Waiting On Wednesday | The Weight of Feathers

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers can showcase books that we are eagerly waiting for.

This week I’m waiting for The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore

Publication:

September 15th, 2015 by Thomas Dunne Books

For twenty years, the Palomas and the Corbeaus have been rivals and enemies, locked in an escalating feud for over a generation. Both families make their living as traveling performers in competing shows—the Palomas swimming in mermaid exhibitions, the Corbeaus, former tightrope walkers, performing in the tallest trees they can find.

Lace Paloma may be new to her family’s show, but she knows as well as anyone that the Corbeaus are pure magia negra, black magic from the devil himself. Simply touching one could mean death, and she’s been taught from birth to keep away. But when disaster strikes the small town where both families are performing, it’s a Corbeau boy, Cluck, who saves Lace’s life. And his touch immerses her in the world of the Corbeaus, where falling for him could turn his own family against him, and one misstep can be just as dangerous on the ground as it is in the trees.

Why I’m Waiting:

I have a feeling that this will be a Romeo-and-Juliet-esque novel mixed with the whimsicalness that was The Night Circus.  Even though McLemore is a debut author, I am just so intrigued by the premise I couldn’t help but put it on my waiting list.

Every cover these days is just absolutely beautiful, and this is no exception.  I love the simplicity of it and the typography.