Waiting on Wednesday #17 Reaper & Revel

Oct03
by jenea on October 3, 2012 at 4:01 am
Posted In: Just Talking

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine  that showcases our most anticipated upcoming releases.

 

There are two that I am patiently waiting on this week.

 

 

 

 

 

Reaper by L.S. Murphy

Expected publication: January 7th 2013 by J. Taylor Publshing

 

There’s no way sixteen year old Quincy Amarante will become the fifth grim reaper. None. Not over her shiny blue Mustang. Her Jimmy Choos. Or her dead body.

She’s supposed to enjoy her sophomore year, not learn about some freaky future Destiny says she has no choice but to fulfill.

It doesn’t take long for Quincy to realize the only way out of the game is to play along especially since Death can find her anyway, anywhere, anytime. And does.

Like when she’s reassuring her friends she wants nothing to do with former best friend Ben Moorland, who’s returned from god-knows-where, and fails. Miserably.

Instead of maintaining her coveted popularity status, Quincy’s goes down like the Titanic.

Maybe … just maybe … that’s okay.

It seems, perhaps, becoming a grim reaper isn’t just about the dead but more about a much needed shift in Quincy’s priorities—from who she thinks she wants to be to who she really is.

 

 

 

 


 

 

Revel by Maurissa Guibord

Expected publication: February 12th 2013 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

 

There’s an island off the coast of Maine that’s not on any modern map.

Shrouded in mist and protected by a deadly reef, Trespass Island is home to a community of people who guard the island and its secrets from outsiders. Seventeen-year-old Delia grew up in Kansas, but has come here in search of her family and answers to her questions: Why didn’t her mother ever talk about Trespass Island? Why did she fear the open water? But Delia’s not welcome and soon finds herself enmeshed in a frightening and supernatural world where ancient Greek symbols adorn the buildings and secret ceremonies take place on the beach at night.

Sean Gunn, a handsome young lobsterman, befriends Delia and seems willing to risk his life to protect her. But it’s Jax, the coldly elusive young man she meets at the water’s edge, who finally makes Delia understand the real dangers of life on the island. Delia is going to have to fight to survive. Because there are monsters here. And no one ever leaves Trespass alive.

 

Why am I excited for these? Reapers, and ghosts, what’s not to love about that? Revel seems mysterious and I can’t wait to unravel the mystery of Trespass Island. Isn’t the cover beautiful too?.?.
 

What are you waiting on?
 

Happy Reading…