#BookRecommendation: Shifting by @WiggB @WalkerBooksUK

Synopsis: After bouncing from foster home to foster home, Magdalene Mae is transferred to what should be her last foster home in the tiny town of Silver City, New Mexico. 

Now that she's eighteen and has only a year left in high school, she's determined to stay out of trouble and just be normal. 

Agreeing to go to the prom with Bridger O'Connell is a good first step. Fitting in has never been her strong suit, but it's not for the reasons most people would expect-it all has to do with the deep secret that she is a shape shifter. 

But even in her new home danger lurks, waiting in the shadows to pounce. They are the Skinwalkers of Navajo legend, who have traded their souls to become the animal whose skin they wear-and Maggie is their next target.

Full of romance, mysticism, and intrigue, this dark take on Navajo legend will haunt readers to the final page. 

This weeks #AYearOfEpicReads with #SwoonyRomance via @EpicReads & @AmberR_Duell

This weeks prompt for A Year Of Epic Reads is Read a Book that Features a Swoony Romance!  So we have chosen to read Dream Keeper by Amber R. Duell!  

#BookRecommendations: Crown of Coral and Pearl by @mararaewrites

Hello readers!!  I knows its been a good while since I have done one of these. School, kids going back to school, and well just life in general have pretty much taken over.  But this book was to good not to post a recommendation for it!! This one came in the mail and I devoured it about two months before it came out! I could not put it down!!!!!   Make sure to check this one out!! And also Join us this month for #AuthorChat on Sept. 13th at 3pm EST on our Instagram to chat it up with the author!! 

Just click the above icon and make sure to follow us for the latest updates for when we go live! 

#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.

#BookRecommendation: Hazel & Holly by @SaraCSnider #Giveaway

Today we have one great witchy tale to recommend!! This one has everything you need for one magical ride! 

Make sure to watch Sara C. Snider live interview with #AuthorChat!!  Click Here

#AYearOfEpicReads Siblings with @nickipaupreto Hosted @EpicReads

This week its all about siblings!! To I decided to try Crown of Feathers again for a second chance.  I didn't really care for this one the first time around. But, since it was from an Owlcrate box I always try to give them a second go.  This cover is just so pretty and the creatures in this one really haven't been seen in a lot of books that I have read. So I am going to give it another try! 

#AYearOfEpicReads Mental Health with @MarkDoesStuff Hosted @EpicReads

This week its all about mental heath!  Make sure to join the Year of Epic Reads Facebook Group here 

#BookRecommendation: The Tiger at Midnight (The Tiger at Midnight Trilogy #1) by @swatiteerdhala

Synopsis: Esha is a legend, but no one knows. It’s only in the shadows that she moonlights as the Viper, the rebels’ highly skilled assassin. She’s devoted her life to avenging what she lost in the royal coup, and now she’s been tasked with her most important mission to date: taking down the ruthless General Hotha.

Kunal has been a soldier since childhood, training morning and night to uphold the power of King Vardaan. His uncle, the general, has ensured that Kunal never strays from the path—even as a part of Kunal longs to join the outside world, which has been growing only more volatile.

Then Esha’s and Kunal’s paths cross—and an unimaginable chain of events unfolds. Both the Viper and the soldier think they’re calling the shots, but they’re not the only players moving the pieces. As the bonds that hold their land in order break down and the sins of the past meet the promise of a new future, both rebel and soldier must make unforgivable choices.

Inspired by ancient Indian history and Hindu mythology.

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#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!! 

Make sure to join the fun on Facebook here! 

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.