Waiting on Wednesday

The Dollhouse Asylum by Mary Gray

A virus that had once been contained has returned, and soon no place will be left untouched by its destruction. But when seventeen-year-old Cheyenne wakes up in Elysian Fields--a subdivision cut off from the world and its monster-creating virus--she is thrilled to have a chance at survival.

At first, Elysian Fields,with its beautiful houses and manicured lawns, is perfect. Teo Richardson, the older man who stole Cheyenne's heart, built it so they could be together. But when Teo tells Cheyenne there are tests that she and seven other couples must pass to be worthy of salvation, Cheyenne begins to question the perfection of his world.

The people they were before are gone. Cheyenne is now "Persephone," and each couple has been re-named to reflect the most tragic romances ever told. Everyone is fighting to pass the test, to remain in Elysian Fields. Teo dresses them up, tells them when to move and how to act, and in order to pass the test, they must play along.

If they play it right, then they'll be safe.

But if they play it wrong, they'll die.

Either suddenly the percentage of sounds-amazing-books of each year is increasing, or I just have a knack for picking out a lot of sounds-amazing-books! What first caught my eye was, of course, the cover! From the doll/person to the font, I absolutely loved how evilly innocent it looked! And when I read the synopsis, I was just hooked. Fighting to survive, to be with your supposed "true love" who won't, most likely anyways, even help you? To act like a doll all night and day? To both pass the test, and to stay within the bounds? Count me in!