Waiting On Wednesdays (7)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I just discovered this book a few days ago while browsing my book recommendations from Goodreads. It has an enticing cover and the premise is really good. I can't wait to get my hands on it!

When the Sea is Rising Red

Author: Cat Hellisen

Publication Date: February 28, 2012

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Genre/Category: Young Adult, Fantasy

Summary on Goodreads:

In sixteen-year-old Felicita’s world, magic is strictly controlled—or so those in power like to believe. After her dearest friend, Ilven, kills herself to escape an arranged marriage, Felicita chooses freedom over privilege. She fakes her own death and leaves her sheltered life as one of Pelimburg’s magical elite behind. Living in the slums, scrubbing dishes for a living, she falls for charismatic Dash while also becoming fascinated with vampire Jannik. Then something shocking washes up on the beach: Ilven’s death has called out of the sea a dangerous, wild magic. Felicita must decide whether her loyalties lie with the family she abandoned . . . or with those who would twist this dark power to destroy Pelimburg’s caste system, and the whole city along with it.