It's Monday! What Are You Reading #200, April 6th

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 #199
Teaser Tuesday #207
WWW Wednesday #207
WOW #204
Will the Time Come #200
Third Sentence Thursday #190
Random Reads #175
First Lines Friday #194
The Reward Challenge Update #185
Follow Friday #177
How Well I Stuck to It #29
Wrote that Review Update #34

Week 14 Reviews:
Ghost Walk
Anatomy of a Misfit
Instinct

Random:
Francesca Zappla Author Page
Alaya Dawn Johnson Author Page
Corey Ann Haydu Author Page
Eden Maguire Author Page
Gina Damico Author Page
Heather Dixon Author Page
Heather W. Petty Author Page
Janet Gurtler Author Page
Joanna Wiebe Author Page
Jodi Lynn Anderson Author Page
Kevin Erickson Author Page
Larrison Ione Author Page
Lisa Burstein Author Page
Michelle Krys Author Page
Rachael Allen Author Page
Victoria Aveyard Author Page

OK, so I got 31 posts in 7 days, which is pretty decent, and I finally got that collection of author pages done, so I'm happy! Now to read and review more! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Inferno, Sisters of Blood and Spirit, Illusionarium, Sunrise, Take Back the Skies, Witchrise, Altar of Eden, Burn, Tiny Pretty Things, Pleasure Bound, Iced, Burned, Cold Burn of Magic, Prisoner of Night and Fog, Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke, Feuds, Skeletal, Beautiful Chaos, Lies I Told, Crash, The Replaced, The Vision, The Ruby Circle, The Return, The Revenge Playbook, Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, My Heart & Other Black Holes, All For You Anthology, Dead Radiance, Dead Embers, Dead Chaos, Dead Silence, and Kisscut.

In a place where ecstasy can cost you your life . . .

She's a demon-slayer who hungers for sensual pleasure-but fears it will always be denied her. Until Tayla Mancuso lands in a hospital run by demons in disguise, and the head doctor, Eidolon, makes her body burn with unslakable desire. But to prove her ultimate loyalty to her peers, she must betray the surgeon who saved her life.

Two lovers will dare to risk all.

Eidolon cannot resist this fiery, dangerous woman who fills him with both rage and passion. Not only is she his avowed enemy, but she could very well be the hunter who has been preying upon his people. Torn between his need for the truth and his quest to find his perfect mate before a horrific transformation claims him forever, Eidolon will dare the unthinkable-and let Tayla possess him, body and soul . . .

Three months before she died Daina Harrow faced a bully at school.
Six weeks before she died Daina Harrow suffered an assault in the park.
One week before she died Daina Harrow stole a secret people had killed to hide.

That was ten years ago. Ten long years.

Now, her bones have been found on a building site. A coroner's inquest has been reopened. A parade of witnesses is about to start.

And Daina's here. Watching every day as her mother cries in the courtroom. Watching every day as her friends, and her enemies, and her killers lie about her on the stand.

Watching, and making sure that no matter what the coroner hears, you know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

So help you God.

Can you afford to believe everything you see? Can you afford not to?

When Deep Down Salvage begins the hunt for the Marie Josephine off Key West, it seems like any other dive-until Genevieve Wallace sees the vision of a dead woman in the water.

A dead woman who opens her eyes and looks directly at her.

Terrified and confused, Gen is haunted by the memory. But no one, including her diving partner Thor Thompson, believes she saw what she knows she saw. Then a dead woman washes up on shore, and everyone assumes this is Genevieve's "vision." Genevieve knows better. This dead woman is definitely not the ghost she encountered but another victim of the same brutal killer.

Sensing that the threat of death is coming closer, she and Thor are forced to acknowledge that some things can't be explained but simply are. Somehow they have to link a violent past with a present-day mystery-because if they don't, the power of death will possess them, too.

Four unforgettable stories from the biggest names in romance...

Falling in love isn't on Fayrene Hopkins's schedule for at least four years, but from her very first kiss with charming Ryan Patterson, she's already "Halfway There." In Susan Mallery's Fool's Gold, some plans are made to be broken...

