Can't-Wait Wednesday: BLESSED MONSTERS (Something Dark and Holy #3) by Emily A. Duncan

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday.

My Can't-Wait Wednesday pick for this week is-

BLESSED MONSTERS (Something Dark and Holy #3)

by Emily A. Duncan
Release Date: April 6, 2021; Wednesday Books

From Goodreads:
The startling conclusion to the instant New York Times bestselling Something Dark and Holy trilogy 

The girl, the monster, the prince, the queen. 

They broke the world. 

And some things can never be undone. 

In Emily A. Duncan’s Blessed Monsters, they must unite once more to fight the dark chaos they've unleashed—but is it already too late?

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday: REBEL (Legend #4) by Marie Lu

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday.

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

REBEL (Legend #4)
by Marie Lu
Release Date: October 1, 2019; Roaring Book Press

From Goodreads:

Respect the Legend. Idolize the Prodigy. Celebrate the Champion. But never underestimate the Rebel.

With unmatched suspense and her signature cinematic storytelling, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Marie Lu plunges readers back into the unforgettable world of Legend for a truly grand finale.

Eden Wing has been living in his brother’s shadow for years. Even though he’s a top student at his academy in Ross City, Antarctica, and a brilliant inventor, most people know him only as Daniel Wing’s little brother. 

A decade ago, Daniel was known as Day, the boy from the streets who led a revolution that saved the Republic of America. But Day is no longer the same young man who was once a national hero. These days he’d rather hide out from the world and leave his past behind. All that matters to him now is keeping Eden safe―even if that also means giving up June, the great love of Daniel’s life. 

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday: THE BEAUTIFUL (The Beautiful #1) by Renee Ahdieh

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday.

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

THE BEAUTIFUL (The Beautiful #1)
by Renee Ahdieh
Release Date: October 8, 2019; G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Renée Ahdieh returns with a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight. 

In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and—especially—to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's leader, the enigmatic Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in the lair of La Cour des Lions, Celine battles her attraction to him and suspicions about Sébastien's guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret. 

When more bodies are discovered, each crime more gruesome than the last, Celine and New Orleans become gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose—one Celine is sure has set her in his sights . . . and who may even be the young man who has stolen her heart. As the murders continue to go unsolved, Celine takes matters into her own hands and soon uncovers something even more shocking: an age-old feud from the darkest creatures of the underworld reveals a truth about Celine she always suspected simmered just beneath the surface. 

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday: BLOODLEAF by Crystal Smith #WoW #CWW

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday.

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

BLOODLEAF
by Crystal Smith
Release Date: March 5, 2019; HMH Books for Young Readers

From Goodreads:

Princess Aurelia is a prisoner to her crown and the heir that nobody wants. Surrounded by spirits and banned from using her blood-magic, Aurelia flees her country after a devastating assassination attempt. To escape her fate, Aurelia disguises herself as a commoner in a new land and discovers a happiness her crown has never allowed. As she forges new bonds and perfects her magic, she begins to fall for a man who is forbidden to rule beside her.

But the ghosts that haunt Aurelia refuse to abandon her, and she finds herself succumbing to their call as they expose a nefarious plot that only she can defeat. Will she be forced to choose between the weight of the crown and the freedom of her new life? 

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday: WARRIOR OF THE WILD by Tricia Levenseller #WoW #CWW

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday.

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

WARRIOR OF THE WILD
by Tricia Levenseller
Release Date: February 26, 2019; Feiwel Friends

From Goodreads:
How do you kill a god? 

As her father's chosen heir, eighteen-year-old Rasmira has trained her whole life to become a warrior and lead her village. But when her coming-of-age trial is sabotaged and she fails the test, her father banishes her to the monster-filled wilderness with an impossible quest: to win back her honour, she must kill the oppressive god who claims tribute from the villages each year or die trying.

