Title: "A Girl of Fire and Thorns"
Series: Fire and Thorns, #1
Author: Rae Carson
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Published: September 20, 2011
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Adventure
Pages: 423
Format: Paperback
Source: Own
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Once a century, one
person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also
the younger of two princesses. The one who has never done anything
remarkable, and can't see how she ever will. Now, on her sixteenth
birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly
king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs her to be the
chosen one, not a failure of a princess.
And he's not the only
one who seeks her. Savage enemies, seething with dark magic, are hunting
her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his
people's savior. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that
is at stake.
Elisa could be everything to those who need her
most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within
herself. If she doesn't die young. Most of the chosen do.
What's on My Radar highlights the
releases for that month that I'm excited for and gives the opportunity
to discuss what everyone is looking forward to.
Yes, I know it's more than halfway through the month, but I made the graphic so I though I might as well use it, even if it is late.
May 3
Feyre survived
Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost.
Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human,
and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's
people.
Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High
Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of
politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she
might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing
gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her
future—and the future of a world cleaved in two.
With more than a
million copies sold of her beloved Throne of Glass series, Sarah J.
Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her seductive
and action-packed series to new heights.
A revenge that will consume her. A love that will ruin her.
Emelina
Flores has nothing. Her home in Ruina has been ravaged by war. She
lacks the powers of her fellow Ruined. Worst of all, she witnessed her
parents’ brutal murders and watched helplessly as her sister, Olivia,
was kidnapped.
But because Em has nothing, she has nothing to
lose. Driven by a blind desire for revenge, Em sets off on a dangerous
journey to the enemy kingdom of Lera. Somewhere within Lera’s borders,
Em hopes to find Olivia. But in order to find her, Em must infiltrate
the royal family.
In a brilliant, elaborate plan of deception and
murder, Em marries Prince Casimir, next in line to take Lera’s throne.
If anyone in Lera discovers Em is not Casimir’s true betrothed, Em will
be executed on the spot. But it’s the only way to salvage Em’s kingdom
and what is left of her family.
Em is determined to succeed, but
the closer she gets to the prince, the more she questions her mission.
Em’s rage-filled heart begins to soften. But with her life—and her
family—on the line, love could be Em’s deadliest mistake.
Six years have passed
since England’s King Charles II returned from exile to reclaim the
throne, ushering in a new era of stability for his subjects.
Except
for Elizabeth Milton. The daughter of notorious poet John Milton,
Elizabeth has never known her place in this shifting world—except by her
father’s side. By day she helps transcribe his latest masterpiece, the
epic poem Paradise Lost, and by night she learns languages and
sword fighting. Although she does not dare object, she suspects that
he’s training her for a mission whose purpose she cannot fathom.
Until
one night the reason becomes clear: the king’s men arrive at her
family’s country home to arrest her father. Determined to save him,
Elizabeth follows his one cryptic clue and journeys to Oxford,
accompanied by her father’s mysterious young houseguest, Antonio Vivani,
a darkly handsome Italian scientist who surprises her at every turn.
Funny, brilliant, and passionate, Antonio seems just as determined to
protect her father as she is—but can she trust him with her heart?
When the two discover that Milton has planted an explosive secret in the half-finished Paradise Lost—a
secret the king and his aristocratic supporters are desperate to
conceal—Elizabeth is faced with a devastating choice: cling to the
shelter of her old life or risk cracking the code, unleashing a secret
that could save her father…and tear apart the very fabric of society.
Warm Hawaiian sun. Lazy beach days. Flirty texts with her boyfriend back in Seattle.
These
are the things seventeen-year-old Sloane McIntyre pictured when she
imagined the summer she’d be spending at her mom’s home in Hawaii with
her twin brother, Penn. Instead, after learning an unthinkable secret
about her boyfriend, Tyler, and best friend, Mick, all she has is a
fractured hand and a completely shattered heart.
Once she arrives
in Honolulu, though, Sloane hopes that Hawaii might just be the escape
she needs. With beach bonfires, old friends, exotic food, and the
wonders of a waterproof cast, there’s no reason Sloane shouldn’t enjoy
her summer. And when she meets Finn McAllister, the handsome son of a
hotel magnate who doesn’t always play by the rules, she knows he’s the
perfect distraction from everything that’s so wrong back home.
But
it turns out a measly ocean isn’t nearly enough to stop all the emails,
texts, and voicemails from her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend,
desperate to explain away their betrayal. And as her casual connection
with Finn grows deeper, Sloane’s carefree summer might not be as easy to
find as she’d hoped. Weighing years of history with Mick and Tyler
against their deception, and the delicate possibility of new love,
Sloane must decide when to forgive, and when to live for herself.
May 17
Vika Andreyeva can summon
the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls
and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in
Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the
Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side.
And so he initiates
the Crown’s Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an
enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and
the Tsar’s most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death.
Raised
on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the chance to
show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg. But can
she kill another enchanter—even when his magic calls to her like nothing
else ever has?
