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.
This week...I went to the eye doctor Friday to get some new glasses and renew my prescription for my contacts. YAY for new glasses. BOO for my eyes getting worse (they're really not that bad compared to most people though). Which leads me to...You guys...! Husband and I have been watching Dexter on Netflix. And it's good and all, but Friday night we watched the Season 4 finale..................................... I'm still having heart palpitations. I was literally physically affected. There have only been a handful of TV shows that can elicit this kind of reaction from me. And thank goodness we didn't have to wait until we could start Season 5. We had been planning to just finish Season 4 and then catch up on some shows on the DVR, but Husband turned and looked at me questioningly. And I said "We can't leave it like that." So we watched Season 5 Episode 1--which was only slightly better emotionally. Speaking of TV shows, I'll miss The Walking Dead until October, but Game of Thrones starts back to help me with my coping.
Monday: March 2014 EOM Wrap Up
Wednesday: Waiting on The Retribution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, # 3) by Michelle Hodkin
Thursday: Review of Derailed (Clayton Falls, # 1) by Alyssa Rose Ivy (3.5 Stars)
Friday: Review of Breathe (Sea Breeze, # 1) by Abbi Glines (4 Stars)
Monday: Review of Because of Low (See Breeze, # 2) by Abbi Glines
Tuesday: Top Ten Tuesday (Either Gateway Books/Authors that I was supposed to do last week or Most Unique Books I've Ever Read)
Wednesday: Waiting on Wednesday
Thursday: Review of Requiem (Delirium, # 3) by Lauren Oliver
Friday: Review of The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian
Don't forget to sign up for the 2014 Series Enders Reading Challenge! Each month there will be a giveaway for those participating with a BIG giveaway at the end of the year! Click on the picture below or the link above to find out more!
I participated in Kimba's March 2014 Take Control of Your TBR Pile Challenge which is now over, but I wanted to recap my results.
8) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, # 3) by Stieg Larsson (Started, but haven't finished)
9) A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 5) by George R R Martin (Started, but only barely)
Red at Night
By: Katie McGarry
Published: April 1st 2014 by Harlequin Special Releases
Genre: YA, Contemporary
Source: Kindle Freebie
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Goodreads description--In Red at Night, Stella and Jonah are total opposites. She's the girl with purple hair from the wrong part of town. He's a high school senior who hangs with the cool crowd. Until a car accident leaves him haunted by guilt, and Jonah starts spending time at Stella's favorite refuge…the local cemetery.Stella knows she should keep her distance—after all, she spent her girlhood being bullied by Jonah's friends. Once he's sorted out his tangled emotions, Jonah won't have time for her anymore. Too bad she's already fallen for him….
The Immortal Rules (Age of X, # 2)
By: Richelle Mead
Expected Publication: May 29th 2014 by Dutton Adult
432 pages
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Paranormal
Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Vampire Academy and Bloodline series returns with the second installment in her acclaimed Age of X series.Gameboard of the Gods introduced religious investigator Justin March and Mae Koskinen, the beautiful supersoldier assigned to protect him. Together they have been charged with investigating reports of the supernatural and the return of the gods, both inside the Republic of United North America and out. With this highly classified knowledge comes a shocking revelation: Not only are the gods vying for human control, but the elect—special humans marked by the divine—are turning against one another in bloody fashion.
Their mission takes a new twist when they are assigned to a diplomatic delegation headed by Lucian Darling, Justin’s old friend and rival, going into Arcadia, the RUNA’s dangerous neighboring country. Here, in a society where women are commodities and religion is intertwined with government, Justin discovers powerful forces at work, even as he struggles to come to terms with his own reluctantly acquired deity.
Meanwhile, Mae—grudgingly posing as Justin’s concubine—has a secret mission of her own: finding the illegitimate niece her family smuggled away years ago. But with Justin and Mae resisting the resurgence of the gods in Arcadia, a reporter’s connection with someone close to Justin back home threatens to expose their mission—and with it the divine forces the government is determined to keep secret.
Crossed (Matched, # 2)
By: Ally Condie
Published: November 1st 2011 by Dutton Children's
367 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Science Fiction
Source: Borrowed from my local library
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Goodreads description--The Society chooses everything.The books you read.
The music you listen to.
The person you love.Yet for Cassia the rules have changed. Ky has been taken and she will sacrifice everything to find him.
And when Cassia discovers Ky has escaped to the wild frontiers beyond the Society there is hope.
But on the edge of society nothing is as it seems...
A rebellion is rising.
And a tangled web of lies and double-crosses could destroy everything.
Freak of Nature (IFICS, # 1)
By: Julia Crane
Published: January 9th 2013 by Valknut Press
284 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction
Source: Kindle Freebie Deal
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Goodreads description--Donate Body to Science. Check.When seventeen-year-old Kaitlyn checked the box, she never suspected she’d have her life–and her body–stolen from her. She awakens one day in a secret laboratory to discover that her body is now half-robot and is forced to hide her own secret: that she still has human emotions and a human mind. If the scientists who made her find out, they’ll erase what remains of who she was.
Kaitlyn finds an unlikely ally in Lucas, a handsome, brilliant scientist who can’t get over the guilt he feels knowing she was once a vibrant, beautiful young woman. He never expected a science project to affect him the way she does. As he tries to help her rediscover her past, he finds himself falling for the brave girl struggling to find her place and acceptance between the human and computer worlds.
*For mature teens due to some sexual content.
Barely Breathing (The Breathing Series, # 2)
By: Rebecca Donovan
Published: first published April 30th 2012
421 pages
Genre: YA/NA, Contemporary
Source: Borrowed from my sister
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Goodreads description--Emma’s struggle with an abusive home life came to a heart pounding conclusion in the final chapters of Reason to Breathe. Now everyone in Weslyn knows Emma’s secret, but Carol can’t hurt Emma anymore. Some are still haunted by the horror of that night, and some must face the repercussions of their choices. Fans of Rebecca Donovan’s debut novel will discover there’s still much to learn about Emma’s life.
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!