In Lori Foster's "Buckhorn Ever After," the last thing Nadine Moest wants is to be the latest notch on gorgeous ranger Shohn Hudson's bedpost. But Shohn is determined to win her trust — and her heart.

Kenna Starr will do anything to overcome her bad-girl past in Gena Showalter's "The One You Want." Dane Michaelson is exactly the kind of guy she needs to avoid, but he's used to getting what he wants, and he wants her.

Noah Bryant and Colbie Michaels are meant to be — at least, that's what he thinks when they keep serendipitously meeting. Now he just has to convince her they're destined for each other, in Bella Andre’s "One Perfect Night."

Alaya Dawn Johnson Author Page

The Story: I got Love is the Drug from Edelweiss, and it sounded really fantastic! So I just have to read it!

Website

Stand Alone's: Love is the Drug and my review, The Summer Prince and my review.

Anthologies: A Phoenix First Must Burn and my review, Feral Youth and my review.

Larissa Ione Author Page

The Story: I found the series on Goodreads, and yeah, it looked really great! I can't wait to read it, and the other series, too!

Website

Series: Demonica, Demonica Birthright, MoonClan Bound Vampires.

Demonica: The Demonica Compendium and my review, Pleasure Unbound and her site, my review, my reread, Desire Unchained and her site, my review, my reread, Passion Unleashed and her site, my review, my reread, Eternity Embraced and her site, my review, my reread, Ecstasy Unveiled and her site, my review, my reread, Sin Undone and her site, my review, my reread, Overkill and her site, my review, my reread, Eternal Rider and her site, my review, my reread, Vampire Fight Club and her site, my review, my reread, my third review, Immortal Rider and her site, my review, my reread, Apocalypse: The Lords of Deliverance Compendium and her site, my review, my reread, Lethal Rider and her site, my review, my reread, Rogue Rider and her site, my review, my reread, Oh, Christmas Hells, Oh Christmas Hells and my review, O Come, All Ye Horsemen (And Angels) and my review, Reaver and her site, my review, my reread, Azagoth and her site, my review, my reread, Revenant and her site, my review, my reread, Revenant Epilogue and her site, my review, my reread, Into Eternity and my review, Hades and her site, my review, my reread, Base Instincts and her site, my review, Z and her site, my review, Razr and her site, my review, Hawkyn and her site, my review, Her Guardian Angel and her site, my review, Dining With Angels and her site, my review, Cipher and her site, my review, Reaper and her site, my review, Bond of Destiny and her site, my review, Bond of Passion and her site, my review, Legacy of Temptation and her site, my review, Legacy of Chaos and her site, my review, Legacy of Desire and her site, my review.

Lords of Deliverance: Apocalypse: The Lords of Deliverance Compendium, Lethal Rider, Rogue Rider, Oh, Christmas Hells, Oh Christmas Hells, O Come, All Ye Horsemen (And Angels), Reaver, Azagoth, Revenant, Revenant Epilogue, Into Eternity.

Demonica Underworld: Azagoth, Hades, Base Instincts, Z, Razr, Hawkyn, Her Guardian Angel, Dining With Angels, Cipher, Reaper.

Demonica Birthright: Legacy of Temptation, Legacy of Chaos, Legacy of Desire.

MoonClan Bound Vampires: Bound by Night and her site, my review, Chained by Night and her site, my review, Forsaken by Night and her site, (Part of *Blood Red Kiss*).

Forsaken by Night is a short story in Blood Red Kiss, set in the MoonClan Vampires world, here's my review.

Janet Gurtler Author Page

The Story: I found I'm Not Her at the library, and yeah, it was really great, and I've really enjoyed other books by her that I've read, and I can't wait to read more!

Website

Stand Alone's: I'm Not Her and her site, my review, If I Tell and her site, my review, #16thingsithoughtweretrue and her site, my review, Who I Kissed and her site, my review, How I Lost You and her site, my review, The Truth About Us and her site.

