Wednesday, November 10, 2010

WOW: The Vespertine

I received this for review today and I thought it looked really interesting.  What do you think?

The Vespertine
by Saundra Mitchell
Release Date: March 2, 2011

The summer of 1889 is the one between childhood and womanhood for Amelia van den Broek - and thankfully, she's not spending it at home in rural Maine. She's been sent to Baltimore to stay with her stylish cousin, Zora, who will show her all the pleasures of city life and help her find a suitable man to marry. With diversions ranging from archery in the park to dazzling balls and hints of forbidden romance, Victorian Baltimore is more exciting than Amelia imagined. But her gaiety is interrupted by disturbing, dreamlike visions she has only at sunset - visions that offer glimpses of the future. Soon, friends and strangers alike call on Amelia to hear her prophecies. Newly dubbed "Maine's Own Mystic", Amelia is suddenly quite in demand. However, her attraction to Nathaniel, an artist who is decidedly outside of Zora's circle, threatens the new life Amelia is building in Baltimore. This enigmatic young man is keeping secrets of his own - still, Amelia finds herself irrepressibly drawn to him. And while she has no trouble seeing the futures of others, she cannot predict whether Nathaniel will remain in hers. When one of her darkest visions comes to pass, Amelia's world is thrown into chaos. And those around her begin to wonder if she's not the seer of dark portents, but the cause.

8 comments:

  1. That does look like a good one. Looking forward to your review.

    ReplyDelete
  2. OOOh this sounds good!
    jbdownie5@yahoo.com

    ReplyDelete
  3. This sounds good!
    jbdownie5@yahoo.com

    ReplyDelete
  4. Ok, I am going to have to get this book because someone else is looking forward to reading it!

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a beautiful cover! And the story sounds great too!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Sounds really good, thanks! for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I enjoyed this book too! I love your blog, feels all Autumnal... =D

    www.comacalm.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete