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I know my #SynopsisSunday is a tad delayed but better late than never 😂 This week I picked That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston! . Victoria-Margaret is the crown princess of the empire, a direct descendant of Victoria I, the queen who changed the course of history two centuries earlier. The imperial practice of genetically arranged matchmaking will soon guide Margaret into a politically advantageous marriage like her mother before her, but before she does her duty, she'll have one summer incognito in a far corner of empire. In Toronto, she meets Helena Marcus, daughter of one of the empire's greatest placement geneticists, and August Callaghan, the heir apparent to a powerful shipping firm currently besieged by American pirates. In a summer of high-society debutante balls, politically charged tea parties, and romantic country dances, Margaret, Helena, and August discover they share an unusual bond and maybe a one in a million chance to have what they want and to change the world in the process —just like the first Queen Victoria. . This was one of the first books I saw on bookstagram that I knew I had to have! I mean, Queen Victoria - yes please! . Also, post your own #synopsissunday to be featured! . . . #thatinevitablevictorianthing #ekjohnston #duttonbooks #paperback #bookcover #bookcoverart #booksandpatterns #yalit #yascifi #yafantasy #youngadultbooks #instabooks #booklr #bookphotography #bibliophile #booklover #bookphoto

It's Sunday! And that means another #SynopsisSunday! This week it's Ariadnis by Josh Martin. I actually discovered a book in a second hand shop in Scotland when I was on holiday there, and it sounded so good I couldn't leave it behind! . Joomia and Aula are Chosen. They will never be normal. They can never be free. On the last island on Erthe, Chosen Ones are destined to enter Ariadnis on the day they turn eighteen. There, they must undertake a mysterious and deadly challenge. For Joomia and Aula, this means competing against each other, to end the war that has seethed between their cities for nine generations. As the day draws nearer, all thoughts are on the trial ahead. There's no space for friendship. No time for love. However much the girls might crave them. But how you prepare for a task you know nothing certain about? Nothing, except that you must win, at whatever cost, or lose everything. . Have you read Ariadnis? What did you think? Also, post your own #synopsissunday to be featured! . . . #ariadnis #anassa #joshmartin #quercusbooks #quercus #paperback #bookcover #bookcoverart #booksandpatterns #yalit #yascifi #yafantasy #youngadultbooks #booklr #bookphotography #bibliophile #booklover #bookphoto