Thursday Tracks [89]

hosted by Gone with the Words

Ohhh! You know, and if you don't you'll know now, that I LOVE, love, LoVe music. Just as I live and breathe words, I live and breathe music. Those two things are just part of me as any other organ in my body. As you can see in my Music page, I hear music while reading! My Thursdays are dedicated to music thanks to this feature! Created to share what song, album, playlist, artist I got stuck in my head every week. 

Now, this week song is...

SOMEONE TO STAY

Artist: Vancouver Sleep Clinic

favorite part of the lyrics: Will you fix me up? Will you show me hope? The end of the day, I'm helpless. Can you keep me close? Can you love me most?

Hear me next Thursday!

Waiting on Wednesday [143]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Flame in the Mist #2

SMOKE IN THE SUN

by: Renée Ahdieh
Publication Date: June 5th, 2018
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult

 

The highly anticipated sequel to Flame in the Mist--an addictive, sumptuous finale that will leave readers breathless from the bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn

After Okami is captured in the Jukai forest, Mariko has no choice--to rescue him, she must return to Inako and face the dangers that have been waiting for her in the Heian Castle. She tricks her brother, Kenshin, and betrothed, Raiden, into thinking she was being held by the Black Clan against her will, playing the part of the dutiful bride-to-be to infiltrate the emperor's ranks and uncover the truth behind the betrayal that almost left her dead.

With the wedding plans already underway, Mariko pretends to be consumed with her upcoming nuptials, all the while using her royal standing to peel back the layers of lies and deception surrounding the imperial court. But each secret she unfurls gives way to the next, ensnaring Mariko and Okami in a political scheme that threatens their honor, their love and very the safety of the empire.

Top Ten Tuesday [77]

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookis in June 2010 and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week they will post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers over at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join! This week Top Ten is...

Top Ten Bookish Worlds I'd Never Want to Live In

PANEM in The Hunger Games

No, thank you. Divided by districts, ruled by an arrogant a-hole and I might be "reaped" to be in a game in where I can die? Do NOT sign me up for that shit.

Divergent

Again with the divisions... I said, no. Thank you. You cannot define me in one of those factions and I'm hell sure do not want to be factionless. I'll just not be part of this world.

Delirium

Love is a big part of what I am as a person if you remove that from me... I might as well be a robot. So, again, no.

The Maze Runner

First, I wouldn't make it into the cut into the Glade. I'm not special enough. Second, I would die basically the day after hitting the Maze. Third, I would definitely not survive the Scorch Trials or the Death Cure. This world is too much for me, so I'll pass.

Darkest Minds

I am being held against my will because I got some special power that you don't? HELL NAH. I will revolt against that, but at the same time I don't want to be followed and everything that comes with it. The powers would be good to have, but the rest? No, thanks.

The 5th Wave

Aliens? No, I'll pass.

OASIS in Ready Player One

This kind of technology is cool and all, but have you thought about the real world? It is a disaster and that is a world I don't want to live in. How fucked up the world has to be so someone wants to be connected to a machine the whole day?

Not a Drop to Drink

I will seriously die without water, so bye.

Warm Bodies

Zombies? Double no.

The Testing

You wanna go to college and get an education? Cool, you have to pass this test. You might have to kill some people though. Oh, and at the end even if you pass you might not get into a field that you actually like to study. So I'll definitely pass this world completely.

What worlds would you say "hell no" to?

Stalking the Shelves [31]

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, which is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can read more about the creation of this meme by visiting the official launch page here.

April 28th, 2018 to May 26th, 2018

READ THESE PAST WEEKS:

• The Junkyard Wonders, by Patricia Polacco
• Edwina, by Mo Willems
• After the Fall, by Dan Santat
• Cleopatra in Space Vol. 2, by Mike Maihack
• Quit Calling Me a Monster! by Jory John

ADDED TO MY PHYSICAL BOOKSHELF:

• The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein
• Aru Shah and the End of Time, by Roshani Chokshi
• Children of Blood and Bone, by Toni Adeyemi

PLANNING TO READ ASAP:

• Rock Chick Reborn, by Kristen Ashley
• The Greatest Risk, by Kristen Ashley

Finally, the end of the school semester is showing its face. That means summer reading! I hope to get my TBR pile knocked down pretty good. Let's see how I accomplish that in the next few weeks.

Waiting on Wednesday [142]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Caraval #2

LEGENDARY

by: Stephanie Garber
Publication Date: May 29th, 2018

 

A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win.

After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend’s true name.

The only chance of uncovering Legend’s identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more—and into the path of the murderous heir to the throne, a doomed love story, and a web of secrets…including her sister's. Caraval has always demanded bravery, cunning, and sacrifice. But now the game is asking for more. If Tella can’t fulfill her bargain and deliver Legend’s name, she’ll lose everything she cares about—maybe even her life. But if she wins, Legend and Caraval will be destroyed forever.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval...the games have only just begun.

Waiting on Wednesday [141]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Emporium

FURYBORN

by: Claire LeGrand
Publication Date: May 22nd, 2018
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult

 

The stunningly original, must-read fantasy of 2018 follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it.

When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing her ability to perform all seven kinds of elemental magic. The only people who should possess this extraordinary power are a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light and salvation and a queen of blood and destruction. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven trials to test her magic. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first.

A thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a mere fairy tale to bounty hunter Eliana Ferracora. When the Undying Empire conquered her kingdom, she embraced violence to keep her family alive. Now, she believes herself untouchable--until her mother vanishes without a trace, along with countless other women in their city. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain on a dangerous mission and discovers that the evil at the heart of the empire is more terrible than she ever imagined.

As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world--and of each other.

Waiting on Wednesday [140]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Red Queen #4

WAR STORM

by: Victoria Aveyard
Release Date: May 15th, 2018

VICTORY COMES AT A PRICE.

Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal’s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart—and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her—Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all… starting with the crown on Maven’s head.

But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal’s powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolishing everything—and everyone—in his path.

War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced?

In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard’s stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power… for all will be tested, but not all will survive.

 

Waiting on Wednesday [139]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

SAVE THE DATE

by: Morgan Matson
Publication Date: June 5th, 2018
Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult

 

Charlie Grant’s older sister is getting married this weekend at their family home, and Charlie can’t wait—for the first time in years, all four of her older siblings will be under one roof. Charlie is desperate for one last perfect weekend, before the house is sold and everything changes. The house will be filled with jokes and games and laughs again. Making decisions about things like what college to attend and reuniting with longstanding crush Jesse Foster—all that can wait. She wants to focus on making the weekend perfect.

The only problem? The weekend is shaping up to be an absolute disaster.

There’s the unexpected dog with a penchant for howling, house alarm that won’t stop going off, and a papergirl with a grudge.

There are the relatives who aren’t speaking, the (awful) girl her favorite brother brought home unannounced, and a missing tuxedo.

Not to mention the neighbor who seems to be bent on sabotage and a storm that is bent on drenching everything. The justice of the peace is missing. The band will only play covers. The guests are all crazy. And the wedding planner’s nephew is unexpectedly, distractingly…cute.

Over the course of three ridiculously chaotic days, Charlie will learn more than she ever expected about the family she thought she knew by heart. And she’ll realize that sometimes, trying to keep everything like it was in the past means missing out on the future.

Top Ten Tuesday [76]

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookis in June 2010 and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week they will post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers over at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join! This week Top Ten is...

Top Ten Books I'd Slay a Lion to Get Early

*not in order & some come out today*

 

  

  

  

Summoned to the 13th Grave, by Darynda Jones

For which books you'd slay that lion?