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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Fresh Batch (New Releases December 15th – 21st)

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Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Fireblood
Trisha Wolfe
Series: Fireblood #1
Publication date: December 17th 2013
by Spencer Hill Press

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To save a kingdom, Zara must choose between a prince who could be the answer and a rising rebellion that threatens to take control.

When Zara Dane is chosen to marry Prince Sebastian Hart, son of the man who ordered her father’s capture, Zara knows she must fight to save everything she loves from ruin.

Being betrothed to the prince means a life trapped behind the towering stone walls of the Camelot-forged realm. Under the watchful eye of the prince’s first knight, Sir Devlan Capra, changing her future becomes difficult.

When an unlikely rebel reveals the truth about the deadly secrets that fuel King Hart’s twisted world, Zara’s path to rescue her father becomes clouded by deception. The Rebels clear her path by forcing Zara’s hand with an ultimatum: sway Prince Sebastian to join the Rebels, convincing him of his father’s evil nature, or they will take him out.

But Zara is uncertain about a future under the Rebels’ command and where the prince’s heart truly lies. She must decide who to trust, what to believe, and what she’s truly fighting for before the king destroys all of Karm, including her heart.

Trisha Wolfe’s Website / Facebook / Twitter

From an early age, Trisha Wolfe dreamed up fantasy worlds and characters and was accused of talking to herself. Today, she lives in South Carolina with her family and writes full time, using her fantasy worlds as an excuse to continue talking to herself. For more information on Trisha Wolfe and her works, please visit: www.TrishaWolfe.com


Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *




The Initiate (Divergent 0.2) by Veronica Roth [Purchase]
Fracture Me (Shatter Me #2.5) by Tahereh Mafi [Purchase]
The Redhead Plays Her Hand (Redhead #3) by Alice Clayton [Purchase]
Reaver (Lords of Deliverance #5) by Larissa Ione [Purchase]


Take Me On (Ross Siblings #4) by Cherrie Lynn [Purchase]
Perfect Lie by Teresa Mummert
Becoming Alpha (Alpha Girl #1) by Aileen Erin [Purchase]
Out of Turn (Kathleen Turner #4) by Tiffany Snow [Purchase]


Shadowdance (Darkest London #4) by Kristen Callihan [Purchase]
Asylum 54.0 (The Bionics Saga #1) by Nadège Richards
Dangerous Dream (Dangerous Creatures 0.5) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl [Purchase]
Rise Again Below Zero (Rise Again #2) by Ben Tripp [Purchase]


What We Lost in the Dark (What We Saw at Night #2) by Jacquelyn Mitchard [Purchase]
The Interrupted Tale (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #4) by Maryrose Wood [Purchase]
Cy in Chains by David L. Dudley [Purchase]
Misbehaving (Sea Breeze #6) by Abbi Glines [Purchase]


Positively Mine (Freshman Forty #1) by Christine Duval [Purchase]
Fast Forward (Second Chances #2) by Marion Croslydon
The Last Stand of the New York Institute (The Bane Chronicles #9) [Purchase]
Angelbound (Angelbound #1) by Christina Bauer [Purchase]


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Review: Vitro by Jessica Khoury

Review: Vitro by Jessica Khoury

Posted by on 12/13/2013 • 17 Comments

Closer to a 3.5 star.

While I didn’t like this one quite as much as Origin, it was still an exciting read set on an isolated island full of secret experiments and shady operations. Even if you haven’t read Origin, this is not actually a sequel; both are independent of each other. You could even say Vitro is more or less a refitted version of Origin. They both have a similar setting and mirroring scientific conspiracies. And Sophie, after a distressing email from her mother, gets trapped into its web of genetic alterations and unethical experiments.

What I found to be the best part of this novel is the vividly detailed setting. You get fully transported to this island that quickly becomes the heart of the story, and…

Forged by Fate: Guest Post + Giveaway!

Forged by Fate: Guest Post + Giveaway!

Posted by on 12/12/2013 • 8 Comments

Having read and really enjoyed a novel by this author under a mysterious other name (Oh I’m on to her!) I’m happy to have Reese Monroe on the blog today to talk about her newest book, Forged by Fate, which has just released this week through Entangled. Let’s have a look at what it’s all about and then we’ll give the blog floor to her!

Guest Post by Reese Monroe

Favorite Part of Writing Forged by Fate

I really enjoyed writing Forged by Fate, mostly because I love the characters so much. It’s difficult to pick a favorite part of the story, but I’m going to have to say I loved writing Sadie. This part in particular:

“I feel your turmoil.” He leaned down, so…

Waiting on Wednesday (103)

Waiting on Wednesday (103)

Posted by on 12/11/2013 • 30 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

 

My pick this week:

A Peter Pan love story! Dude! 😀 That was only one of my favorite cartoons when I was a kid. I had the VHS (Lolz) and I used to watch it over and over until I’m pretty sure the tape physically broke!

What are you waiting on, this week?

 

Book Girls Don’t Cry: Book Gifting is Good for You!

Book Girls Don’t Cry: Book Gifting is Good for You!

Posted by on 12/10/2013 • 32 Comments

Book Girls Don’t Cry is a feature where we will discuss/vent/advise on a bookish topic. This feature is hosted by myself along with these pretty ladies:

 

Books Are For Giving! (And reading – duh!)

Are you ever stumped as to what to give a certain person for Christmas? This week on Book Girls Don’t Cry we’re making a list of the books that we think would be prefect to give to basically everyone and anyone! Now I’m going to assume that the obvious ones were already read by all (Hunger Games, Harry Potter, etc) so for sake of originality I won’t put em in this list. If someone hasn’t read these yet – Shame on them!!

Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally: This is one of…

Review: Letters To Nowhere by Julie Cross

Review: Letters To Nowhere by Julie Cross

Posted by on 12/09/2013 • 24 Comments

Being a big fan of Julie Cross’s Tempest series, I have no idea how I missed knowing about this series of hers before now, but I’m glad I came across it. Don’t go into it expecting anything at all like Tempest, however, as this is a completely different genre. It proves that this is an author with more than one story to tell!

Letters to Nowhere is ultimately about surviving grief, set in the aftermath of a horrible accident that takes the life of Karen’s parents. From the beginning I could already feel Karen’s loss. Her emotions were dripping off of the pages, making vivid her grief, sorrow, and mental anguish. I found myself sympathetic towards her before I even got to know her. Forming a connection to her is…

Stacking the Shelves (78)

Stacking the Shelves (78)

Posted by on 12/08/2013 • 31 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews featuring the books we got this week, and I also mention blog news/happenings of the past week. How’s everyone this weekend? Getting your Christmas shopping done? I’m all about shopping online 😀 But yeah blog people seem to be going quieter and quieter for the holidays. A few are on hiatus and such. I will likely be putting mine on a few day hiatus when it comes close to Christmas. No one really reads blogs those days anyhow, plus I rather spend time with my lil one than worry about posting 🙂 So I went a lil crazy with digital ARCs this week – weeks like these are when my lack of self control shows through >.< Also before you…

Fresh Batch (New Releases December 8th – 14th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases December 8th – 14th)

Posted by on 12/07/2013 • 10 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

These Broken Stars Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner Series: Starbound #1 Publication date: December 10th 2013 by Disney Hyperion

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It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.

Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and…