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Lore Olympus (VO) de Rachel Smythe ♦ Genres : Romance, Fantasy, Roman Graphique Mon édition (VO) : En ligne, disponible sur Webtoons 101 parties (au 11 Mars 2020) ♦ Résumé (VO) : «Witness what the gods do… after dark. The friendships and the lies, the gossip and the wild parties, and of course, forbidden love. Because it turns out, the gods aren’t so different from us after all, especially when it comes to their problems. Stylish and immersive, this is one of mythology’s greatest stories -- The taking of Persephone -- as it’s never been told before.» ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mon avis : Lore Olympus est une réécriture de l’histoire de Perséphone et Hadès, sous forme de web comic. L’histoire se déroule lors de la Grèce Antique, mais les Dieux eux, sur l’Olympe, vivent avec la technologie et le confort du XXIème siècle.  Si vous aimez les BD/Graphic Novels et la mythologie grecque, vous allez adorer Lore Olympus ! L’histoire de Perséphone et Hadès est ...

The Blood of Stars #1 : Spin the Dawn (VO) de Elizabeth Lim ♦ Genres : Fantasy, Young Adult Mon édition (VO) : Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (Hardcover) 392 pages ♦ Résumé (VO) : «Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk to achieve her dream and save her family from ruin. There's just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job. Backstabbing and lies run rampant as the tailors compete in challenges to prove their artistry and skill. Maia's task is further complicated when she draws the attention of the court magician, Edan, whose piercing eyes seem to see straight through her disguise. And nothing could have prepared her ...

The Wrath and the Dawn #1 : The Wrath and the Dawn (VO) de Renée Ahdieh ♦ Nom VF : Captive Genres : Fantasy, Young Adult Mon édition (VO) : G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers (Hardcover) 404 pages ♦ Résumé (VO) : «One Life to One Dawn. In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph's reign of terror once and for all. Night after night, Shahrzad beguiles Khalid, weaving stories that enchant, ensuring her survival, though she knows each dawn could be her last. But something she never expected begins to happen: Khalid is nothing like what ...

Blood Heir #1 : Blood Heir (VO) de Amélie Wen Zhao ♦ Genres : Fantasy, Young Adult Mon édition (VO) : Harper Voyager (Hardcover) 400 pages ♦ Résumé (VO) : «In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. Their varied gifts to control the world around them are unnatural—dangerous. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the crown princess, has a terrifying secret. Her deadly Affinity to blood is her curse and the reason she has lived her life hidden behind palace walls. When Ana’s father, the emperor, is murdered, her world is shattered. Framed as his killer, Ana must flee the palace to save her life. And to clear her name, she must find her father’s murderer on her own. But the Cyrilia beyond the palace walls is far different from the one she thought she knew. Corruption rules the land, and a greater conspiracy is at work—one that threatens the very balance of her world. And there is only one person corrupt enough to help Ana get to its core: Ramson Quicktongue. ...