This "WIR"-Friday I've started reading an amazing ARC that should definitely be on everyone's TBR list this fall! I'm reading...
The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke
Blurb:
A dark and gorgeously drawn standalone YA fantasy about a band of mercenary girls in search of female glory. Won in a major six-house auction!
Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are the Boneless Mercies—girls hired to kill quickly, quietly, and mercifully. But Frey is weary of the death trade and, having been raised on the heroic sagas of her people, dreams of a bigger life.
When she hears of an unstoppable monster ravaging a nearby town, Frey decides this is the Mercies' one chance out. The fame and fortune of bringing down such a beast would ensure a new future for all the Mercies. In fact, her actions may change the story arc of women everywhere.
Full of fierce girls, bloodlust, tenuous alliances, and unapologetic quests for glory, this elegantly spun tale challenges the power of storytelling—and who gets to be the storyteller. Perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater, V.E. Schwab, and Heidi Heilig.
Why I Requested This Book | What I Think So Far:
Immediately when looking at this book from a surface level, the covers beautiful and the blurb makes you want to open the book and see what's inside. When I heard this book was a a female-driven retelling of Beowulf I had to have it. I've had another book by this author sitting on my TBR shelf for a while but this book I jumped right into and I'm loving it so hard already. It's dark, it's beautifully written, and it's utterly unputdownable!
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