Hello Dear Lagun,
November is finally upon us. Its time to share the book that I am looking forward to coming out this month.
1st Novermber
Book: Shadow of the Fox
Author:Julie Kagawa
Publisher: HQ Young Adult
ISBN13:9781848457393
Synopsis: A single wish will spark a new dawn. Every millennium, one age ends and another age dawns…and whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers holds the power to call the great Kami Dragon from the sea and ask for any one wish.
The time is near and the missing pieces of the scroll will be sought throughout the land of Iwagoto. The holder of the first piece is a humble, unknown peasant girl with a dangerous secret. Demons have burned the temple Yumeko was raised in to the ground, killing everyone within, including the master who trained her to both use and hide her kitsune powers.
Yumeko escapes with the temple’s greatest treasure – one part of the ancient scroll. Fate thrusts her into the path of a mysterious samurai, Kage Tatsumi of the Shadow Clan. Yumeko knows he seeks what she has and is under orders to kill anything and anyone who stands between him and the scroll.5th
Gem’s Thoughts: Shadow of the Fox is mammoth Japanese fantasy adventure. The story is a road trip with a mixture of action and drama wrapped in magical mystical Japanese world. Every place they visit is as vivid as the last. My full review can be found on my blog HERE.
5th November
Book: Saving Death
Author: R.L. Endean
Publisher: Oftomes Publishing
ASIN:B07GFP9P53
Synopsis:Two tortured souls. One unthinkable love.
Ava is already trying to navigate the dark depths of grief when she meets a curious stranger who knows too much. In a desperate need to feel anything other than pain, she is drawn to him, intrigued by the rush he invokes in her. Soon, she finds herself hurled into a shattered world of dangerous emotions, black magic and primal loyalties; and it is here that she begins to unlock truths that might have been better left alone.
Gem’s Thoughts: Saving Death is a Beautiful Gothic romances that reminds us that there is life after death. My full review can be found on my blog HERE.
6th November
Book: Girl of Paper and Fire
Author: Natasha Ngan
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN13:9781473698536
Synopsis:Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king.
It’s the highest honour they could hope for…
And the most demeaning.This year, there’s a ninth girl.
And instead of paper,
She’s made of fire.Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class in Ikhara. Ten years ago, her mother was snatched by the royal guards, and her fate remains unknown. Now, the guards are back, and this time it’s Lei they’re after — the girl whose golden eyes, whose rumoured beauty has piqued the king’s interest.
Over weeks of training in the opulent but stifling palace, Lei and eight other girls learn the skills and charm that befit being a king’s consort. There, Lei does the unthinkable — she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world’s entire way of life and Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide how far she’s willing to go for justice and revenge
Gem’s Thoughts: Girl of Paper and Fire is a beautiful and emotional story that will pull at more than one of your heart-strings. My full review can be found HERE
Book: Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress #2)
Author: Julie.C.Dao
Publisher:Philomel Books
ISBN13:9781524738327
Synopsis:This fairy tale retelling lives in a mystical world inspired by the Far East, where the Dragon Lord and the Serpent God battle for control of the earthly realm; it is here that the flawed heroine of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns finally meets her match. An epic fantasy finale to the Rise of the Empress novels.
Princess Jade has grown up in exile, hidden away in a monastery while her stepmother, the ruthless Xifeng, rules as Empress of Feng Lu. But the empire is in distress and its people are sinking into poverty and despair. Even though Jade doesn’t want the crown, she knows she is the only one who can dethrone the Empress and set the world right. Ready to reclaim her place as rightful heir, Jade embarks on a quest to raise the Dragon Lords and defeat Xifeng and the Serpent God once and for all. But will the same darkness that took Xifeng take Jade, too? Or will she find the strength within to save herself, her friends, and her empire?
Gem’s Thoughts: I enjoyed reading Forest of a Thousand Lanterns last year, and I am exited to read what happens next. My review for the first book Forest of a Thousand Lanterns can be found on my blog HERE.
15th November
Book:Aftershock (Pendulum #3)
Author: Adam Hamdy
Publisher: Headline
ISBN13:9781472253972
Synopsis:ONE RULE. TRUST NO-ONE.
JOHN WALLACE IS A TARGET
Hiding off-grid after exposing the shadowy Pendulum conspiracy, Wallace is horrified to discover he is still marked for death.THERE ARE ONLY TWO PEOPLE HE CAN TRUST
DI Patrick Bailey is still reeling from the murder investigation that nearly cost him his life.
FBI Agent Christine Ash is hunting a serial killer with a link to an unfinished caseHE MUST FIND THE TRUTH
The death of a London journalist triggers an investigation that brings them back together, hurling them into the path of an unknown enemy.BEFORE THE KILLER FINDS HIM
Hunted across the world, they are plunged into a nightmare deadlier than they could have ever imagined.
Gem’s Thoughts: I love the look of this series, my plan is to do a book reading binge and read Pendulum and Freefall just before Aftershock is published.
16th November
Book: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Gridelwald: The Original Screenplay
Author: J.K Rowling
Publisher:Little Brown
ISBN13:9781408711705
Synopsis:At the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings.
In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore enlists Newt, his former Hogwarts student, who agrees to help once again, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.
This second original screenplay from J.K. Rowling, illustrated with stunning line art from MinaLima, expands on earlier events that helped shaped the wizarding world, with some surprising nods to the Harry Potter stories that will delight fans of both the books and films.
Gem’s Thoughts: Its a book that allows me to visit this magical world again, so I am happy. Although I want to watch the film before reading the screenplay.
20th November
Book: City of Broken Magic
Author: Mirah Bolender
Publisher:Tor Books
ISBN13: 9781250169273
Synopsis:Five hundred years ago, magi created a weapon they couldn’t control. An infestation that ate magic—and anything else it came into contact with. Enemies and allies were equally filling.
Only an elite team of non-magical humans, known as sweepers, can defuse and dispose of infestations before they spread. Most die before they finish training.
Laura, a new team member, has stayed alive longer than most. Now, she’s the last—and only—sweeper standing between the city and a massive infestation
Gem’s Thoughts: I really like the premise of the book, especially when its normal human that save the world against magic.
29th November
Book: We Can See You
Author: Simon Kernick
Publisher:Century
ISBN13:9781780894492
Synopsis:We have your daughter. We know your secrets. We can see you.
You have it all. Success, a beautiful home, a happy family.
Until, in a heartbeat, it’s gone.
We’ve kidnapped your daughter, and we know everything about you. Including the dark secrets from your past you thought were forgotten.
We tell you not to contact the police – and that we’ll know if you do. Because we can see you.
And now you know this is no ordinary abduction. It’s worse. Within hours you’re on the run, with only one thought in your head:
That you will stop at nothing to get your daughter back.
Even murder…
Gem’s Thoughts: I found Simon as a author last year and loved his crime righting style. This book looks like another heart pounding story.
Synopsis and phots from Goodreads.com, accept Aftershock photo which is from the publisher Headline website.
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Gem x
