Hump Day Waits

I bet you weren't expecting that were you! Hump day treats are always nicer when they're surprises, anyway, right?

Since I've been too busy trying to be an adult working two jobs, I haven't been as bookish lately. Well fear not, because I've downed an entire tall chocolate latte and these fingers are ready to rip. Or shake. Or both. Is it just me or are the keys on my keyboard moving themselves??!?!

AHEM.

Composure.

My pick for this week's Waiting on Wednesday (on Thursday too) is Man Up: Tales of My Delusional Self Confidence by Ross Mathews.

This is a humorous memoir published by Chelsea Handler's book imprint. (She also wrote the afterward.) The reasons I am excited about it are presented herein in an easy to follow, bulleted list. Enjoy.

• Ross Mathews is one of my favorite comedians on the Chelsea Lately round table and was one of my favorite contestants from  the phase I went through when I watched Celebrity Fit Club and binge ate Cheez It's.
• I love his dorky sense of humor that is not unlike my own. Plus, the high tone of his voice makes me feel like I'm spending time with a jolly aunt that lives in California when he talks.
• I can relate to having delusional self confidence, because when people tell me I suck, or when I start to think I suck, I ignore those people and those feelings and remind myself I'm amazing. Because well....obviously.
• Gwyneth Paltrow wrote the foreward. She and Ross must be friends. They probably gossip about Bruce Jenner and give each other Olive Oil facials while discussing trendy meatless recipes to feature next on Goop.com.
• I love these kind of books because memiors themselves are usually pretty interesting, and even better if the author has a sense of humor about themselves.

I have preordered my copy from Target.com because it comes with a bonus chapter and is evidently autographed, which I will test using my saliva/finger swipe procedure when it comes in the mail.

Have you read any memoirs or humorous books? Which are your favorite? What else are you looking forward to? Why won't my eyes close? Why am I asking so many questions?

Have I had too much coffee?

Pleasant reading!

Jonathan

Jessi's Waiting On Wednesday! 5-1-2013

Hello! Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we highlight books we just cannot wait to read! Today's pick? The Beautiful and the Cursed by Page Morgan!

This is a debut YA novel from Page Morgan, and can we just marvel at the beautiful eeriness of this cover? I cannot wait until this is on my shelves.

Goodreads Synopsis:

It was bizarre and inexplicable, and after it happened, Ingrid Waverly was forced to leave her life in London behind. She had to trade a world full of fancy dresses and society events for exile in gothic Paris with her mother and her younger sister, Gabby.
In Paris there are no grand balls or glittering parties, and disturbingly, the house rented by Ingrid's twin brother, Grayson, isn't a house at all. It's an abbey. A creepy, old abbey with a roof lined in stone gargoyles that could almost be mistaken for living, breathing creatures.
And to top it all off, Grayson is missing.
Yet no one seems to be concerned about Grayson's whereabouts save for Luc, a devastatingly handsome servant who has some deep and dark secrets of his own.
There's one secret about the city that even Luc can't keep hidden, though: there's a murderer on the loose. And every day that Grayson is missing means there's less chance he's still alive.
Ingrid is sure her twin isn't dead—she can feel it deep in her soul—but she knows that he's in grave danger, and that it's up to her and Gabby to find him before all hope is lost.
And yet the path to him is more dangerous than she could ever imagine.

AH! It sounds so good! The Beautiful and the Cursed is set to be published in just two weeks on May 14th, 2013!

What is your waiting on wednesday??

-Jessi-