Waiting on Wednesday (20)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we all feature upcoming books we're eagerly anticipating.

I've altered things a little to include one book that hasn't come out yet and one that has already been published but I still haven't gotten around to reading yet.

The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell
The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter

Goodreads description of The Princess Curse (September 6, 2011):

Twelve princesses suffer from a puzzling—and downright silly—curse. Ridiculous though the curse may be, whoever breaks it will win a handsome reward.

Sharp-witted Reveka, an herbalist’s apprentice, has little use for princesses, with their snooty attitudes and impractical clothing. She does, however, have use for the reward money that could buy her a position as a master herbalist.

But curses don’t like to be broken, and Reveka’s efforts lead her to deeper mysteries. As she struggles to understand the curse, she meets a shadowy stranger (as charming as he is unsettling) and discovers a blighted land in desperate need of healing. Soon the irreverent apprentice is faced with a daunting choice—will she break the curse at the peril of her own soul?

Why I want to read it:  

This is one of those books that just hits so many of my “DO WANT” marks. Princesses, curses, a fairy tale retelling (this is another 12 Dancing Princesses retelling), a door to the Underworld!! Yup, I so want to read this book. I’m loving the cover art, too.

 Goodreads description of The Kneebone Boy (September 14, 2010):

Life in a small town can be pretty boring when everyone avoids you like the plague. But after their father unwittingly sends them to stay with an aunt who’s away on holiday, the Hardscrabble children take off on an adventure that begins in the seedy streets of London and ends in a peculiar sea village where legend has it a monstrous creature lives who is half boy and half animal. . . .

In this wickedly dark, unusual, and compelling novel, Ellen Potter masterfully tells the tale of one deliciously strange family and a secret that changes everything.

Why I want to read it: 

Oooh, I like the sound of this one. Don’t those children look just a little bit creepy on the cover? I can’t wait to see what kind of adventure they find themselves on. I’m also hugely impatient to find out all about that secret.

Have any of you read either of these books? Would you recommend them? 
 

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