Can't Wait Wednesday!

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I am combining CWW with Books From the Backlog hosted by Carole at Carole's Random Life in Books. This will allow me to feature some newly "rediscovered" books, which I plan on reading, alongside a new release.

This week I can't wait for:

It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story
Lauren Morrill
Age/Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date: March 9, 2021
Goodreads

A delicious love story with all the toppings, Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story is a contemporary YA rom-com about love, friendship, and pizza, perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han.

After her mother gave birth to her in the bathroom of a local pizzeria, Beck Brix been given the dubious privilege of having minor fame, free pizza for life, and a guaranteed job when she turns sixteen—a job she unfortunately can’t afford to turn down.

Stuck with her geeky co-workers instead of taking Instagram-ready shots with her wealthy, photogenic friends, Beck finally realizes what she’s spent her whole life trying to hide: that Hot ‘n Crusty is a part of her.

Then disaster strikes the beloved pizza parlor that’s become like home, and Beck realizes that it takes losing something to really know what it’s worth.

Why I want to read this book

Towards the end of last year, I started reading some books I had from Morrill's backlist. I bought them, because she writes those cute contemporaries with just the right amount of drama that I love. Her name attached to this book was a big draw for me, but if I am being honest, the the title did a lot of the heavy lifting. I am not ashamed to say that I love cheese. That's right, cheese please. Putting the term "cheesy" right there in the title already has a stupid grin forming on my face, but then tell me the story is about love, friendship, and PIZZA!!! Now, I'm all in. Really looking forward to this one.  

Girl Defective
Simmone Howell
Age/Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Goodreads

In the tradition of High Fidelity and Empire Records, this is the literary soundtrack to Skylark Martin’s strange, mysterious, and extraordinary summer.

This is the story of a wild girl and a ghost girl; a boy who knew nothing and a boy who thought he knew everything.

It’s a story about Skylark Martin, who lives with her father and brother in a vintage record shop and is trying to find her place in the world. It’s about ten-year-old Super Agent Gully and his case of a lifetime. And about beautiful, reckless, sharp-as-knives Nancy. It’s about tragi-hot Luke, and just-plain-tragic Mia Casey. It’s about the dark underbelly of a curious neighborhood. It’s about summer, and weirdness, and mystery, and music.

And it's about life and death and grief and romance. All the good stuff.

Why I want to read this book

I am not sure when or how this book came on my radar, but I know I wanted to read it given the description. Something in the vein of High Fidelity and Empire Records is sure to be a hit for me. I adored trolling my local record shops (Cheap Trills, Vintage Vinyl, and Music From a Different Kitchen) and seeing some great in-store performances. So, I am sure nostalgia was part of my motivation for buying this book. I have also fallen in love with Australian authors. There is something a bit different from the way they attack topics versus the way American authors do. I am definitely eager to finally read this book. 

What are you waiting on?
Any backlog books you want to read soon? 
Let us know in the comments!