Showing posts with label Amy Butler Greenfield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amy Butler Greenfield. Show all posts

Monday, July 13, 2015

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #214, July 13th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #213
Teaser Tuesday #221
WWW Wednesday #221
WOW #218
Will the Time Come #214
Third Sentence Thursday #204
Random Reads #189
First Lines Friday #208
The Reward Challenge Update #199
Follow Friday #191
How Well I Stuck to It #43
Wrote that Review Update #48

Week 28 Reviews:
Magonia
Lock & Mori
Chantress Alchemy
Chantress Fury
Nearly Found
Eternity Embraced
Ecstasy Unveiled
Messenger of Fear
The Snake
The Tattooed Heart
A Thief for Christmas
Maid of Deception
Maid of Wonder

Tours:
Synthetica: Review
OK, so I got 22 posts in 7 days, which is pretty good, since I've been focusing most of my time on my college course! Which is pretty much done now! On to the next (and way easier!) one! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Broken Hearts, Fences and Other Things to Mend, Coin Heist, Nantucket Blue, Nantucket Red, Emmy & Oliver, Heat of the Moment, Falling Into Place, Everything That Makes You, Between Us and the Moon, 15 Days Without a Head, Don't Ever Change, In the End, Between the Notes, Finding Paris, Invincible, On the Edge, No Parking at the End of Times, Love and Other Theories, Rain, Love is the Drug, Earth Bound, Cold Sacrifice, Diamonds in the Rough, Little Peach, Geek Girl, Model Misfit, Every Last Promise, The Ghost of Ben Hargrove, and The Cemetery Boys.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Air Bound returns to the mysterious coastal town of Sea Haven where six sisters of the heart are bound by the elements, and one is stalked by an inescapable past…

After escaping from a cult, Lexi found refuge with her sisters on the farm that more than sustained her body—it nurtured her soul as well. But she never forgot the terror she left behind or the always present fear that the cult would find her again, and claim her. Then her nightmare came true.

Lexi was discovered and threatened—only to be suddenly saved by a stranger. He is Gavriil Prakenskii, and he’s awestruck by the woman he’s rescued. She is destined for him. He can feel it in his soul. But how can Lexi find happiness with a man steeped in secrets and shadows, one intimately acquainted with violence, and whose very love could be the death of them?

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Week 28 Reviews: Chantress Alchemy, Chantress Fury


From Goodreads:
Lucy races against time and magic in this "compelling sequel" (Booklist) to the &"richly and thoughtfully written" (Publishers Weekly) Chantress.

Lucy is the last Chantress, the only remaining girl who can sing magic into the world. Since she defeated the evil Lord Scargrave, England has changed-and not for the better. With crops failing and the people rebelling, Lucy is called urgently back to King Henry's court. His Inner Council is convinced that making gold through alchemy will save England. But a critical element to the alchemical process has been stolen. Lucy is tasked with finding it with her magic-or else. And until she succeeds, the castle is on lockdown.

Court too has changed. Scargrave's brutal Chantress Hunter has become King Henry's closest advisor. Lucy's beloved Nat has fallen out of favor and is shunned by his colleagues. Worst of all, Lucy's magic has deserted her. She can no longer hear the song spells at court, and must find a way to access her powers soon-or be accused of treason.

Amy Butler Greenfield returns to the volatile world of Chantress for an exciting tale that weaves together courtly intrigue, mystery, romance, magic, and music.

From Goodreads: 
The sea is coming. We are coming. And we will drown you all.

With a song, Lucy can control the wind and the water; she can bring castles and kingdoms to their feet. Since Lucy mastered her powers, King Henry has kept her close as he's rebuilt England. She's his best ally—and his workhorse. And now he's called her to investigate attempted murder: His men claim they were almost killed on the Thames…by a mermaid. All Lucy can glean from the creature they've captured is a warning: The sea is coming. We are coming. And we will drown you all. 

And then the floods begin. Swaths of London are submerged as the people scramble to defend themselves against the water—and the monsters—that are flooding their streets. As mistrust of Lucy's magic grows, the king relies on Nat, Lucy's great love, to guide them through the storm. But Nat is cold and distant to Lucy. He swore his love only a year before, and now he calls her "stranger."

Lucy is determined to defeat this powerful new magic alone if she must. But then she hears an eerie song within the water…can it mean that she's not the last Chantress after all? 

Sweepingly romantic and crackling with magic, Chantress Fury triumphantly concludes the powerful Chantress trilogy.