Victoria Aveyard Author Page

The Story: I got Red Queen from Edelweiss, and yeah, I'd seen it around, and it looked fantastic, and yeah, I enjoyed it a lot! Can't wait for more!

Website

Series: Red Queen, Realm Breaker, The Lyrian Sea.

Red Queen: Queen Song and my review, my reread, Steel Scars and my review, my reread, Red Queen and her site, my review, my reread, Glass Sword and her site, my review, my reread, King's Cage and my review, War Storm and my review, Broken Throne and her site, my review

Realm Breaker: Realm Breaker and her site, my review, Blade Breaker and her site, my review, Fate Breaker and her site, my review.

The Lyrian Sea: Tempest and her site, my review.

Rachael Allen Author Page

The Story: I got 17 First Kisses from Edelweiss, and I've never regretted it! And now I've gotten The Revenge Playbook, and I'm just so excited, it looks amazing!

Website

Stand Alone's: 17 First Kisses and her site, my review, The Revenge Playbook and my review.

Michelle Krys Author Page

The Story: I got Hexed from NetGalley, because it looked fantastic, and now I just can't wait to read it! Go, books!

Website

Series: The Witch Hunter.

The Witch Hunter: Blackwood and my review, Hexed and her site, my review, Charmed and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Dead Girls Society and her site, my review.

Lisa Burstein Author Page

The Story: Well, the Pretty Amy series was floating around, and I'm not sure what happened first, me finding out about the series, or getting Dear Cassie from NetGalley. But both happened, so I can't wait to read these books!

Website

Series: Pretty Amy.

Pretty Amy: Pretty Amy and her site, my review, The Next Forever and her site, my review, Dear Cassie and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Sneaking Candy and her site, my review, The Possibility of Us and her site, my review, Mia and the Bad Boy.

Kevin Emerson Author Page

The Story: Well, I've gotten a lot of the below from Edelweiss, and yeah, they just look so good, and I can't wait they sound excellent, and I wants them in my head!

Website

Series: Exile, The Alanteans.

Exile: Exile and his site, my review, Encore to an Empty Room and his site, my review, Finding Abbey Road and his side, my review.

The Alanteans: The Lost Code and his site, my review, The Dark Shore and his site, my review, The Far Dawn and his site, my review.

Jodi Lynn Anderson Author Page

The Story: I got The Vanishing Season from Edelweiss, and it looks fantastic! I can't wait to read it, and Tiger Lily! Some really great sounding books!

Stand Alone's: The Vanishing Season and my review, Tiger Lily and my review.

Joanna Wiebe Author Page

The Story: I've gotten both the first and the second from NetGalley, and I can't wait to read them! They look fantastic, and I can't wait to read them!

Website

Series: The V Trilogy.

The V Trilogy: The Unseemly Education of Anne Merchant and her site, my review, The Wicked Awakening of Anne Merchant and her site, my review, The Twisted Deliverance of Anne Merchant.

Heather W. Petty Author Page

The Story: Lock & Mori has been starting to make the rounds, so when it came up for review on Edelweiss, of course I requested it! And I got it! So excited to read it, but I'm going to wait just a bit till we're closer to the publication date!

Website

Series: Lock & Mori.

Lock & Mori: Lock & Mori and her site, my review, Mind Games and her site, my review, Final Fall and her site, my review.

Heather Dixon Author Page

The Story: Entwined looked really fantastic, just really great, and people made it sound good, so I just had to read it! And it was fantastic! Can't wait to read Illusionarium now!

Website

Stand Alone's: Entwined and her site, my review, Illusionarium and her site, my review.

Gina Damico Author Page

The Story: I got Hellhole from NetGalley, and yeah, it sounds utterly fantastic, and I just can't wait to read it! And her series, too! They sound excellent!

Website

Series: Croak.

Croak: Croak and her site, my review, Scorch and her site, my review, Rogue and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Hellhole and her site, my review, Wax.

