The Gathering Storm
Katerina Alexandrovna #1
by Robin Bridges
Delacorte Books for Young Readers Hardcover
ISBN 9780385740227
400 pages
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Synopsis from Goodreads
St. Petersburg, Russia, 1888. As she attends a whirl of glittering balls, royal debutante Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, tries to hide a dark secret: she can raise the dead. No one knows. Not her family. Not the girls at her finishing school. Not the tsar or anyone in her aristocratic circle. Katerina considers her talent a curse, not a gift. But when she uses her special skill to protect a member of the Imperial Family, she finds herself caught in a web of intrigue.
An evil presence is growing within Europe's royal bloodlines—and those aligned with the darkness threaten to topple the tsar. Suddenly Katerina's strength as a necromancer attracts attention from unwelcome sources . . . including two young men—George Alexandrovich, the tsar's standoffish middle son, who needs Katerina's help to safeguard Russia, even if he's repelled by her secret, and the dashing Prince Danilo, heir to the throne of Montenegro, to whom Katerina feels inexplicably drawn.
The time has come for Katerina to embrace her power, but which side will she choose—and to whom will she give her heart?
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Why I am waiting....
This one has been cropping up a lot in WoW’s and the cover is beautiful. This also fits in my plan to learn more about Russian history.
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine in which we spotlight upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating!
I have this one last week :)
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Awesome pick!
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Looks good! This is the first I'm seeing this one :)
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This one has me curious but the cover makes me cold!! :(
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I've been waiting on this book too! great choice
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a perfect example of 'never judge a book by it's cover'. It's beautiful but I don't think I ever would have guessed from the cover that it dealt with raising the dead. It sounds great.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds really interesting! I've always been intrigued by the tsar and his family! Nice WOW pick :)
ReplyDeleteI love books set in Russia, especially those historic times. Thanks for sharing.
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Oh wow that sounds to be interesting! Never heard of it so thanks!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my WoW earlier