Rezension | Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

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Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien's only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan's Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King's Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan's biggest threat – and his own toughest enemy.

While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love?

Quelle: Bloomsburry 

“All she knew was that whatever and whoever climbed out of that abyss of despair and grief would not be the same person who had plummeted in.”

Rezension | Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

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Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war.

This is not that world.

Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is—and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it.

In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices, Days of Blood & Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life.

While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope.

But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?

Quelle: Little, Brown Books

Reihenrezension | Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

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Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price--and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...

A convict with a thirst for revenge.

A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.

A runaway with a privileged past.

A spy known as the Wraith.

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first.

Quelle: Macmillan

Rezension | Caraval by Stephanie Garber in Zusammenarbeit mit Chaoskingdom

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Whatever you've heard about Caraval, it doesn't compare to the reality. It's more than just a game or a performance. It's the closest you'll ever find to magic in this world...
Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.

Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away.
Quelle: Macmillan

“Welcome, welcome to Caraval! The grandest show on land or by sea. Inside you’ll experience more wonders than most people see in a lifetime. You can sip magic from a cup and buy dreams in a bottle. But before you fully enter into our world, you must remember it’s all a game.”

Rezension | The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. 

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.

Quelle: Doubleday

Rezension | Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare

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Emma Carstairs has finally avenged her parents. She thought she’d be at peace. But she is anything but calm. Torn between her desire for her parabatai Julian and her desire to protect him from the brutal consequences of parabatai relationships, she has begun dating his brother, Mark. But Mark has spent the past five years trapped in Faerie; can he ever truly be a Shadowhunter again? 

And the faerie courts are not silent. The Unseelie King is tired of the Cold Peace, and will no longer concede to the Shadowhunters’ demands. Caught between the demands of faerie and the laws of the Clave, Emma, Julian, and Mark must find a way to come together to defend everything they hold dear—before it’s too late.

Quelle: Simon and Schuster

Rezension | Kitty Kathstone 2 von Sandra Öhl

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Bevor Katharina Victoria Emilia Esmeralda Kathstone nach den Weihnachtsferien an die C.O.G. zurückkehrt, vertraut Emilia ihr ein dunkles Geheimnis aus der eigenen Schulzeit an. Früher als es der jungen Werkatze lieb ist, scheint sie eben dieses einzuholen und der schlimme Verdacht macht sich in ihr breit, dass die Lykans die Kathstones nicht ganz grundlos hassen. So hält das neue Abenteuer neben Hildegard Haudraufs wilder “Sweet Sixteen Party“ (zu der ihr im Übrigen herzlich eingeladen seid) und Noras geheimer “Operation Venus“ so einiges für Kitty bereit. Vor allem die unerwartete Verpflichtung namens Lysander, eine rasende Furie, der Plan der Nornen und ein aufmüpfiges Hippokamp lassen Kittys Leben nicht unbedingt ruhiger werden. All der Mysterien nicht genug, geehrter Leser, werdet ihr in diesem Band erfahren, warum ausgerechnet ich der Erzähler dieser speziellen Geschichte bin und wie ich damit in Verbindung stehe!

In diesem Sinne: »Welcome back – lasset das Abenteuer beginnen!«

Quelle: Lovelybooks

Rezension | The Martian by Andy Weir

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A mission to Mars. A freak accident. One man's struggle to survive.

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate the planet while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded on Mars' surface, completely alone, with no way to signal Earth that he’s alive. And even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone years before a rescue could arrive.

Chances are, though, Mark won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.

But Mark's not ready to quit. Armed with nothing but his ingenuity and his engineering skills—and a gallows sense of humor that proves to be his greatest source of strength–he embarks on a dogged quest to stay alive, using his botany expertise to grow food and even hatching a mad plan to contact NASA back on Earth.

As he overcomes one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next, Mark begins to let himself believe he might make it off the planet alive.

But Mars has plenty of surprises in store for him yet.

Quelle: Crown Publishing

Rezension | Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas | Bloomsburry | 416 Seiten | 08.07.2012 | Deutsch: Throne of Glass

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When magic has gone from the world, and a vicious king rules from his throne of glass, an assassin comes to the castle. She does not come to kill, but to win her freedom. If she can defeat twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition to find the greatest assassin in the land, she will become the king's champion and be released from prison.

Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. And a princess from a foreign land will become the one thing she never thought she'd have again: a friend. But something evil dwells in the castle-and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying, horribly, one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the source of the evil before it destroys her world.

Quelle: Bloomsburry Publisher

Rezension | A court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas | 448 Seiten | 05.05.2015 | Bloomsburry 

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Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin--one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world. 

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin--and his world--forever.

Quelle: Bloomsburry Publishing

Rezension | Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe | Benjamin Alire Saenz | Simon and Schuster | 368 Seiten | 01.04.2014 

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Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

Quelle: Simon and Schuster

"Words were different when they lived inside you"

Rezension | Grischa - Goldene Flamen von Leigh Bardugo

Grischa - Goldene Flammen | Leigh Bardugo | Carlsen | 352 Seiten | 

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Alina ist einfache Kartografin in der Ersten Armee des Zaren. Dass sie heimlich in Maljen verliebt ist, ihren besten Freund seit Kindertagen, darf niemand wissen. Schon gar nicht Maljen selbst, der erfolgreiche Fährtenleser und Frauenschwarm.

Bei einem Überfall rettet Alina Maljen auf unbegreifliche Weise das Leben. Doch was sie da genau getan hat, kann sie selbst nicht sagen. Plötzlich steht sie im Mittelpunkt der Aufmerksamkeit und wird zum mächtigsten Grischa in die Lehre geschickt. Geheimnisvoll und undurchschaubar, wird er von allen der Dunkle genannt. Aber wieso fühlt sie sich von ihm so unwiderstehlich angezogen?

Und warum warnt Maljen sie so nachdrücklich vor dem Einfluss des Dunklen?

Quelle: Carlsen Verlag

Rezension | Black Blade

Black Blade - Das eisige Feuer der Magie | Jennifer Estep | ivi - Piper | 368 Seiten | 05.10.2015 |
 Band 1 von 3 der Black Blade Reihe | Original: Cold burn of Magic

Die 17-jährige Lila Merriweather verfügt über außergewöhnliche Talente. Sobald sie einem Menschen in die Augen blickt, kann sie in dessen Seele lesen. Zudem beherrscht die Waise sogenannte Übertragungsmagie - jede auf sie gerichtete Magie macht sie stärker. Doch Lila hält ihre magischen Fähigkeiten geheim, denn sie hat einen nicht ganz ungefährlichen Nebenjob: Sie ist eine begnadete Auftragsdiebin. Das Leben der freiheitsliebenden jungen Frau gerät allerdings aus den Fugen, als sie eines Tages den Sohn eines mächtigen magischen Familienclans vor einem Anschlag rettet und prompt als dessen neue Leibwächterin engagiert wird. Plötzlich muss sich Lila in der magischen Schickeria der Stadt zurechtfinden, wo Geheimnisse und Gefahren an jeder Ecke auf sie warten – ebenso wie ihre große Liebe.
Quelle: Piper Verlag

Rezension | The Raven Boys

The Raven Boys | Maggie Stiefvater | Scholastic Press | 409 Seiten | Band 1 von 4 der Raven Boys Reihe

There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve," Neeve said. "Either you're his true love . . . or you killed him." It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them-not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her. His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He has it all-family money, good looks, devoted friends-but he's looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys:
Quelle: Scholastic Press

Rezension | A darker Shade of Magic

A darker Shade of Magic | V. E. Schwab | Macmillan | 400 Seiten | 24.02.2015 |
Band 1 von 3 der Shades of Magic Reihe

STEP INTO A UNIVERSE OF DARING ADVENTURE, THRILLING POWER, AND MULTIPLE LONDONS.

Kell is one of the last Travelers-magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes, connected by one magical city.

There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, and with one mad king-George III. Red London, where life and magic are revered-and where Kell was raised alongside Rhys Maresh, the rougish heir to a flourishing empire. White London-a place where people fight to control magic, and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones. And once upon a time, there was Black London. But no one speaks of that now.

Officially, Kell is the Red Traveler, ambassador of the Maresh empire, carrying the monthly correspondences between the royals of each London. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.

Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.

Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive.
Quelle: Macmillan

Rezension | Uprooted

Uprooted | Naomi Novic | Random House | 438 Seiten |  19.05.2015 | 

“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon. Of course that’s not true: he may be a wizard and immortal, but he’s still a man, and our fathers would band together and kill him if he wanted to eat one of us every ten years. He protects us against the Wood, and we’re grateful, but not that grateful.”
Quelle: Random House

Rezension | Die Magie der Namen

Die Magie der Namen | Nicole Gozdek | Piper IVI | 368 Seiten | 01.03.2016

Der 16-jährige Nummer 19 träumt insgeheim davon, als Erwachsener ein Held und bedeutender Name zu werden. Die 19 hat ihm in seinem Leben bisher kein Glück gebracht. Doch als der Tag der Namensgebung endlich gekommen ist, lösen sich seine Hoffnungen in Unglauben auf. Er erhält einen Namen, den keiner zu kennen scheint. Wer ist dieser Tirasan Passario, dessen Namen er für den Rest seines Lebens tragen wird? Nur das große Namensarchiv in der Hauptstadt Himmelstor kann ihm Auskunft geben. Gemeinsam mit dem Krieger Rustan Polliander und dessen Freunden macht er sich auf in die weit entfernte Stadt. Doch die Reise entpuppt sich als gefährlicher als erwartet. Namenlose und dunkle Verfolger trachten der Gruppe nach dem Leben. Und auch sein eigener Name hält noch einige Überraschungen für Tirasan bereit ...
Quelle: Piper Verlag

Rezension | Für immer Hollyhill

Für immer Hollyhill | Alexandra Pilz | Heyne fliegt | 384 Seiten | Band 3 von 3 der Hollyhill Reihe | 29.02.2016

Zwei Mal schon hat Emily mit dem englischen Dorf Hollyhill Abenteuer in anderen Zeiten erlebt. Doch jetzt ist sie schweren Herzens nach Hause zurückgekehrt, wild entschlossen, ihre große Liebe Matt zu vergessen und einfach ein ganz normales Leben zu führen. Ein Leben mit ihrer Oma und ihrer besten Freundin Fee. Aber wo steckt die eigentlich? Sie wird doch nicht …? Doch, Fee ist kurzerhand in den Flieger gestiegen und hat Hollyhill gefunden. Und noch während sich Fee in den umwerfend charmanten Cullum verguckt, reist der Ort in die wilden Zwanzigerjahre. Emily muss hinterher! Denn dort lauert große Gefahr: Matt ist dabei, eine riesige Dummheit zu begehen. Nicht nur sein Schicksal, sondern das von ganz Hollyhill steht auf dem Spiel. Kann Emily das Dorf und den Jungen retten, den sie über alles liebt?
Quelle: Heyne Verlag

Rezension | Shadow Falls After Dark - Im Sternenlicht

Shadow Falls After Dark - Im Sternenlicht | C. C. Hunter | 575 Seiten | Fischer FJB | 21.07.2015 | Teil 1 von 3 der After Dark Reihe |  Original: Reborn

Nachschub für alle Shadow-Falls-Camp-Fans: Band 1 der Shadow-Falls-After-Dark-Serie – noch aufregender, noch dunkler!

Vampirin Della ist frustriert. Die Ferien sind der absolute Albtraum: Die Freundinnen fehlen und die Eltern halten sie für gestört. Warum kann sie nicht einfach zurück ins Shadow Falls Camp und dort allen beweisen, dass sie die perfekte Ermittlerin für die FRU wäre? Doch dann entdeckt Della, dass ihr vermisster Onkel möglicherweise auch Vampir war… Bei der Rückkehr ins Camp ist Chaos vorprogrammiert, die Recherchen nach dem verschollenen Familienmitglied werfen tausende von Fragen auf, und auch in Liebesdingen läuft grade nichts, wie es sein sollte. Ihre Gefühle für Steve den Gestaltwandler geraten ins Wanken, denn ein neuer Vampir namens Chase Tallman mischt das Shadow Falls Camp gehörig auf.

Quelle: Fischer Verlag

Rezension | Carry On

Carry On | Rainbow Rowell | 522 Seiten | Macmillan | 06.10.2015

Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.

That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and acomplete git, but he's probably right.

Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here--it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up.

Quelle: Macmillan Publisher