This is a weekly meme hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine. "Waiting on Wednesday" spotlights upcoming releases that I'm eagerly anticipating.
Ashes to Ashes by Melissa Walker
Pub. Date: December 23, 2013
Goodreads says, "If I Stay meets the movie Ghost in this first book in a teen duology about a teenage-girl-turned-ghost who must cling to the echoes of her former life to save the people she left behind. Ashes to Ashes is author Melissa Walker's sweeping, romantic, and emotionally rich story about the things that torment and tempt us, even from the Great Beyond. This book is perfect for fans of Die for Me andImaginary Girls, and its breathtaking ending will leave readers anxiously awaiting the series conclusion, Dust to Dust. When Callie's life is cut short by a tragic accident, she expects to find nothingness, or maybe some version of heaven. Instead, her spirit travels to the Prism, an ethereal plane populated by the ghosts she thought were fictional. Here she meets a striking and mysterious ghost named Thatcher, who is meant to guide her as she learns to haunt and bring peace to the loved ones she left behind. However, Callie uncovers a dark secret about the spirit world: The angry souls who always populate ghost stories are real, dangerous, and willing to do whatever it takes to stay on Earth, threatening the existence of everyone she ever cared about. As she fights to save them, Callie will learn that while it may no longer beat, her heart can still love-and break."I mean when a book is described as If I Stay meets Ghost and fans of Die For Me will love it, you know it's on auto-buy! What do you guys think?
Oh dear... a mention of If I Stay might render me powerless! I keep hearing good stuff about Melissa Walker, but haven't picked any of her work up yet.
ReplyDeleteI know, right?! I haven't read any of her work yet, but I definitely plan on reading this one. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteThis one sounds really cool! Great pick!
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Thanks, Christianna!
DeleteI'm excited for this one, too. It just sounds so interesting. I'm not crazy about that cover, but they can't all be winners. I love that it is a two-parter instead of the typical trilogy. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteThe cover is pretty ominous! I like that it only has two books has well. Thanks for visiting, Natalie!
Deletesounds so intense! the cvoer is beautiful!! and so is the cover for witchstruck in your sidebar! have to check that one out too!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read Witchstruck too! Thanks for visiting, Carrie!
DeleteSounds good and that cover is just so striking.
ReplyDeleteIt is---very eye-catching! Thanks for dropping by, Juju!
DeleteI think this will be an emotional story. I haven't read If I Stay or the other books mentioned in the blurb but I have watched Ghost and I imagine this will be very popular with teens.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking it will be too. You MUST read If I Stay!! Thanks for visiting, Christina!
DeleteThis one certainly sounds good! I was a fan of Walker's Unbreak My Heart so I hope she can write a good paranormal story. I loved If I Stay and Die For Me though, so I think I will! Awesome pick. :)
ReplyDeleteI really wanted to read Unbreak My Heart but never got around to it. Thanks for visiting, Jen!
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