Waiting On Wednesday (3)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

When The Sea Is Rising Red
by Cat Hellisen

Release Date: February 28th 2012

After seventeen-year-old Felicita’s dearest friend Ilven kills herself to escape an arranged marriage, Felicita chooses freedom over privilege. She fakes her own death and leaves her sheltered life as one of Pelimburg’s magical elite behind.

 

Living in the slums, scrubbing dishes for a living, she falls for charismatic Dash while also becoming fascinated with vampire Jannik. 

 

Then something shocking washes up on the beach: Ilven's death has called out of the sea a dangerous wild magic. 

 

Felicita must decide whether her loyalties lie with the family she abandoned . . . or with those who would twist this dark power to destroy Pelimburg's caste system, and the whole city along with it. 

I'm really anxiously waiting this - so different to anything that I've read or heard about. Also, from looking at this summary (from Goodreads) I'm unable to figure out what genre it falls under - pararnormal? historical? fantasy?

COVER THOUGHTS:  It didn't catch my attention at all but at the same time it's very intriguing.