Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. I spotted this week’s pick while perusing NetGalley last week, and I immediately added it to my Goodreads TBR shelf:
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong. Releases in October 2015 from Thomas Dunne Books. First of all, THAT COVER. I don’t know why there is a cat in the middle of a bunch of scary looking guns, but I WANT TO KNOW. David Wong is the author of John Dies at the End, which I hear is fantastic. So I need to start reading this guy’s books, stat! Here’s the book description, in case you need further convincing to read it:
In a prosperous yet gruesomely violent near-future, superhero vigilantes battle thugs whose heads are full of supervillain fantasies. The peace is kept by a team of smooth, well-dressed negotiators called The Men in Fancy Suits. Meanwhile a young girl is caught in the middle, and thinks the whole thing is ridiculous.
Zoey, a recent college graduate with a worthless degree, makes a reluctant trip into the city after hearing that her estranged con artist father had died in a mysterious yet spectacular way. There she finds that her scumbag dad had actually, in the final years of his life, put his amazing talent for hustling to good use: He was one of the founding members of the Fancy Suits, and died in the course of his duties.
Zoey is quickly entangled in the city’s surreal mob war when she is taken hostage by a particularly crazy villain who imagines himself to be a Dr. Doom-level mastermind. The villain is demanding information about Zoe’s father when she is rescued by The Fancy Suits. She reluctantly joins their cause and help finish what her old man started, tapping into her innate talent for bullshit that she inherited from her hated father. And along the way, she might just have to learn how to trust people again.
I’d love to hear if you’ve read anything by David Wong. Also, what are you waiting on?
This does look like an awesome read. I requested and ARC last week, so fingers crossed it comes through!
ahhh … poor kitty looks like its about to get gunned down. I noticed this one for the crazy title. The description actually is more appealing to me than the cover 🙂
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Yeah, what did that cat do to get a gun in its face! I’ve never read this author’s other books, but I’ve heard of him and when I saw this new book I was intrigued. Not sure if I’ll request when it becomes available, going to think about it.
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This book doesn’t sound like my kind of read, but I hope you enjoy it!
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This does sound interesting. I hope you love it when you finally get to read it.
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