I Can't Wait For... PARANOID

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.

Lisa Jackson is one of my favorite authors and I'm looking forward to this next release...

Paranoid 

Standalone
By Lisa Jackson
Romantic Suspense, Thriller
eBook, Hardcover, Paperback Audiobook, 480 Pages
June 25, 2019 by Kensington


Blurb

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson comes a new novel of nerve-jangling suspense as a woman haunted by guilt realizes that nothing can be trusted—not even her own memory …

There are people in Edgewater, Oregon, who think that twenty years ago, Rachel Gaston got away with murder.

Rachel still has no idea how a foolish teenaged game turned deadly—or who replaced her soft pellet air gun with a real weapon. When a figure leapt out at her from the darkness, she fired without thinking. Too late, she recognized her half-brother, Luke, and saw blood blooming around his chest.

Despite counseling, Rachel’s horrifying dreams about that night continue. Her anxiety contributed to her divorce from Detective Cade Ryder, though he blames himself too. But as Rachel’s high school reunion nears, she feels her imagination playing tricks, convincing her that objects in her house have moved. That there’s a hint of unfamiliar cologne in the air. That someone is tailing her car. Watching her home.

She’s right to be scared. And as connections surface between a new string of murders and Luke’s death, Rachel realizes there’s no escaping the past, and the truth may be darker than her worst fears …

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

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 of My Favorite Books From the Past 10 Years

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 Books from the Past 10 Years

This week's TTT is a throwback to backlist books as we countdown our favorite books from the past ten years, one for each year...

1. 2009

2. 2010

3. 2011

4. 2012

5.2013

6. 2014

7. 2015

8. 2016

9. 2017

10. 2018

 What books are your favorites of the last 10 years?
Let me know in the comments or drop me a link to your TTT!

Happy Reading Bookdragons!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - 27 May 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 Memorial Day Bookdragons! What better time than to catch up on your reading???

What I Read Last Week:

For the first book in my Countdown to ApollyCon 2020 Challenge this book did not disappoint! I loved this series opener and now I want to binge all the rest! Just give me all the books! 

The Kingdom was fantastic!! I highly recommend this one which is due out tomorrow! Just such an awesome read that I couldn't put down!

What I Am Reading Now:

Yet another book for my Countdown to ApollyCon 2020 Challenge I picked up this audiobook on Libro.fm with Some Girls Bite and an unrelated to the challenge murder mystery. I'm about halfway through it but I'm just not feeling it. I'll listen to the end but I think I'll skip the sequel unless it drastically improves.

This is the next book on my ARC reading schedule and I am loving it! It's such an easy read and the pages seem to be flying by on their own accord.

Up Next:
Next up for me is...

I've had the audiobook (and hardcover) of this one for a while so I think I'm going to finally start listening to it once I finish Onyx and Ivory! I've heard mixed reviews on this one but I'm eager to form my own opinion.

This is the next book on my ARC TBR schedule since it releases on June 3rd (which means I technically should have read it before The Beholder but I hope you won't hold it against me). I honestly can't remember what this one is about since I received the eARC from Entangled Teen but I'm sure it's a YA Sci-Fi of some sort.

What are you reading this week?

The Sunday Post - 26 May 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

Hey Bookdragons! It feels like forever and a day since my last Sunday Post. I let life and exhaustion get in my way but I'm determined to get back to my old blogging self. 

⚜ It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - 20 May 2019

⚜ Top Ten Tuesday: 8 Books I Refuse to Let Anyone Touch
⚜ I Can't Wait for... ALL EYES ON US

🍀 The usual Monday-Saturday Weekly Memes

🍀 Ten Favorite Books Released In the Last Ten Years (one book for each year)

🍀 The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg (Book Review)

This was a good book buying week for me... I went to Barnes and Noble on Thursday and got a bunch of books (left photo) then I ordered three more from Amazon (because they were cheaper) and received an ARC from Simon & Schuster that I won on Goodreads a few weeks ago (Mine by Courtney Cole, out May 28th!)

💀 This Week I Bookmarked: Feature: Mental Health Awareness Month – On a Scale of One to Ten by Ceylan Scott

I'm still not over last weekend's Game of Thrones finale. Why did it have to end that way???? 

I Can't Wait For... ALL EYES ON US

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 just heard about this one in a Blog Tour interest email. Unfortunately I don't have time to sign up for the tour and review before the release but it sounds awesome so I will definitely check it out...

