Všetko alebo nič | Kletba vítězů

Autor: Marie Rutkoski

Názov: Kletba vítězů (angl. Winner’s Curse)
Séria: Kletba vítězů (angl. Winner’s Curse)
Diel: prvý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: Fragment, 2018 (ČR)
Hodnotenie na GR: 4.01

Jako dcera generála Valoriánské říše má Kestrel dvě možnosti – přidat se k armádě, nebo se vdát. Jenže ona nechce ani jedno. Když na trhu s otroky koupí muže, jehož hrdost ji na první pohled učaruje, netuší, že následky tohoto rozmaru ji budou stát hodně.
Zakázané přátelství, které mezi nimi vznikne, se stane nebezpečným pro ně i pro celou zemi. Oba se totiž stanou důležitými figurkami ve vysoké politické hře plné intrik, tajemství a zrady.

„Kdo není svobodný, nemůže být šťastný, a kdo není odvážný, nemůže byť svobodný.“

Epická cesta vesmírom | The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

Autor: Becky Chambers
Názov: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (čes. Dlouhá cesta na malou, rozzlobenou planetu)
Séria: Wayfarers (čes. Poutník)
Diel: prvý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: Host, 2017 (ČR)
Hodnotenie na GR: 4.17

Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past.
An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.
Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan.

“We cannot blame ourselves for the wars our parents start.”

Krvavý kúpeľ pokračuje | Godsgrave

Autor: Jay Kristoff

Názov: Godsgrave
Séria: The Nevernight Chronicle
Diel: druhý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: zatiaľ nie je
Hodnotenie na GR: 4.59

Assassin Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church ministry think she’s far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she’s no closer to ending Consul Scaeva and Cardinal Duomo, or avenging her familia. And after a deadly confrontation with an old enemy, Mia begins to suspect the motives of the Red Church itself.
When it’s announced that Scaeva and Duomo will be making a rare public appearance at the conclusion of the grand games in Godsgrave, Mia defies the Church and sells herself to a gladiatorial collegium for a chance to finally end them. Upon the sands of the arena, Mia finds new allies, bitter rivals, and more questions about her strange affinity for the shadows. But as conspiracies unfold within the collegium walls, and the body count rises, Mia will be forced to choose between loyalty and revenge, and uncover a secret that could change the very face of her world.

“Our scars are just gifts from our enemies. Reminding us they weren’t good enough to kill us.”

Siren

Herecké obsadenie: Alex Roe (Ben Pownall); Eline Powell (Ryn); Fola Evans-Akingbola (Maddie Bishop); Rena Owen (Helen Hawkins); Ian Verdun (Xander McClure); Sibongile Mlambo (Donna) a i.
Scenáristi: Eric Wald, Dean White, Liz Maccie a i.
Hudba: Michael A. Levine
Hodnotenie ČSFD: 62%
Hodnotenie IMDb: 7,2 z 10

Intrigy a mocenské hry | The Caged Queen

Autor: Kristen Ciccarelli

Názov: The Caged Queen
Séria: Iskari (čes. Iskari)
Diel: druhý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: prvý diel v češtine vyšlo v Omege
Hodnotenie na GR: 4.24

Once there were two sisters born with a bond so strong that it forged them together forever. Roa and Essie called it the hum. It was a magic they cherished—until the day a terrible accident took Essie’s life and trapped her soul in this world.
Dax—the heir to Firgaard’s throne—was responsible for the accident. Roa swore to hate him forever. But eight years later he returned, begging for her help. He was determined to dethrone his cruel father, under whose oppressive reign Roa’s people had suffered. Roa made him a deal: she’d give him the army he needed if he made her queen. Only as queen could she save her people from Firgaard’s rule.
Then a chance arises to right every wrong—an opportunity for Roa to rid herself of this enemy king and rescue her beloved sister. During the Relinquishing, when the spirits of the dead are said to return, Roa discovers she can reclaim her sister for good. All she has to do is kill the king.

“What are souls, but stars waiting to be born?”

Knižná mágia #1: Nekromantia

Keďže rada čítam fantasy, veľmi často sa mi stáva, že narazím ne nejaký druh mágie. Niektoré sú zaujímavejšie, iné sú zase originálnejšie. Všetky však vychádzajú z nejakého základu a pri jednom náhodnom prieskume som zistila, že existuje hneď niekoľko základných typov mágie a tie sú v knihách len rôzne variované. Tak som sa rozhodla na tieto druhy mágie pozrieť bližšie – a takisto nájsť kníh, v ktorých sa táto mágia používa...

Dokonalí v nedokonalosti | Chybná

Autor: Cecelia Ahern

Názov: Chybná (angl. Flawed)
Séria: Chybná (angl. Flawed)
Diel: prvý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: Slovart, 2018 (SR); Omega, 2016 (ČR)
Hodnotenie na GR: 4.08

Život Celestine Northovej nemal chybu. Bolo také ľahké byť dokonalou dcérou a sestrou, obľúbenou medzi spolužiakmi aj učiteľmi, priateľkou najžiadanejšieho chalana na škole. Stačilo však jedno rozhodnutie, ktorým porušila pravidlá, a odrazu jej hrozí strata slobody - ak ju dokonalá spoločnosť uzná Chybnou a vypáli jej na telo znamenie.
Cecelia Ahern vo svojom strhujúcom young adult debute prináša príbeh zo sveta, kde bezchybnosť je normou a jeden chybný krok vedie k zavrhnutiu a trestu. Príbeh, kde sa možno nie tak bezchybné sedemnásťročné dievča stane proti svojej vôli vyvrheľkou, no aj hrdinkou.

„Čím viac chýb urobíš, tým viac sa naučíš.“

Manželská kríza | All Your Perfects

Autor: Colleen Hoover

Názov: All Your Perfects
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: zatiaľ nie je
Hodnotenie na GR: 4.36

THEN: The Last thin Quinn expected was to meet the love of her life just outside her fiancé’s front door. A year after leaving behind their cheating partners, Quinn and Graham are in a perfect relationship that seems designed by fate.
NOW: Seven years later, their perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and dreams that they have built up over the years are tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage past the point of no return.

“If you only shine light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim.”