Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Waiting on Wednesday (#26): The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore



Waiting on Wednesday is about sharing a book every week you cannot wait to be published. This week, I'm waiting on

The Weight of Feathers

by Anna-Marie McLemore





Genre: Young Adult, Magical Realism, Romance

Pages: 320

Expected Publication: September 15, 2015

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books


Description from Goodreads

For twenty years, the Palomas and the Corbeaus have been rivals and enemies, locked in an escalating feud for over a generation. Both families make their living as traveling performers in competing shows—the Palomas swimming in mermaid exhibitions, the Corbeaus, former tightrope walkers, performing in the tallest trees they can find. 

Lace Paloma may be new to her family’s show, but she knows as well as anyone that the Corbeaus are pure magia negra, black magic from the devil himself. Simply touching one could mean death, and she's been taught from birth to keep away. But when disaster strikes the small town where both families are performing, it’s a Corbeau boy, Cluck, who saves Lace’s life. And his touch immerses her in the world of the Corbeaus, where falling for him could turn his own family against him, and one misstep can be just as dangerous on the ground as it is in the trees. 

Beautifully written, and richly imaginative, The Weight of Feathers is an utterly captivating young adult novel by a talented new voice.


I love magical realism. Period. So naturally I'm pretty excited that there are quite many magical realism YA books published this year, The Weight of Feathers included. 

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    1. Yeah, I love the premise :) Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. Totally just added this to my TBR list, this one sounds great!
    I chose Off the Page by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer.
    Check out My WoW!

    Joana

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    1. Good to spread the excitement!! :) Thanks for stopping by!

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