Waiting on Wednesday…on a Thursday!

Well. I’m doing “Waiting on Wednesday” on Thursday this time because I’m cool like that.

I mean, who does that? No one. Which makes it totally hipster.

“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly book event hosted by Breaking the Spine! Basically all of us book bloggers spotlight a soon-to-be-released book we’re excited about.

This week’s lucky book is…

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My Name is Rapunzel

By KC Hilton

Publisher: Self-published

Release Date: 2013 or 2014

Synopsis: My tale has been told again and again, and I’ve heard each one. Except for my hair, I barely recognize the pitiful renditions. Muddled versions, crafted to entertain laughing children…but the children wouldn’t have laughed if they’d known the real story. It wasn’t their fault. They didn’t know the truth. Nobody did.

My name is Rapunzel and I will tell you my story. I will tell you the truth.

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Not only is this GIF terribly fitting for this post, but…

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, I WANT THAT BOOK. Let’s go over Sleepy’s magical list of things she loves in books:

1) Fairy tale retellings [CHECK]

2) Princesses [CHECK]

3) FAIRY TALE RETELLINGS WITH PRINCESSES [CHECK…again?]

Wow. Just wow.

There isn’t much in the synopsis, but I’m already getting great vibes. I am in love with fairy tales retold (as you…probably already know)–especially fairy tales retold in a darker rendition.

As a kid, I fell in love with all of Gail Carson Levine’s retellings (Ella Enchanted, Fairest, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, etc.), as well as Shannon Hale’s “Books of Bayern” series. And, of course, there are the hordes of dystopian retellings like Cinder by Marissa Meyer that make readers like me cry tears of joy.

Hopefully, this one will live up to its forefathers!

But, I mean, it has to. Seriously. Have you seen the cover? How freaking gorgeous is that cover?! Let’s see it one more time. Come on.

BOOM. And again.

BOOM. And again.

YEAH.

Look at that gorgeous cover model. And her gorgeous hair. And the gorgeous backdrop. And the gorgeous light patterns. And the gorgeous–the gorgeous–

Sorry for my fanaticalness. I have an incredible weakness for beautiful, non-cliché cover art.

I only hope that KC Hilton releases a more detailed synopsis– and a more specific release date to look forward to! “2013 or 2014” is so vague. The reviews so far from her street team are phenomenal.

Go check them out here!

That’s all for today! Keep on checking back for more fun posts and book reviews.

Waiting on Wednesday: World After by Susan Ee

“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine; we bloggers use it to spotlight book which are torturing us with their release dates…books which we would do questionable things to get our hands on…

Just kidding!

Not.

This is my first ever “Waiting on Wednesday” post! Get ready for an oppressive wave of excessive fangirling.

But first off, let’s get this off of my hands.

This, my friends, is the sequel to Susan Ee’s amazing dystopian novel Angelfall. If you haven’t read it yet, read it. Right now. Click on this link. I’ve literally hyperlinked half of this paragraph. Just do it.

Here are the facts.

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World After

By Susan Ee

Publisher: Skyscape

Release Date: November 19, 2013

Synopsis: In this sequel to the bestselling fantasy thriller, Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what’s left of the modern world. When a group of people capture Penryn’s sister Paige, thinking she’s a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels’ secret plans, where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can’t rejoin the angels, can’t take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?

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Does it not make your spine tingle with nerve-wrenching excitement?!?!

I thought so.

The first book was beautiful– or at least, that’s how I’d describe it in one word.

We were transported into an angel-driven apocalypse, plunged into Penryn’s journey as she travels with the angel Raffe to find her abducted sister.

I’m desperately looking forward to World After. Hopefully, it’ll retain the emotional and complex relationship between Penryn and Raffe…and also explore Paige’s “transformation” from the first book (can’t say anymore without giving away spoilers!).

Keep your eyes peeled for a review soon after it comes out (Which is so freaking far away. WHY.).

I will probably buy it the minute it is released because I’m cool like that.

Are you excited for World After? Are you bored and about to leave this blog? Are you currently eating a Belgian waffle? Let me know in the comments!