This weeks W.O.W. pick is...
Melinda Salisbury
March 31st 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Waiting on Wednesday #47!
This weeks W.O.W. pick is...
Melinda Salisbury
March 31st 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Friday, March 18, 2016
Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway! Facsimile by Vicki L Weavil
Facsimile by Vicki L. Weavil
Publication Date:
March 8, 2016
Publisher:
Month9Books
For a ticket to Earth, seventeen-year-old Anna-Maria “Ann”
Solano is willing to jettison her birth planet, best friend, and the boy who
loves her. Especially since all she’s required to do is escort Dace Keeling, a
young naturalist, through the wilderness of the partially terraformed planet
Eco. Ann‘s determination to escape the limitations of her small, frontier
colony never falters, until Dace’s expeditions uncover three secrets. One
offers riches, one shatters Ann’s perceptions of herself, and one reveals that
the humans stranded on Eco are not its only inhabitants.
Ann’s willing to sacrifice friendship and love for a new
life on Earth. But when an entire species is placed in jeopardy by her actions,
she must make a choice – fulfill the dream that’s always sustained her, or save
the planet she’s never considered home.
Link to Goodreads:
Purchase Links:
Vicki L. Weavil was raised in a farming community in
Virginia, where her life was shaped by a wonderful family, the culture of the
Blue Ridge Mountains, and an obsession with reading. She holds a B.A. in
Theatre from the University of Virginia, a Masters in Library Science from
Indiana University, and a Masters in Liberal Studies from the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro. After working as a librarian at the NY Public
Library at Lincoln Center, and the Museum of Television & Radio (now the
Paley Center for Media) in NYC, she is currently the Director for Library
Services at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Vicki loves good writing in any genre, and has been known to
read seven books in as many days. She enjoys travel, gardening, and the arts. Vicki
lives in North Carolina with her husband and some very spoiled cats. A member
of SCBWI, Vicki is represented by Fran Black at Literary Counsel, NY, NY.
REVIEW:
Now how should I put my feelings about this book into an informative and honest review? Well, for starters this book was freaking phenomenal! I could not put this book down for the life of me. AND! I could not stop swooning at this gorgeous book cover!
This book encompassed everything my Bookish Self needed. It had the perfect amount of Science Fiction, Otherworldly, Space Adventure, kickass fun perfectly woven throughout it. And let's just say that the Main Character was on point! Ann was totally someone who was just the right amount of relatable and badass to make me root for her the whole book.
The descriptiveness of the author (Vicki L Weavil) was wonderful and kept me whole-heartedly engaged into the story. The writing flowed very smoothly and was very easy to read and in so very quick to enjoy. I just wanted to jump into this book and live in it!
When's book two coming out?! I need it now please!
This book encompassed everything my Bookish Self needed. It had the perfect amount of Science Fiction, Otherworldly, Space Adventure, kickass fun perfectly woven throughout it. And let's just say that the Main Character was on point! Ann was totally someone who was just the right amount of relatable and badass to make me root for her the whole book.
The descriptiveness of the author (Vicki L Weavil) was wonderful and kept me whole-heartedly engaged into the story. The writing flowed very smoothly and was very easy to read and in so very quick to enjoy. I just wanted to jump into this book and live in it!
When's book two coming out?! I need it now please!
Link to Tour
Schedule:
Giveaway Information: Contest ends March 25, 2016
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Five (5) winners will receive a digital copy of Facsimile by Vicki L.
Weavil (INT)
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Waiting on Wednesday #46!
This weeks W.O.W. pick is....
The Crown's Game (The Crown's Game, #1)
Evelyn Skye
May 17th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side.
And so he initiates the Crown’s Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the Tsar’s most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death.
Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the chance to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg. But can she kill another enchanter—even when his magic calls to her like nothing else ever has?
For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown’s Game is the chance of a lifetime. But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with—beautiful, whip smart, imaginative—and he can’t stop thinking about her.
