Showing posts with label Sarah Cross. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sarah Cross. Show all posts

Saturday, January 7, 2023

Week 1 Review: Shadowhunters and Downworlders

From Goodreads:
Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series, epic urban fantasy set in a richly imagined world of shadowhunters, vampires, werewolves, fairies, and more, has captured the imaginations and loyalty of hundreds of thousands of YA readers. Originally a trilogy (City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass), the series has extended to six titles, plus a prequel trilogy, the Infernal Devices, and a planned sequel series, the Dark Artifices. A feature film is planned for 2013.

Shadowhunters and Downworlders, edited by Clare (who provides an introduction to the book and to each piece), is a collection of YA authors writing about the series and its world.
Authors Who Contributed: Holly Black / Kendare Blake / Gwenda Bond / Sarah Rees Brennan / Rachel Caine / Sarah Cross / Kami Garcia / Michelle Hodkin / Kelly Link / Kate Milford / Diana Peterfreund / Sara Ryan / Scott Tracey / Robin Wasserman

My Review:
Well, this wasn't what I was expecting! Reading back over the synopsis, it does say "writing about the series and it's world" but I thought that this would be stories set in this world. But it's actually essays, not stories, writing about this world. So if it's not totally non-fiction, because it's writing about a fictional world (I don't know, non-fiction is not my strong point) it's very close.

So when I was reading the first author's offering, I was like, is this in-world story? But then I finished, and that's when I realized that it wasn't a story. So that was a bit confusing, on top of it being about uncanny, and about cities, things that just kinda went over my head. 

The fact that these were written by fans of the series, talking about parts that they found most significant to them, that was a really great part of this book. Which made up for the fact that this wasn't stories in this world. Ah, well! 

Some of these authors wrote things that really added depth to the series. I'm not Jewish, so Michelle Hodkin's part about Simon and the role that he plays was so fascinating. It was things like that was the reason why I read all the extras that I know about, so I can have all the details that it's possible for me to know! 

I had a good time reading this anthology, and I can't wait to read the rest of what's been currently published for the Shandhunters world! 

Authors: Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, Kendare Blake, Gwenda Bond, Sarah Rees Brennan, Rachel Caine, Sarah Cross, Kami Garcia, Michelle Hodkin, Kelly Link, Kate Milford, Diana Peterfreund, Sara Ryan, Scott Tracey, Robin Wasserman
Series: Shadowhunter Chronicles 
Read: January 6th, 2023
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love this world, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book!
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
Published: January 29th 2013
4/5 Hearts
0/5 Books
1/5 Stars

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Week 13 Reviews: After the Ball, Three Nights, Twelve Princesses, One Curse

From Goodreads:
"After the Ball" is a short story set in Beau Rivage, a city where fairy tales come to life, and ancient stories are played out again and again. You can read more about the cursed fairy-tale characters of Beau Rivage in my novel Kill Me Softly.

From Goodreads:
Three Nights, Twelve Princesses, One Curse is a short story set in Beau Rivage, a city where fairy tales come to life, and ancient stories are played out again and again.

My first review of After the Ball
My Review:
I loved reading these stories! I'd read After the Ball before, but yeah, totally forgot what happened in it. And Three Nights, Twelve Princesses, Once Curse was great to read because it features the girls and curse from the 2nd book (but I think it happened before the 2nd book, because in the 2nd book, the curse is broken.) Yeah.

After the Ball, it shows off how dark these fairy tales are. It's a retelling of Cinderella, you know, with the step sisters mutilating their feet so they could fit into the left behind slipper. Only one stepsister in this story, but yeah, still dark!

And then even more so in the next story, in which the guy has 3 days to beat the curse, or he gets executed. Over and over. The poor girls! But the guy didn't have a plan, which wasn't very smart of him, especially given the potential ending!

With each day the tension mounted, as well as the connection between the one sister and the guy. And made things more daunting and feeling awful, because the deadline was looming. And then it ended and yeah, that ending was just killer! *wink, wink*

These stories were just so fantastic and I loved reading it!

Author: Sarah Cross
Series: Beau Rivage #1.5, 2.5
First Read: March 4th, 2015
Read:  March 30th, 30th, 2018
Source: Online
Reason Why: Rereading! And they're 2018 Retelling Reading Challenge Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2018 Books!
Published: 2012, 2015

After the Ball:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars









Three Nights, Twelve Princesses, One Curse:

5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars





Monday, March 9, 2015

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #196, March 9th

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 #195
Teaser Tuesday #203
WWW Wednesday #203
WOW #200
Will the Time Come #196
Third Sentence Thursday #186
Random Reads #171
First Lines Friday #190
The Reward Challenge Update #181
Follow Friday #174
How Well I Stuck to It #25
Wrote that Review Update #30

Week 10 Reviews:
Sparks Rise
In The Afterlight
Kill Me Softly
After the Ball
Twin Roses
Tear Me Apart
The Perfect Date
Daniel's First Sighting
Before the Fire
What Happened to Trevor
Daniel in L.A.
Arriane's Day Out
Daniel and Gabbe's Fight
A Date With an Outcast
Cam Goes Hunting
Inside Francesca's Office
Shelby's Journal
Miles in the Dark
Shelby's First Glance
Daniel on Trial
Daniel's Gift
Daniel's Journal
Angels in the Dark
The Presence
Crater

Random:
Melissa Walker Author Page
Melissa West Author Page
Michele Vail Author Page
Michelle Gagnon Author Page
Michelle Madow Author Page
Michelle Rowen Author Page
Michelle Zink Author Page
We Have the Cover of The Worldwalker Trilogy #2!!!!
Courtney Summers Author Page
Cindy Williams Chima Author Page
We Have the Cover of The League #9!!!!
Jen Brooks Author Page
Lissa Price Author Page
Maria Dahvana Headley Author Page
Melissa Grey Author Page
Renee Ahdieh Author Page
Sabaa Tahir Author Page
Trisha Leaver Author Page
The Closer You Come by Gena Showalter Pre-order Image Quote!
My Upcoming 2 Weeks of Crazy
Sarah Cross Author Page
OK, so I got 40 posts in 7 days, and yeah, I have some pretty good books coming up to read, yeah! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Thorn and the Sinking StoneRedFuseSunriseTake Back the SkiesFallen in LoveRaptureUntoldUnmade, The ReturnThe Lost Symbol, KisscutCaptiveGone GirlBeautiful ChaosAlienated, The Ruby CircleGhost WalkThe Rules for Breaking, Make it CountIcedBurnedFrostfireChantress AlchemyChantress FuryNantucket Blue, and Nantucket Red.
The Fates are cackling their bony asses off…

It's been a year since Seth made the deal with the gods that pledged his life to them. And so far, the jobs they've given him have been violent and bloody–which is kind of all right with him. But now Apollo has something else in mind for Seth. He's got to play protector while keeping his hands and fingers off, and for someone who really has a problem with restraint, this new assignment might be the most challenging yet.

Josie has no idea what this crazy hot guy's deal might be, but it's a good bet that his arrival means the new life she started after leaving home is about to be thrown into an Olympian-sized blender turned up to puree. Either Josie is going insane or a nightmare straight out of ancient myth is gunning for her.

But it might be the unlikely attraction simmering between her and the golden-eyed, secret-keeping Seth that may prove to be the most dangerous thing of all.

Because history has once again been flipped to repeat.
The epic conclusion to Richelle Mead's New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series is finally here...

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

After their secret romance is exposed, Sydney and Adrian find themselves facing the wrath of both the Alchemists and the Moroi in this electrifying conclusion to Richelle Mead's New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series. When the life of someone they both love is put on the line, Sydney risks everything to hunt down a deadly former nemesis. Meanwhile, Adrian becomes enmeshed in a puzzle that could hold the key to a shocking secret about spirit magic, a secret that could shake the entire Moroi world.
Kat Caruso wishes her brain had a return policy, or at least a complaint hot-line. The defective organ is constantly distracted, terrible at statistics, and absolutely flooded with inappropriate thoughts about her boyfriend's gorgeous best friend, Alec…who just so happens to be her brand new math tutor. Who knew nerd was so hot?

Kat usually goes through tutors like she does boyfriends—both always seem to bail when they realize how hopeless she is. It's safer for her heart to keep everyone at arm's reach. But Alec is always stepping just a little too close.

Alec Stone should not be fantasizing about Kat. She's adorable, unbelievably witty, and completely off limits. He'd never stab his best friend in the back…

But when secrets are revealed, the lines of loyalty are blurred. To make it count, Alec must learn messy human emotions can’t be solved like a trigonometry function. And Kat has to trust Alec may be the first guy to want her for who she is, and not in spite of it.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Sarah Cross Author Page

The Story: Yeah, Kill Me Softly was a DAC book, and it sounded fantastic, so I just had to read it! I enjoyed it so much, and now I've enjoyed the whole series so much, and yeah, I really hope that there's more books in the series, it's so good!

Website

Series: Beau Rivage

Beau Rivage: Kill Me Softly and her site, my review, my reread, After the Ball and her site, my review, my rereadTwin Roses and my review, Tear You Apart and her site, my review, Three Days, Twelve Princess, One Curse and her site, my review.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Week 10 Reviews: Kill Me Softly, After the Ball, Twin Roses, Tear You Apart



From Goodreads:
Mirabelle's past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents' tragic deaths to her guardians' half-truths about why she can't return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town, Mira runs away a week before her sixteenth birthday—and discovers a world she never could have imagined.

In Beau Rivage, nothing is what it seems—the strangely pale girl with a morbid interest in apples, the obnoxious playboy who's a beast to everyone he meets, and the chivalrous guy who has a thing for damsels in distress. Here, fairy tales come to life, curses are awakened, and ancient stories are played out again and again.

But fairy tales aren't pretty things, and they don't always end in happily ever after. Mira has a role to play, a fairy tale destiny to embrace or resist. As she struggles to take control of her fate, Mira is drawn into the lives of two brothers with fairy tale curses of their own . . . brothers who share a dark secret. And she'll find that love, just like fairy tales, can have sharp edges and hidden thorns.

From Goodreads:
"After the Ball" is a short story set in Beau Rivage, a city where fairy tales come to life, and ancient stories are played out again and again. You can read more about the cursed fairy-tale characters of Beau Rivage in my novel Kill Me Softly.

From Goodreads:
A modern retelling of "Snow White and Rose Red" in the world of Kill Me Softly and Tear You Apart for fans of Once Upon a Time and Maleficent.

Pearl and Ruby have always shared everything, including their Snow White and Rose Red curse. When they were little kids, that meant sharing Pop-Tarts and cartoons with Theo, the enchanted bear prince who came to visit them every winter, and then disappeared from their lives.

And at seventeen, sharing is still their way of life—clothes, double dates, part-time jobs at their mom's cafe, Twin Roses.

And then the harbinger of the second half of their curse shows up—the annoying man who caused the bear prince to be cursed in the first place who they must help if their prince—their fated love—is to return to their lives in human form, and they're ecstatic.

But the sisters forgot one little detail. There are two of them, and only one Theo. And now only one of the sisters can have the happy ending.

From Goodreads:
If you want to live happily ever after, first you have to stay alive.

Viv knows there's no escaping her fairy-tale curse. One day her beautiful stepmother will feed her a poison apple or convince her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Henley, to hunt her down and cut out her heart before she breaks his. In the city of Beau Rivage, some princesses are destined to be prey.

But then Viv receives an invitation to the exclusive club where the Twelve Dancing Princesses twirl away their nights. There she meets Jasper, an underworld prince who seems to have everything—but what he really wants is her. He vows to save her from her dark fate if she'll join him and be his queen.

All Viv has to do is tear herself away from the huntsman boy who still holds her heart. Then she might live to see if happily ever after is a promise the prince can keep. But is life as an underworld queen worth sacrificing the true love that might kill her?

My first review of Kill Me Softly
My Review:
So, so, so, so, so, so, soooooooo good to read these books! It's been just over 2 1/2 years since I last read Kill Me Softly, so of course I had to reread it, and then there's the new stories After the Ball and Twin Roses, and of course, Tear You Apart! They were so great!

Knowing about the Blackbeard curse that Blue's family has, well, yeah, and what happens, the warnings that the group gives make sense! And going back into this world, was just fantastic! Just absolutely loved it!

I enjoyed that hey, there are these fairy tales, and the fairies either want to punish or help, but just because things are supposed to be a certain way, there is a bit of a wiggle room for choices, for things to end not as they seemed to be, like in the two short stories, really enjoyed that!

Or that quick look at Max and Dusty at the beginning of Tear You Apart. That was really great, and contrasted with the not so good relationship between Viv and Henley! Oh, and that we got to see the gang again, was great. And Mira got to have a 2 week vacation with her parents!

Jasper, oh, not so many good things to say about you. You had an idea in your head, and a fear, and Viv just pushed right past that, and showed you wrong. And you weren't a good guy-going to let her be frozen, just because she preferred a different guy to you? But at least Viv guessed the troll's name, which was awesome, seeing as it was her own, and he'd been saying it over and over, taunting her with it! That was really great! Loved how things turned out there, besides the Underworld making her stepmom do the heated burning dancing shoes thing to kill her that I didn't know was a part of it. Not fun at all!

Ok, I think, since it's a series, that it would be really fantastic for Freddie to get a book, like Blue, and Henley/Jasper, which ends up being Henley's book. Because Freddie and his penchant for carrying around a sword, more often then before, wanting to mete out justice to Felix, well, yeah, it'd be great for him to have his own book!

My favourite line from Twin Roses: "Nixies lure cute guys to their deaths. You should be safe." Mean, but true!

My favourite lines from Tear Your Apart: "Freddie's doing the dishes? Of course he's doing the dishes." Yep. Poor you, Blue, being kicked out to go help him while they have some girl talk! "It did explain, though, why Freddie was so gung ho about decapitating the guy." Yep. Just this line, the voice/tone that I got from it, hilarious! "Koschei wrote his phone number on a napkin and tried to
give it to Jewel, then Viv, then Jasper, until finally Baba Yaga grabbed it and ground it up with her pestle." Well, that's persistence! "“I have a German shepherd in the car. He's not trained in search and rescue, but—we have a rapport. I think together we could-" Oh, Freddie, ever the Prince! "Yes. You especially should have one. It may be the only thing that gets Rafe to shut up." Oh, I can just imagine if the movie version of Belle had a sword!

Such a great, awesome series, and I'd really, really love to have more books in this series!

Author: Sarah Cross
Series: Beau Rivage #1, 1.5, 1.6, 2
First Read: October 13th, 2012
Read: March 4th, 4th, 4th, 4th, 2015
Source: Tuebl, Free, Tuebl, NetGalley
Reason Why: Rereading! And they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2015 Books!
Publisher: EgmontUSA
Published: April 10th 2012, 2012, December 8th 2014, December 9th 2014, January 27th 2015

Kill Me Softly:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars









After the Ball:

5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars









Twin Roses:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars









Tear You Apart:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

WWW Wednesday #203, March 4th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing for starting this meme!

I'm currently reading Kill Me Softly, and it's just really great!
I finishing reading In The Afterlight, and it was just a fantastic book, and a great ending to the series!
I'm going to read Tear You Apart, and yeah, I can't wait, since it's been a while since I read Kill Me Softly the first time!

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Teaser Tuesday #203, March 3rd

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
•Grab your current read
•Open to a random page
•Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today's teaser comes from Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross, page 40.

"The laptop's Apple logo was covered by an X of black electrical tape. Mira narrowed her eyes at it. Weird."

Yeah, but knowing that this is a town where fairy tales are types, most can probably guess who she is? What about you guys? Happy reading!

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday #190, December 24th

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

Viper Game by Christine Feehan
Expected Publication: January 27th, 2015
From Goodreads:
Hailed as "the queen of paranormal romance" by J.R. Ward, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Christine Feehan continues to amaze readers” (The Eternal Night) with her phenomenal novels. Now, from the author of the Dark Carpathian series, comes the newest in Christine Feehan's explosive GhostWalker series…

GhostWalker Wyatt Fontenot knows the price he paid for the secret military experiments that gave him his special catlike abilities. After all, he left his bayou home a healer and came back a killer. While Wyatt and his GhostWalker brother Gator may have known exactly the sort of game they were getting into, Wyatt never anticipated where it would lead—or to whom.

