Waiting on Wednesday (13): If I Lie

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. I love it because it is basically a squee-fest where book lovers can choose one book that they are DYING to get their hands on. Check it out!

If I Lie

by Corrine Jackson

Quinn’s done the unthinkable: she kissed a guy who is not Carey, her boyfriend. And she got caught. Being branded a cheater would be bad enough, but Quinn is deemed a traitor, and shunned by all of her friends. Because Carey’s not just any guy—he’s serving in Afghanistan and revered by everyone in their small, military town.

Quinn could clear her name, but that would mean revealing secrets that she’s vowed to keep—secrets that aren’t hers to share. And when Carey goes MIA, Quinn must decide how far she’ll go to protect her boyfriend…and her promise.

YOU GUYS. I have to talk for a quick second about a trend that I’m noticing in YA contemporaries coming out this year: soldiers. War time. Young people in the military. I LOVE THIS SO HARD (Yes. I BOLDFACE CAPSLOCKED). Books like IN HONOR, SOMETHING LIKE NORMAL, and Corrine Jackson’s debut, IF I LIE, all address–in different ways–the affects that serving in the military has on both the people who serve(d) and the family and friends they leave behind at home. It’s such a real part of life for so many people, and I can’t wait to dive into all of these books to see what kind of insightful, thought-provoking stories they tell.

But right now we’re focusing on IF I LIE, which sounds full of heart, drama, scandal, and secrets, not to mention the fact that it seems like we’ve got a heaping pile of the double-standard of cheating. And I’m really looking forward to reading a book from the perspective of the girlfriend at home, especially because it sounds like the relationship between Quinn and Carey is not quite what everyone in their town thinks it is.

GAH! IF I LIE just sounds so full of awesome–emotional, twisty, gray-area awesome–and my hands are ITCHING for it.

IF I LIE is coming out August 28, 2012 from Simon Pulse.