Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we are all eagerly anticipating.
This week I’m waiting on Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge. I love this author’s ability to tell a gripping story. Her other books have hooked me immediately. Her twists on fairy tales is unlike any I’ve ever read. So when I caught the blurb for her newest book, I instantly added to to my TBR shelf. A twist on Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet?! Yes please!!!
Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge Published by Balzar + Bray on 2016-09-27
Length: 448 pages
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When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of Viyara was left untouched.
The heirs of the city’s most powerful—and warring—families, Mahyanai Romeo and Juliet Catresou share a love deeper than duty, honor, even life itself. But the magic laid on Juliet at birth compels her to punish the enemies of her clan—and Romeo has just killed her cousin Tybalt. Which means he must die.
Paris Catresou has always wanted to serve his family by guarding Juliet. But when his ward tries to escape her fate, magic goes terribly wrong—killing her and leaving Paris bound to Romeo. If he wants to discover the truth of what happened, Paris must delve deep into the city, ally with his worst enemy . . . and perhaps turn against his own clan.
Mahyanai Runajo just wants to protect her city—but she’s the only one who believes it’s in peril. In her desperate hunt for information, she accidentally pulls Juliet from the mouth of death—and finds herself bound to the bitter, angry girl. Runajo quickly discovers Juliet might be the one person who can help her recover the secret to saving Viyara.
Both pairs will find friendship where they least expect it. Both will find that Viyara holds more secrets and dangers than anyone ever expected. And outside the walls, death is waiting. . .
About Rosamund Hodge
Rosamund Hodge grew up as a homeschooler in Los Angeles, where she spent her time reading everything she could lay hands on, but especially fantasy and mythology. She got a BA in English from the University of Dallas and an MSt in Medieval English from Oxford, and she now lives in Seattle with seven toy cats and a plush Cthulhu.
What are you not-so-patiently waiting on this Wednesday?
I’m yet to read a book by Rosamund Hodge, but this one looks really great! Hope you enjoy it :))
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Rosalind Hodge is great at taking a dark twist to classic stories. I loved Cruel Beauty!
I’ve been meaning to read Cruel Beauty for ages! Thanks for the reminder 😀
Not my usual read, but I was drawn in by the blurb…and now I want to know more. Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog. Enjoy!
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Hodge is brilliant when it comes to retellings. Her books are must reads for me 😀
This one looks interesting!!
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I absolutely love Hodge’s books, so I’m super excited for this. I mean, look at that cover! Awesome pick!
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Me too!!! I’m in love with all her covers 😀
This looks good! I’ve had Cruel Beauty on my TBR for so long! I need to grab all her books and read them! Great pick!
Cruel Beauty is SO good!! I highly recommend it. Hope you enjoy it 🙂
I haven’t read a Hodge book yet, but I really want to. This one looks really good, and Hodge seems to be blessed by the cover gods. 🙂
No kidding! All her covers are gorgeous. I highly recommend Cruel Beauty. It’s so good 🙂
Oh yes!! I can’t wait for this one! Excellent pick!!
I hadn’t heard of her before, but I love retellings. Thanks for putting her on my radar.
She is great! Highly recommend Cruel Beauty 😀
Wow I hadn’t seen this one before but now I definitely want it!!! And that cover is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Rosamund Hodge is excellent 😀
Love this cover and the blurb intrigues me. Awesome pick! Hope you enjoy it when you get to read it. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Happy Wednesday!
Shane @ Itching for Books
Eek yes!! I cannot wait for this book! Sounds so great 🙂
I was going to do this book for my WoW but decided on a different one. I can’t wait for this book to come out! 🙂
Great pick! This one’s on my TBR too 😉
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Niiice! Can’t wait to read this one! I loved Cruel Beauty but still need to read Crimson Bound! Great pick!
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Crimson Bound isn’t as good as Cruel Beauty but it’s still great 😀
This one is definitely on my TBR! I love Rosamund’s books! Great pick!
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Jaime @ Two Chicks On Books
This book is new to me! Sounds very interesting…
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I love Rosamund Hodge! Cruel Beauty is amazing if you want to start there 😉
Definitely sounds interesting. I’m going to check it out – the synopsis just drew me in! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Ooh I love twists on old classics. I’ll have to look out for this one!
A Romeo and Juliet retelling! *grabby hands*
Thanks for stopping by!
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Very fun. I love a good twist on a classic. Thanks for sharing and for stopping by today. Happy reading.
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I just got the e-galley of this one! Can’t wait to get to it. Great pick! Thanks for stopping by my WOW earlier!
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I’m crossing all my fingers and toes that I get an e-galley of this one too. 😉
Great pick! I’m really looking forward to this one too. I need to read Crimson Bound first though.
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I absolutely love this author!! I actually started this one yesterday and I can say that it’s good 😀
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I’ve never read anything by this author before, but this sounds like an interesting start to a new series. I hope you enjoy reading it.
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Great pick! I’m so excited for this one. It sounds so good and I’ve loved Hodge’s previous books.
Traci @ The Reading Geek
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I’m very excited about this book as well! I loved Cruel Beauty and I’m anxious to read more of her work.
I just downloaded this one from Edelweiss last week! I can’t wait to read it – I liked Hodge’s first two books. I hope you enjoy this book when you get the chance to read it!
Thanks for visiting my blog! Have a lovely week, Lillian. =)
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I haven’t read anything by this author yet but I’ve heard some good things about Cruel Beauty. This sounds amazing and I will definitely be adding it to my TBR. Thanks!
I haven’t heard of this one but I hope you love it!!
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Oh my, this is an awesome twist on R&J! Thanks for the heads up!! It’s hard to make Shakespeare original, but it sounds like this author manages it!
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I loved both Cruel Beauty and Crimson Bound. So I’m dying to read this. I hope we both love it. Thanks for sharing, and for stopping by my WoW earlier. 🙂
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Oh I hope you love this one, I’ve heard it’s so good!
Thanks for stopping by my WoW!
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Oh I can’t wait to get into this one. I really enjoyed Cruel Beauty so this is on my TBR list for sure! Great pick!
WOW this is so interesting and looks so GOOD!
How did you find this? 🙂
Love your choice btw!
I am itching to read this one too! I have loved every single one of Rosamund Hodge’s books. I hope that you enjoy this one! 🙂
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I am really excited for this one too. It sounds amazing!
So with you. This one sounds amazing, and I love that cover. Great pick!
Yes, yes, yes! So excited for this one! I love Hodge’s books and the covers are always so gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
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Great pick I’ve been dying too read Rosamund Hodge other books because it looks and sounds absolutely fantastic, even though I heard mix reviews about it. I still want too check out her books! Thank you for stopping by my WOW.
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