Dana Hathaway doesn’t know it yet, but she’s in big trouble. When her alcoholic mom shows up at her voice recital drunk, Dana decides she’s had it with being her mother’s keeper, so she packs her bags and heads to stay with her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the magical world of Faerie intersect.
But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong, for it turns out she isn't just an ordinary teenage girl—she's a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie.
Soon, she finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics. Someone's trying to kill her, and everyone wants something from her, even her newfound friends and family. Suddenly, life with her alcoholic mom doesn't sound half bad, and Dana would do anything to escape Avalon and get back home. Too bad both her friends and her enemies alike are determined not to let her go . . . [summary from Goodreads]
I have to admit that, with the oversaturated market, faerie books need to be really, REALLY good in order to capture my attention and win my love. But this one sounds very promising! It reminds me a bit of Holly Black's Tithe, which I love infinitely. And also, upcoming YA author Karen Mahoney gave this a high rating on Goodreads. (Yes, I am a big leech of recommendations. Aren't we all? *grins*) I hope that come May, this will be as good as it sounds!
Glimmerglass will be published in paperback by St. Martin's Griffin on May 25, 2010.
Great pick - this one looks soo good, and I LOVE the cover!
ReplyDeleteThe cover is amazing! The summary is definitely interesting, it makes me want to read Glimmerglass and find out more.
ReplyDeleteI really like the sound of this one, and the cover is lovely. Great pick, as always!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so good! I'm hit and miss with faerie books, but this sounds different enough to draw me in. Excellent pick!
ReplyDeleteAlthough I don't read many faerie books, this one sounds pretty.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big fan of Faerie books, but this one looks awesome! Great pick!
ReplyDeleteI'm up for another fairy book, but I haven't read all that many :) My favorite fairy book is Knife(US: Faery Rebel: Spellhunter).
ReplyDeleteMy choice for todays WoW post is a book called The Thief Taker's Apprentice.
This one sounds great! I love anything that can stand up to Holly Black's Tithe, so I'll have to check it out! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love this cover! This looks like a great book.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting on City of Ships this week!
I'm not too fond of books on fairies, although I must say, the cover does look gorgeous. :)
ReplyDeleteOooh! Now I'm totally intriuged...I love the idea that she could take technology into the Faery world. Gonna have to read this one.
ReplyDeleteThe cover is what makes me go "ooooooooooooohhh... what is this about?" I love it! Great pick for this week!
ReplyDeleteOoh this does look good :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome cover !!! Looking at the blurb it does sound different. Great pick
ReplyDeleteThis is the second time today I've seen this on someone's blog...I definitely love the cover. I can't wait for this one now.
ReplyDeleteI love all faerie books!! I can't wait to read this one. I love the cover,very pretty!
ReplyDeleteObviously, Jenna is a friend (and we are in the Deadline Dames together), but I am truly being honest when I say I loved this book! :)
ReplyDeleteVery lucky to have read it early, but I will be going straight out to buy it as soon as it releases.
Cheers,
Karen
This book looks so good!
ReplyDeleteI agree that with so many faerie books they better be good to bother with. I like the idea of bringing technology into the faerie world in this one, though.
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