Wrote that Review Update #158, August 20th

If you want to participate, set a certain amount of reviews to write, and once you make that goal, you can get a reward!

My reviews to reward is writing all of the reviews of the week, and I motivated myself to write my review for , so I have  of  reviews written!

And as always, I want to review this week's reviews!

What about you guys? Happy reading!

How Well I Stuck to It #161, August 20th

So I decided that I should have accountability on sticking to what should be in a week, so I'm doing How Well I Stuck to It every Sunday, because my schedule should be fixed in by now!

Tour Books: #. Check.

Review Books: #. Check.

NetGalley: #. Check.

Edelweiss: #. Check.

Meme Books: #. Check.

Rereads: #. Check.

New Books: #. Check.

ARC August Update 12

So I read my next ARC, which was These Things I've Done. I'll be reading I have no clue next.

Reading Journey:

All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 4:35 PM
Pages Read: 384

Royal Replicas by Michael Pierce
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 420

Blood Magic by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 5:57 PM
Pages Read: 272

Demon Kin by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 11:38 PM
Pages Read: 308

Hexed by Michelle Krys
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 384

Two Nights by Kathy Reichs
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 11:31 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid
Started On: August 16th
Finished On: August 16th, 9:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
Started On: August 17th
Finished On; August 17th, 6:31 PM
Pages Read: 272

Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 384

Bad Girl Gone by Temple Mathews
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 9:38 PM
Pages Read: 0 of 272

The Secret History of Us by Jessi Kirby
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 11:46 PM
Pages Read: 288

Thesse Things I've Done by Rebecca Phillips
Started On: August 19th
Finished On August 19th, 2:35 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin
Started On: August 19th
Pages Read: 0 of 371

Goals: 20
Read: 12
Pages Read: 4049

Week 33 Review: The Secret History of Us

From Goodreads:
In this gorgeously written, emotional novel that fans of Sarah Dessen will enjoy, a teenage girl must piece together the parts of her life she doesn't remember after a severe collision leaves her with no memory of the past four years. 

When Olivia awakes in a hospital bed following a near-fatal car accident, she can't remember how she got there. She figures it's because she was in a coma for a week, but as time goes on, she realizes she's lost more than just the last week of her life—she's lost all memory of events that happened years ago. Gone is any recollection of starting or graduating high school; the prom; or her steady boyfriend Matt. Trying to figure out who she is feels impossible when everyone keeps telling her who she was.

As Liv tries to sort out her family and friends' perceptions of her, the one person she hasn't heard enough from is Walker, the guy who saved her the night her car was knocked off that bridge into the bay below. Walker is the hardened boy who's been keeping his distance and the one person that has made Liv feel like her old self…whoever that is. With feelings growing for Walker, tensions rising with Matt, and secrets she can't help but feel are being kept from her, Olivia must find her place in a life she doesn't remember living.

My Review:


Author: Jessi Kirby
Read: August 18th, 2017
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2017 Book!
Publisher: HarperTeen
Published: August 1st 2017

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 33 Review: Bad Girl Gone

From Goodreads:
Sixteen year-old Echo Stone awakens in a cold sweat in a dark room, having no idea where she is or how she got there. But she soon finds out she's in Middle House, an orphanage filled with mysteriously troubled kids.

There's just one problem: she's not an orphan. Her parents are very much alive.

She explains this to everyone, but no one will listen. After befriending a sympathetic (and handsome) boy, Echo is able to escape Middle House and rush home, only to discover it sealed off by crime scene tape and covered in the evidence of a terrible and violent crime. As Echo grapples with this world-shattering information, she spots her parents driving by and rushes to flag them down. Standing in the middle of street, waving her arms to get their attention, her parents car drives right through her.

She was right. Her parents are alive but she's not.

She's a ghost, just like all the other denizens of Middle House. Desperate to somehow get her life back and reconnect with her still-alive boyfriend, Echo embarks on a quest to solve her own murder. As the list of suspects grows, the quest evolves into a journey of self-discovery in which she learns she wasn't quite the girl she thought she was. In a twist of fate, she's presented with one last chance to reclaim her life and must make a decision which will either haunt her or bless her forever.

