#YearOfEpicReads Book with a Mystery Week 19! with @scarbo_author

This week Year of Epic Reads challenges you to read a book with a mystery!! So this was a no brainer!  I have had book one and two of this series for a while now and I am so excited to finally get to this title. 

#BookReview for Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist #1) by Renée Ahdieh

Synopsis: The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that of her twin brother, Kenshin, or her skills as an accomplished alchemist. Since Mariko was not born a boy, her fate was sealed the moment she drew her first breath.

So, at just seventeen years old, Mariko is sent to the imperial palace to meet her betrothed, a man she did not choose, for the very first time. But the journey is cut short when Mariko’s convoy is viciously attacked by the Black Clan, a dangerous group of bandits who’ve been hired to kill Mariko before she reaches the palace.

The lone survivor, Mariko narrowly escapes to the woods, where she plots her revenge. Dressed as a peasant boy, she sets out to infiltrate the Black Clan and hunt down those responsible for the target on her back. Once she’s within their ranks, though, Mariko finds for the first time she’s appreciated for her intellect and abilities. She even finds herself falling in love—a love that will force her to question everything she’s ever known about her family, her purpose, and her deepest desires.

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#BookRecommendation: The Meaning of Birds by @jayerobinbrown

This week we have The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown!  This book has been noted as

“An evocative story of the thrills of first love and the anguish of first loss. This will break you and heal you.”—Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’

Not to be missed by fans of Nina LaCour and Becky Albertalli, this powerful novel—from the acclaimed author of Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit—paints a poignant portrait of love in the past, grief in the now, and the healing power of art.

#YearOfEpicReads: Of Poetry or a Novel in Verse with @rahdieh @epicreads

This week its all about poetry and verse.  I have to say that I do not really care for books written in verse at all.  So I decided to try a book that is noted to have beautiful writing.  So my choice for this week is one that is a second chance book as I have already DNFed this one once.  

#BookRecommendation with @SabaaTahir and An Ember in the Ashes

Even after all this An Ember in the Ashes series is still one of my all time favorite titles!! If you haven't checked it out make sure to do so! 

#AYearOfEpicReads Hosted @EpicReads with @GloriacChao and American Panda!

This week for the Year of Epic Reads were going to college!! There are so many great stories set in college. And these stories are great for transitions from young adult titles to new adult!  What are you going to be reading for this weeks challenge?  I will be diving into American Panda!! 

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Also if you want to check out all of the titles that I have chosen for these challenges as well as the challenges themselves make sure to check out my Pinterest board here!

#BookRecommendation with Dreaming Darkly by @caitkitt

Synopsis: Ivy Bloodgood’s mother is dead, and she should probably be sad about it. But she isn’t. Myra Bloodgood was confusing mix of protective and abusive, a manipulative personality who never told the truth—about where she came from, who Ivy’s father was, or why they were living their lives on the run.

Now that Ivy has been sent to Darkhaven, an island off the New England coast, to live with a rich uncle she didn’t know existed, she is forced to reckon with her mother’s past. Ivy can tell right away there are long-held family secrets buried within these walls, but when she wakes up from one of her nightmares covered in someone else’s blood, Ivy fears that whatever demons her mother battled while she was alive have come to roost in her own mind. Scared that she can no longer trust what she sees, Ivy seeks the help of a boy who thinks her episodes are connected to the sordid history of Darkhaven—but what they don’t know might kill them both.

A moody and twisty gothic mystery with an impossible romance, Dreaming Darkly is an atmospheric, fast-paced page-turner written by comics veteran Caitlin Kittredge.

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#AYearOfEpicReads With @Jkagawa Hosted @EpicReads

This week Epic Reads is reading a book set in a country you want to visit.  So grab your bags and well a map and lets take a trip to a new country that you haven't been to before!!  And you can join the group by clicking here  We will be reading a fantasy story set in a world inspired by Japan.  

#BookRecommendation with A Curse So Dark and Lonely by @BrigidKemmerer

This week we have one wonderful Beauty and the Beast retelling.  I LOVE retellings especially Beauty and the Beast ones and when one of my favorite authors did the jump from contemporary stories to fantasy. I was like YES PLEASE!!  I have loved Kemmerer's titles since she started writing and this book was a great blend of the contemporary stories that I have come to love from her with a spectacular blend of fantasy elements as well as a small twist of parallel universes.  

