“Waiting
On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that
spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Basically books that are not yet out that we
are dying to get our hands on. This
week’s pick is:
The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye
Out: 5/17
From Goodreads:
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.
Why I’m Waiting:
Come
on it sounds AMAZING! Competing for a
spot where one lives and one dies already had me hooked but to have a
connection with the other and know no matter what it ends badly just has so
many levels of awesome!
What
are you waiting on? Tell me below what
you think of this title and leave a link to your WoW as well so I can check it
out!
