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Saturday, February 20, 2016

Fresh Batch (February 21st – 27th)

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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:

The Forbidden Wish
Jessica Khoury
Publication date: February 23rd 2016
by Razorbill

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She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world…

When Aladdin discovers Zahra’s jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn’t seen in hundreds of years — a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra’s very existence is illegal. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes.

But when the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp forever, she seizes the opportunity—only to discover she is falling in love with Aladdin. When saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart?

As time unravels and her enemies close in, Zahra finds herself suspended between danger and desire in this dazzling retelling of Aladdin from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury.

Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *


– Faking It (The Intern #2) by Gabrielle Tozer [Purchase]
– Firstlife (Everlife #1) by Gena Showalter [Purchase]
– Hidden Bodies (You #2) by Caroline Kepnes [Purchase]
– Ryder (Slater Brothers #4) by L.A. Casey [Purchase]


– The Power (Titan #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout [Purchase]
– After the Woods by Kim Savage [Purchase]
– Kill the Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky [Purchase]
– Dawn of Ash (Imdalind #6) by Rebecca Ethington [Purchase]


– Fighting Dirty (Ultimate #4) by Lori Foster [Purchase]
– Kingdom of Ashes (A Wicked Thing #2) by Rhiannon Thomas [Purchase]
– Behold the Bones (Beware the Wild #2) by Natalie C. Parker [Purchase]
– The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock [Purchase]


– The Secret Language of Sisters by Luanne Rice [Purchase]
– Bitter Bite (Elemental Assassin #14) by Jennifer Estep [Purchase]
– Behind the Canvas by Alexander Vance [Purchase]
– She’s Not There by Joy Fielding [Purchase]


– Titans by Victoria Scott [Purchase]
– A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic #2) by V.E. Schwab [Purchase]
– Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express by Holly Robinson Peete [Purchase]
– The Rampart Guards: Chronicle One in the Adventures of Jason Lex by Wendy Terrien [Purchase]


– The Last Place on Earth by Carol Snow [Purchase]
– Dove Exiled (Dove Chronicles #2) by Karen Bao [Purchase]
– The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan [Purchase]
– Betrayed (The Arnaud Legacy #2) by Lynn Carthage [Purchase]


– Dreamfever (Dreamfire #2) by Kit Alloway [Purchase]
– Just My Luck by Cammie McGovern[Purchase]
– Longbow Girl by Linda Davies [Purchase]
– We Built This City (The Eighth Continent #4) by Matt London [Purchase]


– Temper by Beck Nicholas [Purchase]
– Deep (Chicago Underground) by Skye Warren
– Bryce (Scandalous Boys #1) by Natalie Decker [Purchase]


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Religion in Books and Why I Am Not Always Okay With It

Posted by on 02/17/2016 • 18 Comments

Religion in books makes me uncomfortable. There, I said it. It’s not because I have anything against religion, it’s just that in a lot of my experiences, books that are based on some sort of religious myth tend to draw heavily from Christian mythology and that’s really where I start feeling uncomfortable. It’s not that these myths cannot be done well but in a lot of my experiences what ends up happening is that all other religions become excluded from this world found on one kind of myth and as a reader who isn’t Christian or really aware of many of these myths, I am excluded from the novel.

I realize this isn’t unintentionally done but this brings us back to the issue of diversity in literature. BECAUSE DIVERSITY. Religious…

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Fresh Batch (February 14th – 20th)

Fresh Batch (February 14th – 20th)

Posted by on 02/13/2016 • 2 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

The Girl from Everywhere Heidi Heilig Series: The Girl from Everywhere #1 Publication date: February 16th 2016by Greenwillow Books

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It was the kind of August day that hinted at monsoons, and the year was 1774, though not for very much longer.

Sixteen-year-old Nix Song is a time-traveller. She, her father and their crew of time refugees travel the world aboard The Temptation, a glorious pirate ship stuffed with treasures both typical and mythical. Old maps allow Nix and her father to navigate not just to distant lands, but distant times – although a map will only take you somewhere once….

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On Blog Tours

Posted by on 02/12/2016 • 14 Comments

There has been a lot of discussion in the community about blog tours and I am here today to add my two cents to the conversation.

So. Blog tours. I really like them, but I understand what people mean when they say blog tours are filler posts. The thing is though, it really isn’t as simple as that (or at least in my opinion.) I think blog tours can also be really creative especially when hosts are allowed to have a bigger part in their posts.

Also, a lot of my blog tour posts tend to be review posts (especially in my experience) so in that way, they really aren’t that much different from regular blog posts and are just a way of getting a large amount of reviews for…

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Review: Titans by Victoria Scott

Posted by on 02/11/2016 • 10 Comments

You know when you start reading a book and you are just pulled into it and want to devour it? Yeah, this was one of those. I loved just about everything about it. The underlying story is sad and bleak, but the main part of it is thrilling and full of adventure. This book is fast paced and keeps your heart racing along with the characters. And the best part is, there’s not really romance in it. There’s no need for it and it would have taken away from the story and I am glad that the author didn’t feel the need to throw it in there. The characters are fabulous and I really enjoyed getting to know them. The Titans were so interesting and I couldn’t help but want…

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Fresh Batch (February 7th – 13th)

Fresh Batch (February 7th – 13th)

Posted by on 02/06/2016 • 4 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

Blackhearts Nicole Castroman Publication date: February 9th 2016by Simon Pulse

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Blackbeard the pirate was known for striking fear in the hearts of the bravest of sailors. But once he was just a young man who dreamed of leaving his rigid life behind to chase adventure in faraway lands. Nothing could stop him—until he met the one girl who would change everything.

Edward “Teach” Drummond, son of one of Bristol’s richest merchants, has just returned from a year-long journey on the high seas to find his life in shambles. Betrothed to a girl he doesn’t love and sick of the high…

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Female Leads That Influenced Me When I Was Growing Up

Posted by on 02/04/2016 • 11 Comments

I am of the opinion that books are amazing (DUH.) Over the years, I have gained so much knowledge from books and learned so much about the world. Reading hasn’t just been a form of escapism but a way of filling all the gaps in my knowledge. Today, I wanted to dedicate a post to all the amazing female leads who inspired me growing up and who have helped define the person I want to be.

 

You might know Madeleine L’Engle as my no.1 hero because her books changed my life but it was Vicky in specific from the Austin Family series that really helped me out during my awkward pre-teen phase. In A Ring of Endless Lights (one of the best books I’ve ever read, FYI) Vicky is surrounded…

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Fresh Batch (Jan 31st – Feb 6th)

Fresh Batch (Jan 31st – Feb 6th)

Posted by on 01/31/2016 • 6 Comments

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

Flavor of the week:

Starflight Melissa Landers Series: Starflight #1 Publication date: February 2nd 2016 by Disney-Hyperion

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Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. She’s so desperate to reach the realm that she’s willing to indenture herself to Doran Spaulding, the rich and popular quarterback who made her life miserable all through high school, in exchange for passage aboard the spaceliner Zenith.

When…

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