On My Wishlist (36)

Hosted by Book Chick City every Saturday. List the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.

The Humming Bird

Author: The de Wardin Sisters

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Released: February 2 2011

Genre: ?

Summary:

Newly democratized Voskia is off its trolley when an astute, sanguinary politician marches for presidency; the promise of genocide hangs thick in the air and the heart of resistance beats within a single, particular individual. Knowledge, a powerful weapon, shall drag this protagonist, Maria, into series of unforgettable adventures. Music, a cheerful, rebellious messenger, bringer of sensual magic and madness will be a guide throughout the darkness of a newborn disaster. Maria's shadowy, wintry life shall be lit by warm melodies capturing wisps of dreams, putting them back into words, into music.

Follow Friday (30)

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This week question is: 

What is the best book you've read in the last month? What is the worst book you've read in the last month?

Let's do this cowboy style... the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Early Review: Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

Grave Mercy 
(His Fair Assassin 1) 
Author: Robin LaFevers 
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012 
Genre: YA Historical Fantasy 
Pre-Order: Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

Overview

Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.

Ismae's most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?