[Waiting On Wednesday] #32 - The Stars Turned Away

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming books that we eagerly anticipate and cannot wait to get here!

"the stars turned away - lisa maxwell

For as long as she can remember, Gwendolyn Allister has never had a place to call home—all because her mother believes that monsters are hunting them. Now these delusions have brought them to London, far from the life Gwen had finally started to build for herself. The only saving grace is her best friend, Olivia, who’s coming with them for the summer.

But when Gwen and Olivia are kidnapped by shadowy creatures and taken to a world of flesh-eating sea hags and dangerous Fey, Gwen realizes her mom might have been sane all along.

The world Gwen finds herself in is called Neverland, yet it’s nothing like the stories. Here, good and evil lose their meaning and memories slip like water through her fingers. As Gwen struggles to remember where she came from and find a way home, she must choose between trusting the charming fairy-tale hero who says all the right things and the roguish young pirate who promises to keep her safe.

With time running out and her enemies closing in, Gwen is forced to face the truths she’s been hiding from all along. But will she be able to save Neverland without losing herself?

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I am on the roll! Last week I posted a WoW that was based on pirate theme, Blackhearts and now there's this! And it has Neverlands from Peter Pan so this should be extra interesting! Can't wait!

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[Waiting On Wednesday] #31 - Blackhearts

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming books that we eagerly anticipate and cannot wait to get here!

"Blackhearts" - Nicole Castroman

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. This is their story.

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 society he was born into, Teach dreams only of returning to the vast ocean he’d begun to call home. There's just one problem: convincing his father to let him leave and never come back.

Following her parents' deaths, Anne Barrett is left penniless and soon to be homeless. Though she’s barely worked a day in her life, Anne is forced to take a job as a maid in the home of Master Drummond. Lonely days stretch into weeks, and Anne longs for escape. How will she ever realize her dream of sailing to Curaçao—where her mother was born—when she's stuck in England? 

From the moment Teach and Anne meet, they set the world ablaze. Drawn to each other, they’re trapped by society and their own circumstances. Faced with an impossible choice, they must decide to chase their dreams and go, or follow their hearts and stay.

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One word - PIRATES! Who doesn't love a good pirate story that's also a retelling? I feel like there's not that many books that have this theme so this should be interesting!

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[Waiting On Wednesday] #30 - A Study in Charlotte

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming books that we eagerly anticipate and cannot wait to get here!

"A study in charlotte" - brittany cavallaro

The last thing sixteen-year-old Jamie Watson–writer and great-great-grandson of the John Watson–wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’s not the only complication: Sherringford is also home to Charlotte Holmes, the famous detective’s enigmatic, fiercely independent great-great-granddaughter, who’s inherited not just his genius but also his vices, volatile temperament, and expertly hidden vulnerability. Charlotte has been the object of his fascination for as long as he can remember–but from the moment they meet, there’s a tense energy between them, and they seem more destined to be rivals than anything else.

Then a Sherringford student dies under suspicious circumstances ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Holmes stories, and Jamie and Charlotte become the prime suspects. Convinced they’re being framed, they must race against the police to conduct their own investigation. As danger mounts, it becomes clear that nowhere is safe and the only people they can trust are each other.

Equal parts tender, thrilling, and hilarious, A Study in Charlotte is the first in a trilogy brimming with wit and edge-of-the-seat suspense.

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Sports are not really a popular subject in YA but I'm actually curious about this one. I think the mix of mystery and sports and colleges is going to be amazing! 

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[Waiting On Wednesday] #29 - Revenge and the Wild

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming books that we eagerly anticipate and cannot wait to get here!

"revenge and the wild" - michelle modesto

The two-bit town of Rogue City is a lawless place, full of dark magic and saloon brawls, monsters and six-shooters. 

But it’s perfect for seventeen-year-old Westie, the notorious adopted daughter of local inventor Nigel Butler.

Westie was only a child when she lost her arm and her family to cannibals on the wagon trail. Nine years later, Westie may seem fearsome with her foul-mouthed tough exterior and the powerful mechanical arm built for her by Nigel, but the memory of her past still haunts her. She’s determined to make the killers pay for their crimes—and there’s nothing to stop her except her own reckless ways.

But Westie’s search ceases when a wealthy family comes to town looking to invest in Nigel’s latest invention, a machine that can harvest magic from gold—which Rogue City desperately needs as the magic wards that surround the city start to fail. There’s only one problem: the investors look exactly like the family who murdered Westie’s kin. 

