Can't Wait Wednesday!

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I am combining CWW with Books From the Backlog hosted by Carole at Carole's Random Life in Books. This will allow me to feature some newly "rediscovered" books, which I plan on reading, alongside a new release.

This week I can't wait for:

Hearts, Heroes, & Heath Hall
Kasie West
Age/Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: March 3, 2020
Goodreads

At sixteen, Hadley Moore knows exactly who she is—a swimmer who will earn a scholarship to college. Totally worth all the hard work, even if her aching shoulders don’t agree. So when a guy dressed as Hollywood’s latest action hero, Heath Hall, crashes her swim meet, she isn’t amused. Instead, she’s determined to make sure he doesn’t bother her again. Only she’s not sure exactly who he is.

The swim meet isn’t the first event the imposter has interrupted, but a little digging turns up a surprising number of people who could be Heath Hall, including Hadley's ex-boyfriend and her best friend’s crush. She soon finds herself getting caught up in the mysterious world of the fake Heath Hall.

As Hadley gets closer to uncovering the masked boy’s identity she also discovers some uncomfortable truths about herself—like she might resent the long shadow her late brother has cast over her family, that she isn’t as happy as she pretends to be with her life choices… and that she is falling for the last guy she ever thought she would like.

Why I want to read this book

I think anyone, who had visited before, knows the number one reason why this book was added to my TBR - Kasie West wrote. Her books never fail to make me warm and fuzzy, so as long as this trend continues, I will keep coming back for more. There are also a few other draws for me. This book features an high level athlete. I am forever extolling my love of athletes, because I admire their skill, drive, and ambition. Then there seems to be a bit of fun mystery in the storyline. The idea of someone masquerading as an action hero and causing chaos made me grin, and I can't wait to see how it all plays out.

A Season of Daring Greatly
Ellen Emerson White
Age/Genre: Young Adult,
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Goodreads

Eighteen-year-old Jill Cafferty just made history. Her high school’s star pitcher, she is now the first woman drafted by a major league baseball team. Only days after her high school graduation, she’ll join the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Class A Short Season team . . . but not everyone is happy to have her there.

On top of the pressure heaped on every pitcher, Jill must deal with defying conventions and living up to impossible expectations, all while living away from home for the first time. She’ll go head-to-head against those who are determined to keep baseball an all-male sport. Despite the reassurance of coaches and managers alike, a few of her teammates are giving her trouble. The media presence following her at each game is inescapable. And to top it all off, Jill is struggling with the responsibilities of being a national hero and a role model for young women everywhere. How can she be a role model when she’s not even sure she made the right choice for herself? Didn’t baseball used to be fun?

This literary and engrossing story of a young woman trying to mark out a place for herself in a male-dominated world will captivate fans of Friday Night Lights, The Art of Fielding, John Corey Whaley, and Laurie Halse Anderson.

Why I want to read this book

This book has been on my radar for quite a while. I kept seeing it on lists featuring YA sports books, and you all know how much I enjoy books like that. This one seems to hold a LOT of promise for me, as it features a young woman breaking sports boundaries. I keep trying to add more and more YA sports books to my read-shelf, and think this one will make a great addition.

What are you waiting on?
Any backlog books you want to read soon? 
Let us know in the comments!