Accession by Terah Edun
(Sarath Web #1)
Publication date: August 5th, 2014
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Katherine Thompson wasn’t trained to rule a coven. That was her sister – perfect, beautiful Rose. But when a mysterious plane crash kills off the heir presumptive of the Sandersville coven she has no choice. After stepping in to fill her sister’s shoes, Katherine realizes she didn’t have a clue – faery wars, depressed trolls and angry unicorns are just the beginning.
For centuries, her family has served the high Queens on both sides of the Atlantic but it is a well-known rule that mid-level witches stay away from high-level Queens. But when Katherine’s youngest cousin vanishes without a trace in the Atlanta court and no one wants to investigate, Katherine decides to step into the darkness on her own. She soon discovers that nothing, especially in the Atlanta High Queen’s court, is as it seems.
When she accidentally opens a rift in the search for her cousin, Richard LeCross, the Queen’s warlock, decides that Katherine is more trouble than she’s worth. He determines that this mortal, dangerously close to becoming a High Queen, needs to die. But killing Katherine is easier said than done. For a young woman who’s always believed in right versus wrong, she’s about to go head over heels into the dark side.
Excerpt:
You know the old saying ‘If I tell you, I’ll have to kill you?’ Katherine thought wryly while she waited for her sister and Derrick to do their worst. Well, I have the opposite problem. If I show you my gifts, you’ll be dead. There’s no explaining, no second guessing. Which was why even though she was furious with her older sister, she couldn’t defend herself. Not as a witch. Katherine might not like her sister, but she loved her. Loved her in the way that siblings that fought like cats and dogs, but still hung together against a common enemy did. Since they were rarely on the same side of anything recently, Rose and Katherine had yet to face anything worse than the schoolyard bully they had taken down together when Katherine was in kindergarten and Rose was in second grade. That incident had proved that blood trumped friends, at least in the all-out war over the marbles container, that is.
But now? Now, Rose and I never really see eye-to-eye at all, Katherine thought with a shiver. She must have been desperate to invite me on this stupid escapade. I know I was pretty stupid to accept the invitation. And now I’m going to pay for that. That hope that for once Rose wanted me along for me, as her sister…as a friend.
Author Bio:
Terah Edun's next YA Fantasy novel, BLADES OF MAGIC - Crown Service Book #1 (set in the Algardis Universe), will release on March 31, 2014. Book Five of Courtlight, SWORN TO DEFIANCE, will release in April 2014.
Her favorite writers include Mercedes Lackey, Tamora Pierce, Kristin Cashore, Robin Hobb and Maria Snyder.
Check out Terah's author website (teedun.com) for more information about her books, find her online @TEdunWrites and subscribe to her newsletter (bit.ly/ SubscribetoTerahsNewsletter) to be notified of upcoming releases.
Courtlight Series: http://smarturl.it/ courtlightseries
Book 1 - Sworn To Raise
Book 2 - Sworn To Transfer
Book 3 - Sworn To Conflict
Book 4 - Sworn To Secrecy (smarturl.it/tenewrelease)
Book 5 - Sworn To Defiance (Coming April 25, 2014)
Crown Service Series:
Book 1 - Blades of Magic (March 31, 2014)
Her favorite writers include Mercedes Lackey, Tamora Pierce, Kristin Cashore, Robin Hobb and Maria Snyder.
Check out Terah's author website (teedun.com) for more information about her books, find her online @TEdunWrites and subscribe to her newsletter (bit.ly/
Courtlight Series: http://smarturl.it/
Book 1 - Sworn To Raise
Book 2 - Sworn To Transfer
Book 3 - Sworn To Conflict
Book 4 - Sworn To Secrecy (smarturl.it/tenewrelease)
Book 5 - Sworn To Defiance (Coming April 25, 2014)
Crown Service Series:
Book 1 - Blades of Magic (March 31, 2014)
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First off, that is a really cool cover. The story sounds brilliant. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway, Rachel! The synopsis is really intriguing~ Fantasy is probably my favorite subgenre in YA (but shhh, don't tell that to contemporary or dystopian :P)
ReplyDeleteAs for my favorite paranormal books:
DeleteThe Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
The Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare (I think this counts, it's also historical fiction though)
Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead
I also like the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout :)
Wow! Thanks the giveaway!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd my favorite paranormal books would have to be the Lux series. :) I haven't had much good experience with paranormal , but I look forward to finding the perfect ones. :)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the cover!
ReplyDeleteMissie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
Sounds interesting. Sibling rivalry and ruling a coven. Looking forward to reading it! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite paranormal books include the Harry Potter series (of course) and Game of Thrones (though there's not too much paranormal in those, just the zombies and the occasional magic). Oh, Rick Riordan's books and also Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.
ReplyDeleteOoh, this sounds really intriguing! I hadn't even heard of it before now, but that cover is nice and eerie. Definitely add it on Goodreads!
ReplyDeleteThis looks cool! I just don't really like the set on the cover...it seems overdone lol but the MC looks great! :D Thanks for sharing, lovely Rachel!
ReplyDeleteOh, the synopsis is interesting! I can't say I'm a big fan of that cover though. There's something a bit off about it. o.o' But, I'm definitely adding it on Goodreads!
ReplyDeleteI read this yesterday! It's a pretty good one. I'll be reading more books from this author. :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks really interesting! Plus, the cover is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAs for my favorite paranormal books, I liked Vampire Academy. I also LOVE the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa.
DeleteNice! I love VA. I've read the Iron King :)
DeleteI like the dark blue overlay and the background of the cover, but the model and her pose seem a little contrived to me! but otherwise it looks cool ;) and the excerpt sounds intriguing enough. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteFaye at The Social Potato
You're welcome! Yeah I like the background as well, but the cover model and her position is a bit strange...
DeleteThanks for the giveaway! I'm not sure what my favorite paranormal books are though... I have lots of them! O_O
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! I love paranormal too, it's so abnormal! Bwhaha. Please ignore that... xD
DeleteMy Favorite Paranormal Books:
ReplyDeleteShadow Falls by C.C.Hunter
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
Lux by Jennifer L. Armentrout
I absolutely love all of those paranormals!! Lovely choices :)
DeleteLUX <3
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