“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine.
by Chelsea Pitcher
Expected Publication: Nov. 8, 2014
Seventeen-year-old Taylor’s given up on happiness. He’s just trying to survive. Haunted by his brother’s death and pushed around at school, he spends his days searching for a quiet moment of peace, until he meets Elora. The enigmatic runaway gives him a hope he’s never had—the hope of truly connecting with another human being.
But the daughter of the Unseelie Queen has different plans for Taylor. Born into a world of corruption and war, Elora is determined to free her people from her mother’s tyranny. If she can gain the allegiance of the Seelie Queen, her mother’s loathed enemy, she and her rebels can crush the Dark Court and bring equality to Faerie. But to do that, she’ll need a proper offering . . .
A human.
To steal a mortal, Elora must become a mortal—at least, by all appearances. And infiltrating Taylor’s high school is surprisingly easy. But as she becomes entangled in his world, Elora realizes something startling: inequality in the human world isn’t so different from inequality in Faerie. Students are bullied, ostracized and attacked for being different. And just like she did in Faerie, she begins gathering up the outcasts, encouraging them to take back the school. Now Elora has two rebellions on her hands: a quickly mounting mutiny in Faerie, and a mortal uprising inspired by the boy she’s destined to betray.
Why? I love the idea of a faerie who can’t seem to help but fight against injustice wherever she finds it. That seems atypical of fey, who are usually only invested in their own well-being.
I love the idea of love being strong enough to overcome even a faerie’s deceptive nature. Very much looking forward to this one.
So… what are you looking forward to this Wednesday?
I can’t decide about this one! I looked at it recently and thought about download the e-ARC, but then I wasn’t sure I’d actually read it, so I didn’t. I’ll wait and hear what you guys think about this one!