Waiting on Wednesday 3/16

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, and specifically spotlights upcoming novels we can't wait to read. As always, there are some amazing upcoming books, but this week I'm particularly excited for...

Title: Lark
Author: Tracey Porter
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
Published: April 8, 2011
Genre: YA, Contemps/Paranormal
Pages: 192

When sixteen-year-old Lark Austin is kidnapped from her Virginia hometown and left for dead in a snowy forest, she leaves behind two girls who are shocked by the loss of their former friend. At the same time Eve must face the hole left by Lark’s absence, she also can’t shake the guilt that Lark’s death was her fault.

Meanwhile, Nyetta is haunted by Lark’s ghost, who comes through the bedroom window and begs Nyetta to set her soul free. Eve and Nyetta realize it is their responsibility to uncover why Lark is trapped in limbo, but only by coming together to find the missing pieces of themselves can they bring peace to Lark.
There's something to be said about books with simple and beautiful covers that let the premise of the story sing for itself (no pun intended, of course). Lark has a quiet beauty to the premise...eerie and haunting with a story of kidnap and a missing girl, but increased by the intensity of friendship and the pain of loss, this sounds like a truly powerful story. Plus, a book that can perfectly merge such a harsh and realistic situation with a paranormal element like the missing girl's ghost, this sounds like an original, powerful and amazing homerun! What do you think, and what are you waiting on this week?

22 comments:

  1. For some reason this summary reminded me of the Lovely Bones in certain respects. Sounds good!

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  2. Great review. I have to agree with Alissa on this one!

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  3. I love the simplicity of the cover! Great choice this week!

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  4. Great pick! The synopsis grabbed me right away!!

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  5. The synopsis seems intriguing! Thanks for featuring the book!

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  6. Wow. Gorgeous cover. So lovely in it's simplicity and starkness.

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  7. This one sounds good-- kind of like a reverse Lovely Bones. Great pick! :)-

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  8. I'm very curious about this one, really looking forward to it. Great pick! =)

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  9. Wow, this is the first time I've heard of this book. It has a beautiful cover and the synopsis is strong too. Nice pick!

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  10. The cover is wonderful and what an eerie description. You're right, sounds like it will be a great read.

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  11. I've got this one on my wishlist already - sounds like a really good story.
    Sally.
    http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/03/waiting-on-wednesday-10.html

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  12. I'm with you on simple covers. They are some of my faves. Yay...a ghost story!! I've never heard of this book before. I'm definitely adding it to my Wishlist.

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  13. Ghost story! Great pick. It sounds really good!

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  14. I'm LOVING this cover! Little birdies in trees are the best :D

    Here's mine (my first WoW!)...
    <a href="http://oneadayya.blogspot.com/2011/03/bod-wow-wither-by-lauren-destephano.html>One A Day YA</a>

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  15. Melissa, this sound like it going to be an amazing read! I also love the simplicity of the cover, thanks for featuring this book!

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  16. I love the cover for Lark and the synopsis kind of reminds me of The Lovely Bones.

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  17. I love the cover. Can't read murdered girl stories though...too upsetting.

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  18. adding it to the list now- I love WoW-I always discover great titles

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  19. Sounds great! That's new to me. A combo of contemp and paranormal.

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  20. Sweet pick - I've had my eye on this one for awhile! :D

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