Waiting on Wednesday #47!

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This weeks W.O.W. pick is...

The Sleeping Prince (The Sin Eater's Daughter, #2)
Melinda Salisbury
March 31st 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway! Facsimile by Vicki L Weavil

Facsimile by Vicki L. Weavil

Publication Date:  March 8, 2016

Publisher:  Month9Books

For a ticket to Earth, seventeen-year-old Anna-Maria “Ann” Solano is willing to jettison her birth planet, best friend, and the boy who loves her. Especially since all she’s required to do is escort Dace Keeling, a young naturalist, through the wilderness of the partially terraformed planet Eco. Ann‘s determination to escape the limitations of her small, frontier colony never falters, until Dace’s expeditions uncover three secrets. One offers riches, one shatters Ann’s perceptions of herself, and one reveals that the humans stranded on Eco are not its only inhabitants.

Ann’s willing to sacrifice friendship and love for a new life on Earth. But when an entire species is placed in jeopardy by her actions, she must make a choice – fulfill the dream that’s always sustained her, or save the planet she’s never considered home.

Link to Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18249272-facsimile

Purchase Links:

Google Play | BAM | Chapters | Indies | Amazon | B&N | Kobo | TBD | iBooks

Vicki L. Weavil was raised in a farming community in Virginia, where her life was shaped by a wonderful family, the culture of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and an obsession with reading. She holds a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Virginia, a Masters in Library Science from Indiana University, and a Masters in Liberal Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. After working as a librarian at the NY Public Library at Lincoln Center, and the Museum of Television & Radio (now the Paley Center for Media) in NYC, she is currently the Director for Library Services at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Vicki loves good writing in any genre, and has been known to read seven books in as many days. She enjoys travel, gardening, and the arts. Vicki lives in North Carolina with her husband and some very spoiled cats. A member of SCBWI, Vicki is represented by Fran Black at Literary Counsel, NY, NY.

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REVIEW:

Now how should I put my feelings about this book into an informative and honest review? Well, for starters this book was freaking phenomenal! I could not put this book down for the life of me. AND! I could not stop swooning at this gorgeous book cover!

This book encompassed everything my Bookish Self needed. It had the perfect amount of Science Fiction, Otherworldly, Space Adventure, kickass fun perfectly woven throughout it. And let's just say that the Main Character was on point! Ann was totally someone who was just the right amount of relatable and badass to make me root for her the whole book.

The descriptiveness of the author (Vicki L Weavil) was wonderful and kept me whole-heartedly engaged into the story. The writing flowed very smoothly and was very easy to read and in so very quick to enjoy. I just wanted to jump into this book and live in it!

When's book two coming out?! I need it now please!

Link to Tour Schedule:

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Giveaway Information:  Contest ends March 25, 2016

·         Five (5) winners will receive a digital copy of Facsimile by Vicki L. Weavil (INT)

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Waiting on Wednesday #46!

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This weeks W.O.W. pick is....



The Crown's Game (The Crown's Game, #1)
Evelyn Skye
May 17th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

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.  

Closing Down The Shop

It has come to my attention lately that I haven't been as active on here as I'd like to be. I'm going to be graduating from Trade/ Vocational School soon (roughly 3 months) and am packed with essays, exams, and internships. Then I'll be taking a semester at ECC (a SolarCity course). On top of all that I co-moderate a Goodreads group that I am a part of and would love to be more active in. 

By the end of April all my Blog-ish posts will be converted to Bookstagram pics. I'm a lot more active on my Bookstagram account and have a fairly nice following there. If you would like to follow me my account is (_foreverbooklover_). I may pick back up blogging one day in the future but alas blogging just isn't for me at this current time.


The Facsimile Blog Tour will still be posted here on the 18th. Though it will be the last Blog Tour hosted on this site. Thank you so much for your time and comments. 

Hope to see you all at my Bookstagram account!

Waiting on Wednesday #45!

