Recensione: A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske

Ciao a tutti. Oggi vi parlo di un libro pubblicato nel 2020 e mai tradotto (anche se mai dire mai) in italiano: A Marvellous Light di Freya Marske, primo volume della The Last Binding Trilogy, una serie fantasy storica con tematiche queer. 

TITOLO: A Marvellous Light 

AUTORE: Freya Marske 

COLLANA: Tor Books 

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 15,00€ 

PREZZO (EBOOK): 10,99€

TRAMA [ENG]: Red, White & Royal Blue meets Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell in debut author Freya Marske’s A Marvellous Light, featuring an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts, and conspiracies.

Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He’s struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents’ excesses. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society, he discovers what’s been operating beneath the unextraordinary reality he’s always known.
Now Robin must contend with the beauty and danger of magic, an excruciating deadly curse, and the alarming visions of the future that come with it—not to mention Edwin Courcey, his cold and prickly counterpart in the magical bureaucracy, who clearly wishes Robin were anyone and anywhere else.
Robin’s predecessor has disappeared, and the mystery of what happened to him reveals unsettling truths about the very oldest stories they’ve been told about the land they live on and what binds it. Thrown together and facing unexpected dangers, Robin and Edwin discover a plot that threatens every magician in the British Isles—and a secret that more than one person has already died to keep.

Recensione: Immortal - Sue Lynn Tan

Ciao a tutti. Sono appena tornata da una settimana di ferie al mare, rilassata e pronta a ripartire! Mentre scrivo le nuove recensioni vi lascio il mio parere su Immortal, un romanzo standalone di Sue Lynn Tan, l'autrice de La figlia della dea della luna, ancora inedito in Italia.

TITOLO: Immortal 

AUTORE: Sue Lynn Tan  

COLLANA: Harper Voyager

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 19,00€ 

PREZZO (EBOOK): 14,99€

TRAMA [ENG]: A young ruler must forge a delicate alliance with the untrustworthy yet magnetic God of War to protect her kingdom in this stunning romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets, forbidden magic, and passion, from Sue Lynn Tan, bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess

The young heir to a mortal crown, Liyen ascends a precarious throne when her grandfather dies, vowing to end her kingdom’s obligation to the immortals and take vengeance against those she feels responsible for his death. When she is summoned to the Immortal Realm, she seizes the opportunity to learn their secrets and to form a tenuous alliance to safeguard her people, all with the one she should fear and mistrust the most: the ruthless God of War. As they are drawn together, a treacherous attraction ignites between them—one she has to resist, to not endanger all she is fighting for.

 But with darker forces closing in around them, and her kingdom plunged into peril, Liyen must risk everything to save her people from an unspeakable fate, even if it means forging a dangerous bond with the immortal… even if it means losing her heart.

Recensione: The Ever Queen - L.J. Andrews

Buongiorno! Qualche giorno fa vi ho parlato di The Ever King, oggi è arrivato il momento di recensire il secondo volume della dilogia, The Ever Queen. 

TITOLO: The Ever Queen 

AUTORE: L.J. Andrews  

COLLANA: Ace

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 25,00€ 

PREZZO (EBOOK): 13,50€

TRAMA [ENG]: The second in the TikTok sensation Ever Seas series!

With his queen missing, the king’s wrath knows no boundaries.
Captive. Challenger. Queen.
Enemies took her from the man who holds her heart. They might see her as weak, as a pawn in wicked games, but they’re no match for the first Ever Queen.
Let them think they’ve won. Her heart belongs to a beautiful monster, and she will never stop fighting until she’s back in his arms.
Captor. Villain. King.
They’ll die for touching her.
His heart belongs to a stunning little bird. He will never stop searching for her light across the skies. Not until the blood of his enemies spills at her feet, and his queen wears their bones around her neck.

Recensione: The Ever King - L.J. Andrews

Ciao a tutti. Questa settimana vi parlo di una dilogia romantasy al momento disponibile solo in inglese. Inizialmente autopubblicata verrà presto portata in libreria da una famosa CE: sto parlando della serie The Ever Seas di L.J. Andrews di cui oggi vi recensisco il primo volume, The Ever King. 