The swamps hold many mysteries, but few are as sinuously seductive as Le Poivre de Cayenne. The woman the locals call Pepper is every bit as enigmatic as the three little girls she’s desperately trying to protect. From what, Wyatt is soon to discover. Right now Pepper needs a man like Wyatt. Passionately. But her secrets are about to take them both deeper into the bayou than either imagined—where desire is the deadliest poison of all.


Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost
Expected Publication: January 27th, 2015
From Goodreads:
Play with fire, pay the price.

Leila’s years on the carnie circuit were certainly an education. What she didn’t learn: how to be a vampire, or how to be married to the most famous vampire of them all. Adjusting to both has Leila teetering on a knife edge between passion and peril, and now the real danger is about to begin…

Vlad must battle with a centuries-old enemy whose reach stretches across continents and whose strength equals his own. It isn’t like Vlad to feel fear, but he does…for Leila, because his enemy knows she is Vlad’s greatest weakness. As friend and foe alike align against him—and his overprotectiveness drives Leila away—Vlad’s love for his new bride could be the very thing that dooms them both…
Beautiful Redemption by Jamie McGuire
Expected Publication: January 27th, 2015
From Goodreads:
The second of four novels chronicling the exciting, romantic, and sometimes volatile road to love for the Maddox brothers. The loves and loss of Thomas Maddox, the eldest Maddox brother, is told from the point-of-view of Liis Lindy, a no-nonsense agent of the FBI.
Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Expected Publication: January 27th, 2015
From Goodreads:
In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told.

Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Who is the fairest of them all?

Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that has never been told . . . until now. 

Marissa Meyer spins yet another unforgettable tale about love and war, deceit and death. This extraordinary book includes full-color art and an excerpt from Winter, the next book in the Lunar Chronicles series.


Tear You Apart by Sarah Cross
Expected Publication: January 27th, 2015
From Goodreads:
An edgy fairy tale retelling of "Snow White" set in the world of Kill Me Softly for fans of Once Upon a Time and Grimm.

Faced with a possible loophole to her "Snow White" curse, Viv goes underground, literally, to find the prince who's fated to rescue her. But is life safe in the Underworld worth the price of sacrficing the love that might kill her?
Ignite by Sara B. Larson
Expected Publication: January 27th, 2015
From Goodreads:
Murder, abductions, and forbidden romance abound in this thrilling sequel to Sara B. Larson's acclaimed YA debut, DEFY.

Alexa remains by the newly crowned King Damian’s side as his guard, ever committed to helping him rebuild Antion and reclaim the hope of Antion's people, despite continuing to harbor a secret love for him. However, when another threat to Damian and his kingdom emerges, and blame is cast on their newly forged allies from Blevon, Alexa knows things are not what they seem. With the fate of her nation hanging in the balance once again, will Alexa be able to protect her king and uncover the true enemy -- before it's too late?
I Was Here by Gayle Forman
Expected Publication: January 27th, 2015
From Goodreads:
Cody and Meg were inseparable.
Two peas in a pod.
Until . . . they weren’t anymore.

When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington. About Ben McAllister, the boy with a guitar and a sneer, who broke Meg’s heart. And about an encrypted computer file that Cody can’t open—until she does, and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.

I Was Here is Gayle Forman at her finest, a taut, emotional, and ultimately redemptive story about redefining the meaning of family and finding a way to move forward even in the face of unspeakable loss.

A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd
Expected Publication: January 27th, 2015
From Goodreads:
After killing the men who tried to steal her father’s research, Juliet—along with Montgomery, Lucy, Balthazar, and a deathly ill Edward—has escaped to a remote estate on the Scottish moors. Owned by the enigmatic Elizabeth von Stein, the mansion is full of mysteries and unexplained oddities: dead bodies in the basement, secret passages, and fortune-tellers who seem to know Juliet’s secrets. Though it appears to be a safe haven, Juliet fears new dangers may be present within the manor’s own walls.

Then Juliet uncovers the truth about the manor’s long history of scientific experimentation—and her own intended role in it—forcing her to determine where the line falls between right and wrong, life and death, magic and science, and promises and secrets. And she must decide if she’ll follow her father’s dark footsteps or her mother’s tragic ones, or whether she’ll make her own.

With inspiration from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, this breathless conclusion to the Madman’s Daughter trilogy is about the things we’ll sacrifice to save those we love—even our own humanity.


