My Selection for Waiting on Wednesday: Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton

Jill at Breaking the Spine hosts this meme that lets all of us check out and learn what are the hotly awaited books to read.


Ari can’t help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can’t be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is. 

Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it’s impossible to protect herself when she doesn’t know what she’s running from or why she is being pursued. 

She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very...different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her. 

Ari won’t stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed. 

This sounds so creepy and horrific. I want to know what's up with this girl that the most terrifying of creatures are afraid of her! I have an idea, but I've got to read this book to find out if I'm right. Is any one willing to join me?

Releases February 22, 2011

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