TITOLO: The Ever King 

AUTORE: L.J. Andrews  

COLLANA: Ace

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 28,50€ 

PREZZO (EBOOK): 6,00€ 

TRAMA [ENG]: The first in the TikTok sensation Ever Seas series!

They stole his crown. 

So he stole their daughter....

For years, Erik, the scarred king of the Ever Kingdom, has thought of nothing but vengeance against the man who killed his father and trapped him beneath the waves, making him a prisoner in his own realm.
Until his enemy’s daughter unintentionally breaks the chains on the Ever, and Erik makes her the unwitting pawn in his vicious game of revenge.
She’s innocent. He’s vicious. 

But he will take back what he lost, no matter the price.
Unless she steals his heart first.

Recensione: Secret of Blackthorn Hall - Cassandra Clare

Buongiorno! Oggi vi parlo di un romanzo al momento non disponibile in vendita, ma che, a quanto pare, potrebbe presto essere tradotto in italiano (si vocifera... ma non ci sono ancora conferme). Sto parlando di Secrets of Blackthorn Hall, uno degli innumerevoli spinoff della serie Shadowhunters, primo volume del Kickstarter del 2023 Seasons of Shadowhunters, e ancora disponibile gratuitamente (non si sa per quanto, quindi correte a leggerlo) in versione modificata sul Tumblr dell'autrice. 

TITOLO: Secrets of Blackthorn Hall     

AUTORE: Cassandra Clare

COLLANA: Selfpublishing

PREZZO (CARTACEO): N/A

PREZZO (EBOOK): 0,00€

TRAMA [ENG]: Julian and Emma are on their travel year when the Clave sends Julian a message: clean up Blackthorn Hall or ownership reverts back to the Clave. Amidst the clutter and disrepair they discover secrets that Blackthorn Hall has kept hidden for years... They find out something... or someone... else might be sharing the space with them. They’ll also entertain visitors like Jem, Tessa, Cristina, Mark, Kieran, Kit, Ty, Dru and more.

Emma and Julian of The Dark Artifices move temporarily to London to fix up the crumbling Blackthorn Hall... only to find that among the various objects that belonged to their ancestors, there might be a spectral presence that wishes them harm...
Secrets of Blackthorn Hall is an illustrated serialized epistolary novel by Cassandra Clare that was released online for free and now in print as part of the Seasons of Shadowhunters Kickstarter campaign.
The story takes place roughly starting in January 2014—about a year and a half after The Dark Artifices—and takes course over the span of a few months—ending about a year before The Wicked Powers. It centers on the characters from The Dark Artifices but also delves into the history of those from The Last Hours and The Infernal Devices through books and old papers found in the house.
For a better understanding of the story, please make sure you have read all of the Shadowhunter books released as of 2024, as there will be spoilers (TLH being the last book series released before this book.)

Recensione: The Bridgertons: Happily ever after - Julia Quinn

Buongiorno a tutti. Si conclude oggi il ciclo di recensioni dedicato alla serie Bridgerton di Julia Quinn. Non conoscevate questo volume? Tranquilli: se avete letto la serie in italiano non serve che lo recuperiate, in quanto i racconti sono stati accorpati al libro a cui si riferiscono, e la novella su Violet si può leggere in coda a Il vero amore esiste. Ma se avete le vecchie edizioni in inglese... non perdetevelo!

TITOLO: The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After  

AUTORE: Julia Quinn 

COLLANA: Piatkus

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 14,95€ 

PREZZO (EBOOK): 2,99€ 

TRAMA: Once upon a Regency time, an author created a family . . .

But not just any family. Eight brothers and sisters, assorted in-laws, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, (not to mention an overweight corgi), plus an irrepressible matriarch who's a match for any of them . . . These are the Bridgertons. Through eight bestselling novels, readers laughed, cried, and fell in love.But they wanted more.
And so the readers asked the author . . .
What happened next? Does Simon ever read his father's letters? Do Francesca and Michael become parents? Who would win in a Pall Mall grudge match?
Does 'The End' really have to be the end?
This is a collection of Julia Quinn's funny, heart-warming 'second epilogues,' which are included at the ends of each novel. This collection also includes plus a brand new novella about none other than the wise and witty matriarch: Violet Bridgerton herself. So get to know the Bridgertons all over again - because Happily Ever After is a whole lot of fun . . .

