Seventeen-year-old Ciardis has grown up in poverty, a cleaner in a small vale on the outskirts of the kingdom. But beneath her kingdom’s seemingly idyllic surface lies a hidden secret. Whispers of an inept crown Prince are growing ever louder—intensified by the five year anniversary of the soulbond initiations. Amidst scandalous whispers, Ciardis finds herself chosen to train...
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2013 Reading Challenge
This year, I decided to participate in the Goodreads Reading Challenge for the first time. I figured that challenging myself to read 100 books would be acceptable since I only really had a specific window in which I could read for pleasure: over Christmas vacation, during Reading Week (while taking a break from studying for midterms, of course)...
Friday Finds (June 28)
Friday Finds is a weekly event hosted by Should Be Reading, where you discuss books that you’ve discovered and added to your to-read list over the course of the week. These books don’t have to be ones that you’ve purchased – they can be books that you’ve borrowed, found online, heard about from a friend, etc. Books I...
Book Review: The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to center stage of her own life – and, despite her nonexistent history with boys, suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two. Toby...
Waiting on Wednesday (June 26)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that are eagerly anticipated. This week’s release that I’m (not so) patiently awaiting is Indelible by Dawn Metcalf, which has an expected publication date of July 30. Some things are permanent. Indelible. And they cannot be changed back. Joy Malone learns this...
WWW Wednesday (June 26)
WWW Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Should Be Reading. To participate, answer the following three questions: 1. What are you currently reading? 2. What did you recently finish reading? 3. What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading: I received an ARC of Mrs. Poe from a Goodreads First Reads giveaway. It’s really interesting so...
Teaser Tuesday (June 25)
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by Should Be Reading, which asks you to grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two teaser sentences. This week’s teaser comes from Until I Die by Amy Plum. Kate and Vincent have overcome the odds and at last they are together in Paris, the city of...
Top Ten Books I’ve Read In 2013 (So Far)
Enshadowed by Kelly Creagh This was just as dark and intriguing as Nevermore, with so many surprises and wonderful Poe influences along the way. It was perfect – cliffhanger and all. I can’t wait to read the sequel! Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver It made me laugh, broke my heart, and made think...
ARC Review: The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
A rare meteorite struck Alex Woods when he was ten years old, leaving scars and marking him for an extraordinary future. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, Alex hasn’t had the easiest childhood. But when he meets curmudgeonly widower Mr. Peterson, he finds an unlikely friend. Someone who teaches him that...
ARC Review: Dark Child by Adina West
Perfect for fans of The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, this intriguing urban fantasy follows the story of Kat Chanter, who discovers that the world she knows is controlled by ancient creatures who feed on blood. And she might just be one of them … Lately things have been getting weird for pathology technician Kat Chanter. She’s...