{"id":80647,"date":"2018-05-15T17:08:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T06:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/?p=80647"},"modified":"2018-05-15T17:16:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T06:16:00","slug":"victoria-aveyard-war-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2018\/05\/15\/victoria-aveyard-war-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Aveyard&#8217;s War Storm is out today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/war-storm-victoria-aveyard\/prod9781409178804.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-80649 size-full\" title=\"victoria aveyard\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Untitled-design-89.png\" alt=\"victoria aveyard\" width=\"665\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can breathe now. Victoria Aveyard&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/war-storm-victoria-aveyard\/prod9781409178804.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><em>War Storm<\/em><\/a> is <em>finally<\/em> here and fans, like so many of us in the office, can\u00a0now get their hands on a copy of this epic conclusion to the Red Queen series.<\/p>\n<p>The series follows protagonist\u00a0Mare Barrow in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/red-queen-victoria-aveyard\/prod9781409150725.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Red Queen<\/a><\/em>, the first in the series, in a world divided by blood &#8211; red or silver.\u00a0The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. Of course, our Mare is no ordinary Red. Despite her commoner blood, she possess a kick-ass power of her own. Fearful\u00a0of what this could mean for them, the Silvers embrace her as their long-lost Silver princess and engage her to a Silver prince.<\/p>\n<p>Threatened much?<\/p>\n<p>We won&#8217;t say any more, instead we implore those of you who haven&#8217;t read it yet to get yourselves a copy of all four books &#8211;\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/red-queen-victoria-aveyard\/prod9781409150725.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Red Queen<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/glass-sword-victoria-aveyard\/prod9781409150749.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><em>Glass Sword<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/king-s-cage-victoria-aveyard\/prod9781409150763.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><em>King&#8217;s Cage<\/em><\/a> and &#8211; finally &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/war-storm-victoria-aveyard\/prod9781409178804.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><em>War Storm<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While you&#8217;re here, check out\u00a0this little message from the author herself:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Victoria Aveyard on War Storm\" width=\"1250\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LeMOb_jNzug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re a little obsessed with YA here at Booktopia, so we thought we&#8217;d run through a few more young adult books\u00a0Bron and Tanaya are\u00a0itching to get their hands on in the coming months:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Bron&#8217;s Picks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/smoke-in-the-sun-renee-ahdieh\/prod9781473658011.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-80654\" title=\"Smoke in the sun\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/smoke-in-the-sun.jpg\" alt=\"Smoke in the sun\" width=\"249\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><strong>Smoke in the Sun<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>by Ren\u00e9e Ahdieh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I read the first in this series &#8211;\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/flame-in-the-mist-renee-ahdieh\/prod9781473657977.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Flame in the Mist<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>last year and was immediately obsessed with the adventures of\u00a0Hattori Mariko. When she narrowly escapes her own murder, Mariko decides to dress as a boy and infiltrate the very clan who tried to smoke her. Bold. Reminiscent of\u00a0<em>Mulan<\/em>,\u00a0this is a series you won&#8217;t want to miss. I cannot wait for\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/smoke-in-the-sun-renee-ahdieh\/prod9781473658011.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Smoke in the Sun<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0this powerhouse protagonist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<br \/>\n<\/strong>After Okami is captured in the Jukai forest, Mariko has no choice &#8211; to rescue him, she must return to Inako and face the dangers that have been waiting for her in the Heian Castle. She tricks her brother, Kenshin, and betrothed, Raiden, into thinking she was being held by the Black Clan against her will, playing the part of the dutiful bride-to-be to infiltrate the emperor&#8217;s ranks and uncover the truth behind the betrayal that almost left her dead&#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/smoke-in-the-sun-renee-ahdieh\/prod9781473658011.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/bridge-of-clay-markus-zusak\/prod9781760559922.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-80655\" title=\"markus zusak\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/xbridge-of-clay.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.Q74i0keIH0-1.jpg\" alt=\"markus zusak\" width=\"250\" height=\"379\" \/><\/a><strong>Bridge of Clay<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>by Markus Zusak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think I need to say more than this:\u00a0<em>it&#8217;s a new Markus Zusak<\/em>! *falls over*<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who read and loved\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-book-thief-markus-zusak\/prod9781742613314.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><em>The Book Thief<\/em><\/a>, you will know what I mean when I say this man knows how to rip out your heart, stomp on it and yet make you crave more and more and more. I&#8217;m not sure what to expect from\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/bridge-of-clay-markus-zusak\/prod9781760559922.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Bridge of Clay<\/a><\/em> &#8211; apart from an incredible story &#8211; but it&#8217;s sure to be fantastic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<br \/>\n<\/strong>An unforgettable and sweeping family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller\u00a0<i>The Book Thief<\/i>.\u00a0<i>Bridge of Clay<\/i>\u00a0is about a boy who is caught in the current &#8211; of destroying everything he has, to become all he needs to be. He&#8217;s a boy in search of greatness, as a cure for memory and tragedy&#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/bridge-of-clay-markus-zusak\/prod9781760559922.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/eve-of-man-tom-fletcher\/prod9780718184131.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-80656\" title=\"eve of man\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/xeve-of-man.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.GzkENG7oGI.jpg\" alt=\"eve of man\" width=\"250\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><strong>Eve of Man<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>by Giovanna &amp; Tom Fletcher<br \/>\nReview by Bronwyn Eley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second I read the description of this book \u2013 I was hooked! The best part? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/eve-of-man-tom-fletcher\/prod9780718184131.