Can’t Wait Wednesday was once Waiting on Wednesday, but the purpose is the same: for bloggers to highlight what they’re waiting on. This week that is Waking Romeo
What if Juliet Capulet met someone who made her doubt true love? What if Wuthering Heights was a message to a time traveller? A cosmic reimagining of Romeo and Juliet and homage to two literary classics in a compelling novel about fate, love and time travel from an award-winning author.
YEAR: 2083. LOCATION: LONDON. MISSION: WAKE ROMEO.
It’s the end of the world. Literally. Time travel is possible, but only forwards. And only a handful of families choose to remain in the ‘now’, living off the scraps that were left behind. Among these are eighteen-year-old Juliet and the love of her life, Romeo. But things are far from rosy for Jules. Romeo is in a coma and she’s estranged from her friends and family, dealing with the very real fallout of their wild romance. Then a handsome time traveller, Ellis, arrives with an important mission that makes Jules question everything she knows about life and love. Can Jules wake Romeo and rewrite her future?
A highly original mashup that delights as it disorients … and asks what would have happened if two great literary love stories were somehow intertwined.
‘Original, ambitious, powerful … Barker’s ability to challenge the boundaries of genre and find light in the darkness is a gift.’ Melina Marchetta, author of Looking for Alibrandi and Saving Francesca
‘A genre-bending masterpiece that effortlessly juggles classic literature, existentialism, time travel and dystopia – with action and feels. I freaking loved every minute.’ Lili Wilkinson, author of After The Lights Go Out, Green Valentine and Pink
‘The most beautiful, moving and rigorously plotted time travel novel I have ever read.’ Justine Larbalestier, author of Liar, My Sister Rosa and Razorhurst
Alright, now THIS sounds fantastic. I was reading this going whut whut whut !! And the promise of intertwining two very different stories that I ultimately found incredibly depressing to read, actually makes me excited to read this.
What are you waiting on this week?
