Waiting on Wednesday – 12
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
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My two picks for this week’s WoW are two fantasy novels with great covers. I love, love, LOVE Poison’s cover. It’s a case of “I-don’t-care-what-it’s-about-I-want-it!!!”‘. Then I read the summary, and I wanted it even more (that’s twice this week that this happened to me; now all there is to know is whether the inside is as good as the outside!)
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Poison by Bridget Zinn
(March 12th, 2013)
Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction—which means she’s the only one who can save it. Faced with no other choice, Kyra decides to do what she does best: poison the kingdom’s future ruler, who also happens to be her former best friend.
But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart… misses.
Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king’s army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she’s not alone. She’s armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can’t stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her?
Kyra is not your typical murderer, and she’s certainly no damsel-in-distress—she’s the lovable and quick-witted hero of this romantic novel that has all the right ingredients to make teen girls swoon.
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Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes (Michelle Rowen)
(December 11th, 2012)
In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power—brutally transforming their subjects’ lives in the process. Amidst betrayals, bargains, and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined:
Cleo: A princess raised in luxury must embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long thought extinct.
Jonas: Enraged at injustice, a rebel lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country impoverished—and finds himself the leader of a people’s revolution centuries in the making.
Lucia: A girl adopted at birth into a royal family discovers the truth about her past—and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.
Magnus: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, a firstborn son begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword…
The only outcome that’s certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?
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What are you waiting on this week?
I hadn’t heard of Poison until your WOW and now I am dying to read it, it looks amazing. I love fantasy and strong heroines and this looks like it has it. I’d kind of overlooked Falling Kingdoms until now because I thought it was MG, not YA but it looks fantastic!
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The covers are definitely pretty, I liked poison’s wonderland themed cover, especially the little pig!
Falling Kingdoms looks too creepy for me. I hope you don’t have to wait too long for the books!
Ooh Poison sounds really good and that cover is gorgeous!! Great picks!
Great picks! I can’t wait for Falling Kingdoms. It sounds really good. I love high fantasy novels. 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
O me too!
I would love to read Poison, and think that it sounds like just the type of book that I have been looking for. Thanks for sharing these with us today!
I just added both of these to my reading list. These both sound great, thank you for sharing!
Never heard of Poison sound interesting! I read Falling Kingdoms already it was amazeballs!
I hadn’t heard of Poison, but you’re right, the cover looks freaking amazing, and all except the pig (random!) sounds great in the synopsis. I saw Fallen Kingdoms on someone else’s blog today- also looks amazing!
Both have a beautiful cover and an interesting synopsis. Can’t wait for them!