Here is the third volume in George R.R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. Together, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.
Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. And as opposing forces manoeuver for the final showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost limits of civilization, accompanied by a horde of mythical Others—a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords...
Long before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.
Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen.
Then Cath meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the king and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship. Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans.
In her first stand-alone teen novel, the New York Times-bestselling author dazzles us with a prequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
All Stevie Bell wanted was to find the key to the Ellingham mystery, but instead, she found her classmate dead. And while she solved that murder, the crimes of the past are still waiting in the dark. Just as Stevie feels she’s on the cusp of putting it together, her parents pull her out of Ellingham academy.
For her own safety, they say. She must move past this obsession with crime. Now that Stevie’s away from the school of topiaries and secret tunnels, and her strange and endearing friends, she begins to feel disconnected from the rest of the world. At least she won’t have to see David anymore. David, who she kissed. David, who lied to her about his identity—son of despised politician Edward King. Then King himself arrives at her house to offer a deal: He will bring Stevie back to Ellingham immediately. In return, she must play nice with David. King is in the midst of a campaign and can’t afford his son stirring up trouble. If Stevie’s at school, David will stay put.
The tantalizing riddles behind the Ellingham murders are still waiting to be unraveled, and Stevie knows she’s so close. But the path to the truth has more twists and turns than she can imagine—and moving forward involves hurting someone she cares for. In New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s second novel of the Truly Devious series, nothing is free, and someone will pay for the truth with their life.
Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war—and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army.
Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha Squaller, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. But some secrets aren’t meant to stay buried—and some wounds aren’t meant to heal.
Author Maureen Johnson weaves a tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a new series.
Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. "A place" he said, "where learning is a game."
Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym, Truly Devious. It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history.
True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan: She will solve this cold case. That is, she will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates: the inventor, the novelist, the actor, the artist, and the jokester. But something strange is happening. Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy. The past has crawled out of its grave. Someone has gotten away with murder.
Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.
Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price.
Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.
Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans, these tales will transport you to lands both familiar and strange—to a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.
This collection of six stories includes three brand-new tales, all of them lavishly illustrated with art that changes with each turn of the page, culminating in six stunning full-spread illustrations as rich in detail as the stories themselves.
The capital has fallen.
The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.
Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.
Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.
Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.
Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.
Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to reconcile the fact that on the same day she kissed her best friend and longtime secret crush, Axel, her mother was taking her own life.
Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love.
Nestled within an enchanted forest is the Grove, a community where witches and warlocks practice elemental magic, brew mystical potions, and lock their cellars against beer thieving gnomes. Life is quiet and uneventful. Well, except when Hazel's long-lost father uses necromancy to trap her dead mother's soul.
That simply won't do. Necromancy is forbidden in the Grove, and for good reason too. Nobody wants filthy corpses shambling around, mussing up one's garden. Hazel is determined to find her father and undo his treachery.
But despite Hazel's plans of becoming a one-woman army, she can't do everything alone. It's not until wild sister Holly convinces her to leave the house for once and go to a party that Hazel finds a pair of unlikely allies in two bickering warlock brothers.
Together, the four of them go on a journey that takes them out of the Grove and into a world where necromancy reigns and the dead won't respectfully stay in the grave. Hazel will do whatever it takes to stop her father and save her mother's soul. Even if it means turning to necromancy. Even if it means losing her friends. Because they would never help a necromancer. Would they?
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes The Gilded Wolves, a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change—one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires...
No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them.
It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.
To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian banished from his home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in arms if not blood.
Together, they will join Séverin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history—but only if they can stay alive.
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.
Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us.
The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?
Five years after the destruction of the so-called rehabilitation camps that imprisoned her and countless other Psi kids, seventeen-year-old Suzume "Zu" Kimura has assumed the role of spokesperson for the interim government, fighting for the rights of Psi kids against a growing tide of misinformation and prejudice. But when she is accused of committing a horrifying act, she is forced to go on the run once more in order to stay alive.Determined to clear her name, Zu finds herself in an uncomfortable alliance with Roman and Priyanka, two mysterious Psi who could either help her prove her innocence or betray her before she gets the chance. But as they travel in search of safety and answers, and Zu grows closer to the people she knows she shouldn't trust, they uncover even darker things roiling beneath the veneer of the country's recovery. With her future-and the future of all Psi-on the line, Zu must use her powerful voice to fight back against forces that seek to drive the Psi into the shadows and save the friends who were once her protectors.From #1 New York Times best-selling author Alexandra Bracken comes a harrowing story of resilience, resistance, and reckoning that will thrill loyal fans and new readers alike.
Hi there!
Another month has come to an end, which means another monthly recap and TBR! And this time, I've read more than three books (none of which was for school) and finally have something to write about yay xd
I actually finished most of my monthly TBR (5/6 books) and read another extra novella, which I'd say was an accomplishment, especially considering I've read most of it in the last ten or so days. I didn't have the time to finish any of the reviews tho, so you'll have to bear with me while I spam you with them the next week. Sorry not sorry :P
February recap
>> Ruin and Rising - I've definitely liked this last installment of The Grisha Trilogy much better than the previous two, but I have to admit I'm not really satisfied with how some things went down. Still, it was pretty fun to read.
>> The Demon in the Wood - A short Grishaverse novella about the Darkling. It was a bit too short, but still, I loved it!