My Review:


Author: Temple Mathews
Read: August 18th, 2017
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2017 Book!
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Book
Published: August 8th 2017

4/5 Hearts

3/5 Books

4/5 Stars

Week 33 Review: Beautiful Lawman

From Goodreads:
From the wrong side of the tracks and with most of her family in jail or dead, Piper Walsh is used to everyone in town thinking the worst about her. It doesn't seem to matter that she’s worked hard to build a good life for herself. So she isn't surprised that when she comes into contact with Sweet Hill's wildly irresistible, arrogant sheriff, Hale Walters, they're instant adversaries. Piper has nothing in common with the town golden-boy-turned-lawman—and she refuses to be a notch on his bedpost.

Despite rumors, Hale avoids fooling around with the women of Sweet Hill, many of whom are hoping to get him to the altar. But staying out of Piper's path is proving near impossible. The infuriating troublemaker clearly has no respect for his badge. As she continues to push his buttons, it becomes clear to Hale that he must either arrest Piper—or claim her as his own.

My Review:


Author: Sophie Jordan
Series: Devil's Rock #4
Read: August 18th, 2017
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2017 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Avon
Expected Publication: December 26th 2017

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 33 Review: Bannerless

From Goodreads:
A mysterious murder in a dystopian future leads a novice investigator to question what she's learned about the foundation of her population-controlled society.

Decades after economic and environmental collapse destroys much of civilization in the United States, the Coast Road region isn't just surviving but thriving by some accounts, building something new on the ruins of what came before. A culture of population control has developed in which people, organized into households, must earn the children they bear by proving they can take care of them and are awarded symbolic banners to demonstrate this privilege. In the meantime, birth control is mandatory.  

Enid of Haven is an Investigator, called on to mediate disputes and examine transgressions against the community. She's young for the job and hasn't yet handled a serious case. Now, though, a suspicious death requires her attention. The victim was an outcast, but might someone have taken dislike a step further and murdered him?  

In a world defined by the disasters that happened a century before, the past is always present. But this investigation may reveal the cracks in Enid's world and make her question what she really stands for.

My Review:


Author: Carrie Vaughn
Series: Bannerless Saga #1
Read: August 17th, 2017
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really good! And I enjoy her books! And it's a 2017 Dystopia Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2017 Book!
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: July 11th 2017

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 33 Review: The Empress

From Goodreads:
The thrilling sequel to S.J. Kincaid's The Diabolic, the New York Times bestseller that TeenVogue.com called "the perfect kind of high-pressure adventure."

It's a new day in the Empire. Tyrus has ascended to the throne with Nemesis by his side and now they can find a new way forward—one where they don't have to hide or scheme or kill. One where creatures like Nemesis will be given worth and recognition, where science and information can be shared with everyone and not just the elite.

But having power isn't the same thing as keeping it, and change isn't always welcome. The ruling class, the Grandiloquy, has held control over planets and systems for centuries—and they are plotting to stop this teenage Emperor and Nemesis, who is considered nothing more than a creature and certainly not worthy of being Empress.

Nemesis will protect Tyrus at any cost. He is the love of her life, and they are partners in this new beginning. But she cannot protect him by being the killing machine she once was. She will have to prove the humanity that she's found inside herself to the whole Empire—or she and Tyrus may lose more than just the throne. But if proving her humanity means that she and Tyrus must do inhuman things, is the fight worth the cost of winning it? 

My Review:


This book totally tore my heart out! Wow,

Oh, wow, that ending! I kinda read it before I finished the first chapter, so I knew it was coming, but wow, that could not really prepare me! Everything that happened in this book, made the ending so much more poignant and heartbreaking! I need the final book now!

Yeah, I loved reading this book so, so, so much! The wait for the 3rd book is going to be evil!

Author: S.J. Kincaid
Series: The Diabolic #2
Read: August 16th, 2017
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series! And it's a 2017 Dystopia Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2017 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
Expected Publication: October 31st 2017

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 33 Review: Rituals

From Goodreads:
The fifth book and the exciting conclusion to bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's "impossible-to-put-down" Cainsville series, in which she mixes hard-hitting crime writing with phenomenal world-building to create a brand of fiction all her own.