Top Ten Most Recent Additions to My TBR Shelf #TTT

Hi and welcome to Top Ten Tuesday- a weekly event hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Follow this link for more info =)

For this week's theme of The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List, I went thru my Goodreads tbr shelf and voila! Presenting my ten most recent additions to my ever growing pile of unread books.. I remember craving for new UF/PNR books to read and it shows. 

(Just click on the cover for more info about the book.)

Top Ten Tuesday... on a Monday #TTT

Hi and welcome to Top Ten Tuesday- a weekly event hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Follow this link for more info =)

I greatly enjoyed participating in last week's theme of  New-to-Me Authors I Read In 2018. (You can check that out here.) And since it's the new year, I figured why not make #TTT a regular thing? So here I am. (Here's hoping I could keep up with this commitment though.) 

Anyway, for this week's theme it's... Books I Meant to Read In 2018 but Didn’t Get To.  I don't actually have a definitive list of books to read in a particular year. But I have a long list of books on my tbr (because who doesn't?) that I've barely made a dent in. And 2018 was the year I, apparently, decided not to tackle my tbr pile. Suffice it to say, I now have a taller pile and much longer list of unread books. 

To make this a bit simpler and less overwhelming (for my emotional state, lol), I decided to limit the list to 2018 releases only. So without further ado, here are the Books I Meant to Read In 2018 but Didn’t Get To...  (just click on the book cover for more info about the book =) )

AN AFFAIR OF POISONS by Addie Thorley #WoW #CWW

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday.

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

AN AFFAIR OF POISONS
by Addie Thorley
Release Date: February 26, 2019; Page Street Kids

From Goodreads:
After unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV, seventeen-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoisin is forced to see her mother’s Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: they’re not heroes of the people, as they’ve always claimed to be, but murderers. Herself included. Mira tries to ease her guilt by brewing helpful curatives, but her hunger tonics and headache remedies cannot right past wrongs or save the dissenters her mother vows to purge.

Royal bastard Josse de Bourbon is more kitchen boy than fils de France. But when the Shadow Society assassinates the Sun King and half the royal court, he must become the prince he was never meant to be in order to save his injured sisters and the petulant Dauphin. Forced to hide in the derelict sewers beneath the city, any hope of reclaiming Paris seems impossible—until Josse’s path collides with Mirabelle’s, and he finds a surprising ally in his sworn enemy.

New Releases! 01.08.2019

Hi guys! Gaah! Today is THE DAY! One of my most anticipated releases comes out TODAY!! Yes, it's The Wicked King! I am so excited to finally read it! Honestly I was more excited for this book's release than the new year. I lost count of the number of times I requested (and consequently got rejected) on Edelweiss+ just hoping to get lucky and be approved for an e-arc. And now it's finally here!! 

Anyway, here are some of the books releasing today that I'm most looking forward to reading. Leave a comment below and tell me what you think! What book/s releasing today are you most excited to read?

THE WICKED KING (The Folk of the Air #2)
by Holly Black
Amazon  |  Book Depository  |  Barnes & Noble

From Goodreads:
The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince.

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. 

The first lesson is to make yourself strong. 

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.

When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday: COURTING DARKNESS (Courting Darkness #1) by Robin LaFevers #WoW #CWW

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday.

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

COURTING DARKNESS (Courting Darkness #1)
by Robin LaFevers
Release Date: February 5, 2019; HMH Books for Young Readers

From Goodreads:
Death wasn’t the end, it was only the beginning… 

Sybella has always been the darkest of Death’s daughters, trained at the convent of Saint Mortain to serve as his justice. But she has a new mission now. In a desperate bid to keep her two youngest sisters safe from the family that nearly destroyed them all, she agrees to accompany the duchess to France, where they quickly find themselves surrounded by enemies. Their one ray of hope is Sybella’s fellow novitiates, disguised and hidden deep in the French court years ago by the convent—provided Sybella can find them.