With the help of Nigel’s handsome but scarred young assistant, Alistair, Westie sets out to prove their guilt. But if she’s not careful, her desire for revenge could cost her the family she has now.

This thrilling novel is a remarkable tale of danger and discovery, from debut author Michelle Modesto.

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You never know what to expect with debut authors but the good thing is that there are no expectations for these kind of books. And with this being a steampunk genre, I can see how incredibly amazing it could be!

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[Waiting On Wednesday] #28 - Assassin's Heart

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming books that we eagerly anticipate and cannot wait to get here!

"Assassin's Heart" - sarah ahiers

In the kingdom of Lovero, nine rival Families of assassins lawfully kill people for a price. As a highly skilled member of one of these powerful clans, seventeen-year-old Lea Saldana has always trusted in the strength of her Family. Until she awakens to find them murdered and her home in flames. 

The Da Vias, the Saldanas’ biggest enemy, must be responsible—and Lea should have seen it coming. But her secret relationship with the Da Vias’ son, Val, has clouded her otherwise killer instinct—and given the Da Vias more reason than ever to take her Family down.

Racked with guilt and shattered over Val’s probable betrayal, Lea sets out to even the score, with her heart set on retaliation and only one thought clear in her mind: make the Da Vias pay.

With shades of The Godfather and Romeo and Juliet, this richly imagined fantasy from debut author Sarah Ahiers is a story of love, lies, and the ultimate vengeance. 

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Did he/she just say Godfather mixed with Romeo and Juliet?? I don't even know how that is supposed to work but I am intrigued and want it NOW!! Can't believe I'll have to wait until next year for this!

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[Waiting On Wednesday] #27 - Into the Dim

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming books that we eagerly anticipate and cannot wait to get here!

"Into the dim - janet b. taylor

“Seventy-two hours, then we have to be back at the clearing. Sunrise on the third day.” 

Being “the homeschooled girl,” in a small town, Hope Walton’s crippling phobias and photographic memory don’t help her fit in with her adoptive dad’s perfectly blonde Southern family. But when her mother is killed in a natural disaster thousands of miles from home, Hope’s secluded world crumbles. 

After an aunt she’s never met invites her to spend the summer in Scotland, Hope discovers that her mother was more than a brilliant academic. She’s a member of a secret society of time travelers, and is actually trapped in the twelfth century in the age of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. 

Now Hope must conquer her numerous fears and travel back in time to help rescue her mother before she’s lost for good. 

Along the way, she’ll discover more family secrets, and a mysterious boy who could be vital to setting her mother free… or the key to Hope’s undoing.

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Time traveling has always appealed to me and as always, I am sucker for an incredibly beautiful covers. So of course I'm going to obsess over this! Too bad I have to wait until 2016 for that :'(

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[Waiting On Wednesday] #26 - Inherit the Stars

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming books that we eagerly anticipate and cannot wait to get here!

"Inherit The Stars" - Tessa Elwood

Three royal houses ruling three interplanetary systems are on the brink of collapse, and they must either ally together or tear each other apart in order for their people to survive.

Asa is the youngest daughter of the house of Fane, which has been fighting a devastating food and energy crisis for far too long. She thinks she can save her family’s livelihood by posing as her oldest sister in an arranged marriage with Eagle, the heir to the throne of the house of Westlet. The appearance of her mother, a traitor who defected to the house of Galton, adds fuel to the fire, while Asa also tries to save her sister Wren's life . . . possibly from the hands of their own father.

But as Asa and Eagle forge a genuine bond, will secrets from the past and the urgent needs of their people in the present keep them divided?

Author Tessa Elwood's debut series is an epic romance at heart, set against a mine field of political machinations, space adventure, and deep-seeded family loyalties.

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DOESN'T THIS AMAZING? TELL ME IT SOUNDS AMAZING! BECAUSE I THINK IT SOUNDS AMAZING. And look at that cover *swoosh*! Royal families in space? I cannot get my hands on this! 

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[Waiting On Wednesday] #25 - Illuminae

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming books that we eagerly anticipate and cannot wait to get here!

"Illiminae" - Amie Kaufman & jay kristoff

This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.

This afternoon, her planet was invaded.

The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.

But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet's AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it's clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she'd never speak to again.

Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.

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New series always get me excited & this one looks absolutely incredible! Super galactic wars in the future? Umm yes please! Sign me up for this! 

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#StackingTheShelves 30 - Non-Fiction Rules

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews featuring the books we got this week.

 

It's so beautiful outside! Seriously, this never happens in Seattle so it's pretty crazy that we haven't had rain for a week. Let's hope the weather stays like this for awhile, this whitey needs some sun! 

