Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are jumping-up-and-down excited for.
 
Ashes to Ashes 
by Melissa Walker

hitting shelves December 23rd, 2013 from Katherine Tegen books

description:
If I Stay meets the movie Ghost in this first book in a teen duology about a teenage-girl-turned-ghost who must cling to the echoes of her former life to save the people she left behind.

Ashes to Ashes is author Melissa Walker's sweeping, romantic, and emotionally rich story about the things that torment and tempt us, even from the Great Beyond. This book is perfect for fans of Die for Me and Imaginary Girls, and its breathtaking ending will leave readers anxiously awaiting the series conclusion, Dust to Dust.

When Callie's life is cut short by a tragic accident, she expects to find nothingness, or maybe some version of heaven.

Instead, her spirit travels to the Prism, an ethereal plane populated by the ghosts she thought were fictional. Here she meets a striking and mysterious ghost named Thatcher, who is meant to guide her as she learns to haunt and bring peace to the loved ones she left behind.

However, Callie uncovers a dark secret about the spirit world: The angry souls who always populate ghost stories are real, dangerous, and willing to do whatever it takes to stay on Earth, threatening the existence of everyone she ever cared about.

As she fights to save them, Callie will learn that while it may no longer beat, her heart can still love-and break.
 
My thoughts: Love ghost and afterlife, and stories about people in the afterlife bringing peace to those they left behind always make me cry. :)   I'm also intrigued by the "ghosts she thought were fictional" concept! Gorgeous cover, too!

8 comments :

  1. I love the sound of this one too. It is definitely on my TBR list. I haven't read a ghost story in years, so I am hoping this one will be awesome. Great pick!

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  2. Ooo....this one sounds good. Adding it to my TBR list! Nice choice!

    WOW
    Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know

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  3. I looove ghost stories so much, really looking forward to this! Think the cover is brilliant too, I love how it's misty - seems very ethereal. Great pick!

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  4. I really like that not all those ghosts are good in this one! Should make for a great mixture of sweet and maybe a little creepy :) Thanks for pointing it out, I'd never heard of it before!

    My WoW

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  5. This one sounds really cool! I don't read many ghost books, but I think that needs to change and this might be one that I pick up! Great pick!
    My WoW

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  6. Sounds like an awesome book :) Like the cover. Hope you'll love it. <3

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  7. Really nice pick. I like the cover :)

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