Waiting on Wednesday

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about what we have yet to read. Generally they are books that have yet to be released, but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.

Nell Martin is moving again, this time to the Winslow Grand Hotel, built in 1878. As Nell is settling in, strange things begin to happen. Doors lock of their own accord, writing appears on bathroom walls--and most horrifying of all--visions of a dead boy permeate her waking life. Thinking it was her mind playing tricks on her, she soon finds the past and the present colliding as she learns horrific details of a murder that happened at the hotel in 1905 involving a girl named Lea.

Nell and a mysterious bellboy must relive that day in hopes of finally breaking a curse that imprisons them both. And Nell discovers what truly links her to the history of the Winslow Grand Hotel.

Why I'm Waiting: Because I love creepy hotel and the stories that revolve around them.

HAPPY READING!!

New Release Tuesday

A future chieftain

Fie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her Crow caste of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin, but when they’re called to collect royal dead, she’s hoping they’ll find the payout of a lifetime.

A fugitive prince

When Crown Prince Jasimir turns out to have faked his death, Fie’s ready to cut her losses—and perhaps his throat. But he offers a wager that she can’t refuse: protect him from a ruthless queen, and he’ll protect the Crows when he reigns.

A too-cunning bodyguard

Hawk warrior Tavin has always put Jas’s life before his, magically assuming the prince’s appearance and shadowing his every step. But what happens when Tavin begins to want something to call his own?

HAPPY READING!!

Cover Runway Sunday

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon! Some are by authors I already enjoy, some are the reason I gave the book a longer look. Either way they're all going to find their way here!

Before the days of going toe-to-toe with the Avengers, a younger Loki is desperate to prove himself heroic and capable, while it seems everyone around him suspects him of inevitable villainy and depravity . . . except for Amora. Asgard's resident sorceress-in-training feels like a kindred spirit-someone who values magic and knowledge, who might even see the best in him.

But when Loki and Amora cause the destruction of one of Asgard's most prized possessions, Amora is banished to Earth, where her powers will slowly and excruciatingly fade to nothing. Without the only person who ever looked at his magic as a gift instead of a threat, Loki slips further into anguish and the shadow of his universally adored brother, Thor.

When Asgardian magic is detected in relation to a string of mysterious murders on Earth, Odin sends Loki to investigate. As he descends upon nineteenth-century London, Loki embarks on a journey that leads him to more than just a murder suspect, putting him on a path to discover the source of his power-and who he's meant to be. 

HAPPY READING!!

Goodreads Giveaway Unboxing

For the first time in maybe a year I was lucky enough to win one of the Goodreads Giveaways! I know they are a long shot anymore, but you never know. Every once and a while I get lucky and win one. The downside is I never know when they are going to show up. Which means I forget about it, and then stare at my e-mail like a fool when my apartment let's me know there is a package in our HUB. Only to finally remember that I do in fact have book mail coming!

But what beautiful thing did I win?!

I love old Folktales and Fairytales. So I jump at the chance to add to my collection, and I know so little of the stories from this part of the world. I can't wait to dive into this one. As much as I loved to pace myself and read one story a day, I'm a glutton and will probably devour half it tonight!

And yes, I know a lot of you now have the song stuck in your head. You're welcome!

HAPPY READING!!

Book Haul

When I went to the library today it was to pick up John Wick because my dad had given me all sorts of crap because I hadn't seen it. Apparently I'm missing out on something. So off to the library I went to it on hold. Which also went to putting a few other things on hold that I've been meaning to pick up, and one that just sounded really good. The hope was they'd kind of trickle in through my holds.

However... That is not my luck. This was waiting for me on the Holds Shelve:

Everything is in! The upside is I finally got some off away from work to recharge from the chaos that felt on us at the start of summer. It's still crazy because I work at a bakery and there is always something, but I don't feel like I'm chasing my own tail. Which means I'm ready to dive back into the books while I threw myself into work. 

Plus, is there anything better to read at the beach than murder books?

HAPPY READING!!

