Showing posts with label Fall 2019 Releases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fall 2019 Releases. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

I Can't Wait For... The Light at the Bottom of the World


Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released.

I actually just found out about this book recently which is sad because the author apparently hasn't had much promotion of it and it's about to come out. So let's shine some light on...

The Light at the Bottom of the World
The Light at the Bottom of the World Book 1
by London Shah
YA Sci-Fi
eBook, Hardcover, Audiobook, 320 Pages
October 29, 2019 by Disney-Hyperion



Blurb
Hope had abandoned them to the wrath of all the waters.

At the end of the twenty-first century, the world has changed dramatically, but life continues one thousand feet below the ocean's surface. In Great Britain, sea creatures swim among the ruins of Big Ben and the Tower of London, and citizens waver between fear and hope; fear of what lurks in the abyss, and hope that humanity will soon discover a way to reclaim the Earth.

Meanwhile, sixteen-year-old Leyla McQueen has her own problems to deal with. Her father's been arrested, accused of taking advantage of victims of the Seasickness-a debilitating malaise that consumes people,often claiming their lives. But Leyla knows he's innocent, and all she's interested in is getting him back so that their lives can return to normal.

When she's picked to race in the action-packed London Submersible Marathon, Leyla gets the chance to secure his freedom; the Prime Minister promises the champion whatever their heart desires. The race takes an unexpected turn, though, and presents her with an opportunity she never wanted: Leyla must venture outside of London for the first time in her life, to find and rescue her father herself.

Now, she'll have to brave the unfathomable waters and defy a corrupt government determined to keep its secrets, all the while dealing with a secretive, hotheaded companion she never asked for in the first place. If she fails, or falls prey to her own fears, she risks capture–and her father might be lost forever.


What do you think? Will you be checking this one out? 

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

I Can't Wait For... Blood Heir


Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released.

When I first heard about this book I wasn't interested, now though it looks like it has gotten a plot makeover and now I'm definitely interested in checking it out...

Blood Heir
Blood Heir, Book One
by Amelie Wen Zhao
YA Fantasy
eBook, Hardcover, 496 Pages
November 19, 2019 by Delacorte Press



Blurb
This hot debut is the first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to clear her name for her father's murder.

In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. Their varied gifts to control the world around them are unnatural—dangerous. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the crown princess, has a terrifying secret. Her deadly Affinity to blood is her curse and the reason she has lived her life hidden behind palace walls.

When Ana’s father, the emperor, is murdered, her world is shattered. Framed as his killer, Ana must flee the palace to save her life. And to clear her name, she must find her father’s murderer on her own. But the Cyrilia beyond the palace walls is far different from the one she thought she knew. Corruption rules the land, and a greater conspiracy is at work—one that threatens the very balance of her world. And there is only one person corrupt enough to help Ana get to its core: Ramson Quicktongue.

A cunning crime lord of the Cyrilian underworld, Ramson has sinister plans—though he might have met his match in Ana. Because in this story, the princess might be the most dangerous player of all.
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What do you think? Will you be checking this one out? 

Monday, September 23, 2019

Top Ten Tuesday: Eleven Fall Releases on my Fall TBR


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish and currently hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Ten Tuesday:11 Fall Releases on My Fall TBR

This week's TTT is all about our fall TBR lists. I'm listing the books releasing this fall that I want to read in the coming months...

1. Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia
October 1, 2019

2. Creep by Eireann Corrigan
October 1, 2019
3. Resurrection Girls by Ava Morgyn
October 1, 2019

4. In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund
October 8, 2019 

5.The Furies by Katie Lowe  
October 8, 2019
6. Salvaged by Madeleine Roux
October 15, 2019
7. The Night Weaver by Monique Snyman
October 15, 2019

8. All the Things We Do In the Dark by Saundra Mitchell
October 29, 2019
9. The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
October 1, 2019
10. Crier's War by Nina Varela
October 1, 2019
11. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
October 8, 2019
What books do you want to read this fall? Let me know in the comments or drop me a link to your TTT!
Happy Reading Bookdragons!

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

I Can't Wait for... The Testaments


Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released.

I'm obsessed with the Hulu show and I felt that the first book leaves the reader with such an ambiguous ending that I need more to see if Offred is ever going to get out of Gilead or whether her being placed in the van at the end of The Handmaid's Tale (book) is her end...

The Testaments
The Handmaid's Tale, Book 2
By Margaret Atwood
Dystopian
eBook, Hardcover, audiobook, 432 Pages
September 10, 2019 by Nan A. Talese 



Blurb
In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades.
When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her—freedom, prison or death.

With The Testaments, the wait is over.

Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.

"Dear Readers: Everything you've ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book. Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we've been living in." —Margaret Atwood

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What do you think? Will you be checking this one out? 

Book Review: The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett



The Lady Rogue
by Jenn Bennett
Publisher: 
Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing
Release date: September 3, 2019
Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Fantasy


Blurb
The Last Magician meets A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue in this thrilling tale filled with magic and set in the mysterious Carpathian Mountains where a girl must hunt down Vlad the Impaler’s cursed ring in order to save her father.

Some legends never die…

Traveling with her treasure-hunting father has always been a dream for Theodora. She’s read every book in his library, has an impressive knowledge of the world’s most sought-after relics, and has all the ambition in the world. What she doesn’t have is her father’s permission. That honor goes to her father’s nineteen-year-old protΓ©gΓ©—and once-upon-a-time love of Theodora’s life—Huck Gallagher, while Theodora is left to sit alone in her hotel in Istanbul.

