07 March 2012

Waiting On Wednesday (27) - For Darkness Shows The Stars

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're pining after.

Title: For Darkness Shows the Stars
Author: Diana Peterfreund
Published: June 12th 2012
Publisher: Balzer + Bray

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. - From Goodreads

I love the story of Persuasion and I have always enjoyed Diana Peterfreund's writing so I am super excited for this. Also how amazing does the cover look?!?

What are you waiting on this Wednesday?

7 comments:

  1. I want this one so badly!! Awesome choice! Can't wait to be able to read it. And the cover is totally swoon-worthy :D

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  2. I keep seeing this one lately and it sounds really good! Check out our WoW this week!

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  3. The cover is to die for, so pretty!

    You can see my pick on my blog :)

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  4. Ooh! I want this book so badly! The cover is gorgeous, which can't hurt. ;D

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  5. This one looks so good; and I absolutely LOVE the cover! Great pick; New follower; feel free to swing by My WoW

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  6. I'm waiting on this one too. I am in love with the cover and the title! It's so pretty. If I ever get a Kindle, I want this as my Kindle's skin.:)

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  7. This was my pick last week. I love Diana Peterfreund's writing, too and the cover is soooo lovely.

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