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?

Monday, April 29, 2019

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Favorite Quotes


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: 10 of my Favorite Book Quotes

This week's TTT is about inspirational or thought-provoking book quotes. I'm taking a twist on this with some of my favorite book quotes.

1. "The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."
- Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey


2. "Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win."
- Stephen King

3. "Don't ever trust anyone who's writing a book. They make up lies for a living."
- Rosemary Clement Moore, Texas Gothic

4. Don't let the hard days win."
- Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

5."Make sure the man you choose sees you as you truly are and loves you for it."
- CJ Redwine, Defiance

6. "I do not sleep because I am not only afraid of the monsters at my door, but also of the monsters my own mind can conjure. The ones that live within."
- Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

7. “None of this matters, and we’re all going to die.”
- B.B. Easton, Praying for Rain

8. “I had absolutely no interest in being somebody else's muse.I am not a muse.
I am the somebody.
End of fucking story.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six

9. “Make yourself a myth and live within it, so that you belong to no one but yourself.” ― Roshani Chokshi, The Gilded Wolves

10. “Patience and Silence had one beautiful daughter. And her name was Vengeance.” ― Amie Kaufman, Gemina

 What are some of your favorite book quotes
Let me know in the comments or drop me a link to your TTT!
Happy Reading Bookdragons!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - 29 April 2019



#IMWAYR is a weekly meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date.

Happy Monday Bookdragons! I took the weekend off from blogging, reading, and writing for some much needed self-care. Now I'm back to work (and wishing I could go back to my happy, relaxing place) and back to my current reads.


What I Read Last Week:
I really enjoyed this one and I can't wait for the next book to come out this fall!!!

What I Am Reading Now:
A friend of mine recommended this book to me because of my love for The Handmaid's Tale and I had a credit available when I signed up for Libro.fm, so I grabbed this one in audiobook and started listening to it. I'm really enjoying it so far!

I started reading this one last week to try to finish it in time for the Unplugged Box discussion yesterday but then I needed a break from reading so I left off at page 29 and will pick back up this evening. 

I loved Blood Rose Rebellion and I got this book on Thursday and couldn't help but start it immediately. I'm eager to get back into it today.

Up Next:
I'm not sure what I want to read next. Help me choose! Should I read:

A) 

B)

C) 

Thursday, April 25, 2019

{Release Day Blitz} OFF THE RECORD by Taylor Danae Colbert



Today I'm helping InkSlingerPR share the release day blitz for Taylor Danae Colbert’s Off the Record! Check it out and be sure to get your copy today!

Title: Off the Record

Author: Taylor Danae Colbert

Genre: Contemporary Romance

About Off the Record:

“Dax Thatcher?” I ask. “But isn’t he sorta. . .old?”

 Ugh. Celebrities. I mean, I know I took a job as a reporter for the Celebrity and Pop Culture department of our magazine, but it was just supposed to be a stepping stone to the more real stuff. 

Despite the fact that Dax Thatcher was the subject of many of my teen fantasies--and I may or may not have an entire playlist dedicated to his music--he’s still just another star. Until I meet him. Until his golden eyes pierce through me that day on his Malibu deck.

Until I find myself having dinner with him, going backstage with him, lying on the beach with him. 

And then I remember my assignment: a four-issue feature on Dax Thatcher. . .and his upcoming wedding.

 I have to focus. I’m a serious journalist, and he is in a serious relationship. But that doesn’t stop me from wondering what those tattooed arms might feel like wrapped around me, or how soft the sheets on his California king bed are. Yikes. This celebrity stuff might be a little more real than I thought.  

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It’s quiet for a few minutes. I’m not sure what’s running through his head, but I’m sitting here trying to figure out what this is. Is he this nice to everyone that interviews him? Does he make this much time for all reporters?

 “Your, uh, ink is showing,” he says, and I catch myself staring ahead blankly.

 “Huh?”

 He points to my shoulder, which my sweater has abandoned and is sliding down off of. I move quickly to pull it back up. “I wouldn’t have pegged you for the tattoo type,” he says, sitting back in his chair.

 “Then you’ll be interested to know that I actually have four,” I say, sitting back in mine, trying to exude the same confidence that he is. I feel his eyes scanning my body again, searching all my exposed skin.

 I point down at my wrist at the half-heart. “My sister has the other half,” I say.

 He nods.

 I pull my sweater back again, showing him my shoulder. “These are the coordinates of the apartment I grew up in in Brooklyn.”

 He nods again, squinting his eyes to see it.

 I lift my hair and turn away from him slightly. “This is just some dumb design I got when I turned eighteen,” I say, letting him scope out the idiotic starburst that trails down the back of my neck. I had drawn it up on a napkin the morning I became legal. It was my first attempt at rebelling, but my parents brushed it off, taking away all the fun.

 I drop my hair and turn back toward him.

 “And the fourth one?” he asks.

 I feel my cheeks flush, and I shrug. “Not for public viewing,” I say, taking a slow sip of my wine.

 His eyes flicker with something—a combination of intrigue and impatience, maybe.

