"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.
by Bethany Griffin
hitting shelves October 7th, 2014 from Greenwillow Books
description:
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.
My thoughts: Masque of Red Death was an instant favorite of mine---Bethany Griffin knows her way around a Poe retelling. This looks awesome and so creepy, especially with that chilling cover.
Poe's original books really creep me out. Is this a stand alone?
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I'm not sure! There is no word yet on whether this is the start of a new series or just a stand-alone. I'm hoping for a stand-alone, though!
DeleteI love this cover! I'm intrigued! October's a long way away yet...
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Bits & Bobs
wow this sounds creepy and great. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOhh, this is my pick next week, hih :D I cannot wait to read it either. <3 Sounds pretty awesome! Great pick :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds amazing!!
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www.literarychameleon.blogspot.com
Sounds very interesting I will have to keep my eye open for this one! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteWow, what a creepy sounding book - perfect for Halloween? Thanks for introducing it to me!
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Creepy cover, plus it's a reimagining Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher? I'm sold. It sounds fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing WOW choice! :)
That cover and the fact that it's a Poe retelling mean that this needs to be mine!
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Thanks for sharing! I haven't heard of this book before but its going on my TBR list! The cover is very creepy and instantly has me drawn in!
ReplyDeleteOoooo creepy good.
ReplyDeleteGreat pick! I didn't realize she had a new book out soon...which reminds me I need to finish the Death of the Red Masque series. Definitely a nice creepy cover. Thanks for sharing!
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Oooohhh, thanks for the heads-up. Definitely going to add this to the TBR list.
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Oh my, this sounds all sorts of creepy! I'll have to add this one to my tbr. Thanks for sharing.
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Ooh, yeah! I only just heard of this one within the last week, but it looks AMAZING! I didn't love Dance of the Red Death, but I really liked Masque of the Red Death--and I adore Poe!!--so of course I'm excited for this one! And yes! The cover is awesomely creepy! Great pick Becky!
ReplyDeleteThat cover gave me the creeps.
ReplyDeleteGREAT PICK! I freaking love all of Bethany Griffin's books. You are absolutely right about her and Poe retellings. It's definitely her forte!
ReplyDeleteYes! I was just talking about how awesome a retelling of The Fall of The House of Usher would be. Thanks for featuring. My W.o.W. is here: http://roseshadowink.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/grabby-paws-the-winners-curse-by-marie-rutkowski/
ReplyDeleteI didn't read Masque of the Red Death, but I did hear good things. I just saw this for the first time this week and it looks so good. I love this creepy-ass cover. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Masque of the Red Death but this sounds super creepy! Thanks for putting this on my radar!
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