Hello guys!
I have been taking a lil breather from the blog by the end of the last week cause I had been feeling a bit overwhelmed with work and an exam I had for work on Saturday. Taking that lil break has helped some and I hope that I can get the hang of the blog again, enough to try and get things scheduled a bit for my vacation time!
I'm starting this week's Mark This Book Monday with a mini-review for a sampler, one that I was originally denied for on Edelweiss but the next time I checked it was open for download for everyone! Jodi Meadows being the awesome lady that she is, insisted everyone could download the sampler!
The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows
Publication Date: 10th March 2015.
This sampler gets a 4.5 stars rating right off the bat, even if it's only the first part of the book and we are left wanting more quite badly, it is also a very complete introduction to the book, the story, with enough world building to be enthralled and intrigued about this new world where magic seems to be a tool with very very dangerous repercusions when used. Wraith is the consequence of magic usage and it's taking over the different realms and destroying everything.
We are introduced to our main character(s) and thrown right into the action with still plenty of world building given here and there, never getting in the way of the narrative and always leaving us wondering about what else could be there?
Wilhelmina, or Wil, is a princess without a kingdom, a princess that is fighting to regain her throne and country with the Ospreys, her friends and family and experts at deception, theft and stealth. She is working towards her final goal of freeing her country and we see the plan at the earliest stages in this sampler, and while the mission progresses we learn many things and get hints that pose more questions.
We are also introduced to a very mysterious character called the Black Knife, a vigilante that protects the people of the Indigo Kingdom from the magic users and the general thieves and criminals. I already have my theories about who he could be, and I'm really looking forward not just to read more about him in the book, but also on the novellas about him that will come between the two books in the series!
As a sampler, it does a fantastic job at showing you what the book might have in store for you, showcases the wonderful writing style and narrative and leaves you begging for more!
I already have Orphan Queen preordered, and I cannot wait for my copy to arrive! Is it March 10th already??
I have been taking a lil breather from the blog by the end of the last week cause I had been feeling a bit overwhelmed with work and an exam I had for work on Saturday. Taking that lil break has helped some and I hope that I can get the hang of the blog again, enough to try and get things scheduled a bit for my vacation time!
I'm starting this week's Mark This Book Monday with a mini-review for a sampler, one that I was originally denied for on Edelweiss but the next time I checked it was open for download for everyone! Jodi Meadows being the awesome lady that she is, insisted everyone could download the sampler!
Publication Date: 10th March 2015.
This sampler gets a 4.5 stars rating right off the bat, even if it's only the first part of the book and we are left wanting more quite badly, it is also a very complete introduction to the book, the story, with enough world building to be enthralled and intrigued about this new world where magic seems to be a tool with very very dangerous repercusions when used. Wraith is the consequence of magic usage and it's taking over the different realms and destroying everything.
We are introduced to our main character(s) and thrown right into the action with still plenty of world building given here and there, never getting in the way of the narrative and always leaving us wondering about what else could be there?
Wilhelmina, or Wil, is a princess without a kingdom, a princess that is fighting to regain her throne and country with the Ospreys, her friends and family and experts at deception, theft and stealth. She is working towards her final goal of freeing her country and we see the plan at the earliest stages in this sampler, and while the mission progresses we learn many things and get hints that pose more questions.
We are also introduced to a very mysterious character called the Black Knife, a vigilante that protects the people of the Indigo Kingdom from the magic users and the general thieves and criminals. I already have my theories about who he could be, and I'm really looking forward not just to read more about him in the book, but also on the novellas about him that will come between the two books in the series!
As a sampler, it does a fantastic job at showing you what the book might have in store for you, showcases the wonderful writing style and narrative and leaves you begging for more!
I already have Orphan Queen preordered, and I cannot wait for my copy to arrive! Is it March 10th already??
I hope you're feeling less stressed! I'm so eager for this one. I hesitate reading the sampler because I know I'll want more and it'll be painful. I'm so happy to see you enjoyed it!!
ReplyDeleteI'm just feeling sick with a cold now, but I'm excited about the planning and packing I have to do now!
DeleteI haven't read anything by this author, but this book sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed. Can't wait to read it!
Lis @ The reader lines
The sampler was fantastic and I'm pretty sure the whole book will be awesome Lis!!
DeleteHugs about the work thing. <3 Hope you will have the most amazing vacation, and feel better very soon :D And YAY for loving this sampler. <3 Though I am not brave enough to read it, lol. I need all of it. Sigh. But so happy you loved this small part of it :) Thank you for sharing Pili. <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much sweetie! I can understand feeling like you're gonna want more, but the sampler was fantastic too!
DeleteI'm so excited that you've loved the book so far! I downloaded the sampler as well but haven't gotten the time to read it yet, but the time will come! I want this book sooo badly. I loved Jodi's Newsoul trilogy so much, and her writing is fantastic, I can't wait to see what this has in store for us! This kind of sounds like Throne of Glass... I'm getting excited! <3 Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJodi's writing style is brilliant and she does so well at moving the plot forward AND world building at the same time! You need to preorder this one Michelle!
DeleteREAD AND RELAX CUZ USA VACATION, RIGHT?!
ReplyDeleteAlso I totally need to catch up on my samplers. I have THREE at the moment. I hate samplers. What am I even doing?!
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
Samplers can be great to give a try to a book you're not sure of but also a cruel teaser for a book you are super excited about! This one was fantastic but I NEEED MOOOOOOAAAARRRR!!
DeleteAnd yep, I plan to spend my evenings relaxing in my hotel room, READING!!
GAHHH I am so excited for this one! I am dying because I have the sampler but I'm so torn if I'm going to read it or not because I WANT THE WHOLE THING. The wait might kill me :P
ReplyDeleteWow, this sounds like it has a very promising beginning, and I am happy to see that! I like a book that hooks me right in from the beginning. And it is nice that it was open for all ;D
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