Can't Wait Wednesday (45)

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created by Jill Breaking the Spine. Buy links include affiliate links, where I can earn a small commission if you purchase through them.

For February only, I have too many books I'm excited about so I'm going to be talking about both a middle grade and a YA title this month!

The Last 8 by Laura Pohl

Release date: March 1st, 2019
Amazon / Book Depository / Indiebound

Summary (from goodreads): Clover Martinez has always been a survivor, which is the only reason she isn't among the dead when aliens invade and destroy Earth as she knows it.

When Clover hears an inexplicable radio message, she's shocked to learn there are other survivors—and that they're all at the former Area 51. When she arrives, she's greeted by a band of misfits who call themselves The Last Teenagers on Earth.

Only they aren't the ragtag group of heroes Clover was expecting. The group seems more interested in hiding than fighting back, and Clover starts to wonder if she was better off alone. But then she finds a hidden spaceship, and she doesn't know what to believe…or who to trust.

The part where I talk: I'm not the biggest sci-fi reader, but this is going to have aro rep and I will read basically anything for that. I can't wait, oh my god.

The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

Release date: March 5th, 2019
Amazon / Book Depository / Indiebound

Summary (from goodreads): Siblings Meg, Will, and Ariel Griffin are off on an adventure! They can’t wait to spend a week vising their eccentric aunt and her giant, tongue-drooling Newfoundland dog in England. But when they finally arrive, they’re faced with a few local secrets that stir up more than a little trouble.

Add in some very peculiar lights, strange new friends, a police chase and some stampeding sheep, and the Griffin kids are in over their heads—literally. Apparently this town has a ghost problem and the three children must race to solve the mystery before the ghosts take something that doesn’t belong to them.

The part where I talk: Seriously though, how adorable does this sound?? Like, I would have been so into this as a kid. And the cover is gorgeous.

Peace and cookies,
Laina