This week, I'm waiting on:
Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly
Release date: August 4, 2015
Sherlock meets Veronica Mars meets Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in this story of a wisecracking girl who meets a weird but brilliant boy and their roller-coaster of a semester that’s one part awkward, three parts thrilling, and five parts awesome
When Philip Digby first shows up on her doorstep, Zoe Webster is not impressed. He's rude and he treats her like a book he's already read and knows the ending to. But before she knows it, Digby--annoying, brilliant and somehow attractive?--has dragged her into a series of hilarious and dangerous situations all related to an investigation into the kidnapping of a local teenage girl. A kidnapping that may be connected to the tragic disappearance of his own sister eight years ago.
When it comes to Digby, Zoe just can't say no. Digby gets her, even though she barely gets herself. But is Digby a hero, or is his manic quest an indication of a desperate attempt to repair his broken family and exercise his own obsessive compulsive tendencies?
A romance where the leading man is decidedly unromantic, a crime novel where catching the crook isn't the only hook, a friendship story where they aren't even sure they like each other--this is a contemporary debut with razor-sharp dialogue, ridiculously funny action, and the most charismatic dynamic duo you've ever met.
When Philip Digby first shows up on her doorstep, Zoe Webster is not impressed. He's rude and he treats her like a book he's already read and knows the ending to. But before she knows it, Digby--annoying, brilliant and somehow attractive?--has dragged her into a series of hilarious and dangerous situations all related to an investigation into the kidnapping of a local teenage girl. A kidnapping that may be connected to the tragic disappearance of his own sister eight years ago.
When it comes to Digby, Zoe just can't say no. Digby gets her, even though she barely gets herself. But is Digby a hero, or is his manic quest an indication of a desperate attempt to repair his broken family and exercise his own obsessive compulsive tendencies?
A romance where the leading man is decidedly unromantic, a crime novel where catching the crook isn't the only hook, a friendship story where they aren't even sure they like each other--this is a contemporary debut with razor-sharp dialogue, ridiculously funny action, and the most charismatic dynamic duo you've ever met.
So this book has a lot to live up to if it wants to be "Sherlock meets Veronica Mars meets Ferris Beuller's Day Off" but the reviews I've read by Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal were pretty positive so I'm willing to give it a try!
Ha! How can one resist that pitch? I'm adding it to my list!
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I just saw this one yesterday for the first time. I love the sound of it. Anything that is similar to Veronica Mars is something I want to check out for sure.
ReplyDeleteOh, this looks like fun! Thank you for sharing. I'll definitely be adding this one to my TBR.
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Nat
I have this one on my list too. I think when Veronica Mars was mentioned, I was in. LOL
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard about this one until today and now I really can't wait! I hope you enjoy it :)
ReplyDeleteI just heard of this one yesterday! It sounds great and I had to add it to my wishlist right away. :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really good!
ReplyDeleteSherlock, Veronica Mars, and Ferris Beuller? Sounds good to me!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read this one, it looks and sounds so fun. But yea, it's got to be great to live up to those comparisons!
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