I hate waiting...
Graceling meets Beauty and the Beast in this sweeping fantasy about one girl's journey to fulfill her destiny and the monster who gets in her way-by stealing her heart.
Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.
Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.
With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.
But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle-a shifting maze of magical rooms-enthralls her.
As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.
I am absolutely DYING to read this one! I requested it on Edelweiss like 3 or 4 times and was rejected each and every time! I swear I have zero luck on that site! Cannot wait to read it though! Reviews are good and I love a good retelling of Beauty and the Beast!
TITLE: Cruel Beauty
AUTHOR: Rosamund Hodge
PUBLISHER: Balzar & Bray
GENRE: Fantasy YA
RELEASE DATE: January 28, 2014
The Scarlet Letter meets Minority Report in bestselling author Sophie Jordan's chilling new novel about a teenage girl who is ostracized when her genetic test proves she's destined to become a murderer.
When Davy Hamilton's tests come back positive for Homicidal Tendency Syndrome (HTS)-aka the kill gene-she loses everything. Her boyfriend ditches her, her parents are scared of her, and she can forget about her bright future at Juilliard. Davy doesn't feel any different, but genes don't lie. One day she will kill someone.
Only Sean, a fellow HTS carrier, can relate to her new life. Davy wants to trust him; maybe he's not as dangerous as he seems. Or maybe Davy is just as deadly.
The first in a two-book series, Uninvited tackles intriguing questions about free will, identity, and human nature. Steeped in New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan's trademark mix of gripping action and breathless romance, this suspenseful tale is perfect for fans of James Patterson, Michelle Hodkin, and Lisa McMann.
This is yet ANOTHER title I am anxious to read! And yes, I requested it multiple times on Edelweiss and got multiple rejections as well. Early reviews give this one a bit of promise and I enjoyed Sophie's first YA trilogy, although it seems to be one of those hit or miss trilogies for some people. Oh well! Very eager for this one as well! And it releases the same day as my first pick!
TITLE: Uninvited
AUTHOR: Sophie Jordan
PUBLISHER: HarperTeen
GENRE: YA Fiction? (what to call this since it doesn't seem like a dystopian and def. not a paranormal?)
RELEASE DATE: January 28, 2014
