Waiting on Wednesday (April 24)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we post upcoming releases we're highly anticipating. My pre-publication selection for this week's Waiting on Wednesday is Proxy by Alex London. 

 Proxy

Alex London

Series: Proxy, #1

Release Date: June 18th, 2013

Publisher: Philomel

Number of Pages: 384

Knox was born into one of the City’s wealthiest families. A Patron, he has everything a boy could possibly want—the latest tech, the coolest clothes, and a Proxy to take all his punishments. When Knox breaks a vase, Syd is beaten. When Knox plays a practical joke, Syd is forced to haul rocks. And when Knox crashes a car, killing one of his friends, Syd is branded and sentenced to death.

Syd is a Proxy. His life is not his own.

Then again, neither is Knox’s. Knox and Syd have more in common than either would guess. So when Knox and Syd realize that the only way to beat the system is to save each other, they flee. Yet Knox’s father is no ordinary Patron, and Syd is no ordinary Proxy. The ensuing cross-country chase will uncover a secret society of rebels, test both boys’ resolve, and shine a blinding light onto a world of those who owe and those who pay. Some debts, it turns out, cannot be repaid.

Ahhhh, this sounds so awesome! I really like the idea of a person who is given punishments for something someone else does--a clone? I'm not sure if Syd is a clone of Knox but what I do know is that this sounds incredibly thrilling, that one of the male protagonists is gay (woo, diversity!), and that Wendy thought this was fantastic, so yeah. I really want to read this one. 

What are you waiting on?

 Let me know in the comments!