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Waiting on Wednesday: Undaunted

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine . Each week bloggers participate to share a book they can't wait to get their hands on. This week I'm waiting on: Undaunted (Fetch #2) by Kat Falls Expected Publication: April 26, 2016 by Scholastic Press Preorder Buy Link: Not available at time of posting Acclaimed author Kat Falls returns for another breathless, genre-bending adventure. First love is the most dangerous game in this fast-paced adventure perfect for fans of Marie Lu, Veronica Rossi, and Sarah J. Maas. Lane Everson barely survived her first journey to the Feral Zone. The forbidden, overgrown landscape east of the Mississippi River was abandoned years ago when a virus spread through the population, bringing civilization to its knees. But Lane has crossed the quarantine line, and she knows the truth. There are survivors on the other side of the wall -- people who were not killed by the virus, but changed by it, their ...

Throne of Glass - Review

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Throne of Glass #1 By: Sarah J. Maas Published: August 7, 2012 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens 432 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gr...

Sunday Post #145

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Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. Click on the book covers to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available, is below each book cover. ~PURCHASED OR FREEBIES~ Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas Buy Link: Amazon ~FOR REVIEW~ Crystallum (Primordial Principles #1) by Laney McMann Buy Link: Not available at time of posting Stepping Stones (The Stone Series #1) by Kacey Vanderkarr Buy Link: Amazon RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY: Sunday Post #144 MONDAY: Review - Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines (4 stars!) TUESDAY: Teaser Tuesday #111: A Thousand Nights WEDNESDAY: Waiting on Wednesday: Waiting on Walk the Edge THURSDAY:  ARC Thursday Review: Never Never by Brianna Shrum  (DNF) FRIDAY:  2015 Series Ender Reading Challenge: September Wrap Up  (Give...

2015 Series Ender Reading Challenge: September Wrap Up

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Time for our ninth Monthly Wrap Up for the 2015 Series Enders Reading Challenge hosted by Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know and Holly @ Words Fueled by Love ! Since posting the 2015 Series Enders Reading Challenge - August Wrap Up , Sandy finished two series enders: The Retribution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, # 3) by Michelle Hodkins and Surviving Ice (Burying Water, # 4) by KA Tucker. Holly finished two also: War (True Reign, # 3) by Jennifer Anne Davis & Destiny Rising (True Calling, # 3) by Siobhan Davis. Which series enders did you finish? Link up below. Don't forget to include the title, your name, & your blog name (Ex: Requiem - Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know) Also, the September giveaway runs from September 25th - October 25th. On October 25th we will use random.org and the linky entries to pull a winner.

*ARC* Never Never - DNF Review

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Never Never By: Brianna R. Shrum Published: September 22, 2015 by Spencer Hill Press 368 pages Source: Netgalley ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: James Hook is a child who only wants to grow up. When he meets Peter Pan, a boy who loves to pretend and is intent on never becoming a man, James decides he could try being a child—at least briefly. James joins Peter Pan on a holiday to Neverland, a place of adventure created by children’s dreams, but Neverland is not for the faint of heart. Soon James finds himself longing for home, determined that he is destined to be a man. But Peter refuses to take him back, leaving James trapped in a world just beyond the one he loves. A world where children are to never grow up. But grow up he does.  And thus begins the epic adventure of a Lost Boy and a Pirate. This story isn’t about Peter Pan; it’s about the boy whose life he stole. It’s about a man in a world that hates men. It’s about the feared Capta...

Waiting on Wednesday: Walk the Edge

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine . Each week bloggers participate to share a book they can't wait to get their hands on. This week I'm waiting on: Walk the Edge (Thunder Road #2) by Katie McGarry Expected Publication: March 30, 2016 by Harlequin Teen Preorder Buy Link: Amazon Razor knows his family is haunted by secrets of the past… High school senior Thomas "Razor" Turner knows his family has a dark history as part of the Reign of Terror motorcycle club, especially when it comes to the secrecy surrounding his mother’s death. When Razor starts to dig deeper into his mum's case he turns to the unlikeliest source for help: classmate Breanna Miller, the shy, smart girl he's never looked twice at. But the more time they spend together, the more they realise they actually have in common, and how attracted to each other they really are. When secrets from the past are revealed can their newfound feelings surv...

Teaser Tuesday #111: A Thousand Nights

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly post hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm . Anyone can play along. Just go HERE to learn how to participate. This week my teasers come from  A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston: Teasers: Lo-Melkhiin was fast, and grabbed my hands before I could even think to move away. It was his right to touch me however he wished, of course, so it was for the best that I did not shift. Where our skin touched, there was a fire of a different kind. (Loc 12%, 336 of 2738) What are you reading this week? Share a teaser with me!

