Stacking the Shelves – 09/01/2021
Hey friends. Today I am bringing you this weeks Stacking the Shelves. Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality. All you have to do is share what books you got in the previous week. You can find more information here. Read on to see all the books I have acquired in the last week.
Nothing is more important than loyalty.
But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you were born to destroy?
Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global empire of Aritsar to compete with other children to be chosen as one of the Crown Prince’s Council of 11. If she’s picked, she’ll be joined with the other Council members through the Ray, a bond deeper than blood. That closeness is irresistible to Tarisai, who has always wanted to belong somewhere. But The Lady has other ideas, including a magical wish that Tarisai is compelled to obey: Kill the Crown Prince once she gains his trust. Tarisai won’t stand by and become someone’s pawn—but is she strong enough to choose a different path for herself?
I do already have a paperback copy of this book, but this week the FairyLoot hardback copy I ordered finally arrived and it’s so pretty! This was one of my favourite books of last year, so I’m really happy to have such a beautiful edition of it in my collection!
The battle between vicious spirits and strong-willed queens that started in the award-winning The Queen of Blood and continued in the powerful The Reluctant Queen comes to a stunning conclusion in The Queen of Sorrow, the final volume of Sarah Beth Durst’s Queens of Renthia trilogy.
Queen Daleina has yearned to bring peace and prosperity to her beloved forest home—a hope that seemed doomed when neighboring forces invaded Aratay. Now, with the powerful Queen Naelin ruling by her side, Daleina believes that her dream of ushering in a new era can be realized, even in a land plagued by malevolent nature spirits who thirst for the end of human life.
And then Naelin’s children are kidnapped by spirits.
Nothing is more important to her than her family, and Naelin would rather watch the world burn than see her children harmed. Blaming the defeated Queen Merecot of Semo for the kidnapping, Naelin is ready to start a war—and has the power to do it.
But Merecot has grander plans than a bloody battle with her southern neighbors. Taking the children is merely one step in a plot to change the future of all Renthia, either by ending the threat of spirits once and for all . . . or plunging the world into chaos.
I’ve been dying to read this series for ages. I already had book one, so I finally got around to ordering books 2 and 3. Unfortunately book 2 hasn’t arrived yet, so I won’t be picking up this series any time soon, but I’m really looking forward to finally getting to it!
Those are all the books I got in the last week. Let me know what books you’ve picked up recently!
5 Comments
allthebookblognamesaretaken
The cover for Queen of Sorrow is stunning! Hope you love your new treasures, here’s my link this week https://allthebookblognamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2021/01/stacking-shelves-128.html
Alexis @ The Reading Hideaway
I am terrible with keeping up in a book series. Here’s to hoping you get book 2 soon!
Feel free to check out my post: https://thereadinghideaway.blogspot.com/2021/01/stacking-shelves-7.html
Beth Jones
These both have such pretty covers!
Barb @ Booker T Farm
I’ve not seen that cover of Raybearer. So different than the one I’m familiar with.
alexhale3
It’s the UK cover 🙂