Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event originally created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are all eagerly anticipating. Jill has been MIA since August of 2016. Despite this, the meme lives on….Hope you come back Jill! Until then I will be joining Tressa at Wishful Endings and her meme Can’t-Wait Wednesday.
This week I’m excitedly waiting on Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao. I’m a sucker for a good-retelling, especially those based around fairy tales. This particular book is based on the Asian fairy tale of The Evil Queen, and it has a lot of promise. I personally cannot wait to get my hands on a copy 😀 Plus that cover is gorgeous with the snake!
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao Series: Rise of the Empress #1
Published by Philomel Books on 2017-10-10
Length: 384 pages
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An East Asian fantasy reimagining of The Evil Queen legend about one peasant girl's quest to become Empress--and the darkness she must unleash to achieve her destiny.
Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her. Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfill the destiny promised to her by her cruel aunt, the witch Guma, who has read the cards and seen glimmers of Xifeng's majestic future. But is the price of the throne too high?
Because in order to achieve greatness, she must spurn the young man who loves her and exploit the callous magic that runs through her veins--sorcery fueled by eating the hearts of the recently killed. For the god who has sent her on this journey will not be satisfied until his power is absolute.
About Julie C. Dao
Julie C. Dao is a proud Vietnamese-American who was born in upstate New York. She studied medicine in college, but came to realize blood and needles were her Kryptonite. By day, she worked in science news and research; by night, she wrote books about heroines unafraid to fight for their dreams, which inspired her to follow her passion of becoming a published author. FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS is her debut novel. Julie lives in New England. Follow her on Twitter @jules_writes.
What are you not-so-patiently waiting on this Wednesday? Share below
Ah, this beauty is getting on the radar of so many bloggers! It sounds sooo promising!
Doesn’t it though?! I’m hoping it lives up to its hype.
I’m intrigued that the description says “the man that loves her” and not “the man she loves.” Interesting. Hope you enjoy this one!
CWW
Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know
I found that interesting too! It makes it sound like this will be a dark read.
Every time I see this cover, I get the creeps (I don’t do snakes!) Hope you love it though.
Barb (boxermommyreads) recently posted…Can’t Wait Wednesday (119)
I don’t like them either but this cover is so intriguing!!!
Love the cover and it sounds really good. Hope you enjoy it!
Renee ~ My Wow
This really does sounds great and I love the cover too!
Jenea’s Book Obsession’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday
This one sounds sooo good! It’s been on my TBR for a while! 🙂
Stacy Renee @ Lazy Day Lit recently posted…Can’t Wait Wednesday #20 – The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris
Mine too! I love a good retelling ?
Wow, this sounds intriguing!!
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I want this! It sounds so good. I love retellings too. Thank you for bringing this one to my attention.
Hope we both enjoy it ?
OOhh nice!! I just finished this one today and it was awesome! Hope you enjoy it too!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
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Love the cover of this book! Great pick! You can check out my Wednesday pick in the link below.
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