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Waiting on Wednesday: Doll Bones

Because we all have something we're waiting for.

Doll Bones
Author: Holly Black
Series: ---
Release Date: 7 May 2013

Zach, Poppy and Alice have been friends for ever. They love playing with their action figure toys, imagining a magical world of adventure and heroism. But disaster strikes when, without warning, Zach’s father throws out all his toys, declaring he’s too old for them. Zach is furious, confused and embarrassed, deciding that the only way to cope is to stop playing and stop being friends with Poppy and Alice. But one night the girls pay Zach a visit, and tell him about a series of mysterious occurrences. Poppy swears that she is now being haunted by a china doll – who claims that it is made from the ground-up bones of a murdered girl. They must return the doll to where the girl lived, and bury it. Otherwise the three children will be cursed for eternity...

The summary sounds absolutely amazing; I think this is the Holly Black book that I've been waiting for. I've liked her stuff in the past but haven't loved it - I think I could love this one.

And if the summary and the author weren't enough, look at that flawless cover! It reminds me a lot of the art style of the video game Alice: Madness Returns - which, frankly, suits the summary quite well.

Anybody else here excited?!