[Waiting on Wednesday] The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye

Title: The Crown’s Game
Author: Evelyn Skye
Publication: May 17th 2016 by Balzer + Bray
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Pages: 416

Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side.

And so he initiates the Crown’s Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the Tsar’s most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death.

Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the chance to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg. But can she kill another enchanter—even when his magic calls to her like nothing else ever has?

For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown’s Game is the chance of a lifetime. But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with—beautiful, whip smart, imaginative—and he can’t stop thinking about her.

And when Pasha, Nikolai’s best friend and heir to the throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the girl they both love… or be killed himself.

As long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it becomes dangerously clear… the Crown’s Game is not one to lose.

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My thoughts:

From the moment I saw the cover and read the synopsis of this book, I was completely hooked and very eager to get a copy of this book. It’s still not out, so poor me. Right, the synopsis is totally and definitely for me; I’m a fan of these kinds of books and please, May, just come faster.

I’ve been hearing from a lot of bloggers that they enjoyed reading this one, and here I am, bawling my eyes out while impatiently waiting for this book to be released. My jealous heart is slowly breaking apart. I’m so excited for this book. Why aren’t you?

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About the author:

Evelyn Skye was once offered a job by the C.I.A., she not-so-secretly wishes she was on “So You Think You Can Dance,” and if you challenge her to a pizza-eating contest, she guarantees she will win. When she isn’t writing, Evelyn can be found chasing her daughter on the playground or sitting on the couch, immersed in a good book and eating way too many cookies. THE CROWN’S GAME is her first novel.

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