Waiting on Wednesday 04/07/21
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 Orphan Witch by Paige Crutcher (October 5, 2021 by St. Martin’s Press)
Funny how I just recently finished Her Dark Lies because not long afterwards I came upon this nomscious blurb by J.T. Ellison for an intriguing witchy fantasy novel that sounds like it has a lot of potential.
“Mystical, magical, and wildly original…If Alice Hoffman and Sara Addison Allen had a witchy love child, she would be Paige Crutcher. Do not miss this beautifully realized debut!”— JT Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Her Dark Lies on The Orphan Witch.
A deeper magic. A stronger curse. A family lost…and found.
Persephone May has been alone her entire life. Abandoned as an infant and dragged through the foster care system, she wants nothing more than to belong somewhere. To someone. However, Persephone is as strange as she is lonely. Unexplainable things happen when she’s around—changes in weather, inanimate objects taking flight—and those who seek to bring her into their family quickly cast her out. To cope, she never gets attached, never makes friends. And she certainly never dates. Working odd jobs and always keeping her suitcases half-packed, Persephone is used to moving around, leaving one town for another when curiosity over her eccentric behavior inevitably draws unwanted attention.
After an accidental and very public display of power, Persephone knows it’s time to move on once again. It’s lucky, then, when she receives an email from the one friend she’s managed to keep, inviting her to the elusive Wile Isle. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. However, upon arrival, Persephone quickly discovers that Wile is no ordinary island. In fact, it just might hold the very things she’s been searching for her entire life.
Answers. Family. Home.
And some things she did not want. Like 100-year-old curses and an even older family feud. With the clock running out, love might be the magic that saves them all.”
The BiblioSanctum 
OOh that sounds intriguing! I hope you positively love it once you get to read it!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
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Hmmm… interesting, but I’m not sure. There’s a side of me very curious about this, and another worried it might not be for me. So I look forward to hearing your thoughts if you get to it. I do really like the cover, it has a beautiful sense of magic about it, and anticipation to know what’s just on the other side of that door.
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Right, I’m same way way and admittedly this type of fantasy isn’t usually what I go for, but occasionally something different is good to mix it up 🙂
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This does sound good! Although I’m wary of Alice Hoffman comparisons, they rarely live up to her books.😉
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I’ve never read Alice Hoffman, maybe that’ll help with expectations, haha 😀
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Just added this one to my TBR!
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Oh I love the cover!
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That seems a very good one!
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Oh I love Sarah Addison Allen! Always been disappointed with books said to be similar, but might give this a go.
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Never read Sarah Addison Allen! Never read Alice Hoffman either and her fans also say the same thing, lol! Maybe it’ll help with expectations that I’ve not read either author 😀
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Omg, yes need
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