Recensione: Vilest Things - Chloe Gong

Ciao a tutti. Lo scorso anno vi avevo parlato di Immortal Longings, primo libro della trilogia Flesh and False Gods di Chloe Gong. Mentre non si hanno ancora notizie sulla traduzione italiana, io vi parlo del secondo volume della serie, Vilest Things. 

TITOLO: Vilest Things    

AUTORE: Chloe Gong

COLLANA: Hodderscape

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 16,99€

PREZZO (EBOOK):10,99€ 

TRAMA [ENG]: Chloe Gong returns with power plays, spilled blood, and lethal romance in the thrilling fantasy sequel to New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra.

Calla Tuoleimi has succeeded in the impossible. Despite the odds, she has won San-Er’s bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin. She now serves as royal advisor to Kasa’s adopted son, August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne.
Only Calla knows it isn’t really August.
Anton Makusa is still furious about Calla’s betrayal in the final round of the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August’s body to survive and has no intention of giving up this newfound power. But when his first love, the beautiful, explosive Otta Avia, awakens from a yearslong coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy’s authority over Talin, chaos erupts. As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton must set their conflicts aside and head to the kingdom’s far reaches to prevent anarchy...even if their empire might be better off burning.

Recensione: Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan

Ciao a tutti. Continuano le recensioni delle letture del 2024 con questo fantasy a tema villain che ha scalato le classifiche US e di cui è già stata annunciata la traduzione in italiano: sto parlando di Long Live Evil di Sarah Rees Brennan.

TITOLO: Long Live Evil   

AUTORE: Sarah Rees Brennan

COLLANA: Orbit 

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 16,99€

PREZZO (EBOOK):10,99€

TRAMA [ENG]: When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series.

She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He's impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale.
So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page.
This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan [ puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo).
Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a charmingly homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation

Speciale Buchmesse2024 #1: Immortal Longings

Buongiorno a tutti! Dopo avervi parlato della Fiera del Libro di Francoforte, inizio a recensirvi anche qualche titolo di autore presente alla fiera. Iniziamo da Chloe Gong, il cui Immortal Longings, primo libro della trilogia Flesh and False Gods, verrà tradotto presto in italiano. 

TITOLO: Immortal Longings   

AUTORE: Chloe Gong 

COLLANA: Hodderscape

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 22,55€

PREZZO (EBOOK): 4,49€

TRAMA [ENG]: Romance, politics and power meld in this pulse-pounding, enemies-to-lovers epic fantasy romance retelling of Antony and Cleopatra, set amid a deadly city-wide Battle Royale game.

WIN, OR DIE TRYING.
Five years ago, Princess Calla vowed to tear down San-Er's tyrannical monarchy. First, she killed her parents. Now her sights are set on her uncle: the remaining, reclusive king. The only way to reach him is to enter his deadly games, and be crowned the winner by his hand.
Anton Makusa's childhood love lies in a coma, and he is deep in debt trying to keep her alive. His last chance at saving her is winning the games.
When the two form an uneasy alliance, victory is soon within their reach. But as their mutual attraction proves increasingly undeniable, Calla must decide what she's playing for ­- her lover or her kingdom.

Recensione: The God and the Gumiho - Sophie Kim

Ciao a tutti! Torno a recensire la backlist della Fairyloot Adult 2024: il titolo di oggi è The God and the Gumiho di Sophie Kim, un fantasy ispirato alla mitologia coreana incluso nella box di giugno. Molto molto carino: ha superato di parecchio le mie aspettative!

TITOLO: The God and the Gumiho

AUTORE: Sophie Kim 

COLLANA: Del Rey 

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 18,00$ 

PREZZO (EBOOK): 11,99$ 

TRAMA: In this delightfully romantic Korean contemporary fantasy, a fallen trickster god must pair up with a coffee-slinging, shapeshifting fox to track down a demon of darkness before it devours the mortal world.

