Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday (83)

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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:
Her Dark Curiosity
Megan Shepherd
Series: The Madman’s Daughter #2
Genre: YA Gothic
Publication date:  January 21st 2014
by Balzer+Bray

To defeat the darkness, she must first embrace it.

Months have passed since Juliet Moreau returned to civilization after escaping her father’s island—and the secrets she left behind. Now, back in London once more, she is rebuilding the life she once knew and trying to forget Dr. Moreau’s horrific legacy—though someone, or something, hasn’t forgotten her.

As people close to Juliet fall victim one by one to a murderer who leaves a macabre calling card of three clawlike slashes, Juliet fears one of her father’s creations may have also escaped the island. She is determined to find the killer before Scotland Yard does, though it means awakening sides of herself she had thought long banished, and facing loves from her past she never expected to see again.

As Juliet strives to stop a killer while searching for a serum to cure her own worsening illness, she finds herself once more in the midst of a world of scandal and danger. Her heart torn in two, past bubbling to the surface, life threatened by an obsessive killer—Juliet will be lucky to escape alive.

With inspiration from Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this is a tantalizing mystery about the hidden natures of those we love and how far we’ll go to save them from themselves.

I really enjoyed The Madman’s Daughter when I read it earlier this year. It was creepy and disturbing – a Gothic novel at its best. I’m excited to see what horror awaits in this sequel!

What are you waiting on?
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Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Posted by on 06/11/2013 • 31 Comments

Siege and Storm continues the enchanting story of Alina, Mal, and the Darkling, in their world full of danger and secrets. Starting with a bang, we’re reacquainted with Alina and Mal trapped in a less than stellar situation on the Darkling’s ship. This is sure to immediately captivate any fan of the series, pulling us again in this magic-filled story of the Sun Summoner. It didn’t take long until the characters carved their way into my heart again. I wasn’t as impressed with this sequel as I was with Shadow and Bone, but the characters are still as charming as ever, and the world building is simply fantastic.

In an action packed beginning, we meet a new mysterious character that becomes quite a big part of this sequel. However, I…

Review: Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey

Posted by on 06/10/2013 • 31 Comments

“He’s cursed. He’s human flesh worn by a demon.”

A fantastically atmospheric Gothic novel, Ashes on the Waves is based on an eerie Edgar Allan Poe poem – which is really all you need to know, right?

In a way, this novel reminded me a little of Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz. It’s set on a secluded island where people live in the old ways without much as far as laws and structure goes. There is also paranormal presence that makes the island unique, and a little chilling. Like in Teeth, you will need to go into this with an open mind as the novel is not considered a paranormal, but a Gothic story. Meaning the paranormal aspects are not examined in detail as far as their history or…

Stacking the Shelves (58)

Stacking the Shelves (58)

Posted by on 06/09/2013 • 44 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. Hiya! So I think all of you know I was gone to BEA last week so there was no StS post, this one will be pretty insane due to it as well. If you want a full recap of my BEA excitement you can read it here! On other news I posted a new giveaway on the blog this week for one of my favorite books – the Sea of Tranquility! Enter away! I also posted a bunch of new tour/blitz sign ups at Xpresso Book Tours, make sure to drop by there, too!

BEA pretties: I’m not going to link them to…

***Singing Happy Birthday In the Rain***

***Singing Happy Birthday In the Rain***

Posted by on 06/08/2013 • 8 Comments

Today we’re celebrating Eileen‘s birthday! Yay! I’m part of a fun blog hop organized by Nikki of Fiction Freak. So every half hour today a different blog will be posting about the wonderful, bubbly person that is Eileen on her special day!

So who is Eileen? Really, who doesn’t know her by now? 😉 She’s the lovely blogger over at Singing and Reading in the Rain. This girl’s bubbly, fun personality makes my day almost every day by simply being her good old enthusiastic self on Twitter! So it’s our time to pay her back for all the smiles she puts on our faces on a daily basis with her epic personality! I adore chatting with her and am very happy to be part of this birthday hop, plus…

Fresh Batch (New Releases June 9th – 15th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases June 9th – 15th)

Posted by on 06/08/2013 • 14 Comments

Exclusively titled for Xpresso Reads, Fresh Batch features the hottest releases of this upcoming week. Flavor of the week:

Charm & Strange Stephanie Kuehn Publication date: June 11th, 2013 by St. Martin’s Griffin

When you’ve been kept caged in the dark, it’s impossible to see the forest for the trees. It’s impossible to see anything, really. Not without bars . . .

Andrew Winston Winters is at war with himself.

He’s part Win, the lonely teenager exiled to a remote Vermont boarding school in the wake of a family tragedy. The guy who shuts all his classmates out, no matter the cost.

He’s part Drew, the angry young boy with violent impulses that control him. The boy who spent a fateful, long-ago summer with his brother and teenage cousins,…

Review + Giveaway: The Trouble With Goodbye by Sarra Cannon

Posted by on 06/07/2013 • 25 Comments

The Trouble With GoodbyeSarra Cannon Genre: NA Contemporary Publication date: May 21st 2013

One night can change everything…

Two years ago, Leigh Anne Davis shocked everyone in tiny Fairhope, Georgia when she broke up with her wealthy boyfriend to attend an Ivy League university a thousand miles away. At school, she finds a happiness and independence she’s never known.

Until one terrifying night takes it all away from her.

With no place else to go, Leigh Anne heads home to reclaim her old life. A life she worked so hard to escape. On the outside, she seems like the same girl everyone has always known. But deep inside, she’s hiding a terrible secret.

That’s when she meets Knox Warner, a troubled newcomer to Fairhope. His eyes…

BEA 2013 Recap!

BEA 2013 Recap!

Posted by on 06/06/2013 • 56 Comments

I remember when BEA 2012 came and went without my going I was regretting it the moment these recap posts started going up, so I hope I can get some of you to go next year because it was the experience of a lifetime that any and all bookworms have to experience at least once! It was seriously one of the best times of my entire life, and I will be back at BEA 2014 to see you all there! 😀

I apologize in advance for not taking very many pictures of BEA itself. It was very hectic and I was oh so giddy of all the books and the people that I was just starstruck most of the time, too dazed to even think of getting my phone out.