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Gilt by Katherine LongshoreExpected Publication Date: May 15th, 2012
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Page Count: 398 pages
Preorder: Amazon
In the Tudor age, ambition, power and charismatic allure are essential and Catherine Howard has plenty of all three. Not to mention her loyal best friend, Kitty Tylney, to help cover her tracks. Kitty, the abandoned youngest daughter of minor aristocracy, owes everything to Cat – where she is, what she is, even who she is. Friend, flirt, and self-proclaimed Queen of Misrule, Cat reigns supreme in a loyal court of girls under the none-too-watchful eye of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk.Why I Can't Wait: I've always been a huge fan of books about the Tudors and anything that has to do with Henry VIII, so seeing a YA book about the Tudors is like my dream come true!!! I am SO excited for this one!!! If you have it and want to let me borrow it I will love you FOREVER :)
When Cat worms her way into the heart of Henry VIII and becomes Queen of England, Kitty is thrown into the intoxicating Tudor Court. It’s a world of glittering jewels and elegant costumes, of gossip and deception. As the Queen’s right-hand-woman, Kitty goes from the girl nobody noticed to being caught between two men – the object of her affection and the object of her desire.
But the atmosphere of the court turns from dazzling to deadly, and Kitty is forced to learn the difference between trust and loyalty, love and lust, secrets and treason. And to accept the consequences when some lessons are learned too late.
I love anything having to do with the Tudors! Fun to see a YA novel set in the Tudor court!
ReplyDeleteReally excited for this one as well! It looks amazing! After reading Born Wicked and loving it, I can't wait to get my hands on more historical type reads! Bring on May!
ReplyDeleteJust found out about this today but sounds interesting. Not a fan of historical stuff in general but I do enjoy the story behind Henry VIII.
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I love period novels! This one sounds so interesting!
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This sounds like a really interesting take on the Tudors!
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Emma @ Lost in a YA book
This sounds absolutely fantastic! I loved the Tudors ever since we studied them in History, so to see a YA novel set in this period is great! Thanks so much for sharing! :D
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I agree - this one sounds awesome!!
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I almost picked this for my WoW! It does sounds really awesome, and the over is gorgeous!!
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I also love the Tudors. Great pick!
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Happy reading!
~Danica Page
Taking It One Page at a Time
This was on my WoW post a few weeks back. It was insta-love as soon as I saw it was about the Tudors. Hope you get your hands on a copy soon! :]
ReplyDeleteI'm not always drawn to historical, but I like the sounds of this. Hope you can get your hands on it soon.
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Aw, this sounds like a great read for you. I hope you can land a copy soon!
ReplyDeleteThanks for featuring GILT, Anna! I'm so glad you're looking forward to it, and I wish I had an extra ARC to send your way....
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome! And I wish you did too LOL! Either way, this one is definitely getting pre-ordered :)
DeleteGreat pick! This one sounds like my kind of read, so I am definitely adding it to me TBR list - thank you for sharing it! :)
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http://amylunderman.blogspot.com/2012/02/waiting-on-wednesday-12.html
I love history and enjoy reading historical fiction so I'm excited to read some reviews of this one and decide whether to pick it up or not. I'm also really hoping we get a cool book trailer for this book!
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Great pick!! :) I hope you'll get it soon ;)
ReplyDeleteA period piece? Yes please! There definitely aren't enough good ones out there! And the cover is just gorgeous!
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Not that I know much about that period of history, but I love learning about it! It's definitely one of the more fascinating eras. I'm super excited for this book too! :D Awesome choice, Anna.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of this one yet but it is going on my list now. It sounds really good and I am a bit of a history nerd so I'm excited for this now.
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds SO GOOD. I really, really love historical fiction when it's done well and I've heard good things about this one. Awesome pick. :D
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Giveaway: Paperback copy of Terrier
i have seen this one around and my other blog buddie is also crushing hard on this book!! great pick!!!
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Doesn't it sound FAB?! I'm going to be on an ARC tour for this one and I'm so excited! I LOVE historical stuff.
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I can't wait for this one too. I LOVE historical fictions and this one sound just amazing. Great pick.
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