Olivia Jones must make a choice. Caught between two rival supernatural forces, Liv was granted a brief period in which to make her decision. Now that time has run out. Whichever side she chooses, someone she loves will pay. Her lover, Ricky. Gabriel Walsh, the man she knows she cannot, must not love. Her parents, already trapped in prison.And now there is a new, terrifying power rising - one that doesn't distinguish between good and evil intentions. It feeds on chaos and destroys without mercy. Unless Liv acts fast, no one will survive. In this gripping thriller, international bestselling author Kelley Armstrong brings the Cainsville series to a powerful, richly rewarding climax.

My Review:


Author: Kelley Armstrong
Series: Cainesville #5
Read: August 15th, 2017
Source: Bought
Reason Why: Love her books so much, and this series! And it's a End of Series 2017 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2017 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Random House Canada
Published: August 15th 2017

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 33 Reviews: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

From Goodreads:
Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can't wait to get back to school after the summer holidays. (Who wouldn't if they lived with the horrible Dursleys?) But when Harry gets to Hogwarts, the atmosphere is tense. There's an escaped mass murderer on the loose, and the sinister prison guards of Azkaban have been called in to guard the school...

From Goodreads:
It is the summer holidays and soon Harry Potter will be starting his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is counting the days: there are new spells to be learnt, more Quidditch to be played, and Hogwarts castle to continue exploring. But Harry needs to be careful - there are unexpected dangers lurking ...

My Review:


Author: J.K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter #3, 4,
First Read: 2005, 2005
Read: August 14th, 15th, 2017
Source: Own
Reason Why: Love her books and this series, so rereading! And they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2017 Books!
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: July 8th 1999, July 8th 2000

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

ARC August Update 11

So I read my next ARC, which was The Secret History of Us. I'll be reading The Becoming of Noah Shaw next.

Reading Journey:

All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 4:35 PM
Pages Read: 384

Royal Replicas by Michael Pierce
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 420

Blood Magic by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 5:57 PM
Pages Read: 272

Demon Kin by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 11:38 PM
Pages Read: 308

Hexed by Michelle Krys
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 384

Two Nights by Kathy Reichs
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 11:31 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid
Started On: August 16th
Finished On: August 16th, 9:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
Started On: August 17th
Finished On; August 17th, 6:31 PM
Pages Read: 272

Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 384

Bad Girl Gone by Temple Mathews
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 9:38 PM
Pages Read: 0 of 272

The Secret History of Us by Jessi Kirby
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 11:46 PM
Pages Read: 288

The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin
Started On: August 19th
Pages Read: 0 of 371

Goals: 20
Read: 11
Pages Read: 3697

ARC August Update 10

So I read my next ARC, which was Bad Girl Gone. I'll be reading The Secret History of Us next.

Reading Journey:

All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 4:35 PM
Pages Read: 384

Royal Replicas by Michael Pierce
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 420

Blood Magic by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 5:57 PM
Pages Read: 272

Demon Kin by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 11:38 PM
Pages Read: 308

Hexed by Michelle Krys
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 384

Two Nights by Kathy Reichs
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 11:31 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid
Started On: August 16th
Finished On: August 16th, 9:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
Started On: August 17th
Finished On; August 17th, 6:31 PM
Pages Read: 272

Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 384

Bad Girl Gone by Temple Mathews
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 9:38 PM
Pages Read: 0 of 272

The Secret History of Us by Jessi Kirby
Started On: August 18th
Pages Read: 0 of 288

Goals: 20
Read: 10
Pages Read: 3409

ARC August Update 9

So I read my next ARC, which was Beautiful Lawman. I'll be reading Bad Girl Gone next.

