A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) By: Sarah J. Maas   Published: May 3, 2016 by Bloomsbury USA Children's 626 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two. With more than a million copies sold of her beloved Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second bo...

Empire (Eagle Elite #7) By: Rachel Van Dyken Published: May 31, 2016 376 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: I have lost everything.  My purpose.  My love.  My soul.  Death knocks on my door, I want to answer, but every time I reach for the handle--the promise I made her, brings me back.  So I breathe.  I live.  I hate.  And I allow the anger to boil beneath the surface of a perfectly indifferent facade.  I am broken, I dont want to be fixed.  One last trip to New York, one last chance to redeem a lost part of the mafia family. The Empire is crumbling and it's my job to fix it, my job to mend the pieces that were scattered over thirty years ago.  The only issue is, the only way to fix, is to do something I swore I'd never do again.  An arranged marriage.  Only this time.  I won't fall.  Or so help me God, I'll kill her myself.  My name is Se...

The Last Star (The 5th Wave #3) By: Rick Yancey Published: May 24, 2016 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers 339 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: The heart-stopping finale to the  New York Times  bestselling 5th Wave series, just in time for the major motion picture release. We’re here, then we’re gone, and that was true before they came. That’s always been true. The Others didn’t invent death; they just perfected it. Gave death a face to put back in our face, because they knew that was the only way to crush us. It won’t end on any continent or ocean, no mountain or plain, jungle or desert. It will end where it began, where it had been from the beginning, on the battlefield of the last beating human heart. Master storyteller Rick Yancey invokes triumph, loss, and unrelenting action as the fate of the planet is decided in the conclusion to this epic series. MY REVIEW: I've been putting off reading this. Had it ...

The Bird and the Sword By: Amy Harmon Published: May 10, 2016 352 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Swallow, daughter, pull them in, those words that sit upon your lips. Lock them deep inside your soul, hide them ‘til they’ve time to grow. Close your mouth upon the power, curse not, cure not, ‘til the hour. You won’t speak and you won’t tell, you won’t call on heaven or hell. You will learn and you will thrive. Silence, daughter. Stay alive.   The day my mother was killed, she told my father I wouldn’t speak again, and she told him if I died, he would die too. Then she predicted the king would sell his soul and lose his son to the sky.  My father has a claim to the throne, and he is waiting in the shadows for all of my mother’s words to come to pass. He wants desperately to be king, and I just want to be free.  But freedom will require escape, and I’m a prisoner of my mother’s curse and my father’s greed. I can’t ...

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat . Anyone can play along. Just go HERE to learn how to participate. This week my teasers come from  The Bird and the Sword with Amy Harmon: Teasers: I didn't want to be taken care of. I wanted to run away from all the men who sought dominion over me, who thought they could own me, imprison me, use me, cut me. (Loc 29%, 1192 of 4260) What are you reading this week? Share a teaser with me!

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: The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout Expected Publication: May 17, 2016 by Harlequin Teen Preorder Buy Link: Amazon From #1  New York Times   bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a riveting new story about friendship, survival and finding your voice     For some people, silence is a weapon. For Mallory "Mouse" Dodge, it's a shield. Growing up, she learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it's been four years since her nightmare ended, she's beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime.  Now, after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents, Mallory must face a new milestone—spending her senior year at public high school. But of all the terrifying and exhil...

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: Rise (The Order of the Krigers #1) by Jennifer Anne Davis Expected Publication: May 17, 2016 by Month9Books Preorder Buy Link: Amazon The people of Nelebek live in fear of persecution from the evil Morlet, who reigns with a dark and destructive magic. The kingdom’s only hope lies with the Order of the Krigers—twelve warriors with mysterious powers linked to magical weapons. For over a century, Morlet has been annihilating the Order, picking them off one by one. Eleven Krigers have been hunted down, tortured, and imprisoned in his dungeon. Now, only one remains. Sixteen-year-old Kaia survives by keeping her head down and minding her own business. But when she finds herself in the middle of a public execution where the mysterious Morlet is in attendance, an odd compulsion she c...

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: The Last Star (The 5th Wave #3) by Rick Yancey Expected Publication: May 17, 2016 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Preorder Buy Link: Amazon We’re here, then we’re gone, and that was true before they came. That’s always been true. The Others didn’t invent death; they just perfected it. Gave death a face to put back in our face, because they knew that was the only way to crush us. It won’t end on any continent or ocean, no mountain or plain, jungle or desert. It will end where it began, where it had been from the beginning, on the battlefield of the last beating human heart. Master storyteller Rick Yancey invokes triumph, loss, and unrelenting action as the fate of the planet is decided in the conclusion to this epic series. What are you waiting on this we...