And when Pasha, Nikolai’s best friend and heir to the throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the girl they both love . . . or be killed himself.
As long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it becomes dangerously clear . . . the Crown’s Game is not one to lose.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Closing Down The Shop
It has come to my attention lately that I haven't been as active on here as I'd like to be. I'm going to be graduating from Trade/ Vocational School soon (roughly 3 months) and am packed with essays, exams, and internships. Then I'll be taking a semester at ECC (a SolarCity course). On top of all that I co-moderate a Goodreads group that I am a part of and would love to be more active in.
By the end of April all my Blog-ish posts will be converted to Bookstagram pics. I'm a lot more active on my Bookstagram account and have a fairly nice following there. If you would like to follow me my account is (_foreverbooklover_). I may pick back up blogging one day in the future but alas blogging just isn't for me at this current time.
The Facsimile Blog Tour will still be posted here on the 18th. Though it will be the last Blog Tour hosted on this site. Thank you so much for your time and comments.
Hope to see you all at my Bookstagram account!
By the end of April all my Blog-ish posts will be converted to Bookstagram pics. I'm a lot more active on my Bookstagram account and have a fairly nice following there. If you would like to follow me my account is (_foreverbooklover_). I may pick back up blogging one day in the future but alas blogging just isn't for me at this current time.
The Facsimile Blog Tour will still be posted here on the 18th. Though it will be the last Blog Tour hosted on this site. Thank you so much for your time and comments.
Hope to see you all at my Bookstagram account!
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Waiting on Wednesday #45!
This weeks W.O.W. pick is....
Amy Tintera
May 3rd 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
Emelina Flores has nothing. Her home in Ruina has been ravaged by war. She lacks the powers of her fellow Ruined. Worst of all, she witnessed her parents’ brutal murders and watched helplessly as her sister, Olivia, was kidnapped.
But because Em has nothing, she has nothing to lose. Driven by a blind desire for revenge, Em sets off on a dangerous journey to the enemy kingdom of Lera. Somewhere within Lera’s borders, Em hopes to find Olivia. But in order to find her, Em must infiltrate the royal family.
In a brilliant, elaborate plan of deception and murder, Em marries Prince Casimir, next in line to take Lera’s throne. If anyone in Lera discovers Em is not Casimir’s true betrothed, Em will be executed on the spot. But it’s the only way to salvage Em’s kingdom and what is left of her family.
Em is determined to succeed, but the closer she gets to the prince, the more she questions her mission. Em’s rage-filled heart begins to soften. But with her life—and her family—on the line, love could be Em’s deadliest mistake.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Waiting on Wednesday #44!
This weeks W.O.W. pick is....
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
Sarah J Maas
May 3rd 2016
New Adult Retelling
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Most Anticipated March 2016 Releases!
Here are all of my most anticipated March 2016 releases:
Blood Passage (Dark Caravan Cycle, #2)
Heather Demetrios
March 1st 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Seven Black Diamonds (Untitled, #1)
Melissa Marr
March 1st 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
This riveting fantasy marks Melissa Marr’s return to the world of faery courts that made her Wicked Lovely series an international phenomenon.
Lilywhite Abernathy is a criminal—she’s half human, half fae, and since the time before she was born, a war has been raging between humans and faeries. The Queen of Blood and Rage, ruler of the fae courts, wants to avenge the tragic death of her heir due to the actions of reckless humans.
Lily’s father has always shielded her, but when she’s sent to the prestigious St. Columba’s school, she’s delivered straight into the arms of a fae sleeper cell—the Black Diamonds. The Diamonds are planted in the human world as the sons and daughters of the most influential families and tasked with destroying it from within. Against her will, Lilywhite’s been chosen to join them...and even the romantic attention of the fae rock singer Creed Morrison isn’t enough to keep Lily from wanting to run back to the familiar world she knows.
