Waiting on Wednesday: Spotlight on ‘Given to the Sea’
“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.
My “Waiting On” Wednesday selection for this week is Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis. I’m waiting for this one because it just sounds like it’s going to be such an original storyline as well as a huge adrenaline rush as the characters fight to survive.
Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis
Publication Date: April 11, 2017
From Goodreads:
Khosa is Given to the Sea, a girl born to be fed to the water, her flesh preventing a wave like the one that destroyed the Kingdom of Stille in days of old. But before she’s allowed to dance – an uncontrollable twitching of the limbs that will carry her to the shore in a frenzy – she must produce an heir. Yet the thought of human touch sends shudders down her spine that not even the sound of the tide can match.
Vincent is third in line to inherit his throne, royalty in a kingdom where the old linger and the young inherit only boredom. When Khosa arrives without an heir he knows his father will ensure she fulfills her duty, at whatever cost. Torn between protecting the throne he will someday fill, and the girl whose fate is tied to its very existence, Vincent’s loyalty is at odds with his heart.
Dara and Donil are the last of the Indiri, a native race whose dwindling magic grows weaker as the island country fades. Animals cease to bear young, creatures of the sea take to the land, and the Pietra – fierce fighters who destroyed the Indiri a generation before – are now marching from their stony shores for the twin’s adopted homeland, Stille.
Witt leads the Pietra, their army the only family he has ever known. The stone shores harbor a secret, a growing threat that will envelop the entire land – and he will conquer every speck of soil to ensure the survival of his people.
The tides are turning in Stille, where royals scheme, Pietrans march, and the rising sea calls for its Given.
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I’d love to hear what upcoming book releases you’re waiting on this Wednesday? Leave me your link in the comments below and I’ll stop by and check out your WoW selection for this week. 🙂
I don’t know what to make of this: on the one hand, it sounds so bloody epic, and on the other, I’m still not sure it’s my cup of tea. But goodness me, that’s one gorgeous cover! Here’s mine: http://editingeverything.com/blog/2016/10/05/waiting-wednesday-dead-water/
Yes, I think it’s going to be one of those books that I read to go a bit out of my usual reading zone. Historical fiction is my favorite, but I love to mix it up once in a while with a good fantasy read. Can’t wait to check out yours 🙂
Wow this sounds so different. And I love the cover. Good choice this week!
WOW
Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know
Yes, I was intrigued because it sounds like such a unique storyline and that cover is just amazing! Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂
I first saw this one a few weeks ago and have to admit the striking cover immediately caught my attention. I am really looking forward to reading this one and I hope we both love it!
Yes, that cover is just Wow! I hope we’ll both enjoy it as well 🙂
This is new to me. It doesn’t really sound like something I would normally read, but I hope you enjoy it.
My WoW
Thanks! I hope so too 🙂
This does sound different, very unique which I like. And an amazing cover! It really jumped out at me when I first saw it. I’m not familiar w/ this one so I’ll definitely keep an eye out for it- I agree it sounds very original.
Yeah, I thought the cover was gorgeous. It was definitely the first thing that caught my eye.
YAAASSS this was my WoW a few weeks ago, I’m dying for this book!
Brittany @ Brittany’s Book Rambles
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who can’t wait for this one!
That cover is so gorgeous! I think that this sounds like a really interesting book that I could really enjoy. It is about time I read a Mindy McGinnis novel!
Yes, the cover is amazing! I haven’t read a Mindy McGinnis book before either so I really need to get going. I keep hearing The Female of the Species is amazing too.