Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday: Poison

This is a weekly meme hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine.  "Waiting on Wednesday" spotlights upcoming releases that I'm eagerly anticipating.

Poison by Bridget Zinn
Pub. Date: March 12, 2013


Goodreads says, "Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction—which means she’s the only one who can save it. Faced with no other choice, Kyra decides to do what she does best: poison the kingdom’s future ruler, who also happens to be her former best friend. But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart . . . misses. Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king’s army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she’s not alone. She’s armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can’t stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her? Kyra is not your typical murderer, and she’s certainly no damsel-in-distress—she’s the lovable and quick-witted hero of this romantic novel that has all the right ingredients to make teen girls swoon."
This is one debut that I am really looking forward to.  It's been sooo long since I've read a really good high fantasy and I'm hoping this one doesn't disappoint. Plus, there's a magical pig in Poison!! This reminds me of Hen Wen from The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander, which happens to be one of my favorite fantasy series when I was a kid.

17 comments:

  1. I've got this on my TBR too. Sounds like it will be really good. I wanted to read it partly because of the magic piglet too :)

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  2. I do love that cover! Thanks for sharing...and here's MY WOW POST

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  3. Haha that's cute! A magical pig!! I'm already sold. :) I can't wait to read Poison!!! :)

    Bailey at IB Book Blogging

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  4. Oooo YES CHRISTINA! ME TOO! This book just sounds awesome all the way around. A lot of that does in fact have to do with the pig:) At least March isn't TOO far away!

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  5. This one seems like its going to be a fun story! Just a couple more months until it releases :)

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  6. Love the sound of this too :-)

    Tanya Patrice
    Girlxoxo.com

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  7. I would like to read this one too. I did a post about that cover a while back :)

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  8. Great pick! I really loved this one so much. It was high fantasy but light, sort of Princess Bride-y. Very fun, definitely. I hope you get to enjoy it soon!

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  9. I think this one was available on NG. Very nice pick indeed.

    Grace

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    1. I actually just got approved for it on Netgalley! Yay! Thanks for the heads up, Grace!

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  10. Yeah, I am definitely excited about this one!

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  11. I just finished it, and it was so cute. Like Ella Enchanted -- funny and sweet.

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  12. I love a good heroine! Now I'm excited about this book!

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  13. I'm really looking forward to this one too! I love fantasy. :)
    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

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  14. Thanks for checking out my WoW! I appreciate it. :)

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