Can’t Wait Wednesday: A Multitude of Dreams

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released.

A Multitude of Dreams by Mara Rutherford

Standalone, YA, Retelling

eBook, Hardcover, Audiobook, 384 Pages

August 29, 2023 by Inkyard Press

Blurb:

The bloody plague is finally past, but what fresh horror lies in its wake?

Princess Imogen of Goslind has lived a sheltered life for three years at the boarded-up castle—she and the rest of its inhabitants safe from the bloody mori roja plague that’s ravaged the kingdom. But Princess Imogen has a secret, and as King Stuart descends further into madness, it’s at great risk of being revealed. Rations dwindle each day, and unhappy murmurings threaten to crack the facade of the years-long charade being played within the castle walls.

Nico Mott once enjoyed a comfortable life of status, but the plague took everyone and everything from him. If not for the generosity of a nearby lord, Nico may not have survived the mori roja’s aftermath. But does owing Lord Crane his life mean he owes him his silence?

When Lord Crane sends Nico to search for more plague survivors in the castle, Nico collides with a princess who wants to break out. They will each have to navigate the web of lies they’ve woven if they’re going to survive the nightmares that lie ahead.

Why I Want to Read This Book:

This is a retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death which immediately interests me not to mention the gorgeous cover. It looks like a great fall read!

Will you be checking this one out? What upcoming releases are you looking forward to?