Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday


Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine, and it spotlights upcoming books that we as readers are anxiously awaiting...

Unwholly by Neal Shusterman
Genre:  YA Dystopian
Unwind Trilogy, Book 2
Expected publication date:  August 28, 2012

Description (taken from Goodreads):
In a society where unwanted and troublesome teens are salvaged for their body parts, Connor, Risa and Lev continue to fight against the system that would 'unwind' them. Thanks to their high-profile revolt at the Happy Jack Harvest Camp, people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding. Ridding society of so-called troublesome teens might be convenient, but its morality has finally been brought into question and a new law passed. However, unwinding has become big business, and there are powerful political and corporate interests, not to mention the illegal 'Parts Pirates', that want to see it not only continue, but expand.

Connor, Risa and Lev each struggle to rescue as many AWOL teens as possible and offer them sanctuary. But life at the Graveyard is hard, rivalries bubble under the surface and the cracks are beginning to show.

And then there is Cam, a teen who does not exist. Made entirely out of parts from one hundred other 'unwinds', Cam is a 21st century Frankenstein, a rewound, struggling to find a true identity and meaning, and a place in society. But when a sadistic bounty hunter who takes "trophies" from all the 'unwinds' he captures starts to pursue Connor, Lev and Risa, Cam finds his own fate inextricably bound with theirs…

I didn't realize a cover was finally revealed for this book until I checked it on Goodreads this past week.  Ever since I read the first, I've been dying to know more about this world.  Honestly, Unwind is one of the very few that disturbed me and made me want to pee my pants even though it's not a horror novel.  Definitely recommend the first book when you're in the mood for a dystopian.



2 comments:

  1. Oooh this sounds dark and creepy. I love it. Great WOW pick.

    Grace
    Books of Love

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  2. I still haven't read Unwind!! I really need to get on that... Great pick, this cover is CREEPY!!! LOVE IT! :D

    Anna @ Literary Exploration
    My WoW

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