Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we simply cannot wait for! This week, I chose The Creeping by Alexandra Sirowy
The Creeping by Alexandra Sirowy Published by Simon and Schuster on August 18, 2015
Pages: 448
Stella Cambren is the lucky one. When she was a kid, Stella and her friend Jeanie vanished while picking strawberries. Stella came back without any memory of what happened. Jeanie never did.
Eleven years later, Stella is over it—mostly. She can’t remember a time when people didn’t look at her with a question in their eyes. But she has a summer full of cove days ahead of her, a best friend with a devil-may-care attitude, and a maybe-crush on a gorgeous, popular guy. All Stella wants is to have the best summer of her life. Jeanie’s fate is lost in the black hole of her mind. It’s nothing but the past.
That is, until the fresh corpse of a little girl is found, one with eerie similarities to Jeanie, and Stella’s memories start coming back in fits and starts. As Stella begins to uncover the truth about the day Jeanie vanished, she discovers a bread crumb trail of disappearances going back generations.
Stella thinks remembering what happened to Jeanie will save her. It won’t.
She used to know better than to believe in what slinks through the shadows. Not anymore.
And before the summer is over, Stella will learn that if you hunt for monsters, you’ll find them.
Why I’m Waiting: Well, isn’t this just the perfect book to wait for during the week of Halloween? It sounds insanely creepy. Like, nightmare-inducing creepy. But also really mysterious, with the definite potential to be way more complex than a simple scary story.
What are you waiting for this week? Anything particularly spooky?
Wow, this one sounds creepy! Nice pick. Here’s my pick.
Thanks 🙂
This one sounds pretty interesting, kinda creepy too, but I just can’t get over that cover. I really don’t like it.
Oh, I do like iT! I mean, in a nightmarish way, but I do like it- looks like it’ll fit the story at least!
Interestingly creepy. I actually like the cover it’s a little scary. But the white in the dark forest standing out gives the feeling of hope. I LIKE IT. Here’s my pick http://bit.ly/1DuAIuL
I agree 🙂 I think it sounds perfect for the story. Definitely a fan!
I hadn’t heard of this one before. It does sound very intense. I always like books that have a bit of an intensity in them. I’m definitely adding this one to my wishlist.
Grace
I totally agree, I can’t read them ALL the time, but sometimes I just crave intense books!
Yeah, and that cover, hahaha *runs away* But why couldn’t it be now? PERFECT Halloween read. Mean publisher, mean. 🙁
Here’s mine
Kirsty @ StudioReads
Hahah right? August, silly publishing people. It looks good to me, just send it on over now 😉
Well, this sounds amazingly creepy and intense. It’s definitely going on my TBR. Thanks for sharing!
My WoW!
Creeping, really. *shivers* I’m not the creepy lover, so you’d probably have to offer me a hundred or so to stuck my nose into this… I hope all you fans find all your dark desires fulfilled in there, though. ^^
This one could be good, a spooky mystery. I’m waiting on An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. I picked this one because the cover was in my dream last night. (Too much time on goodreads)
I LOVE that you dream of book covers. That is kind of the best thing I have heard all day. Also, that cover is so shiny and pretty, at least you are dreaming of amazing covers 😉
I’m generally not into the creepy like this one, but I hope you enjoy it!!
Oooo. I have not heard of this one, or the author. But wowwww, August, that’s so far away! I love the cover though 😀 I hope you enjoy the book when you read it!
Have a fabulous week 🙂
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This does sound creepy but I’m intrigued too. Hope you enjoy it!
AH. This sounds creepy and wonderful, I definitely need to read this! I already added this to my TBR list, great pick!!!
-Jon from Bookish Antics!