#BookReview: Before She Ignites (Fallen Isles Trilogy #1) by @jodimeadows

  Before

Mira Minkoba is the Hopebearer. Since the day she was born, she’s been told she’s special. Important. Perfect. She’s known across the Fallen Isles not just for her beauty, but for the peace treaty named after her, an agreement which united the seven islands against their enemies on the mainland.

But Mira never felt perfect. She counts compulsively. She struggles with crippling anxiety. And she’s far too interested in dragons for a girl of her station.

After

Then Mira discovers an explosive secret that challenges everything she and the treaty stand for. Betrayed by the very people she spent her life serving, Mira is sentenced to the Pit—the deadliest prison in the Fallen Isles. There, a cruel guard would do anything to discover the secret she would die to protect.

No longer beholden to those who betrayed her, Mira must learn to survive on her own and unearth the dark truths about the Fallen Isles—and herself—before her very world begins to collapse. 

#BookReview: The Zephyr Conspiracy by Israel Keats

  Inside a virtual reality steampunk game, a teenager learns she's part of a pirate crew looking for their captain's lost treasure. But she may be in over her head. Who can she trust in this game?

#Discussions with @Crossroadreview: Do you do Re-reads

It's time for some discussions!  I've wanted to start posting things other than just reviews etc.  So I thought this would be a great addition to the site!  I hope you agree.  So this week we're talking about Re-reads!  

#BookReview: Warcross (Warcross #1) by @Marie_Lu @PenguinTeen

  For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game—it’s a way of life. The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down players who bet on the game illegally. But the bounty hunting world is a competitive one, and survival has not been easy. Needing to make some quick cash, Emika takes a risk and hacks into the opening game of the international Warcross Championships—only to accidentally glitch herself into the action and become an overnight sensation.

Convinced she’s going to be arrested, Emika is shocked when instead she gets a call from the game’s creator, the elusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka, with an irresistible offer. He needs a spy on the inside of this year’s tournament in order to uncover a security problem . . . and he wants Emika for the job. With no time to lose, Emika’s whisked off to Tokyo and thrust into a world of fame and fortune that she’s only dreamed of. But soon her investigation uncovers a sinister plot, with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire.

#BookReview: Labyrinth by Israel Keats

  Two teenage gamers find themselves inside a virtual reality labyrinth video game, facing robotic bugs, puzzles, and obstacles. They must win the game or be trapped inside the virtual world forever. Can they start working together in time to win?

#WizardMoments: Were joinning!! #HarryPotter #MomentoftheWeek

  Hey guys! Here is our newest meme!! We have joined the Harry Potter Moment of the Week is a feature started by Leah over at Uncorked Thoughts.  We have named ours Wizarding World though just because we didn't want to focus primarily on Harry Potter since this world is so vast.  But we hope that you love the prompts.  This week is a free week so we will just be sharing some of the pictures from Universal! 

#BookReview: Even the Darkest Stars (Even the Darkest Stars #1) by @heathermfawcett @HarperTeen

  Kamzin has always dreamed of becoming one of the Emperor’s royal explorers, the elite climbers tasked with mapping the wintry, mountainous Empire and spying on its enemies. She knows she could be the best in the world, if only someone would give her a chance.

But everything changes when the mysterious and eccentric River Shara, the greatest explorer ever known, arrives in her village and demands to hire Kamzin—not her older sister Lusha, as everyone had expected—for his next expedition. This is Kamzin’s chance to prove herself—even though River’s mission to retrieve a rare talisman for the emperor means climbing Raksha, the tallest and deadliest mountain in the Aryas. Then Lusha sets off on her own mission to Raksha with a rival explorer who is determined to best River, and Kamzin must decide what’s most important to her: protecting her sister from the# countless perils of the climb or beating her to the summit.

The challenges of climbing Raksha are unlike anything Kamzin expected—or prepared for—with avalanches, ice chasms, ghosts, and even worse at every turn. And as dark secrets are revealed, Kamzin must unravel the truth of their mission and of her companions—while surviving the deadliest climb she has ever faced.

#WOW with @ryangraudin @mimi_albert

 

Welcome to our WOW post!! This week I am reading all of the TBR books from Rayan Graudin.  (Invictus, The Walled City, Wolf by Wolf, Blood for Blood) And I am waiting for a really amazing book that we ended up with a tote bag of from #BFest 
What are you reading this week? And what are you waiting for?  Let us know in the comments!! 

#BookReview: Alien Invasion by Israel Keats

  In a virtual space station video game, a gamer must sneak past alien soldiers who've captured his crew to find help, with a robot partner he doesn't like. Can he shake this partner and rescue his crew without getting caught?

#BookReview: The Scandalous Flirt (Cinderella Sisterhood #6) by Olivia Drake

Synopsis: Scandal begins with just one kiss. . . 
Aurora Paxton was once the belle of the ball, the most sought-after debutante of the season―until a scandalous mistake ruined her. Shunned by her family, Rory was banished to the country to live in disgrace. Now she’s been summoned back to London by her stepmother, who is being blackmailed by the least likely person Rory can imagine: Lucas Vale, Marquess of Dashell.

Lucas is someone Rory’s known for years―a man as devastatingly handsome as he is coldly disapproving of her. What in the world could he want from her or her family? Rory intends to find out as soon as she comes face to face with her old foe. What she never expects, however, is that the icy aristocrat has a soft spot for her―and a secret plan to redeem her status. Could it be that Lucas has been in love with Rory all along. . .and has finally found a way to win her heart?

#BookReview: The Problem with Forever by @JLArmentrout

 
Growing up, Mallory Dodge learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it’s been four years since her nightmare ended, she’s beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime. Now, after years of homeschooling, Mallory must face a new milestone—spending her senior year at a public high school. But she never imagined she’d run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn’t seen since childhood, on her very first day.It doesn’t take long for Mallory to realize that the connection she shared with Rider never really faded. Yet soon it becomes apparent that she’s not the only one grappling with lingering scars from the past. And as she watches Rider’s life spiral out of control, Mallory must make a choice between staying silent and speaking out—for the people she loves, the life she wants and the truths that need to be heard.