Can’t-Wait Wednesday – 17th April, 2024 #Brainfluffbookblog #CWC #WOW

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at 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. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.

This week’s Can’t-Wait offering:

A Letter to the Luminous Deep – Book 1 of The Sunken Archive series by Sylvia Cathrall – release date 25th April 2024

#epistolary fantasy #mystery #romance

BLURB: A beautiful discovery outside the window of her underwater home prompts the reclusive E. to begin a correspondence with renowned scholar Henerey Clel. The letters they share are filled with passion, at first for their mutual interests, and then, inevitably, for each other.

Together, they uncover a mystery from the unknown depths, destined to transform the underwater world they both equally fear and love. But by no mere coincidence, a seaquake destroys E.’s home, and she and Henerey vanish.

A year later, E.’s sister Sophy, and Henerey’s brother Vyerin, are left to solve the mystery of their siblings’ disappearances with the letters, sketches and field notes left behind. As they uncover the wondrous love their siblings shared, Sophy and Vyerin learn the key to their disappearance – and what it could mean for life as they know it.
Having all the depth of a pavement puddle, my initial interest was snagged by this utterly beautiful cover. But on reading the above, I liked the sound of this one, especially as it clearly isn’t all about action, blood and guts – and I’m in the mood for something gentler. Although my heart sank a little on the mention of sketches and notes after I downloaded it. I’m very much hoping those don’t feature too much in this book as my trusty Kindle is frankly rubbish at depicting any illustration bigger than a postage stamp.