Title: Ruin and Rising

Author: Leigh Bardugo

Series: The Grisha #3

Genre: Teen Fantasy

Release Date: June 17, 2014

The Overview: The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation’s fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives. Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova’s amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling’s secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.

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  Because I’ve posted WOWs for all of the books I am dying to read within the next several months (at least, for the ones that have solid release dates and cover art), I decided to focus this week on a release I would definitely be excited for if I were current in the series. I’ve been told by countless people how awesome these books are and frankly don’t know why I haven’t picked them up before now. Supposedly, they have a lot of high-fantasy elements and some great characters… What’s not to love?

What book are you waiting on?

by Niki Hawkes