Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. If you're continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up as well! Find out more here.
Author: Julie Kagawa
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Publication Date: October 2, 2018
Blurb:
One thousand years ago, the great Kami Dragon was summoned to grant a single terrible wish—and the land of Iwagoto was plunged into an age of darkness and chaos.
Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted. A new age is about to dawn.
Raised by monks in the isolated Silent Winds temple, Yumeko has trained all her life to hide her yokai nature. Half kitsune, half human, her skill with illusion is matched only by her penchant for mischief. Until the day her home is burned to the ground, her adoptive family is brutally slain and she is forced to flee for her life with the temple’s greatest treasure—one part of the ancient scroll.
There are many who would claim the dragon’s wish for their own. Kage Tatsumi, a mysterious samurai of the Shadow Clan, is one such hunter, under orders to retrieve the scroll…at any cost. Fate brings Kage and Yumeko together. With a promise to lead him to the scroll, an uneasy alliance is formed, offering Yumeko her best hope for survival. But he seeks what she has hidden away, and her deception could ultimately tear them both apart.
With an army of demons at her heels and the unlikeliest of allies at her side, Yumeko’s secrets are more than a matter of life or death. They are the key to the fate of the world itself.
Why it's my Can't Wait Wednesday:
I love this cover! Yes, love it! I love books about scrolls and lore so this is really interesting to me. I have read some of the Blood of Eden books and well, would like to read this one. I want to see what the person wishes for too.
What is your CWW?
Kitsune fascinates me but I don't see much of them in the books I read. My own pick this week is a thriller. I'm definitely picking up more of that genre at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI agree, that cover is really cool!
ReplyDeleteThat cover IS gorgeous, and I’m intrigued by the scrolls too! I hope you have a great read!
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I gotta be honest and say I haven't really wanted to read a Julie Kagawa book since the Iron Fey series but I'm looking forwards to my fellow bloggers' reviews of it :)
ReplyDeleteI mentioned this one today too. :-) I am looking forward to reading it and seeing what all the fuss about Julie Kagawa's books is about. It sure sounds good! Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteIsn't the cover so gorgeous!! I was lucky enough to get an early copy which I'm reading now and loving. So far, I definitely would recommend it—the world and characters are so fascinating.
ReplyDeleteTHe cover is amazing, I also can't wait for this book to read
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds awesome! And that cover really is spectacular!
ReplyDeletePopular pick. I love that pretty cover.
ReplyDeleteI have had my eye on this one as well. I am always in love with Kagawa's covers. I hope that this one we both love! :)
ReplyDeleteThis books looks fabulous. I love Kagawa and I love the mythology she is incorporating in this story.
ReplyDeleteYeah this looks pretty awesome, and I've seen it on a few lists now- nice pick.
ReplyDeleteGreat pick! I'm really excited for this one too.
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