Melissa Marr returns to faery in a dramatic story of the precarious space between two worlds and the people who must thrive there. The combination of ethereal fae powers, tumultuous romance, and a bloodthirsty faery queen will have longtime fans and new readers at the edge of their seats.
Midnight Marked (Chicagoland Vampires, #12)
Chloe Neill
March 1st 2016
Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson, #9)
Patricia Briggs
March 8th 2016
Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Marked in Flesh (The Others, #4)
Anne Bishop
March 8th 2016
Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Facsimile (Facsimile, #1)
Vicki L. Weavil
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Sci-Fi
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
For a ticket to Earth, seventeen-year-old Anna-Maria “Ann” Solano is willing to jettison her birth planet, best friend, and the boy who loves her. Especially since all she’s required to do is escort Dace Keeling, a young naturalist, through the wilderness of the partially terraformed planet Eco. Ann‘s determination to escape the limitations of her small, frontier colony never falters, until Dace’s expeditions uncover three secrets. One offers riches, one shatters Ann’s perceptions of herself, and one reveals that the humans stranded on Eco are not its only inhabitants.
Ann’s willing to sacrifice friendship and love for a new life on Earth. But when an entire species is placed in jeopardy by her actions, she must make a choice – fulfill the dream that’s always sustained her, or save the planet she’s never considered home.
The Great Hunt (The Great Hunt, #1)
Wendy Higgins
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
Kill the beast. Win the girl.
A strange beast stirs fear in the kingdom of Lochlanach, terrorizing towns with its brutality and hunger. In an act of desperation, a proclamation is sent to all of Eurona—kill the creature and win the ultimate prize: the daughter of King Lochson’s hand in marriage.
Princess Aerity understands her duty to the kingdom though it pains her to imagine marrying a stranger. It would be foolish to set her sights on any particular man in the great hunt, but when a brooding local hunter, Paxton Seabolt, catches her attention, there’s no denying the unspoken lure between them…or his mysterious resentment.
Paxton is not keen on marriage. Nor does he care much for spoiled royals and their arcane laws. He’s determined to keep his focus on the task at hand—ridding the kingdom of the beast and protecting his family—yet Princess Aerity continues to challenge his notions with her unpredictability and charm. But as past secrets collide with present desires, dire choices threaten everything Paxton holds dear.
Inspired by the Grimm Brothers’ tale, “The Singing Bone,” New York Times bestselling author Wendy Higgins delivers a dark fantasy filled with rugged hunters, romantic tension, outlawed magic, and a princess willing to risk all to save her people.
Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1)
Cassandra Clare
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1)
Alwyn Hamilton
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
She’s more gunpowder than girl—and the fate of the desert lies in her hands.
Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mystical beasts still roam the wild and barren wastes, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinni still practice their magic. But there's nothing mystical or magical about Dustwalk, the dead-end town that Amani can't wait to escape from.
Destined to wind up "wed or dead," Amani’s counting on her sharpshooting skills to get her out of Dustwalk. When she meets Jin, a mysterious and devastatingly handsome foreigner, in a shooting contest, she figures he’s the perfect escape route. But in all her years spent dreaming of leaving home, she never imagined she'd gallop away on a mythical horse, fleeing the murderous Sultan's army, with a fugitive who's wanted for treason. And she'd never have predicted she'd fall in love with him...or that he'd help her unlock the powerful truth of who she really is.
The Winner's Kiss (The Winner's Curse, #3)
Marie Rutkoski
March 29th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Heather Demetrios
March 1st 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Seven Black Diamonds (Untitled, #1)
Melissa Marr
March 1st 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
This riveting fantasy marks Melissa Marr’s return to the world of faery courts that made her Wicked Lovely series an international phenomenon.
Lilywhite Abernathy is a criminal—she’s half human, half fae, and since the time before she was born, a war has been raging between humans and faeries. The Queen of Blood and Rage, ruler of the fae courts, wants to avenge the tragic death of her heir due to the actions of reckless humans.
