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Book Review: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Mass

Goodreads Summary:  When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world. As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it... or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever. I could not put this book down whatsoever!! Wait, I lied I did have to put it down because this thing called Life would not let me have all the feels of this book like I wanted to.  I haven't read a good fantasy book in a good minute and this was a good one to remind myself w...

The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

Goodreads Summ The darker the sky, the brighter the stars. In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad is forced from the arms of her beloved husband, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once thought Khalid a monster—a merciless killer of wives, responsible for immeasurable heartache and pain—but as she unraveled his secrets, she found instead an extraordinary man and a love she could not deny. Still, a curse threatens to keep Shazi and Khalid apart forever. Now she’s reunited with her family, who have found refuge in the desert, where a deadly force is gathering against Khalid—a force set on destroying his empire and commanded by Shazi’s spurned childhood sweetheart. Trapped between loyalties to those she loves, the only thing Shazi can do is act. Using the burgeoning magic within her as a guide, she strikes out on her own to end both this terrible curse and the brewing war once and for all. But to do it, she must evade enemies of her own to stay alive. The saga that began with The W...

Turning Grace by J.Q. Davis Blog Tour

Turning Grace ( The Turning Series   #1) by   J.Q. Davis Genre: YA Horror/Sci-fi Release Date: June 10th 2014 Summary from Goodreads: **Medal Winner of the 2014 New Apple Book Awards in the E-Book Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Category**  Life or death?  It all seems to be the same for Grace…  Some of us have been there before -- falling for the hot, popular jock who just so happens to be dating the hot, popular girl in school.  Your snarky-but-always-right bestie insists you make a move, but you’re not so much into putting yourself out there.  Then it happens, and suddenly you find yourself eating a cat on your neighbor’s porch.  No? Never happened to you?  Well, Grace Watkins can’t say the same. Her hunger is growing with each day that passes and her urges are getting harder to control.  No one can explain why her body is changing, except one man. Add to Goodreads EXCERPT/TEASER My heart began to race as I stroked the so...

Summer of Irreverence by Cathrine Goldstein Blog Tour: ARC Review and Giveaway

  Summer of Irreverence - The Rock Star by  Cathrine Goldstein Genre: Adult Romance Release Date: July 6 th 2016 The Wild Rose Press Summary from Goodreads: Straight-laced, veterinary surgeon, Summer Wynters is ready to break the rules. And who better to break them with than the most irreverent of all men, mega rock star Malcolm Angel? With one last summer free from work obligations, Summer moves to New York City, and at the coaxing of her friend, pretends to be a model so she can spend one wild night with Malcolm. Rock star, Malcolm Angel, tortured by a dark past, may be the poet laureate of romance, but he, like science-minded Summer, has never believed in romantic love. How could he? With his history, he doesn’t deserve to be loved. When Summer’s honesty, kindness, and exuberance for life changes his perspective, the two discover they are in deeper than either dreamed possible. But when Malcolm discovers Summer’s been perpetuating a lie, will he forg...

MailBox Monday #1

This is a weekly meme host by  mailbox monday . This is your chance to show off what books you got during the week. Most of the books that I have are checked out from the library. I do buy books but not as often. So here is a list of books that I got from the library. The Rose and the Dagger -  Add to Goodreads                                           Summer Days and Summer nights - Add to Goodreads                                                                                                                           A Court of Thor...

Book Review: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Adieh

Goodreads Summary:  One Life to One Dawn. In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph's reign of terror once and for all. Night after night, Shahrzad beguiles Khalid, weaving stories that enchant, ensuring her survival, though she knows each dawn could be her last. But something she never expected begins to happen: Khalid is nothing like what she'd imagined him to be. This monster is a boy with a tormented heart. Incredibly, Shahrzad finds herself falling in love. How is this possible? It's an unforgivable betrayal. Still, Shahrzad has come to understand all is not as...

Booking Through Thursday #1

This is a weekly meme hosted by  Booking Through Thursday . Each week a question is posted and you have to answer the question. Question of the week? Quantity.  Do you own fewer books than you used to? More? Or do you find the quantity in your library stays pretty much the same from year to year? (And yes, digital and audio books DO count.) Don't forget to link up with your answers as well. I don't really own a lot of books. In fact, my shelf is so small it has four little rows on it. With that being said, I mostly check out books from the library.  I'm a Y.A. Librarian so it is not hard at all to get my hands on some good books. Each month we add to our collection so the quantity of the library grows but at the same time we have to weed the shelves and discard books as well. I would say it is along a 70/30 for the library.  I have over 80 titles on my kindle. Because of space at home most of the time I have to buy books for my kindle. I would prefer t...
 Blog Update Number 2 I hope you all are having a great week so far. We don't have that much left to go. Friday is almost upon us....just hold on a little longer. This past week I have stumbled upon something very addicting. BOOKSTAGRAM. I know I'm very late about it but I have fallen in love with it. I found some really great bookstagrammers and some awesome blogs as well. I have a regular instagram but for the life of me, I don't know why I didn't start a bookstagram. I am nowhere near a professional photographer but I try to add some really nice touches to it. My handle is @thebibliophilemaniac I think I'm having the giddyness of #bookstagram right now. #bilbliophile #biblio #bookworm #bookgeek #booknerd #booknerdigans #instabook #bookgram #bookblog #bookblogger #bookaholic #bookaddict #igreads #ireadya #ya #yalit A photo posted by Ericka Greer (@thebibliophilemaniac) on Jun 10, 2016 at 3:35pm PDT Review coming soon. Link in bio...

It Started With a Whisper by Shannon McCrimmon Blog Tour

It Started with a Whisper by  Shannon McCrimmon Genre: YA Contemporary Release Date: June 1st 2016 Summary:   Five simple words: That's all it takes to change the course of 18-year-old Josie Graham's life in the summer of 1989.  Josie is a musical prodigy: She can sing, play guitar and is a natural on the piano. Instead of spending her last summer before college traveling the country with her rock star father, she's made a last minute decision to spend it working at her Aunt Bernie's inn, in Ambler's Fork, North Carolina. But what could have turned her life-long passion for music into a hatred for an industry she's worked so hard to get into? Her aunt's inn seems like the perfect place to escape, to clear her head and figure things out, but on her first day there, she almost drowns before Chic Hobbs saves her. Chic wants nothing more in life than to leave Ambler's Fork and his sordid past behind—at least not until that day Jo...

Midweek Update

This is something that I have seen on other blogs about their weekly updates on life and blogging. I thought that it was different and interesting at the same time. So, I decided to do something along that avenue with Midweek Update. I will do it every Wednesday. It will be about things that I am trying out new, books, and other topics that I think would be interesting. Bookish Topics 1.)Podcast. I made a post about podcast a while back and I have been in love with listening to them. A co-worker got me hooked on them and I enjoy listening while I'm at work. I'm a Y.A. Librarian and I found a lot of different review podcast to listen to. They are great for when working, doing some cleaning around the house, exercising, and much more. Let me know if you have some favorites that you guys listen to. I hope to one day be able have my own Podcast show. 2.) If you have been following me for the past few weeks I have started the audio book challenge. Audio books have never be...