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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
RAK November Wrap-up!
Waiting on Wednesday (21)
Waiting on Wednesday is the weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
I am eagerly waiting for...
Lenobia’s Vow
(House of Night Novellas 2)
Release Date: January 31 2012
Goodreads:
The second in the enthralling new mini-series of novellas from the #1 bestselling authors of the House of Night, Lenobia's Vow tells the gripping story behind the House of Night's enigmatic riding instructor – and one of Zoey’s closest allies against evil
The House of Night is an international publishing sensation; with almost 12 million books in print, and an incredible 120 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, the series has taken the world by storm. Now, the excitement continues as the Cast mother-daughter duo shares the back stories of a few of the House of Night's most important – and mysterious – characters. The second of the House of Night Novellas brings us Lenobia, the strong, beautiful horseback riding instructor, who guides Zoey through some of her darkest hours, and has a dark secret buried in her own past...
In a small southern town at the turn of the century, young Lenobia is developing into a beautiful young woman with ideas of her own. But when she is Marked as a fledgling vampyre, her world turns upside down, and she is drawn to the musical streets of New Orleans. There, she learns of the city’s dark underbelly, ruled by powerful black magic. As Lenobia experiences her first love – and loss – and discovers a passion for horses to sustain her, she must come face-to-face with Darkness itself. And she may not escape without scars.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Teaser Tuesday (20)
Teaser Tuesdays is a meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.
by Jenn Reese
The kelp thickened. Long strands of green brushed her face and slid across her legs. She tried to keep her bearings. It was easy to get lost in a big kelp forest like this one -- and dangerous. You could swim for days without finding your way out. She'd heard some Elders talking about a kelp jumgle somewhere that was too treacherous to enter at all. Strange things lived there, they said. Creatures with unnatural bodies cried like babies to lure you in, then devoured you with a hundred tiny mouths.
That kelp jungle was high on her list of places to find.
That kelp jungle was high on her list of places to find.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Early Review: Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
Touch of Power
Author: Maria V. Snyder
Publisher: Mira, 2011
Genre: YA Fantasy
Buy: Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD
Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan assumes their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that has decimated the Territories, leaving the survivors in a state of chaos.
Stressed and tired from hiding, Avry is abducted by a band of rogues who, shockingly, value her gift above the golden bounty offered for her capture. Their leader, an enigmatic captor-protector with powers of his own, is unequivocal in his demands: Avry must heal a plague-stricken prince—leader of a campaign against her people. As they traverse the daunting Nine Mountains, beset by mercenaries and magical dangers, Avry must decide who is worth healing and what is worth dying for. Because the price of peace may well be her life...
Stressed and tired from hiding, Avry is abducted by a band of rogues who, shockingly, value her gift above the golden bounty offered for her capture. Their leader, an enigmatic captor-protector with powers of his own, is unequivocal in his demands: Avry must heal a plague-stricken prince—leader of a campaign against her people. As they traverse the daunting Nine Mountains, beset by mercenaries and magical dangers, Avry must decide who is worth healing and what is worth dying for. Because the price of peace may well be her life...
NaNo Madness - Week 4
I Just finished my first NaNoWriMo ever with 3 days left to spare.
Cannot believe it.
~WordCount~
50,055
~Favorite Quote~
50,055
~Favorite Quote~
"Why am I here?"
"You are the key to evolution Annabel."
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Early Review: Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Every Other DayAuthor: Jennifer Lynn BarnesPublisher: EgmontUSA, 2011
Every other day, Kali D'Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies. She's human.
And then every day in between . . .She's something else entirely.
Though she still looks like herself, every twenty-four hours predatory instincts take over and Kali becomes a feared demon-hunter with the undeniable urge to hunt, trap, and kill zombies, hellhounds, and other supernatural creatures. Kali has no idea why she is the way she is, but she gives in to instinct anyway. Even though the government considers it environmental terrorism.
When Kali notices a mark on the lower back of a popular girl at school, she knows instantly that the girl is marked for death by one of these creatures. Kali has twenty-four hours to save her and, unfortunately, she'll have to do it as a human. With the help of a few new friends, Kali takes a risk that her human body might not survive. . .and learns the secrets of her mysterious condition in the process.
And then every day in between . . .She's something else entirely.
Though she still looks like herself, every twenty-four hours predatory instincts take over and Kali becomes a feared demon-hunter with the undeniable urge to hunt, trap, and kill zombies, hellhounds, and other supernatural creatures. Kali has no idea why she is the way she is, but she gives in to instinct anyway. Even though the government considers it environmental terrorism.
