Friday, January 1, 2016

Review: Truthwitch (The Witchlands #1) by Susan Dennard


HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! 2016 has so many exciting new releases I can't wait for the year to get started! Today, I'm going to be sharing with you my review for Truthwitch. My most anticipated 2016 fantasy story, I was lucky enough to have gotten an ARC last year. The moment it landed in my hands I devoured it XD Now here's my attempt at reviewing the epic awesomeness that is Truthwitch!


Truthwitch by Susan DennardTruthwitch
(The Witchlands #1)
by Susan Dennard
Janruary 5, 2016
416 pages


Goodreads Summary:
On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery”, a magical skill that sets them apart from others.

In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well.

Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It’s a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires.

Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her—but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken her from life as an outcast into one of reckless adventure, where she is a cool, wary balance to Safi’s hotheaded impulsiveness.

Safi and Iseult just want to be free to live their own lives, but war is coming to the Witchlands. With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Windwitch and ship’s captain) and the hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must fight emperors, princes, and mercenaries alike, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.


Thursday, December 31, 2015

2016 Challenges!


I wasn't very good at keeping up with challenges in 2015 so I'm only going to do two for 2016. If I do well, maybe I'll join more :D


I had a fun time last year doing the Debut Author Challenge so this year I am going to participate again :D
 
2016 Debut Author Challenge
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Hosted by that Artsy reader girl.

I'm going to aim for 10 debut reads again!

I found this Prequel & Sequel Challenge through
Shelly @ Read.Sleep.Repeat. and it looks like fun so I decided to join!
 
2016 Prequel & Sequel Challenge
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Hosted by Novel Heartbeat & Writer Grrl Reads.
 
I will aim for 25-50 points: Amateur~

 
I will use the Challenges tab at the top to try and keep track. Hopefully I'll be able to keep them updated since I'm only doing two challenges this year ;)
 
Are you doing any 2016 Challenges?

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

WoW #78: The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere #1) by Heidi Heilig

 
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Waiting on Wednesday is hosted every week by Breaking the Spine which lets us showcase an upcoming release we are excited about! 


The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi HeiligThe Girl from Everywhere
(The Girl from Everywhere #1)
by Heidi Heilig
February 16, 2015
464 pages
 
Goodreads Summary:
Heidi Heilig’s debut teen fantasy sweeps from modern-day New York City to nineteenth-century Hawaii to places of myth and legend. Sixteen-year-old Nix has sailed across the globe and through centuries aboard her time-traveling father’s ship. But when he gambles with her very existence, it all may be about to end. The Girl from Everywhere, the first of two books, will dazzle readers of Sabaa Tahir, Rae Carson, and Rachel Hartman.

Nix’s life began in Honolulu in 1868. Since then she has traveled to mythic Scandinavia, a land from the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, modern-day New York City, and many more places both real and imagined. As long as he has a map, Nix’s father can sail his ship, The Temptation, to any place, any time. But now he’s uncovered the one map he’s always sought—1868 Honolulu, before Nix’s mother died in childbirth. Nix’s life—her entire existence—is at stake. No one knows what will happen if her father changes the past. It could erase Nix’s future, her dreams, her adventures . . . her connection with the charming Persian thief, Kash, who’s been part of their crew for two years. If Nix helps her father reunite with the love of his life, it will cost her her own.

In The Girl from Everywhere, Heidi Heilig blends fantasy, history, and a modern sensibility with witty, fast-paced dialogue, breathless adventure, and enchanting romance.
 
Did you read that summary? The promise of adventure, romance and mystery has me hooked. Bonus that Heidi is super sweet! Everyone go follow her on Twitter!

What are you guys waiting on this week?