All Eyes On Us 

Standalone
By Kit Frick
YA Thriller
eBook, Hardcover, Paperback Audiobook, 384 Pages
June 4, 2019 by Margaret K. McElderry Books


Blurb

Pretty Little Liars meets People Like Us in this taut, tense thriller about two teens who find their paths intertwined when an anonymous texter threatens to spill their secrets and uproot their lives.

PRIVATE NUMBER: Wouldn’t you look better without a cheater on your arm?

AMANDA: Who is this?

The daughter of small town social climbers, Amanda Kelly is deeply invested in her boyfriend, real estate heir Carter Shaw. He’s kind, ambitious, the town golden boy—but he’s far from perfect. Because behind Amanda’s back, Carter is also dating Rosalie.

PRIVATE NUMBER: I’m watching you, Sweetheart.

ROSALIE: Who IS this?

Rosalie Bell is fighting to remain true to herself and her girlfriend—while concealing her identity from her Christian fundamentalist parents. After years spent in and out of conversion “therapy,” her own safety is her top priority. But maintaining a fake, straight relationship is killing her from the inside.

When an anonymous texter ropes Amanda and Rosalie into a bid to take Carter down, the girls become collateral damage—and unlikely allies in a fight to unmask their stalker before Private uproots their lives.

PRIVATE NUMBER: You shouldn’t have ignored me. Now look what you made me do…

Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Book Depository

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

Top Ten Tuesday: 8 Books I Refuse to Let Anyone Touch

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 Books I Am Protective Of

This week's TTT is about books in our collection we won't let anyone touch, mess with, or borrow because they're special or valuable or irreplaceable. These books I shudder at the thought of someone with unclean hands handling...

1. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

What's special about my copy? It's  signed by GRRM himself!

2. The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco

What's special about my copy? It's the ARC copy with the different cover. I was so surprised to get this one I screamed for joy!

3. RoseBlood by A.G. Howard

What's special about my copy? It was my first physical ARC. There's always something special about your first.

4. Pretty much any of my signed books

What's special about these? Well, they're signed. I'm always afraid someone is going to walk off with them. I have a pretty huge collection, over 100 signed novels ranging from Leigh Bardugo to Sarah J. Maas (I have all of her books signed) and more. 

5.The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

What's special about my copy? It's a special edition hardcover. 

6. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

What's Special about my copy? I have the collector's edition and the French edition. 

7. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

What's special about my copy? It's the collector's edition and it's signed.

8. Boy Heaven by Laura Kasischke 

What's special about my copy? This book is out of print and so hard to find. It took me forever to track down after accidentally getting rid of my original copy.

 What books are so special you're a bit crazy about them when other people try to look at them?

Let me know in the comments or drop me a link to your TTT!

Happy Reading Bookdragons!

It’s Monday! What are you reading? - 20 May, 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'm a little late in posting but it's been a crazy Monday around here. 

What I Read Last Week:

Can you believe I have never read Emma before? I've seen the Masterpiece adaptation a couple times, but I've never read the book even though I've had the audiobook in my library for almost a year. It was a quick, enjoyable read. I love how the edition I have is read by an entire cast, those are my favorite type of audiobooks!

I also read this awesome book last week. If you're a fan of YA fantasy novels including strong female leads and the bond between sisters this book is for you! Check it out this October and make sure to preorder and keep your receipt!!!

I read and loved Roar two years ago and was really excited to get an ARC of Rage. This book definitely did not disappoint even after the length of time between books. I can't wait for the final book in the trilogy to see how it all ends! Rage hits bookshelves in August so be sure to check it out and catch up with Roar in-between!

What I Am Reading Now:

This was at the top of my countdown to ApollyCon 2020 TBR list and I grabbed it during an audiobook sale on Libro.fm last week. I'm about 3/4 of the way through and kicking myself for not reading this series sooner!

I'm also reading and loving The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg. Think of a Disney-like theme park where the princesses were robots (probably not the best descriptor), the animal attractions are "formerly extinct species" crossbred into strange combinations, and strange fatal "accidents" are beginning to happen. I cannot read this one fast enough!

Up Next:
Next up for me is...

Onyx & Ivory (Audiobook) is my next Countdown to ApollyCon Challenge read! I haven't picked a physical book to read next yet. I have three June ARCs to pick from.