Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Waiting on Wednesday: Courting Darkness and Lady Smoke

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37569347-courting-darkness
Courting Darkness
(Courting Darkness Duology #1)
by Robin LaFevers
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Publication Date: February 5th 2019
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780544991194

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Death wasn’t the end, it was only the beginning…

Sybella has always been the darkest of Death’s daughters, trained at the convent of Saint Mortain to serve as his justice. But she has a new mission now. In a desperate bid to keep her two youngest sisters safe from the family that nearly destroyed them all, she agrees to accompany the duchess to France, where they quickly find themselves surrounded by enemies. Their one ray of hope is Sybella’s fellow novitiates, disguised and hidden deep in the French court years ago by the convent—provided Sybella can find them.

Genevieve has been undercover for so many years, she struggles to remember who she is or what she’s supposed to be fighting for. Her only solace is a hidden prisoner who appears all but forgotten by his guards. When tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to take matters into her own hands—even if it means ignoring the long awaited orders from the convent.

As Sybella and Gen’s paths draw ever closer, the fate of everything they hold sacred rests on a knife’s edge. Will they find each other in time, or will their worlds collide, destroying everything they care about? (Goodreads)

Sooooo, does this book sound pretty amazing, or what??
I have never read a book by Robin LeFevers before,
(even though I have a LOT of them on my TBR), 
but this sounds like a great place to start. I can't wait to read this!


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40702154-lady-smoke
Lady Smoke
(Ash Princess #2)
by Laura Sebastian
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Publication Date: February 5th 2019
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 9781524767105

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The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that was "made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir" ( Bustle ), Lady Smoke is an epic new fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people.

The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's mother, the Fire Queen, when Theo was only six. He took Theo's country and kept her prisoner, crowning her Ash Princess--a pet to toy with and humiliate for ten long years. That era has ended. The Kaiser thought his prisoner weak and defenseless. He didn't realize that a sharp mind is the deadliest weapon.

Theo no longer wears a crown of ashes. She has taken back her rightful title, and a hostage--Prinz Soren. But her people remain enslaved under the Kaiser's rule, and now she is thousands of miles away from them and her throne.

To get them back, she will need an army. Only, securing an army means she must trust her aunt, the dreaded pirate Dragonsbane. And according to Dragonsbane, an army can only be produced if Theo takes a husband. Something an Astrean Queen has never done.

Theo knows that freedom comes at a price, but she is determined to find a way to save her country without losing herself.

"A darkly enchanting page-turner you won't be able to put down." --Bustle on Ash Princess, Book 1 in the Ash Princess series. (Goodreads)

Confession: I have not yet read Ash Princess,
(despite having a copy sitting on my bookshelf for the longest),
but I am really looking forward to reading BOTH it and Lady Smoke together!!


Those are my WOW picks for this week, what are yours??

**"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine,
that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.**


2 comments:

  1. Nice! I still need to read Ash Princess myself! Hope you enjoy both of these once you get a hold of them!

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  2. Ahh, Courting Darkness was SO GOOD :D And the Grave Mercy trilogy was so perfect too, and you must read them all, I think you will love them :D Great picks. <3

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