Waiting on Wednesday: The Dark Light By: Sara Walsh + Counting Backward By: Laura Lascarso (117)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is an event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. The purpose of this weekly event is to spotlight a soon-to-be-released book that you are very much anticipating. "Waiting On" Wednesday will also give bloggers an opportunity to share ideas for our TBR lists.

Title: The Dark Light
Author: Sara Walsh
Publisher: Simon Pulse, 496 Pages (August 28th, 2012)
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Synopsis: Mysterious lights have flickered above Crownsville for as long as Mia can remember. And as far as she’s concerned, that’s about the only interesting thing to happen in her small town.

That is, until Sol arrives. Mia’s not one to fall for just any guy, but she can’t get intense Sol—or the brilliant tattoo on his back—out of her mind.

Then Mia’s brother goes missing, and Mia’s convinced that Sol knows more than he’s sharing. But getting closer to Sol means reevaluating everything she once believed to be true. Because Sol’s not who Mia thought he was—and neither is she.

Title: Counting Backwards
Author: Laura Lascarso
Publisher: Atheneum Books, 279 Pages (August 14th, 2012)
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Synopsis: Three weeks ago I tried to run away from home. Now all I want is to go back.

When troubled Taylor Truwell is caught with a stolen car and lands in court for resisting arrest, her father convinces the judge of an alternative to punishment: treatment in a juvenile psychiatric correctional facility. Sunny Meadows is anything but the easy way out, and Taylor has to fight hard just to hold on to her sanity as she battles her parents, her therapist, and vicious fellow patients. But even as Taylor struggles to hold on to her stubborn former self, she finds herself relenting as she lets in two unlikely friends-Margo, a former child star and arsonist, and AJ, a mysterious boy who doesn’t speak. In this striking debut, Laura Lascarso weaves together a powerful story of anger and self-destruction, hope and love.

Two books who couldn't be more different from one another, yet both sound amazing!! Holy HOT covers for the Dark Light!! Sheesh! I have no idea how I've missed this one until now?!? Well, until I set this post up not to long ago. The book sounds so mysterious and I LOVE that! I can't wait to read it. And then Counting Backwards sounds really interesting, it really had me at "mysterious boy who doesn't speak" - very intrigued. Who also has these two at the top of their must read lists?

*covers are always subject to change.