Chaos by Lanie Bross
Expected Publication: January 27th, 2015
From Goodreads:
Can they change their destiny?

They kissed only once—and it was electric, like the air before a storm. But Corinthe and Luc broke the rules of the universe, and learned too late that their love would have consequences. In the dizzying aftermath, Luc refuses to accept his destiny—not if it means a life without Corinthe. As a fire rages through the Crossroads that connect worlds, Luc must find a way to turn back time and save Corinthe once and for all.

Meanwhile, Luc's 15-year-old sister Jasmine starts to realize things are not as they seem when time begins stuttering, sending her everyday life in San Francisco spinning into chaos. She’s thrown into the path of Ford, a troubled soul with a secret past, who helps her unravel the mysterious threads that connect them all.

Two breathtaking romances interweave across time in this story of what lies on the other side of Fate, as both Jas and Luc discover the incredible lengths they will go for love.

Oh, I want to read these books! They look so good! Though I have Tear You Apart, I can't wait to read it! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Monday, October 22, 2012

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #72, October 22th

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 #71
Teaser Tuesday #80
WWW Wednesday #80
WOW #76
Will the Time Come #72
Third Sentence Thursday #63
Random Reads #47
First Lines Friday #68
The Reward Challenge Round 59 Part 2
Follow Friday #50
Last Letter, First Letter Reading Challenge Update 30
In My Mailbox #71

Week 42 Reviews:
Taken by Storm
Delusion in Death
Stormdancer
Kill Me Softly
Something Strange and Deadly
Carnival of Souls
Dead as a Doornail
Ten
Girl of Nightmares
Shadows
Team Human
The Mephsito Kiss
Body Movers
In the Arms of Stone Angels
Dark Frost
Defiance

Tours:
Bottled Abyss: Review
Return to Cael Lon: Promo and Giveaway
Whispers in the Wood: Review
Water: Review

OK, so I got 32 posts in 7 days, a bit busy with some unexpected book tour posts, but oh, well. Great week in reading! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Dark EdenSacrifice, GuardianWhispers at Midnight, Scent of Magic, Definitely Dead2 Bodies for the Price of 1, Bad Hair Day, Edge of Black, and Flutter.


Currently Listening To: Curiosity by Carly Rae Jepsen
Currently Reading: Sacrifice by Cayla Kluver
Currently Watching: My Show's Weekly Episodes!

This is not the time for the fight to end. Now is when the fight will begin. This is the time to regain what has been lost.

Alera

Queen of a fallen kingdom, secretly in love with the enemy.

Shaselle

Daughter of a murdered father, rebel with a cause.

One lives behind the former Hytanican palace walls and walks the razor's edge to keep the fragile peace in her beloved homeland. The other slips through the war-torn streets, seeking retribution for her family's tragedy, following whispers of insurgency.

Both face choices that will separate them from those they cannot help but love. As their stories intertwine, a conspiracy ignites that may end in slavery or death—or lead to freedom anew, if only each can face what must be sacrificed.

Shadow Falls Camp is back in session with the most explosive installment yet.  A shocking new threat will rock Shadow Falls—changing it forever and altering Kylie’s journey in ways she never imagined.

Even at a camp for supernatural teens, Kylie Galen has never been normal. Not only can she see ghosts, but she doesn’t seem to belong to any one species—she exhibits traits from them all. As Kylie struggles to unlock the secrets of her identity, she begins to worry that Lucas will never be able to accept her for what she is, and what she isn’t…a werewolf.  With his pack standing in their way, Kylie finds herself turning more and more to Derek, the only person in her life who’s willing to accept the impossible.

As if life isn’t hard enough, she starts getting visits from the ghost of Holiday, her closest confidante.  Trouble is, Holiday isn’t dead…not yet anyway.  Now Kylie must race to save one of her own from an unseen danger before it’s too late—all while trying to stop her relationship with Lucas from slipping away forever.   In a world of constant confusion, there’s only one thing Kylie knows for sure.  Change is inevitable and all things must come to an end…maybe even her time at Shadow Falls.
Hunted, Killed—Survived?

