Musing Mondays (11) & It's Monday! (6)

 Musing Mondays is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading.

 This week’s musing is…
 

Do you listen to audiobooks? Why, or why not?
Umm, not really. I've listened to one or two, but it requires my absolute concentration and I'm more worried about understanding what the narrator is saying than about the story itself. The last audiobook I listened to was Reaper by Rachel Vincent, and I absolutely loved it. But really, I just like to read.

It's Monday! What are you reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey. Each week we share the books we have just finished reading, are currently reading, and are planning to read.

Just Finished Reading:

Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore
  Divergent by Veronica Roth
*Special thanks to GReads for the giveaway which allowed me to win Divergent!*

Currently Reading:

Awake at Dawn by C.C. Hunter

Planning To Read:

I won't be reading anything during November since I'll be devoting all my time to NaNoWriMo. If I do well and keep up with the word quota for each day I might sneak in a book...or two. Maybe not. It's my first time participating after all, and it's been a while since I've written anything, and what I've written in the past doesn't even reach the 10k word mark. So wish me luck! I'll need it!

Review: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins

Demonglass

(Hex Hall 2)

Author: Rachel Hawkins

Publisher: Disney Hyperion, 2011

Genre: YA Paranormal
Buy: Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

Goodreads

Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch.

That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on wiping Prodigium off the face of the earth.

Turns out, Sophie’s a demon, one of only two in the world—the other being her father. What’s worse, she has powers that threaten the lives of everyone she loves. Which is precisely why Sophie decides she must go to London for the Removal, a dangerous procedure that will destroy her powers.

But once Sophie arrives she makes a shocking discovery. Her new friends? They’re demons too. Meaning someone is raising them in secret with creepy plans to use their powers, and probably not for good. Meanwhile, The Eye is set on hunting Sophie down, and they’re using Archer to do it. But it’s not like she has feelings for him anymore. Does she?

On My Wishlist (15)

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.

Blood of Requiem

Author: Daniel Arenson

Publisher: Moonclipse

Released: May 17 2011

Genre: Fantasy

Summary:

Long ago stood the kingdom of Requiem, a land of men who could grow wings and scales, breathe fire, and take flight as dragons. Requiem ruled the sky.

But Dies Irae, a tyrant leading an army of griffins, hunted Requiem's people, burned their forests, and shattered their temples. Requiem fell. This ancient land now lies in ruin, its halls crumbled, its cries silenced, its skeletons littering the burned earth.

In the wilderness, a scattering of survivors lives in hiding. The griffins still hunt them, and every day promises death. Will Requiem's last children perish in exile... or once more become dragons and fly to war?