Twenty-five year old Ivy Rowan rises from her
bed after being struck by the flu, only to discover the world has been torn
apart in just a few short days.
But Ivy’s life-long gift—or curse—remains. For she sees the uninvited ones—ghosts of loved ones who appear to her, unasked, unwelcomed, for they always herald impending death. On that October evening in 1918 she sees the spirit of her grandmother, rocking in her mother’s chair. An hour later, she learns her younger brother and father have killed a young German out of retaliation for the death of Ivy’s older brother Billy in the Great War.
Horrified, she leaves home, to discover the flu has caused utter panic and the rules governing society have broken down. Ivy is drawn into this new world of jazz, passion, and freedom, where people live for the day, because they could be stricken by nightfall. But as her ‘uninvited guests’ begin to appear to her more often, she knows her life will be torn apart once more, but Ivy has no inkling of the other-worldly revelations about to unfold.
But Ivy’s life-long gift—or curse—remains. For she sees the uninvited ones—ghosts of loved ones who appear to her, unasked, unwelcomed, for they always herald impending death. On that October evening in 1918 she sees the spirit of her grandmother, rocking in her mother’s chair. An hour later, she learns her younger brother and father have killed a young German out of retaliation for the death of Ivy’s older brother Billy in the Great War.
Horrified, she leaves home, to discover the flu has caused utter panic and the rules governing society have broken down. Ivy is drawn into this new world of jazz, passion, and freedom, where people live for the day, because they could be stricken by nightfall. But as her ‘uninvited guests’ begin to appear to her more often, she knows her life will be torn apart once more, but Ivy has no inkling of the other-worldly revelations about to unfold.
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Cat Winters’s critically acclaimed debut novel,
IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS, was named a 2014 Morris Award Finalist, a School
Library Journal Best Book of 2013, a 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults pick,
and a 2013 Bram Stoker Award Nominee. Her second novel, THE CURE FOR DREAMING,
was named to the American Library Association's 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project,
the 2014 Tiptree Award Longlist, and VOYA's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and
Horror of 2014. Her upcoming books include THE UNINVITED (William Morrow/August
2015), THE STEEP AND THORNY WAY (Amulet Books/March 2016), and YESTERNIGHT
(William Morrow/Summer 2016), and she's a contributor to the 2015 YA horror
anthology SLASHER GIRLS & MONSTER BOYS. Winters lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two kids.
Praise for The Uninvited:
“Dark
and romantic…[The protagonist’s] compelling voice carries this gothic
coming-of-age story, at once horrifying and tender, toward a revelatory
yet hopeful conclusion.”
— Publishers Weekly
“A
wonderfully atmospheric and intriguing novel. Cat Winters portrays a
fascinating period in American history with clever writing and a
delicious plot twist. A novel that is sure to keep readers hooked to the
end.”
— Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author
“Evocative and lushly written, THE UNINVITED also features a twist I never saw coming.”
— April Henry, New York Times bestselling author
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I've seen so many books called "The Uninvited". While it's an interesting title, it loses some of its mystery if you see it used a lot. However, the plot of this one sounds good.
ReplyDeleteMajanka @ I Heart Reading
Thank you for the giveaway, friend! I haven't read a book by her yet, not sure they're for me. :P But this one does sound really good! Glad you loved it. <3
ReplyDeleteAw, I'm so glad you got to be part of a tour for this, Carina! I can't wait to read it, too, since Cat's first two books were so wonderful! :D
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