There’s nothing like a Wednesday for thinking about the books we want to read! My Wishing & Waiting on Wednesday post is linking up with two fabulous book memes, Wishlist Wednesday (hosted by Pen to Paper) and Waiting on Wednesday (hosted by Breaking the Spine).
I realize that I haven’t done one of these wishlist posts in quite a while… but how could I resist?
This week’s pick:
Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore
(to be released August 25, 2015 )
In San Francisco, the souls of the dead are mysteriously disappearing—and you know that can’t be good—in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore’s delightfully funny sequel to A Dirty Job.
Something really strange is happening in the City by the Bay. People are dying, but their souls are not being collected. Someone—or something—is stealing them and no one knows where they are going, or why, but it has something to do with that big orange bridge. Death Merchant Charlie Asher is just as flummoxed as everyone else. He’s trapped in the body of a fourteen-inch-tall “meat” waiting for his Buddhist nun girlfriend, Audrey, to find him a suitable new body to play host.
To get to the bottom of this abomination, a motley crew of heroes will band together: the seven-foot-tall death merchant Minty Fresh; retired policeman turned bookseller Alphonse Rivera; the Emperor of San Francisco and his dogs, Bummer and Lazarus; and Lily, the former Goth girl. Now if only they can get little Sophie to stop babbling about the coming battle for the very soul of humankind…
I love Christopher Moore pretty much always, and I’m really looking forward to this sequel to a book that thoroughly entertained me. Now I just need to squeeze in a re-read of A Dirty Job before the end of August!
What are you wishing for this Wednesday?
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I did not know about this!!! All the exclamation marks!!! Look at that cover!
Isn’t it awesome? I think I might listen to the audiobook of A Dirty Job in the next few weeks, so I’ll be all ready for the new book. 🙂
A Dirty Job was my introduction to Moore, it’s going to be so cool to read a sequel!
This aounds amazing. Hope you will like it. I love fantasy.
Waiting on Wednesday
Thank you!
I’m looking forward to this one too! It was my WoW pick last week. Hope you enjoy it!
My WoW
Thank you! You too! 🙂 It’s always great to meet another Christopher Moore fan.
This is a completely new acquaintance, but it looks interesting 🙂 I love the design of your blog by the way, especially the banner!
Thank you so much!
omg you got me at “souls not being collected” !!! lol I’m a big fan of this theme 🙂 so looking forward to your review 🙂
I’m so happy I’m following your blog 🙂 we like the same kind of books 🙂
Yay! Kindred spirits!
I haven’t yet read A Dirty Job or, honestly, anything by Christopher Moore. Not quite sure where to start with him! This sure sounds like a fun series though. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!