Waiting on Wednesday – Winterspell

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine,
which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating!

The clock chimes midnight, a curse breaks, and a girl meets a prince . . . but what follows is not all sweetness and sugarplums.

New York City, 1899. Clara Stole, the mayor's ever-proper daughter, leads a double life. Since her mother's murder, she has secretly trained in self-defense with the mysterious Drosselmeyer.

Then, on Christmas Eve, disaster strikes.

Her home is destroyed, her father abducted—by beings distinctly not human. To find him, Clara journeys to the war-ravaged land of Cane. Her only companion is the dethroned prince Nicholas, bound by a wicked curse. If they're to survive, Clara has no choice but to trust him, but his haunted eyes burn with secrets—and a need she can't define. With the dangerous, seductive faery queen Anise hunting them, Clara soon realizes she won't leave Cane unscathed—if she leaves at all.

It’s a retelling of The Nutcracker. …Let me say this again: It’s. A. Retelling. Of. The Nutcracker. I can’t even. Do I need to list any more reasons “why I’m waiting” than that? What more do you want?! Omg.

I’ve loved The Nutcracker my whole life, since my parents took me to see the ballet when I was little. I need this YA retelling like I need air. :O

What book are YOU anxiously awaiting today?

Link me to your WoW post and I’ll be sure to stop by! :)