Can't-Wait Wednesday #29: Nocturna (A Forgery of Magic, #1) by Maya Motayne

When I first started book blogging back in 2015 I starting to participate in  “Waiting On Wednesday”  that was a weekly meme that was originally created by Breaking The Spine.  Unfortunately Breaking the Spine is no longer hosting so I’m now linking my posts up to Wishful Endings Can’t Wait Wednesday. Don’t forget to stop over, link up and check out what books everyone else is waiting for.

Here Is My Can't Wait Wednesday Pick For This Week:

Title: Nocturna 

Series: A Forgery of Magic, #1

By Maya Motayne

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Publication Date: May 7th, 2019 by Balzer + Bray

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Set in a Latinx-inspired world, a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince must team up to defeat a powerful evil they accidentally unleashed.

To Finn Voy, magic is two things: a knife to hold under the chin of anyone who crosses her…and a disguise she shrugs on as easily as others pull on cloaks.

As a talented faceshifter, it’s been years since Finn has seen her own face, and that’s exactly how she likes it. But when Finn gets caught by a powerful mobster, she’s forced into an impossible mission: steal a legendary treasure from Castallan’s royal palace or be stripped of her magic forever.

After the murder of his older brother, Prince Alfehr is first in line for the Castallan throne. But Alfie can’t help but feel that he will never live up to his brother’s legacy. Riddled with grief, Alfie is obsessed with finding a way to bring his brother back, even if it means dabbling in forbidden magic.

But when Finn and Alfie’s fates collide, they accidentally unlock a terrible, ancient power—which, if not contained, will devour the world. And with Castallan’s fate in their hands, Alfie and Finn must race to vanquish what they have unleashed, even if it means facing the deepest darkness in their pasts.Set in a Latinx-inspired world, a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince must team up to defeat a powerful evil they accidentally unleashed. To Finn Voy, magic is two things: a knife to hold under the chin of anyone who crosses her…and a disguise she shrugs on as easily as others pull on cloaks. As a talented faceshifter, it’s been years since Finn has seen her own face, and that’s exactly how she likes it. But when Finn gets caught by a powerful mobster, she’s forced into an impossible mission: steal a legendary treasure from Castallan’s royal palace or be stripped of her magic forever. After the murder of his older brother, Prince Alfehr is first in line for the Castallan throne. But Alfie can’t help but feel that he will never live up to his brother’s legacy. Riddled with grief, Alfie is obsessed with finding a way to bring his brother back, even if it means dabbling in forbidden magic. But when Finn and Alfie’s fates collide, they accidentally unlock a terrible, ancient power—which, if not contained, will devour the world. And with Castallan’s fate in their hands, Alfie and Finn must race to vanquish what they have unleashed, even if it means facing the deepest darkness in their pasts.

SetinaLatinx-inspiredworld,aface-changingthiefandarisk-takingprincemustteamuptodefeatapowerfuleviltheyaccidentallyunleashed.

ToFinnVoy,magicistwothings:aknifetoholdunderthechinofanyonewhocrossesher…andadisguisesheshrugsonaseasilyasotherspulloncloaks.

Asatalentedfaceshifter,it’sbeenyearssinceFinnhasseenherownface,andthat’sexactlyhowshelikesit.ButwhenFinngetscaughtbyapowerfulmobster,she’sforcedintoanimpossiblemission:stealalegendarytreasurefromCastallan’sroyalpalaceorbestrippedofhermagicforever.

Afterthemurderofhisolderbrother,PrinceAlfehrisfirstinlinefortheCastallanthrone.ButAlfiecan’thelpbutfeelthathewillneverliveuptohisbrother’slegacy.Riddledwithgrief,Alfieisobsessedwithfindingawaytobringhisbrotherback,evenifitmeansdabblinginforbiddenmagic.

ButwhenFinnandAlfie’sfatescollide,theyaccidentallyunlockaterrible,ancientpower—which,ifnotcontained,willdevourtheworld.AndwithCastallan’sfateintheirhands,AlfieandFinnmustracetovanquishwhattheyhaveunleashed,evenifitmeansfacingthedeepestdarknessintheirpasts.

Yes please a Latinx-inspired world, and shapeshifting that just makes my Latina heart sing I really need to check this book out when it comes out in May!