My Review:
These books were so fantastic! And that I was able to read them back to back, that was so great, seeing the ending of Alchemy, which was pretty evil!

So it has been a while since I read Chantress. And that was for me, a good thing and a bad thing. Bad, because I forgot some details, which sucked. Good, because these two books were different from the first, seeing as they take place after the events of Chantress. So things are different!

I really liked how there's been a progression, the first book, there was one bad guy, and then there was a new one in Alchemy, and then another new one in Fury. All of them related in some way to Chantresses, whether it was hunting them down, a hidden connection in the twist of who the bad guy was and what he was doing, and then the origins of Chantresses! So awesome!

There was a lot of conflicted emotions between Lucy and Nat. From being unsure of the other's feelings for them, and misinterpretations of the situations, and time spent apart, yeah, they had a lot of obstacles to face! But they fared well in the end, which was just so fantastic!

Yeah, man, these books were just so fantastic, and I can't wait to read more by Amy Butler Greenfield!

Author: Amy Butler Greenfield
Series: Chantress Trilogy #2, 3
Read: July 6th, 6th, 2015
Source: Tuebl, Edelweiss
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and they're Historical Fiction 2015 Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2015 Books! And Chantress Fury is a End of Series 2015 Book!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: May 6th 2014, May 5th 2015

Chantress Alchemy:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars









Chantress Fury:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Friday, June 26, 2015

First Lines Friday #206, June 26th

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!

"One more spell, that's all I meant to sing. One more song-spell, and then I'd go home. I blew on my icy fingers and faced the wintery sea." -Chantress Alchemy by Amy Butler Greenfield

Sounds like that's not what happened/What's going to happen! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Amy Butler Greenfield Author Page

The Story: Chantress sounded really good, so when it came out, I got it from Tuebl, and yeah, I read it, and it was just so fantastic! Really enjoyed it, can't wait to read more of the trilogy, and what she writes next!

Website

Series: Chantress Trilogy.

Chantress Trilogy: Chantress and her site, my review, Chantress Alchemy and her site, my review, Chantress Fury and her site, my review.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday #155, April 23rd

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

The One by Kiera Cass
Expected Publication: May 6th, 2014
From Goodreads:
The time has come for one winner to be crowned.

When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown--or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose--and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants.







After the End by Amy Plum
Expected Publication: May 6th, 2014
From Goodreads:
She’s searching for answers to her past. They’re hunting her to save their future.

World War III has left the world ravaged by nuclear radiation. A lucky few escaped to the Alaskan wilderness. They've survived for the last thirty years by living off the land, being one with nature, and hiding from whoever else might still be out there.

At least, this is what Juneau has been told her entire life.

When Juneau returns from a hunting trip to discover that everyone in her clan has vanished, she sets off to find them. Leaving the boundaries of their land for the very first time, she learns something horrifying: There never was a war. Cities were never destroyed. The world is intact. Everything was a lie.

Now Juneau is adrift in a modern-day world she never knew existed. But while she's trying to find a way to rescue her friends and family, someone else is looking for her. Someone who knows the extraordinary truth about the secrets of her past.


The Warrior by Victoria Scott
Expected Publication: May 6th, 2014
From Goodreads:
War between heaven and hell is coming, but Dante Walker makes it look damn good.

Dante’s girlfriend, Charlie, is fated to save the world. And Aspen, the girl who feels like a sister, is an ordained soldier. In order to help both fulfill their destiny and win the war, Dante must complete liberator training at the Hive, rescue Aspen from hell, and uncover a message hidden on an ancient scroll.

Dante is built for battle, but even he can’t handle the nightmares where spiders crawl from Aspen’s eyes, or the look on Charlie’s face that foretells of devastation. To make matters worse, the enemy seizes every opportunity to break inside the Hive and cripple the liberators. But the day of reckoning is fast approaching, and to stand victorious, Dante will have to embrace something inside himself he never has before—faith.  


Chantress Alchemy by Amy Butler Greenfield
Expected Publication:
From Goodreads:
Since defeating Lord Scargrave with her music, Lucy, the last Chantress, has lived by the sea, mastering the intricacies of Wild Magic. But now her quiet life is about to end: the wheat crop has failed, the people are rebelling, and Lucy is called urgently back to King Henry IX’s court. There she finds the Inner Council planning to save England by making gold through alchemy. But the golden crucible — the critical element in the alchemical process — has been stolen, its guards murdered. Lucy is charged with finding the traitor behind the attack. 