>> The Language of Thorns - If you love fairytales, creepy things, Bardugo's work or all of the above, this is the right book for you! Even if you aren't familiar with Bardugo's work at all, I'd suggest checking this out, you definitely won't regret it :D
>> The Lightning Thief & The Sea of Monsters - As I already mentioned in my February TBR, I've already read the first three books of this series a few years back and now I'm merely rereading them in order to finally read the whole serial. Still, I think I've actually enjoyed these two books even more the second time around, even though they are middle grade fiction and I'm not in middle grade anymore xD
March TBR
Eleven books all right! I guess I'm getting ambitious XD
Honestly, I don't think I'll manage to read all of these (although you never know), but I wanted to have more books to choose from, depending on whether I'd want to continue with Heroes of Olympus right after I finish Percy Jackson and the Olympians or read something else in-between which is why I threw in a few standalones. Five Feet Apart movie will be released this month, and Cole Sprouse is as good a reason as any for me to want to see it and, subsequently, read the book. Sadie, on the other hand, has been on my TBR for a while now, so I've decided to read it before it gets out of the spotlight.
Did you manage to read all books from your February TBR (if you had one)? What are your plans for March?
Hello everyone!
The shortest month of the year is coming to an end and I feel kind of relieved because I was seriously worried if I would make it through my tbr xd I still don't know if I'm going to finish few Darkest Minds novellas, but I can always read those on the go. The goods news is that I once again completed my February tbr (okay, except Hazel and Holy which is leftover from January tbr I said I'd definitely read in February but what can I do lol).
I've read 10 books in total, which makes it 21 in 2019! I guess I'll have to upgrade my reading challenge xd I've read mostly YA fantasy and some science-fiction books and it was a really good month. I don't know if it was the choice of books or I just had a good month, but I really enjoyed reading and was finishing books in a few days.
My average February rating is 3.7 stars which are pretty good since the only book I gave 5 stars is A Clash of Kings, but no other book got a rating lower than 3.5 stars so I'd call it a good reading time.
February recap
>> A Clash of Kings by G.R.R Martin
I am SO PROUD of myself for finishing this 900-pages-long perfection, not because I didn't like it but because it was hard to read. I love these books and can't wait to return to Martin's world soon.
Check out my review for A Clash of Kings!
I am SO PROUD of myself for finishing this 900-pages-long perfection, not because I didn't like it but because it was hard to read. I love these books and can't wait to return to Martin's world soon.
Check out my review for A Clash of Kings!
>> Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Amazing, inspiring, cute. If you have a 10-to-15-year-old kid somewhere near shove this in their hands and lock them somewhere until they've finished this. It's middle-grade literature, but it's great I really enjoyed it and am coming for more :D
Check out my review for The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle fo the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian!
Amazing, inspiring, cute. If you have a 10-to-15-year-old kid somewhere near shove this in their hands and lock them somewhere until they've finished this. It's middle-grade literature, but it's great I really enjoyed it and am coming for more :D
Check out my review for The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle fo the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian!
>> The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Another series I have been wanting to read for a while. The books were pretty good, they even surprised me from time to time and I have really gotten fond of all characters.
Check out my review for The Darkest Minds, Never Fade and In the Afterlight
Another series I have been wanting to read for a while. The books were pretty good, they even surprised me from time to time and I have really gotten fond of all characters.
Check out my review for The Darkest Minds, Never Fade and In the Afterlight
March tbr
Well for my March reading schedule, I decided to less fantasy so I added few contemporary books I wanted to start for a while.
>>Hazel and Holy by Sara C. Snider
As I said, January AND February leftover I got approved on NetGalley. I'll probably procrastinate some more before actually starting to read it.
As I said, January AND February leftover I got approved on NetGalley. I'll probably procrastinate some more before actually starting to read it.
>> Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
It has been on my tbr for a while and it's being turned into a movie this year so let's go.
It has been on my tbr for a while and it's being turned into a movie this year so let's go.
>> Gilded Wolves by Roshan Chokshi
Fantasy, historical fiction, heist! I don't know if I have to say more. Hype is big and many say it's like the Six of Crows so I'm in.
Fantasy, historical fiction, heist! I don't know if I have to say more. Hype is big and many say it's like the Six of Crows so I'm in.
>> Truly Devious and The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
These have really high ratings and a lot of my favorite reviewers/readers love them and since the second book was recently released I want to join the hype.
These have really high ratings and a lot of my favorite reviewers/readers love them and since the second book was recently released I want to join the hype.
>> The Astonishing Colour After by Emily X.R. Pan
A lot of recommendations and it sounds really beautiful.
A lot of recommendations and it sounds really beautiful.
>> Heartless by Marissa Meyer
I've wanted to read this ever since I finished TLC, but now I guess it's time to finally get my lazy ass to do it already.
>>The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
This is just in case I finish other books earlier, which I tend to do lately. Anyway, it's a February release and it sounds pretty good. Dragons!
What about you? What are your February highlights? What do you plan to read in March?
I've wanted to read this ever since I finished TLC, but now I guess it's time to finally get my lazy ass to do it already.
>>The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
This is just in case I finish other books earlier, which I tend to do lately. Anyway, it's a February release and it sounds pretty good. Dragons!
What about you? What are your February highlights? What do you plan to read in March?