Lily’s father has always shielded her, but when she’s sent to the prestigious St. Columba’s school, she’s delivered straight into the arms of a fae sleeper cell—the Black Diamonds. The Diamonds are planted in the human world as the sons and daughters of the most influential families and tasked with destroying it from within. Against her will, Lilywhite’s been chosen to join them...and even the romantic attention of the fae rock singer Creed Morrison isn’t enough to keep Lily from wanting to run back to the familiar world she knows.
Melissa Marr returns to faery in a dramatic story of the precarious space between two worlds and the people who must thrive there. The combination of ethereal fae powers, tumultuous romance, and a bloodthirsty faery queen will have longtime fans and new readers at the edge of their seats.
Midnight Marked (Chicagoland Vampires, #12)
Chloe Neill
March 1st 2016
Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson, #9)
Patricia Briggs
March 8th 2016
Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Marked in Flesh (The Others, #4)
Anne Bishop
March 8th 2016
Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Facsimile (Facsimile, #1)
Vicki L. Weavil
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Sci-Fi
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
For a ticket to Earth, seventeen-year-old Anna-Maria “Ann” Solano is willing to jettison her birth planet, best friend, and the boy who loves her. Especially since all she’s required to do is escort Dace Keeling, a young naturalist, through the wilderness of the partially terraformed planet Eco. Ann‘s determination to escape the limitations of her small, frontier colony never falters, until Dace’s expeditions uncover three secrets. One offers riches, one shatters Ann’s perceptions of herself, and one reveals that the humans stranded on Eco are not its only inhabitants.
Ann’s willing to sacrifice friendship and love for a new life on Earth. But when an entire species is placed in jeopardy by her actions, she must make a choice – fulfill the dream that’s always sustained her, or save the planet she’s never considered home.
The Great Hunt (The Great Hunt, #1)Wendy Higgins
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
Kill the beast. Win the girl.
A strange beast stirs fear in the kingdom of Lochlanach, terrorizing towns with its brutality and hunger. In an act of desperation, a proclamation is sent to all of Eurona—kill the creature and win the ultimate prize: the daughter of King Lochson’s hand in marriage.
Princess Aerity understands her duty to the kingdom though it pains her to imagine marrying a stranger. It would be foolish to set her sights on any particular man in the great hunt, but when a brooding local hunter, Paxton Seabolt, catches her attention, there’s no denying the unspoken lure between them…or his mysterious resentment.
Paxton is not keen on marriage. Nor does he care much for spoiled royals and their arcane laws. He’s determined to keep his focus on the task at hand—ridding the kingdom of the beast and protecting his family—yet Princess Aerity continues to challenge his notions with her unpredictability and charm. But as past secrets collide with present desires, dire choices threaten everything Paxton holds dear.
Inspired by the Grimm Brothers’ tale, “The Singing Bone,” New York Times bestselling author Wendy Higgins delivers a dark fantasy filled with rugged hunters, romantic tension, outlawed magic, and a princess willing to risk all to save her people.
Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1)Cassandra Clare
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
Alwyn Hamilton
March 8th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
She’s more gunpowder than girl—and the fate of the desert lies in her hands.
Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mystical beasts still roam the wild and barren wastes, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinni still practice their magic. But there's nothing mystical or magical about Dustwalk, the dead-end town that Amani can't wait to escape from.
Destined to wind up "wed or dead," Amani’s counting on her sharpshooting skills to get her out of Dustwalk. When she meets Jin, a mysterious and devastatingly handsome foreigner, in a shooting contest, she figures he’s the perfect escape route. But in all her years spent dreaming of leaving home, she never imagined she'd gallop away on a mythical horse, fleeing the murderous Sultan's army, with a fugitive who's wanted for treason. And she'd never have predicted she'd fall in love with him...or that he'd help her unlock the powerful truth of who she really is.
The Winner's Kiss (The Winner's Curse, #3)
Marie Rutkoski
March 29th 2016
Young Adult Fantasy
Goodreads Link
Synopsis:
*No synopsis due to spoilers
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