Basically everything I’ve posted since creating this blog has been a review, so it’s time to branch out! Today I’m trying a “Waiting on Wednesday” post to feature a book I can’t wait to read this year!
Goodreads Synopsis:
A dark, queer YA fantasy that’s perfect for fans of the Three Dark Crowns series and Wicked Saints. After Emanuela Ragno kills the one person in Occhia who can create water, she must find a way to save her city from dying of thirst.
Emanuela Ragno always gets what she wants. With her daring mind and socialite schemes, she refuses to be the demure young lady everyone wants her to be. In her most ambitious move yet, she’s about to marry Alessandro Morandi, her childhood best friend and the heir to the wealthiest house in Occhia. Emanuela doesn’t care that she and her groom are both gay, because she doesn’t want a love match. She wants power, and through Ale, she’ll have it all.
But Emanuela has a secret that could shatter her plans. In the city of Occhia, the only source of water is the watercrea, a mysterious being who uses magic to make water from blood. When their first bruise-like omen appears on their skin, all Occhians must surrender themselves to the watercrea to be drained of life. Everyone throughout history has given themselves up for the greater good. Everyone except Emanuela. She’s kept the tiny omen on her hip out of sight for years.
When the watercrea exposes Emanuela during her wedding ceremony and takes her to be sacrificed, Emanuela fights back…and kills her. Now Occhia has no one to make their water and no idea how to get more. In a race against time, Emanuela and Ale must travel through the mysterious, blood-red veil that surrounds their city to uncover the secrets of the watercrea’s magic and find a way to save their people-no matter what it takes.
Why I’m Excited!:
I don’t have an ARC of Beyond the Ruby Veil, but I’m so excited to read it in October!
I found out about this book from Janella Angeles after I read Where Dreams Descend a while ago, and I’ve been intrigued ever since. I really love dark fantasy and Beyond the Ruby Veil sounds extremely dark and gruesome. I’ve also heard it compared to Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan, which I absolutely love.
I’ve seen a lot of things about Beyond the Ruby Veil involving unlikeable female leads, which I usually really love to see. There’s also slow burn romance with an enemies to lovers plot, which is one of the best combinations. I could also always have more LGBTQ+ books on my TBR.
The world Emanuela lives in sounds intriguing and so do the characters. Overall, this book just looks delightfully dark and I can’t wait to read it when it comes out!
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