Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Can't Wait Wednesday/Waiting on Wednesday #555: God's Junk Drawer by Peter Clines

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that had been hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine where we spotlighted upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating. I'm now linking up with Can't Wait Wednesday hosted over at Wishful Endings

From the publisher:

From New York Times bestselling author Peter Clines, God’s Junk Drawer is a mind-bending tale of mystery and adventure set at the dawn of time.  

Welcome to the valley… 

Forty years ago, the Gather family—James, his daughter Beau, and his son Billy—vanished during a whitewater rafting trip and were presumed dead. 

Five years later, Billy reappeared on the far side of the world, telling an impossible tale of a primordial valley populated by dinosaurs, aliens, Neanderthals, and androids. Little Billy became the punchline of so very many jokes, until he finally faded from the public eye. 

Now, a group of graduate astronomy students follow their professor, Noah Barnes, up a mountain for what they believe is a simple stargazing trip. But they’re about to travel a lot farther than they planned… 

Noah—the now grown Billy Gather—has finally figured out how to get back to the valley. Accidentally bringing his students along with him, he’s confident he can get everyone back home, safe and sound. 

But the valley is a puzzle—one it turns out Noah hasn’t figured out—and they’ll need to solve it together if there’s any chance of making it out alive.  

Pulling from Earth’s past, future, and beyond, Peter Clines has created a complex, dangerous world, navigated by a dynamic ensemble cast, and a story that is thrilling as it is funny and heartfelt. 

God's Junk Drawer by Peter Clines is due out November 11, 2025 from Blackstone Publishing.

Why am I waiting on this book: I love the title. It sounds like a good adventure story.  And it promises to be funny and heartfelt. I love humor in books. I'm wondering how they will conclude that everything got there and how they will get out or if they will.

What book are you waiting on? Share it or a link in the comments so we can check it out and maybe add it to our TBR lists. Thanks for coming by and Happy Reading!


5 comments:

  1. I admit the cover intrigues me but I'm not quite sold on the synopsis yet. I did see this one on Netgalley already. Maybe once I see a few reviews, I will be convinced to give it a try.

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    1. I can understand that. I'm looking forward to seeing some reviews too. I love the way your pick for this week sounds, Supernatural Crimes Unit NYPD by Keith R.A. DeCandido. I enjoy a good urban fantasy. But you're right that the cover doesn't do it justice.

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  2. This sounds intriguing. I hope you enjoy it, Laura.

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    1. Thanks, Sarah. I hope you enjoy your pick for the week as well, I Think I'm in Love with an Alien by Anne Aguirre. I sounds like a fun read!

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