Then he leans forward, clasping his hands on the table. “So you’re saying I should take you somewhere private?” he whispers, and my wine breath catches in my throat.

I’m all flustered, but I need to keep my shit together. I need to figure out where his head is. I snap myself back to reality, trying desperately to hold on to that fake confidence I had earlier.

 I lean forward. “Do you take all of the reporters that interview you somewhere private?” I ask.

He leans back slightly, raising an eyebrow at me, that panty-dropping half-smile creeping over his lips. “Only the ones who’ve seen me naked,” he says, dabbing at his perfect mouth with a napkin.

 I swallow.

 “And how many is that? Twenty? Thirty?” I ask.

He shakes his head.

 “One.”

About Taylor Danae Colbert:

Taylor Danae Colbert is a romance and women’s fiction author. When she's not chasing her toddler or hanging with her husband, she's probably under her favorite blanket, either writing a book, or reading one. Taylor lives in Maryland, where she was born and raised. For more information, visit taylordanaecolbert.com.  

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

I Can't Wait For... 8 Souls


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 saw first learned about this book on Monday when Entangled Teen sent out there latest blogger email looking for reviewers. It is so up my alley so I signed up and hope to get an eARC...


8 Souls
Standalone
By Rachel Rust
YA Paranormal Horror
eBook, 253 Pages
May 6, 2019 by Entangled Teen



Blurb


All her life, seventeen-year-old Chessie has had recurring dreams about a little white farmhouse. Quaint? Not quite. The house is the site of the unsolved murders of Villisca, Iowa, where eight people were slaughtered in 1912. With her parents on the verge of divorce, Chessie is stuck spending the summer with her grandparents in Villisca—right across the street from the axe murder house.

She’s soon hearing voices calling out for help and begins unraveling a link between herself and the town’s bloody history. And when she falls for a cute boy harboring a big secret, the pieces fall into place as she at last discovers the truth of Villisca's gruesome past…


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

Monday, April 22, 2019

Top Ten Tuesday: (First Ten) Books I Reviewed


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: The First Ten Books I Reviewed Online

This week's TTT is all about the first books we reviewed, whether it was on an online retailer, Goodreads, or our own blog. I personally started on Goodreads in 2012 but didn't start reviewing on my blog until July 2015.

1. Dating for Demons by Serena Robar (Reviewed February 13, 2013)


2. Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie (Reviewed February 2013)

3. Best Intentions by Jan Scarbrough (Reviewed April 2013) 

4. Lucky Streak by Carly Phillips (Reviewed in August 2013)


5.The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker (Reviewed November 2012)


6. A Novel Idea by Aimee Friedman (Reviewed January 2013)


7. The Haunting by Joan Lowery Nixon (Reviewed January 2013)


8. Love Undercover by Jo Edwards (Reviewed January 2013)


9. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Reviewed January 2013)


10. Dead on the Delta by Stacey Jay (Reviewed January 2013)



 What are some of the first books you reviewed?
Let me know in the comments or drop me a link to your TTT!
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Happy Reading Bookdragons!

Sunday, April 21, 2019

It's Monday! What Are You Reading - 22 April 2019



#IMWAYR is a weekly meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date.


What I Read Last Week:

I loved this book so, so much! This is a must read if you like contemporary romance! One of Kylie Scott's best in my opinion!

What I Am Reading Now:
The blurb for this book gave me serious Pestilence vibes so I had to read it. I'm loving it so far, about 1/2 through and hoping to finish tonight or tomorrow!

Up Next:

I'm in the mood for a good thriller and I just saw this one on Instagram so I'm going to give it a try!

Saturday, April 20, 2019

The Sunday Post - 21 April 2019


The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme

Happy Easter Bookdragons! Thank you for hopping over to my blog today. I hope if you celebrate that you and your family have a nice day. It's just a plain ole ham Sunday for me. I plan to make some of my favorite pasta salad later and watch some Game of Thrones.



⚜ Top Ten Tuesday: Rainy Day Reads
⚜ I Can't Wait for... If I'm Being Honest
⚜ Bookish (And Not So Bookish) Thoughts - 18 April 2019
F is for Friday  - 19 April 2019
⚜ The Saturday Review - 20 April 2019


🍀 The usual Monday-Saturday Weekly Memes
🍀 The First Ten Books I Reviewed As A Book Blogger
🍀 The Shadow Warrior by Ann Aguirre (Book Review)



I grabbed Repeat by Kylie Scott as soon as I could. I've been waiting for this one to come out in physical format since the audiobook came out in January! I saw Praying for Rain on instagram and after checking it out on Amazon, I ordered it and got it on Monday!

💀 This Week I Bookmarked: Apollycon 2020 Ticket Info
I love my crazy jobs. Especially when I get to utter the words: “We don’t know where the body went. Okeechobee, FL doesn’t know either. Israel possibly.” And no, that is not a line from my next novel.
- from a Facebook post on Tuesday. (this legit happened)

Read NIGHT OF TERROR