Carnival of Souls
Author: Melissa Marr
Publisher: HarperCollins
Expected Publication: September 4th, 2012
Synopsis:
In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls, where both murder and pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival hosts a deadly competition that allows every daimon a chance to join the ruling elite. Without the competition, Aya and Kaleb would both face bleak futures--if for different reasons. For each of them, fighting to the death is the only way to try to live.
All Mallory knows of The City is that her father--and every other witch there--fled it for a life in exile in the human world. Instead of a typical teenage life full of friends and maybe even a little romance, Mallory scans quiet streets for threats, hides herself away, and trains to be lethal. She knows it's only a matter of time until a daimon finds her and her father, so she readies herself for the inevitable. While Mallory possesses little knowledge of The City, every inhabitant of The City knows of her. There are plans for Mallory, and soon she, too, will be drawn into the decadence and danger that is the Carnival of Souls.
From Melissa Marr, bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series and "Graveminder," comes a brand-new tale of lush secrets, dark love, and the struggle to forge one's own destiny
All Mallory knows of The City is that her father--and every other witch there--fled it for a life in exile in the human world. Instead of a typical teenage life full of friends and maybe even a little romance, Mallory scans quiet streets for threats, hides herself away, and trains to be lethal. She knows it's only a matter of time until a daimon finds her and her father, so she readies herself for the inevitable. While Mallory possesses little knowledge of The City, every inhabitant of The City knows of her. There are plans for Mallory, and soon she, too, will be drawn into the decadence and danger that is the Carnival of Souls.
From Melissa Marr, bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series and "Graveminder," comes a brand-new tale of lush secrets, dark love, and the struggle to forge one's own destiny
My Thoughts:
I'm not really sure why it took me so long to put this on my TBR list. I think it was the cover...maybe? I'm not a huge fan of the cover but I'm not immune to hype and after hearing other bloggers talk about how great this book is/will be I finally decided to check it out. Needless to say that synopsis has me hooked and I am now excited for this September release!
I'm really excited for this one as well! Great pick!
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Teresa @ Readers Live A Thousand Lives
I'm the same way. I wasn't really feeling it but the more I hear about it the more I want to read it. I was the audio book because James Marsters aka Spike is the narrator! LOL
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Hmm.. First time I've seen this book. It looks interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteI love Melissa Marr, so I will be waiting for this one for sure :) Thanks for sharing!
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Great choice. I can't wait for this title too!
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I've seen this one around but I'm unsure at the moment how I feel about it. Not sure if it's one for me. Might wait for some reviews before I make up my mind. Thanks for sharing.
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Sounds interesting, but you're right, the cover isn't great. :)
ReplyDeleteI have been seeing this book a lot and have been wondering if it would be good. I'll have to check it out. thanks for sharing.
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Brilliant pick this week!(: I love Melissa Marr so I can't wait to see what she's coming up with next! :D
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I've read the Wicked Lovely series, and this looks interesting too.
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It took me a while to add this to my TBR too. But I assumed that this was an Adult novel for some reason and I don't trypically read Adult books. But after reading the synospsis I can't wait!
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I want this book so bad. thanks for sharing.
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