"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.
The Dark World
by Cara Lynn Shultz
hitting shelves May 27th, 2014 from Harlequin Teen
description:
Paige Kelly is used to weird--in fact, she probably corners the market on weird, considering that her best friend, Dottie, has been dead since the 1950s. But when a fire demon attacks Paige in detention, she has to admit that things have gotten out of her league. Luckily, the cute new boy in school, Logan Bradley, is a practiced demon slayer-and he isn't fazed by Paige's propensity to chat with the dead. Suddenly, Paige is smack in the middle of a centuries-old battle between warlocks and demons, learning to fight with a magic sword so that she can defend herself. And if she makes one wrong move, she'll be pulled into the Dark World, an alternate version of our world that's overrun by demons-and she might never make it home.
My thoughts: This one seems to have all the elements that draw me in, a girl who talks to the dead, demons, warlocks, a centuries-old battle, and dark alternate world. Very cool. I'm kind of torn of the cover---sometimes I look at it and like it; sometimes it looks like a girl with a city welded to the back of her head. LOL Don't mind me.
This sounds like so many other YA paranormal books I've read before... but that's okay because like you, they're elements I love and can read over and over without getting tired of it (for a while anyway)
ReplyDeleteThe cover I feel meh about... They should have stuck with a girl or the city. Both together look weird
This book does have similar paranormal elements I've heard in other books, however, I think it's a nice change to be getting books with demons without the angels, and warlocks in different circumstances. This looks like a great choice! :D I'm interested!
ReplyDeleteAmanda
Book Badger
Sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing :)
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My WoW
I haven't heard of this one before, but def. adding it to my to-read list now! As for the cover, I think it would look better without the cartoony-looking girl. The city looks great. Nice pick!
ReplyDeleteAimee @ Read by the Undead
It does kind of look like the city is welded to her head lol. This book sounds pretty cool and there's a lot of awesome stuff mentioned. Nice pick!
ReplyDeleteI havent heard of this one! Great pick!
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Leydy @OUaT & RCE
Haha! No, it really does look like a girl with a city welded to the back of her head. But, it sounds awesome, so I'm in.
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Kirsty @ StudioReads
I haven't heard of this one before, but it sounds interesting. I like the fact that the new boy is not only cute, but a demon slayer. How convenient!
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Hiih, I think I like that cover :D And I do adore the author. <3 Hmm. Might be a book for me as well ;p Great pick sweetie. <3 I do hope you will end up loving it :)
ReplyDeleteSounds cool. Bada$$ cover too.
ReplyDeleteI've read books by that author! She's really hilarious and a little sarcastic at times and I loved it. Have been wanting to read this for a while. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I can totally see what you mean about the cover! Generally I like it, and I think it'll be striking on shelves. I love Cara Lynn Shultz, so I'll definitely be reading this. :) Great pick Becky!
ReplyDeleteRachel @ Paper Cuts
Been seeing this one a lot this week. It sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteGrace
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Great pick! This one sounds really interesting & the cover is pretty cool, too! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteCyn @ Book Munchies (: