Friday 56! January 4, 2019

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice. Grab a book, any book. Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader. Find any sentence, or few, just don't spoil it. Post it.

"A year later they found the remains of Kristal Davis, nineteen, a stripper and a drug addict who'd gone missing a month earlier. Someone leaked to the media that Fayette County was dealing with a serial killer. But no one was really worried. The killer was targeting the types of girls who didn't have anyone to worry about them."

The Darkest Corners by KaraThomas 

 

Happy Reading

Xo,

Wendy

Can't-Wait Wednesday / Waiting on Wednesday #56: The Girl King

Can't-Wait Wednesday / Waiting on Wednesday #CWW #WOW

Title: The Girl King
Author: Mimi Yu
Expected publication: January 8, 2019
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Two sisters become unwitting rivals in a war to claim the title of Emperor in this sweeping tale of ambition, sacrifice and betrayal for readers of Sabaa Tahir and Alwyn Hamilton.

All hail the Girl King.

Sisters Lu and Min have always understood their places as princesses of the Empire. Lu knows she is destined to become the dynasty's first female ruler, while Min is resigned to a life in her shadow. Then their father declares their male cousin Set the heir instead—a betrayal that sends the sisters down two very different paths.

Determined to reclaim her birthright, Lu goes on the run. She needs an ally—and an army—if she is to succeed. Her quest leads her to Nokhai, the last surviving wolf shapeshifter. Nok wants to keep his identity secret, but finds himself forced into an uneasy alliance with the girl whose family killed everyone he ever loved…

Alone in the volatile court, Min's hidden power awakens—a forbidden, deadly magic that could secure Set's reign…or allow Min to claim the throne herself. But there can only be one Emperor, and the sisters' greatest enemy could turn out to be each other.


What are you waiting for this Wednesday?  Let us know in the comment section below.



Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at 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. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking The Spine.

Shon's January 2019 TBR

Happy January, Bookworms!!

My January TBR has a mix of new books, old books, re-reads and a few e-books too!

So without further ado, here's my January TBR:

Books I'm Reading:

1. Slayer by Kiersten White (Tangled 'N' Book 2019 Reading Challenge)
2. Black City by Elizabeth Richards
3. The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

Books I'm Re-Reading: 

1. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
2. Raw by Belle Aurora

e-Books I'm Reading:

1. Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata
2. Verity by Colleen Hoover
3. The Royal Runaway by Lindsay Emory
4. Raw: Rebirth by Belle Aurora

The books pictured above are just a few of the books I’m hoping to read this month. I better get started on reading, and soon!  Seriously, I have so many books on my list this month. I'm really excited for both the new reads and the re-reads! I hope I can keep up with them all. Wish me luck!!

What's on YOUR January TBR??

Happy Reading !!!

Happy New Year!! Shon's 2019 Goals & Resolutions

Welcome, 2019! The new year has officially arrived!!

Last year I was in a bad reading slump so I didn't have a chance to participate in any reading challenges. This year I will be participating in a couple of challenges, as well as a few goals I have set for myself!

2019 Goals

• Goodreads Reading Challenge: to read my goal of 50 books
• Tangled 'N' Books 2019 Reading Challenge
• Read 10 adult novels
• Re-read 5 books

Tangled 'N' Books 2019 Reading Challenge TBR

1. Slayer by Kiersten White
2. The Girl King, by Mimi Yu
3. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare 
4. Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
5. Skip Beat!, Vol. 42 by Yoshiki Nakamura
6. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies by J.K. Rowling
7. After by Anna Todd
8. King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
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Adult Novels

1. Firefly: Big Damn Hero by Nancy Holder, James Lovegrove, Joss Whedon 
2. How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin
3. The Royal Runaway by Lindsay Emory
4. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
5. An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
6. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
7. Verity by Colleen Hoover
8. Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata 
9. Raw by Belle Aurora
10. Raw: Rebirth by Belle Aurora

Re-read Books

1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
2. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
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2019 Resolutions

• Do better at being organized. Both online and in real life!
• Do better at blogging and social media. Because I am the absolute WORST at staying caught up.
• Save Money. I buy way to MANY books and planner stickers.
• Declutter. The books have taken over the house.

There you have it, friends! Just a few of my goals and resolutions for the new year! Let's hope I can actually keep up this year.

Tangled 'N' Books 2019 Reading Challenge

Happy New Year Bookworms!!!

Hi guys! It been a while since I (Shon) have been on the blog. I'm not sure but, I think Tina was the only one of us who posted last year. 

I read a grand total of 825 pages last year. So, to help myself (and Wendy) get back into reading, I thought it would be a good idea for us to host a reading challenge for 2019. We would love for all of you to join us. 

THE CHALLENGE

There will be a difference prompt for each month. More information for the readathons to come so please keep an eye on the blog and twitter to follow updates and more!

• January: Start a new series
• February: Debut author
• March: A book with 500+ pages
• April: Book with blue on the cover
• May: Readathons
• June: A manga/graphic novels
• July: Book set in the summer
• August: Book with less than 200 pages
• September: Book set in school
• October: Readathons  
• November: A book on your TBR for 2+ year
• December: A classics 

SIGN UP

To sign up it's easy, just create a blog post or upload a video to your BookTube channel and leave a link in the comment or tagged us Instagram/Twitter with your intended TBR using #tb2k19challenge.

And of course, thank you so much for participating! We look forward to being your hosts.

Top Ten Tuesday | Best Books I Read In 2018

 

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. 

Happy New Year guys!! This is Tina, hope you're liking our new layout. It has been a hectic year but it was time we came back from our hiatus and give our blog a fresh new look.

2018 has been a good reading year for me. I picked up series from  recommendations that varies from digital library to sponsored books. This was the first time since joining the book community that I strayed away from reading trends and picked series that were older or didn't garner much attention. I felt like I delved into the treasure trove ~ free to pursue whatever fell onto my lap.

 Best books I read in 2018:

• Kristen Ashley: The Fantasyland series
• Laura Thalassa: The Four Horsemen series, The Fallen World series, The Bargainer series
• Jonathan Maberry: Rot & Ruin series
• Neal Shusterman: Arc of the Scythe series
• Alexandra Christo: To Kill a Kingdom  

I will go more in depth with these series in future posts. How was your reading year?

 

 

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid (The Diabolic #2)
Published October 31st 2017 by Simon & Schuster Books
Genres: Sci-Fic, Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Dystopia
Page: 378
Rating: 5 of 5 stars
Review by: Tina

Synopsis

It’s a new day in the Empire. Tyrus has ascended to the throne with Nemesis by his side and now they can find a new way forward. The ruling class, the Grandiloquy, has held control over planets and systems for centuries - and they are plotting to stop this teenage Emperor and Nemesis, who is considered nothing more than a creature and certainly not worthy of being Empress.

Nemesis will protect Tyrus at any cost. He is the love of her life. But she cannot protect him by being the killing machine she once was. She will have to prove the humanity that she’s found inside herself to the whole Empire - or she and Tyrus may lose more than just the throne. But if proving her humanity means that she and Tyrus must do inhuman things, is the fight worth the cost of winning it?

Thoughts

 

My heart is breaking. What an emotional journey.

 

The scheming, the manipulating, the agony. I was going through a rush of emotions chapters after chapters.

 

Frustration at the hopelessness, heartbreak at Tyrus and Nemesis' torn love. I wanted to grieve with them, scream at the indignity, wish for things to ultimately set right. But this isn't that kind of story.

 

S.J. Kincaid is a mastermind at breaking into the complex human psyche. What drives us, rages us, makes us break. This brutal story won't give me a satisfying happy conclusion. I'm left feeling raw and quaking.

Full review can be found on goodreads (Here)