"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 Chelsea Pitcher
hitting shelves November 8th, 2014 from Flux Books
description:
Seventeen-year-old Taylor’s given up on happiness. He’s just trying to survive. Haunted by his brother’s death and pushed around at school, he spends his days searching for a quiet moment of peace, until he meets Elora. The enigmatic runaway gives him a hope he’s never had—the hope of truly connecting with another human being.
But the daughter of the Unseelie Queen has different plans for Taylor. Born into a world of corruption and war, Elora is determined to free her people from her mother’s tyranny. If she can gain the allegiance of the Seelie Queen, her mother’s loathed enemy, she and her rebels can crush the Dark Court and bring equality to Faerie. But to do that, she’ll need a proper offering . . .
A human.
To steal a mortal, Elora must become a mortal—at least, by all appearances. And infiltrating Taylor’s high school is surprisingly easy. But as she becomes entangled in his world, Elora realizes something startling: inequality in the human world isn’t so different from inequality in Faerie. Students are bullied, ostracized and attacked for being different. And just like she did in Faerie, she begins gathering up the outcasts, encouraging them to take back the school. Now Elora has two rebellions on her hands: a quickly mounting mutiny in Faerie, and a mortal uprising inspired by the boy she’s destined to betray.
Seventeen-year-old Taylor’s given up on happiness. He’s just trying to survive. Haunted by his brother’s death and pushed around at school, he spends his days searching for a quiet moment of peace, until he meets Elora. The enigmatic runaway gives him a hope he’s never had—the hope of truly connecting with another human being.
But the daughter of the Unseelie Queen has different plans for Taylor. Born into a world of corruption and war, Elora is determined to free her people from her mother’s tyranny. If she can gain the allegiance of the Seelie Queen, her mother’s loathed enemy, she and her rebels can crush the Dark Court and bring equality to Faerie. But to do that, she’ll need a proper offering . . .
A human.
To steal a mortal, Elora must become a mortal—at least, by all appearances. And infiltrating Taylor’s high school is surprisingly easy. But as she becomes entangled in his world, Elora realizes something startling: inequality in the human world isn’t so different from inequality in Faerie. Students are bullied, ostracized and attacked for being different. And just like she did in Faerie, she begins gathering up the outcasts, encouraging them to take back the school. Now Elora has two rebellions on her hands: a quickly mounting mutiny in Faerie, and a mortal uprising inspired by the boy she’s destined to betray.
My thoughts: So a faery, while trying to start an uprising in her own world, comes to the human world to steal a human...and in the meantime starts an uprising in the chaotic world of high school, too?? This sounds FUN. Love fairies. Love the whole "faery empathizing with the bullied kids" concept. Can't wait for this.
Oooh...something new that I hadn't heard of. I like the cover and the blurb sounds really good. I will definitely be adding this book to my wishlist.
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Just saw this on another WOW. I hadn't heard of it before now.
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Great pick! I love the cover. It looks like it will be a great read.
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This sounds fantastic. And the cover is GORGEOUS.
ReplyDeleteLove faires too, great pick! My WoW
ReplyDeleteReally good pick. I liked Chelsea's S-Word so I'm curious about her coming release. Thanks for sharing :)
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Great pick! I have been disappointed by faerie books lately, but this one sounds so promising. I will have to add it to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteGreat pick! I've had this one on my wishlist for a while and I love the cover! hopefully it's going to be as good as it sounds :)
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I'm usually terrible with fairy/fae stories, but this one sounds pretty interesting! Hope you enjoy it when it comes out!
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I'm seeing this book around a lot today! It sounds like it will be a great read. :)
ReplyDeleteI spotted this book on another WoW. Now I definitely have to check it out :P Nice pick!
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Wow. What a cover.
ReplyDeleteOoh, this sounds like such fun! And that cover is gorgeousss. I haven't read a faery story in a long time, but that might change with this one. :) Great pick Becky!
ReplyDeleteOhh, that is a pretty cover. And it do sound pretty fun, like you say :D Awesome pick. <3 thank you for sharing :)
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