Waiting on Wednesday

Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan

(Clarion Books/April 5th 2016)

Tell the Wind & Fire is about a young girl called Lucie who lives in a New York very different from the New York we know: the city is torn between two very different kinds of magic, and Lucie’s own family was torn apart years ago by that conflict. Lucie wears magic rings and carries a burden of guilt she can’t share with anyone.  The light in her life is her sweetheart boyfriend Ethan, but it turns out Ethan has a secret too: a soulless doppelganger created by dark magic, who has to conceal the face identical to Ethan’s with a hood fastened by a collar nobody but a Light magician with magical rings can take off… and who introduces himself to both of them by, for reasons nobody can understand, saving Ethan’s life…

Let me know in the comments what you're waiting on this Wednesday!  :) 

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Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

Welcome to The Book Vault's hop stop for the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop hosted by I am a Reader!

It's almost Halloween so I'll be giving away a book featuring magic, witches and mystery!  I'm also throwing in 2 cute sheets of Halloween-themed stickers :)

Here's the synopsis:

 Like most Manhattanites, aspiring artist Tate can't resist a good rental deal-even if it's in the city's strangest neighborhood, Golgotham, where for centuries werewolves, centaurs, and countless other creatures have roamed the streets.

Her new landlord is a sorcerer name Hexe, who is determined to build his reputation without using dark, left-hand magic. As Tate is drawn into Hexe's fascinating world, they both find that the right hand does not always know what the left hand is doing-and avoiding darkness is no easy trick...

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Waiting on Wednesday

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

(Viking Books for Young Readers/January 26, 2016)

London, April 1812. On the eve of eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall’s presentation to the queen, one of her family’s housemaids disappears-and Helen is drawn into the shadows of Regency London. There, she meets Lord Carlston, one of the few who can stop the perpetrators: a cabal of demons infiltrating every level of society. Dare she ask for his help, when his reputation is almost as black as his lingering eyes? And will her intelligence and headstrong curiosity wind up leading them into a death trap?

Let me know in the comments what you're waiting on this Wednesday!  :) 

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Feature & Follow Friday (9)

Follow Friday is a weekly feature hosted by Parajunkee's View & Alison Can Read! It's a great opportunity to meet new bloggers and connect with fellow book lovers!!   Question of the Week: Name a book you hated
  I'm not sure there are any books I hate, but there have been a few that were dull that I did not finish and there were a few that I thought had rather miserable writing.  A few DNF's included:

• The Girls of No Return (felt quite slow and I was having trouble getting into it)
• Eragon (I know, I know, I might be the only one out there for this one!  I just didn't really like the writing and felt there were too many similarities in names and plot points to other works of fiction), 
• Crossed (the sequel to Matched; the romance and chemistry didn't really feel real between the characters and I think it just fell flat for me in general).  

I also read an excerpt from 50 Shades of Gray that was posted but wasn't interested in reading the novel in full since the writing was so bad :(  I feel like I have a lot of unpopular choices here, but to each their own!  Life is short--read whatever books you enjoy! 

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Waiting on Wednesday

Riders by Veronica Rossi

(Tor Teen/February 16, 2016)

For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does.Recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers and a bizarre cuff he can’t remove. His death has brought to life his real destiny. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse.Over the coming weeks, he and the other horsemen—Conquest, Famine and Death—are brought together by a beautiful but frustratingly secretive girl to help save humanity from an ancient evil on the emergence.They fail.Now—bound, bloodied, and drugged—Gideon is interrogated by the authorities about his role in a battle that has become an international incident. If he stands any chance of saving his friends and the girl he’s fallen for—not to mention all of humankind—he needs to convince the skeptical government officials the world is in imminent danger.But will anyone believe him?

The myth of 4 Horsemen has always had interesting stories and interpretations of it crop up!  I really really hope this is good!

Let me know in the comments what you're waiting on this Wednesday!  :) 

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Feature & Follow Friday (8)

Follow Friday is a weekly feature hosted by Parajunkee's View & Alison Can Read! It's a great opportunity to meet new bloggers and connect with fellow book lovers!!   Question of the Week: Pick three book characters... Kiss? Marry? Kill?
 If I had to pick 3 characters from the series, I think I'd go with characters from the Kiesha'ra series by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (Hawksong, Snakecharm, etc.):

Kiss: Nicias--he goes through plenty of struggles but has a strong spirit that endures despite his trials.  

Marry: Zane--he's a visionary who's not afraid to work and make sacrifices for peace.  Although he had many challenges to face, he also developed a beautiful romance with the strong leading lady who later becomes his wife--Danica.  

Kill: Probably one of the falcons/falcon rulers since they've done some pretty cruel things and ruined plenty of lives.  They may have tried to justify those actions, but I think their power corrupted them! 

Hawksong is one of my favorite YA books and I'd strongly suggest checking it out (+ the series)!  Amelia Atwater-Rhodes paints a rich world in the series and her characters are strong.  The romance between Zane and Danica is likely one of my favorites in YA lit as well--it feels realistic and wholesome, unlike some of the more superficial ones in recent YA books.
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Waiting on Wednesday

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

(Knopf Books for Young Readers/October 20, 2015)

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.

This sounds excellent--and the format sounds quite intriguing too!

Let me know in the comments what you're waiting on this Wednesday!  :) 

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