Waiting on Wednesday 12/16/20
Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (July 20th, 2021 by Tor Books)
“Mulan meets The Song of Achilles…” aaaand I’ve heard all I needed to hear 😛
“Mulan meets The Song of Achilles; an accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China.
“I refuse to be nothing…”
In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness…
In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected.
When a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. Desperate to escape her own fated death, the girl uses her brother’s identity to enter a monastery as a young male novice. There, propelled by her burning desire to survive, Zhu learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes, no matter how callous, to stay hidden from her fate.
After her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu uses takes the chance to claim another future altogether: her brother’s abandoned greatness.
A lush, fresh literary voice merges with commercial appeal in this accomplished debut. Powerful and poetic, beautiful and brutal, She Who Became the Sun is a bold reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.”
The BiblioSanctum 
Oh I love the idea of this one
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Ohhh, I like the potential in this new take on the “girl masquerading as a boy” theme!!! 🙂
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Agreed, and I like the different approach on it 🙂
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Ooh nice one! This is totally new to me! I hope you will thoroughly enjoy it once you get to read it!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
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Yup, I’m all onboard with this one. And I love the title and cover.
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Yes, it’s so striking!
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This sounds epic, and that cover is striking!
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Right? The color just makes it pop!
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Ohhh sounds good
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With a tagline like that one how can you resist Mogsy??? LOL Great choice!
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Heck yeah, I’m also SUPER excited for this one. I can’t wait!
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Whee! I hope we’ll both love it 😀
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I seem to be seeing this one a lot at the moment and reading the description I can understand why. It sounds amazing.
Lynn 😀
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