Kate from Literary Kate and Sarah from What Sarah Read are co-hosting the 365 Days of YA Reading Challenge! This challenge is inspired by Epic Reads’ 365 Days of YA info graphic.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Waiting on Wednesday #27: Manners & Mutiny
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger
(Finishing School #4)
Publication Date: November 3, 2015
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Monday, September 28, 2015
Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams
Author: Carolyn Lee Adams
Length: 256 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Classification: Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Source: e-galley via Edelweiss (Thank you, Simon Pulse!)
A spine-tingling debut about the ultimate game of cat-and-mouse in reverse as a teen struggles to retain hope—and her sanity—while on the run from a cunning and determined killer.
Ruth Carver has always competed like her life depends on it. Ambitious. Tough. Maybe even mean. It’s no wonder people call her Ruthless.
When she wakes up with a concussion in the bed of a moving pickup truck, she realizes she has been entered into a contest she can’t afford to lose.
At a remote, rotting cabin deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Ruth’s blindfold comes off and she comes face-to-face with her captor. A man who believes his mission is to punish bad girls like Ruth. A man who has done this six times before.
The other girls were never heard from again, but Ruth won’t go down easy. She escapes into the wilderness, but her hunter is close at her heels. That’s when the real battle begins. That’s when Ruth must decides just how far she’ll go in order to survive.
Back home, they called her Ruthless. They had no idea just how right they were.
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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review***
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Waiting on Wednesday #26: Winter
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Winter by Marissa Meyer
(The Lunar Chronicles #4)
Publication Date: November 10,2015
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Friday, September 18, 2015
Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George
(Silver in the Blood #1)
Author: Jessica Day George
Length: 358 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Classification: Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Paranormal
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you, Bloomsbury!)
Society girls from New York City circa 1890, Dacia and Lou never desired to know more about their lineage, instead preferring to gossip about the mysterious Romanian family that they barely knew. But upon turning seventeen, the girls must return to their homeland to meet their relatives, find proper husbands, and—most terrifyingly—learn the deep family secrets of The Claw, The Wing, and The Smoke. The Florescus, after all, are shape-shifters, and it is time for Dacia and Lou to fulfill the prophecy that demands their acceptance of this fate... or fight against this cruel inheritance with all their might.
With a gorgeous Romanian setting, stunning Parisian gowns, and dark brooding young men, readers will be swept up by this epic adventure of two girls in a battle for their lives.
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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Waiting on Wednesday #25: Wolf By Wolf
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Wolf By Wolf by Ryan Graudin
Publication Date: October 20, 2015
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Top Ten Tuesday #63: Ten Books I Want to Read in October 2015
September 15: FREEBIE -- your choice!
Ten Books I Want to Read in October 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
Lock & Mori by Heather W. Petty
(Lock & Mori #1)
Author: Heather W. Petty
Length: 256 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Classification: Young Adult, Mystery, Retelling, Crime
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Source: e-galley via Edelweiss (Thank you, Simon & Schuster!)
Read: September 2015
In modern-day London, two brilliant high school students, one Sherlock Holmes and a Miss James "Mori" Moriarty, meet. A murder will bring them together. The truth very well might drive them apart.
Before they were mortal enemies, they were much more.
FACT: Someone has been murdered in London's Regent's Park. The police have no leads.
FACT: Miss James "Mori"Moriarty and Sherlock "Lock" Holmes should be hitting the books on a school night. Instead, they are out crashing a crime scene.
FACT: Lock has challenged Mori to solve the case before he does. Challenge accepted.
FACT: Despite agreeing to Lock's one rule--they must share every clue with each other--Mori is keeping secrets.
OBSERVATION: Sometimes you can't trust the people closest to you with matters of the heart. And after this case, Mori may never trust Lock again.
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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review***
Friday, September 11, 2015
Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
Author: Betsy Cornwell
Length: 304 pages
Publisher: Clarion Books
Classification: Young Adult, Fairy Tale Retelling, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Fantasy
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you HMH Books!)
Read: August 2015
Nicolette’s awful stepsisters call her “Mechanica” to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at her mother’s knee. Her mom is gone now, though, and the Steps have turned her into a servant in her own home.
But on her sixteenth birthday, Nicolette discovers a secret workshop in the cellar and begins to dare to imagine a new life for herself. Could the mysterious books and tools hidden there—and the mechanical menagerie, led by a tiny metal horse named Jules—be the key to escaping her dreary existence? With a technological exposition and royal ball on the horizon, the timing might just be perfect for Nicolette to earn her freedom at last.
