Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine and is where we can talk about books we are looking forward to being released.
Summary:
Madeline Usher is doomed.
She has spent her life fighting fate, and she thought she was succeeding. Until she woke up in a coffin.
Ushers die young. Ushers are cursed. Ushers can never leave their house, a house that haunts and is haunted, a house that almost seems to have a mind of its own. Madeline’s life—revealed through short bursts of memory—has hinged around her desperate plan to escape, to save herself and her brother. Her only chance lies in destroying the house.
In the end, can Madeline keep her own sanity and bring the house down? The Fall is a literary psychological thriller, reimagining Edgar Allan Poe’s classic The Fall of the House of Usher.
Summary & Cover taken from Goodreads.com
Length: 400 pages (Hardcover)
Expected Publication Date: October 7th 2014 by Greenwillow Books
Why I'm Waiting:
I haven't read Griffin's other series yet but I do love retellings and I love Poe retelling's especially.
Summary:
Downton Abbey meets Cassandra Clare in this lush, romantic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White.
“I did my best to keep you from crossing paths with this world. And I shall do my best to protect you now that you have.”
Jessamin has been an outcast since she moved from her island home of Melei to the dreary country of Albion. Everything changes when she meets Finn, a gorgeous, enigmatic young lord who introduces her to the secret world of Albion’s nobility, a world that has everything Jessamin doesn’t—power, money, status…and magic. But Finn has secrets of his own, dangerous secrets that the vicious Lord Downpike will do anything to possess. Unless Jessamin, armed only with her wits and her determination, can stop him.
Kiersten White captured readers’ hearts with her New York Times bestselling Paranormalcy trilogy and its effortless mix of magic and real-world teenage humor. She returns to that winning combination of wit, charm, and enchantment in Illusions of Fate, a sparkling and romantic new novel perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare, The Madman’s Daughter, and Libba Bray.
Summary & Cover taken Goodreads.com
Length: 288 pages (Hardcover)
Expected Publication Date: September 9th 2014 by HarperTeen
Why I'm Waiting:
I wanted to read this as soon as it came up on Edelweiss. The summary sounds great and it had me as soon as I saw the "perfect for fans of Libba Bray".
She has spent her life fighting fate, and she thought she was succeeding. Until she woke up in a coffin.
Ushers die young. Ushers are cursed. Ushers can never leave their house, a house that haunts and is haunted, a house that almost seems to have a mind of its own. Madeline’s life—revealed through short bursts of memory—has hinged around her desperate plan to escape, to save herself and her brother. Her only chance lies in destroying the house.
In the end, can Madeline keep her own sanity and bring the house down? The Fall is a literary psychological thriller, reimagining Edgar Allan Poe’s classic The Fall of the House of Usher.
Summary & Cover taken from Goodreads.com
Length: 400 pages (Hardcover)
Expected Publication Date: October 7th 2014 by Greenwillow Books
Why I'm Waiting:
I haven't read Griffin's other series yet but I do love retellings and I love Poe retelling's especially.
Summary:
Downton Abbey meets Cassandra Clare in this lush, romantic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White.
“I did my best to keep you from crossing paths with this world. And I shall do my best to protect you now that you have.”
Jessamin has been an outcast since she moved from her island home of Melei to the dreary country of Albion. Everything changes when she meets Finn, a gorgeous, enigmatic young lord who introduces her to the secret world of Albion’s nobility, a world that has everything Jessamin doesn’t—power, money, status…and magic. But Finn has secrets of his own, dangerous secrets that the vicious Lord Downpike will do anything to possess. Unless Jessamin, armed only with her wits and her determination, can stop him.
Kiersten White captured readers’ hearts with her New York Times bestselling Paranormalcy trilogy and its effortless mix of magic and real-world teenage humor. She returns to that winning combination of wit, charm, and enchantment in Illusions of Fate, a sparkling and romantic new novel perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare, The Madman’s Daughter, and Libba Bray.
Summary & Cover taken Goodreads.com
Length: 288 pages (Hardcover)
Expected Publication Date: September 9th 2014 by HarperTeen
Why I'm Waiting:
I wanted to read this as soon as it came up on Edelweiss. The summary sounds great and it had me as soon as I saw the "perfect for fans of Libba Bray".
What are you waiting on?
I'm looking forward to Illusions of Fate as well. Plus, that cover is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing Kim :)
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The Fall sounds really creepy and awesome and I can't wait to read it. I usually struggle with Kiersten White's books for some reason, but she does have some really cool ideas and gorgeous covers. :)
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Illusions of Fate sounds brilliant! And that cover is breathtaking.
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The Fall looks interesting - I'm always up for a good Poe inspired tale.
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Two great picks from two authors I have heard a lot of good from, but haven't gotten around to reading yet.
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I can't wait to read them both either! Especially Illusion of Fate though, I loved her Mind Games series. :)
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Kirsty @ StudioReads
Both of these sound really great. I love the House of Ushers retelling and the Fall has the creepiest cover I've seen in awhile. Illusions of Fate doesn't grab me quite as much but that cover is stunning. I'll definitely have to look for reviews on this one.
ReplyDeletethis is the first time I've heard of Illusions of Fate and I absolutely adore its cover. I'm not exactly sure if it's something I'll be reading but I guess it'll depend on the reviews~
ReplyDeleteand I have The Fall in my TBR list.. that matching cover and blurb is just too intriguing to pass.
czai @ the Blacksheep Project
Both of these sound pretty good, I would like to read The Fall a bit more but Illusion of Fate sounds great, too. Both of these covers are absolutely stunning. I'll definitely add The Fall to my TBR list and will check out some review of Illusions of Fate. Great choices! :)
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Great one to wait on Kimberly, I should be getting my ARC of World of Trouble any day it's the end of Ben H Winters The Last Policeman Trilogy it comes out 7-15 and I hope to be able to read and review it by then (yeah I'm laughing at that too) ;)
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Both of these sound really good, even though neither one are something that I normally read. I'll have to give them a try.
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Awesome choices! The Fall does sound really good and I love how the cover is super creepy. I haven't heard of the second one before!
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These sound really good. I'm not sure I can read The Fall sounds scary and I'm chicken. LOL. Thanks for sharing. Here is my Waiting on
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The Fall's cover will give me nightmares but I want to read it so much now! Thanks for sharing.
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Wow, this sounds awesome. I wish a huge fan of EAP in high school and I'm a fan of re-tellings so I will check this out! Thanks
ReplyDeleteThe cover of The Fall is screaming to me! A Poe retelling - awesome!
ReplyDeleteIllusions of Fate - the cover grabbed me even though the synopsis didn't drag me in. Which is why I like to pick books based on their titles and covers. Here's my link:
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