Mini Reviews

I'm in love with these nerdy Little Golden Books! This is the second Star Trek one I've gotten from the library, and the are super cute. Tribbles are my favorite thing from the Star Trek Universe, and the Trouble with Tribbles episode is the only episode of seen of the original series. The book follows along with the episode, the art work is bright and fun. All round adorable for nerds of all ages. 4 Stars!

Stranger Things is my favorite thing on Netflix right now. I honestly don't know how many times I've seen the first two seasons, and I've been putting on the newest season so can do a proper binge of the whole thing. This graphic novel does an amazing job of connecting the dots of happened on screen during Season 1 with what was happening to Will in the Upside Down. It draws from key points in the show, and does a great job of showing us how hard Will the Wise fought to stay alive to get home to friends and family. I need more Stranger Things graphic novels in my life, because we like Steve!!  4 Stars!

I fell in love with Wes Craig thanks to Deadly Class. Somehow I missed the fact he another series out, but I jumped at the chance to get my hands on it. Gravedigger's Union has the same grit that I love about Deadly Class, but adds my love for all things monsters. The characters and solid, and the story move along at a quick pace. It jumps between our Gravediggers and the big bad. I'm excited to get the second installment in my hands to see how it plays out, and to see which of my theories, if any, pan out. 4 Stars!

HAPPY READING!

Waiting on Wednesday

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about what we have yet to read. Generally they are books that have yet to be released, but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.

In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed.

Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her sisters, their father, and stepmother. Once they were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls' lives have been cut short. Each death was more tragic than the last—the plague, a plummeting fall, a drowning, a slippery plunge—and there are whispers throughout the surrounding villages that the family is cursed by the gods.

Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly suspicious that the deaths were no accidents. Her sisters have been sneaking out every night to attend glittering balls, dancing until dawn in silk gowns and shimmering slippers, and Annaleigh isn't sure whether to try to stop them or to join their forbidden trysts. Because who—or what—are they really dancing with?

When Annaleigh's involvement with a mysterious stranger who has secrets of his own intensifies, it's a race to unravel the darkness that has fallen over her family—before it claims her next. 

Why I'm waiting: Because it sounds wonderfully creepy, and the perfect book to curly up with this fall under my Batman blanket with some tea.

HAPPY READING!!

New Release Tuesdays

For his entire life, Charley Sutherland has concealed a magical ability he can't quite control: he can bring characters from books into the real world. His older brother, Rob -- a young lawyer with a normal house, a normal fiancee, and an utterly normal life -- hopes that this strange family secret will disappear with disuse, and he will be discharged from his life's duty of protecting Charley and the real world from each other. But then, literary characters start causing trouble in their city, making threats about destroying the world... and for once, it isn't Charley's doing.

There's someone else who shares his powers. It's up to Charley and a reluctant Rob to stop them, before these characters tear apart the fabric of reality. 

HAPPY READING!!

Cover Runway Sundays

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon! Some are by authors I already enjoy, some are the reason I gave the book a longer look. Either way they're all going to find their way here!

Someone is murdering the Merry Men - and if Marian doesn't stop them, her children will be the next to die: a wonderful re-imagining of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik and Christina Henry.

It's been a mostly quiet life since Robin Hood denounced Marian, his pregnant wife, and his former life and retreated to a monastery to repent his sins . . . although no one knows what he did that was so heinous he would leave behind Sherwood Forest and those he loved most.

But when friends from their outlaw days start dying, Father Tuck, now the Abbott of St. Mary's, suspects a curse and begs Marian to use her magic to break it. A grieving Marian bargains for protection for her children before she sets out with a soldier who's lost his faith, a trickster Fey lord and a sullen Robin Hood, angry at being drawn back into the real world.

Marian soon finds herself enmeshed in a maze of betrayals, tangled relationships and a vicious struggle for the Fey throne . . . and if she can't find and stop the spell-caster, no protection in Sherwood Forest will be enough to save her children.

HAPPY READING!!

