Waiting on Wednesday 3

August 22, 2012 Bookish 17

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that allows readers to showcase eagerly awaited upcoming releases.

This week I’ve picked Broken by A. E. Rought

  • Expected publication: UK – 3rd January 2013 / US – 1st January 2013
  • Paperback, 320 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781908844309 / 9781908844316
  • Goodreads

Imagine a modern spin on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein where a young couple’s undying love and the grief of a father pushed beyond sanity could spell the destruction of them all.

A string of suspicious deaths near a small Michigan town ends with a fall that claims the life of Emma Gentry’s boyfriend, Daniel. Emma is broken, a hollow shell mechanically moving through her days. She and Daniel had been made for each other, complete only when they were together. Now she restlessly wanders the town in the late Fall gloom, haunting the cemetary and its white-marbled tombs, feeling Daniel everywhere, his spectre in the moonlight and the fog.

When she encounters newcomer Alex Franks, only son of a renowned widowed surgeon, she’s intrigued despite herself. He’s an enigma, melting into shadows, preferring to keep to himself. But he is as drawn to her as she is to him. He is strangely…familiar. From the way he knows how to open her locker when it sticks, to the nickname she shared only with Daniel, even his hazel eyes with brown flecks are just like Daniel’s. The closer they become, though, the more something inside her screams there’s something very wrong with Alex Franks.

And when Emma stumbles across a grotesque and terrifying menagerie of mangled but living animals within the walls of the Franks’ estate, creatures she surely knows must have died from their injuries, she knows.

Gorgeous cover, check. Exciting premise, check. I’m absolutely lusting after this book! I think it’s going to be amazing, and it’s being published by Strange Chemistry, the new YA imprint from Angry Robot that I’m really excited about!

You can check out the other Strange Chemistry titles I’m excited about here, and read a few excerpts here.

I’d love to see what you are waiting on … please leave links and I’ll be sure to check them out!

17 Responses to “Waiting on Wednesday 3”

  7. Scarlett

    BIG fan of strange chemistry, but I hadn’t noticed this one yet! Thanks for putting it on my radar! I have an angry robot one as my WOW pick, The Mad Scientist’s Daughter. New follower!

    Here’s a link to my WOW!

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  9. juhina

    ok I’m always a huge fan of murder mysteries, and this synopsis totally had me hooked! will add it to my tbr! and yes, I’m liking Strange Chemistry’s new YA titles!!

    awesome pick

    – Juhina @ Maji Bookshelf

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