Until Friday Night - Review

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Until Friday Night (The Field Party #1) By: Abbi Glines Published: August 25, 2015 by Simon Pulse 320 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: The first novel in a brand-new series—from  New York Times  and  USA TODAY  bestselling author Abbi Glines—about a small Southern town filled with cute boys in pickup trucks, Friday night football games, and crazy parties that stir up some major drama. To everyone who knows him, West Ashby has always been  that guy : the cocky, popular, way-too-handsome-for-his-own-good football god who led Lawton High to the state championships. But while West may be Big Man on Campus on the outside, on the inside he’s battling the grief that comes with watching his father slowly die of cancer. Two years ago, Maggie Carleton’s life fell apart when her father murdered her mother. And after she told the police what happened, she stopped speaking and hasn’t spoken since. Even the move to Lawto...

Sunday Post #144

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Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. Click on the book covers to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available, is below each book cover. ~PURCHASED OR FREEBIES~ The Affiliate (Ascension #1) by K.A. Linde Buy Link: Amazon RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY: Sunday Post #143 MONDAY: Review - War (True Reign #3) by Jennifer Anne Davis (5 stars!) TUESDAY: Teaser Tuesday #110: Throne of Glass THURSDAY:  ARC Thursday Review: Cage of Deceit (Reign of Secrets #1) by Jennifer Anne Davis  (4.5 stars) FRIDAY:  Feature & Follow #67 WHAT'S AHEAD: Tentative Posts: Teaser Tuesday Waiting on Wednesday Feature & Follow Planned Posts: Review - Until Friday Night (Field Party #1) by Abbi Glines ARC Thursday Review - Never Never by Brianna Shrum 2015 Series Ender Reading Challenge: Septem...

Feature & Follow #67

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Feature & Follow is a weekly post hosted by  Parajunkee  and  Alison Can Read . "The goal is to increase followers and make new friends." The Rules: Follow the 2 hosts. Follow the 2 features (new each week). Hop around and follow others that are participating, leaving a comment to let them know. Answer this week's question in your own blog post. This week's question: Help us give our Feature Interview Questions a fresh look! What questions do you think we should ask our weekly features? I'm always a fan of the "This-or-That" game. It's light, can be funny, and gives an insight into a person's likes over a wide variety of things. For follows I prefer GFC, Facebook, Bloglovin' and Email. Be sure to comment letting me know how you followed so I can return the visit!

*ARC* Cage of Deceit - Review

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Cage of Deceit (Reign of Secrets #1) By: Jennifer Anne Davis Published: August 25, 2015 by Clean Teen Publishing 294 pages Source: Netgalley ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Jennifer Anne Davis's best-selling True Reign series captivated readers from the very first page. Now, get ready to become entangled in the follow-up series, Reign of Secrets. In this new series, follow Allyssa, the daughter of the beloved Emperor Darmik and Empress Rema— and find out what happens after happily ever after.  Seventeen-year-old Allyssa appears to be the ideal princess of Emperion—she's beautiful, elegant, and refined. She spends her days locked in a suffocating cage, otherwise known as royal court. But at night, Allyssa uses her secret persona—that of a vigilante—to hunt down criminals and help her people firsthand. Unfortunately, her nightly escapades will have to wait because the citizens of Emperion may need saving from something much bigger than com...

Teaser Tuesday #110: Throne of Glass

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly post hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm . Anyone can play along. Just go HERE to learn how to participate. This week my teasers come from  Throne of Glass #1 by Sarah J. Maas: Teasers: "Well," said Dorian. "You've fattened up a bit, and your skin has some color now. Welcome to my home, Celaena Sardothien." (Loc 11%, page 42 of 404) What are you reading this week? Share a teaser with me!

War (True Reign #3) - Review

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War (True Reign #3) By: Jennifer Anne Davis Published: May 5, 2014 by Clean Teen Publishing 252 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: When Rema chose to be crowned queen and join the rebel forces, she knew she'd face the fight of her life. What she didn't expect was to be kidnapped by an Emperion assassin and taken to the mainland to be executed in front of the emperor. How can she save Greenwood Island if she can't even save herself?  Darmik knows he doesn't have much time to rescue Rema. He’s denounced his position as Commander and Prince in order to join the rebels. But now he must rely on his family name in order to go before the Emperor—his uncle—and beg for Rema’s life.  If Rema and Darmik have any hope of being together and saving their kingdom, they must survive the greatest threat of all—Emperion.  This is the heart-pounding conclusion to The True Reign Series. MY REVIEW: Young Adult fantasy with a r...

