AND I DARKEN by Kiersten White / Waiting on Wednesday #265

By: Kiersten White
Published by: Delecorte Press
To Be Released on: June 28th, 2016
Series: The Conquerors Saga #1
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NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets.

Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, who’s expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that he’s made a true friend—and Lada wonders if she’s finally found someone worthy of her passion.

But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight against—and that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.

Kiersten White has a new book coming out and I am totally SOLD on it! As in, I will not be able to wait until June to read this one. I am so excited about this book. It's premise sounds fascinating and I can't wait to dive into this one! Plus, it's a book by Kiersten White, so I know it will be awesome. I adore her. Also, look at that stunning cover! Now that I've fangirled over Kiersten, and her upcoming release, check out this quote about And I Darken from her publisher, Random House Children's / Delacorte Press:

This sharp, thrilling crossover novel is a “mash-up of Game Of Thrones meets An Ember in the Ashes,” and is inspired by the historical events behind the real Dracula— Vlad the Impaler—with a dark, sensual twist: Vlad is now Princess Lada.