THE OATHBREAKER'S SHADOW (The Knots Sequence #1) by Amy McCulloch
YA Fantasy
416 pages, hardcover
EXPECTED PUBLICATION: JUNE 6, 2013
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Fifteen-year-old Raim lives in a world where you tie a knot for every promise that you make. Break that promise and you are scarred for life, and cast out into the desert.
Raim has worn a simple knot around his wrist for as long as he can remember. No one knows where it came from, and which promise of his it symbolises, but he barely thinks about it at all—not since becoming the most promising young fighter ever to train for the elite Yun guard. But on the most important day of his life, when he binds his life to his best friend (and future king) Khareh, the string bursts into flames and sears a dark mark into his skin.
Scarred now as an oath-breaker, Raim has two options: run, or be killed.
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Love the cover too!!!! The minute I saw the cover I knew I needed to read this book!
ReplyDeleteInititally (by the cover) I thought this was going to be an adult UF. But YA fantasy? YES PLEASE! I hadn't heard of this one yet (somehow!) and it's definitely going on my wishlist!
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness, I love the sound of this. Like Candace, I figured it would be adult based on the cover alone but I love that it's not and it sounds so fascinating! Adding it to my tbr right this second. I hate that it's RH and I can't get an arc, they're so mean to non US reviewers!
ReplyDeleteOh this does sound right up your alley! You are going to have fun with it :)
ReplyDeleteWhoa. This sounds AWESOME Mary!!! Why haven't I heard of it before you posted this? I guess a huge THANK YOU is in order for doing so, because this book is now on my "must have" list. I'm loving that curved blade on the cover, I think Raim is going to be a badass:)
ReplyDeleteOooh! I think you nailed it with this one. Just from reading the blurb I know I have to read this one. I need to know what the promise was that he broke by binding himself to the future king!
ReplyDeleteAhh so awesome!!! I love this cover, too! :D I love the name Raim. He sounds super cute. ;) Hehe.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't even heard of this one! These WOWs are so good for adding to the teetering TBR pile, hah. Thanks for the heads up. :)
ReplyDeleteWendy @ The Midnight Garden
What a smoking hot pick! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love that cover! I had totally never heard of this—and it is now in my TBR pile. I can't resist a YA fantasy with an awesome cover. Great WoW pick, thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteWow!!
ReplyDeleteIt sound pretty good, I like the cover too, but yeah, the concept sounds AWESOME
This looks so interesting-love how much oaths mean and am very curious as to how he broke his.
ReplyDeleteYeah. That cover just hooked me. I am now eagerly awaiting this book! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJesse @ Pretty In Fiction