Reading Journey:

All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 4:35 PM
Pages Read: 384

Royal Replicas by Michael Pierce
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 420

Blood Magic by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 5:57 PM
Pages Read: 272

Demon Kin by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 11:38 PM
Pages Read: 308

Hexed by Michelle Krys
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 384

Two Nights by Kathy Reichs
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 11:31 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid
Started On: August 16th
Finished On: August 16th, 9:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
Started On: August 17th
Finished On; August 17th, 6:31 PM
Pages Read: 272

Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 384

Bad Girl Gone by Temple Mathews
Started On: August 18th
Pages Read: 0 of 272

Goals: 20
Read: 9
Pages Read: 3137

Follow Friday #301, August 18th

Follow Friday is a blog hop that expands your blog following by a joint effort between bloggers. Follow Friday is hosted by 2 hosts, Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs! For more rules and how to participate, visit one of the hosts. Now for this week's question:

The Post Prompt:








Any or all. I'm not too picky, there's options!

The Reward Challenge Update #309, August 18th

The Reward Challenge is almost the complete opposite to a book buying ban as you'll end up buying lots of new books throughout the challenge but only after you've completed a certain amount of reading. It was hosted by Good Golly Miss Holly, so thanks to her for starting it!

OK, so I read

which counts twice/# times as a ,

So I have  counts which translates to $ this week! I'll use it to buy

First Lines Friday #327, August 18th

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

-Grab your current read(s)
-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!

We Have the Cover of Kate Daniels #10!!!!

Yes, we have the cover of Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews!

We Have the Cover of GhostWalkers #14!!!!

Yeah, we have the cover of Cover Game by Christine Feehan! And it's pretty great!

ARC August Update 8

So I read my next ARC, which was Bannerless. I'll be reading The Becoming of Noah Shaw next.

Reading Journey:

All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 4:35 PM
Pages Read: 384

Royal Replicas by Michael Pierce
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 420

Blood Magic by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 5:57 PM
Pages Read: 272

Demon Kin by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 11:38 PM
Pages Read: 308

Hexed by Michelle Krys
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 384

Two Nights by Kathy Reichs
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 11:31 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid
Started On: August 16th
Finished On: August 16th, 9:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
Started On: August 17th
Finished On; August 17th, 6:31 PM
Pages Read: 272

The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin
Started On: August
Pages Read: 0 of 371

Goals: 20
Read: 8
Pages Read: 2753

Random Reads #299, August 17th

Random Reads is a monthly meme (that I'm going to do weekly) hosted by I'm Loving Books to read some books that have been on our TBR piles for a long time. Using Random.org, I got 4150 which turned out to be Endless by Kate Elliot! It's been on my TBR pile since December 12th, 2013, and I added it because I love her books! Happy reading! 

Third Sentence Thursday #314, August 17th

Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme which likes to watch fireworks especially while eating a cookie!

1) Take the book you are currently reading and open it to a random page. Share the third full sentence on that page. (If there isn't a third one – like at the end of a chapter or a blank page – you can share the third sentence of the book or just choose another random page.) Feel free to share more than one sentence, if you feel the need to do so.

2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)

3) Post a link to your sentence at Words I Write Crazy (This Blog)

4) Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentences!

"But-there are people living there." -Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn, page 68.

Yeah, that doesn't sound good, it's the "but" that drags it down!

What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

Will the Time Come #324, August 17th

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!

Want to Join?

-Pick a book you have been meaning to read

-Do a post telling us about the book    

-Link the post up in the linky  

-Visit the other blogs

From Goodreads:

He’ll play dirty to get what he wants… 

Willow Cavanaugh would be happy if she never saw cocky football star Nick Hamilton again. Sure, their fling was the hottest she’d had, but he’s way too much of a playboy to settle down with one woman. Plus, she’s got her heart set on a piece of real estate for her catering business—and Nick owns that property. 

Nick may be at the top of his game, but all he wants is a second chance with Willow. When he offers to sell her his commercial space if she agrees to a series of dates with him, their chemistry is so scintillating that jumping back into bed seems like an inevitability. But Willow’s decided all’s fair in sex and blackmail. Little does she know, Nick’s playing to win…and she’s the prize.

