Waiting on Wednesday: Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Robyn Schneider

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.  Its purpose is to spotlight eagerly-anticipated upcoming releases.

This week I’m eagerly awaiting:

Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Robyn Schneider

Expected release date: June 4, 2013

Golden boy Ezra Faulkner believes everyone has a tragedy waiting for them—a single encounter after which everything that really matters will happen. His particular tragedy waited until he was primed to lose it all: in one spectacular night, a reckless driver shatters Ezra’s knee, his athletic career, and his social life.

No longer a front-runner for Homecoming King, Ezra finds himself at the table of misfits, where he encounters new girl Cassidy Thorpe. Cassidy is unlike anyone Ezra’s ever met, achingly effortless, fiercely intelligent, and determined to bring Ezra along on her endless adventures.

But as Ezra dives into his new studies, new friendships, and new love, he learns that some people, like books, are easy to misread. And now he must consider: if one’s singular tragedy has already hit and everything after it has mattered quite a bit, what happens when more misfortune strikes? 

Robyn Schneider’s Severed Heads, Broken Hearts is a lyrical, witty, and heart-wrenching novel about how difficult it is to play the part that people expect, and how new beginnings can stem from abrupt and tragic endings.

(summary via Goodreads)

This one features a male protagonist, which is something I’m trying to seek out more often.  What worries me about the novel’s description is that we might have another manic pixie dream girl on our hands, but if the story is done right (which is what I’m really, really hoping for), this won’t be a problem.  At any rate, I think this one looks like a promising contemporary YA novel to look forward to this summer.

What are you waiting on this week?

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