When Kali notices a mark on the lower back of a popular girl at school, she knows instantly that the girl is marked for death by one of these creatures. Kali has twenty-four hours to save her and, unfortunately, she'll have to do it as a human. With the help of a few new friends, Kali takes a risk that her human body might not survive. . .and learns the secrets of her mysterious condition in the process.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Review: Mastiff by Tamora Pierce
Mastiff(Beka Cooper 3)Author: Tamora PiercePublisher: Random House, 2011
The Legend of Beka Cooper gives Tamora Pierce's fans exactly what they want—a smart and savvy heroine making a name for herself on the mean streets of Tortall's Lower City—while offering plenty of appeal for new readers as well.
Beka and her friends will face their greatest and most important challenge ever when the young heir to the kingdom vanishes. They will be sent out of Corus on a trail that appears and disappears, following a twisting road throughout Tortall. It will be her greatest Hunt—if she can survive the very powerful people who do not want her to succeed in her goal.
Beka and her friends will face their greatest and most important challenge ever when the young heir to the kingdom vanishes. They will be sent out of Corus on a trail that appears and disappears, following a twisting road throughout Tortall. It will be her greatest Hunt—if she can survive the very powerful people who do not want her to succeed in her goal.
On My Wishlist (20)
On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. The idea is to list all the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.
Exiled
Author: RaShelle Workman
Publisher: Polished Pen Press
Released: November 11 2011
Genre: YA Science Fiction
Stubborn, sixteen-year-old Princess Venus of Kelari wants one thing, to become a kelvieri, that is, until someone exiles her to Earth, kills her irrihunter and takes her family.Now she wants revenge.
First she’s got to get home. But before she can return to Kelari, the Gods have commanded her to help an arrogant boy named Justus find his soul mate.Only she doesn't know the first thing about love.
Rather quickly, her inexperience with human emotion is obscured by other matters—alien-controlled psychotic teens that are out to kill her, and a government group that is set on capturing and dissecting her.
Worst of all, Venus will suffer a painful death-by-poisoning, thanks to Earth’s atmosphere, if she remains on the planet longer than one week.Still, Venus is a Princess and she's got a plan. Surely, with her help, Justus will fall in love with a human.
But time is running out and Justus is falling for the wrong girl—her.
First she’s got to get home. But before she can return to Kelari, the Gods have commanded her to help an arrogant boy named Justus find his soul mate.Only she doesn't know the first thing about love.
Rather quickly, her inexperience with human emotion is obscured by other matters—alien-controlled psychotic teens that are out to kill her, and a government group that is set on capturing and dissecting her.
Worst of all, Venus will suffer a painful death-by-poisoning, thanks to Earth’s atmosphere, if she remains on the planet longer than one week.Still, Venus is a Princess and she's got a plan. Surely, with her help, Justus will fall in love with a human.
But time is running out and Justus is falling for the wrong girl—her.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Review: Flesh and Blood by Kristen Painter
Flesh and Blood(House of Comarré 2)Author: Kristen PainterPublisher: Orbit, 2011
Those born into the comarré life produced blood in rich, pure, powerful abundance...
With the Ring of Sorrows still missing, and the covenant between othernaturals and mortals broken, Chrysabelle and Malkolm’s problems are just beginning. Chrysabelle still owes Malkolm for his help, but fulfilling that debt means returning to Corvinestri, the hidden vampire city where neither is welcome.
With the Ring of Sorrows still missing, and the covenant between othernaturals and mortals broken, Chrysabelle and Malkolm’s problems are just beginning. Chrysabelle still owes Malkolm for his help, but fulfilling that debt means returning to Corvinestri, the hidden vampire city where neither is welcome.
Follow Friday (17)
Follow Friday is hosted By Parajunkee.com and Alisoncanread.com
This week question is:
It's Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. so we want to know what you are Thankful for - blogging related of course! Who has helped you out along the way? What books are you thankful for reading?
I'm just so thankful for having found this amazing world of book blogging. It's really one amazing comunity of book lovers out there and I'm thankful for being able to share it with you all. There are some awesome bloggers I need to mention here, people whose blogs and reviews always inspire me to do better:
Books I am grateful for are too many to mention here! lol I'll just mention a few that have seriously rocked my world this year ^__~
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel
Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs
I'm also grateful for these wonderful series!
The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa
Soul Screamers by Rachel Vincent
Shade Trilogy by Jeri Smith-Ready
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Natalia Belikov of Dazzling Reads
Giselle of Xpresso Reads
Maria Behar of A Night's Dream of Books
Amy and the sisters of The YA Sisterhood
Penelope of The Reading Fever
Books I am grateful for are too many to mention here! lol I'll just mention a few that have seriously rocked my world this year ^__~
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel
Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs
I'm also grateful for these wonderful series!
The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa
Soul Screamers by Rachel Vincent
Shade Trilogy by Jeri Smith-Ready
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Don't forget to check out my Witchlanders Giveaway!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Across the UniverseAuthor: Beth RevisPublisher: Razorbill, 2011
Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.
Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone - one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship - tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.
Now, Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.
Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone - one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship - tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.
Now, Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.
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