Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Can't Wait Wednesday (119)

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings to spotlight highly anticipated books.  It is based on the Waiting on Wednesday meme which used to be hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.







FROM GOOREADS: A story of the undead like you’ve never read before, Justina Ireland’s Dread Nation is a fresh, stunning, and powerful meditation on race in America wrapped in an alternate-history adventure where Confederate and Union soldiers rise from the dead at the end of the Civil War.

Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities—and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It’s a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society’s expectations.

But that’s not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston’s School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn’t pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems.

At once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive, Dread Nation is Justina Ireland’s stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar—a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet.


WHY I CAN'T WAIT:  This just sounds like an interesting read.  The historical aspect as well as the rising dead is a combination I am definitely down for and in the mood for right now.


WHAT BOOK CAN'T YOU WAIT FOR THIS WEEK??? 
 

44 comments:

  1. The cover of this book is so striking! I hadn't realised it wasn't out until April, though... How am I supposed to wait so long?!

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    1. I know. The wait is too long in my opinion.

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  2. Oh YUP! That books sounds incredible!!

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  3. Hmm...this sounds unique. I hope you enjoy it! Have a great week!

    CWW
    Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know

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    1. It does sound pretty original. I think it will be an interesting read to say the least.

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  4. It could be interesting. And such a stunning cover, Barb.

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  5. Great pick! I saw this a couple of weeks ago and it sounds fantastic. And really, there will never be enough zombie stories!

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  6. Whoa...I love when they just won't stay dead. Makes for some grisly reading. :-)

    sherry @ fundinmental

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    1. Yep, darn those undead. Always popping up everywhere it seems.

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  7. Great cover. Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  8. Sounds like such a unique story! I hope you enjoy it!

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  9. I really like that cover! And it sounds like it would be a great read too. Nice choice!

    Thank you for stopping by my CWW,
    Jenea's Book Obsession

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    1. I can't believe it's such a long wait though!

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  10. I'm not much for alternate history novels, but this one is really appealing! I hope you enjoy it!

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    1. When there are paranormal aspects, I'm all in!

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  11. This is the first time I'm hearing about this one!

    Thanks for sharing,
    ~Brittany @ Brittany's Book Rambles

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  12. This does sound like an interesting one to be on the look out for. I don't know why I am not a zombie fan but I might try it. :)

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    1. I like them well enough. I find them definitely more interesting on screen than in books though.

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  13. Oooh! This sounds really interesting! Great pick!

    Here’s my WoW!

    Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog

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  14. Welllll!! Blogger buddy, I'm going to SURPRISE you today!! Yes, indeedy!! Because I NEED to read this!! Nope, your eyes are NOT playing tricks on you! I'm deadly serious! (Pun intended, lol.) WHY, you will ask, am I interested in this novel? Because I'm passionately against racism, and totally for social justice!! (ESPECIALLY post-Charlottesville....) And because Jane, the female protagonist, looks like such a BADA**!! So yeah, I'm adding this book to my Goodreads shelves!! Can you believe it? Even though there are...SHUDDERS....ZOMBIES in it!!

    Thanks for the heads up!! Thanks as well for the lovely comment you left on my own CWW post!! I'll be sure to reply later! HUGGLES TO YOU & THE BOYS!! WOOF, WOOF!!! <3 <3 <3 :) :) :)

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    1. I'm shocked! Hope you love this one and maybe we can read it together? The boys wish you a great week ahead and we apologize for taking so long to get back to you :)

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  15. Alternate histories are aways so interesting.

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  16. wow this is such a unique find Barb. I'm very into alternative history now. Not sure about the dead rising because that sounds very like Zs to me and I'm allergic to them but I'm still SO INTRIGUED!

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  17. Oooo, April 2018! For some reason I thought this was publishing in June 2018. I have no idea why. It sounds so good! I hope you enjoy this book when you get the chance to read it!

    Have a fabulous week, Barb. =)

    Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!

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  18. Wow this does sound interesting. Definitely an interesting take on things it sounds like. I hope it's great!

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  19. Wow, indeed, this sounds amazing. And if it manages to get people thinking, even better. Awesome pick, Barb!

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    1. I agree. People definitely need to think more right now!

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  20. I like reading nf about the civil war and I love zombies so I'll probably try this at some point!

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  21. The cover for this book is wonderful and the plot is very intriguing. I hope you enjoy it.

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  22. I've been seeing this around now! It seems really interesting; I love the idea of zombies and everything! But it also seems like a good way to talk about racism too. Plus, the main character just sounds like such a boss!

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  23. This sounds like a pretty unique read. I hope you enjoy it!

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