This week's choice is -
Court of Fives - Kate Elliott
ISBN - 9780316364195
Publisher - Little Brown for Young Readers
Expected release date - August 18 2015
Find - Goodreads
A teenage girl secretly competes in her city's prestigious athletic competitions in this high-fantasy adventure that can be pitched as Game of Thrones meets The Hunger Games meets Little Women.
In this imaginative escape into an enthralling new world, World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's first young adult novel weaves an epic story of a girl struggling to do what she loves in a society suffocated by rules of class and privilege.
Jessamy's life is a balance between acting like an upper class Patron and dreaming of the freedom of the Commoners. But at night she can be whoever she wants when she sneaks out to train for The Fives, an intricate, multi-level athletic competition that offers a chance for glory to the kingdom's best competitors. Then Jes meets Kalliarkos, and an unlikely friendship between a girl of mixed race and a Patron boy causes heads to turn. When a scheming lord tears Jes's family apart, she'll have to test Kal's loyalty and risk the vengeance of a powerful clan to save her mother and sisters from certain death.
I love, love, love Kate Elliott's writing and the pitch for this, The Hunger Games meets Little Women, means it should be an interesting first foray into YA for Kate who is well known for her adult fantasy. Can't wait to get my grubby little hands on this but it's another one with a long wait. August 2015!!!
Hadn't heard of this one but it sounds great! :) Not too keen on the cover, but it's growing on me, haha.
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Kirsty @ StudioReads
It worries me when books compare themselves to The Hunger Games. Still, this sounds like it might be a fantastic book! Thanks for sharing :)
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I like the sound of this book. It sounds really good and different. I really think that I could dig into this book. Great WOW pick.
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Hunger Games and Game of Thrones meets Little Women??? Well, you've definitely piqued my curiosity. I will have to keep my eyes out for more info on this one! Thanks for sharing!
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Great pick! ♥
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Waiting on Wednesday: A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird #1)