This week my WoW pick is...
The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle!
Release Date ~ September 25, 2012 from Graphia (HMH)
If your home was the last safe place on earth, would you let a stranger in?
In this captivating thriller, an Amish settlement is the last safe haven in a world plagued by an unspeakable horror…
Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers are free to experience non-Amish culture before officially joining the church. But before Rumspringa arrives, Katie’s safe world starts to crumble. It begins with a fiery helicopter crash in the cornfields, followed by rumors of massive unrest and the disappearance of huge numbers of people all over the world. Something is out there...and it is making a killing.
Unsure why they haven’t yet been attacked, the Amish Elders make a decree: No one goes outside their community, and no one is allowed in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man lying just outside the boundary of their land, she can’t leave him to die. She refuses to submit to the Elder’s rule and secretly brings the stranger into her community—but what else is she bringing in with him?
So this book popped up on my radar when one my blogger friends received it, and the idea is just so out there that I decided that I MUST read this one! I desperately want to read more scary books that send shivers down my spine :)
Plus, I keep seeing Lauren DeStefano raving about how we all need to read this one- and if another author loves a book that much (when I love said author's books) then that's enough to convince me to give a book a chance all on its own.
Tell me though, what are YOU waiting on this Wednesday??
The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle!
Release Date ~ September 25, 2012 from Graphia (HMH)
If your home was the last safe place on earth, would you let a stranger in?
In this captivating thriller, an Amish settlement is the last safe haven in a world plagued by an unspeakable horror…
Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers are free to experience non-Amish culture before officially joining the church. But before Rumspringa arrives, Katie’s safe world starts to crumble. It begins with a fiery helicopter crash in the cornfields, followed by rumors of massive unrest and the disappearance of huge numbers of people all over the world. Something is out there...and it is making a killing.
Unsure why they haven’t yet been attacked, the Amish Elders make a decree: No one goes outside their community, and no one is allowed in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man lying just outside the boundary of their land, she can’t leave him to die. She refuses to submit to the Elder’s rule and secretly brings the stranger into her community—but what else is she bringing in with him?
So this book popped up on my radar when one my blogger friends received it, and the idea is just so out there that I decided that I MUST read this one! I desperately want to read more scary books that send shivers down my spine :)
Plus, I keep seeing Lauren DeStefano raving about how we all need to read this one- and if another author loves a book that much (when I love said author's books) then that's enough to convince me to give a book a chance all on its own.
Tell me though, what are YOU waiting on this Wednesday??
10 comments:
This one sounds so scary and thrilling. :o
:O I think I just may read this one too, after hearing that Lauren DS loves it as well! Thanks for sharing, if not I might have brushed past it!
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Sounds really intriguing. And the cover is a little bit scary. Great pick! :D
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This is different. Never heard of this book before now. Great WOW Pick.
Grace
I first heard this one from Lauren DeStefano too. She says it's scary and creepy so I am intrigued. I hadn't seen the cover until now though. Great pick!
This sounds so different and amazing!! This is the first I have seen of the cover and I think it is great! :)
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I haven't read Amish books, but this one sounds very original! o.o
AWESOME pick. I've never heard of this one before, but I'll definitely have to add it to my TBR list! It sounds ridiculously unique, and I just adore that concept.
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I have never read an Amish book before but this looks really interesting and different. Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my post :)
Jennifer @ Dream Reads
Looks to be a very interesting read, wow!
Thanks for sharing it :) Happy reading!
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