Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine in which we have the opportunity to let others know about books that we are eagerly waiting for.
Title: Ticker by Lisa Mantchev
Published by: Skyscape
Release date: December 1st, 2014
A girl with a clockwork heart must make every second count.
When Penny Farthing nearly dies, brilliant surgeon Calvin Warwick manages to implant a brass “Ticker” in her chest, transforming her into the first of the Augmented. But soon it’s discovered that Warwick killed dozens of people as he strove to perfect another improved Ticker for Penny, and he’s put on trial for mass murder.
On the last day of Warwick’s trial, the Farthings’ factory is bombed, Penny’s parents disappear, and Penny and her brother, Nic, receive a ransom note demanding all of their Augmentation research if they want to see their parents again. Is someone is trying to destroy the Farthings…or is the motive more sinister?
Desperate to reunite their family and rescue their research, Penny and her brother recruit fiery baker Violet Nesselrode, gentleman-about-town Sebastian Stirling, and Marcus Kingsley, a young army general who has his own reasons for wanting to lift the veil between this world and the next. Wagers are placed, friends are lost, romance stages an ambush, and time is running out for the girl with the clockwork heart.
Why I can’t to read it: I love Mantchev’s Theatre Illuminata series and I cannot wait to see what she comes up next. Ticker sounds fascinating. Don’t you think?
What are you waiting for this week?
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I’m loving this cover!! I’ve actually never read steampunk before. This does sound awesome!! 🙂
Twitter: Liza
Your should try it! I can recommend any of Gayle Carriger books (I love the Parasol Protectorate series) or the Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld (and the audio books for both series are amazing!)
Twitter: aimeereads
EYES LIKE STARS was a brilliant book! I cannot believe I didn’t know Mantchev was going to have another book! Definitely adding this to my wishlist. <33
Twitter: Liza
I know! I read the first two books in the series and never finished it (now I feel bad!)
I heard a lot of great things about her Theatre Illuminata series and this one sounds great, too! I just recently heard of it when the cover was revealed and since I want to read more Steampunk novel I was instantly intrigued. Great pick!
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Twitter: Liza
Thanks! If you want to try other steampunk series see my comment to Lisa and I can also add the Infernal Devices series and my son loved The Rithmatist 🙂
Wow, the cover is gorgeous, I love it!
Twitter: Liza
Thanks for stopping by!
I can’t wait to read this one too. It sounds like it will be a fantastic steampunk. Great pick.
Jenea @ Books Live Forever’s WoW
I like the steampunk type of books. Just saw this cover last week and loved it, great pick!
Twitter: Liza
I love steampunk too and I have high expectations of this one 🙂
Woah, this book sounds awesome. The blurb had me from the first sentence and not to mention how beautiful that cover is! Thanks for sharing! I’m adding it to my tbr 😀
Twitter: Liza
I’m glad you are 🙂
It sounds like an adventure I’d want to go on!! It’s standalone! So rare these days haha 🙂
Twitter: Alyssa Susanna
I’ve never heard of this one, but I’ve had excellent success with Skyscape books. Plus, the cover of this one is fabulous! I hope you love it when you read it!!
Have a fantastic Wednesday!
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Haven’t read her others, but this sounds amazing! Not 100% sold on the cover yet, but that’ll probably change the more I see it. 🙂
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Kirsty @ StudioReads
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Sounds interesting! 😀 Is it steampunk or something?
Twitter: Liza
It sounds like it and I love steampunk 🙂
Interesting! I’ve enjoyed steampunk novels and looking forward in reading more. This sounds like a good one!
Wait..this in a mid-series?
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Twitter: Liza
I think it’s a standalone. Thanks for stopping by!