Sunday Post #143

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Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. Click on the book covers to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available, is below each book cover. ~FOR REVIEW~ The Shadow's Curse (The Knots Sequence #2) by Amy McCulloch RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY: Sunday Post #142 MONDAY: Review - Red (True Reign #2) by Jennifer Anne Davis (4.5 stars) TUESDAY: Teaser Tuesday #109: Cage of Deceit THURSDAY:  ARC Thursday Review: Becoming Rain by K.A. Tucker  (4 stars) WHAT'S AHEAD: Tentative Posts: Teaser Tuesday Waiting on Wednesday Feature & Follow Planned Posts: Review - War (True Reign #3) by Jennifer Anne Davis ARC Thursday Review - Cage of Deceit (Reign of Secrets #1) by Jennifer Anne Davis Homecoming football, a girl's sleepover (x 6 preteen girls), and hosting a baby shower, OH MY! A busy week...

*ARC* Becoming Rain - Review

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Becoming Rain (Burying Water #2) By: K.A. Tucker Published: March 3, 2015 by Atria Books 384 pages Source: Netgalley ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Luke Boone doesn't know exactly what his uncle Rust is involved in but he wants in on it-the cars, the money, the women. And it looks like he's finally getting his wish. When Rust hands him the managerial keys to the garage, they come with a second set-one that opens up the door to tons of cash and opportunity. Though it's not exactly legal, Luke's never been one to worry about that sort of thing. Especially when it puts him behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 and onto the radar of gorgeous socialite named Rain. Clara Bertelli is at the top of her game-at only twenty-six years old, she's one of the most successful undercover officers in the Washington D.C. major crime unit, and she's just been handed a case that could catapult her career and expose one of the west coast's ...

Teaser Tuesday #109: Cage of Deceit

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly post hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm . Anyone can play along. Just go HERE to learn how to participate. This week my teasers come from  Cage of Deceit (Reign of Secrets #1) by Jennifer Anne Davis: Teasers: Bloody two-bit snake pits. What had just happened? (Loc 97%, 3445 of 3555) What are you reading this week? Share a teaser with me!

Red (True Reign #2) - Review

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Red (True Reign #2) By: Jennifer Anne Davis Published: February 13, 2014 by Clean Teen Publishing 352 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Sentenced to be executed. Betrayed. Alone. Hung on the gallows. Rema thought her life was over, but she was wrong. Saved by a rebel force she’d only ever heard rumors about, Rema finds herself in a forbidden place. She is finally safe—free from the king and Prince Lennek. But not everything is as it seems at the rebel fortress. Secrets are whispered, and loyalties are tested. Once Rema uncovers the truth of her heritage, will she flee? Or will she ascend to the throne, taking on the responsibility of an entire kingdom? Now that Darmik knows Rema’s true identity, he’s on a quest to save her. But when an Emperion assassin arrives on Greenwood Island, Darmik knows he doesn’t have very long to find her. In a deadly game with high stakes, will Darmik remain loyal to his family? Or will he break away an...

Sunday Post #142

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Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. Click on the book covers to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available, is below each book cover. ~PURCHASED OR FREEBIES~ Until Friday Night (The Field Party #1) by Abbi Glines Buy Link: Amazon ~FOR REVIEW~ Flamecaster (Shattered Realms #1) by Cinda Williams Chima Buy Link: Amazon RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY: Sunday Post #141 MONDAY: Review - The Key (True Reign #1) by Jennifer Anne Davis (4.5 stars) TUESDAY: Teaser Tuesday #108: Teaser Tuesday THURSDAY:  ARC Thursday Review, Blog Tour & Giveaway - Destiny Rising by Siobhan Davis   (4 stars) WHAT'S AHEAD: Tentative Posts: Teaser Tuesday Waiting on Wednesday Feature & Follow Planned Posts: Review - Red (True Reign #2) by Jennifer Anne Davis ARC Thursday Review - Becoming R...

*ARC* Destiny Rising - Review, Blog Tour & Giveaway

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Destiny Rising (True Calling #3) By: Siobhan Davis Published: August 30, 2015 349 pages Source: ARC from author ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: EVERY CHOICE HAS A CONSEQUENCE  Once again, the world is on the brink of momentous change. As revolutionary organization Saoirse prepares to battle the government for control of Earth and Novo, Ariana and those she loves must join humanity's fight for justice and freedom.  As haunted memories resurface, old discoveries and new realities conspire to shatter her world forever.  Torn in one direction by her unique connection to childhood sweetheart Zane, and pulled in the other by a relentless passion for her fiery fiancĂ© Cal, she must make the hardest decision of all. While embarking on a road to self-discovery, her psychic gift evolves and the full extent of her powerful ability is revealed.  Then fate lands another savage blow and she faces the most horrific choice of all. Forced into striking a d...