Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event which aims to shine a light on eagerly anticipated upcoming releases.
Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Release Date: March 13th 2018
Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza—but who knows what they’ll find seven months after the invasion?
Meanwhile, Kady’s cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza’s ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys – an old flame from Asha’s past – reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.
With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heroes will fall, and hearts will be broken.
Obsidio is one of my most anticipated releases of 2018. After reading Illuminae and Gemina I cannot wait to see how the series ends, and even without reading Obsidio I know it’s going to be just as fast paced, just as addictive, and just as beautiful both inside and out.
The first six pages were revealed alongside the cover, I’ve read them more than once already and they’ve left me hungry for more of this book. Unfortunately there is still a really long wait until Obsidio’s release date, but I know this is going to be a book that’s worth the wait, and a book that’s going to be a top read of 2018 for me as well.
What do you think of Obsidio? Is it a must on your to-read list, or are there any other books you can’t wait for the release date of? Let me know in the comments and let me know if you took part in this week’s Waiting on Wednesday as well.
This is such a great choice Beth! I can’t wait to read that one either, even though I feel a bit nervous about it. Illuminae was intense, and Gemina was even more intense for me…I’m still not sure if this is my kind of book but somehow I’m feeling hooked and have to know what happens next, haha 🙂
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Thanks Marie. 🙂 Yeah the second I saw the cover and blurb had been released on Goodreads I was desperate to feature Obsidio. There are some series where I don’t really worry about whether the last book will be able to live up to the series so far, some authors I know couldn’t possibly let me down. V.E. Schwab is one, apparently Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff are two more! 🙂 ❤️
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Loved Illuminae!! Haven’t read Gemina yet, but I definitely plan on fixing that! These two authors really know how to deliver a good story. Obsidio is 100% on my TBR!! Love that it went for black/white/gold ❤
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Oh Gemina was amazing, it’s actually my favourite of the two so far but I’m hoping Obsidio will top it. 🙂 It’s a gorgeous cover, and knowing Kristoff and Kaufman you know it’s going to be an amazing book as well! 😀
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Ahhh everyone constantly gushes about this series! I MUST read the books sometime and see for myself what the hype is all about haha. Obsidio has such a gorgeous cover! I hope it lives up to the hype for you, when it’s released. ❤
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Oh my god YES! I highly recommend this series Analee, it’s amazing and one of my all-time favourite sci-fi trilogies.
Definitely a gorgeous cover, and yeah I hope so too but I feel like I know it will you know? 🙂 ❤
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I haven’t read this series yet, but I plan to! I guess it’s the perfect time to do it now that it’s coming to an end so I don’t have to wait for the sequels hahaha
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Oh definitely definitely pick it up when you get a chance Sophie. The Illuminae Files is one of my favourite sci-fi books and the format the stories are told in is beyond gorgeous. Ha, yeah I reckon not having to wait for the last book to be released will be a bonus if you pick them up once Obsidio is released. 😀
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I will! 🙂 Yup, that’s one of the perks of being super late on the hype hahaha
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I had no idea there was another book coming xD That’s how I am in touch with new releases, haha!
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Oh yes, I’m really excited for this book! 😀
Normally I’m not 100% on top of new releases, but for books like this one I seriously can’t wait for I’m pretty much counting down the days until I can get my own copy! 🙂
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Can’t wait for this one!
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Me neither, it’s going to be amazing isn’t it? 🙂
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OMG YES!!!!!!!!! I have this on pre order already and I am so ready for it!
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Same, I’ve had a copy on pre-order since it was first available on Amazon, now I’m just counting down the days until it’s released! 😀
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Need this!!!! I absolutely can’t wait! Did you get your name in to be on the casualty list?
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Same, like 100% same!
No I didn’t, unfortunately. I only discovered the casualty list competition after it had closed. 😦
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This sounds awesome! I keep seeing the first two in the library and haven’t got around to them yet – sounds like I need to catch up quick so I can get this one on time!
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It’s going to be amazing, I can tell even without having read it yet. 🙂
Oh definitely pick up the first two books; Illuminae and Gemina are both beyond amazing, but you’ve got plenty of time to catch up before Obsidio is release! 😀
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YESSSS, I’m so so SO excited for Obsidio, especially having read the first two books just last month! And then with the cover reveal and excerpt and GAH! This series is honestly SO amazing — so plot twist-y and clever and damaging and I really don’t know HOW they do it! 😍
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Oh god same here. I read Gemina when it was first released and ever since then this book has been in the back of my mind. The cover reveal has just made me more excited, simply because of how gorgeous it actually is.
Neither do I, but I’m really glad they do! 😀 ❤
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I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS BOOK TO BE RELEASED </3 But also… I don't want this series to end!
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Me neither! Bring on March 2018 right? 😀
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Is it really that far away??? NOOOOO
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Yeah, I guess the authors needed a little longer on this one as it’s the last in the series. 🙂
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I’m so excited for this one!! I didn’t really love Illuminae, but I thought Gemina was SO MUCH better, and now I can’t wait to see what they do with Obsidio!!
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Same here, both in terms of being really excited for Obsidio and enjoying Gemina a little more than Illuminae.
If that trend continues you know Obsidio is going to be the best book of the lot! 😀
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OMG, yes! It was so sad to go to BookCon this year and come home without an Illuminae Files book. I feel like I have been waiting FOREVER for this book.
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Oh I completely get what you mean. I brought my copy of Illuminae and Gemina on the same day and now, this year, I can’t do the same with Obsidio. It has been a long wait, but it will end up being worth the wait I just know it! 😀
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YGSJDUDIJJSICYUSIDBSIS I AM NOT EXCITED FOR OBDIDIO AT ALL. NOPE.
And that cover is so freaking perfect I just can’t it looks kike an exploding star 😍
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I feel you may be a little in denial about your excitement levels for Obsidio. 😀 I have no idea how I’m going to survive the wait until March but I know it will be worth it when I have this book in my hands.
God yes, and you know it will be even more gorgeous both in the paperback edition and inside as well! 😀
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Ugh I know why does it still have to be so far away 😭😭
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I’m hoping the time between now and its release flies by! 😀
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Ah, I’m so excited for Obsidio! The cover looks stunning; I can’t wait to complete the collection! 😍 Also, so many characters named Rhys; I can’t. 😂
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Same here, it’s one of my top anticipated releases for next year. The cover is beyond gorgeous, and you just know the inside of the book will be as well.
Ha, yeah, it does seem to be a very popular name in YA books at the moment! 😀
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Yessss, I’m dying from waiting for this beauty!
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Same here. It’s going to be such a long wait but it’ll definitely be worth it in the end! 😀
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I’m both super excited and sad to see it all come to an end!
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Same, I feel like once I finish Obsidio I’m going to have to go back and reread the whole trilogy all over again! 😀
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I have that exact same feeling!
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I’m reading Illumnae right now and I’m so excited to get Gemina and Obsidio sometime soon! Illumnae has officially stolen my heart!
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Oh Illuminae is amazing, one of my all-time favourite sci-fi reads for both the story itself and how gorgeous the book is. I really hope you continue to enjoy it, and I hope you enjoy Gemina, and Obsidio when it’s released, as well. 😀
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