Can't-Wait Wednesday / Waiting on Wednesday #67:

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

Title: Red, White & Royal Blue
Author: Casey McQuiston
Expected Publication: May 14th 2019
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, LGBT, Young Adult

A big-hearted romantic comedy in which First Son Alex falls in love with Prince Henry of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends...

First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations.

The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince. Alex is busy enough handling his mother’s bloodthirsty opponents and his own political ambitions without an uptight royal slowing him down. But beneath Henry’s Prince Charming veneer, there’s a soft-hearted eccentric with a dry sense of humor and more than one ghost haunting him.

As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. And Henry throws everything into question for Alex, an impulsive, charming guy who thought he knew everything: What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you?

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 May 2019 TBR

Happy First Day of May, Bookworms!!

I can't believe it's May already! Though I have to say, I'm super excited for it to finally be here. Not only because I have a really awesome TBR this month,  but also we are hosting our first Readathon, Love In Bloom Readathon runs from May 13th to 19th! I will be posting a separate TBR for the Readathon so keep an eye out for that.


This month I have a pretty awesome TBR planned out! It's full of awesome new and upcoming releases, as well as a few older releases. 


So many things to look forward to this month. Let's get started with my May TBR!!

Books I'm Reading:

• Top Secret by Sarina Bowen &  Elle Kennedy
• Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
• Criminal Intentions: Crescendo by Cole McCade
• The Nature of the Game by Amy Aislin
• Intercepted by Alexa Martin
• Deal with the Devil by Meghan March
• The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

    

So, yeah... in case you didn't notice, May is going to be an AWESOME month for books!  I am going to try to read as many of these as I can, and I can't wait to dive into them all.  (And hopefully I can keep up!) 

That's all for me! What's on YOUR TBR this month??

Happy Reading!!!

Can't-Wait Wednesday / Waiting on Wednesday #66:

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

Title: With the Fire on High
Author: Elizabeth Acevedo
Expected Publication: May 7th 2019
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction

With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do what must be done. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Still, she knows she doesn’t have enough time for her school’s new culinary arts class, doesn’t have the money for the class’s trip to Spain — and shouldn’t still be dreaming of someday working in a real kitchen. But even with all the rules she has for her life — and all the rules everyone expects her to play by — once Emoni starts cooking, her only real choice is to let her talent break free.


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 March & April 2019 Wrap Up

Happy Tuesday, Bookworms! And happy Last Day of April as well!! Can you seriously believe it's the last day of April?? I think this month flew by even faster than last month!

Last month, I'd read so many books I forgot to post my March's Reading Wrap Up and Book Haul. So I'm going to combine March and April together. This might take a while because I think I read more books in March than I did in January & February combined. I also started a new series in March called Criminal Intentions. This series is so good, I should read a review. 

So without further ado, here's my March and April Wrap Up & Book Haul!

Here are all the books I read and added to my collection in March:

Reviews:

Heartbreaker Series by Stella Hart

Books Acquired:

• Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Pena
• Skip Beat!, Vol. 42 by Yoshiki Nakamura

Books Read:

• Faking It by K. Bromberg
• Boyfriend for Hire by Kendall Ryan
• Just a Bit Twisted by Alessandra Hazard
• Just a Bit Shameless by Alessandra Hazard
• Game Changer by Rachel Reid
• On the Ice by Amy Aislin
• Joey by Angelique Jurd
• Bleeding Hearts by Stella Hart
• Broken Hearts by Stella Hart
• Black Hearts by Stella Hart
• Lucky by Garrett Leigh
• The Swap by Annabella Michaels 
• Blindsided by Eden Finley
• Criminal Intentions: The Cardigans by Cole McCade 
• Criminal Intentions: Junk Shop Blues by Cole McCade 
• Criminal Intentions: The Man with the Glass Eye by Cole McCade 
• Criminal Intentions: Changing Faces by Cole McCade

Here are all the books I read and added to my collection in April:

Books Acquired:

• Darker by E.L. James
• Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson 
• The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
• The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan
• City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 
• City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 
• Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare 
• The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare 
• Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Slytherin Edition Green Hardcover by J. K. Rowling
• Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves by Glory Edim

Books Read:

• Criminal Intentions: It's Witchcraft by Cole McCade
• Criminal Intentions: Where There’s Smoke by Cole McCade
• Criminal Intentions: Cult of Personality by Cole McCade
• Criminal Intentions: Collateral Damage by Cole McCade
• Criminal Intentions: A Single Bright Candle's Flame by Cole McCade
• His Cocky Valet by Cole McCade
• Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
• Criminal Intentions: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like— : Christmas Short 2018 by Cole McCade
• His Cocky Valet: After Story by Cole McCade
• His Cocky Cellist by Cole McCade

So, yeah... March & April where pretty good months for books. 

Now I'm ready to tackle my Love In Bloom Readathon TBR, and I can't wait to get started on it!

That's all for me this month! How was YOUR month??

Happy Reading!!!

Can't-Wait Wednesday / Waiting on Wednesday #65:

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Title: Aurora Rising
Author: Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman
Expected Publication: May 7th 2019
Genres: Science Fiction

The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…

A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy’s biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who’s totally not into him, in case you were wondering

And Ty’s squad isn’t even his biggest problem—that’d be Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, the girl he’s just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler’s squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

They're not the heroes we deserve. They're just the ones we could find. Nobody panic. 

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.

Top Ten Tuesday | Rainy Day Reads

 

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

What are some great rainy day reads? Instead of listing books, I thought I will list the type of stories I like to read on a rainy day.

1. I like a short story to pass the time (for just a few hours).
2. I like a short cute contemporary romance that makes me gush.
3. I like a gripping world building story that makes me jump in my seat and burst in a wide smile.
4. I like a story that makes me laugh uproariously with tears streaming down my face.
5. I like a story that makes me cry for hours unable to dry my tears.
6. I like a story that makes me immediately dial up a fellow reader and try to get them to read with me.
7. I like a story that completely exceeds all expectations.
8. I like a story that makes me sigh.
9. I like a story that is outside the box.
10. I like a story not read by many.

Happy reading.

Top Ten Tuesday | Outrageous Things I’ve Done for the Love of Books

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.  This week's topic: Outrageous Things I’ve Done for the Love of Books (i.e. skip meals, camped outside a bookstore, broke up with someone because they don’t like books, etc...)

Hahaha... yeah these are true situations...

1. I've requested vacation time months in advance in anticipation for a book release (so I can stay home for the week and consume the book).
2. I've called out sick the next day when I couldn't put down a book the night before.
3. I've read 48 hours straight on a weekend with only a few minutes of rest in between bathroom and water breaks.
4. I've read pages while waiting at a stop light.
5. I'd buy an audiobook just to play it during my shower then switch back to the book when I get out of the shower.
6. I've gone to work the next day without sleeping only to read again the following night and attend work sleepless the following day.
7. I'd read a book at a very fast pace just to finish the book before everyone else in case of fans spoiling it on social media.
8. I would stay off social media the week before and during an anticipated book release.
9. If a friend disagrees with the overall opinion of a book, we would not speak with each other for weeks.
10. If a friend likes the movie over the book, we would not speak to each other for weeks.