Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (4/18/2012) The Forsaken #1

Author: Lisa M. Stasse
Expected Release Date: July 10, 2012
Summary from Goodreads:


A thought-provoking and exciting start to a riveting new dystopian trilogy. 

As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna learned at an early age to blend in and be quiet—having your parents taken by the police will do that to a girl. But Alenna can’t help but stand out when she fails a test that all sixteen-year-olds have to take: The test says she has a high capacity for brutal violence, and so she is sent to The Wheel, an island where all would-be criminals end up. 

The life expectancy of prisoners on The Wheel is just two years, but with dirty, violent, and chaotic conditions, the time seems a lot longer as Alenna is forced to deal with civil wars for land ownership and machines that snatch kids out of their makeshift homes. Desperate, she and the other prisoners concoct a potentially fatal plan to flee the island. Survival may seem impossible, but Alenna is determined to achieve it anyway.


Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we (bloggers) are anxiously awaiting. So what book are you excited about right now?


2 comments:

  1. OOoh that looks interesting!

    Here's my WoW

    Have a GREAT day!

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  2. Thanks for stopping by Jessica. I'm headed your way right now!

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