Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday - For Darkness Shows The Stars

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine

For Darkness Shows the Stars
Author: Diana Peterfreund
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
To Be Published On: June 12, 2012


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. (summary from Goodreads.)

I really enjoyed both Rampant and Ascendant - who doesn't enjoy reading about killer unicorns occasionally? So, I was happy to hear that there would be even more books by Diana Peterfreund out in the world (in addition to the also wonderful Secret Society Girls series). After reading the summary, especially that sentence that says it is inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, I'm even more excited to read For Darkness Shows The Stars.

What book are you eager waiting for?

7 comments:

  1. i am nuts for this spacey cover!!!

    here are my WOW picks. stop by?!?!
    http://www.lindsaycummingsblog.blogspot.com/

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  2. That dress is so pretty! I really love the cover, I hope it is as glittery as it looks. I am interested to read this book.

    My WOW: http://rachelreader.blogspot.com/2011/11/waiting-on-wednesday-28.html

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  3. This cover is gorgeous I love it! It's on my TBR list as well!

    Giselle
    Xpresso Reads

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  4. This one is on my TBR list as well. Love the cover. Looks so pretty.

    Grace
    Livre De Amour-Books of Love Blog

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  5. Omg, the fact that she based it on a Jane Austen novel makes it more exciting! Can't wait to read it!

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  6. Wow this sounds really interesting! I also agree that cover is gorgeous :)

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  7. I haven't heard of these at all. I'll have to check them out. Not sure how I feel about killer unicorns though.

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