This meme hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies is so cool! From the original post:
“Shelf Control picks will be books that I already own — either physical copies from my overflowing shelves, or one of the many unread titles elbowing each other out of the way on my Kindle.”
What will be included in each post is:
- Title metadata (essentially)
- How I got it
- When I got it
- Why I want to read it
You can find last week’s post here.
Without further ado, I present you this week’s pick!
Title: Half Bad
Author: Sally Green
Publisher: Viking Books
Year Published: 2014
Synopsis: Wanted by no one.
Hunted by everyone.
Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world’s most terrifying and violent witch, Marcus. Nathan’s only hope for survival is to escape his captors, track down Marcus, and receive the three gifts that will bring him into his own magical powers—before it’s too late. But how can Nathan find his father when there is no one safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves?
Half Bad is an international sensation and the start of a brilliant trilogy: a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive.
(Taken from Goodreads)
How I got it: Book shopping spree with friends.
When I got it: Spring 2019.
Why I want to read it: One of my friends really recommended this book to me, saying that they needed me to read it so they could scream about it with someone else. I had put it on the shelf for now, but recently I found it in an LGBTQ+ reading list and it piqued my interest again.
Any books sitting on your shelves you’re itching to read? Tell me about them in the comments!
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Ooh, never heard of this, but it does sound good!
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