Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Waiting On Wednesday/ Throat by R. A. Nelson

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the SpineThis meme spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

ISBN-13: 978-0375867002
Author: R.A. Nelson
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date: January 25, 2011

R. A. Nelson takes us on a supernatural thrill ride, a modern-day vampire story set on a NASA base and filled with space-and-science intrigue. Seventeen-year-old Emma feels cursed by her epilepsy—until the lost night. She's shocked to wake up in the hospital one morning, weak from blood loss. When her memories begin to return, she pieces together that it was a man—a monster—who attacked her: a vampire named Wirtz. And it was her very condition that saved her: a grand mal seizure interrupted Wirtz and left Emma with all the amazing powers of a vampire—heightened senses, rapid speed—but no need to drink blood. Is Emma now a half-vampire girl? One thing soon becomes clear: the vampire Wirtz is fierce and merciless, feared even by his own kind, and won't leave a job undone. (Publisher's summary from Amazon)

22 comments:

Belinda said...

Wow. Straight away with one look at that cover I was ready to buy it. Reading the blurb this is definitely a book I'd read. Thanks for a great suggestion!!

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June G said...

Heard about this one and will definitely be checking it out. Great choice!

Lacey Weatherford said...

I hadn't heard of this one yet, but the cover and blurb are fantastic!
The Delusional Diaries

Christina / Book Addict said...

Wow! What a great cover! Thanks for sharing this one!

Manga Maniac said...

I haven't heard of this one before. It looks interesting! I don't know if I like the cover, but the premise sounds really good.

Leanna Elle said...

This is a new one on me too. Sounds good. Great pick!

Emilyandherlittlepinknotes said...

wow I agree, that image is powerful

Heather said...

Ok, I have to say, the plot of this book sounds totally nutty! In an "hmm, maybe I need to read this!" sort of way XD Thanks for the Wednesday contribution, I'm now a follower!

Tammy (The Book Fairy's Haven) said...

So love the cover for this one! Great choice - sounds kind of different to the usual type of vamp fiction out there, but I'd definitely want to try this.

Unknown said...

Sounds pretty awesome! I'll be adding it to my TBR list! Great pick!

Nat said...

I like the sound of this one---an epileptic half-vampire!

Melissa (i swim for oceans) said...

Vampires aren't really my thing, but this sounds awesome! :)

Dazzling Mage said...

Lol, the vampire plots writers come up with. I'm actually interested in this. Great pick!

Tales of Whimsy said...

Oooooooo good one. That definitely caught my attention.

danya said...

Wow, I haven't heard of this one before - interesting how epilepsy is incorporated.

Book Sake said...

Ooooh...a vampire book with a twist...love it!

Our pick is at BookSake.

Amber said...

Great pick! I love the cover and the premise sounds really intriguing! Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Wow, that is a new spin on vamps isn't it? Great pick :)

Claire @ YA Bookie Monster said...

I love the cover of this book! I hadn't heard of it till now, but it sounds like one I'll be adding to my TBR list!

Anne R. said...

Haven't heard of this book until now but the summary and cover are making me want to put it on my TBR list :3

The1stdaughter said...

That cover has to be the most unique cover I've ever seen! So different and leaves me very intrigued.

Alyssa Kirk said...

This is on my list - I love the cover!

~Alyssa
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