So if you are looking for a new retelling to sink your teeth into check this one out ASAP! 

#RoadTrip with #AYearWithEpicReads @EpicReads and Girls on the Verge by Sharon Biggs Waller

This weeks reading prompt is Road Trip! For this one I think I will be reading Girls on the Verge by Sharon Biggs Waller.  

#BookRecommendation: Starry Eyes by @Jenn_Benn

Title: Starry Eyes

Author: Jenn Bennett
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary
Pages: Hardcover, 421
Published: April 3, 2018
Publisher: Simon Pulse


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Synopsis:  Ever since last year’s homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other. It doesn’t hurt that their families are the modern-day Californian version of the Montagues and Capulets.

But when a group camping trip goes south, Zorie and Lennon find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Alone. Together.

What could go wrong?

With no one but each other for company, Zorie and Lennon have no choice but to hash out their issues via witty jabs and insults as they try to make their way to safety. But fighting each other while also fighting off the forces of nature makes getting out of the woods in one piece less and less likely.

And as the two travel deeper into Northern California’s rugged backcountry, secrets and hidden feelings surface. But can Zorie and Lennon’s rekindled connection survive out in the real world? Or was it just a result of the fresh forest air and the magic of the twinkling stars?

#AYearOfEpicReads Hosted @EpicReads About Something You Want To Do with @stephkatestrohm

Did you know that Epic Reads has a facebook group?  Well, they do and it's amazing!! Each week you get a prompt to read a book in a given theme!  This week is About Something You Want To Do! I really wasn't sure what in the world to do with this one when I first saw it.  But after some thought, I found a spin on this that I could play with lol. 

#AYearOfEpicReads Hosted @EpicReads Retellings with @MeaganSpooner @BrigidKemmerer

Did you know that Epic Reads has a facebook group?  Well they do and its amazing!! Each week you get a prompt to read a book in a given theme!  This week is Retellings! I am so excited for this one! As there are a ton of different retellings out there that I would love to dive into! But on my list I have 2 books that I am going to try and get done this week for this prompt! 

#BookRecommendation: Tandem (Many-Worlds Trilogy #1) by @ajarzab

This week we have a book that I really hope that someday we get a book three.  This is one of the major things that I do not like about series that you get part of it but then the last one isn't done and the publisher doesn't want to finish it out.  I love this series and found it way late and I hope one day we get to complete it.  

#BookRecommendation: Bones of Faerie (Bones of Faerie #1) by @jannileesimner

Welcome back to memes!! Sorry for not getting them out but its been a crazy time around here.  But they are offically back and better than ever.  This week we have one amazing series called Bones of Faerie!  This is one of my all time books about the Fey!  Its one epic adventure that you should totally read!!  I decided to do this one becuase a ton of people online were asking about books about the Fey.   

If you end up reading this one please let me know! I would love to know your thoughts! 

#BookReview: Dark Passage (Dark Mirror #2) by M.J. Putney

Synopsis: The Irregulars return home to 1803 England safely, but their worldview has changed. Not only have their heroic efforts at Dunkirk given them pride and confidence but their dangerous mission has increased their magical powers.

Tory delights in the ever deepening bond she shares with Allarde until she discovers how powerfully he is connected to his ancient family estate--the lands he will not inherit unless he denies his magical powers and chooses a nonmagical mate. If Tory really loves him, she must walk away--but does she have the strength to leave the love of her life?

Cynthia's heroic efforts at Dunkirk have won her the respect of the Irregulars, but her sharp tongue keeps everyone at a distance. Isolated and very alone at Lackland Abbey over the Christmas holidays, she reluctantly agrees to join Jack Rainford and his family for their celebration even though they're commoners, far below her own noble rank. The warm welcome of the Rainfords makes her feel happier and more accepted than she has ever been. But she can't possibly be falling in love with flirtatious Jack! Can she?

Then the Irregulars are drawn into a dangerous attempt to rescue a vitally important French scientist from Nazi-occupied France. Tory and Allarde must work together because countless lives are at stake. Disaster strikes and not only is their mission threatened, but their very lives. Can magic and their loyalty to each other help them survive to return home?

Find out in Dark Passage--M.J. Putney's thrilling follow-up to Dark Mirror. 

#BookRecommendation: The Iron King (The Iron Fey #1) by @jkagawa

Synopsis: Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. 

She has never quite fit in at school or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. 

Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.