Waiting on Wednesday | Inhuman & Our Song

 

 

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine.

 

 

 

 

Inhuman

by Kat Falls

Expected Publication: Sept. 24, 2013

 

In a world ravaged by mutation, a teenage girl must travel into the forbidden Savage Zone to recover lost artifacts or her father’s life is forfeit.

America has been ravaged by a war that has left the eastern half of the country riddled with mutation. Many of the people there exhibit varying degrees of animal traits. Even the plantlife has gone feral.

Crossing from west to east is supposed to be forbidden, but sometimes it’s necessary. Some enter the Savage Zone to provide humanitarian relief. Sixteen-year-old Lane’s father goes there to retrieve lost artifacts—he is a Fetch. It’s a dangerous life, but rewarding—until he’s caught.

Desperate to save her father, Lane agrees to complete his latest job. That means leaving behind her life of comfort and risking life and limb—and her very DNA—in the Savage Zone. But she’s not alone. In order to complete her objective, Lane strikes a deal with handsome, roguish Rafe. In exchange for his help as a guide, Lane is supposed to sneak him back west. But though Rafe doesn’t exhibit any signs of “manimal” mutation, he’s hardly civilized . . . and he may not be trustworthy.

 

 

Where do I begin? From the Indiana Jones-ish vibe, to the sci-fi-experiment-gone-wrong-landscape, to the questing, danger, and adventure, to the handsome, possibly untrustworthy stranger? I must have it! Gimme, gimme!

 

 

Our Song

by Jordana Fraiberg

Expected Publication: May. 7, 2013

 

 

Olive Bell has spent her entire life in the beautiful suburb of Vista Valley, with a picture-perfect home, a loving family, and a seemingly perfect boyfriend. But after a near-fatal car accident, she’s haunted by a broken heart and a melody that she cannot place.

Then Olive meets Nick. He’s dark, handsome, mysterious . . . and Olive feels connected to him in a way she can’t explain. Is there such a thing as fate? The two embark on a whirlwind romance—until Nick makes a troubling confession.

Heartbroken, Olive pieces together what really happened the night of her accident and arrives at a startling revelation. Only by facing the truth can she uncover the mystery behind the song and the power of what it means to love someone.

 

 

This sounds like a really interesting contemporary. I’m always looking for contemporaries to break up the paranormal I usually read, so I’m hopeful for this one! =)

So… what are you looking forward to this Wednesday?