Meanwhile, enemies old and new are gathering. Scargrave's brutal Chantress-hunter has become King Henry's closest advisor. Lucy’s beloved Nat has fallen out of favor and is shunned by his colleagues; their romance means trouble for both of them. Worst of all, something goes wrong with Lucy’s magic. The palace is a labyrinth, and there’s a monster at its heart — a monster who may have the power to defeat Lucy once and for all. 

Killer Instinct by S.E. Green
Expected Publication: May 6th, 2014
From Goodreads: 
She’s not evil, but she has certain... urges.

Lane is a typical teenager. Loving family. Good grades. Afterschool job at the local animal hospital. Martial arts enthusiast. But her secret obsession is studying serial killers. She understands them, knows what makes them tick.

Why?

Because she might be one herself.

Lane channels her dark impulses by hunting criminals—delivering justice when the law fails. The vigilantism stops shy of murder. But with each visceral rush the line of self-control blurs.
And then a young preschool teacher goes missing. Only to return... in parts.

When Lane excitedly gets involved in the hunt for “the Decapitator,” the vicious serial murderer that has come to her hometown, she gets dangerously caught up in a web of lies about her birth dad and her own dark past. And once the Decapitator contacts Lane directly, Lane knows she is no longer invisible or safe. Now she needs to use her unique talents to find the true killer’s identity before she—or someone she loves—becomes the next victim...

Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne
Expected Publication: May 6th, 2014
From Goodreads:
The stunningly fierce conclusion to Emmy Laybourne's Monument 14 trilogy.

The survivors of the Monument 14 have finally made it to the safety of a Canadian refugee camp. Dean and Alex are cautiously starting to hope that a happy ending might be possible.

But for Josie, separated from the group and trapped in a brutal prison camp for exposed Type Os, things have gone from bad to worse. Traumatized by her experiences, she has given up all hope of rescue or safety.

Meanwhile, scared by the government's unusual interest in her pregnancy, Astrid (with her two protectors, Dean and Jake in tow) joins Niko on his desperate quest to be reunited with his lost love Josie.

Oh, another 6 great books! And all of them, well, yeah, I'm waiting on them, pretty impatiently, but there is always another book to read in the meantime! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Monday, July 22, 2013

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #111, July 22nd

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #110
Teaser Tuesday #118
WWW Wednesday #118
WOW #115
Will the Time Come #111
Third Sentence Thursday #101
Random Reads #86
First Lines Friday #106
The Reward Challenge Round 78 Part 2
Follow Friday #89

Week 29 Reviews:

OK, so I got 25 posts in 7 days, and yeah, enjoyed almost every minute of it, and in the minutes I didn't enjoy, it was because I wanted to get back to the minutes that I did enjoy, ie reading and watching TV! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Dream Chaser, The Stone Prince, Jewel of Atlantis, A Fistful of Charms, My Life Next Door, SkylarkWhen We Touch, When Summer ComesThe Rules, Scent of MagicPhantom EyesBeautiful Bitch, Beautiful StrangerSpellcaster, The Torn Wing, Hot Blooded, Dark SecretOne for the Money, The Marked Son, The Fallen Prince  Sandstorm, Possession in Death, Treachery in DeathStorm, Broken, AxelCast in Shadow,  The Beautiful and the CursedConfessions of an Almost-GirlfriendOf Triton, Abandon, Underworld, RebootTaking Eve, and Blood and Chocolate.
Hades doesn’t often give second chances...

Xypher has one month on Earth to redeem himself through one good deed or be condemned to eternal torture in Tartarus. But redemption means little to a demigod who only wants vengeance on the one who caused his downfall.

Until one day in a cemetery...

Simone Dubois is a medical examiner with a real knack for the job. Those who are wrongfully killed appear to her and help her find the evidence the police need to convict their killers. But when a man appears and tells her that she’s more than just a psychic, she’s convinced he’s insane.

Now the fate of the world hangs in her hands...

It was bad enough when just the dead relied on her. Now’s there’s the seductive Dream-Hunter Xypher who needs Simone’s help in opening a portal to the Atlantean hell realm to fight insatiable demons. The future of mankind is at stake—and so is her life. The only question now is: Who is the bigger threat: the demons out to kill her, or the man who has left her forever changed?
A love as bright as the stars and enduring as stone...

Katie James is unlucky in love—so unlucky she's been reduced to kissing the marble statue in her own garden. But her luck changes when the statue warms to life in her arms—and turns out to be a hunk straight out of any woman's fantasy! Well, almost...Jorlan en Sarr hails from a distant planet, and, like all the other men Katie's known, he comes with a lot of baggage.

