This week I'm in the middle of preparing to move, but even so I'm listening to an audiobook and reading an eARC of a book that's due out in early May. This "WIR"-Wednesday I'm reading and listening to...
eARC:
Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope
Blurb:
A treacherous, thrilling, epic fantasy about an outcast drawn into a war between two powerful rulers.
Orphaned and alone, Jasminda lives in a land where cold whispers of invasion and war linger on the wind. Jasminda herself is an outcast in her homeland of Elsira, where her gift of Earthsong is feared. When ruthless soldiers seek refuge in her isolated cabin, they bring with them a captive--an injured spy who threatens to steal her heart.
Jack's mission behind enemy lines to prove that the Mantle between Elsira and Lagamiri is about to fall nearly cost him his life, but he is saved by the healing Song of a mysterious young woman. Now he must do whatever it takes to save Elsira and it's people from the True Father and he needs Jasminda's Earthsong to do it. They escape their ruthless captors and together they embark on a perilous journey to save Elsira and to uncover the secrets of The Queen Who Sleeps.
Thrust into a hostile society, Jasminda and Jack must rely on one another even as secrets jeopardize their bond. As an ancient evil gains power, Jasminda races to unlock a mystery that promises salvation.
The fates of two nations hang in the balance as Jasminda and Jack must choose between love and duty to fulfill their destinies and end the war.
Why I Requested This Book | What I Think So Far:
I was sent an e-copy of Song of Blood and Stone from St. Martin's Press and I've put off reading it for a while so I could get through some of the other books on my TBR list but now I'm down to my last eARC so it's time. The blurb didn't really appeal to me but I gave it a try and the beginning initially didn't appeal to me. I kept reading and now I'm intrigued and I'm just hoping to stay that way. I've read that Song of Blood and Stone was previously self-published before St. Martin's Press picked it up so they must have seen something in it.
Audiobook:
Second Chance Boyfriend by Monica Murphy
Blurb:
Lost. Everything in my life can be summed up by that one sickening word. My football coach blames me for our season-ending losses. So does the rest of the team. I wasted two whole months drowning in my own despair, like a complete loser. And I lost my girlfriend—Fable Maguire, the only girl who ever mattered—because I was afraid that being with me would only hurt her.
But now I realize that I’m the one who’s truly lost without her. And even though she acts like she’s moved on and everything’s fine, I know she still thinks about me just as much as I think about her. I know her too well. She’s so damn vulnerable, all I want to do is be there to help her . . . to hold her . . . to love her.
I just need her to give me one more chance. We may be lost without each other, but together, we’re destined to find a love that lasts forever.
Why I Chose This Book | What I Think So Far:
I loved reading One Week Girlfriend earlier this month and I decided to use my audible credit for the sequel to Fable and Drew's story. I was able to dive right back into their story in Second Chance Boyfriend and I'm just as addicted to the sequel as I was to the first book and I'm so eager to see how their story will end. One thing I didn't realize was that there were more books in this series after Second Chance Boyfriend. I thought it was a duology but I see on Goodreads there are a few more books after this.
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