Friday, February 24, 2017

Heir of Fire by @sjmaas @bloomsbury #bookreview

 
Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak―but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change her life―and her future―forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. Will Celaena find the strength to not only fight her inner demons, but to take on the evil that is about to be unleashed?

The bestselling series that has captured readers all over the world reaches new heights in this sequel to the New York Times best-selling Crown of Midnight. Packed with heart-pounding action, fierce new characters, and swoon-worthy romance, this third book will enthrall readers from start to finish.

Before I Fall by @oliverbooks @harpercollins #Bookreview

 
With this stunning debut novel, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver emerged as one of today's foremost authors of young adult fiction. Like Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why and Gayle Forman's If I Stay, Before I Fall raises thought-provoking questions about love, death, and how one person's life can affect so many others.

For popular high school senior Samantha Kingston, February 12—"Cupid Day"—should be one big party, a day of valentines and roses and the privileges that come with being at the top of the social pyramid. And it is…until she dies in a terrible accident that night.

However, she still wakes up the next morning. In fact, Sam lives the last day of her life seven times, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she may hold more power than she ever imagined.

#Fangirl with Girl on a Plane by @miriammossinfo @HMHKids


This week we have a book that was based on the authors true story of being hijacked on a plane back in the 70's.  Although this is not the kind of book we normally read. We so fangirled over it and finished this one in less than a day! With a riveting story you are sure to want to add this one to your list! 

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Factory Girl by Josanne LaValley @HMHCo #BookReview

 
In order to save her family’s farm, Roshen, sixteen, must leave her rural home to work in a factory in the south of China. There she finds arduous and degrading conditions and contempt for her minority (Uyghur) background. Sustained by her bond with other Uyghur girls, Roshen is resolved to endure all to help her family and ultimately her people. A workplace survival story, this gritty, poignant account focuses on a courageous teen and illuminates the value—and cost—of freedom.

Crown of Midnight by @sjmaas @Bloomsbury #bookreview

 
From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.

#BookBirthday with @veschwab for A Conjuring of Light

 
This week on BookBirthday we have the finally to the Shades of Magic trilogy, A Conjuring of Light! We are so excited to finish this series and find out what happens! This book came out on February 21, 2017. Be sure to use the amazon link below to grab your copy today! 

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

#BookReview of An Ember in the Ashes by @sabaatahir

An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) 
Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.
 
Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.
 
It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.
 
But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.
 
There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.

#WaitingonWednesday with @NotRashKnee & @marytaranta

 
Welcome to this weeks Waiting on Wednesday! Today I'm (still) reading The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi. I've been wanting to read this book since I saw the cover and then fund out it would be released on my birthday. I'm loving it so far!!!  
With Rachel 

Scythe (Scythe #1) by @nealshusterman @simonschuster #BookReview

 
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.

Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.

Throne of Glass by @SJMaas @BloomsburyPub #bookreview

 
In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass--and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Blood Rose Rebellion (Blood Rose Rebellion #1) by @RosalynEves #FirstPageTuesday

Hey guys and welcome to this weeks First Page Tuesday! This week we have a wonderful first book for a new series that we all can't wait to get our hands on! This one comes out March 28!