Waiting on Wednesday 05/06/20
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
It Will Just Be Us by Jo Kaplan (August 11, 2020 by Crooked Lane Books)
To celebrate Wyrd and Wonder, I’ll be featuring fantasy/paranormal-related picks for my Waiting on Wednesday posts for the whole month of May! Gothic horror, you say? With a bit of ghosts and the supernatural? I love this combination, and I’m glad that these types of stories seem to be making a comeback in recent years. I’ve also been quite impressed with the offerings from Crooked Lane Books as of late, so I’m very curious about this one!
“A terrifying new gothic horror novel about two sisters and a haunted house that never sleeps, perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
They say there’s a door in Wakefield that never opens…
Sam Wakefield’s ancestral home, a decaying mansion built on the edge of a swamp, isn’t a place for children. Its labyrinthine halls, built by her mad ancestors, are filled with echoes of the past: ghosts and memories knotted together as one. In the presence of phantoms, it’s all Sam can do to disentangle past from present in her daily life.
But when her pregnant sister Elizabeth moves in after a fight with her husband, something in the house shifts. Already navigating her tumultuous relationship with Elizabeth, Sam is even more unsettled by the appearance of a new ghost: a faceless boy who commits disturbing acts–threatening animals, terrorizing other children, and following Sam into the depths of the house wielding a knife. When it becomes clear the boy is connected to a locked, forgotten room, one which is never entered, Sam realizes this ghost is not like the others. This boy brings doom…
As Elizabeth’s due date approaches, Sam must unravel the mysteries of Wakefield before her sister brings new life into a house marked by death. But as the faceless boy grows stronger, Sam will learn that some doors should stay closed–and some secrets are safer locked away forever.”
Ohhh…. Color me intrigued! I can always make room for a good ghost story! 😉
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Same here – and a GOTHIC ghost story!
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OOh that sounds intriguing indeed! I’ll have to keep an eye on this one! Hope you enjoy it!
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I have to have it. Gothic. Haunted house. Stop right there.
Lynn 😀
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My thoughts exactly 😉
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Oh this one is definitely new to me
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These are the sorts of stories that can really stay with you if done well. Sounds promising.
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Crossing my fingers it’ll be good!
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A door that never opens, a decaying mansion, edge of a swamp, labyrinthine halls, and a ghost? Oh, this sounds good!
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Definitely! I hope the book will live up to the spookiness of its description
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I should probably pay more attention to Crooked Lane Books, this sounds super creepy!
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Yeah, more of their books have landed on my radar lately!
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I have an arc of this one I can’t wait to read. I hope it’s as creepy as it sounds!
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Ooh I just realized this is on NetGalley – off to request it now! 😛
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Creepy kid watching eeek
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Kids and the horror genre always equals creepy 🙂
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SUPER CREEPY!!!!
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First time hearing of this one but anything with ‘gothic’ in the description catches my eye. Hope you enjoy this!
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