Waiting on Wednesday #659

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

SHE WAITS FOR YOU BEYOND THE DARK
(Death Games #2) BY KRISTEN SIMMONS

Goodreads Description:

"Death is not an ending, it’s simply the next chapter. Do not be afraid to turn the page...."

It’s been one month since Ian’s reunited friends escaped the hellish game of Meido and saved him. The survivors may have sealed the gate to the world of the dead shut and destroyed Empress Izanami, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still reeling over the challenges they endured. Trying to relax back in the world of the living, they take solace in the fact that they rescued Ian from the nightmare that tried to steal him away. But there’s just one problem―Ian didn’t come home alone.

The empress―now possessing Ian's heart―hitched a ride into their world and the only way to free Ian from her grasp is to find three artifacts for her, sacred objects which have been hidden across many realms. Unwilling to leave Ian behind a second time, his friends dive into a new deadly game, with terrifying challenges that not only test their mettle, but demand sacrifices―including their very lives.

If they don’t retrieve the empress’s artifacts, Ian will be lost forever, but if they do, it could be the end of their world as they know it.

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Expected Publication: March 11, 2025 by Tor Teen
Pre-Order: Blackwells and Amazon US and Amazon UK

Hold it. Not out until March? HOW RUDE. I'm so curious to know what happens next :) I did like the first book, but I did not love it. Still. I'm excited for this sequel and can't wait to read it. <3 Hope it will be epic :)
What are you waiting for on this deadly Wednesday?