This week, what's really got my pages in a twist is...
Publication
Date: January 19, 2016
Hardcover, 400 pages, HarperTeen
Genres:
YA, Fantasy
Raisa was only a child when she was
kidnapped and enslaved in Qilara. Forced to serve in the palace of the king,
she’s endured hunger, abuse, and the harrowing fear of discovery: everyone
knows she is Arnath, but not that Raisa is a Learned One, a part of an Arnath
group educated in higher order symbols. In Qilara, this language is so fiercely
protected that only the King, the Prince, and Tutors are allowed to know it. So
when the current Tutor-in-training is executed for sharing the guarded language
with slaves, and Raisa is chosen to replace her, Raisa knows that—although she
may have a privileged position among slaves—any slip-up could mean death.
That would be challenging enough,
but training alongside Prince Mati could be her real undoing. And when a
romance blossoms between them, she’s suddenly filled with a dangerous hope for
something she never before thought possible: more. Then she’s propositioned by
the Resistance—an underground army of slaves—to help liberate the Arnath
people. Joining the rebellion could mean freeing her people…but she’d also be
aiding in the war against her beloved—an honorable man that she knows wants to
help the slaves.
Working against the one she
loves—and a palace full of deadly political renegades—has some heady
consequences. As Raisa struggles with what’s right, she unwittingly uncovers a
secret that the Qilarites have long since buried…one that, unlocked, could
bring the current world order to its knees.
And Raisa is the one holding the
key.
My Thoughts
Another cool-sounding YA fantasy book. Count me in!
What book are you waiting for this Wednesday?
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