Waiting on Wednesday: Darkthaw

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature, hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, where we showcase upcoming book releases that we are eagerly anticipating. 

This week I am waiting on...

Title: Darkthaw

Author: Kate A. Boorman

Series: Winterkill #2

Genre: Young Adult Dystopian

Publisher: Amulet Books

Synopsis via Goodreads: 

For as long as Emmeline can remember, she’s longed to leave the isolated world of the settlement and explore the wilderness that calls to her in her dreams. And now that the Council has fallen, she will finally, finally get that chance. With First Peoples guide Matisa at her side, Emmeline rallies a brave group to join her on her quest into the unknown, including her beloved Kane and his two younger brothers.

But the journey soon proves far more dangerous than Emmeline anticipated—with warring clans, slavers, colonists, disease, and natural disasters seemingly at every turn. After putting so many lives in danger, she starts to doubt everything she once knew. Did she make the right choice to leave the settlement—and can her relationship with Kane survive the ordeal? Matisa insists that to set things right and to fight the evil that is bringing all this danger and turmoil to the forest, Emmeline must journey to Matisa’s people—even if that means leaving Kane behind.

COMING OCTOBER 13th 2015

I absolutely LOVED the first book in the series, Winterkill. It was like nothing I had ever read before and I was completely entranced by it. I am beyond excited to see where this story goes! 

You can check out my review for Winterkill right here!

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Heroines

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This weeks topic is our top ten favorite heroines!

 

It is always hard for me to find a heroine that really makes an impact on me and sticks with me long after the last pages. Heroines that appeal to me are strong yet vulnerable, adventurous, smart, relatable, and independent. They always stand up for what they believe in. When you have a great heroine as your protagonist I always end up enjoying the book so much more.  These 10 heroines are some of my favorites I have read over the years and always remembered.

Cammie Morgan

 from The Gallagher Girls by Ally Carter

Kat Bishop

from Heist Society by Ally Carter

 

 

Mackenzie Bishop

from The Archived by Victoria Schwab

Kami Glass

from The Lynburn Legacy by Sarah Rees Brennan

 

Meira

from Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch

Kestrel

from The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

 

Lia

from The Remnant Chronicles

Sam McKenna

from Rites of Passage by Joy N. Hensley

 

Barrie Watson

from The Heirs of Watson Island by Martina Boone

Emmeline

from Winterkill by Kate A. Boorman

 

 

 

Who are some of your favorite heroines who have stood out to you over the years?

 

Review: Winterkill

Title: Winterkill

Author: Kate A. Boorman

Pages: 323

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Publisher: Amulet

Publication Date: September 9th 2014

 

Synopsis Via Goodreads:

Emmeline knows she’s not supposed to explore the woods outside her settlement. The enemy that wiped out half her people lurks there, attacking at night and keeping them isolated in an unfamiliar land with merciless winters. Living with the shame of her grandmother’s insubordination, Emmeline has learned to keep her head down and her quick tongue silent.

When the settlement leader asks for her hand in marriage, it’s an opportunity for Emmeline to wash the family slate clean—even if she has eyes for another. But before she’s forced into an impossible decision, her dreams urge her into the woods, where she uncovers a path she can’t help but follow. The trail leads to a secret that someone in the village will kill to protect. Her grandmother followed the same path and paid the price. If Emmeline isn’t careful, she will be next.

 

 

REVIEW:

WOW!

This book is scary good.

I was entranced from the moment I opened to the first page.

Winterkill was by far one of the best books published this past year.

The world of Winterkill is spectacular. It is fully and beautifully crafted. I was pulled in and wanted to know everything about this society. As far as the citizens in this village know everyone was killed off by some sort of creature/monster that they call,  the malmaci. Generations ago the survivors traveled to this land to create a safe place where they could live. In order for their survival there are very strict rules and people who commit wayward acts are sent to their deaths for the "good" of the village's safety.

This book has an incredible essence around it. It gave me so many chills running up my spine. It is creepy, dark, thrilling, and spellbinding. I literally could not stop reading. There is also so much mysterious things happening in the book, I just needed to know what the truth was. I want to say so many things about this book but in order for me not to ruin it for you, I can't! Let me just say that there is so much more to the story then the synopsis says.  I am glad about that though because I was not expecting the ending that I came upon. Just trust me when I say that the truth revealed in this novel is a story you do not want to miss.

There is a romance in this book but it was the perfect kind. It is fully developed and swoon worthy but it did not take away from the suspense or point of the novel at all. Just enough was added in to give us a love story without distracting us from this breathtaking world and plot.

Emmeline the main character was also fantastic. She is a courageous and adventurous girl. She fought for what she believed in, her family, and her village. She is a curious 16 year old determined to discover a better world.

Winterkill was a phenomenal read from start to finish. It is one of those books that gives you this chilling, eerie, yet beautiful essence around you throughout the book and long after.

I highly recommend this book for everyone. The moment you become part of Emmeline's world you will be completely captivated.