Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa @ Wishful Endings where bloggers share their most anticipated reads that haven’t been released yet. Join us every Wednesday and watch your TBR list multiply. Cover is linked to Goodreads.
This week my Can’t-Wait Wednesday pick is Justina Ireland’s Dread Nation. I can’t think of a single book that has a similar premise. I am anxiously waiting for this one to arrive at my doorstep. I just burnt my lunch while putting this post together because I was thinking about this book and forgot about my food. That should tell you all you need to know about my excitement over this one. This one also comes with a preorder incentive (postcards and stickers pictured below). It doesn’t come out until April 3rd, so there’s still time to preorder!
Title: Dread Nation
Author: Justina Ireland
Series: Dread Nation, #1
Pages: 464
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Release Date: April 3, 2018
“Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities—and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It’s a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society’s expectations.
But that’s not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston’s School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn’t pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems.“
Are you participating in Can’t-Wait Wednesday or Waiting on Wednesday? Is this book on your TBR? Be sure to leave a link to your post in the comments and I’ll visit!
This does sound really unique and another blogger I know who read it said she loved it.
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That’s fantastic! Early indication is it’s phenomenal.
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I’m not big on zombies but I definitely want to read this one! It just sounds too good not to read it.
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Yes, I’m so glad you’re giving it a chance even if zombies aren’t your thing.
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I’ve been waiting for this one forever it seems and already have a buddy read planned next month!
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Oh, yay! You’re got everything covered!
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I’ve seen this one but didn’t know what it was about. It sounds like it will be a good one! Great pick.
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Thanks so much!
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This sounds very cool! I hope you enjoy it!
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Doesn’t sound amazing though? Thanks!
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That preorder incentive is adorable! I think I’m reading this one next week.
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Oh, I hope you enjoy it!
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Ah, I actually have owned an ARC of this for months now that I got at Yallfest, and I still haven’t read it yet! 🙈 In my defense, it’s a very big book! 😂
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I hope you get a chance to get to it soon! Sometime ARCs in general can be hard to keep up with.
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I’m excited about the forthcoming novel Dead Men’s Trousers, the 3rd book with the gang from Trainspotting, by Irvine Welsh. Everyone is on Twitter trying to guess which charcter will die. People are attached to all four, even though they’re all pieces of garbage for their own reasons.
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Your last sentence made me laugh out loud and I don’t even know these characters.
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😄
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This has been on my list for a few months now, and I already have it on hold at the library. I can’t wait!
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Someone else said they already have a buddy read planned and all the enthusiasm over this one is making me so impatient to get my hands on it.
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This sounds really good. I love the cover. I have to add this to my TBR list. Good pick!
Mary my Can’t Wait Wednesday
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The cover is fantastic. Glad to hear you’re adding it to the TBR. Thank you!
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I’ve been seeing this one for weeks now! I’m still on the fence, but I’m looking forward to seeing all the reviews come in. I hope you love this Alicia!
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I hope you eventually give this one a shot. Thanks so much!
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This one is on my to-read list as well. Great pick! Thanks for participating too!
Tressa @ Wishful Endings
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Thank you for hosting!
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Yes! This sounds so goo!
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I cannot wait!
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I’ve not heard of this book until I read about it a few posts back (I think it was one of your TTT) that brought this book to my attention. Now, I’m all curious, too! And, I may just burn my food thinking about it. 😉
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It was probably me. I’ve been mentioning it left and right. I could not believe I was so careless with food. I love food.
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