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"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, originally started by Jill at Breaking the Spine , that highlights upcoming book releases everyone is waiting on...hence the title. This week's pick is A Shimmer of Angels by Lisa M. Basso. Here's the synopsis:"A compelling and spirited debut from Lisa M. Basso in which sixteen-year-old Rayna Evans has spent the last three years locked away in a mental institution for seeing angels. Intent on remaining free, she ignores signs that she may be slipping into the world she has tried so hard to climb out of. But when her hallucinations begin showing up at school, can Rayna keep her job, her sanity and keep students from dying at the hand of angels she can't admit to seeing?
Psychiatry, fantasy and real life come together in A Shimmer of Angels, as a young girl struggles with identity, secrets and confronting her greatest fears. A Shimmer of Angels is a wonderful read for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider, or perhaps has felt like giving up entirely. It touches on themes of suicide, ostracism and emotional pain. The author, personally exposed to suicide through the death of her beloved family member will donate a percentage of sales of this novel to a local suicide prevention and outreach program in San Francisco, California."
Ok, so y'all know I'm an angel girl so of course I'm interested in reading this book but with the huge influx of angel books over recent times, I always ask the question - what makes this book different? Well, I'm really interested in the inclusion of possible mental illness whether it's real or not. I like the themes involved and I'm wondering if this book will make me cry. I also love the fact that this is a debut author who won a contest on YALITCHAT to get this book published so it's obviously got something. And the cover? GORGEOUS!
A Shimmer of Angels is published on 20th November, 2012.
Ok, so y'all know I'm an angel girl so of course I'm interested in reading this book but with the huge influx of angel books over recent times, I always ask the question - what makes this book different? Well, I'm really interested in the inclusion of possible mental illness whether it's real or not. I like the themes involved and I'm wondering if this book will make me cry. I also love the fact that this is a debut author who won a contest on YALITCHAT to get this book published so it's obviously got something. And the cover? GORGEOUS!
A Shimmer of Angels is published on 20th November, 2012.
Hmm, this book sounds interesting. Is it only in the UK?
ReplyDeleteNo, it's being published by Month9books which is a US publisher. I'm not sure yet how UK'ers will get it but I'm assuming it will be available from online sellers :)
DeleteOh this book does sounds good, I love the idea of including a possible mental illness theme within the plot. I'm definitely adding this to my reading list. Thanks for a great WOW book, Lynsey. Also I'm a new GFC follower. Natasha @ Paranormal Goddess Book Blog
ReplyDeleteHello and welcome! Thank you for commenting :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesnting. I also love how they included mental illness; I've been weirdly starting to get into books that include that.
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I'd be interested to know what other books you've found with this topic Addie. Thanks for commenting :)
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