Why the time hasn't come yet...
A multitude of previously used reasons-it's been awhile since I read the first book, I don't have a copy of this one, and I just haven't been seeing it around, so I don't know to want to read it! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

ARC August Update 7

So I read my next ARC, which was The Empress. I'll be reading Bannerless next. Yeah, I didn't read any for a while, but now I got another! Yeah!

Reading Journey:

All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 4:35 PM
Pages Read: 384

Royal Replicas by Michael Pierce
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 420

Blood Magic by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 5:57 PM
Pages Read: 272

Demon Kin by T.G. Ayer
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 11:38 PM
Pages Read: 308

Hexed by Michelle Krys
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 384

Two Nights by Kathy Reichs
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 11:31 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid
Started On: August 16th
Finished On: August 16th, 9:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
Started On: August
Pages Read: 0 of 272

Goals: 20
Read: 7
Pages Read: 2482

We Have the Cover of The Original Heartbreakers #6!!!!

Yeah, we have the cover of Can't Get Enough by Gena Showalter! And it's so awesome!

Waiting on Wednesday #327, August 16th

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!

Into the Bright Unknown by Rae Carson
Expected Publication: October 10th, 2017
From Goodreads:
The stunning conclusion to Rae Carson’s New York Times–bestselling Gold Seer trilogy.

Leah Westfall’s journey has been one of ever-present peril, hidden magic, harsh realities, loss, life, determination, and love. She has searched for a place to belong and a place—and people—to call home, people who can accept a girl with magical powers that prove to be both blessing and curse.

Rae Carson has been lauded as one of YA’s best writers of fantasy, and fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas, and Westworld will be riveted by the conclusion of this remarkable historical fantasy trilogy.

Leah is poised to have everything she ever dreamed of on the long, dangerous journey to California’s gold fields—wealth, love, the truest friends, and a home. Thanks to her magical ability to sense precious gold, Leah, her fiancé Jefferson, and her friends have claimed rich land in California Territory. But their fortune makes them a target, and when a dangerous billionaire sets out to destroy them, Leah and her friends must fight back with all of their power and talents.

Leah’s magic is continuing to strengthen and grow, but someone is on to her—someone who might have a bit of magic herself. The stakes are higher than ever as Lee and her friends hatch a daring scheme that could alter California’s history forever.

With a distinctive heroine and a unique interpretation of American history, Into the Bright Unknown strikes a rich vein of romance, magic, and adventure.

Berserker by Emmy Laybourne
Expected Publication: October 10th, 2017
From Goodreads:
Are Hanne's powers a gift from the old Norse gods, or a curse?

Her brother Stieg swears their powers are a gift from the old gods, but Hanne Hemstad knows she is truly cursed. It's not Stieg's fault that their father is dead, their mother has left, and their brother Knut has been accused of a crime he didn't commit.

No, the fault lies with Hanne and her inability to control her murderous "gift"--she is a Berserker. When someone she loves is threatened, she flies into a killing state. The siblings must leave Norway for the American frontier or risk being brought to justice.

Aided by a young cowboy who agrees to be their guide, Hanne and her siblings use their powers to survive the perilous trail, where blizzards, wild animals, and vicious bounty hunters await.

Will they be able to reach their uncle, the one man Hanne believes may be able to teach her how to control her drive to kill? With Berserker, Emmy Laybourne, the author of Monument 14, presents her vision of an American west studded with Viking glory. 

The Knowing by Sharon Cameron
Expected Publication: October 10th, 2017
From Goodreads:
Samara doesn't forget. And she isn't the only one. Safe underground in the city of New Canaan, she lives in a privileged world free from the Forgetting. Yet she wonders if she really is free, with the memories that plague her and secrets that surround her. Samara is determined to unearth the answers, even if she must escape to the old, cursed city of Canaan to find them.

Someone else is on their way to Canaan too . . . a spaceship from Earth is heading toward the planet, like a figment of the city's forgotten past. Beck is traveling with his parents, researchers tasked with finding the abandoned settlement effort. When Beck is stranded without communication, he will find more in Canaan than he was ever trained for. What will happen when worlds and memories, beliefs -- and truths -- collide?

Oh, some really fantastic books coming out! They look and sound so great! What about you guys? Happy reading!