GoodReads Monday

This weekly meme was started by @Lauren’s Page Turners. It is now being hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog. To participate, choose a random book from your GoodReads TBR and show it off. Which sounds easy enough until you have to decide how to choose that book! I think I will use a different way each week, like picking a color or number of pages. I will let you know each week how I chose the book and then something interesting about it, like how it ended up on the list or why I want to read it. Got it? Okay let’s get started.

I am continueing my trip through the alphabet and this week’s letter is ‘P’. I had a a lot of books to choose from. Some older titles but also some that have yet to come out and that I am super excited about. I decided to go with a new release that isn’t coming out till the spring, but it is by a favorite author. They just announced the cover for it as well, so this is the perfect time to showcase this book.

The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly Black

Publication Date: March 5, 2024

Summary from Amazon:

An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.

Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude willing to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, Oak will have to decide whether to attempt regaining the trust of the girl he’s always loved or to remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign—even if it means ending Wren, too.

With a new war looming on the horizon and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak’s guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. It’s just a question of whom he will doom.

I had to use Amazon’s summary because Goodread’s was really short and didn’t tell you anything. This is the second book in a duology set in the Folk of the Air world. I read the first book this year, The Stolen Heir, but I can’t remember it all that well so will probably be rereading it before I tackle this one. Maybe I might even reread the entire Elfhame series, I did enjoy them and it would be fun to read them all together! I’ll have to think about that one.

Next’s week choice is suppose to start with the letter ‘Q’ but funnily enough I don’t have any books on my Goodreads shelf that starts with that letter. I might have a look around the house and see if I have any books that start with ‘Q’ that I haven’t read yet, but I may be skipping that letter.

Until next time….