On My Wish List is a fun weekly event hosted by Workaday Reads and runs every Saturday. It's where we list all the books we desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.
Kicked out of their foster homes because they suffer the 'eighteen disease' with nothing but a hundred dollar check from the government and a pat on the back, they're forced to rely on a system that failed them miserably.
So they sit. They sit inside Social Services, waiting for their social workers to call their names and offer them the miracle they know will never come but they sit anyway because they have nowhere else to go, no other options on their very literal and figurative empty plates.
But as they sit, they notice the other. Although captivated, they each come to the conclusion that life is complicated enough without throwing in a boiling tension that can't ever be acted upon because they're both too busy thinking about where their next meal will come from but when their names are called and both are placed on a year long waiting list for permanent housing, suddenly relying on each other seems like a very viable plan B.
And, oh, how lovely Plan B's can be.
Well, except for the psycho from Harper's past that haunts her and, oh, yeah, there's the little issue that neither of them knows they're in love with the other.
Needless to say, Callum & Harper's life just got a bit more complicated.
“One day, you and I are gonna’ wake up and be alright. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but one day. One day. I promise you.” - Callum Tate
this book DOES sound amazing! I think it was a bit on the down low when it first came out. I also really love the cover
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This sounds different from anything I've seen before! Thanks for sharing! :-)
ReplyDeleteI think I am going to add this one to MY wish list! I love stories like this! And this particular topic needs as much attention brought to it as possible, because teenagers in foster care do find themselves in similar situations. When you're 18 you're still a kid in so many ways, but the foster care system is no longer responsible for you, so out you go!
ReplyDeleteI read it and it is awesome! You'll love it:)
ReplyDeleteOh, my gosh. I definitely have to throw this onto my TBR list! It sounds so . . . amazing. And the cover! Can't wait to get my hands on it!
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