Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Waiting On Wednesday ... Girls Made Of Snow And Glass


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 Girls Made Of Snow And Glass by Melissa Bashardoust


Here is the Goodreads synopsis 
Frozen meets The Bloody Chamber in this feminist fantasy reimagining of the Snow White fairytale

At sixteen, Mina's mother is dead, her magician father is vicious, and her silent heart has never beat with love for anyone—has never beat at all, in fact, but she’d always thought that fact normal. She never guessed that her father cut out her heart and replaced it with one of glass. When she moves to Whitespring Castle and sees its king for the first time, Mina forms a plan: win the king’s heart with her beauty, become queen, and finally know love. The only catch is that she’ll have to become a stepmother.

Fifteen-year-old Lynet looks just like her late mother, and one day she discovers why: a magician created her out of snow in the dead queen’s image, at her father’s order. But despite being the dead queen made flesh, Lynet would rather be like her fierce and regal stepmother, Mina. She gets her wish when her father makes Lynet queen of the southern territories, displacing Mina. Now Mina is starting to look at Lynet with something like hatred, and Lynet must decide what to do—and who to be—to win back the only mother she’s ever known…or else defeat her once and for all.

Entwining the stories of both Lynet and Mina in the past and present, Girls Made of Snow and Glass traces the relationship of two young women doomed to be rivals from the start. Only one can win all, while the other must lose everything—unless both can find a way to reshape themselves and their story.
A feminist Snow White retelling? Sign me up! I was very excited when I saw this deal announcement and even included it in my feature detailing my most anticipated reads of this year. I was even more excited when the cover was finally announced because that means we're even closer to it being released so I can finally read it.

I anticipate plenty of buzz at BEA for this one and cannot wait to get my hands on a copy!

Expected release date - September 5, 2017

1 comment:

  1. Oh interesting... I do like Snow White. I feel like I saw someone on #booksfortrade with an early ARC of this book. It sounds like a good one to me! I hope you enjoy this book when you get the chance to read it!

    Have a fabulous week, Kathy. =)

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