Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Can't Wait Wednesday (295)

 

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings to spotlight highly anticipated books.  It is based on the Waiting on Wednesday meme which used to be hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.




FROM GOODREADS:  It’s November 1991. George H. W. Bush is in the White House, Nirvana’s in the tape deck, and movie-obsessed college student Charlie Jordan is in a car with a man who might be a serial killer.

Josh Baxter, the man behind the wheel, is a virtual stranger to Charlie. They met at the campus ride board, each looking to share the long drive home to Ohio. Both have good reasons for wanting to get away. For Charlie, it’s guilt and grief over the murder of her best friend, who became the third victim of the man known as the Campus Killer. For Josh, it’s to help care for his sick father. Or so he says. Like the Hitchcock heroine she’s named after, Charlie has her doubts. There’s something suspicious about Josh, from the holes in his story about his father to how he doesn’t seem to want Charlie to see inside the car’s trunk. As they travel an empty highway in the dead of night, an increasingly worried Charlie begins to think she’s sharing a car with the Campus Killer. Is Josh truly dangerous? Or is Charlie’s suspicion merely a figment of her movie-fueled imagination?

What follows is a game of cat-and-mouse played out on night-shrouded roads and in neon-lit parking lots, during an age when the only call for help can be made on a pay phone and in a place where there’s nowhere to run. In order to win, Charlie must do one thing—survive the night. 

WHY I CAN'T WAIT:  I have to admit I love the idea that this happens in Ohio, which is very close to me, and also occurs in the early 1990's.  Sager is a hit or miss author for me but I know how popular he is so I'm sure lots of people can't wait for this one!

CASSIUS'S PICK:


FROM GOODREADS: 
When another pit bull rescuer is found murdered in an abandoned house, werecougar Lily Mason and her human boyfriend Parker Knowles are drawn into the investigation. Lily and Parker take in the victim’s two adorable bonded pitties—much to the delight of their pet pit bull Smooshie (and the less delighted Elvis).

With the help of their friends, human and non-human alike, Lily and Parker are determined to find out what happened to their fellow dog rescuer. But tracking the killer puts everything at risk, including their own lives.

WHY CASSIUS CAN'T WAIT:  Mom is totally slipping!  She loves this series and had no idea another was on the way.  Good thing my book sniffer has been working overtime!

WHAT BOOKS CAN'T YOU WAIT FOR THIS WEEK????

26 comments:

  1. A book with pibbles on the cover. 😍

    You have a top-notch book sniffer, Cass. 👏👏👏✨

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    1. Yes he does doesn't he? It's such a cute series too.

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    1. I knew a lot of people would be excited about that one.

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  3. Ok, Survive the Night sound incredibly claustrophobic if they're in the car together and she begins to have suspicions -- Sager has been a miss for me, but I really like this premise, so I will looking out for reviews of htis. The setting is noteworthy too -- on the road, Charlie has no way to call for help YIKES.

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    1. I didn't like Final Girls much at all but am so optimistic I'll like something else, I somehow keep accumulating his book :)

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  4. I think I've only read one book by Sager and it was pretty good. This one sounds crazy!

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  5. I saw the Sager cover reveal and I was hoping someone would feature this! It sounds really good😁

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    1. I figure it will be getting plenty of buzz before it's released.

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  6. Oooh! I love the look of Survive the Night! Great picks!

    Here’s my WoW!

    Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog

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  7. I enjoy reading books set in familiar locales too. :-) Survive the Night sounds like it will be good. I hope it is! Renee George's book looks so good too! I haven't tried that series, but it sounds like one I would enjoy.

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    1. That series is such a cute and fun cozy read. You should at least try the first one.

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  8. The book Two Pits And A Little Murder looks good. That sounds like a wonderful read. Hope you enjoy your picks. Happy reading and stay safe and well.

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    1. They are such cute mysteries. The MC is a shapeshifting cougar who rescued a pit named Smooshi!

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  9. I think the Sager one sounds promising!

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    1. Me too and for some reason, the cover art seems like a departure from other stuff

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  10. I'm so excited for the new Riley Sager! I only read him for the first time this year, and it certainly won't be the last.

    ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

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  11. I need to try Riley Sager again even though I didn't like Final Girls I might like another...lol. I also need to try that cozy series!!!

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    1. I know. I'm afraid to try another but I keep collecting them for some reason.

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  12. YES! I cannot wait for Survive the Night!

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