[Review] The Locket by Stacey Jay

Title: The Locket

Author: Stacey Jay

Publication: February 3rd 2011

Publisher: Razorbill
Price: $18.99

Source: ARC Tour (Good Golly Miss Holly Tours)
Age: 16+

Pages: 288

My Rating:

Summary:

On her seventeenth birthday, Katie discovers a locket and decides to wear it for good luck. But when her boyfriend Isaac finds out she cheated on him— with their mutual best friend Mitch, no less—he dumps her, leaving her devastated.

And then a miracle happens. The locket burns on Katie's chest and she feels herself going back two weeks in time, to the night she cheated with Mitch. At first, Kate is delighted to be a better girlfriend to Isaac this time around. But as other aspects of her life become inexplicably altered, she realizes that changing the past may have had a dangerous effect on her present.

Can she make things right before the locket destroys everything—and everyone—she loves?

My thoughts: 

The Locket by Stacey Jay took me on a tumultuous flux along with Katie, the protagonist, as she travelled through time via magical locket, in hopes that her perfect relationship with her boyfriend remains intact. But what she doesn't expect, is for other aspects: minor details, and major and life-threatening ones, to start popping up. Suddenly she doesn't know what's going on anymore, and she's in constant disarray. The Locket was a really interesting and thought-provoking read, as well as incredibly fun. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, once I finally got hooked onto it.

Waiting on Wednesday (6)

What's happened last week (1-8 Sep)?
- I'm currently reading Minder by Kate Kaynak
- The contest for Nightshade by Andrea Cremer is still rolling along. Hosting for Squeaky Books!
- I'm taking part of the ARC Tour for Daughter of Xanadu {link}
- Review: Girl Parts by John M. Cusick {link}

ALSO...
- Win a copy of Firelight by Sophie Jordan (ARC)! It's international, guys! {♥} Ends Sep-30

Anyway...

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

For this week, I am swooning over The Locket by Stacey Jay, which is due for release on February 2011!

Why I'm Waiting on The Locket:

Beautiful cover aside (the tagline is "How far would you go for a second chance", which is cool), it is a 2011 debut novel. I love how this novel appears to play the "What if" philosophy, as well as some sort of fantasy/paranormal aspects, via the locket. Okay, now for the cover... the colours are brilliantly executed. The background is dark, with the emphasis obviously on the locket and title. And the contrast between the two sides of the locket: bright, serene VS. dark and distraught. Whoever designed the cover is a freakin' genius.

Synopsis (Goodreads):

 

What if you got a second chance to fix your worst mistake?

What if you found out miracles could happen?

What if you found out that sometimes, miracles are curses in disguise...

One girl, two boys, and one very scary piece of jewelry.

Links:
Goodreads page



Thanks for visiting my weekly WoW post. 2011 is looking to be a promising year in the YA book department. ♥

What are you waiting on this week?