Waiting on Wednesday #5

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 choice is:

The Unfailing Light, by Robin Bridges 

(The Katerina Trilogy Vol. II)

Publication date: October 9th 2012

Publisher: Random House

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 Having had no choice but to use her power has a necromancer to save Russia from dark forces, Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, now wants to forget that she ever used her special powers. She's about to set off to pursue her lifelong dream of attending medical school when she discovers that Russia's arch nemesis--who she thought she'd destroyed--is still alive. So on imperial orders, Katerina remains at her old finishing school. She'll be safe there, because the empress has cast a potent spell to protect it against the vampires and revenants who are bent on toppling the tsar and using Katerina for their own gains. But to Katerina's horror, the spell unleashes a vengeful ghost within the school, a ghost more dangerous than any creature trying to get in.

I loved The Gathering Storm, and I cannot wait to read its sequel. The cover is magnificent, just like the previous book, but the model's waist is insanely thin, and it kind of bothers me. Pity it's going to be released just in October... it's so far D: 

What about you? Which book are you expecting?