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 GOODREADS: The year is 1915 and Pin, the fifteen year-old daughter of an amusement park fortune teller, disguises herself as a boy to run with the teenage boys who thrive in the dregs of Chicago's street scene.
Unbeknownst to the well-heeled city-dwellers and visitors who come to enjoy its attractions, Riverview Park is also host to a brutal serial killer, a perfumed pedophile who uses the secrecy of a dark amusement park ride to conduct his crimes. When Pin sees a man enter the Hell Gate ride with a young girl, and leave without her, she knows that something deadly is afoot.
The crime will lead her to the iconic outsider artist Henry Darger, a brilliant but seemingly mad man obsessed with his illustrated novel about a group of young girls who triumph over adult oppressors. Together, the two navigate the seedy underbelly of a changing city to uncover a murderer few even know to look for.
WHY I CAN'T WAIT: I really enjoy historical fiction when it's mixed with mystery elements. Add in an amusement park and a serial killer and you have my attention. And I won't lie, Satan's head on the cover is what initially caught my attention.
WHAT BOOK CAN'T YOU WAIT FOR THIS WEEK???
WHAT BOOK CAN'T YOU WAIT FOR THIS WEEK???
Girl-disguised-as-a-boy AND an amusement park? Those are like two of my favorite tropes, lol! I am so checking this one out!
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I knew a lot of people would be interested in those tropes.
DeleteI love the historical amusement park setting in Chicago. That sounds great, but I don't like to read about serial killers. I guess I'll have to see some reviews before I decide...lol
ReplyDeleteI think the setting will be great. Serial killers don't bother me much but I have to admit that "pedophile" does make me cautious.
DeleteI haven't read an Elizabeth Hand book in ages, and I'm very curious about this new one. I love that devil's head too!
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I know her name but don't recall reading anything she's written. Of course I may be confusing her with Cynthia Hand.
DeleteThis sounds twisted and dark. I like that. And the girl sounds resourceful. I like that too!
ReplyDeleteShe does doesn't she?
DeleteOoh, this one sounds like a spooky one! Great pick!
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DeleteThis sounds interesting. I too enjoy a good historical fiction!
ReplyDeleteI do as long as it's not straight-out historical romance. Nothing wrong with that but it doesn't hold my interest long.
DeleteI'm excited for this one too. It sounds fun, and I do love the cover. Great pick!
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Yes the cover is really cool!
DeleteOooh! This sounds like it has some fascinating elements. Thanks so much for sharing it. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're quite welcome.
DeleteOooh! This looks like an interesting read! Great pick!
ReplyDeleteHere’s my WoW!
Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog
Thanks!
DeleteThis sounds like a good one Barb! Hunting a serial killer sounds like it would make a scary but thrilling page-turner! Awesome pick!
ReplyDeleteLindy@ A Bookish Escape
Great time to release it as well. I think October is going to be a stellar month for releases!
DeleteThis sounds really good and nice and chilling. I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteTressa @ Wishful Endings
oh wow, I wasn't expecting a synopsis like that based off the book cover. It sounds quite intriguing!!
ReplyDeleteKind of shocked me too. I like the cover but it isn't what I imagined. Actually turned out better than I anticipated.
DeleteThis sounds fantastic - I want it. NOW please.
ReplyDeleteLynn :D
And thanks
Me too Lynn!
DeleteDefinitely a striking cover -- and I didn't even realise that was Satan's head on there. AND -- loving the blurb! Pin sounds like she's all sorts of fantastic!
ReplyDeleteLeave it to me to focus in on Satan's head first!
DeleteThis one actually sounds a bit different. I'll be interested to see some reviews of it but might add it to wishlist now to remind me to check it out!
ReplyDeleteHopefully I can sway you once I read it!
DeleteThere are a lot of great covers out lately! Maybe it's because styles I like are popular right now. 👍✨
ReplyDeleteI agree, tons of awesome ones. And I admit, I usually judge a book by its cover.
DeleteI love historical fiction and this definitely sounds like an interesting one, especially with the mystery elements.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
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