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 eagerly waiting on I Killed the King by Rebecca Mix, Andrea Hannah. The cover caught my eye first on this one, but then when I read the blurb, I knew I needed to read it. Kingdoms at war, all the key players meet at a castle to discuss peace, and then the king is dead. One of the attendees or servants did it, but the question is which one? I love whodunnit stories and puzzles, so I cannot wait to dive into this one.
I Killed the King by Rebecca Mix, Andrea Hannah Published by Storytide on 2025-09-16
Length: 400 pages
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One of Us Is Lying meets Knives Out—with beasts, murder, and magic—in this first book in a thrilling locked-room whodunnit YA fantasy duology by Andrea Hannah and New York Times bestseller Rebecca Mix.
After a decade of war, the kingdoms of Avendell and Istellia have finally agreed to peace. As nobles and magic wielders from both countries arrive at remote Castle Avendell for a historic all-night masquerade to celebrate, King Costis summons an unlikely group to his chambers: the crown prince, his Istellian bride-to-be, his personal guard, a wild beast tamer, and the palace’s questionable new healer. But before Costis can reveal why he has gathered them, the castle goes dark.
When the lights come back, the king is dead—murdered with the princess’s knife, in a weak spot only his guard knew of, and with venom from one of the beast tamer’s monsters lacing the blade.
With no clear killer—and everyone a suspect—they make a risky pact: Tell no one until the treaty is signed. But when a winter storm seals everyone inside and someone aware of the king's untimely death begins to pick off guests one by one, the six suspects must work together to discover who killed the king . . . before one of them is next.
About Andrea Hannah
Andrea Hannah is the author of several novels for young adults, including The Wildest Things and Where Darkness Blooms. Though her novels trend toward the dark and mysterious, she has also written for My Little Pony comics and created a tarot deck for Marvel's Agatha All Along. You can find her on socials @andeehannah.
About Rebecca Mix
Rebecca Mix is the New York Times and Indie bestselling author of weird magical books like The Ones We Burn, The Mossheart’s Promise duology, and Neopets: The Omelette Faerie, as well as the upcoming I Killed The King duology and Milo and the Monstrous Betwixt duology. A reluctant reader at first, she fell in love with stories after joining a reading contest to spite her fourth grade nemesis. Rebecca lives in southeast Michigan. If you can’t find her, she’s probably on a long walk, talking to bugs in her garden, or attempting to brew the perfect cup of jasmine tea.
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Ooh interesting! This is a new to me one! I really love when authors cowrite together! It always amazes me how the book can flow so seamlessly together with two different writers! Hope you enjoy this one once you get to read it!
Both of these authors are new-to-me as well. I’m excited for the book though. The title alone caught my attention 😂