They'll do anything to outsmart each other. Anything, except fall in love.
Kim Hani - the once-terrible gumiho known as the Scarlet Fox - spends her days working at a café and trying not to let a certain customer irk her.
Seokga - a trickster god thrown from the heavens for his attempt at a coup - spends his days hunting demons and irking a particular gumiho.
When a demon of darkness escapes the underworld, and the Scarlet Fox emerges from hiding before quickly vanishing, Seokga is offered a chance at redemption: kill them both, and his sins will be forgiven.
But Hani is prepared to do anything to prevent Seokga from bringing her to justice, even trick her way into his investigation. Anything, that is - except fall in love . . .

Recensione: The Honey Witch - Sydney J. Shields

Ciao a tutti. Oggi vi parlo del libro del mese di maggio contenuto nella bookish box Fairyloot Adult: si tratta di The Honey Witch di Sydney J. Shields, un debutto con qualche ingenuità ma che comunque ho trovato godibile

TITOLO: The Honey Witch

AUTORE: Sydney J. Shields

COLLANA: Orbit

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 17,99€

PREZZO (EBOOK): 10,99€ 

TRAMA: The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn't believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut novel of magic, hope, and love overcoming all.

Twenty-one-year-old Marigold Claude has always preferred the company of the spirits of the meadow to any of the suitors who've tried to woo her. So when her grandmother whisks her away to the family cottage on the tiny Isle of Innisfree with an offer to train her as the next Honey Witch, she accepts immediately. But her newfound magic and independence come with a price: No one can fall in love with the Honey Witch.

When Lottie Burke, a notoriously grumpy skeptic who doesn't believe in magic, shows up on her doorstep, Marigold can't resist the challenge to prove to her that magic is real. But soon, Marigold begins to care for Lottie in ways she never expected. And when darker magic awakens and threatens to destroy her home, she must fight for much more than her new home-at the risk of losing her magic and her heart..

Recensione: Fangirl Down - Tessa Bailey

Ciao a tutti. Oggi vi parlo di uno sport romance a tema golf ancora inedito in Italia e di un'autrice a cui ho voluto dare una seconda chance dopo un romanzo che mi aveva parecchio delusa. Sto parlando di Fangirl Down di Tessa Bailey, conosciuta in Italia per essere l'autrice di My Killer Vacation, edito Mondadori. 

TITOLO: Fangirl Down 

AUTORE: Tessa Bailey 

COLLANA: Avon 

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 12,50€ 

PREZZO (EBOOK): 3,00€ 

TRAMA: Wells Whitaker was once golf’s hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his “promising” career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life.

Josephine Doyle believed in the gorgeous, grumpy golfer, even when he didn’t believe in himself. Yet after he throws in the towel, she begins to wonder if her faith was misplaced. Then a determined Wells shows up at her door with a wild proposal: be his new caddy, help him turn his game around, and split the prize money. And considering Josephine’s professional and personal life is in shambles, she could really use the cash…

As they travel together, spending days on the green and nights in neighboring hotel rooms, sparks fly. Before long, they’re inseparable, Wells starts winning again, and Josephine is surprised to find a sweet, thoughtful guy underneath his gruff, growly exterior. This hot man wants to brush her hair, feed her snacks, and take bubble baths together? Is this real life? But Wells is technically her boss and an athlete falling for his fangirl would be ridiculous… right?

Recensione: Yellowface - R. F. Kuang

Ciao a tutti. Prima recensione dell'anno: l'uscita italiana di Yellowface è stata annunciata nei "fuochi d'artificio" di fine anno di Oscar Vault ma, avendolo letto in lingua originale, vi propongo la mia recensione prima che la versione tradotta sia disponibile sugli scaffali.

TITOLO: Yellowface

AUTORE: R. F. Kuang

COLLANA: William Morrow

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 15,00€

PREZZO (EBOOK): 14,99€

TRAMA: Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I. So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn’t this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That’s what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree. But June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves. With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable

RARE #12: The Stars are Dying - Chloe C. Peñaranda

Ciao a tutti. Qualche giorno fa sul blog ho postato le foto di questo libro per spiegarvi perché per me è stata una mezza delusione. Ora vi lascio anche il parere dettagliato!

