Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday (83)

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine 
and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. 
My pick this week:
Her Dark Curiosity
Megan Shepherd
Series: The Madman’s Daughter #2
Genre: YA Gothic
Publication date:  January 21st 2014
by Balzer+Bray

To defeat the darkness, she must first embrace it.

Months have passed since Juliet Moreau returned to civilization after escaping her father’s island—and the secrets she left behind. Now, back in London once more, she is rebuilding the life she once knew and trying to forget Dr. Moreau’s horrific legacy—though someone, or something, hasn’t forgotten her.

As people close to Juliet fall victim one by one to a murderer who leaves a macabre calling card of three clawlike slashes, Juliet fears one of her father’s creations may have also escaped the island. She is determined to find the killer before Scotland Yard does, though it means awakening sides of herself she had thought long banished, and facing loves from her past she never expected to see again.

As Juliet strives to stop a killer while searching for a serum to cure her own worsening illness, she finds herself once more in the midst of a world of scandal and danger. Her heart torn in two, past bubbling to the surface, life threatened by an obsessive killer—Juliet will be lucky to escape alive.

With inspiration from Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this is a tantalizing mystery about the hidden natures of those we love and how far we’ll go to save them from themselves.

I really enjoyed The Madman’s Daughter when I read it earlier this year. It was creepy and disturbing – a Gothic novel at its best. I’m excited to see what horror awaits in this sequel!

What are you waiting on?
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24 Responses to “Waiting on Wednesday (83)”

  3. Silverlight

    I haven’t read The Madman’s Daughter, yet, but can I just say this cover is gorgeous! Love all that fabric at the bottom, reminds me of billowing smoke.

  4. Megan K.

    I love how the cover ties in with the first one! Still need to read The Madman’s Daughter, but I’m glad you liked it well enough to look forward to the sequel. 🙂

  8. Amy

    I love this cover!!! I still have to read The Madman’s Daughter. I have it so I might just read it closer to the release for this one!

  10. Nick

    Loved Madman’s Daughter and I’m excited for this one! It’s bound to be fantastic! Also really love the cover even though I’m not a fan of pretty dresses on book covers!

  12. Micheline D

    WOw, I’d never seen this cover before! I LOVE IT. I’ll have to read book 1 first though but until then I’ll be awaiting your thoughts on this one once you get your sneaky little hands on it 😀 Awesome pick!

  17. Aman

    I haven’t read anything gothic, so this might be a great start. Still have to read The Madman’s Daughter first. Great pick!

  21. Bonnie R

    This cover is FABULOUS I actually love it a lot more than the first one even. Wasn’t a huge fan of The Madman’s Daughter but I may still give this one a shot, I loved the creepy. Great pick. 🙂
    My WoW Pick!

  23. Melanie

    I bought the first one a while back but heard that the love triangle ruined what could’ve seemed as an amazeballs novel. But the cover really do replect the genre!

    Great choice, chick <33