"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine that highlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly awaiting!
This week's selection is:
Atlantia
Author(s): Ally Condie
Series: standalone Publisher: Dutton Children's
Publication: October 28, 2014
Pre-Order Now!: Amazon - Book Depository
Goodreads Blurb:
Can you hear Atlantia breathing?For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamt of the sand and sky Above—of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But in a single moment, all her plans for the future are thwarted when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected decision, stranding Rio Below. Alone, ripped away from the last person who knew Rio’s true self—and the powerful siren voice she has long hidden—she has nothing left to lose.
Guided by a dangerous and unlikely mentor, Rio formulates a plan that leads to increasingly treacherous questions about her mother’s death, her own destiny, and the complex system constructed to govern the divide between land and sea. Her life and her city depend on Rio to listen to the voices of the past and to speak long-hidden truths.
What is the most interesting thing to me is how much this sounds like a Little Mermaid retelling. Which, is pretty cool, I think. I also like that it sounds really dark and creepy like the original Anderson fairy tale. Great pick!
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Exactly what I thought! I completely agree. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI didn't like Condie's Matched trilogy, but I'm really excited for this book. It sounds much more like something that I would enjoy :D I hope you enjoy the book when you read it!
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I never gave her Matched Trilogy a go and I probably never will at this point but I too am really excited about this book. Thanks for commenting! Happy Reading
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