Dance Party: In Honor

We haven't had a dance party in awhile and we both just finished In Honor by Jessi Kirby and thought--- any excuse to put dancing + Rusty in the same daydream, right?  We'll give you a moment.

Setting the mood:  Carry On My Wayward Son, Free Falling, God Blessed Texas, On the Road Again, Hello Darlin'.  And don't forget to read Maggie's review!

We'll get you started with our song picks and then you guys can fill out the form below to submit your requests.

Maggie:
There are some really poignant scenes in this book, but there are also some silly sugarcoated moments. I'm going for the silly, sweet song that I would blast at full volume on a road trip. And make Rusty sing along to.

Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen

Noelle: 
So I'm totally picking the song that makes everyone realize they're one tequila shot away from drunk crying but oh my god it really IS like it comes and goes in waves, man:

Comes and Goes (in Waves) by Greg Laswell

Your turn! The request line is open.  Have you read In Honor? Tell us which song NEEDS to be on the soundtrack.  Haven't read it yet? What is your fave road trip song? Favorite Texas song? Favorite Tim Riggins song? We want to hear it:

Dance Party: Open Mic

No theme this week---that's right it's open mic.  You know what that means---you can submit ANY song for ANY book you want and we'll update the post.  We'll get you started!


Maggie: So Noelle finally got me to try Faking Faith after some light harasking (not a typo) and the two magic, automatic-read words: Almanzo Wilder. It did not disappoint. Like Dylan, I went old school for my song choice:

"We'll crucify the insincere tonight / We'll make things right / We'll feel it all tonight."

Noelle: After Maggie's review of Love-Shy, I just knew I had to borrow it ASAP.  I loved it!  At first I was tempted to use the most emo song of all time for good ol' Nick but this is a dance party after all so....

I went with Close to Me by the Cure.  Here's the cover by The Get Up Kids as well.

Your Requests:


Book: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares Requested by: Tortiak
Song: Hospitality by Eight Avenue  Because: "Been listening to this for the last 2 days. Can't get enough of it. Haven't got the foggiest what it's about, but when I hear it I think of New York and therefore think of this book :)"

The request line is open!

Dance Party: Jennifer Echols

This week, we're ditching the duel and focusing on the dance party.  That's right, no competition--just your sweet dance moves.  The theme this week is Jennifer Echols books with the fun, the swoon and the disco chicken:

There are plenty to choose from, from her earlier rom-coms to Going Too Far and The One That I Want.  We'll get you started with two of our picks and then you guys can fill out the form with your submissions.  Let's bust a move.

Noelle: When I think of Jennifer Echols, I think of summer and boys.  Sure, many of her books take place during the school year but details, details. There's just something about the feel of her books that says sunshine and hormones to me.  Hence:

I'm playing The Ataris with their Boys of Summer cover.  If I had to choose a specific Echols book for this song it'd be The Boys Next Door.

Maggie: I love how energetic and vibrant Echols' characters are. If they're not wakeboarding, they're snowboarding or drum majoring. Her books always feature colorful side characters as well so I'm going with:

Don't Go Breaking My Heart by the cast of, ahem, Ella Enchanted! I'm picking this song for Adam and Lori in Endless Summer. See, it's okay if we both picked Adam and Lori because Echols had the foresight to write two books with them!

Your turn!