Waiting on Wednesday - Vecka 39

Waiting on Wednesday påbörjades hos Breaking the Spine i syfte för att man ska lyfta fram de kommande böcker som man ser fram emot väldigt mycket.

A Thousand Pieces of You av Claudia Gray

4:e november 2014

Beskrivning från Goodreads: Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their radical scientific achievements. Their most astonishing invention: the Firebird, which allows users to jump into parallel universes, some vastly altered from our own. But when Marguerite’s father is murdered, the killer—her parent’s handsome and enigmatic assistant Paul—escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him.

Marguerite can’t let the man who destroyed her family go free, and she races after Paul through different universes, where their lives entangle in increasingly familiar ways. With each encounter she begins to question Paul’s guilt—and her own heart. Soon she discovers the truth behind her father’s death is more sinister than she ever could have imagined.

A Thousand Pieces of You explores a reality where we witness the countless other lives we might lead in an amazingly intricate multiverse, and ask whether, amid infinite possibilities, one love can endure.


Kommentar: Jag har varit helt såld på berättelser om parallella universum sedan jag spelade Bioshock: Infinite förra året, så därför fångade den här genast mitt intresse. Som en bonus är omslaget dessutom makalöst snyggt.

Waiting on Wednesday - Vecka 36

Waiting on Wednesday påbörjades hos Breaking the Spine i syfte för att man ska lyfta fram de kommande böcker som man ser fram emot väldigt mycket.

Snow Like Ashes av Sara Raasch

14:e oktober 2014

Beskrivning från Goodreads: A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making.

Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.

Orphaned as an infant during Winter’s defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians’ general, Sir. Training to be a warrior—and desperately in love with her best friend, and future king, Mather — she would do anything to help her kingdom rise to power again.

So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter’s magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Finally, she’s scaling towers, fighting enemy soldiers, and serving her kingdom just as she’s always dreamed she would. But the mission doesn’t go as planned, and Meira soon finds herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics – and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.


Kommentar: Den här boken låter otroligt lovande och handlingen påminner mig bara en liten aning om Throne of Glass, vilket alltid är positivt.

Waiting on Wednesday - Vecka 32

Waiting on Wednesday påbörjades hos Breaking the Spine i syfte för att man ska lyfta fram de kommande böcker som man ser fram emot väldigt mycket.

City of Stairs av Robert Jackson Bennett

9:e september 2014

Beskrivning från Goodreads: Years ago, the city of Bulikov wielded the powers of the Gods to conquer the world. But after its divine protectors were mysteriously killed, the conqueror has become the conquered; the city's proud history has been erased and censored, progress has left it behind, and it is just another colonial outpost of the world's new geopolitical power. Into this musty, backward city steps Shara Divani. Officially, the quiet mousy woman is just another lowly diplomat sent by Bulikov's oppressors. Unofficially, Shara is one of her country's most accomplished spymasters - dispatched to investigate the brutal murder of a seemingly harmless historian. As Shara pursues the mystery through the ever-shifting physical and political geography of the city, she begins to suspect that the beings who once protected Bulikov may not be as dead as they seem-and that her own abilities might be touched by the divine as well.


Kommentar: Fantasy, politiska intriger och en mordgåta i en enda bok? September känns över huvudtaget som en månad med många starka releaser och den här boken verkar vara en av dem.

Waiting on Wednesday - Vecka 31

Waiting on Wednesday påbörjades hos Breaking the Spine i syfte för att man ska lyfta fram de kommande böcker som man ser fram emot väldigt mycket.

The Mirror Empire av Kameron Hurley

4:e september 2014

Beskrivning från Goodreads: On the eve of a recurring catastrophic event known to extinguish nations and reshape continents, a troubled orphan evades death and slavery to uncover her own bloody past… while a world goes to war with itself.

In the frozen kingdom of Saiduan, invaders from another realm are decimating whole cities, leaving behind nothing but ash and ruin.

As the dark star of the cataclysm rises, an illegitimate ruler is tasked with holding together a country fractured by civil war, a precocious young fighter is asked to betray his family and a half-Dhai general must choose between the eradication of her father’s people or loyalty to her alien Empress.

Through tense alliances and devastating betrayal, the Dhai and their allies attempt to hold against a seemingly unstoppable force as enemy nations prepare for a coming together of worlds as old as the universe itself.

In the end, one world will rise – and many will perish.

Kommentar: Jag tycker att den här boken låter riktigt intressant och det sitter aldrig fel med lite episk fantasy. Dessutom verkar den vara en fräsch fläkt i genren då jag har hört att Hurley behandlar könsroller på ett väldigt bra sätt, vilket alltid gör mig glad att höra.

Waiting on Wednesday - Vecka 30

Waiting on Wednesday påbörjades hos Breaking the Spine i syfte för att man ska lyfta fram de kommande böcker som man ser fram emot väldigt mycket.

Silver Shadows (Bloodlines #5) – Richelle Mead

Releasedatum: 29:e juli 2014

In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists.

Now in the aftermath of an event that ripped their world apart, Sydney and Adrian struggle to pick up the pieces and find their way back to each other. But first, they have to survive. 

For Sydney, trapped and surrounded by adversaries, life becomes a daily struggle to hold on to her identity and the memories of those she loves. Meanwhile, Adrian clings to hope in the face of those who tell him Sydney is a lost cause, but the battle proves daunting as old demons and new temptations begin to seize hold of him. . . .

Their worst fears now a chilling reality, Sydney and Adrian face their darkest hour in this heart-pounding fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where all bets are off.

Kommentar: Jag läste alla Vampire Academy-böcker i början av året och efteråt gav jag mig genast i kast med spin-offen Bloodlines. Den förra boken i serien, The Fiery Heart, slutade på ett sätt som gjorde väntan på Silver Shadows väldigt plågsam och trots att det inte är långt kvar till releasen nu känns det som om dagarna förflyter med snigelfart. Den här serien har bara blivit bättre och bättre för varje bok, så jag har väldigt höga förväntningar på Silver Shadows.