Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme by Breaking the Spine that allows us bloggers a chance to spotlight upcoming books that we are dying to read!
June 12th 2012, Balzer + Bray
Generations ago, a genetic experiment gone wrong—the Reduction—decimated humanity, giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology.
Eighteen-year-old Luddite Elliot North has always known her place in this caste system. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family’s estate over love. But now the world has changed: a new class of Post-Reductionists is jumpstarting the wheel of progress and threatening Luddite control; Elliot’s estate is floundering; and she’s forced to rent land to the mysterious Cloud Fleet, a group of shipbuilders that includes renowned explorer Captain Malakai Wentforth—an almost unrecognizable Kai. And while Elliott wonders if this could be their second chance, Kai seems determined to show Elliot exactly what she gave up when she abandoned him.
But Elliot soon discovers her childhood friend carries a secret—-one that could change the society in which they live…or bring it to its knees. And again, she’s faced with a choice: cling to what she’s been raised to believe, or cast her lot with the only boy she’s ever loved, even if she has lost him forever.
Inspired by Jane Austen’s PERSUASION, FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS is a breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it.
Why I can’t wait:
I haven’t read a futuristic novel in so long! I really enjoy seeing what people think the future will look like. Also this sounds like an incredibly interesting premise based of a Jane Austen novel. Can’t wait to see if it will live up to it’s blurb!
RieI'm a wife, student, and a dog-lover who reads when I should be folding laundry (bane of my existance), I write (rarely as academic papers consume my life), and love getting wrapped up in fiction.
Categories: Waiting on Wednesday
This one was my WoW pick a few weeks ago :) Good choice!
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-Kimberly @ Turning The Pages
This sounds really awesome - definitely can't wait to read it as well. Awesome pick! :)
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Fictional Distraction
That sounds like a really interesting read. I love re-tellings. Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeletedoes sound interesting. I will have to add it to my TBR shelf.
Thanks for sharing!
Dani
http://paulettespapers.com/
Love the cover - and the summary makes it sound super intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI'm really excited for this one as well! It looks so good, and I love the futuristic idea! This is an awesome pick!!
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I agree I'm intersted to see if it lives up to the blurb - although it does sound like it has the potential to! Excellent pick - definitely adding to my TBR pile! :D
ReplyDeleteMy WOW: http://www.wordsathome.ca/2012/03/waiting-on-my-life-in-black-and-white-by-natasha-friend.html
This is my first time visiting your blog. I LOVE your header! It's adorable.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this book featured a lot lately, so I have no choice but to add it to the massive TBR list ;) Hope you enjoy it.http://www.addicted2heroines.com
This one looks SO pretty!!! Great choice :)
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This one sounds like a great read. I love the cover of this and I agree that it seems like a unique YA read.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it once you get a chance to read it :)
Great pick! I've heard this is a terrific book. Thanks for sharing, Rie!
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