Waiting on Wednesday (47)

Sorry for the lack of posts this last week! I was away all weekend and then I got distracted and totally forgot to post at all.

Anyways, Waiting on Wednesday is, of course, brought to us by the lovely Jill at Breaking the Spine.

Okay, so my picks this week are:

Love Drugged by James Klise - To be released September 1st, 2010

Fifteen-year old Jamie Bates has a fail-safe strategy for surviving high school: fit in. Keep a low profile. And, above all, protect his biggest secret—he’s gay. So when a classmate discovers the truth, a terrified Jamie decides it’s time to change. After accepting flirtatious advances from Celia, the richest and most beautiful girl in school, Jamie steals an experimental new drug that’s supposed to “cure” his attraction to guys. At first, Jamie thinks he’s finally on track to living a “normal” life. But at what cost? As the drug’s side effects worsen and his relationship with Celia heats up, Jamie begins to realize that lying and using could shatter the fragile world of deception that he’s created—and hurt the people closest to him.

(Summary from goodreads.)

Why I Want It: 'Cause it sounds awesome, that's why.

Next up we have:

Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian - To be released September 1st, 2010

Natalie Sterling wants to be in control. She wants her friends to be loyal. She wants her classmates to elect her student council president. She wants to find the right guy, not the usual jerk her school has to offer. She wants a good reputation, because she believes that will lead to good things.

But life is messy, and it's very hard to be in control of it. Not when there are freshman girls running around in a pack, trying to get senior guys to sleep with them. Not when your friends have secrets they're no longer comfortable sharing. Not when the boy you once dismissed ends up being the boy you want to sleep with yourself - but only in secret, with nobody ever finding out.

Slut or saint? Winner or loser? Natalie is getting tired of these forced choices - and is now going to find a way to live life in the sometimes messy, sometimes wonderful in-between.

(Summary from goodreads.)

Why I want it: Because it, too, sounds awesome.

Did I make a theme? I can't tell.
Peace and cookies,
Laina