There’s been a lot of these in a row from me lately. But there’s just so many books coming out soon that I’m interested in!
(Edit: Dammit, I keep forgetting to add the second half of the title to Can’t-Wait Wednesdays! Even though I always know which books I’m going to talk about each time! Ugh! Fixed it.)
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa @ Wishful Endings (and was previously hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine where it was known as Waiting on Wednesday) to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. They’re usually books that have not yet been released.
This week’s book is:
All Better Now by Neal Shusterman! 😃😁
It’s been a while since I’ve read a Shusterman novel. I read the Unwind Dystology forever ago, and before that Bruiser, but I haven’t been drawn to any of his books in some time.
But maybe I’ll pick up this book! It appears to be a standalone, so no need to commit to a series (which is my main problem with wanting to try to read his Arc of a Scythe series, honestly). It looks like another intriguing and weird idea, of which Shusterman does sometimes.
All Better Now by Neal Shusterman
LENGTH: 528 pages
GENRES: Dystopian, Thriller, YA, Fiction
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
RELEASE DATE: 4 February 2025
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman comes a young adult thriller about a world where happiness is contagious but the risks of catching it may be just as dangerous as the cure.
A deadly and unprecedented virus is spreading. But those who survive it experience long-term effects no one has ever seen before: utter contentment. Soon after infection, people find the stress, depression, greed, and other negative feelings that used to weigh them down are gone.
More and more people begin to revel in the mass unburdening. But not everyone. People in power—who depend on malcontents and prey on the insecure to sell their products, and convince others they need more, new, faster, better everything—know this new state of being is bad for business. Surely, without anger or jealousy as motivators, productivity will grind to a halt and the world will be thrown into chaos. Campaigns start up to convince people that being eternally happy is dangerous. The race to find a vaccine begins. Meanwhile, a growing movement of Recoverees plan ways to spread the virus as fast as they can, in the name of saving the world.
It’s nearly impossible to determine the truth when everyone with a platform is pushing their agenda. Three teens from very different backgrounds who’ve had their lives upended in very different ways find themselves at the center of a power play that could change humanity forever.
Are you looking forward to the release of All Better Now? What other books are coming out in the next few weeks that you’re looking forward to?
As always, thank you all so much for reading and have a great day/night!
See ya ~Mar