Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating. This is one of my favorite memes because not only is my TBR pile so much bigger at the end of the night but also the covers are always amazing!
Title: Court of Fives
Author: Kate Elliott
Hitting the Shelves: August 18, 2015
Author: Kate Elliott
Hitting the Shelves: August 18, 2015
In this imaginative escape into an enthralling new world, World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott begins a new trilogy with her debut young adult novel, weaving 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 whomever 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.
Why I want this: I love fantasy and I probably always will so I'm always on the hunt for the next great fantasy series. I don't know if this will be it but I'm willing to read it and try it out. Even though I've never heard of Kate Elliott it seems like she's a pretty well known fantasy writer. 2015 really seems like it's going to be a great year for fantasy!
I don't know anything about this series but now I am intrigued as well. I love fantasy, too, and am always looking for new reads.
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