Waiting on Wednesday

Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund

Centuries after wars nearly destroyed civilization, the two islands of New Pacifica stand alone, a terraformed paradise where even the Reduction—the devastating brain disorder that sparked the wars—is a distant memory. Yet on the isle of Galatea, an uprising against the ruling aristocrats has turned deadly. The revolutionaries’ weapon is a drug that damages their enemies’ brains, and the only hope is rescue by a mysterious spy known as the Wild Poppy.

On the neighboring island of Albion, no one suspects that the Wild Poppy is actually famously frivolous aristocrat Persis Blake. The teenager uses her shallow, socialite trappings to hide her true purpose: her gossipy flutternotes are encrypted plans, her pampered sea mink is genetically engineered for spying, and her well-publicized new romance with handsome Galatean medic Justen Helo… is her most dangerous mission ever.

Though Persis is falling for Justen, she can’t risk showing him her true self, especially once she learns he’s hiding far more than simply his disenchantment with his country’s revolution and his undeniable attraction to the silly socialite he’s pretending to love. His darkest secret could plunge both islands into a new dark age, and Persis realizes that when it comes to Justen Helo, she’s not only risking her heart, she’s risking the world she’s sworn to protect.

OMG. SO REMEMBER MY REVIEW OF FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS IN WHICH I SAID THAT THERE HAD BETTER BE A SEQUEL? Well, SQUEE. I can't believe it! A companion novel! It's not a SEQUEL, but it's good enough! Hopefully Elliot and company sail by one of the islands and we see their lovey-doveyness! Oh I love them...anyways, this sounds EPIC! I mean, it's like...wait. I don't remember the book. NO...EH. IT SOUNDS AMAZING and I can't wait to get my grubby little book hoarder hands on it!