"Waiting On" Wednesday (7)

 

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly chance for bloggers to share books we can't wait to get our hands on.  

It's hosted by Jill from Breaking The Spine. 

Available in Hardcover March 1, 2012:

• Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• Format: Hardcover , 432pp
• Age Range: 12 and up
• ISBN-13: 9780399255243

Synopsis From Penguin Young Readers Group E-Catalog, Spring 2012:

You thought you knew him. You
were dead wrong.

Carver Young dreams of becoming a detective, despite
growing up in an orphanage with only crime
novels to encourage him. But when he is adopted
by Detective Hawking of the world famous Pinkerton
Agency, Carver is given not only the chance to
find his biological father, he finds himself smack
in the middle of a real life investigation: tracking
down a vicious serial killer who has thrown New
York City into utter panic. When the case begins to
unfold, however, it’s worse than he could have ever
imagined, and his loyalty to Mr. Hawking and the
Pinkertons comes into question. As the body count
rises and the investigation becomes dire, Carver
must decide where his true loyalty lies.

Full of whip-smart dialogue, kid-friendly gadgets,
and featuring a then New York City Police Commisioner
Teddy Roosevelt, Ripper challenges everything
you thought you knew about the world’s
most famous serial killer.

 

This has me curious, because it appears to take the Ripper story and turn it upside down.  After all, Jack the Ripper was supposed to have terrorized London in the late 1880's.  So, I want to see what he's doing in New York.  And Teddy Roosevelt? That's an unexpected twist!  I can't wait to see if the book is as creative as the premise suggests.

That's what I'm waiting on! Now how 'bout you?

The Time Will Come (2)

 

"The Time Will Come"  is a weekly feature hosted by Jodie from Books for Company.

Each Thursday, we share a book that might be sitting unread on our shelves for now, but we do intend to get to! 

(Thanks go to Jennifer @ It's Fay, Not Fey! for the graphic!) 

I think I'd better start planning my October reading soon! Chances are a lot of y'all read Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" in high school.  I know I did.  It was disturbing.  I've also read The Haunting of Hill House and loved it.  It was a psychological narrative.  I just know more spine-tingling creepiness awaits in We Have Always Lived in the Castle.  If you enjoyed DuMaurier's Rebecca, you'd probably like the Gothic tales written by Shirley Jackson.

Synopsis from BN.com:

Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.

"Waiting On" Wednesday (3)

 

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly chance for bloggers to share books we can't wait to get our hands on.  

It's hosted by Jill from Breaking The Spine.

Available in Hardcover September 13:

The Isle of Blood is third in The Monstrumologist series. The series opener, The Monstrumologist, was named a Printz Honor book in 2010.  These books are so much fun! A monster hunter and his apprentice! What makes these special is that they really feel like period books (19th century Gothic). Not for the faint of heart, but they make perfect Halloween/October reading! When I finally have this in my hands, I'll keep it aside and begin on October 1st! Of course, this is assuming Borders.com makes good on my pre-order that I've had placed since June! And it's also assuming I don't decide to get an early start on my Halloween reading!

If you're interested, definitely start at the beginning!

Book One

Book Two