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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Waiting on Wednesday - 11.11.15

I'm waiting for...

Their Fractured Light
(Starbound #3)
by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Release date: December 1, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads
A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now-infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness LaRoux Industries' corruption. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and Lilac LaRoux were the only survivors of the Icarus shipwreck, forced to live a double life after their rescue.

Now, at the center of the galaxy on Corinth, all four are about to collide with two new players in the fight against LRI.

Gideon Marchant is an underworld hacker known as the Knave of Hearts, ready to climb and abseil his way past the best security measures on the planet to expose LRI's atrocities. Sofia Quinn, charming con artist, can work her way into any stronghold without missing a beat. When a foiled attempt to infiltrate LRI Headquarters forces them into a fragile alliance, it's impossible to know who's playing whom--and whether they can ever learn to trust each other.
With their lives, loves, and loyalties at stake, only by joining forces with the Icarus survivors and Avon's protectors do they stand a chance of taking down the most powerful corporation in the galaxy---before LRI's secrets destroy them all.

The New York Times best-selling Starbound trilogy comes to a close with this dazzling final installment about the power of courage and hope in humanity's darkest hour.

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* Waiting on Wednesday is sponsored by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.

* YAY! only have to wait a couple more weeks to get this one. Although, I still have to read book two. What the heck - the covers for this series are freaking amazing!

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Book Covers for Fashion Week

In tribute to the Fall season Fashion Weeks that started last week...

New York: September 10-17, 2015
London: September 18-22, 2015
Milan: September 23-29, 2015
Paris: September 30-October 7, 2015

I present some fashionable book covers of books to be released in the Fall/Winter season that I am excited add to my book closet.

FOR something historical and horrific...

A Madness So Discreet
by Mindy McGinnis
-Historical, Horror, YA
Release date: October 6, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads

FOR something poufy...

The White Rose
(The Lone City #2)
by Amy Ewing
-Dystopia, YA
Release date: October 6, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads -win a copy, expires Sep 15

FOR something glamourous...

Ash & Bramble
by Sarah Prineas
-Fairy Tale retelling, YA
Just released: September 15, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads

FOR something magical...

Air Awakens
(Air Awakens #1)
by Elise Kova
-Magic, YA
Just released: August 27, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads-win a copy, expires Oct 21

FOR something fancy and space age-y...

Their Fractured Light
(Starbound #3)
by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
-SciFi, YA
Release date: December 1, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads

FOR something simple and space age-y...

Inherit the Stars
(Inherit the Stars #1)
by Tessa Elwood
-SciFi, YA
Release date: December 8, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads

FOR something with drama and flair...

Soundless
by Richelle Mead
-Fantasy, YA
Release date: November 10, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads -win a copy, expires Oct 10

FOR some bling...

Glass Sword
(Red Queen #2)
by Victoria Aveyard
Release date: February 9, 2016
Amazon | Goodreads

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*image source: header

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Stacking the Shelves - 10.4.14

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

Horrorstor: A Novel
by Grady Hendrix
-horror, art, unique
Amazon | Goodreads
-----> I have an ebook review copy, but decided to buy the print version for best reading experience.

The Clockwork Scarab
(Stoker & Holmes #1)
by Colleen Gleason
-mystery, steampunk
Amazon | Goodreads
FREE for kindle:

This Night So Dark
-short story that connects the first two novels in the Starbound trilogy,
These Broken Stars and This Shattered World
by Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman
Amazon | Goodreads
-----> GET yours: this is a pre-order and will be available Oct 7, 2014

FREE ebook:

Sacrifice
-gangs, thriller
by Coral Russell
Amazon | Goodreads
-----> GET yours: from BookBunnyPR, available until Oct 10, 2014

For Review:

Drowning
by by Jassy de Jong
-erotica, south africa
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Stephanie!
Amazon | Goodreads

The Spiritglass Charade
(Stoker & Holmes #2)
by Colleen Gleason
-mystery, steampunk
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Lara!
Amazon | Goodreads
Library:

A Discovery of Witches: A Novel
(All Souls Trilogy)
by Deborah Harkness
-vampires, witches
Amazon | Goodreads
Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.

-----> listening to the audio version

Dreaming about getting soon:

To All the Boys I've Loved Before
by Jenny Han
-romance, YA
Amazon | Goodreads
Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control in this heartfelt novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer I Turned Pretty series.

What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once?

Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren’t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she’s written. One for every boy she’s ever loved—five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control.

OTHER things on my shelf: kinda book-related

True Blood
dvd tv seasons 5 and 6
-----> Netflix binge-ing and enjoying the last two seasons of True Blood which are based on the vampire books series by Charlaine Harris -- still have to catchup on reading these.

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* some of these may be offered as giveaways within the next two months

* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways offers

Friday, July 18, 2014

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

These Broken Stars
by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Find out more about this book and author:
Amazon
BookExcerpt
Website
Goodreads

Facebook: Amie
Pinterest
Twitter: @AmieKaufman

Facebook: Meagan
Pinterest
Twitter: @MeaganSpooner

Published: 2013
Publisher: Hyperion
Genre: Dystopia, YA
Paperback: 416 pages
Rating: 5

Starbound series:
These Broken Stars
This Shattered World - release date: Dec 2014 -win this on Goodreads here (exp: Aug 11)

It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.

Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.

Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they be better off staying here forever?

Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won’t be the same people who landed on it.

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A timeless love story, THESE BROKEN STARS sets into motion a sweeping science fiction series of companion novels. The Starbound Trilogy: Three worlds. Three love stories. One enemy.

My two-bits:

Loved how this story mixes romance, sci-fi, and YA.

The pacing and gradual transformation of the two main characters in this story is what I found appealing in this story of survival on a lonely planet. Through the eyes of each, you begin to fall in love with each.

Although the next part of this trilogy will introduce another couple, I must get book 2, This Shattered World, to see what happens next in this world.

fyi: I listened to the audio version which was a treat because it is narrated with two voices for the two main characters. Definitely give it a listen if you like audio books.

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* optioned for TV series - details here

* part of my Dystopia Reading Challenge

* added this to my Bookish Bingo challenge

* i love the gorgeous poster for this book...

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Stacking the Shelves - 7.12.14

Spell Check
by Julie Wright
-witches, YA
courtesy of author
Thanks Julie!
Amazon | Goodreads
For Review:

Until You're Mine: A Novel
by Samantha Hayes
-mystery, thriller
courtesy of Blogging for Books
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads
Library:

These Broken Stars
by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
-dystopia, YA
Amazon | Goodreads
It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.

Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.

Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they be better off staying here forever?

Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won’t be the same people who landed on it.

--

A timeless love story, THESE BROKEN STARS sets into motion a sweeping science fiction series of companion novels. The Starbound Trilogy: Three worlds. Three love stories. One enemy.

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* some of these may be offered as giveaways within the next two months

* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways offers

Monday, July 7, 2014

Bookish Bingo Challenge: Summer

Bookish Bingo Challenge
Summer: July to September 2014
hosted by Great Imaginations
details here
Just joined this book challenge again!

The Rules:

Sign-ups close on July 14th here

One square per book. For instance, Mockingjay starts with M and is also a series finale, but can only count for one square.

All reading must be done during the months of July, August, and September.

There will be a giveaway again!

Extra entries will be awarded for multiple bingos and a fully covered card earns +5!