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Flavor of the week:

Between the Shadow and the Soul
Susanne Winnacker
Series: Darkest Soul #1
Publication date: December 1st 2014
21st Century Cologne
On the day of her sixteenth birthday Nela receives her Binding – a tattoo that’ll punish even the thought of magic with burning pain. In a world where the Brotherhood still burns witches at the stake, Nela has learned to fear her magical powers. But her powers are growing and refuse to be ignored. When Nela meets Darko, he shows her a hidden world of magic she can’t resist.Darko hates the Brotherhood with blind fervor for destroying his life. Except for revenge, there’s only one thing that keeps him going: the wish to bring his dead sister back to life. The only way to gain the necessary power is by summoning a demon with the help of a Necromancer and absorbing its demonic power. When his Master tells Darko that Nela is what they need for the ritual, Darko doesn’t hesitate to gain her trust. A trust he’ll have to betray.
As Nela meets witches in the underground bars of Cologne and celebrates Walpurgisnight with magical folk from all over the world, she realizes that she doesn’t want to bow to the Brotherhood’s rules anymore. She wants to be free to live as a witch. Defying the Brotherhood could mean death by fire, but as Nela is pulled deeper into Darko’s world, she realizes that his darkness might be the true danger.
Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *
– Boundary (Books of Eva #2) by Heather Terrell [Purchase]
– Seduction (Legacy #3) by Molly Cochran [Purchase]
– Ticker by Lisa Mantchev [Purchase]
– The Unimaginable by Dina Silver [Purchase]
– Paragon: Legacy Code #2 (Fractured Era) by Autumn Kalquist [Purchase]
– Ryley’s Revenge (Gloves Off #2) by L.P. Dover [Purchase]
– Owning Violet (The Fowler Sisters #1) by Monica Murphy [Purchase]
– Twisted (Lost in Oblivion #2) by Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott [Purchase]
– Diamond Boy by Michael Williams [Purchase]
– You Were Mine (Rosemary Beach #9) by Abbi Glines [Purchase]
– Mai Tai’d Up (Cocktail #4) by Alice Clayton [Purchase]
– The Queen (The Selection 0.4) by Kiera Cass [Purchase]
– Vicious (Pretty Little Liars #16) by Sara Shepard [Purchase]
– The Boy with the Hidden Name (Otherworld #2) by Skylar Dorset [Purchase]
– Rebels by Accident by Patricia Dunn [Purchase]
– Razed (Barnes Brothers #2) by Shiloh Walker [Purchase]
– Black Knight (Witch World #2) by Christopher Pike [Purchase]
– Valley of Fires (Conquered Earth #3) by J. Barton Mitchell [Purchase]
– Inside Out (Off the Map #3) by Lia Riley [Purchase]
– Ravencliffe (Blythewood #2) by Carol Goodman [Purchase]
– Carnival of Lies (Untamed City #1.5) by Melissa Marr [Purchase]
Anything catching your eye this week?
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Pili
There are quite a few that I am tempted to grab next week, but none that are screaming “MINE”…
Jazmen Greene
I’m not particularly excited about any of these upcoming reads but they look pretty intriguing. I didn’t know Susanne Winnacker had a new release coming out. Great list! 😀
Aneeqah @ My Not So Real Life
Not going to lie, I’m not really dying for any of these- which is good for my bank account, haha. Between the Shadow and Soul actually looks super intriguing, though (and that cover is gorgeous!!) so I might grab that one. Other than that, I think I’ll be saving up for all those 2015 books I need! 😉
Thank you so much for sharing, Giselle! <3
Savannah
Lots of great books hitting the shelves!!
Bonnie @ For the Love of Words
I’m loving these slow release weeks in December. Gives me a chance to catch up before the start of a new year. 🙂