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Truthwitch
Susan Dennard
Series: The Witchlands #1
Publication date: January 5th 2016
by Tor Teen

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On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery”, a magical skill that sets them apart from others.

In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well.

Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It’s a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires.

Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her—but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken her from life as an outcast into one of reckless adventure, where she is a cool, wary balance to Safi’s hotheaded impulsiveness.

Safi and Iseult just want to be free to live their own lives, but war is coming to the Witchlands. With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Windwitch and ship’s captain) and the hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must fight emperors, princes, and mercenaries alike, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.

Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *

– Inferno (Blood for Blood #2) by Catherine Doyle[Purchase]
– Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Ed Tarkington[Purchase]
– Built (Saints of Denver #1) by Jay Crownover[Purchase]
– Passenger (Passenger #1) by Alexandra Bracken[Purchase]

– Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn[Purchase]
– Endure (Defy #3) by Sara B. Larson[Purchase]
– The Impostor Queen (Untitled #1) by Sarah Fine[Purchase]
– Thief of Lies (Library Jumpers #1) by Brenda Drake[Purchase]

– The Guest Room: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian[Purchase]
– Once Upon a Kiss by Robin Palmer[Purchase]
– Never Tear Us Apart (Never Tear Us Apart #1) by Monica Murphy[Purchase]
– Worlds of Ink and Shadow by Lena Coakley[Purchase]

– Thicker Than Water by Kelly (Fiore) Stultz[Purchase]
– Alistair Grim’s Odd Aquaticum (Odditorium #2) by Gregory Funaro[Purchase]
– The Night Parade by Kathryn Tanquary[Purchase]
– This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp[Purchase]

– Steel Scars (Red Queen 0.2) by Victoria Aveyard[Purchase]
– The Year of Falling in Love (Sunnyvale #2) by Jessica Sorensen[Purchase]
– What You Need (Need You #1) by Lorelei James[Purchase]
– Cruel Crown (Red Queen 0.1-0.2) by Victoria Aveyard[Purchase]

– The Prophecy of Three (Realm Walkers #3) by Donita K. Paul[Purchase]
– Macbeth #killingit (OMG Shakespeare) by Courtney Carbone, William Shakespeare[Purchase]
– A Midsummer Night #nofilter (OMG Shakespeare) by Brett Wright, William Shakespeare[Purchase]
– Curio by Evangeline Denmark[Purchase]

– My Name Is Not Friday by Jon Walter[Purchase]
– City 1 (Revolution 19 #3) by Gregg Rosenblum[Purchase]
– Life at the Speed of Us by Heather Sappenfield[Purchase]
– Game Over (Mindwar #3) by Andrew Klavan[Purchase]

– Under Their Skin (Under Their Skin #1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix[Purchase]
– The Big Dark by Rodman Philbrick[Purchase]

Will any of these be your first 2016 purchase?

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