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme created by Breaking the Spine!

This weeks W.O.W. pick is....

Ruined (Ruined, #1)
Amy Tintera
May 3rd 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

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.  

Waiting on Wednesday #44!

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme created by Breaking the Spine!

This weeks W.O.W. pick is....



A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
Sarah J Maas
May 3rd 2016
New Adult Retelling
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Most Anticipated March 2016 Releases!

Here are all of my most anticipated March 2016 releases:

Blood Passage (Dark Caravan Cycle, #2)
Heather Demetrios
March 1st 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Seven Black Diamonds (Untitled, #1)
Melissa Marr
March 1st 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

This riveting fantasy marks Melissa Marr’s return to the world of faery courts that made her Wicked Lovely series an international phenomenon.

Lilywhite Abernathy is a criminal—she’s half human, half fae, and since the time before she was born, a war has been raging between humans and faeries. The Queen of Blood and Rage, ruler of the fae courts, wants to avenge the tragic death of her heir due to the actions of reckless humans.

Lily’s father has always shielded her, but when she’s sent to the prestigious St. Columba’s school, she’s delivered straight into the arms of a fae sleeper cell—the Black Diamonds. The Diamonds are planted in the human world as the sons and daughters of the most influential families and tasked with destroying it from within. Against her will, Lilywhite’s been chosen to join them...and even the romantic attention of the fae rock singer Creed Morrison isn’t enough to keep Lily from wanting to run back to the familiar world she knows.

Melissa Marr returns to faery in a dramatic story of the precarious space between two worlds and the people who must thrive there. The combination of ethereal fae powers, tumultuous romance, and a bloodthirsty faery queen will have longtime fans and new readers at the edge of their seats.

Midnight Marked (Chicagoland Vampires, #12)
Chloe Neill
March 1st 2016
Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson, #9)
Patricia Briggs
March 8th 2016
Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Marked in Flesh (The Others, #4)
Anne Bishop
March 8th 2016
Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Facsimile (Facsimile, #1)
Vicki L. Weavil
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Sci-Fi
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

For a ticket to Earth, seventeen-year-old Anna-Maria “Ann” Solano is willing to jettison her birth planet, best friend, and the boy who loves her. Especially since all she’s required to do is escort Dace Keeling, a young naturalist, through the wilderness of the partially terraformed planet Eco. Ann‘s determination to escape the limitations of her small, frontier colony never falters, until Dace’s expeditions uncover three secrets. One offers riches, one shatters Ann’s perceptions of herself, and one reveals that the humans stranded on Eco are not its only inhabitants.

Ann’s willing to sacrifice friendship and love for a new life on Earth. But when an entire species is placed in jeopardy by her actions, she must make a choice – fulfill the dream that’s always sustained her, or save the planet she’s never considered home.

The Great Hunt (The Great Hunt, #1)
Wendy Higgins
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

Kill the beast. Win the girl.

A strange beast stirs fear in the kingdom of Lochlanach, terrorizing towns with its brutality and hunger. In an act of desperation, a proclamation is sent to all of Eurona—kill the creature and win the ultimate prize: the daughter of King Lochson’s hand in marriage.

Princess Aerity understands her duty to the kingdom though it pains her to imagine marrying a stranger. It would be foolish to set her sights on any particular man in the great hunt, but when a brooding local hunter, Paxton Seabolt, catches her attention, there’s no denying the unspoken lure between them…or his mysterious resentment.

Paxton is not keen on marriage. Nor does he care much for spoiled royals and their arcane laws. He’s determined to keep his focus on the task at hand—ridding the kingdom of the beast and protecting his family—yet Princess Aerity continues to challenge his notions with her unpredictability and charm. But as past secrets collide with present desires, dire choices threaten everything Paxton holds dear.

Inspired by the Grimm Brothers’ tale, “The Singing Bone,” New York Times bestselling author Wendy Higgins delivers a dark fantasy filled with rugged hunters, romantic tension, outlawed magic, and a princess willing to risk all to save her people.

Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1)
Cassandra Clare
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1)
Alwyn Hamilton
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

She’s more gunpowder than girl—and the fate of the desert lies in her hands.

Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mystical beasts still roam the wild and barren wastes, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinni still practice their magic. But there's nothing mystical or magical about Dustwalk, the dead-end town that Amani can't wait to escape from.

Destined to wind up "wed or dead," Amani’s counting on her sharpshooting skills to get her out of Dustwalk. When she meets Jin, a mysterious and devastatingly handsome foreigner, in a shooting contest, she figures he’s the perfect escape route. But in all her years spent dreaming of leaving home, she never imagined she'd gallop away on a mythical horse, fleeing the murderous Sultan's army, with a fugitive who's wanted for treason. And she'd never have predicted she'd fall in love with him...or that he'd help her unlock the powerful truth of who she really is.

The Winner's Kiss (The Winner's Curse, #3)
Marie Rutkoski
March 29th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Blog Tour: Cogling by Jordan Mierek

COGLING

Young Adult Steampunk-Fantasy

The beautiful cover is thanks to Mandie Manzano. 

When fifteen-year-old Edna Mather tears an expensive and unfamiliar pocket watch off her little brother's neck, he crumbles into a pile of cogs right before her eyes. Horrified, Edna flees for help, but encounters Ike, a thief who attempts to steal the watch before he realizes what it is: a device to power Coglings—clockwork changelings left in place of stolen children who have been forced to work in factories.

Desperate to rescue her brother, Edna sets off across the kingdom to the hags' swamp, with Ike in tow. There, they learn Coglings are also replacing nobility so the hags can stage a rebellion and rule over humanity. Edna and Ike must stop the revolt, but the populace believes hags are helpful godmothers and healers. No one wants to believe a lowly servant and a thief, especially when Ike has secrets that label them both as traitors. 

Together, Edna and Ike must make the kingdom trust them or stop the hags themselves, even if Ike is forced to embrace his dark heritage and Edna must surrender her family.

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Excerpt:

Green smoke snaked up the side of the tenement and drifted over the sill of an open window. A breeze blew the vapor into a column before it solidified into the shape of a stout, young hag. She shook her crimson curls away from her face and straightened the hood of her cloak to keep her kohl-lined, silver eyes shadowed.

The scent of lavender clung to her robes, washing over the small room. Two brass-framed beds crowded the floor. Blankets covered sleeping children. A little boy wheezed against the head of his stuffed bear, drool dripping onto the wool.

The hag squinted to see the goldenrod dream cloud above his head—a dream about seeing his father again. She frowned at the other bed, where a sleeping teenager lay with a threadbare blanket tugged around her chin. Even squinting, the hag couldn’t make out a dream cloud. The girl was too old to be of any use.

The hag slithered to the boy’s bed and, from the folds of her cloak, drew out a rectangular box four inches long, with a circular indentation on one side. She set it on the floor to remove a vial and rag from her skirt pocket, the rough wool of the rag irritating her fingertips.

“Do it, Simone,” the hag muttered to herself as she willed her hands not to tremble. “Make the Dark Mother happy.” She couldn’t fail at her first mission.

Holding her breath, Simone dribbled three drops onto the rag, yanked the teddy bear away, and shoved the drugged cloth against the boy’s mouth. His eyes opened, his gasp muffled, and his body jerked. Simone stiffened.

The girl moaned. Her mattress rustled as she rolled over to face the wall, brown curls shifting over her pillow.

Simone’s heart thudded. By the seven Saints, she should’ve cast a sleeping spell over the girl. The Dark Mother preferred humans to think hags were harmless healers, not thieves who kidnapped children.

The boy writhed, squeaks emerging from behind the rag. Simone pressed harder. She needed his breath in the wool to disguise and fuel the machine.