Genevieve has been undercover for so many years, she struggles to remember who she is or what she’s supposed to be fighting for. Her only solace is a hidden prisoner who appears all but forgotten by his guards. When tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to take matters into her own hands—even if it means ignoring the long awaited orders from the convent.

Can't-Wait' Wednesday: A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY by Brigid Kemmerer #CWW #WoW

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday.

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY
by Brigid Kemmerer
Publication: January 29, 2019; Bloomsbury

From Goodreads:
Fall in love, break the curse. 

It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.

Nothing has ever been easy for Harper Lacy. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she’s instead somehow sucked into Rhen’s cursed world.

Break the curse, save the kingdom. 

A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn’t know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what’s at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.

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What about you? What's your 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week?

Share your thoughts below. I'd love to hear from you! =)

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday: THE WICKED KING (The Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights book/s to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday.

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

THE WICKED KING (The Folk of the Air #2)
by Holly Black
Amazon  |  Book Depository  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play

From Goodreads:
You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.

The first lesson is to make yourself strong.

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.

When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.

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'Can't-Wait' Wednesday: EMPIRE OF SAND by Tasha Suri

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday. 

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

EMPIRE OF SAND
by Tasha Suri
Date of Publication: 11.13.18
Amazon  |  The Book Depository

From Goodreads:
A nobleman’s daughter with magic in her blood. An empire built on the dreams of enslaved gods. Empire of Sand is Tasha Suri’s captivating, Mughal India-inspired debut fantasy.

The Amrithi are outcasts; nomads descended of desert spirits, they are coveted and persecuted throughout the Empire for the power in their blood. Mehr is the illegitimate daughter of an imperial governor and an exiled Amrithi mother she can barely remember, but whose face and magic she has inherited.

When Mehr’s power comes to the attention of the Emperor’s most feared mystics, she must use every ounce of will, subtlety, and power she possesses to resist their cruel agenda.

Should she fail, the gods themselves may awaken seeking vengeance…

Empire of Sand is a lush, dazzling fantasy novel perfect for readers of City of Brass and The Wrath & the Dawn.


What about you? Share your thoughts below; I would love to hear from you!

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday: GIRLS OF PAPER AND FIRE by Natasha Ngan

'Can't-Wait' Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa of Wishful Endings. It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for. It is based on Jill, from Breaking the Spine's 'Waiting on' Wednesday. 

My 'Can't-Wait' Wednesday pick for this week is-

GIRLS OF PAPER AND FIRE
by Natasha Ngan
Date of Publication: 11.06.18
Amazon  |   The Book Depository

From Goodreads:
Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honor they could hope for...and the most cruel.

But this year, there's a ninth girl. And instead of paper, she's made of fire.

In this lush fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most oppressed class in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards still haunts her. Now, the guards are back, and this time it's Lei they're after--the girl whose golden eyes have piqued the king's interest.

Over weeks of training in the opulent but stifling palace, Lei and eight other girls learn the skills and charm that befit being a king's consort. But Lei isn't content to watch her fate consume her. Instead, she does the unthinkable--she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens the very foundation of Ikhara, and Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide just how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge.

TW: violence and sexual abuse.


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Cover Reveal: A PACK OF BLOOD AND LIES by Olivia Wildenstein

A PACK OF BLOOD AND LIES

by Olivia Wildenstein

Release Date: Spring 2019; YA Shifter Romance (Mature YA)

About the book:

The primal rule of winning: don’t fall in love with the contender. 

Three months shy of her eighteenth birthday, Ness is forced to return to Colorado. Even though it’s been six years, and the wolves of her all-male pack don’t recognize her, she recognizes them. People who shun others because of their gender are hard to forget.

Especially Liam Kolane—son of Heath, the crudest and cruelest Alpha to have ruled the Boulder Pack. Liam is as handsome as he is infuriating, as kind as he is punishing, and he makes Ness’s traitorous heart race, which isn’t good. After all, he’s a Kolane. Like father like son, right? 

When Heath dies, Liam vies to become the new Alpha and no one dares challenge him. 

