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 The Glass Spare by Lauren DeStefano. When I first read the blurb, it immediately reminded me of the old story about King Midas, the king who’s touch turns everything to gold. The main character of this book, her touch turns things to gemstone. Personally I think that is much cooler than turning things to gold. Gemstones are pretty 😉

Series: The Glass Spare #1
Published by Balzer + Bray on 2017-10-24
Length: 416 pages





A banished princess.
A deadly curse.
A kingdom at war.Wil Heidle, the only daughter of the king of the world’s wealthiest nation, has grown up in the shadows. Kept hidden from the world in order to serve as a spy for her father—whose obsession with building his empire is causing a war—Wil wants nothing more than to explore the world beyond her kingdom, if only her father would give her the chance.
Until one night Wil is attacked, and she discovers a dangerous secret. Her touch turns people into gemstone. At first Wil is horrified—but as she tests its limits, she’s drawn more and more to the strange and volatile ability. When it leads to tragedy, Wil is forced to face the destructive power within her and finally leave her home to seek the truth and a cure.
But finding the key to her redemption puts her in the path of a cursed prince who has his own ideas for what to do with her power.
With a world on the brink of war and a power of ultimate destruction, can Wil find a way to help the kingdom that’s turned its back on her, or will she betray her past and her family forever?
What are you not-so-patiently waiting on this Wednesday?
This sounds good and the cover is pretty yet it seems to me like several covers are starting to look very similar. This reminds me of the Three Dark Crowns series as well as another one I can’t think of right now. Hope you enjoy this one!
Barb (boxermommyreads) recently posted…Can’t Wait Wednesday (120)
This sounds really good and I haven’t read anything from DeStefano in a while. So this would be a good one to pick up. 🙂 Great pick.
Jenea’s Book Obsession’s
Can’t-Wait Wednesday
I love the sound of this one! I haven’t tried this author before, but maybe it is time. Thank you for sharing!
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New to me author and this book sounds great. Enjoy reading it!
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