A cursed warrior with a lover's magic touch...

Entombed in his stony skin for centuries, Jorlan has been waiting for a maiden fair to break the spell. Yet this statuesque beauty with the will of an Amazon and kisses like flame is a far cry from the obedient damsels of Imperia. And though Jorlan is tempted to abandon all for the sake of Katie, unless he can convince her to give him her heart in two weeks' time, he'll be turned back to stone. And she'll be lost to him forever.
All Atlantis seeks the Jewel of Dunamis, which legend claims can overcome any enemy. Grayson James, human agent of the ultra-secret Otherworld Bureau of Investigation, has orders to keep it from the wrong hands -- or destroy it. What he doesn't know is that Jewel is a woman, not a stone! But once he meets this precious gem, destroying her is the last thing on his mind . . .

Jewel, part goddess, part prophet, is a pawn in Atlantis's constant power struggles. She needs Gray's help to win freedom and uncover the secrets of her mysterious origins. Gray needs her wisdom to navigate monster-ridden Atlantis. But need blossoms into passionate love as they fight demons, dragons, vampires-and a prophecy that says the bond between them could destroy them both.
Cincinnati witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan is confronted by Nick, mortal lover who abandoned her. Savage beasts covet what he possesses, and may destroy the Hollows. While keeping a low profile to avoid eternal wrath of a vengeful demon, she must act quickly. The pack gathers for the first time in millennia to ravage and to rule.
You’re invited to a wedding in Whiskey Creek, Heart of the Gold Country

Unfortunately, it’s the wrong wedding. Olivia Arnold is arranging the festivities—and it’s the hardest thing she’s ever done. Because she should be marrying Kyle Houseman. They were together for more than a year…. But her jealous sister, Noelle, stole him away—and now she’s pregnant.

All their friends in Whiskey Creek know as well as Olivia does that Kyle’s making a mistake. His stepbrother, Brandon, knows it, too. But Kyle’s determined to go through with it, for his child’s sake.
Olivia’s devastated, but surprisingly Brandon—the black sheep of the family—is there to provide comfort and consolation. The intensity between them, both physical and emotional, shows Olivia that maybe Kyle wasn’t the right man for her…

But is Brandon?
Welcome to Whiskey Creek— Heart of the Gold Country!

One day, Callie Vanetta receives devastating news…

She needs a liver transplant. But her doctors warn that, in her case, the chances of finding a compatible donor aren't good.

Determined to spend whatever time she has left on her own terms, she keeps the diagnosis to herself and moves out to her late grandparents' farm. She's always wanted to live there. But the farm hasn't been worked in years and she begins to fear she can't manage it, that she'll have to return to town.

One night, a stranger comes knocking at her door…

He's an attractive and mysterious drifter by the name of Levi McCloud, and he offers to trade work for a few nights' shelter. Callie figures she doesn't have anything to lose. He needs a place to stay until he can fix his motorcycle; she needs an extra pair of hands. The arrangement seems ideal until what was supposed to be temporary starts to look more and more permanent. Then she realizes she does have something to lose—her heart. And, although he doesn't yet know it, Levi stands to lose even more.
Make room for these sexy nightstalkers on your bedtime reading table. Authors Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly, and Angela Knight conjure up handsome shapeshifters, Carpathians, werewolves, and vampires in these four original stories.

Feehan's tale, "Dark Hunger", set in the jungle, features an animal activist who liberates more than just animals when she frees an all-but-forgotten human prisoner.

Shayne's story, "Awaiting Moonrise", set in the bayou, stars a brilliant young professor whose fieldwork calls for very hands-on research.

In Emma Holly's story, "The Night Owl", set in Vermont, a beautiful young baker gets more than yeast to rise when she gets to know the mysterious, pale-faced owner of the local B&B.

