Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating.
This Week I’m Waiting On……
The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon
Publication Dated: Spring 2016
Genres: Upper-YA, Fantasy, Romance
Swallow, Daughter, pull them in, those words that sit upon your lips. Lock them deep inside your soul, hide them ‘til they’ve time to grow. Close your mouth upon the power, curse not, cure not, ‘til the hour. You won’t speak and you won’t tell, you won’t call on heav’n or hell. You will learn and you will thrive. Silence, Daughter. Stay alive.
The day my mother was killed, she told my father I wouldn’t speak again, and she told him if I died, he would die too. Then she predicted the king would trade his soul and lose his son to the sky.
My father has a claim to the throne, and he is waiting in the shadows for all of my mother’s words to come to pass. He wants desperately to be king, and I just want to be free.
But freedom will require escape, and I’m a prisoner of my mother’s curse and my father’s greed. I can’t speak or make a sound, and I can’t wield a sword or beguile a king. In a land purged of enchantment, love might be the only magic left, and who could ever love . . . a bird?
Why Am I Waiting?
It’s Amy Harmon, people! Okay, so I’ve only read two of her books, but that is all it took for me to become a fan. Now, she’s writing fantasy? Sign me up, please! I love the eerie feel to the cover, but it’s also beautiful. I love her contemporary books, and I plan to read them all one day. I am absolutely beside myself to get my hands on this one. I want to see how she does a different genre. What book are you waiting on this week?
I haven’t heard of this one but it sounds awesome! I hope you love it 🙂
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Oh nice! I hadn’t heard of this one but it looks interesting.
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Sounds really interesting! I love the jyrical quality to the blurb. I’m glad you already know you like the author. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for visiting my blog!
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I haven’t tried any of these books before but I think this one actually sounds pretty cool! I like all the elements to the curse and I wonder how they will play out throughout the book. Especially since we have a mute main character!
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I’ve been meaning to try her books for so long. And this sounds amazing! I love how captivating that intro to the blurb is.
Thanks for sharing!
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I haven’t read this author before but this one sounds fabulous! I hope you love it once you get a chance to read it. Great pick, Lekeisha!
Carole @ Carole’s Random Life
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Ooooh, this sounds intriguing! It’s always interesting when an author ventures into a new genre, but from the cover and blurb, i think this one is a win!
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I literally just saw this book for the first time today, on another blog! I’d never seen it before, but I am intrigued now. I hope you enjoy this book when you get a chance to read it!
Thanks for visiting my blog! Have a wonderful week, Lekeisha. =)
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
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Oh wow.. I love that cover! 😀
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I hadn’t heard of this one before now so thanks so much for sharing!! I can’t wait to get my hands on this! I hope you love it! 😀
Here’s my WoW!
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This one is new to me, but it definitely sounds like the kind of read that I’m into! I’ll admit the author is new to me too, so your praise of her piques my interest.
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This sounds quite interesting! Thanks for spotlighting it!
Happy Reading! Dani @ Paulette’s Papers
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Whoaaaa that synopsis kind of left me speechless. It sounds AMAZING!
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SOUNDS GREAT!!!! Oh wow, this one sounds right up my alley. Great pick!
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This sounds amazing! I’ve not heard of the author before, but apparently she’s making a jump from contemporary to fantasy to this one? Yay, that’s worth a look 🙂
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YES! Love this author and I’ve heard this one is GOOD
my WoW
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I’ve never heard of this author before, but I’ll definitely have to look into her now. The cover looks so promising and the blurb so mysterious!
Brittany @ http://www.spacebetweenthespines.com/
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I wish I have a lot of money so I can pre-order books every Wednesday. I don’t know her but if you’re a fan then Harmon is a must-meet for sure
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Oh that opening in the blurb!!! I’m sold 😀 Love Amy Harmon. Adding this one to my TBR now! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Here’s my WoW.
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This sounds great, I hope you end up loving it!
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I hope you love it! Thanks for sharing and enjoy. And thanks for visiting my blog.
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this looks awesome! the blurb is kind of mysterious but also draws you in, and I love the cover. I will definitely be adding this to my tbr 🙂 thanks for sharing!
here’s my WoW!
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Thanks for stopping by!
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This book sounds good 🙂 another one to add to my endless TBR
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Cool 🙂
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I haven’t read any of her books before but I think this will be a great one to start with. I mean look at the cover…SOLD! Thanks for the discovery.
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She is an amazing writer of contemporary fiction, so I’m excited about this fantasy.
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Sounds good!
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Thanks!
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