The potion took hold and the boy collapsed. Simone’s thick lips curved over her broken teeth. She lifted a pocket watch from around her neck and positioned it into the crevice in the metal box. As the two pieces connected, a chime rang out. She set the box beside the limp little boy and draped the rag over it. Even though she should wait to make sure his breath stuck in the machine, she couldn’t risk waking the girl.

The metal stretched to become his replica as if it were made of putty. With a second chime, the metal shimmered and dulled into the pale peach of his flesh, becoming an exact duplicate of the child.

“Mine.” Simone hefted the little boy into her arms, leaving the duplication on the bed, and transformed to smoke before the chimes awoke the girl.

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About the Author

Jordan Elizabeth, formally Jordan Elizabeth Mierek, writes down her nightmares in order to live her dreams. She is the author of ESCAPE FROM WITCHWOOD HOLLOW, TREASURE DARKLY, and BORN OF TREASURE. Check out her website, JordanElizabethMierek.com, for more information on her books, contests, and bonus short stories.

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Waiting On Wednesday #43!

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This weeks W.O.W. pick is....

The Crown (The Selection, #5)
Kiera Cass
May 3rd 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Waiting On Wednesday #42!

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My W.O.W. Pick For This Week Is.......

Circle of Jinn (Becoming Jinn, #2)
Lori Goldstein
Young Adult Fantasy
May 17th 2016
Goodreads Link!

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers






What's your Waiting On Wednesday pick for this week? Are you excited for this book too?

Waiting On Wednesday #41!

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My W.O.W. Pick For This Week Is.......

The Rose and The Dagger (The Wrath & The Dawn, #2)
Renee Ahdieh
Young Adult Retelling
May 3rd 2016
Goodreads Link!

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers




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January 2016 Wrap Up!

 Here are all the books that I finished in the month of January:

Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)

Marissa Meyer

Young Adult Retelling

February 4th 2014

550 pages

Goodreads Link

 

I gave this book 4 stars

Outtakes From the Grave (Night Huntress, #7.5)

Jeaniene Frost

Adult Fantasy

December 22nd 2015

383 pages

Goodreads Link

 

I gave this book 5 stars

 

 

Made For You

Melissa Marr

Young Adult Thriller/Mystery

September 16th 2014

356 pages

Goodreads Link

 

I gave this book 4 stars

 

Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5)

Marissa Meyer

Young Adult Retelling

January 27th 2015

220 pages

Goodreads Link

 

 

I gave this book 4 stars

Waiting On Wednesday #40!

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My W.O.W. Pick For This Week Is.......

The Star-Touched Queen 
Roshani Chokshi
Young Adult Fantasy
April 26th 2016
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

Cursed with a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, sixteen-year-old Maya has only earned the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her world is upheaved when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. But when her wedding takes a fatal turn, Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Yet neither roles are what she expected. As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds friendship and warmth.
But Akaran has its own secrets - thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Beneath Akaran's magic, Maya begins to suspect her life is in danger. When she ignores Amar's plea for patience, her discoveries put more than new love at risk - it threatens the balance of all realms, human and Otherworldly.

Now, Maya must confront a secret that spans reincarnated lives and fight her way through the dangerous underbelly of the Otherworld if she wants to protect the people she loves.
The Star-Touched Queen is a lush, beautifully written and vividly imagined fantasy inspired by Indian mythology.




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Most Anticipated February 2016 Releases!

Here are my most anticipated February 2016 releases!

The Forbidden Wish
Jessica Khoury
February 23rd 2016
Young Adult Retelling
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world...
When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn't seen in hundreds of years -- a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra's very existence is illegal. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes.

But when the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp forever, she seizes the opportunity—only to discover she is falling in love with Aladdin. When saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart?

As time unravels and her enemies close in, Zahra finds herself suspended between danger and desire in this dazzling retelling of Arabian Nights from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury.

The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire, #1)
C.J. Redwine
February 16th 2016
Young Adult Retelling
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She’ll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen.

