Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's pick is The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Here is the Goodreads synopsis
It's going to be quite the wait because it doesn't come out until 2018, but we can enjoy the beautiful cover and excerpt that have been revealed in the meantime and agonize over how far away February feels.
Expected release date - February 20, 2018
Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orléans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful.Royal court intrigue, some (what sounds like) magical powers, and a New Orleans setting? Yes, please! This all sounds amazing and I cannot wait to be able to read this. I am so curious about so much of this synopsis and The Belles themselves!
But it’s not enough for Camellia to be just a Belle. She wants to be the favorite—the Belle chosen by the Queen of Orléans to live in the royal palace, to tend to the royal family and their court, to be recognized as the most talented Belle in the land. But once Camellia and her Belle sisters arrive at court, it becomes clear that being the favorite is not everything she always dreamed it would be. Behind the gilded palace walls live dark secrets, and Camellia soon learns that the very essence of her existence is a lie—that her powers are far greater, and could be more dangerous, than she ever imagined. And when the queen asks Camellia to risk her own life and help the ailing princess by using Belle powers in unintended ways, Camellia now faces an impossible decision.
With the future of Orléans and its people at stake, Camellia must decide—save herself and her sisters and the way of the Belles—or resuscitate the princess, risk her own life, and change the ways of her world forever.
It's going to be quite the wait because it doesn't come out until 2018, but we can enjoy the beautiful cover and excerpt that have been revealed in the meantime and agonize over how far away February feels.
Expected release date - February 20, 2018
Yesss this book looks and sounds amazing, I am also dying to read it :) Hopefully we both end up loving it! Fabulous WoW pick!
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