“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which encourages fellow bloggers to spotlight upcoming releases that we’re excited about. However, as Jill is no longer actively posting, from now on I’ll be linking to Can’t Wait Wednesday, hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, which is a spinoff of the original WoW meme.
Today’s selection and book I’m excitedly awaiting is:
The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame
by Holly Black
Young Adult – Fantasy – Romance
January 3rd, 2023
Goodreads
Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires, with this first book of a captivating new duology from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black.
A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.
Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.
Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years.
Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He’s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren’s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.
A return to Elfhame? Oak’s story? Seeing as how much I LOVED the Cruel Prince trilogy, I am more than excited to return to this world and these characters!
The only question is: will I be able to fit a re-read of the original trilogy in in time for January 3rd?
Tell Me:
Will you be reading this book?
This looks fun!
It does look really fun indeed!
I’m really looking forward to this book. I can’t wait to read it!
Me too! 🙂
I haven’t read the original trilogy, but it’s always fun to revisit a fantasy world!
It can indeed be so much fun to revisit a beloved fantasy world 🙂
I’ve been wanting to try Holly Black.
I’ve only read her Cruel Prince trilogy, but really enjoyed that one!