The White Stag by Linden F. Lewis

The White Stag
by Linden F. Lewis

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Published: 2013
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Genre: Fantasy, YA
Paperback: 264 pages
Rating: 5

The Knight's Game series:
The White Stag
book 2 - tba

Win and become the King.

Lose your armor, lose your life.

A kingdom in chaos, and countless men dead.

When Cypress emerges from her village in the forest to seek her fate in the outside lands, she doesn't bargain on becoming part of the realm's politics with the Knight's Game. Twelve men were chosen for the Game, each with his own symbol, and the last one standing becomes the next King.

One man wears the sigil of the white stag, an unearthly being from Cypress' own forest, that draws her into a world she never dreamed of. But when Cypress comes face to face with her spitting image, the father she never knew, she joins the Game to ensure his tyranny will not become law, all while hiding a secret that could get her killed - that she's a woman.

The Knight's Game series:
The White Stag
book 2 - tba

My two-bits:

Loved this story on knights.

Although a standard theme of girl posing as boy to fight for kingdom and glory, it was told well with its own fresh take.

I enjoyed watching the main character grow and transform into a hero. She encountered struggles and twists and turns during her journey that made this read engaging.

I felt that this was a good standalone story even though it is set to be part of a series.

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Teaser Tuesday: The White Stag by Linden F. Lewis

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along!

Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's mine...

The White Stag
by Linden F. Lewis
Amazon | Goodreads

Cypress turned to face the rose bushes, pretending she was not as anxious as she was. Not only would she be participating in her first battle, but she would be doing so in front of the princess.
-chapter 14, page 112
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Young Adult Faeries & Fantasy Giveaway Hop

Young Adult Faeries & Fantasy
Giveaway Hop
January 8-15, 2014

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For this HOP, I am featuring a fantasy tale...

The White Stag
The Knight's Game, Vol. 1
by Linden F. Lewis
Win and become the King.

Lose your armor, lose your life.

A kingdom in chaos, and countless men dead.

When Cypress emerges from her village in the forest to seek her fate in the outside lands, she doesn't bargain on becoming part of the realm's politics with the Knight's Game. Twelve men were chosen for the Game, each with his own symbol, and the last one standing becomes the next King.

One man wears the sigil of the white stag, an unearthly being from Cypress' own forest, that draws her into a world she never dreamed of. But when Cypress comes face to face with her spitting image, the father she never knew, she joins the Game to ensure his tyranny will not become law, all while hiding a secret that could get her killed - that she's a woman.

WIN a copy of this eBook (ePub, mobi, etc) -courtesy of the author!

Open to all.

Offer ends: January 15, 2014

TO DO: (2-parts)

1. ADD this book to your Goodreads Want To Read list.

OR

Tweet about this giveaway.

OR

Recommend this on Google using the mini-button at end of this post (g+1).

2. TELL me what you did in comments.

AND, leave your email.

Now, hop-along and see what these fellow bloggers have for you...

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Contest has ended - winner is here

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Stacking the Shelves - 11.16.13

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

Palace of Spies
by Sarah Zettel
-historical, thriller, YA

Evil and the Mask
by Fuminori Nakamura
-horror, Japan, thriller

The Thief
by Fuminori Nakamura
-Japan, mystery, thriller

For Review:

The White Stag
by Linden F. Lewis
-fantasy
courtesy of author
Thanks Linden!

glitter and glue
by Kelly Corrigan
-memoir
courtesy of publisher
Thanks!
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Library:

NOS4A2
by Joe Hill
-horror
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The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
-mystery
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