Recensie: Siege and Storm

35529904Auteur: Leigh Bardugo
Titel: Siege & Storm
Serie: Grishaverse, Shadow & Bone trilogy #2
Genre: YA Fantasy
Taal: Engels
Jaar: 2013
ISBN: 9781250044433
Aantal pagina’s: 496
Gelezen: Februari 2019
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Omslagtekst:
Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land. She finds starting new is not easy while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. She can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her–or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.
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Recensie: Shadow and Bone

35384793Auteur: Leigh Bardugo
Titel: Shadow and Bone
Serie: Grishaverse #1
Taal: Engels
Jaar: 2012
ISBN: 9781250027436
Aantal pagina’s: 416
Gelezen: December 2018
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Omslagtekst:
Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.
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Recensie: Crooked Kingdom

22299763Auteur: Leigh Bardugo
Titel: Crooked Kingdom
Serie: Six of Crows #2
Genre: YA Fantasy
Taal: Engels
Jaar: 2016
ISBN: 9781627792134
Aantal pagina’s:
536
Gelezen: Februari 2018
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Omslagtekst:
When you can’t beat the odds, change the game.

Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz’s cunning and test the team’s fragile loyalties. A war will be waged on the city’s dark and twisting streets―a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the Grisha world.
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Recensie: Six of Crows

23437156Auteur: Leigh Bardugo
Titel: Six of Crows
Genre: YA, fantasy
Taal: Engels
Jaar: 2015
ISBN: 9781627792127
Aantal pagina’s
: 465
Gelezen: Januari 2018
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Omslagtekst:
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price–and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone…

A convict with a thirst for revenge.

A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager.

A runaway with a privileged past.

A spy known as the Wraith.

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first.
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Showcase Sunday

ShowcaseHoi allemaal! Het is weer zondag, dus tijd voor een showcase! Ik heb een aantal mooie boeken om jullie te laten zien. En voorlopig is het de laatste, want mijn kast puilt uit, dus ik vond het tijd voor een nieuwe book buying ban (al is het volgende week wel boekenfestijn in Nieuwegein, dus ik moet even kijken of het lukt…)
Anyway, deze boeken zijn al binnen, dus deze kan ik jullie laten zien! Enjoy.
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Judge a book by its cover

IMG_2503Soms kom je boeken tegen die gewoon zó mooi vormgegeven zijn dat je niet anders kunt dan ze oppakken. Veel van die covers kom ik tegen via Instagram. Ik maak dan altijd een printscreen zodat ik de boeken kan opslaan en later kan opzoeken. Ik heb inmiddels zo veel foto’s dat het me wel leuk leek om de boeken met jullie te delen!
(Foto’s en omslagteksten via Goodreads)
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