Desperately Wanting Wednesday, is inspired by the meme Waiting on Wednesday, which was created by Breaking the Spine. But, unlike WOWs, Desperately Wanting Wednesday is not only for releases that I’m waiting on, it’s also for released novels that I just haven’t purchased yet, or might be sitting on my shelf that I want to read, but just haven’t gotten there yet. These are the books I want to read, what about you?
After reading/listening to ‘Grave Mercy’ by Robin LaFevers, I realized I hadn’t read enough Young Adult Fantasy in my life. Time to change that.
Young Adult Fantasy, Historical Edition
I’ve also just become introduced to Libba Bray and am now a big fan…so it is only fitting that I read first:
Title: A Great and Terrible Beauty
Author: Libba Bray
Type: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Historical
Published: December 9th 2003 by Simon and Shuster
The blurb:
A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy–jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel.Sixteen-year-old Gemma has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother’s death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girls’ academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. There Gemma is snubbed by powerful Felicity, beautiful Pippa, and even her own dumpy roommate Ann, until she blackmails herself and Ann into the treacherous clique. Gemma is distressed to find that she has been followed from India by Kartik, a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Nevertheless, they continue, and one night she is led by a child-spirit to find a diary that reveals the secrets of a mystical Order. The clique soon finds a way to accompany Gemma to the other-world realms of her visions “for a bit of fun” and to taste the power they will never have as Victorian wives, but they discover that the delights of the realms are overwhelmed by a menace they cannot control. Gemma is left with the knowledge that her role as the link between worlds leaves her with a mission to seek out the “others” and rebuild the Order. A Great and Terrible Beauty is an impressive first book in what should prove to be a fascinating trilogy.
Any good Young Adult Fantasy or Historical you want to read?
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I’ve heard so many good things about Libba Bray’s books! Have you read Cassandra Clare’s Infernal Devices series?The last one, Clockwork Princess, will be released in March. Similar setting to A Great and Terrible Beauty, I think, but with demons and Shadowhunters…and a stellar love triangle, if you’re into that sort of thing (: