Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday: The Raven Boys

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming novels we can't wait to read. This week’s choice is:

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publish Date: Sept. 18, 2012
Genre: Paranormal
Goodreads Summary: Filled with mystery, romance, and the supernatural, The Raven Boys introduces readers to Richard “Dick” Campbell Gansey, III and Blue Sargent. Gansey has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on the hunt to find Glendower, a vanished Welsh king. Legend has it that the first person to find him will be granted a wish—either by seeing him open his eyes, or by cutting out his heart.
Blue Sargent, the daughter of the town psychic in Henrietta, Virginia, has been told for as long as she can remember that if she ever kisses her true love, he will die. But she is too practical to believe in things like true love. Her policy is to stay away from the rich boys at the prestigious Aglionby Academy. The boys there—known as Raven Boys—can only mean trouble. When Gansey and his Raven Boy friends come into her life, Blue realizes how true this is. She never thought her fortune would be a problem. But she was wrong.

Why am I waiting on The Raven Boys? Tons of reasons! It has mystery, romance and supernatural elements, a bit of history and it’s by Maggie Stiefvater (love her writing!). I also love that the girl's name is Blue, which in addition to being very popular right now, is a cool name for a fictional character. This book sounds awesome and has me looking forward to the fall.

What books are you waiting on?

5 comments:

Bex said...

Oh, I am SOOO curious about this one. Seriously, I think I'm starting to get desperate and I only found it today, haha. Great pick!

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Unknown said...

I have been seeing this book everywhere today! It looks so good!

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Wendy Darling said...

I'm looking forward to this one as well. Shiver is one of my favorite books of all time! Love the raven on the cover.

Wendy @ The Midnight Garden

I Heart YA Books said...

The Raven Boys sounds so good. Can't wait to read this one too! I'm glad to know the name Blue is popular, my grandson name is Blue. Can't wait to tell him lol! :)

None said...

I was super excited when Maggie Stiefvater finally reveiled her mysterious new project. The synopsis sounds sooo good. Great pick!

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