TITOLO: The Stars are Dying

AUTORE: Chloe C. Peñaranda

COLLANA: Nyrefall Press

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 20,37€

PREZZO (EBOOK): 4,99€ 

TRAMA: In a world abandoned by the celestial guardians and left to suffer a tyrant king’s reign, all Astraea knows is safety in seclusion. With fragmented memories of only five years of her life, she’s determined to discover more about her past, even if that means fleeing the cruel arms that hold her safe from the wicked vampires rumored to roam the land.

But when Astraea stumbles upon the mysterious Nyte, she soon realizes determination alone isn’t enough to guard her heart. He lingers like the darkness that expands between the stars, and soon she discovers her captor’s wicked means of control weren’t based on a lie to keep her under locks after all. In her desperation, Astraea accepts Nyte’s help before she can decide if she might have sold her allegiance to one of the bloodthirsty beings the people of her world fear.
Once their bargain is struck, Astraea’s chance to escape comes in the form of accompanying her best friend Cassia to the King’s Central. There on royal territory it’s the centenary of the Libertatem, a succession of trials hosted by the king in which five human lands compete for a cycle of safety from the vampires seeking blood, claiming souls, and savaging after dark. So when tragedy strikes, Astraea must decide if taking the place of a murdered participant for the safety of her kingdom is a ruse is worth dying for, or if protection—and the answers to her past—really are her strongest desires.

Recensione: Our Crooked Hearts - Melissa Albert

Ciao a tutti. Concludo il mese di novembre con una recensione che ho preparato qualche tempo fa di un libro uscito da pochissimo (o che uscirà a breve) in italiano per Rizzoli, ma che io ho letto in inglese. È Our Crooked Hearts di Melissa Albert

TITOLO: Our Crooked Hearts 

AUTORE: Melissa Albert 

COLLANA: Flatiron Books 

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 9,72€ 

PREZZO (EBOOK): 6,07€ 

TRAMA [ENG]: SECRETS. LIES. SUPER-BAD CHOICES. WITCHCRAFT. This is Our Crooked Hearts - a gripping mystery crossed with a pitch-dark fantasy from Melissa Albert, global bestselling author of The Hazel Wood.

In our family, we keep our magic close, but our secrets closer . . .
Ivy's summer kicks off with a series of disturbing events. As unnatural offerings appear on her doorstep, she's haunted by fragmented memories from her childhood, suggesting there's more to her mother, Dana, than meets the eye.
Dana's tale starts the year she turns sixteen, when she embarks on a major fling with the supernatural. Too late she realizes that the powers she's playing with are also playing with her.
Years after it began, Ivy and Dana's shared story will come down to a reckoning between a mother, a daughter and the dark forces they never should have messed with.

Review Party: Gilded - Marissa Meyer

Ciao a tutti. Nell'attesa che la Oscar Vault pubblichi i Draghi delle Cronache Lunari (e magari traduca anche novelle e spin off) vi recensisco il nuovo romanzo di Marissa Meyer, primo volume di una dilogia ispirata alla fiaba di Tremotino. 

TITOLO: Gilded 

AUTORE: Marissa Meyer

COLLANA: Oscar Vault

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 24,00€

PREZZO (EBOOK): 12,99€

TRAMA: C'era una volta la figlia di un mugnaio... Colpita dalla maledizione di Wyrdith, dio delle storie e della menzogna, Serilda ha sviluppato un incredibile talento per il racconto: quelle con cui incanta i bambini del villaggio sono vicende intriganti, bizzarre, e soprattutto non contengono un briciolo di verità. O almeno così credono tutti. Ma una delle sue storie attira l'attenzione del mostruoso Erlking con i suoi cacciatori non-morti. E così Serilda si ritrova prigioniera in un luogo sinistro, dove si aggirano ghoul, fantasmi e ripugnanti corvi senza occhi. Chiusa nelle segrete del castello, la ragazza è costretta a dimostrare di saper trasformare la paglia in oro - come ha affermato - o sarà uccisa per aver mentito. Disperata, Serilda ha una sola possibilità: accettare l'aiuto di un ragazzo che le è misteriosamente comparso davanti. E che vuole qualcosa in cambio. Presto Serilda si accorge che le vetuste mura del castello celano molti segreti, compreso un antico maleficio. Dovrà trovare il modo di spezzarlo se vuole riuscire a fermare il dispotico potere del re e la sua feroce Caccia una volta per tutte.

