hope to get around to reading it some day! I am also your newest follower. Please head on over to my blog to follow me back, thanks and have a great week!

    -Sandra from http://sandrathenookworm.blogspot.com

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