Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme to highlight upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating, hosted by Breaking the Spine
Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Short, Sweet and Spoiler-Free Blurb:
Moving to a new high school sucks. Especially a rich-kid private school. With uniforms. But nothing is worse than finding out the first girl you meet is dead. And a klepto. Clash meets sass in this uproarious modern-day retelling of Baroness Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Why I’m waiting:
I loved Aprilynne Pike’s Wings series so I was jazzed that she is writing a new book that is a retelling of the Scarlet Pimpernel no less!! I love re-tellings and this will give me an excuse to finally go read The Scarlet Pimpernel (and maybe even watch the classic movie, too:) ) Bonus – it’s not a series. I love series, but I also love not having to remember a bunch of characters and story lines ofr a year until the next book comes out. I’m not a fan of this cover. It looks nice I guess, but I don’t think it really tells me what the story is about.
What books are you waiting for? Leave a link and I’ll come look!
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.
This does sound good! I’d like to read The Scarlet Pimpernel too. Great pick! I haven’t read the wings series but have heard great things about it.
Clean Teen Fiction’s WoW
I’m reading this right now. I’m really enjoying it. It’s a bit different than what I was expecting, but in a good way. Great pick. Here’s my WoW
Oh my…she has a new series! I love her writing so much! Can’t wait!
– Jessica @ Book
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I’ve heard that this book is pretty awesome! It’s not something I would normally pick up (I agree with you about the cover) but after hearing all the good feedback I may have to add it to my TBR list. :)
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Hearing that this isn’t a series makes me want to add it to my TBR list immediately! I’m all for a good series, but they’re running wild lately; I could use a great standalone :D
I haven’t read anything by this author, nor The Scarlet Pimpernel but I’m still intrigued by this. The synopsis is vague enough that my interest is definitely piqued! I agree with what you said about the cover though – very lackluster.
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I’ve got this one on my wish list too. I love what you do with the waiting on wednesday cover thing. Looks great!
Thanks! I got the idea from Ashley who runs http://www.nosegraze.com – she has some cool design ideas that I love :)