Waiting on Wednesday 09/27/17
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick
The Raptor & the Wren by Chuck Wendig (January 23, 2018 by Saga Press)
Of all of Wendig’s books that I’ve read, his Miriam Black series is by far my favorite. While the last volume wasn’t as good as the previous three, this next installment seems to indicate a return to the gritty, violent and horror-filled darkness that made me love the earlier books so much. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
“In the fifth book of the “wildly entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) Miriam Black series, Miriam continues her journey to find answers on how to change her fate and begin to make right some of what she’s done wrong.
Armed with new knowledge that suggests a great sacrifice must be made to change her fate, Miriam continues her quest and learns that she must undo the tragedies of her past to move forward.
One such tragedy is Wren, who is now a teen caught up in a bad relationship with the forces that haunt Miriam and has become a killer, just like Miriam. Black must try to save the girl, but what’s ahead is something she thought impossible…”
The BiblioSanctum 
Wow that’s quite the cover! I don’t know about that series. Another author I haven’t tried yet…
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I really should try it
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Oooh interesting! That’s a totally new to me one! Hope you love it!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
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Oh I didn’t know about this one
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Great cover! I saw this earlier and I’m excited to get back into the world of Miriam Black. I really enjoyed Thunderbird so I’m excited to see if he goes back to that grittiness you love😀
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I hope so! The series is best when it is at its darkest 🙂 I thought Thunderbird was actually on the tamer side, lol!
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OMG I need this series for that cover alone. Awesome pick and the darker the better for me!
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Amen to that!
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Yeah, I didn’t love the last book (still haven’t reviewed it and probably won’t now), it just seemed to lose something for me, the grittiness – I don’t know, it had a filler kind of feel and it just didn’t generate the same excitement in me as the others – but, even so, I”m fully bought into this series now and need to know what happens next.
Lynn 😀
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I agree the last book was the weakest link and I couldn’t really pin down why either. It didn’t quite hook me like the previous installments.
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I’m so torn. I just haven’t had as much luck with his newer books. But I do love Miriam, so will probably give him one more shot
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Same here, I think I will at least finish the series. I think there are a couple more books and then he’s done.
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Wow, book 5 already. I really want to read this series. Miriam Black always sounds pretty awesome.
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She really is! The first three were so good too 🙂
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I’m not digging how ginormous the author’s surname is on the book cover, but that owl!! ❤
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I find the “author’s name bigger than the title” thing hilarious too, especially for this series! I so much prefer the style of the original covers for the first three books.
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What a great cover! I love that! Hope the book is as good as it looks!
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