And, in "Seduction's Gift", Angela Knight's heroine, a gutsy young cop, takes a dare to the max when she bets she can bed a vampire just a few times without risking conversion -- or her heart.
Rafael De La Cruz has spent centuries hunting vampires with his brothers, and with each passing year his capacity to feel emotions has grown weaker and weaker until finally there's barely been a memory left-until only sheer willpower keeps him from turning into the very abomination he hunts. But it'll take more than will to keep him away from the woman who is meant to be his and his alone…

For five years, rancher Colby Jansen has been the sole protector of her younger half-siblings, and with fierce determination and work she has kept her family together and the ranch operational. Now, the De La Cruz brothers are threatening that stability. They claim that her siblings belong with their father's family, not with her. Colby vows to fight them-especially the cold and arrogant Rafael De La Cruz. But Rafael is after more than her family-he wants Colby and will not let anything stand between them. After ages of loneliness, the raw desire to possess her overwhelms his very soul, driving him to claim her as his
lifemate.
An inexplicable explosion rocks the antiquities collection of a London museum, setting off alarms in clandestine organizations around the world. And now the search for answers is leading Lady Kara Kensington; her friend Safia al-Maaz, the gallery's brilliant and beautiful curator; and their guide, the international adventurer Omaha Dunn, into a world they never dreamed existed: a lost city buried beneath the Arabian desert. But others are being drawn there as well, some with dark and sinister purposes. And the many perils of a death-defying trek deep into the savage heart of the Arabian Peninsula pale before the nightmare waiting to be unearthed at journey's end: an ageless and awesome power that could create a utopia . . . or destroy everything humankind has built over countless millennia.
'The devil killed my body. I cannot fight. I cannot free her. You must. You are the one.'

A dying Romanian woman's words send a chill down Lieutenant Eve Dallas' spine. And soon Eve notices some interesting side-effects: visions of the deceased and even fluency in Russian.

Against her better judgment, Eve is convinced the spirit of the old woman is inside her, unable to rest until she's found her great-granddaughter who vanished two months ago. Desperate to be back to normal, Eve realises a string of young women have gone missing, and if Eve doesn't find them, no one will.

In this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on twenty-first-century—and become his next target.

Ever since she discovered she’s pregnant, Elena Michaels has been on edge. After all, she’s never heard of another living female werewolf, let alone one who’s given birth. But thankfully, her expertise is needed to retrieve a stolen letter allegedly written by Jack the Ripper. As a distraction, the job seems simple enough—only the letter contains a portal to Victorian London’s underworld, which Elena inadvertently triggers—unleashing a vicious killer and a pair of zombie thugs.

Now Elena must find a way to seal the portal before the unwelcome visitors get what they’re looking for—which, for some unknown reason, is Elena.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Week 29 Review: Chantress

From Goodreads:
Lucy's Chantress magic will make her the most powerful—and most hunted—girl in England. 

"Sing, and the darkness will find you." This warning has haunted fifteen-year-old Lucy ever since she was eight and shipwrecked on a lonely island. Lucy's guardian, Norrie, has lots of rules, but the most important is that Lucy must never sing. Not ever. Now it is 1667, Lucy is fifteen, and on All Hallows' Eve, Lucy hears a tantalizing melody on the wind. She can't help but sing—and she is swept into darkness. 

When she awakes in England, Lucy hears powerful men discussing Chantresses—women who can sing magic into the world. They are hunting her, but she escapes and finds sanctuary with the Invisible College, an organization plotting to overthrow the nefarious Lord Protector. The only person powerful enough to bring about his downfall is a Chantress. And Lucy is the last one in England. 

Lucy struggles to master the song-spells and harness her power, but the Lord Protector is moving quickly. And her feelings for Nat, an Invisible College apprentice and scientist who deeply distrusts her magic, only add to her confusion... 

Time is running out, and the fate of England hangs in the balance in this entrancing novel that is atmospheric and lyrical, dangerous and romantic.

My Review:
What an amazing book! I love the idea of Chantresses, of women of power with their voices. But the world hasn't been kind to them, in fact, down right hostile, hunting them down. But then there's Lucy, so there's still a future!

So Lucy's lived almost alone on a island, besides her caretaker, Norrie, pretty much for as long as she can remember. So that would not be that fun, being that isolated. But then she uses her powers by accident, and she's in London. And boy, are things different!

I really enjoyed Lucy and Nat, they had a connection that I really enjoyed reading about! And throughout while the Invisible College group protects her-and her tutor-well, yeah, that connection grew, and I loved that!

So the main bad guy, the Lord Protector, was just horrible. When they finally took him down, well, that was justice working. Almost. Even though there were costs, and they were renegades and he was the law, he was a corrupted law. So yeah that they won!

I really enjoyed this book so much, and the Chantress world is one I can't wait to visit again!

Author: Amy Butler Greenfield
Series: Chantress Trilogy #1
Read: July 14th, 2013
Source: Tuebl
Reason Why: It sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and a Historical Fiction 2013 Book!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: May 7th 2013
5/5 Hearts
4/5 Books
4/5 Stars