Gorgeous prose and themes of social justice and family shine in this richly imagined Cinderella retelling about an indomitable inventor who finds her prince . . . but realizes she doesn't want a fairy tale happy ending after all.
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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Waiting on Wednesday #24 : Six of Crows
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
(Six of Crows #1)
Publication Date: September 29, 2015
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Top Ten Tuesday #62: Ten Finished Series I Have YET to Finish
September 8: Ten Finished Series I Have YET to Finish (topic first done in 2012)
Monday, September 7, 2015
Mini-Review: Hollywood Witch Hunter by Valerie Tejeda
Author: Valerie Tejeda
Length: 250 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Spark
Classification: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you, Bloomsbury!)
From the moment she first learned the truth about witches…she knew she was born to fight them.
Now, at sixteen, Iris is the lone girl on the Witch Hunters Special Ops Team.
But when Iris meets a boy named Arlo, he might just be the key to preventing an evil uprising in Southern California.
Together they're ready to protect the human race at all costs. Because that's what witch hunters do.
Welcome to Hollywood.
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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***
Thursday, September 3, 2015
August 2015 Highlights
- Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams
- Hollywood Witch Hunter by Valerie Tejeda
- Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman
- Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
- Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood
2015 GoodReads Challenge:
75/125
Read This Month:
None read this month! 28 total so far.
18/12 Books GOAL REACHED!
Read This Month:
- Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams
- Hollywood Witch Hunter by Valerie Tejeda
2015 TBR Pile Reading Challenge:
Hosted by Bookish
15/25 BooksRead This Month:
None this month.
2015 Fairytale Challenge:
Hosted by The Daily Prophecy
Read This Month:
- Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
2015 NetGalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge:
Hosted by Falling For YA
31/25 Books GOAL REACHED!
Read This Month:
- Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams
- Hollywood Witch Hunter by Valerie Tejeda
- Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman
- Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
2015 Flights of Fantasy:
Hosted by Alexa Loves Books and Hello, Chelly
6/15
Read This Month:
None this month
2015 Reread Challenge:
Hosted by So Obsessed With and Belle Of The Literati
3/20
Read This Month:
None read this month.
2015 Prequel & Sequel Challenge:
Hosted by Novel Heartbeat and Writer Grrl Reads
0/50 Points (I still need to post reviews and figure out my point total)
Read This Month:
None read this month.
2015 Real Book Challenge:
Hosted by Swoony Boys Podcast & Fic Fare
15/45
Read This Month:
- Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood
I didn't do too well in August (and didn't really read anything in July) so I am pretty behind on my challenges. Hopefully I will catch up some in September!
How was your August? What books did you read? How are your challenges going?
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Queen of Shadows Release Day Blitz (With Giveaway)
I am so
excited that QUEEN OF SHADOWS by Sarah
J. Maas releases today and that I get to share the news, along with an awesome
giveaway! I have been looking forward to this day for a long time now!
If you
haven’t yet heard about this wonderful series by Sarah J. Maas, be sure to
check out all the details below. (I definitely recommend reading this series, it is easily one of my favorites!)
This blitz
also includes a giveaway for a set of the first 3 books in the series (in
paperback format). US only. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the
Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.
Title: QUEEN OF SHADOWS
Author:
Sarah J. Maas
Pub. Date:
September 1, 2015
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 656
Find it: Amazon, Barnes
& Noble, iBooks, Goodreads
Sarah J.
Maas's New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series reaches new heights in
this sweeping fourth volume.
Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past . . .
She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die just to see her again. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return.
Celaena’s epic journey has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions across the globe. This fourth volume will hold readers rapt as Celaena’s story builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.
Read
Chapters 1-5 of QUEEN OF SHADOWS HERE!
Sarah J. Maas is the
author of the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling
Throne of Glass series–Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, and Heir
of Fire, and the series’ prequel, The Assassin’s Blade–as well
as the New York Times and USA Today bestselling A
Court of Thorns and Roses. She wrote the first incarnation of the Throne of
Glass series when she was just sixteen, and it has now sold in twenty-three
languages. Queen of Shadows, the fourth book in the Throne of Glass
series, will release worldwide on September 1st, 2015.
A New York native, Sarah currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband
and dog. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hamilton College in 2008 with
a degree in Creative Writing and a minor in Religious Studies.
Giveaway Details:
1 winner
will receive the first 3 books (in paperback) in the THRONE OF GLASS Series. US
Only.
Ends on September
11th at Midnight EST!
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