For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown’s Game is the
chance of a lifetime. But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned
with—beautiful, whip smart, imaginative—and he can’t stop thinking about
her.
And when Pasha, Nikolai’s best friend and heir to the
throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must
defeat the girl they both love... or be killed himself.
As
long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it
becomes dangerously clear... the Crown’s Game is not one to lose.
For some people, silence
is a weapon. For Mallory “Mouse” Dodge, it’s a shield. Growing up, she
learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though
it’s been four years since her nightmare ended, she’s beginning to
worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime.
Now,
after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents, Mallory must
face a new milestone—spending her senior year at public high school.
But of all the terrifying and exhilarating scenarios she’s imagined,
there’s one she never dreamed of—that she’d run into Rider Stark, the
friend and protector she hasn’t seen since childhood, on her very first
day.
It doesn’t take long for Mallory to realize that the
connection she shared with Rider never really faded. Yet the deeper
their bond grows, the more it becomes apparent that she’s not the only
one grappling with the lingering scars from the past. And as she watches
Rider’s life spiral out of control, Mallory faces a choice between
staying silent and speaking out—for the people she loves, the life she
wants, and the truths that need to be heard.
May 24
They’ve left the cage—but they’re not free yet.
After
their failed escape attempt, Cora, Lucky, and Mali have been demoted to
the lowest level of human captives and placed in a safari-themed
environment called the Hunt, along with wild animals and other human
outcasts. They must serve new Kindred masters—Cora as a lounge singer,
Lucky as an animal wrangler, and Mali as a safari guide—and follow new
rules or face dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, Nok and Rolf have been
moved into an enormous dollhouse, observed around the clock by Kindred
scientists interested in Nok’s pregnancy. And Leon, the only one who
successfully escaped, has teamed up with villainous Mosca black-market
traders.
The former inhabitants of the Cage are threatened on all
fronts—and maybe worst of all, one of the Hunt’s Kindred safari guests
begins to play a twisted game of cat and mouse with Cora. Separated and
constantly under watch, she and the others must struggle to stay alive,
never mind find a way back to each other. When Cassian secretly offers
to train Cora to develop her psychic abilities—to prove the worthiness
of humanity in a series of tests called the Gauntlet—she’ll have to
decide fast if she dares to trust the Kindred who betrayed her, or if
she can forge her own way to freedom.
I've read Summer of Sloane (review), I currently have A Court of Mist and Fury, and I plan to order The Hunt and The Problem with Forever (since I won't be able to make it to the signing *sob*). What about the others? Order or no?
Title: "In the Afterlight"
Series: The Darkest Minds, #3
Author: Alexandra Bracken
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Published: October 28, 2014
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Romance
Pages: 535
Format: Hardcover
Source: MeL Cat
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Ruby can't look back.
Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the
government's attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. With them is
a prisoner: Clancy Gray, son of the president, and one of the few
people Ruby has encountered with abilities like hers. Only Ruby has any
power over him, and just one slip could lead to Clancy wreaking havoc on
their minds.
They are armed only with a volatile secret: proof
of a government conspiracy to cover up the real cause of IAAN, the
disease that has killed most of America's children and left Ruby and
others like her with powers the government will kill to keep contained.
But internal strife may destroy their only chance to free the
"rehabilitation camps" housing thousands of other Psi kids.
Meanwhile,
reunited with Liam, the boy she would-and did-sacrifice everything for
to keep alive, Ruby must face the painful repercussions of having
tampered with his memories of her. She turns to Cole, his older brother,
to provide the intense training she knows she will need to take down
Gray and the government. But Cole has demons of his own, and one fatal
mistake may be the spark that sets the world on fire.
I found out about this after it started, so I'm jumping in a bit late to the game.
Goals:
~Finish 1 book
~Start (and maybe finish) 2 others
~Participate in 3 challenges
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Title: "Boundless"
Series: Unearthly, #3
Author: Cynthia Hand
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Published: January 22, 2013
Publisher: HarperTeen
Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Pages: 453
Format: ebook
Source: Overdrive
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Described as "utterly
captivating" by Richelle Mead and as "enchanting and exciting, romantic
and believable" by Melissa Marr, the New York Times
bestselling Unearthly series has dazzled readers and critics alike. In
this riveting finale, Cynthia Hand explores the timeless question of
whether it is better to follow the rules or your heart. This
incandescent paranormal romance will win the hearts of fans of Becca
Fitzpatrick, Andrea Cremer, and Cassandra Clare.
The past few
years held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner ever could have
anticipated. Now, with the fallen angel who attacked her watching her
every move and the threat of Black Wings looming, Clara knows she must
finally fulfill her destiny—a destiny that includes Christian Prescott
by her side. But in order to complete her purpose, Clara must first find
a way to give up the thing she wants most . . . a future with the boy
she loves, Tucker Avery.
