Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine and is where we can talk about books we are looking forward to being released.
Summary:
Not every fairytale has a happy ending.
This is the story of a princess who became a villain.
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A Father’s Betrayal. A Kingdom with a Black Secret. A Princess Slowly Unraveling.
As Princess of Wonderland Palace and the future Queen of Hearts, Dinah’s days are an endless monotony of tea, tarts, and a stream of vicious humiliations at the hands of her father, the King of Hearts. The only highlight of her days is visiting Wardley, her childhood best friend, the future Knave of Hearts — and the love of her life.
When an enchanting stranger arrives at the Palace, Dinah watches as everything she’s ever wanted threatens to crumble. As her coronation date approaches, a series of suspicious and bloody events suggests that something sinister stirs in the whimsical halls of Wonderland. It’s up to Dinah to unravel the mysteries that lurk both inside and under the Palace before she loses her own head to a clever and faceless foe.
Part epic fantasy, part twisted fairy tale, this dazzling saga will have readers shivering as Dinahs furious nature sweeps Wonderland up in the maelstrom of her wrath.
Familiar characters such as Cheshire, the White Rabbit, and the Mad Hatter make their appearance, enchanting readers with this new, dark take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
This is the story of a princess who became a villain.
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A Father’s Betrayal. A Kingdom with a Black Secret. A Princess Slowly Unraveling.
As Princess of Wonderland Palace and the future Queen of Hearts, Dinah’s days are an endless monotony of tea, tarts, and a stream of vicious humiliations at the hands of her father, the King of Hearts. The only highlight of her days is visiting Wardley, her childhood best friend, the future Knave of Hearts — and the love of her life.
When an enchanting stranger arrives at the Palace, Dinah watches as everything she’s ever wanted threatens to crumble. As her coronation date approaches, a series of suspicious and bloody events suggests that something sinister stirs in the whimsical halls of Wonderland. It’s up to Dinah to unravel the mysteries that lurk both inside and under the Palace before she loses her own head to a clever and faceless foe.
Part epic fantasy, part twisted fairy tale, this dazzling saga will have readers shivering as Dinahs furious nature sweeps Wonderland up in the maelstrom of her wrath.
Familiar characters such as Cheshire, the White Rabbit, and the Mad Hatter make their appearance, enchanting readers with this new, dark take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Summary & Cover taken from Goodreads.com
Length: N/A
Expected Publication Date: February 14th 2014 by SparkPress
Why I'm Waiting:
I love stories that take place in Wonderland but I'm especially excited about this one because it focuses on the Queen and how she became a villain plus I'm totally loving this cover.
Summary:
For those who have loved Seraphina and Graceling comes another truly fabulous fantasy...
For five centuries, a witch’s curse has bound the trolls to their city beneath the ruins of Forsaken Mountain. Time enough for their dark and nefarious magic to fade from human memory and into myth. But a prophesy has been spoken of a union with the power to set the trolls free, and when Cécile de Troyes is kidnapped and taken beneath the mountain, she learns there is far more to the myth of the trolls than she could have imagined.
Cécile has only one thing on her mind after she is brought to Trollus: escape. Only the trolls are clever, fast, and inhumanly strong. She will have to bide her time, wait for the perfect opportunity.
But something unexpected happens while she’s waiting – she begins to fall for the enigmatic troll prince to whom she has been bonded and married. She begins to make friends. And she begins to see that she may be the only hope for the half-bloods – part troll, part human creatures who are slaves to the full-blooded trolls. There is a rebellion brewing. And her prince, Tristan, the future king, is its secret leader.
As Cécile becomes involved in the intricate political games of Trollus, she becomes more than a farmer’s daughter. She becomes a princess, the hope of a people, and a witch with magic powerful enough to change Trollus forever.
For five centuries, a witch’s curse has bound the trolls to their city beneath the ruins of Forsaken Mountain. Time enough for their dark and nefarious magic to fade from human memory and into myth. But a prophesy has been spoken of a union with the power to set the trolls free, and when Cécile de Troyes is kidnapped and taken beneath the mountain, she learns there is far more to the myth of the trolls than she could have imagined.
Cécile has only one thing on her mind after she is brought to Trollus: escape. Only the trolls are clever, fast, and inhumanly strong. She will have to bide her time, wait for the perfect opportunity.
But something unexpected happens while she’s waiting – she begins to fall for the enigmatic troll prince to whom she has been bonded and married. She begins to make friends. And she begins to see that she may be the only hope for the half-bloods – part troll, part human creatures who are slaves to the full-blooded trolls. There is a rebellion brewing. And her prince, Tristan, the future king, is its secret leader.
As Cécile becomes involved in the intricate political games of Trollus, she becomes more than a farmer’s daughter. She becomes a princess, the hope of a people, and a witch with magic powerful enough to change Trollus forever.
Summary & Cover taken from Goodreads.com
Length: N/A
Expected Publication Date: April 1st 2014 by Strange Chemistry
Why I'm Waiting:
I don't know about you but I'm excited to see a story with Trolls in it so when I saw the description for this one I was like YES! Then I saw the gorgeous cover and I was like TRIPLE YES!
Queen of Hearts sounds so amazing!! I'm definitely adding this one to my TBR.
ReplyDeleteThe Queen of Hearts really looks interesting. I'll have to check that out! =)
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Oh my gosh, I am so excited about your picks! I've not heard of Queen of Hearts, but it sounds AMAZING and is definitely going on my TBR list. I just heard of Stolen Songbird on someone else's post and was immediately hooked. AH! Great picks!!!!!!
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Rachel @ Paper Cuts
Oohh these are both new to me but The Queen of Hearts sounds awesome with it not being a regular fairytale but a story about a princess who became a villain.
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These both sound great and I love the cover for the second book!
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I love fairy tales and I was sold when I read "princess who became a villain"! I really want to read The Queen of Hearts!
ReplyDeleteThese two books sound very intriguing. The settings and tone are also looking to be darker than normal, which is not a bad thing at all. Great picks!
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I love it when books explore the villain of other tales. The Queen of Hearts looks very promising :)
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Stolen Songbird was already on my TBR but The Queen of Hearts is new to me and sounds amazing! I love stories based on fairy tales and would love to read one interpretation of how the villian of Alice in Wonderland came to be (and see appearances by other awesome characters)
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The Queen of Hearts sounds amazing. I love stories based on fairytales and this one looks very intresting. Nice pick!
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El @ So Bookalicious
Both covers are breathtakingly beautiful! And I love how the summaries sound! Thanks for sharing!
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These have such beautiful covers! They sounds great too. Nice picks.
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The Queen of Hearts sounds really awesome! I love anything Alice in Wonderland also! :) Great pick!
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Nice choices! The Queen of Hearts really looks terrific. Enjoy!
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You always pick the most interesting books! I love the covers to both of these books. Plus I am intrigued by a book about the Queen and by a book about trolls. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm really excited for both of these as well. QUEEN OF HEARTS sounds especially good.
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