Book Haul

A trip back home is never complete without book shopping with my Mim. This trip included a new stop, Hedgehog.INK! It was super cute inside and carries a combination of new and gently used books. They seem to be a more traditional independent bookstore. Where as Books & Grannies is my favorite kind of bookstore, books on books on books. A place where you could get lost because the cell service is spotty and there so many different piles to dig through. Both are great for my town, offering different kind of experiences and products. Between both places I managed a pretty decent haul. In fact four of the five I got picked up were on my TBR. The other is a tie in to a mini series I saw forever ago Rose Red.

I also had a chance to go through my Great Grandma's cookbook collection. She an entire tub full between her and ma. So I narrowed it down to what I could put in my extra bag. Which I did bring for books, because I think ahead like that. I also stole Ma's Good Eats book because I did not know she owned that. Which means it is mine now. I can't wait to show off my Great Grandma's cook books in my kitchen. Not to mention adding some new recipes coming weeks. I've already marked some I'm excited to try!

Lastly, my Ma has already laid claim to a couple of these reads once I'm down. So I'll have those done by October so she can take them with her. Not to mention but a dent in my TBR so her and I can hit a few bookstores when she's out. My poor dad will just have to suck it up that day.

HAPPY READING!!

Waiting on Wednesday

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about what we have yet to read. Generally they are books that have yet to be released, but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.

On the run from the FBI.
Targeted by a murderous cult.
Labeled a cyber-terrorist by the media.
Irritated texts from his best friend.
Eye contact with a nice-looking guy on the train.
Aidan has a lot to deal with, and he's not quite sure which takes top priority.

Finding himself alone in a posh New York City hotel room for the night, Aidan does what any red-blooded seventeen-year-old would do---he tries to hook up with someone new. But that lapse in judgement leads to him waking up next to a dead guy, which sparks an epic case of mistaken identity that puts Aidan on the run from everyone---faceless federal agents, his eccentric family, and, naturally, a cyber-terrorist group who will stop at nothing to find him.

He soon realizes the only way to stop the chase is to deliver the object everyone wants, before he gets caught or killed. But for Aidan, the hardest part is knowing who he can trust not to betray him---including himself.

Why I'm Waiting: Because it sounds amazing! This sounds like one of those books where there's no good place to stop reading, so I read way past my bedtime.

HAPPY READING!!

Cover Runway Sunday

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon! Some are by authors I already enjoy, some are the reason I gave the book a longer look. Either way they're all going to find their way here!

Everyone knows about Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein; but have you heard of Margaret Cavendish, who wrote a science-fiction epic 150 years earlier? Have you read the psychological haunting of Violet Paget, who was openly involved in long-term romantic relationships with women in the Victorian era? Or the stories of Gertrude Barrows Bennett, whose writing influenced H.P. Lovecraft? Monster, She Wrote shares the stories of women past and present who invented horror, speculative, and weird fiction and made it great. You'll meet celebrated icons (Ann Radcliffe, V.C. Andrews), forgotten wordsmiths (Eli Coltor, Ruby Jean Jensen), and today's vanguard (Helen Oyeyemi). And each profile includes a curated reading list so you can seek out the spine-chilling tales that interest you the most.

HAPPY READING!!

Book Haul

While I do love when my holds coming all at ounce, it saves on bus trips, but they all came in right before I'm out of town. And, I hate the thought of taking my library books with me when I fly. It is how bad things happen! They would be the one thing I forget at my parent's place. Because I always forget something there.

Upside is I get in early enough from my return flight to bust into these. Something to look forward too after a 4 hour flight.

Though that Wes Craig book will taunt me the whole time I'm away. I've been super excited for that one to come in. The Star Trek Golden Book lucky is on my Libby account. So hello in flight read. As for the Stranger Things book, well, I am do a marathon of that with the new season soon!

HAPPY READING!!

Waiting on Wednesday

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about what we have yet to read. Generally they are books that have yet to be released, but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.

Eight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide.

When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-drive cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course.

The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an illegal immigrant, a husband and wife - and parents of two - who are travelling in separate vehicles and a suicidal man. Now the public have to judge who should survive but are the passengers all that they first seem?

Why I'm Waiting: Because it sounds freaking fantastic, and early reviews from members of my book clubs have been very positive.

HAPPY READING!!