Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event originally created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are all eagerly anticipating. Jill has been MIA since August of 2016. Despite this, the meme lives on….Hope you come back Jill! Until then I will be joining Tressa at Wishful Endings and her meme Can’t-Wait Wednesday.
Happy Wednesday y’all! This week I’m eagerly waiting on The Sound of Stars by debut author Alechia Dow. First the cover 😍 It deserves all the recognition because it is gorgeous! I love the purples and blues and pinks all mixed together. Then the blurb….aliens, forbidden art, created in a lab. Yep I need this one ASAP please and thank you!
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow Published by Inkyard Press on 2020-02-25
Length: 400 pages
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Don’t miss this spectacular debut novel… Can a girl who risks her life for books and an alien who loves forbidden pop music work together to save humanity? This road trip is truly out of this world! A beautiful and thrilling read for fans of Marie Lu and Veronica Roth.
Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Ilori resulted in the deaths of one-third of the world’s population.
Seventeen-year-old Janelle “Ellie” Baker survives in an Ilori-controlled center in New York City. Deemed dangerously volatile because of their initial reaction to the invasion, humanity’s emotional transgressions are now grounds for execution. All art, books and creative expression are illegal, but Ellie breaks the rules by keeping a secret library. When a book goes missing, Ellie is terrified that the Ilori will track it back to her and kill her.
Born in a lab, M0Rr1S (Morris) was raised to be emotionless. When he finds Ellie’s illegal library, he’s duty-bound to deliver her for execution. The trouble is, he finds himself drawn to human music and in desperate need of more. They’re both breaking the rules for love of art—and Ellie inspires the same feelings in him that music does.
Ellie’s—and humanity’s—fate rests in the hands of an alien she should fear. M0Rr1S has a lot of secrets, but also a potential solution—thousands of miles away. The two embark on a wild and dangerous road trip with a bag of books and their favorite albums, all the while making a story and a song of their own that just might save them both.
About Alechia Dow
Alechia Dow is a former pastry chef, food critic, culinary teacher, and Youth Services librarian. When not writing about determined black girls (like herself), you can find her chasing her wild child, baking, or taking teeny adventures around Europe.
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Usually I’m not one for alien books – they just don’t work for me that often. However, an alien that loved forbidden pop music. This sounds too quirky for even me to pass up. Thanks!
I know right?! It sounds like a fun read.
This was already on my TBR, great pick! You can check out my post in the link below.
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature) recently posted…Lisa’s Looking Forward To #35 – October 22nd, 2019
I can’t wait!
That cover is gorgeous and it sounds like such a fantastic read too.
My CWW
I hope it’s as good as I think it will be 😉
Oh man! That cover is gorgeous!! Hope you thoroughly enjoy this one once you get to read it!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
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Isn’t it pretty 😍
This one sounds really good! And you’re right. The cover is GORGEOUS!
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I love the tag line! Can their love of books and pop music save the world? I don’t know if it can but it’ll sure get me to read the book 😂