Waiting on Wednesday #2 - The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell.

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine that spotlights eagerly awaited upcoming releases.

This weeks selection is:

The Carrie Diaries - Candace Bushnell

Harper Teen publishing

Hardcover, 400 pages

Ages: 14 and up

Release date: April 27th 2010

The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation.

Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small-town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend's betrayal makes her question everything.

With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships and relationships left on her. Through adventures both audacious and poignant, we'll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where her new life begins.

You can read an excerpt from the book here

I like a little light reading from time to time, and I'm a big fan of Sex and the City, so this fits the bill.  However, this is being marketed towards a young adult audience, and since it's set in the eighties, I'm just wondering how appealing it will be to that audience, or if it will find a place instead with older readers who just love young adult literature (like me!)

I've posted the US and UK covers for the book.  I'm not overly impressed with either of them.  I had hoped for something a little more fabulous, but at a push I guess the US cover is marginally better.

                                               
Now, link me up with your finds. I love finding out about new releases!