Alright, alright let's get to the books. I received these beauties this week for review & completely love them! I love yogurt so it's crazy that there are so many thing you can make with it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. SO EXCITED!

After a While You Just Get Used To It seemed pretty interesting to me. Even though I am in no way ready for a family yet, I'm always interested in human behavior and how they react so I'm looking forward to checking this out as well.

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#StackingTheShelves 29 - Netgalley WIN!

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews featuring the books we got this week.

 

WROOM WROOM! It's the weekend! & yet I won't be able to sleep in because I have responsibilities and I'm lame... 

But on the brighter note, my blog finally works! Wooohooo! I have no idea what happened and how it happened but if you guys haven't seen the post, HERE's a little update.

On the other hand, I got accepted for some awesome Netgalley books! I've been getting rejected for really good ones lately so wasn't sure what the deal was. But since I completely updated my stats, I actually got really cool books that I'm super excited to check out! Here's the beauties:

   

SO EXCITED!! I want to devour these beauties so if anyone has some special abilities to read a book within 5 minutes, let me know! Accepting applications *wink wink*

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[Stacking The Shelves] #28 - Edelweiss-Crazy

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews featuring the books we got this week.

 

WTF where did February go? I mean it's kind of awesome that it was my birthday on 17th (woohooo) but it's going to be March next week and that is just not acceptable. Oh yeah & I fell into my "Request ARC" obsession again so please send your words of encouragement of stopping my crazy behavior hehe

       

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[Top Ten Tuesday] #27 - Romance In Books Likes/Dislikes

This is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish where each week bloggers share a list of books for the prompt given.

!Top Ten Like/Dislike thing about romance in books!

Hmm this is an interesting topic... I mean I really do problems with romances in books sometimes but I couldn't really pinpoint exactly on what they could have been.. However on the other side, there are also romance sides of the books that I really enjoy so let's see if I can come up with top ten.. 

dislike

1. Love Triangle (They're EVERYWHERE! Specially in YA genre)

2. Insta-Love (I saw you, I love you type of deal)

3. Obsessive Behavior (Often passed as 'passion')

4. Immaturity (Let's hold hands & be together forever)

5. Straight-to-Bed Couple (Slow down there Tiger!)

like

6. Best Friends Attraction (Friends for years, then find that spark between each other)

7. Childhood Love (Again, might fall under best friends but this is cute)

8. Heartbreaking Turn of Events (Illness, long distance, abuse, etc.)

9. Both People are Corrupted (Bad life, able to find happiness within each other)

10. Raw Emotions (Anything but not fake)

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[Top Ten Tuesday] #26 - 2014 Releases I Didn't Get To

This is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish where each week bloggers share a list of books for the prompt given.

!Top Ten 2014 Releases I meant to Read But Didn't Get To!

I'm still pretty shaken up about how fast the year went. One moment you're planning your reviews on the Summer's release days & the next you're writing about last year's releases that you didn't get it. You want to know the saddest thing? I actually had couple of ARCs for the books listed below but just never downloaded them until they went into archived. & then the continuation of the catch up with Blog Tours and trying to figure out which book is best to be read in order to meet the deadline. 

I really hope I'm not the only one out there that does not because that would be me feel really really bad hehe But maybe that's why at the end of the year I felt burned out because of so many deadlines. 2015 definitely will have to be about enjoying the books more & not worrying about due dates (although those need to be met as well lol)

 Unhinged| This Star Won't Go Out| Exquisite Captive | Don't You Forget About Me | Sea of Shadows | Love, In English | Maybe Someday | Vivian Divine is Dead | Rebel Belle | Snow Like Ashes

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[Top Ten Tuesday] #25 - Can't Wait for 2015 Debut Novels

This is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish where each week bloggers share a list of books for the prompt given.

!Top Ten Most Anticipated Debut Novels For 2015!

Wow. I just double checked and the last time I did Top Ten was like in summer. What is wrong with me?? Well not to fear! I am going to be a lot better about these lists because... well... it's awesome! & it's lists! Awesome lists. Ahem. So here it goes. The most anticipated debut novels for 2015. Do you guys think that there just will be TONS of new authors this year? If I wrote a book, it would definitely be a good number for me to be published. & if you are like me and had to Google what debut novels mean - it's the first novel of the author, kind of like an introduction to their name & writing style. You're welcome!

  

Red Queen| My Heart & Other Black Holes| Conspiracy of Us

  

Made You Up| Vendetta| Hello, I Love You

  

Mindwalker| Duplicity| Damage Done

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