"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 Claire Legrand
hitting shelves September 30, 2014 from Simon & Schuster
description:
The clock chimes midnight, a curse breaks, and a girl meets a prince . . . but what follows is not all sweetness and sugarplums.
New York City, 1899. Clara Stole, the mayor's ever-proper daughter, leads a double life. Since her mother's murder, she has secretly trained in self-defense with the mysterious Drosselmeyer.
Then, on Christmas Eve, disaster strikes.
Her home is destroyed, her father abducted--by beings distinctly not human. To find him, Clara journeys to the war-ravaged land of Cane. Her only companion is the dethroned prince Nicholas, bound by a wicked curse. If they're to survive, Clara has no choice but to trust him, but his haunted eyes burn with secrets--and a need she can't define. With the dangerous, seductive faery queen Anise hunting them, Clara soon realizes she won't leave Cane unscathed--if she leaves at all.
Inspired by The Nutcracker, Winterspell is a dark, timeless fairy tale about love and war, longing and loneliness, and a girl who must learn to live without fear.
New York City, 1899. Clara Stole, the mayor's ever-proper daughter, leads a double life. Since her mother's murder, she has secretly trained in self-defense with the mysterious Drosselmeyer.
Then, on Christmas Eve, disaster strikes.
Her home is destroyed, her father abducted--by beings distinctly not human. To find him, Clara journeys to the war-ravaged land of Cane. Her only companion is the dethroned prince Nicholas, bound by a wicked curse. If they're to survive, Clara has no choice but to trust him, but his haunted eyes burn with secrets--and a need she can't define. With the dangerous, seductive faery queen Anise hunting them, Clara soon realizes she won't leave Cane unscathed--if she leaves at all.
Inspired by The Nutcracker, Winterspell is a dark, timeless fairy tale about love and war, longing and loneliness, and a girl who must learn to live without fear.
My thoughts: A paranormal YA take on The Nutcracker?? I AM IN.
Great pick. I saw this on goodreads a few weeks back and I want to read it! Here's my WOW
ReplyDeleteOooh, definitely intriguing. I'm adding this one to my TBR list. Thanks for putting this on my radar.
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Camille @ Girl meets Books
Ah, best pick. <3 I'm DYING for this book as well. I love Claire. <3 I hope you will enjoy this as well :)
ReplyDeleteThis one is on my TBR list as well. I LOVE The Nutcracker, so this is a must-read for me. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book, will be adding to my the list! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis one is popular this week. I really need to check it out.
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Leydy @OUaT & RCE
I’ve never heard of this one but it sounds really good. Nice pick!
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Ooh. Inspired by the Nutcracker. That does sound really interesting. I really like that cover, too. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly! A paranormal retelling of the Nutcracker, count me in! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteCyn @ Bookmunchies
I'm all about this book! Is sounds so cool!
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What?! Reallllly? I love the Nutcraker. I can't wait for you to review this one.
ReplyDeleteSounds very cool! The girl on the cover looks very like KStew, no?!
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