Crewel
By Gennifer Albin
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
October 16th, 2012
Crewel World, #1
YA
Synopsis via Goodreads
Incapable. Awkward. Artless.
That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: she wants to fail.
Gifted with the ability to weave time with matter, she’s exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen as a Spinster is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, eternal beauty, and being something other than a secretary. It also means the power to embroider the very fabric of life. But if controlling what people eat, where they live and how many children they have is the price of having it all, Adelice isn’t interested.
Not that her feelings matter, because she slipped and wove a moment at testing, and they’re coming for her—tonight.
Now she has one hour to eat her mom’s overcooked pot roast. One hour to listen to her sister’s academy gossip and laugh at her Dad’s stupid jokes. One hour to pretend everything’s okay. And one hour to escape.
Because once you become a Spinster, there’s no turning back.
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Such a pretty cover! *pets screen* And I love the premise of this one. This book has epic potential...but will it live up to it? That, my dear readers, is the question. I sure as heck hope it does. What do you think? Is this one on your wishlist too?
5 comments:
Agreed! *also pets screen* What a cool idea for a story. I love it.Here's our Waiting on Weds this week! Happy reading!
The cover is so unique..love it. This sounds like an interesting fantasy. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
My WoW
Totally. I'm hoping I'm getting an ARC of this for an interview I set up with Genn.
Nice pick
:)
Feel free to check out my WOW
Krazyyme @ Young Readers
How have I not heard of this? Such an awesome cover, and I like the blurb.
Thanks for sharing and hope you get it soon.
Brandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog
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