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.
Happy Wednesday y’all! This week I’m anxiously waiting on Reign the Earth by A.C. Gaughen. I love high fantasy and the blurb for this book has me intrigued. I especially like books that focus on elemental power. The concept of the main character being forced into marriage and then she develops the elemental powers….sign me up! I cannot wait to read this one 😀
Reign the Earth by A.C. Gaughen Series: The Elementae #1
Published by Bloomsbury on 2018-01-30
Length: 448 pages
Shalia is a proud daughter of the desert, but after years of devastating war with the adjoining kingdom, her people are desperate for peace. Willing to trade her freedom to ensure the safety of her family, Shalia becomes Queen of the Bonelands.
But she soon learns that her husband, Calix, is motivated only by his desire to exterminate the Elementae—mystical people who can control earth, wind, air, and fire. Even more unsettling are Shalia’s feelings for her husband’s brother, which unleash a power over the earth she never knew she possessed—a power that could get her killed. As rumors of a rebellion against Calix spread, Shalia must choose between the last chance for peace and her own future as an Elementae.
This intense, richly drawn high-fantasy by the author of Scarlet will hold readers spellbound.
About A.C. Gaughen
I’ve been madly in love with writing since I was in kindergarten. Not kidding–some of my earliest memories revolve around books and writing, like reading in front of the class, reading with my mother, and writing a story in first grade that was so funny (it dealt with a gorilla finding someone naked in the shower, and was, sadly, the culmination of my humor writing skills) it got me kicked out of class. Which was also the first and last time for that.
No that’s a lie. In third grade I got detention for ripping bark off a tree.
I know, I’m a rebel.
From there, it was a long road. I wrote all through middle school and starting submitting novels (I hope I still have those very kind, gentle rejection letters somewhere) when I was thirteen. ACK you have no idea how bad those novels looked. All through high school I was writing in a notebook instead of taking class notes (explaining the less than perfect GPA). It was always novels for me–the first time I seriously wrote short stories was at the end of my college career, to get into my graduate program, and it felt awkward and weird.
But I got in to grad school, wrote like a fiend, and when I graduated I spent three miserable years as a freelance writer while working on several different novels. I wrote them, prepped them, submitted them, and kept on working, because as far as I can tell, the actual writing is the only thing that i can control, and it’s the part that really makes me happy.
What are you not-so-patiently waiting on this Wednesday? Share below
This is the second post I’ve seen featuring this book. I wrote down the title so I can look more closely later. I hope you enjoy it!
Laura 🙂
My Can’t Wait Wednesday
Second time I’ve seen this one. Sounds interesting and great choice!
Barb (boxermommyreads) recently posted…Can’t Wait Wednesday (125) – Booker T Says You Shouldn’t Either!!!!
I wouldn’t mind reading this one, it sounds like it will be a great read. I really enjoy when characters have control over the elements, and that plays a part of the story too. Great pick.
Jenea’s Book Obsession’s CWW
OOh nice! Never read this author but I am definitely curious about this one!! Great pick!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
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Beautiful cover on this one! Good luck! You can check out my pick in the link below.
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