Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly awaiting!
Title: The Girl at Midnight
Author: Melissa Grey
Publisher: Delcorte Press
Expected Publication Date: April 28th, 2015
Blurb:
For readers of Cassandra Clare's City of Bones and Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone, The Girl at Midnight is the story of a modern girl caught in an ancient war.
Beneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for hair and magic running through their veins. Age-old enchantments keep them hidden from humans. All but one. Echo is a runaway pickpocket who survives by selling stolen treasures on the black market, and the Avicen are the only family she's ever known.
Echo is clever and daring, and at times she can be brash, but above all else she's fiercely loyal. So when a centuries-old war crests on the borders of her home, she decides it's time to act.
Legend has it that there is a way to end the conflict once and for all: find the Firebird, a mythical entity believed to possess power the likes of which the world has never seen. It will be no easy task, but if life as a thief has taught Echo anything, it's how to hunt down what she wants . . . and how to take it.
But some jobs aren't as straightforward as they seem. And this one might just set the world on fire.
Beneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for hair and magic running through their veins. Age-old enchantments keep them hidden from humans. All but one. Echo is a runaway pickpocket who survives by selling stolen treasures on the black market, and the Avicen are the only family she's ever known.
Echo is clever and daring, and at times she can be brash, but above all else she's fiercely loyal. So when a centuries-old war crests on the borders of her home, she decides it's time to act.
Legend has it that there is a way to end the conflict once and for all: find the Firebird, a mythical entity believed to possess power the likes of which the world has never seen. It will be no easy task, but if life as a thief has taught Echo anything, it's how to hunt down what she wants . . . and how to take it.
But some jobs aren't as straightforward as they seem. And this one might just set the world on fire.
Melissa Grey penned her first short story at the age of twelve and hasn't stopped writing since. As an undergrad at Yale, she learned how ride a horse and shoot a bow and arrow at the same time, but hasn't had much use for that skill since graduating in 2008. Her debut novel, THE GIRL AT MIDNIGHT, will be published by Delacorte/Random House in spring 2015.
To learn more about Melissa, visit melissa-grey.com and follow her on Twitter @meligrey.
I'm pretty excited about this as well. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteAnd the cover???? ACK! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteFabulous choice, Brooke! My co-blogger just read this and she LOVED it.
ReplyDeleteMy friend Kayleigh read it and RAVED! I want it yesterday!
DeleteI'm looking forward to The Girl at Midnight as well because it sorta reminds me of The Tenth Kingdom with the whole enchanted world hidden under NYC thing.
ReplyDeleteMy WoW
I can't wait. I am really into this type of book right now!
DeleteGreat pick! It sounds really good, and I love the cover! Adding it to my TBR list now. Here's my WoW. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThe cover is amazing. I love covers that are just art work! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteOh, I want this SO BAD! If I had magic powers, this is the book I'd poof into my hands first. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteMichelle @ Michelle's Minions
My WoW
Right? The cover, too! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteOMG YAY! This was my WoW choice a few weeks ago. I LOVE THE PRETTY PURPLE COVER ESPECIALLY. I hope you enjoy this book when you read it, Brooke!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog!
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
The cover is amazing! Have a great week! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI've been seeing this around a lot but haven't read the summary properly until now. It definitely sounds interesting! Hopefully you get to read it soon :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, I hope so, too! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI keep seeing this bookcover, but never reading the synopsis... happy I did now! Sounds so interesting! And I love the name Echo... people with feathers for hair? Yup, sign me up!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the rec!!!
Feathers!!! I KNOW!!! EEP! Thanks for stopping by!
Delete