So much great YA releasing this year!

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Let's start with The Wolves are Waiting, which publishes today (Happy Pub Day!)

The Wolves are Waiting by Natasha Friend

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The Wolves Are Waiting tells the story of an attempted sexual assault of 15 year old Nora by three fraternity members and the journey to try to put the pieces together of what happened that night. Told from four POVs, the book alternates between Nora, her best friend Cam, Nora's brother Asher, and Adam, Nora's classmate who found her in the midst of the incident. As the four start to find answers, they also begin to reveal more than they could have expected. 

The Wolves Are Waiting is an important and relevant story and one that I found to be captivating from start to finish. I had trouble putting the book down and was continuously interested in what would happen next. The four POVs really suit the book; it can be difficult to make that many perspectives work together and it was key to telling the different aspects to the plot. And wow, there were so many different layers to what initially seemed like a single incident. It was truly fascinating the direction that the story went and I was surprised and impressed. I strongly recommend The Wolves Are Waiting for YA fans looking for their next read with a serious topic.

Thanks to Netgalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for this ARC; this is my honest and voluntary review.

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