The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~this meme was inspired in part by ~ In My Mailbox~ It's a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.
So this is like the only weekend in June that I didn't have plans. I spent it scanning old pictures for my mom. Wow did everyone look different back then. Skinnier for one. And it's amazing how much I can see different relatives in their younger faces. Anywho...also got some cleaning done since I won't have much time for that over the next couple of weekends.
Monday: Review of True by Erin McCarthy (4 Stars)
Tuesday: Top Ten Books Featuring Travel
Wednesday: Waiting on Angel of Mercy
Thursday: Review of Gameboard of the Gods (Age of X, # 1) by Richelle Mead (3 Stars)
Monday: Review of The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wave, # 1) by Rick Yancey
Tuesday: Top 10 Beach Reads
Wednesday: Waiting on Wednesday
Thursday: Review of The Forever of Ella and Micha (The Secret, # 2) by Jessica Sorensen
Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, # 1)
By: Leigh Bardugo
Published: June 5th 2012 by Henry Holt and Co
356 pages
Genre: YA, Fantasy
Source: Borrowed from my SNL, Holly @ Words Fueled by Love
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Goodreads description--The Shadow Fold, a swathe of impenetrable darkness, crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh, is slowly destroying the once-great nation of Ravka.Alina, a pale, lonely orphan, discovers a unique power that thrusts her into the lavish world of the kingdom’s magical elite—the Grisha. Could she be the key to unravelling the dark fabric of the Shadow Fold and setting Ravka free?
The Darkling, a creature of seductive charm and terrifying power, leader of the Grisha. If Alina is to fulfill her destiny, she must discover how to unlock her gift and face up to her dangerous attraction to him.
But what of Mal, Alina’s childhood best friend? As Alina contemplates her dazzling new future, why can’t she ever quite forget him?
Glorious. Epic. Irresistible. Romance.
Falling for Hadie (With Me, # 2)
By: Komal Kant
Published: March 2013 by Komal Kant
350 pages
Genre: YA, Contemporary
Source: Provided in participation of a blog tour
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Goodreads description--“Sometimes there is a single moment that changes your life forever.”Hadie Swinton is giving up on boys.
After a disastrous relationship, she is convinced that all males are the same—arrogant, self-assured, and complete jerks.
Lincoln Bracks is giving up on his old life.
After moving to a new town to escape the problems plaguing him, he is set against ever getting close to anyone again.
When Hadie and Lincoln’s worlds collide, their intrigue for one another leads them to open up to each other against their better judgment. Despite the attraction that is pulling them together, insecurities, secrets, and shattered hopes stand in the way of them ever being together.
At a time when darkness consumes their lives, Hadie and Lincoln learn that hope and love can still be found in the most unlikely place.
*Recommended for mature readers aged 17+ due to language and sexual content
**This is the second book in the With Me series but can be read as a stand-alone.
Bait (Order of the Spirit Realm, # 1)
By: KC Blake
Genre: YA, Paranormal
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Goodreads description--At sixteen Bay-Lee is not your typical girl. She doesn't even try to fit in at school. What's the point when she'll be moving to a new place within a few months? She's lived her whole life on the run, hiding from monsters.Then a reaper uses her closet to cross over from the Spirit Realm. It has a message for her. Just when she's about to join her father at his school for hunters she finds out they are dying on their birthdays. Something is killing them, slipping past locked doors, never leaving a trace of evidence, and her birthday is only two months away.
Becoming a hunter isn't exactly her dream come true. She's doing it for her mother, for revenge, for justice. Nothing is going to get in her way, least of all love. Then she looks up into a pair of jungle green eyes and everything changes.
Delirium (Delirium, # 1)
By: Lauren Oliver
Published: August 2nd 2011 by HarperTeen (first published February 1st 2011)
441 pages
Genre: YA, Sci-Fi, Dystopian
Source: Borrowed from my local library
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Goodreads description--Ninety-five days, and then I’ll be safe.I wonder whether the procedure will hurt.
I want to get it over with.
It’s hard to be patient.
It’s hard not to be afraid while I’m still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn’t touched me yet.
Still, I worry.
They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness.
The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don’t.
The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, # 1)
By: Maryrose Wood
Published: March 1st 2010 by HarperCollins
267 pages
Genre: Childrens/Middle Grade, Mystery, Fantasy
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Goodreads description--Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander, age ten or thereabouts, keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips; Cassiopeia, perhaps four or five, has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite; and Beowulf, age somewhere-in-the-middle, is alarmingly adept at chasing squirrels.Luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess. Only fifteen years old and a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, Penelope embraces the challenge of her new position. Though she is eager to instruct the children in Latin verbs and the proper use of globes, first she must help them overcome their canine tendencies.
But mysteries abound at Ashton Place: Who are these three wild creatures, and how did they come to live in the vast forests of the estate? Why does Old Timothy, the coachman, lurk around every corner? Will Penelope be able to teach the Incorrigibles table manners and socially useful phrases in time for Lady Constance's holiday ball? And what on earth is a schottische?
Jane Eyre
By: Charlotte Bronte
Published: first published October 16th 1847
493 pages
Genre: Classics, Historical Fiction, Gothic, Romance
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Goodreads description--Charlotte Brontë’s most beloved novel describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester.The loneliness and cruelty of Jane’s childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But after she falls in love with her sardonic employer, her discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice. Ever since its publication in 1847, Jane Eyre has enthralled every kind of reader, from the most critical and cultivated to the youngest and most unabashedly romantic. It lives as one of the great triumphs of storytelling and as a moving and unforgettable portrayal of a woman's quest for self-respect.
That's it for my shelves and recaps of my past and upcoming week. What did you add to your shelves this week? Any bookish news you want to talk about? Let me know!