In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kol’s father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic—and the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsman…and bring her Lorelai’s heart.

But Lorelai is nothing like Kol expected—beautiful, fierce, and unstoppable—and despite dark magic, Lorelai is drawn in by the passionate and troubled king. Fighting to stay one step ahead of the dragon huntsman—who she likes far more than she should—Lorelai does everything in her power to ruin the wicked queen. But Irina isn’t going down without a fight, and her final move may cost the princess the one thing she still has left to lose.

Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2)
Victoria Aveyard
February 9th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers



Morning Star (Red Rising, #3)
Pierce Brown
February 9th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Calamity (Reckoners, #3)
Brandon Sanderson
February 16th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers



Reign of Shadows (Reign of Shadows, #1)
Sophie Jordan
February 9th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

Seventeen years ago, an eclipse cloaked the kingdom of Relhok in perpetual darkness. In the chaos, an evil chancellor murdered the king and queen and seized their throne. Luna, Relhok’s lost princess, has been hiding in a tower ever since. Luna’s survival depends on the world believing she is dead.

But that doesn’t stop Luna from wanting more. When she meets Fowler, a mysterious archer braving the woods outside her tower, Luna is drawn to him despite the risk. When the tower is attacked, Luna and Fowler escape together. But this world of darkness is more treacherous than Luna ever realized.

With every threat stacked against them, Luna and Fowler find solace in each other. But with secrets still unspoken between them, falling in love might be their most dangerous journey yet.

Banished (Forbidden, #2)
Kimberley Griffiths Little
February 2nd 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers

Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles, .5, .6, 1.5, 3.1, 3.6)
Marissa Meyer
February 2nd 2016
Young Adult Retelling
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers



Starflight (Starflight, #1)
Melissa Landers
February 2nd 2016
Young Adult Sci-Fi
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. She's so desperate to reach the realm that she's willing to indenture herself to Doran Spaulding, the rich and popular quarterback who made her life miserable all through high school, in exchange for passage aboard the spaceliner Zenith.

When a twist of fate lands them instead on the Banshee, a vessel of dubious repute, Doran learns he's been framed on Earth for conspiracy. As he pursues a set of mysterious coordinates rumored to hold the key to clearing his name, he and Solara must get past their enmity to work together and evade those out for their arrest. Life on the Banshee may be tumultuous, but as Solara and Doran are forced to question everything they once believed about their world—and each other—the ship becomes home, and the eccentric crew family. But what Solara and Doran discover on the mysterious Planet X has the power to not only alter their lives, but the existence of everyone in the universe...

Assassin's Heart (Assassin's Heart, #1)
Sarah Ahiers
February 2nd 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

In the kingdom of Lovero, nine rival Families of assassins lawfully kill people for a price. As a highly skilled member of one of these powerful clans, seventeen-year-old Lea Saldana has always trusted in the strength of her Family. Until she awakens to find them murdered and her home in flames. The Da Vias, the Saldanas’ biggest enemy, must be responsible—and Lea should have seen it coming. But her secret relationship with the Da Vias’ son, Val, has clouded her otherwise killer instinct—and given the Da Vias more reason than ever to take her Family down.

Racked with guilt and shattered over Val’s probable betrayal, Lea sets out to even the score, with her heart set on retaliation and only one thought clear in her mind: make the Da Vias pay.

With shades of The Godfather and Romeo and Juliet, this richly imagined fantasy from debut author Sarah Ahiers is a story of love, lies, and the ultimate vengeance.

Waiting On Wednesday #39!

Waiting On Wednesday is a meme created by Breaking The Spine

My W.O.W. Pick For This Week Is.......

Once Upon A Dream (Twisted Tales, #2)
Liz Braswell
Young Adult Retelling
April 5th 2016
Goodreads Link

Synopsis:

*No synopsis due to spoilers





What's your Waiting On Wednesday pick for this week? Are you excited for this book too?