Waiting on Wednesday 12/30/20
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
Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews (June 8th, 2021 by Jimmy Patterson Books)
Yeah, I know I said in 2021 I’m resolving to be choosier about the YA books I read and only pick up the ones I think I’ll really like, but um, did I mention how this one has everything I really like? Greek gods, women warriors, a retelling of the Daphne and Apollo myth, and Sparta…I’m so there.
“Sparta forged her into a deadly weapon. Now the Gods need her to save the world!
Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis—who holds Daphne’s brother’s fate in her hands—upends the life she’s worked so hard to build. Nine mysterious items have been stolen from Mount Olympus and if Daphne cannot find them, the gods’ waning powers will fade away, the mortal world will descend into chaos, and her brother’s life will be forfeit.
Guided by Artemis’s twin-the handsome and entirely-too-self-assured god Apollo-Daphne’s journey will take her from the labyrinth of the Minotaur to the riddle-spinning Sphinx of Thebes, team her up with mythological legends such as Theseus and Hippolyta of the Amazons, and pit her against the gods themselves.”
The BiblioSanctum 
Have you played AC:Odyssey? Sounds a lot like it 😍
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I loved Odyssey! I enjoy anything related to Greek mythology in general 🙂
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Ah well, Greek myths are impossible to resist and I like the sound of this one… 🙂
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Me thoughts exactly 🙂
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Ooh that one looks cool! Loving the cover! Hope you love this one once you get to read it!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
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This one does sound tempting. I have a tough time with YA books. Sometimes I’ll read one and I absolutely love it, sometimes they don’t even have the “feel” of YA to me, other times they very much do feel like what I think of as YA and those I often don’t enjoy nearly as much. I’ve yet to find a way of knowing ahead of time if a YA is one I might enjoy, so I keep trying them. 🙂
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Same with me for YA books. That’s why I really need to be picky!
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I love this cover! This does sound good. I saw another James Patterson book today that caught my eye as well.
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Yeah a lot of jimmy patterson books slip through my radar!
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Interesting, though I wonder if it follows the story cos then poor thing is gonna become a tree
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Ooh, good question…
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Oh yeah :):)
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Well this DOES sound intriguing…. I’m gonna wait to see how you like it though cuz I have about billion 2020 books to catch up on first haha. Hope you enjoy!
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Heh, same here with the catch up 😛
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Looking forward to your review of this one, I love a good Greek myth too 🙂
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Yay! Anything related to Greek mythology is like catnip for me 🙂
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This sounds very tempting.
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Give it to me. “THIS. IS. SPARTA”. I’m not kidding though. Literally give me this book.
Lynn 😀
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