Waiting On Wednesday ... Darling

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pick is Darling by K. Ancrum

Here is the Goodreads synopsis

A teen girl finds herself lost on a dangerous adventure in this YA thriller by the acclaimed author of The Wicker King and The Weight of the Stars—reimagining Peter Pan for today’s world.

On Wendy Darling’s first night in Chicago, a boy called Peter appears at her window. He’s dizzying, captivating, beautiful—so she agrees to join him for a night on the town.

Wendy thinks they’re heading to a party, but instead they’re soon running in the city’s underground. She makes friends—a punk girl named Tinkerbelle and the lost boys Peter watches over. And she makes enemies—the terrifying Detective Hook, and maybe Peter himself, as his sinister secrets start coming to light. Can Wendy find the courage to survive this night—and make sure everyone else does, too?

Acclaimed author K. Ancrum has re-envisioned Peter Pan with a central twist that will send all your previous memories of J. M. Barrie’s classic permanently off to Neverland.

Peter Pan is one of my childhood favourites. I've always loved the 2003 film adaptation. I've also ways been curious about the darker read you could take on the story.

This contemporary twist sounds incredible and from my understanding plenty of inspiration is taken from J. M. Barrie's original. I am excited to see how it all comes together.

This one doesn't come out until summer 2021. Hopefully it'll be a summer of eating ice cream cones at the beach along with some amazing books. I think this will make a perfect beach (or poolside) read.

Expected release date - June 22, 2021

Weekly Obsessions

The awesome Kelly at KellyVision started posting a weekly post highlighting whatever she happened to be obsessed with that week. I LOVE this idea, so much in fact that I will be doing it myself every weekend. 

BOOK

Cover of If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (goodreads)

Disney is launching a new adult series that reimagines classic Disney Princesses in a contemporary setting. The first book in the 'Meant To Be' series is If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy.

Amazing cover and I am so excited to read this twist on Cinderella. It's pretty much a Disney rom-com and I am definitely the target audience.

Cover of Darling by K. Ancrum (goodreads)

I love Peter Pan retellings. I especially love those that twist the classic tale and this one is definitely doing just that with its darker take on the boy who wouldn't grown up.

How amazing is this cover though? It's stunning. It is a cover that makes you pause and read the synopsis when you see it on the shelf at the bookstore. I cannot wait to add it to my own bookshelf.

TV/MOVIES

Promising Young Woman Poster

I love everything about this. Absolutely everything.

This poster immediately captures what this movie is and what it is about. I have been looking forward to this one since the first trailer was released and I am so happy to see it back on the release schedule. 

Mank Trailer

David Fincher + Old Hollywood = made for me. I have been very excited about this movie pretty much from the second I heard about it. It revolves around the making of Citizen Cane with particular attention to the relationship between Orson Welles and Herman Mankiewicz as they wrote the script.

 

It looks like a classic Hollywood movie! The cinematography is incredible. The cast seems pretty stacked as well. I predict a lot of Oscar nominations and perhaps even some wins.

Promising Young Woman Trailer

This is probably one of the best trailers I've ever seen. It's so captivating. It's a timely look at an important topic given a revenge slant. 

I am going to be interested to see how people react to this because it seems made to cause a REACTION. It is going to be controversial just based on the trailers and I am very excited for the conversation that is going to come from this.

What are you obsessed with this week? Let me know in the comments.