Until Huck arrives from an expedition without her father and enlists Theodora’s help in rescuing him. Armed with her father’s travel journal, the reluctant duo learns that her father had been digging up information on a legendary and magical ring that once belonged to Vlad the Impaler—more widely known as Dracula—and that it just might be the key to finding him.

Journeying into Romania, Theodora and Huck embark on a captivating adventure through Gothic villages and dark castles in the misty Carpathian Mountains to recover the notorious ring. But they aren’t the only ones who are searching for it. A secretive and dangerous occult society with a powerful link to Vlad the Impaler himself is hunting for it, too. And they will go to any lengths—including murder—to possess it.

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My Review:
The Lady Rogue was such a fun read! I first heard about this book from and friend and since I've enjoyed other books by this author I requested it. I started reading it while waiting before an appointment and found myself sucked into the story.

The world-building is really well done, I feel like I stepped back through time and was right there with Theodora. 

Theodora herself is a bit of a wild one. She's an aspiring adventurer who always gets left behind when her father goes on an expedition and she's so spunky and entertaining. Then there is Huck, the boy Theodora grew up with and fell for who was sent away after they shared a kiss on Theo's last birthday. She hasn't heard from him since and suddenly he's back in her life and his charm is frustrating yet those old feelings have a way of coming back.

With a missing father, an annoyingly hot sidekick, and only her father's coded journal to show her the way Theo will finally get the adventure she's always dreamed of - but with people chasing her who will do anything to find Vlad the Impaler's lost ring adventure is about to come with a heavy dose of danger. 

Overall, if you love sassy adventurers, cute boys with tons of charisma, secret societies, and a historical adventure through dark castles and misty mountainside villages you're going to love The Lady Rogue!

My Rating:
🌟🌟🌟🌟
4 of 5 Stars!

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

I Can't Wait For... Crier's War


Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released.

I've been trying to read more LGBTQ+ books this year and when I saw this upcoming release I knew I had to have it on my fall TBR! 

Crier's War
Crier's War Book 1
By Nina Varela
YA Fantasy
eBook, Hardcover, audiobook, 488 Pages
October 1, 2019 by HarperTeen 



Blurb
After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, designed to be the playthings of royals, usurped their owners’ estates and bent the human race to their will.

Now Ayla, a human servant rising in the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging her family’s death…by killing the sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier.

Crier was Made to be beautiful, flawless, and to carry on her father’s legacy. But that was before her betrothal to the enigmatic Scyre Kinok, before she discovered her father isn’t the benevolent king she once admired, and most importantly, before she met Ayla.

Now, with growing human unrest across the land, pressures from a foreign queen, and an evil new leader on the rise, Crier and Ayla find there may be only one path to love: war.


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What do you think? Will you be checking this one out? 

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

I Can't Wait For... Into the Crooked Place


Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released.

I loved this author's debut novel and the first book in this new duology sounds amazing!

Into the Crooked Place
By Alexandra Christo
YA Fantasy
eBook, Hardcover, 384 Pages
October 8, 2019 by Fewer & Friends 



Blurb
Into the Crooked Place begins a gritty two-book YA fantasy series from Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom.
The streets of Creije are for the deadly and the dreamers, and four crooks in particular know just how much magic they need up their sleeve to survive.

Tavia, a busker ready to pack up her dark-magic wares and turn her back on Creije for good. She’ll do anything to put her crimes behind her.

Wesley, the closest thing Creije has to a gangster. After growing up on streets hungry enough to swallow the weak whole, he won’t stop until he has brought the entire realm to kneel before him.

Karam, a warrior who spends her days watching over the city’s worst criminals and her nights in the fighting rings, making a deadly name for herself.

And Saxony, a resistance fighter hiding from the very people who destroyed her family, and willing to do whatever it takes to get her revenge.

Everything in their lives is going to plan, until Tavia makes a crucial mistake: she delivers a vial of dark magic—a weapon she didn’t know she had—to someone she cares about, sparking the greatest conflict in decades. Now these four magical outsiders must come together to save their home and the world, before it’s too late. But with enemies at all sides, they can trust nobody. Least of all each other.


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What do you think? Will you be checking this one out? 

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

I Can't Wait For... Gravemaidens!


Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released.

I've been excited for this book since I first heard the title, even before I knew a thing about the book. When I heard I could sign up for the street team I applied and can proudly say I am a member of Kell's Skeleton Crew! My eARC of this just landed on my Kindle yesterday and I am so, so excited to start reading! To kick off my May TBR I'm starting Gravemaidens and you definitely should preorder...


Gravemaidens
Duology
By Kelly Coon
YA Fantasy
eBook, Hardcover, Audiobook, 416 Pages
October 29, 2019 by Delacorte Press



Blurb

The start of a fierce fantasy duology about three maidens who are chosen for their land's greatest honor...and one girl determined to save her sister from the grave.

In the walled city-state of Alu, Kammani wants nothing more than to become the accomplished healer her father used to be before her family was cast out of their privileged life in shame.

When Alu's ruler falls deathly ill, Kammani’s beautiful little sister, Nanaea, is chosen as one of three sacred maidens to join him in the afterlife. It’s an honor. A tradition. And Nanaea believes it is her chance to live an even grander life than the one that was stolen from her.

But Kammani sees the selection for what it really is—a death sentence.

Desperate to save her sister, Kammani schemes her way into the palace to heal the ruler. There she discovers more danger lurking in the sand-stone corridors than she could have ever imagined and that her own life—and heart—are at stake. But Kammani will stop at nothing to dig up the palace’s buried secrets even if it means sacrificing everything…including herself.


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What do you think? Will you be checking this one out?

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