Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme held by Jill at Breaking the Spine to feature upcoming books that we can't wait to get our hands on.
Author: C.C. Humphreys
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Date of Release: March 8, 2011
Goodreads Description: Elayne thinks the old family story that one of her ancestors stepped through a tapestry into a world of mythical beasts makes a great fireside tale. But she lives in the real world. In New York City. And she's outgrown that kind of fantasy. Until she finds herself in front of a unicorn tapestry at the Cloisters museum and sees her initials woven into the fabric. And hears a unicorn calling to her. And slips and falls - into that other world. Suddenly the line between fantasy and reality isn't so clear. But the danger is real enough. Almost before she can think, Elayne is attacked by a ferocious beast, rescued by a unicorn, and taken prisoner by a tyrant king. Each of them seems to have an idea about her - that she's a hero, a villain, dinner! But Elayne has a few ideas of her own. She wants to overthrow the king; she wants to tame the unicorn. She wants to go home! And she's willing to become both hero and villain to do it.
Haven't heard of this before but it sounds great. The cover is gorgeous :)
ReplyDeleteI've never read any real fantasy-based books like this. Nice choice. Unicorns are popular. I was always fascinated with them as a kid. I've got to read one of these stories; see if it brings back the old feelings...lol...
ReplyDeleteWow! I've never heard of this one but it sounds really good! I'll it on my TBR list! Here's my WoW :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! I've never heard of it before. New follower, btw! :)
ReplyDeleteI have always loved unicorns and this sounds like a very unique fantasy. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any stories about unicorns before, but just like you, I'm a sucker for beautiful covers, hence why I'm adding this one to my TBR list right away. Really, that cover is extraordinary. Plus, I feel like I should enhance my horizon and take a look at fantasy novels featuring unicorns as well. Great pick!
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You had me at unicorn. Great pick! It's now on my TBR list.
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I hadn't heard of this one, but it looks good. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of this before, but it looks good. I'll have to add to my TBR.
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ReplyDeleteI haven't seen a unicorn book in forever!
This book sounds great! I'm definitely going to have to check it out!
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ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for books with pretty covers too! And this one is gorgeous!<3 The story sounds interesting too, I'm really curious about the unicorns. :))
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The unicorn element intrigues me, there aren't too many stories out there that feature them! And we don't have too long to wait which is a nice bonus as well, fantastic pick Zahida!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you picked a great book to preview. Lots of us haven't heard about it so you've done us all a great service!! Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteloved the cover, I always had a liking for unicorns.
ReplyDeleteGreat pick! I know the author is doing a book launch in Vancouver and its too bad that I'll be missing it.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds cool! I really like the cover. Plus, it has unicorns. :D It already sounds like my kind of book!
ReplyDeleteHmm, yes it does kind of sound similar to Warped. Still, I love unicorns :)
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