Except Ness. 

Thus begins a treacherous game. 

The rules: winner takes all…including loser’s life. 

Fans of Twilight and Shiver will devour A PACK OF BLOOD AND LIES.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Website    Goodreads    Twitter    Facebook

Olivia Wildenstein grew up in New York City, the daughter of a French father with a great sense of humor, and a Swedish mother whom she speaks to at least three times a day. She chose Brown University to complete her undergraduate studies and earned a bachelor’s in comparative literature. After designing jewelry for a few years, Wildenstein traded in her tools for a laptop computer and a very comfortable chair. This line of work made more sense, considering her college degree.

When she’s not writing, she’s psychoanalyzing everyone she meets (Yes. Everyone), eavesdropping on conversations to gather material for her next book, baking up a storm (that she actually eats), going to the gym (because she eats), and attempting not to be late at her children’s school (like she is 4 out of 5 mornings, on good weeks).

Wildenstein lives with her husband and three children in Geneva, Switzerland, where she’s an active member of the writing community.

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'Waiting on' Wednesday: THIS CRUEL DESIGN (This Mortal Coil #2) by Emily Suvada

'Waiting on' Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill, from Breaking the Spine. (I just found out she doesn't host it anymore but I hope it's okay that I'm still posting this.) It highlights books to be released that readers/bloggers are most excited for.

My WoW pick for this week is-


THIS CRUEL DESIGN (This Mortal Coil #2)
by Emily Suvada
Expected Date of Publication: 10.30.2018
Pre-order:  Amazon  |  Book Depository

From Goodreads:
Cat thought the Hydra epidemic was over, but when new cases pop up, Cat must team up with an enemy to fix the vaccine before the virus spirals out of control in this thrilling sequel to This Mortal Coil, which New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman says “redefines ‘unputdownable.’”

The nightmare of the outbreak is finally over, but Cat’s fight has only just begun.

Exhausted, wounded, and reeling from revelations that have shaken her to her core, Cat is at a breaking point. Camped in the woods with Cole and Leoben, she’s working day and night, desperate to find a way to stop Lachlan’s plan to reprogram humanity. But she’s failing—Cat can’t even control her newly regrown panel, and try as she might to ignore them, she keeps seeing glitching visions from her past everywhere she turns.

When news arrives that the Hydra virus might not be as dead as they’d thought, the group is pushed into an uneasy alliance with Cartaxus to hunt down Lachlan and fix the vaccine. Their search takes them to Entropia, a city of genehackers hidden deep in the desert that could also hold the answers about Cat’s past that she’s been searching for.

But when confronted with lies and betrayals, Cat is forced to question everything she knows and everyone she trusts. And while Lachlan is always two steps ahead, the biggest threat to Cat may be the secrets buried in her own mind.


What about you? Share your WoW pick below!
I would love to hear from you!

10.09.18 New Releases!

So many great books are out in the world today! Here are some I'm most excited for! Happy release day to all these amazing books!!

              

BLANCA & ROJA

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WHAT IF IT'S US

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DAGGER AND COIN (Sword & Verse #2)

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LIGHT YEARS

Add it on Goodreads   |  Amazon  |  The Book Depository

BRIDGE OF CLAY

Add it on Goodreads  |  Amazon (signed ed)  |  Amazon  |  The Book Depository

THE DEVIL'S THIEF (The Last Magician #2)

Add it on Goodreads  |  Amazon  |  The Book Depository

THE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET IN HEAVEN (The Five People You Meet in Heaven #2)

Add it on Goodreads  |  Amazon  |  The Book Depository

          

BRIGHT RUIN (Dark Gifts #3)

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BENEATH THE CITADEL

Add it on Goodreads   |  Amazon  |  The Book Depository

THE HEALER

Add it on Goodreads   |  Amazon  |  The Book Depository

What new release are you most looking forward to reading? Share your thoughts below! I would love to hear from you <3 <3