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><em>Eve of Man<\/em><\/a> did not disappoint. Welcome to a bleak reality where, for the last fifty years, only boys have been born. No girls. Until Eve, their saviour. She is whisked away to a high tower filled with ageing women \u2013 her \u2018mothers\u2019 \u2013 until she comes of age and can bear girls of her own. At least, that\u2019s the hope. A hope that burns in every single person on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Everything is on track and Eve is set to meet three potential \u2018partners\u2019 to start a family with. Enter Bram, the son of genius Dr Isaac Wells, who works closely with Eve. He is her best friend. Her confidant. Her soulmate. Only Eve doesn\u2019t know this. Bram has never actually met Eve in person. Instead, Bram interacts with Eve as a hologram called Holly.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/eve-of-man-tom-fletcher\/prod9780718184131.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Read\u00a0Bron&#8217;s full review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Tanaya&#8217;s Picks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/wildcard-marie-lu\/prod9780241342435.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-80658\" title=\"wildcard\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wildcard.jpg\" alt=\"wildcard\" width=\"250\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><strong>Wildcard<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Marie Lu<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/warcross-marie-lu\/prod9780241321430.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Warcross<\/a><\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>was one of my favourite YA books of 2017. It was everything I love in a book, with interesting and likable characters, a phenomenal and fun world, a slow-burning romance that I shipped so hard, and lovely, descriptive writing. This book also had an intense ending, and I am desperate to get my hands on\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/wildcard-marie-lu\/prod9780241342435.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><span class=\"s1\">Wildcard<\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0to find out what will happen next!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Synopsis:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Return to the immersive, action-packed world of Warcross in this thrilling sequel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu<\/p>\n<p>Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo&#8217;s new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one person she&#8217;s always looked up to, who she once thought was on her side&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/wildcard-marie-lu\/prod9780241342435.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/kingdom-of-ash-sarah-j-maas\/prod9781408872918.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-80659\" title=\"sarah j maas\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/kingdom-of-ash.jpg\" alt=\"sarah j maas\" width=\"250\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><b>Kingdom of Ash<br \/>\n<\/b><strong>by Sarah J. Maas<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Of Sarah J. Maas&#8217; two series,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/throne-of-glass-sarah-j-maas\/prod9781408832332.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><span class=\"s2\">Throne of Glass<\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0has always been my favourite. From the very first book I was enamoured by the characters and the world, and the thought of this beloved series finally coming to an end has me both excited and sad at the same time. I cannot wait for\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/kingdom-of-ash-sarah-j-maas\/prod9781408872918.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><span class=\"s2\">Kingdom of Ash<\/span><\/a><\/em>, and I know for sure that this book is probably going to ruin me when I do finally get to read it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Synopsis:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">Captured by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin is trapped inside an iron box in a secret location, with seemingly no hope for escape. As she endures months of torture, her friends scatter to different fates. Without Aelin to protect them, soldier Aedion and shapeshifter Lysandra need to defend their homeland at all costs. Also left to forge their own paths in order to change history are Chaol, the witch Manon, and the golden boy Dorian while Aelin &#8216;s mate, the fae male Rowan, searches the world over for his lost love&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/kingdom-of-ash-sarah-j-maas\/prod9781408872918.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Read more<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/all-of-this-is-true-lygia-day-penaflor\/prod9781408890936.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-80661\" title=\"all of this is true\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/9781408890936.jpg\" alt=\"all of this is true\" width=\"250\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><strong>All of This is True<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by\u00a0Lygia Day Pe\u00f1aflor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is an upcoming YA release about a group of four teens who befriend their favourite author, Fatima Ro. They adore her, trust her, and tell her all their secrets only to discover with the release of Fatima\u2019s next book\u00a0one year later, that all their secrets ended up in the book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The premise alone had me super excited to read this, and when a copy landed on my desk I dropped everything to devour it. The narrative is told in a few really interesting ways that just worked so well together and always had me questioning what the truth was. I loved trying to piece together the mysterious elements and just overall was happy this met all my expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Although I&#8217;ve already read\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/all-of-this-is-true-lygia-day-penaflor\/prod9781408890936.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\"><span class=\"s2\">All of This is True<\/span><\/a><\/em>, I&#8217;m so excited for this to come out so I can see what everyone else thinks of it!\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/all-of-this-is-true-lygia-day-penaflor\/prod9781408890936.html?utm_source=blog.booktopia.com.au&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=victoria%20aveyard%20war%20storm\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can breathe now. Victoria Aveyard&#8217;s War Storm is finally here and fans, like so many of us in the office, can\u00a0now get their hands on a copy of this epic conclusion to the Red Queen series. The series follows protagonist\u00a0Mare Barrow in Red Queen, the first in the series, in a world divided by blood &#8211; red or silver.\u00a0The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. Of course, our Mare is no ordinary Red. Despite her commoner blood, she possess a kick-ass power of her own. Fearful\u00a0of what this could mean for them, the Silvers embrace her as their long-lost Silver princess and engage her to a Silver prince. Threatened much? We won&#8217;t say any more, instead we implore those of you who haven&#8217;t read it yet to get yourselves a copy of all four books &#8211;\u00a0Red Queen,\u00a0Glass Sword, King&#8217;s Cage and &#8211; finally &#8211; War Storm. While you&#8217;re here, check out\u00a0this little message from the author herself: We&#8217;re a little obsessed with YA here at Booktopia, so we thought we&#8217;d run through a few more young adult books\u00a0Bron and Tanaya are\u00a0itching to get their hands on in the coming months: Bron&#8217;s Picks&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":80650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[34,85],"tags":[180,8839,978,988,993,1007,8856,8837,8854,8836,8858,8840,8370,3537,7966,7556,4482,6780,8855,5342,6791,8835,6377,8853,8857,8409,6629,6644],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Happy-book-birthday-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80647"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80647"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80678,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80647\/revisions\/80678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}