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[Rezi] Laura Sebastian – Half Sick of Shadows
Klappentext Everyone knows the legend. Of Arthur, destined to be a king. Of the beautiful Guinevere, who will betray him with his most loyal knight, Lancelot. Of the bitter sorceress, Morgana, who will turn against them all. But Elaine alone carries the burden of knowing what is to come–for Elaine of Shalott is cursed to see the future. On the mystical isle of Avalon, Elaine runs free and learns of the ancient prophecies surrounding her and her friends–countless possibilities, almost all of them tragic. When their future comes to claim them, Elaine, Guinevere, Lancelot, and Morgana accompany Arthur to take his throne in stifling Camelot, where magic is outlawed, the…
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[Rezi] Kiera Cass – The Betrothed [The Betrothed]
Klappentext When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is shocked—and thrilled. After all, she’s grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king’s attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream come true. But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and being crowned queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be. And when she meets a commoner with the mysterious power to see right into her heart, she finds that the future she really wants is one that she never thought to imagine. Kaufen?*
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[Rezi] Tricia Levenseller – The Shadows Between Us
Klappentext They’ve never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart. And they never will. Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power: Woo the Shadow King. Marry him. Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow Kings power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and shes going to do everything within her power to get it. But Alessandra is not the…
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[Rezi] Rebecca McLaughlin – Nameless Queen
Klappentext Everyone expected the king’s daughter would inherit the throne. No one expected me. It shouldn’t be possible. I’m Nameless, a class of citizens so disrespected, we don’t even get names. Dozens of us have been going missing for months and no one seems to care. But there’s no denying the tattoo emblazoned on my arm. I am to be queen. In a palace where the corridors are more dangerous than the streets, though, how could I possibly rule? And what will become of the Nameless if I don’t? Kaufen?*
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[Bücher] 7 Bücher, die 2020 erscheinen und ich unbedingt lesen muss
Es ist wieder so weit. Der Jahreswechsel steht an. 2019 ist so gut wie vorbei und 2020 steht vor der Tür. Natürlich kommen auch im neuen Jahrzehnt wieder viele neue Bücher raus. Welche Bücher ich entweder bereits vorbestellt habe oder plane zu kaufen, erfahrt ihr heute.
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[Neuzugänge] Was passiert, wenn Amazon englische Bücher drastisch reduziert…
Wenn man die letzten Tage nicht gerade hinter dem Mond gelebt hat und sich für englischsprachige Bücher interessiert, dann wird man an den vielen Beiträgen zu gefundenen Schnäppchen auf amazon.de nicht drumherum gekommen sein. Auch ich bin Opfer dieses extremen Rabattkampfes geworden und habe mit 8 Büchern (bisher) ordentlich zugeschlagen. Es gibt noch ein paar Bücher, die mich reizen, aber ich wollte eigentlich Geld sparen. Heute zeige ich euch erstmal, was ich innerhalb von 90 Minuten Lateinseminar gekauft habe.
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[Rezi] Casey McQuiston – Red, White & Royal Blue
Klappentext When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, geniushis image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There’s only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instragramable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined.…
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[Rezi] Rhiannon Thomas – Long May She Reign
Klappentext Freya was never meant to be queen. Twenty-third in line to the throne, she never dreamed of a life in the palace, and would much rather research in her laboratory than participate in the intrigues of the court. However, when an extravagant banquet turns deadly and the king and those closest to him are poisoned, Freya suddenly finds herself on the throne. She may have escaped the massacre, but she is far from safe. The nobles don’t respect her, her councillors want to control her, and with the mystery of who killed the king still unsolved, she knows that a single mistake could cost her the kingdom—and her life.…
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[Rezi] Marie Lu – Batman: Nightwalker [DC Icons]
Klappentext Before he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst enemy. The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list. Bruce is turning eighteen and inheriting his family’s fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Industries and all the tech gadgetry that he could ever desire. But on the way home from his birthday party, he makes an impulsive choice that leads to community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison. There, he meets Madeleine Wallace, a brilliant killer with ties to the Nightwalkers. A girl who will only…
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[Rezi] Jodi Meadows – The Mirror King [The Orphan Queen]
Klappentext Princess Wilhelmina is ready for her crown, but declaring herself queen means war. Her magic is uncontrollable and now there’s a living boy made of wraith—destructive and deadly, and willing to do anything for her. Caught between what she wants and what is right, Wilhelmina realizes the throne might not even matter. Everyone thought the wraith was years off, but already it’s destroying Indigo Kingdom villages. Princess Wilhelmina’s ability might be just the thing to help reclaim her kingdom—or ruin it forever. Kaufen?*
