Waiting on How My Summer Went Up in Flames

Wed, October 10, 2012

Waiting on How My Summer Went Up in Flames

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine to shine a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

How My Summer Went Up in Flames book cover

How My Summer Went Up in Flames
By Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
Simon Pulse, 320 pages
To be released May 7, 2013

Rosie’s always been impulsive. She didn’t intend to set her cheating ex-boyfriend’s car on fire. And she never thought her attempts to make amends could be considered stalking. So when she’s served with a temporary restraining order on the first day of summer vacation, she’s heartbroken—and furious.

To put distance between Rosie and her ex, Rosie’s parents send her on a cross-country road trip with responsible, reliable neighbor Matty and his two friends. Forget freedom of the road, Rosie just wants to hitchhike home and win back her ex. But with every mile marker that passes, Rosie discovers a new sense of self…and that sometimes the best revenge is moving on.

— Goodreads.com description

Summer. Road trip. A main character who is clearly over-the-top. A reliable neighbor boy. What more could I ask for?!

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21 Comments

Emmi said:

This sounds really good! Can’t wait to hear your review.
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Juhina said:

The book sounds awesome! I really love roadtrips and summer and boy neighbors! I can’t wait to start reading

Juhina @ Maji Bookshelf
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Carla said:

ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP!!

I have a feeling I will LOVE Rosie; I like my protags to be a little dramatic and crazy. plus, who doesn’t like neighbor boys? as someone who has dated the boy next door as a teen I love love love when I see it in books.

this cover is pretty fun too right? i mean, I usually hate headless body covers but I am digging this one for sure.
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Lori said:

I can’t wait for this one! It sounds so fun.
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Ginger @ GReads! said:

Oh heck yes! This sounds like a Ginger book. Also a major Anna book simply for the fact that there’s cheating & the girl gets revenge, haha.
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Anna Reply:
October 10th, 2012 at 8:46 am
REVENGE IS THE BEST.

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Bookworm1858 said:

Reliable neighbor boy already sounds absolutely adorable to me! Can’t wait to check this out.
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Jen said:

I, for one, was sold at “clearly over the top.” Oh, how I love impulsive characters! And only good things (or really, really bad things like death) happen on road trips. I’m banking on the former.
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Tara said:

YES I want to read this one!!

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Jenna @ Making the Grade said:

This one sounds fantastic! Glad to have a new book to add to my TBR list. Loving seeing all these upcoming 2013 titles on the WoWs this week. Thanks for sharinging! (My WoW)
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Cecelia said:

Oh, I love the sound of this one – so cute (and funny, I imagine), and SUMMER ROADTRIP! Which is one of my favorite plot devices. It’s on my list. Great pick!
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Magan @ Rather Be Reading said:

YES, please. I <3 me some book drama … and combined with a road trip … even more awesome.
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Vyki @ On The Shelf said:

Sounds like a good one! If I set someone’s car on fire, it will definitely be on purpose, lol. Here is my WoW.
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L.S. Murphy said:

YES! I cannot wait for this one. It’s right up my alley.
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Katie @ Youth Literature Reviews said:

This sounds really good! I wish we didn’t have to wait so long!
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Christina (BookTasty) said:

I think this one sounds really fun! I saw it a few weeks ago and I’m pretty excited about it

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Sandra said:

This is new to me, but it sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing.

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Ange/Libby Blog said:

This sounds great! The little summary literally made me LOL! Fun! Great pick!
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Eric Townsend said:

I hadn’t heard of this one before so thank you for selecting it! It isn’t in my usual array of genres but it does sound interesting so I might check it out anyway. Thanks for sharing! ^.^ If you would like to check out my Waiting On Wednesday you can do so here.
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Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books said:

ROAD TRIP. That’s basically all it took to make me sit up and pay more attention to this book.

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Jamie said:

ROAD TRIP! I so want to read this one!
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