Recensione: Rule of Wolves - Leigh Bardugo

Ciao a tutti. Ho visto che la recensione di King of Scars è uno dei post più letti del blog, con una crescita esponenziale avvenuta nel mese di aprile di quest'anno. Ora vi lascio anche la recensione del seguito, Rule of Wolves, uscito a marzo in lingua. Preparatevi però perché anche una garanzia come Leigh Bardugo può dimostrarsi una delusione... 

TITOLO: Rule of Wolves   

AUTORE: Leigh Bardugo  

COLLANA: Orion

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 18,50€

PREZZO (EBOOK): 6,50€

TRAMA: The wolves are circling and a young king will face his greatest challenge in the explosive finale of the instant #1 New York Times-bestselling King of Scars Duology.

The Demon King. As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm - and even the monster within - to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king's gift for the impossible.
The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.
The Queen of Mourning. Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart.
King. General. Spy. Together they must find a way to forge a future in the darkness. Or watch a nation fall.

Recensione: Bone Crier's Moon - Kathryn Purdie

Ciao a tutti. Torno sul blog dopo un periodo di pausa sia fisica (causa influenza), che mentale (causa crisi sul blog, Instagram, video e reel... è una cosa che ho spiegato meglio nelle Stories). Tuttavia sono qui e sono tornata, per non perdere il mio "invidiabile record" sul blog (almeno un post al mese dal luglio 2014!!!). La recensione di oggi riguarda un carinissimo fantasy americano, Bone Crier's Moon di Kathryn Purdie, inedito in italiano. Il libro è il primo volume di una dilogia la cui conclusione verrà pubblicata a fine mese. Non c'è ancora nessuna news sulla sua traduzione: spero che una CE italiana se ne interessi presto (più che Oscarvault questo lo vedo meglio nel catalogo Fanucci o, soprattutto, HarperCollins Italia).

TITOLO: Bone Crier's Moon 

AUTORE: Kathryn Purdie 

COLLANA: Katherine Tegen Book  

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 15,41€

PREZZO (EBOOK): 6,44€

TRAMA [ENG]: From New York Times;bestselling author Kathryn Purdie comes a high-stakes fantasy duology flush with doomed romance and macabre magic, perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Roshani Chokshi. Bone Criers are the last descendants of an ancient famille charged with using the magic they draw from animal bones to shepherd the dead into the afterlife&;lest they drain the light from the living. Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become their matriarch, but first she must complete her rite of passage: to kill the boy she&;s destined to love. Bastien&;s father was slain by a Bone Crier and he&;s been seeking revenge ever since. Now his vengeance must wait, as Ailesse&;s ritual has begun and their fates are entwined&;in life and in death.

Recensione: The Midnight Lie - Marie Rutkoski

Buongiorno.
In questi giorni sto alternando le letture di classici, ai libri arretrati a delle nuove uscite, di cui però ancora non conosco la data di pubblicazione, ma di cui vi parlerò di certo in futuro.
Oggi però, spazio alla nuova recensione di un libro uscito da poco in lingua originale: sto parlando di The Midnight Lie di Marie Rutkoski.

TITOLO: The Midnight Lie

AUTORE: Marie Rutkoski 

COLLANA: Hodder & Stoughton 

PREZZO (CARTACEO): 17,54€

PREZZO (EBOOK): 6,49€

TRAMA [ENG]: 'Rich characterization, exquisite worldbuilding and rock-solid storytelling make this a fantasy of unusual intelligence and depth . . . Breathtaking, tragic and true' Kirkus on The Winner's Curse Set in the world of the NYT-bestselling Winner's Trilogy, The Midnight Lie is an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us - and the lies we tell ourselves. Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society's pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colours. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. Nirrim keeps her head down, and a dangerous secret close to her chest. But then she encounters is, a rakish traveller from far away, who whispers rumours that the High Kith possess magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted.