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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday: For Darkness Shows The Stars by Diana Peterfreund


By: Diana Peterfreund
Published by: Balzer + Bray
To Be Released on: June 12th, 2012
Pre-Order from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound

Generations ago, a genetic experiment gone wrong—the Reduction—decimated humanity, giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology.

Eighteen-year-old Luddite Elliot North has always known her place in this caste system. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family’s estate over love. But now the world has changed: a new class of Post-Reductionists is jumpstarting the wheel of progress and threatening Luddite control; Elliot’s estate is floundering; and she’s forced to rent land to the mysterious Cloud Fleet, a group of shipbuilders that includes renowned explorer Captain Malakai Wentforth—an almost unrecognizable Kai. And while Elliott wonders if this could be their second chance, Kai seems determined to show Elliot exactly what she gave up when she abandoned him.

But Elliot soon discovers her childhood friend carries a secret—-one that could change the society in which they live…or bring it to its knees. And again, she’s faced with a choice: cling to what she’s been raised to believe, or cast her lot with the only boy she’s ever loved, even if she has lost him forever.

Inspired by Jane Austen’s PERSUASION, FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS is a breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it. -quoted from Goodreads


I love this cover! I'm totally intrigued with this book based on the synopsis above. Plus, I'm totally sold on this "a breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it". I've heard nothing but glowing things about this book, which makes me that much more excited to read it. I can't wait to get my hands on this one! What book are you waiting on?

25 comments:

  1. I'm DYING for this one! It does have such a great cover! And such an intriguing storyline. Luddite giving up her first love for her family but then he comes back. I hope they can work it out!
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  2. This does look good! Here's my WOW

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  3. Definitely on my Wish List now.....LOVE, LOVE, L*O*V*E Persuasion!!! :D

    Thanks for posting about it.

    xo,
    RJ

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    1. You're welcome!! I am so intrigued with this book. I can't wait to read it.

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  4. I'm really anxious for this book too. The cover catches my eye every time I see it somewhere plus the synopsis just looks so good.

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    1. I LOVE the cover! I'm curious to see how it ties in with the story.

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  5. I'm planning this for a WoW soon. The cover is great, and I love the idea of a Persuasion retelling. My fave of Jane Austen's books.
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  6. Gah! Who doesn't want to read a futuristic interpretation of Jane Austen's Persuasion? I'm dying to read this as well!

    Awesome choice!

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  7. I love Jane Austen and I'm so excited to see a re-telling of it in YA lit! I haven't read Persuasion yet, but I'm totally going to now just to read this book! And the cover is all kinds of gorgeous. :)

    Jessica

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    1. This makes me want to re-read Persuasion again. It's been awhile since I've read it.

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  8. Sounds awesome. I can't wait for Bitterblue and Insurgent.

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  9. I haven't read many reviews for this one yet, but I love the summary, so I'm definitely planning to read it one day. Awesome pick - I hope you'll enjoy it once you get to read it. :)

    Carina
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  10. I saw this cover a few weeks back and it sounds awesome! The summary hints at a proper plot and story and hopefully the paranormal romance aspect won't take over it by the end. We'll see how it goes...

    Here's my WoW for this week :)

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  11. this one sounds really, really good, and I absolutely am in love with the cover. can't wait to read this one. :)

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  12. Such a gorgeous cover! The summary is super intriguing too, so I'm really looking forward to this.

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