Waiting on Wednesday #3

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

MY PICK FOR THIS WEEK:

Title: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Author: April Genevieve Tucholke
Publisher: Dial
Release Date: August 15th, 2013
Series: Between #1

Synopsis via Goodreads

You stop fearing the devil when you’re holding his hand…

Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town…until River West comes along. River rents the guesthouse behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more? Violet’s grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery...who makes you want to kiss back. Violet’s already so knee-deep in love, she can’t see straight. And that’s just how River likes it.

WHY I'M WAITING: 

I've had my eye on this book for a while now. I'm not usually into Gothic atmospheres when I read, but the synopsis intrigued me so much that I just had to add this to my to-read list. The synopsis kind of reminds me of Abbi Gline's Existence Trilogy, except maybe a little more dark.

Plus, that cover! Wow. It's usually the cover first and then the summary that hooks me in, and this book was no different. Since I've been hearing mixed reviews on this one I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high, but Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea will definitely be on my radar until its release date.