Publication Date:Aug. 27th 2013
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Pages: 448
Series: Fire and Thorns #3
Source: Purchased
Rating:
★★★★★
The epic conclusion to
Rae Carson's Fire and Thorns trilogy. The seventeen-year-old
sorcerer-queen will travel into the unknown realm of the enemy to win
back her true love, save her country, and uncover the final secrets of
her destiny.
Elisa is a fugitive in her own country. Her enemies
have stolen the man she loves in order to lure her to the gate of
darkness. As she and her daring companions take one last quest into
unknown enemy territory to save Hector, Elisa will face hardships she's
never imagined. And she will discover secrets about herself and her
world that could change the course of history. She must rise up as
champion-a champion to those who have hated her most.
Publication Date: Sept. 17th 2013
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Pages: 464
Series: The Elemental Trilogy #1
Source: Purchased
Rating:
★★★★★
It all began with a ruined elixir and an accidental bolt of lightning…
Iolanthe
Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she's
being told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm.
It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the greatest
mage tyrant the world has ever known. A suicide task for anyone let
alone a sixteen-year-old girl with no training, facing a prophecy that
foretells a fiery clash to the death.
Prince Titus of Elberon has
sworn to protect Iolanthe at all costs but he's also a powerful mage
committed to obliterating the Bane to avenge the death of his
family—even if he must sacrifice both Iolanthe and himself to achieve
his goal.
But Titus makes the terrifying mistake of falling in
love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now,
with the servants of the Bane closing in, he must choose between his
mission and her life.
Publication Date: Oct 23rd 2012
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Pages: 598
Series: Seven Realms #4
Source: Purchased
Rating:
★★★★★
A thousand years ago,
two young lovers were betrayed-Alger Waterlow to his death, and Hanalea,
Queen of the Fells, to a life without love.
Now, once again, the Queendom of the Fells seems likely to shatter apart. For young queen Raisa ana'Marianna,
maintaining peace even within her own castle walls is nearly
impossible; tension between wizards and Clan has reached a fevered
pitch. With surrounding kingdoms seeking to prey on the Fells' inner
turmoil, Raisa's best hope is to unite her people against a common
enemy. But that enemy might be the person with whom she's falling in
love.
Through a complicated web of lies and unholy alliances,
former streetlord Han Alister has become a member of the Wizard Council
of the Fells. Navigating the cut-throat world of blue blood politics has
never been more dangerous, and Han seems to inspire hostility among
Clan and wizards alike. His only ally is the queen, and despite the
perils involved, Han finds it impossible to ignore his feelings for
Raisa. Before long, Han finds himself in possession of a secret believed
to be lost to history, a discovery powerful enough to unite the people
of the Fells. But will the secret die with him before he can use it?
A
simple, devastating truth concealed by a thousand-year-old lie at last
comes to light in this stunning conclusion to the Seven Realms series.
Publication Date: Aug 30th 2011
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Pages: 517
Series: Seven Realms #3
Source: Purchased
Rating:
★★★★★
Han Alister thought he
had already lost everyone he loved. But when he finds his friend Rebecca
Morley near death in the Spirit Mountains, Han knows that nothing
matters more than saving her. The costs of his efforts are steep, but
nothing can prepare him for what he soon discovers: the beautiful,
mysterious girl he knew as Rebecca is none other than Raisa
ana’Marianna, heir to the Queendom of the Fells. Han is hurt and
betrayed. He knows he has no future with a blueblood. And, as far as
he’s concerned, the princess’s family as good as killed his own mother
and sister. But if Han is to fulfill his end of an old bargain, he must
do everything in his power to see Raisa crowned queen.
Meanwhile,
some people will stop at nothing to prevent Raisa from ascending. With
each attempt on her life, she wonders how long it will be before her
enemies succeed. Her heart tells her that the thief-turned-wizard Han
Alister can be trusted. She wants to believe it—he’s saved her life more
than once. But with danger coming at her from every direction, Raisa
can only rely on her wits and her iron-hard will to survive—and even
that might not be enough.
The Gray Wolf Throne is an epic tale of fierce loyalty, unbearable sacrifice, and the heartless hand of fate.
Publication Date: Sept 24th 2010
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Pages: 586
Series: Seven Realms #2
Source: Purchased
Rating:
★★★★
Haunted by the loss of
his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling
at Mystwerk House in Oden’s Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn’t mean
that danger isn't far behind. Han is hunted every step of the way by
the Bayars, a powerful wizarding family set on reclaiming the amulet Han
stole from them. And Mystwerk House has dangers of its own. There,
Han meets Crow, a mysterious wizard who agrees to tutor Han in the
darker parts of sorcery—but the bargain they make is one Han may regret.
Meanwhile, Princess Raisa ana’Marianna runs from a forced
marriage in the Fells, accompanied by her friend Amon and his triple of
cadets. Now, the safest place for Raisa is Wein House, the military
academy at Oden's Ford. If Raisa can pass as a regular student, Wein
House will offer both sanctuary and the education Raisa needs to succeed
as the next Gray Wolf queen.
Everything changes when Han and
Raisa’s paths cross, in this epic tale of uncertain friendships,
cut-throat politics, and the irresistible power of attraction.
Publication Date: Oct 6th 2009
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Pages: 506
Series: Seven Realms #1
Source: Purchased
Rating:
★★★★★
One day Han Alister
catches three young wizard setting fire to the sacred mountain of
Hanalea. Han takes an amulet away from Micah Bayar, son of the High
Wizard, to ensure the boy won’t use it against him. The amulet once
belonged to the Demon King, who nearly destroyed the world a millennium
ago. With a magical piece so powerful at stake, Han knows that the
Bayars will stop at nothing to get it back.
Meanwhile, Princess
Raisa ana’Marianna has her own battle to fight. She’s just returned to
court after three years of riding and hunting with her father’s family.
Raisa aspires to be like Hanalea, the legendary warrior queen who killed
the Demon King and saved the world. But it seems that her mother has
other plans for her—plans that include a suitor who goes against
everything the Queendom stands for.
The Seven Realms will
tremble when the lives of Han and Raisa collide in this stunning
page-turner from best-selling author Cinda Williams Chima.
Publication Date: Aug 28th 2012
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Pages: 403
Series: Defiance #1
Source: Purchased
Rating:
★★★
While the other girls in
the walled city-state of Baalboden learn to sew and dance, Rachel Adams
learns to track and hunt. While they bend like reeds to the will of
their male Protectors, she uses hers for sparring practice.
When
Rachel's father fails to return from a courier mission and is declared
dead, the city's brutal Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector: her
father's apprentice, Logan—the boy she declared her love to and who
turned her down two years before. Left with nothing but fierce belief in
her father's survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself.
As
Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a
monster that can't be killed and an army of assassins out for blood,
they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war
decades in the making.
