Waiting on Wednesday (30)

"Waiting on Wednesday" is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Here's what I'm waiting on this week:

XVI
by Julia Karr
To be released: January 06, 2011

Summary from Barnes & Noble:
"Nina Oberon's life is pretty normal: she hangs out with her best friend, Sandy, and their crew, goes to school, plays with her little sister, Dee. But Nina is 15. And like all girls she'll receive a Governing Council ordered tattoo on her 16th birthday. XVI. Those three letters will be branded on her wrist, announcing to all the world, even the most predatory of men, that she is ready for sex. Considered easy prey by some, portrayed by the Media as sluts who ask for attacks, becoming a "sex-teen" is Nina's worst fear. That is, until right before her birthday, when Nina's mom is brutally attacked. With her dying breaths, she reveals to Nina a shocking truth about her past, one that destroys everything Nina thought she knew. Now, alone but for her sister, Nina must try to discover who she really is, all the while staying one step ahead of her mother's killer."

Doesn't this book sound amazing?! I mean, you start with this whole sixteen issue - how it's branded into you... which is just a crazy concept. Then there's a whole murder mystery thrown in. I just can't wait to see how this story pans out. Not to mention that this is a debut YA author for 2011! YAY! *drums fingers*