Tuesday, February 25, 2014

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.
Stray
by Elissa Sussman

hitting shelves October 7th from Greenwillow Books

description: 
Epic, rewarding, and provocative, this original fairy tale tells the story of Aislynn, a princess who misbehaves and must give up her royal trappings and enter a life of service as a fairy godmother. Stray will appeal to readers of Entwined, by Heather Dixon; to those who grew up watching the Disney princess movies; and to fans of the acclaimed musicals Into the Woods and Wicked.

Princess Aislynn’s magical ability is powerful and uncontrollable, and at her academy’s Introduction Ball—where she hopes to be introduced to her beloved and begin a life of happily ever after—Aislynn makes a horrible mistake instead. According to The Path, the strict patriarchal doctrine of the land, Aislynn must now be redirected—her loving heart is removed and put in a cabinet, her royal ball gown is replaced with a simple purple robe, and she is assigned to a Princess Linnea as her fairy godmother. A cross between The Handmaid’s Tale and Wicked, with a dash of Grimm and Disney thrown in, this original fairy tale is part coming-of-age story, part fairy tale, part adventure, part sweet romance. Will Aislynn remain true to her vows and her royal family and turn away from everything she longs for? Or will she stray from The Path and discover her own way? Includes a recipe for Fairy Godmother Bookbinder Bread.
My thoughts: Holy Gorgeous Covers!! Such an amazing piece of art---I'm seriously going to need a poster of this.  I really hope the book is as wonderful, and from that description and a comparison to the musicals Wicked and Into the Woods, this one is MADE FOR ME! :D

15 comments :

  1. ....GIMME! GIMME! GIMME!

    It really sounds wonderful.

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  2. HOLY CANOLLI I NEED THIS NOW. I just love the sound of this and you're so right, the cover is gorgeous. AMAZING pick Becky! :)

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  3. Yes! That is a gorgeous cover. I love it, I love it, I love it!!!! The story sounds really interesting, but I'm starting to get burned out on retellings...

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  4. Ohh, I like this cover too :D Gorgeous! Sounds like an interesting book. I hope you will love it. <3

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  5. That book sounds beautiful! Like a real emotional read, wow, fantastic choice! :D

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  6. Great pick can't wait to read it lovely cover!
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  7. You're right…that cover is fabulous! Although I wasn't the biggest fan of Entwined, I still want to check this one out since I like Wicked. Great pick!

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  8. That is a pretty cover! I hope you can get your hands on this one soon!

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  9. Ahh I love fairytales and I also love this cover! I'm definitely going to add this to my TBR, great pick girly! <33

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  10. The idea of an original fairy tale is so intriguing. It seems like authors are always doing retelling, but to create a new one is pretty cool. The cover is really neat, too. Great pick!

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  11. This sounds interest! I add it to my TBR!
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  12. I love me some fairytale books, so this one is going on my list!
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  13. This is going on my TBR list immediately! The cover is so amazing. I'm in love. :D Also, the concept of a princess becoming fairy godmother as punishment instead of the usual godmother-turns-girl-into-a-princess thing is so interesting. And they took her heart. Aw, I hate it when that happens (like in Once Upon a Time).

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  14. I agree, that cover is very poster-worthy! So stunning, and the story sounds amazing.

    Great WOW!

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