The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold, #1) by Traci Cheeon September 13th 2016
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
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Sefia knows what it means to survive. After her father is brutally murdered, she flees into the wilderness with her aunt Nin, who teaches her to hunt, track, and steal. But when Nin is kidnapped, leaving Sefia completely alone, none of her survival skills can help her discover where Nin’s been taken, or if she’s even alive. The only clue to both her aunt’s disappearance and her father’s murder is the odd rectangular object her father left behind, an object she comes to realize is a book—a marvelous item unheard of in her otherwise illiterate society. With the help of this book, and the aid of a mysterious stranger with dark secrets of his own, Sefia sets out to rescue her aunt and find out what really happened the day her father was killed—and punish the people responsible.
Hi everyone!! thank-you so much for stopping by today.
Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
My WoW for this week is…
WHY I’M WAITING
Interesting, interesting!!!!
A world where people can’t read? Really, isn’t that JUST amazing? I mean, how could that, not peep your interest. Especially if you’re a book nerd.
Traci Chee definitely has this book in the bag. I for one, never hear about a society that never heard of books before. I mean, that is just bizarre and intriguing all in one, no? lol. If there are such books out there. Please let me know, because that is just fascinating.
But that’s NOT ALL that this book has to offer. No, no, no, its also about pirates and merciless assassins. Oh sweet lord, how I love a good merciless assassin. I’m grinning like a fool by just thinking about it.
This cover is also something to talk about. I mean look at how absolutely GORGEOUS it is! If you look, you can see the detail of a book and I believe a map of sorts? No, now that I take a closer look, maybe its the waves of the sea, perhaps?
I’m super excited for this book to released…
About Traci Chee
Traci Chee is an author of speculative fiction for teens. An all-around word geek, she loves book arts and art books, poetry and paper crafts, though she also dabbles at piano playing, egg painting, and hosting potluck game nights for family and friends. She studied literature and creative writing at UC Santa Cruz and earned a master of arts degree from San Francisco State University. Traci grew up in a small town with more cows than people, and now feels most at home in the mountains, scaling switchbacks and happening upon hidden highland lakes. She lives in California with her fast-fast dog. The Reader is her YA debut.
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Lovely pick! I read about half of this book, but it was a bit long and slow for me. I hope you love it though! ^_^
Brittany @ Brittany’s Book Rambles
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Aw, no. I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you, boo. Hope I like it. Sometimes slow books could be good. But it all depends on the writing. Thank you for stopping by Brittany xoxo
I hadn’t heard of this one before but it does sound intriguing.
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What!!!! Suzanne!!! I can NOT believe, you haven’t heard about this gem yet! I hope I convinced you to at least add it to your list. :). Thank for stopping by again. You’re the best xoxo
Oh I featured this one a little while back and yes I know the concept of people who don’t know how to read….OMG how????
I know, right? Its so intriguing. I seriously need to know, if there are other books like this out there, lol. Thanks for stopping by Eve xoxo
I really enjoyed this book. It’s such an amazing story and reading experience. It’s a lot of build up for the first 200 pages, but it is really good! Also I love the characters and the world-building. Great pick 🙂
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