Eden Maguire Author Page

The Story: I don't really know the specifics, but I found Dark Angel on Goodreads, and it looked good, so I added it to be read! And I will, one day or another! It just sounds really great!

Series: Dark Angel

Dark Angel: Dark Angel and my review, Twisted Heart and my review, Broken Dream and my review.

Corey Ann Haydu Author Page

The Story: I got Life by Committee, and then Making Pretty from Edelweiss! And they look fantastic, and I can't wait to read them!

Website

Stand Alone's: Life by Committee and her site, my review, Making Pretty and her site, my review, OCD Love Story and her site, my review, Rules for Stealing Stars and her site, my review, Ever Cursed and her site, my review.

Wrote that Review Update #34

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 25 to 1, and I motivated myself to write my review for Salvage, Sleep No More and Sleep of Death, The Orphan Queen, The Lost Symbol, The Wicked City, Ghost Walk, Anatomy of a Misfit, Instinct, Touch, Acid, so I have 10 of 25 reviews written!

And this week, I want to review the same, June 2013, July 2012, May 2013, August 2012, rereads and other books in the series!

What about you guys? Happy reading!

How Well I Stuck to It #29, April 5th

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!

Week 15:
Saturday: Inferno by Dan Brown, Sisters of Blood and Spirit by Kady Cross, Illusionarium by Heather Dixon
Sunday: Sunrise by Mike Mullin, Take Back the Skies by Lucy Saxon, Witchrise by Victoria Lamb
Monday: Altar of Eden by James Rollins, Burn by Juliette Baggott, Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton, Pleasure Bound by Larissa Ione
Tuesday: Iced by Karen Marie Moning, Burned by Karen Marie Moning, Cold Burn of Magic by Jennifer Estep, Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman, Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke by Anne Blankman, Feuds by by Avery Hastings, Skeletal by Katherine Hayton
Wednesday: Beautiful Chaos by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia, Lies I Told by Michelle Zink, Crash by Eve Silver, The Replaced by Kimberly Derting
Thursday: The Vision by Heather Graham, The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead, The Return by Jennifer L. Armentrout, The Revenge Playbook by Rachael Allen, Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, My Heart & Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
Friday: All For You Anthology, Dead Radiance by T.G. Ayer, Dead Embers by T.G. Ayer, Dead Chaos by T.G. Ayer, Dead Silence by T.G. Ayer, Kisscut by Karin Slaughter

Tour Books: Skeletal. Check.

Review Books: NA

NetGalley: Sisters of Blood and Spirit, Sunrise, Take Back the Skies, Witchrise, Cold Burn of Magic, Feuds. 6 which means I can have 3 extra rereads or new books. Check.

Edelweiss: Illusionarium, Tiny Pretty Things, Prisoner of Night and Fog, Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke, Lies I Told, Crash, The Replaced, The Revenge Playbook, Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, My Heart & Other Black Holes. 10 which means I have have 8 extra rereads or new books. Check.

Meme Books: No Check.

Rereads: Altar of Eden, Iced, Beautiful Chaos, Dead Radiance, Kisscut. 5. Which means I used up 0 of my extras from above. Check.

New Books: Inferno, Burn, Pleasure Unbound, The Vision, The Ruby Circle, The Return, All For You. 7, but 6 are exceptions, which means I used up 0 of my extras from above. Check.

Oh, memes, you just can't be passed, which sucks, but everything else did, so that's good! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Week 14 Review: Instinct

From Goodreads:
Zombies, demons, vampires, shapeshifters— another day in the life of Nick Gautier– and those are just his friends. But now that he's accepted the demon that lives inside him, he must learn to control it and temper the very emotions that threaten the lives of everyone he cares for. Something that’s hard to do while trying to stay off the menus of those who want his head on a platter. And no one wants him more than the dark gods who created his race. Now that they know where he is, they will stop at nothing to reclaim him. And without knowing it, Nick has just embraced the one person he should never have trusted. The one person who will hand him over to his enemies to get back the life they lost.

Nick has finally accepted his fate, now he must learn to defy his destiny, and the dark, deadly forces that will stop at nothing to destroy everyone he loves so that they can again return to the world of man and own it. 

My Review:
Loved, loved, loved this book! It's kinda funny, I was looking forward to this book, but then it's release date just passed me by, and then I suddenly remembered it-so I just had to get it, and then read it! And I was just done so quickly, because it was just so short!

Yeah, Nick was really, really awesome in this book! The whole opening with the plague doctors guys, I thought that Nick might have to bust out his demon self, sword and all, but nope, didn't happen, so while I would've loved for more people to respect Nick, well, there's more books to come!

There were just some really fantastic developments! Like, why Nick's mom is so special. But that's a bit confusing, because the book said that both of her biological parents died-but if her dad is who I think he is, he isn't dead! So I'm confused!

And how Zev and Caleb are related, well, yeah, it confuses me. But that might be because I'm confusing the parents of another character. Who is kinda important, because he's the one that told the Arcadian king about how to create the Were-Hunters, basically, the magic and stuff.

So I just recently read Dark Bites, which had a novella about how Kody's parents met for the first time. And how Caleb was there. So I forget now, if Caleb knows who Kody is? This is the evilness of series-that they're published so far apart, that I've read so many other books between, that I forget what happened in the books!

We also got to meet those two other guys, that were mentioned in Time Untime, and the end of Styxx, which was pretty cool, though it lead to some not so nice stuff fors Nick! And yeah that Nick was able to choose who his leaders of the armies were! Which is great, since Livia was the one that betrayed him that was mentioned in the synopsis!

Favourite lines: The whole book!

Totally a great instalment to this series, and yeah, I can't wait for more!

Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Series: Chronicles of Nick #6
Read: April 2nd, 2015
Source: Tuebl
Reason Why: Love this series, love her writing, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2015 Book and a WoW book!
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: March 31st 2015

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 14 Review: Anatomy of a Misfit

From Goodreads:
This emotional, hilarious, devastating, and ultimately triumphant YA debut, based on actual events, recounts one girl's rejection of her high school’s hierarchy—and her discovery of her true self in the face of tragedy.

Fall's buzzed-about, in-house favorite. Outside, Anika Dragomir is all lip gloss and blond hair—the third most popular girl in school. Inside, she's a freak: a mix of dark thoughts, diabolical plots, and, if local chatter is to be believed, vampire DNA (after all, her father is Romanian). But she keeps it under wraps to maintain her social position. One step out of line and Becky Vilhauer, first most popular girl in school, will make her life hell. So when former loner Logan McDonough shows up one September hotter, smarter, and more mysterious than ever, Anika knows she can't get involved. It would be insane to throw away her social safety for a nerd. So what if that nerd is now a black-leather-jacket-wearing dreamboat, and his loner status is clearly the result of his troubled home life? Who cares if the right girl could help him with all that, maybe even save him from it? Who needs him when Jared Kline, the bad boy every girl dreams of, is asking her on dates? Who?

Anatomy of a Misfit is Mean Girls meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Anika's hilariously deadpan delivery will appeal to readers for its honesty and depth. The so-sad-it's-funny high school setting will pull readers in, but when the story's dark foreboding gradually takes over, the devastating penultimate tragedy hits like a punch to the gut. Readers will ride the highs and lows alongside funny, flawed Anika—from laughter to tears, and everything in between.

My Review:
Oh, I really enjoyed this book! It took me just a little bit to get into it, but yeah, that was just a short little bit before I just got into it, and things just happened and happened, and it was just so great! Though there were parts that were hard for the characters!

So I loved Anika's voice, just like the synopsis said I would, because yeah, it was just really fantastic! Her brain went in strange places, which was just so entertaining! I just enjoyed everything there, though that she thought her insides were spider stew, well, shows what she thinks of herself!

Having that conflict that there's those two guys in her life, Logan the outcast, and Jared, king of the Cool Kids, basically, well, that's not fun! Especially since she has real, genuine feelings for Logan, but there's issues there, while, there's not much between her and Jared, there isn't anything keeping them apart!

So Becky is basically an a-hole, because she started a rumour that a girl was pregnant, when she wasn't, and because she started people on beating up a guy, because he didn't give her a piece of gum. Yeah. Not cool! So yeah, glad that Anika stood up to her in the end, though having what happened to Logan happen first, well, yeah. That sucked a lot!

Yeah, this was a really great, special book, and I enjoyed it so much-it was so funny!

Author: Andrea Portes
Read: April 2nd, 2015
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded good, and it's a DAC Book and a SAC 2015 Book!
Publisher: Harper's Children
Expected Publication: September 2nd 2014

5/5 Hearts

4/5 Books

4.5/5 Stars

Week 14 Review: Ghost Walk

From Goodreads:
This is no dream . . .

Nikki DuMonde's newest employee is standing at the end of her bed at four o'clock in the morning begging for help. It's a joke, right? Besides, as manager of a successful New Orleans haunted-tour company, Nikki doesn't scare easily. But in the light of day, harsh reality sets in as a police officer informs her that Andy was brutally murdered -- at the exact time Nikki swears the distraught woman was in her room.

No one believes her except Brent Blackhawk, a paranormal investigator desperately trying to forget his tragic past. Half Irish, half Lakota -- and able to communicate with the dead -- Brent is used to living in two worlds. But when he realizes the ghost of a slain government agent is also trying to reach out to Nikki, he knows that she, too, must listen to the dead . . . if she wants to keep living.

My Review:
This was a really fantastic book! And I'm making progress in this series! I'm starting on the path to getting to the spin off series! Yeah, because I've been meaning to read The Uninvited for like, forever! So I need to read these to get to that!

First off, I'd like to say, that I wish this book had given some more time to develop things. Like the suspicion between the two detectives, there was only one incident that really had that, so I wish that there'd been more! And at least the weirdness with the one guy was explained-unlike The Presence!

Really enjoyed how the ghosts were in this book, this is the first time that we really got to spend time with them, the first book had glimpses, The Presence didn't really have any talking, and yeah, this one, it had that and more, so that was great!

The mystery was the best part of this book, because yeah, the romance, just oh, yeah, we just met, so now we're going to fall in love just as quickly as we're going to go to bed together, sort of thing. But the mystery was really great!

Favourite lines: "So our fed is dead but snatching purses?" Well, that's very strange! "By the way, Nikki, make sure you're hearing Max correctly. He's telling you to celebrate, not be celibate." Teasing. Group fun! "When I got something, I'll tell you. Right now...just a feeling in my bones. Or...well, hell, where I used to have bones." Yeah. Because ghosts don't have bones!

Enjoyed this book a ton, and yeah, can't wait to read more!

Author: Heather Graham
Series: Harrison Investigation #2
Read: March 31st, 2015
Source: Own
Reason Why: Reading through all her books! And it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2015 Book!
Publisher: Mira
Published: September 25th 2005

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

4.5/5 Stars

Follow Friday #177, April 3rd

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:

Q: Have you ever had a reoccurring dream? What was it?

A: Nope, I've had similar dreams, or ones that are linked, but not a reoccurring one!







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

The Reward Challenge Update #185

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 Ghost Walk which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2015 Book, Anatomy of a Misfit which counts 4 times as a DAC Book, Edelweiss Book, and a SAC 2015 Book, Instinct which counts 3 times as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2015 Book and a WoW book.

So I have 9 counts which translates to $ this week! I'll use it to buy whatever I want to!

First Lines Friday #194, April 3rd

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!

No reading anything today!

Random Reads #175, April 2nd

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 625 which turned out to be The Diviners by Libba Bray! It's been on my TBR pile since June 21st 2011, and I added it because I've enjoyed other books by her, and I want to read it! Happy reading! 

Third Sentence Thursday #190, April 2nd

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!

"The party is emptying out now and she's just about to turn and walk out the front door, so now I have to hurry to catch up to her." -Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes, page 77.

Ok. sounds good!

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

Will the Time Come #200, April 2nd

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:

The Shifter is an immortal creature bound by an ancient spell to protect the kings of Samorna. When the realm is peaceful, she retreats to the Mistwod.

But when she is needed she always comes.

Isabel remembers nothing. Nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have.

Prince Rokan needs Isabel to be his Shifter. He needs her ability to shift to animal form, to wind, to mist. He needs her lethal speed and superhuman strength. And he needs her loyalty—because without it, she may be his greatest threat.

Isabel knows that her prince is lying to her, but she can't help wanting to protect him from the dangers and intrigues of the court . . . until a deadly truth shatters the bond between them.

Now Isabel faces a choice that threatens her loyalty, her heart . . . and everything she thought she knew. 

Why the time hasn't come yet...
I've just had so many books to read, but I do want to read it! What about you guys? Happy reading!

WWW Wednesday #207, April 1st

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 now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme!

Not reading anything today!

I read Ghost Walk, and it was a great addition to the series! Yeah to have their story, they're in a lot of the books of the series!

I'm going to be reading Anatomy of a Mistfit, and I can't wait, it looks really awesome!

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Waiting on Wednesday #204, April 1st

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

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Expected Publication: May 5th, 2015
From Goodreads: 
A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas, blending Beauty and the Beast with faerie lore.

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
Expected Publication: May 5th, 2015
From Goodreads:
When Rachelle was fifteen she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. But she was also reckless— straying from the forest path in search of a way to free her world from the threat of eternal darkness. After an illicit meeting goes dreadfully wrong, Rachelle is forced to make a terrible choice that binds her to the very evil she had hoped to defeat.

Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in an effort to atone. When the king orders her to guard his son Armand—the man she hates most—Rachelle forces Armand to help her find the legendary sword that might save their world. As the two become unexpected allies, they uncover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic, and a love that may be their undoing. In a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night?

Inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Crimson Bound is an exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption.

Until the Beginning by Amy Plum
Expected Publication: May 5th, 2015
From Goodreads:
When Juneau's clan disappeared, she lost so much more than her friends and family. She soon discovered everything she thought she knew about her life was a lie. Her people's gifts were actually secret abilities that others wanted, desperately enough to kidnap an entire village.

Juneau and her new companion Miles's cross-country journey to find her clan has led them to a game preserve in New Mexico. Now Juneau's people are finally within reach, and she will stop at nothing to save them. But she has a target on her back too, because unbeknownst to her she is the key to unlocking everything. To rescue her people - and herself - Juneau must discover what she, and her abilities, are truly capable of.

Ice Kissed by Amanda Hocking
Expected Publication: May 5th, 2015
From Goodreads:
Bryn Aven has always longed to be a part of the Kanin world.

Though she has no social status because she’s a half-breed, she refuses to give up on her dream of serving the kingdom she loves. It’s a dream that brings her to a whole new realm . . . the glittering palace of the Skojare.

The Skojare people need protection from the same brutal rival who’s been threatening the Kanin, and, being half Skojare herself, it’s a chance for Bryn to learn more about her heritage. Her boss Ridley Dresden is overseeing her mission and wants to help. He’s always been her most trusted friend—but as their undeniable attraction heats up, he becomes a distraction she can’t afford.

Brynn is about to discover that the Skojare world is full of secrets, and as she’s drawn in deeper and deeper, she doesn’t know who to trust. As she gets closer to Ridley, she realizes she may not even be able to trust her own heart. 

The Heir by Kiera Cass
Expected Publication: May 5th, 2015
From Goodreads:
Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn’t expect her Selection to be anything like her parents’ fairy-tale love story. But as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she always thought.

Dust to Dust by Melissa Walker
Expected Publication: May 5th, 2015
From Goodreads:
Perfect for fans of If I Stay or Imaginary Girls, Dust to Dust is the mysterious, thoughtful, and poignant sequel to Melissa Walker's haunting and heartbreaking novel Ashes to Ashes.

When Callie McPhee miraculously recovers from a tragic accident that should have taken her life, she thought her connection to the ghost world would be severed forever. And that she would never see Thatcher—the ghost she fell in love with in the hereafter—again. But when she receives unexpected signs from Thatcher, she's led down a dark road toward the angry souls who once tried to steal her soul's energy for another chance at life.

Now Callie must prevent the real world and the spirit world from colliding, and that could mean saying good-bye to people she'd never imagined she'd lose.

The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West
Expected Publication: May 5th, 2015
From Goodreads:
When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she has to think fast. After all, she'd been telling her friends about him for months now. This was supposed to be the night she proved he existed. So when she sees a cute guy waiting to pick up his sister, she enlists his help. The task is simple: be her fill-in boyfriend— two hours, zero commitment, a few white lies. After that, she can win back the real Bradley.

The problem is that days after prom, it's not the real Bradley she's thinking about, but the stand-in. The one whose name she doesn't even know. But tracking him down doesn't mean they're done faking a relationship. Gia owes him a favor and his sister intends to see that he collects: his ex-girlfriend's graduation party — three hours, zero commitment, a few white lies.

Just when Gia begins to wonder if she could turn her fake boyfriend into a real one, Bradley comes waltzing back into her life, exposing her lie, and threatening to destroy her friendships and her new-found relationship.

The Clouded Sky by Megan Crewe
Expected Publication: May 5th, 2015
From Goodreads:
When seventeen-year-old Skylar escapes the time-bending Enforcers who secretly control Earth, her troubles have just begun. She and her friend Win take refuge on Win’s home space station with his fellow rebels, but the fate of Skylar’s planet still spins out of her control.

To avoid detection, Skylar poses as the Earthling “pet” of Win’s rival, an arrogant boy named Jule. Homesick and faced with a cool reception from the other rebels, she throws herself into the group’s mission: assembling a weapon to disable Earth’s restrictive time field. Gradually, Skylar’s skill for detail gains respect—even from Jule, who is more vulnerable than he lets on.

Yet challenges spring from every side. Not only must Sky navigate the muddy waters of romance, but suspicions of betrayal grow among the rebels as their work narrowly misses sabotage.

In the latest in Megan Crewe’s Earth & Sky series, can Skylar expose the traitor before time runs out and Earth is destroyed?

Tracked by Jenny Martin
Expected Publication: May 5th, 2015
From Goodreads: 
The Fast and the Furious gets a futuristic twist in this action-packed debut!

On corporately controlled Castra, rally racing is a high-stakes game that seventeen-year-old Phoebe Van Zant knows all too well. Phee’s legendary racer father disappeared mysteriously, but that hasn't stopped her from speeding headlong into trouble. When she and her best friend, Bear, attract the attention of Charles Benroyal, they are blackmailed into racing for Benroyal Corp, a company that represents everything Phee detests. Worse, Phee risks losing Bear as she falls for Cash, her charming new teammate. But when she discovers that Benroyal is controlling more than a corporation, Phee realizes she has a much bigger role in Castra’s future than she could ever have imagined. It's up to Phee to take Benroyal down. But even with the help of her team, can a street-rat destroy an empire?

Oh, look at these books! They look so fantastic (and I can testify that Crimson Bound is just the best!) and I can't wait to read the rest of them! And it's really coming up pretty quickly, yeah! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Teaser Tuesday #207, March 31st

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. 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 Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes, page 123.

"Am I supposed to run? Am I supposed to fall in his arms, kiss him, and say my hero?" Well, it is a pretty difficult situation!

Francesca Zappla Author Page

The Story: I got Made You Up from Edelweiss, and it sounded really fantastic! And it was, and I really enjoyed it so much! Really enjoyed it, and I can't wait to read more books by Francesca Zappla!

Website

Stand Alone's: Made You Up and her site, my review, Eliza and Her Monsters and her site, my review, Now Entering Addamsville and her site, my review, Katzenjammer and her site, my review, Greymist Fair and her site, my review.