As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of her friends and foes alike, she no longer exists. Despite her need to prevent the megalomanical King Tohon from winning control of the Realms, Avry is also determined to find her sister and repair their estrangement. And she must do it alone, as Kerrick, her partner and sole confident, returns to Alga to summon his country into battle.

Though she should be in hiding, Avry will do whatever she can to support Tohon’s opponents. Including infiltrating a holy army, evading magic sniffers, teaching forest skills to soldiers and figuring out how to stop Tohon’s most horrible creations yet; an army of the walking dead—human and animal alike and nearly impossible to defeat.

War is coming and Avry is alone. Unless she figures out how to do the impossible ... again.
As a person with so few living relatives, Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse really hated to lose one. But she never guessed that it would be her cousin Hadley—a consort of the Vampire Queen of New Orleans. After all, technically speaking, Hadley was already dead. And now, as unexpected heir to Hadley’s estate, Sookie discovers the inheritance definitely comes with a risk. Someone doesn’t want Sookie looking too deeply into Hadley’s past—or for that matter, Hadley’s possessions. And they’re prepared to do anything in their power to stop her. But who? The range of suspects runs from the Rogue Weres who reject Sookie as a friend of the Pack to the Vampire Queen herself, who could be working through a particularly vulnerable subject—Sookie’s first love, Bill.

Whoever it is, they’re definitely dangerous—and Sookie’s life is definitely on the line…
With fugitive parents, a brother dodging loan sharks, a hunky cop who's made her outlaw family his business, and her ex-fiance back in the picture, Carlotta Wren thought her life couldn't get any more complicated. And then... Her fugitive parents phone home.

Her identity is stolen by a look-alike.

Her look-alike is found, well...dead.

Under suspicion for murder, Carlotta discovers that her devious double might have been bumped off accidentally--and that she could be the real target Throw in dealing with her motley crew of family, friends and wannabe lovers, and Carlotta begins to think that jail isn't such a bad alternative after all...
Senior year is positively hair-raising.

Kate Grable is geeked out to shadow the county medical examiner as part of her school’s pre-med program. Except when he’s arrested for murder, she’s left with the bodies. And when Kate’s brother Jonah stumbles upon a dead gamer girl, she realizes that the zombie epidemic she cured last fall was only the beginning of the weirdness taking over her town. Someone’s murdering kids—something really hairy. And strong. Possibly with claws.

Is it werewolf awesomeness like Jonah and his dorktastic friends think? Kate’s supposed to be a butt-kicking zombie killing genius...but if she can’t figure out who’s behind the freakish attacks, the victims—or what’s left of them—are going to keep piling up.

It’s scary. It’s twisted. It’s sick. It’s high school.
Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children—but old hurts leave scars.Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case that's rocked the capital and the country. An unknown pathogen released into the Washington Metro has caused nationwide panic. Three people died—just three.

A miracle and a puzzle…

Amid the media frenzy and Homeland Security alarm bells, Sam painstakingly dissects the lives of those three victims and makes an unsettling conclusion. This is no textbook terrorist causing mayhem with broad strokes, but an artist wielding a much finer, more pointed instrument of destruction. An assassin, whose motive is deeply personal and far from understandable.

Xander Whitfield, a former army ranger and Sam's new boyfriend, knows about seeing the world in shades of gray. About feeling compelled to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. Only his disturbing kinship with a killer can lead Sam to the truth…and once more into the line of fire.
All Emery Land wants is to be like any other 17-year-old—to go to school, hang out with her friends, and just be normal. But for as long as she can remember, she’s suffered from seizures. And in recent years they’ve consumed her life. To Emery they’re much more than seizures, she calls them loops—moments when she travels through wormholes back and forth in time and to a mysterious town. The loops are taking their toll on her physically. So she practically lives in the hospital where her scientist father and an ever-growing team of doctors monitor her every move. They’re extremely interested in the data they collect when Emery seizes. It appears that she’s tapping into parts of the brain typically left untouched by normal human beings.

Escaping from the hospital, Emery travels to Esperanza, the town from her loops on the upper peninsula of Michigan, where she meets Asher Clarke. Ash’s life is governed by his single-minded pursuit of performing good Samaritan acts to atone for the death of a loved one. His journey is very much entwined with Emery’s loops.

Drawn together they must unravel their complicated connection before it’s too late.