Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday: The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. It spotlights books that have not yet been released, but ones that you should pre-order today! This week's book that we are anxiously awaiting is THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER by Megan Shepherd.  THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER releases on January 29, 2013 from Balzer & Bray/Harper Teen.

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London, 1894. Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself—working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the rumors about her father’s gruesome experiments. But when she learns her father is alive and continuing his work on a remote tropical island, she is determined to find out if the accusations were true.

Juliet is accompanied by the doctor’s handsome young assistant and an enigmatic castaway, who both attract Juliet for very different reasons. They travel to the island only to discover the depths of her father’s madness: he has created animals that have been vivisected to resemble, speak, and behave as humans. Worse, one of the creatures has turned violent and is killing the island’s inhabitants. Juliet knows she must end her father’s dangerous experiments and escape the island, even though her horror is mixed with her own scientific curiosity. As the island falls into chaos, she discovers the extent of her father’s genius—and madness—in her own blood.

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I can't wait for this one to come out!  I am intrigued by the "animals" that are human-like, and I am always looking for something that sounds new and refreshing.  Or should I say old and reinvented?  After all, this is supposed to be a modern day Island of Dr. Moreau.  The cover is gorgeous, the setting is fantastical, and I can't wait to see what type of romance blossoms!