Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted
by Breaking the Spine where
we show off books that we want to read but have not been published yet.
Title: The Program
Author: Suzanne Young
Release Date: 30 April 2013 (Simon Pulse)
Link to / Summary from Goodreads: Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone.
With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.
Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in.
And The Program is coming for them
Why I want it: A dystopian take on mental illness. I definitely want to see how this is pulled off. Though I don’t really like the last line of the summary. A little cliché. Aside from that, I definitely want to read this.
What are YOU waiting on this week?
Author: Suzanne Young
Release Date: 30 April 2013 (Simon Pulse)
Link to / Summary from Goodreads: Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone.
With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.
Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in.
And The Program is coming for them
Why I want it: A dystopian take on mental illness. I definitely want to see how this is pulled off. Though I don’t really like the last line of the summary. A little cliché. Aside from that, I definitely want to read this.
What are YOU waiting on this week?
Sounds like a really good book - thanks for sharing, Nina! The mental illness element is really intriguing!
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I discovered it a couple of weeks ago and I am highly anticipating its release! Great choice =D
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Sana @ artsy musings of a bibliophile
AH! This looks so good! I like how they treat depression by just wiping their memories clean. Effective. :/ Sounds like it'll be a great read, thanks for sharing!
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Alyssa
Reader's Refuge
Hi - New Follower
ReplyDeleteI've seen a few WoW's promoting this book and it sounds like an interesting and an increasingly socially relevant book framed in a Dystopian context.
Great pick.
This sounds totally awesome! Suicide is such an important topic, and then to pair that with dystopia? Seriously genius. Although I agree about that last sentence- a little cliche. But I'm hoping the book will end up being really unique and amazing! =)
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-Aneeqah @ My Not So Real Life
I'm also a new follower. =) Your blog looks fantastic, and I look forward to coming back more often now!
DeleteSo excited for this one! I agree about the last line, but I really love the cover! Great pick :).
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great! I'll have to add it to my wishlist. New follower! :)
ReplyDeleteWOW. I looked at the cover and... well, I'm sold. It sounds amazing! I'll go and add it to my TBR list. Thanks for the recommendation!
ReplyDeleteO_o I saw this book just once before, and even though I was intrigued, i forgot all about it!
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Looks great.