Shon's January 2019 Wrap Up

It's the last day of January, Bookworms!!

Can you believe that January is over already? It's been a good book month for me. Not only did I read a lot of great books, but I also added some really good books to my collection as well. I also added a few new Funkos and other goodies to my collection this month, thanks to my Funko Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty Box.

Keep on reading to find out more about my book month!

Reviews:

• Verity by Colleen Hoover
• Here and Now Series by Lexi Ryan

Books Acquired:

• Vicarious by Paula Stokes
• Ferocious by Paula Stokes
• You Don't Know My Name by Kristen Orlando
• You Won't Know I'm Gone by Kristen Orlando
• Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
• Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
• Shadowcaster by Cinda Williams Chima
• Stormcaster by Cinda Williams Chima
• Now I Rise by Kiersten White
• Slayer by Kiersten White
• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
• City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

Books Read:

1. Ringing in the New Year by Alexa Riley
2. Raw by Belle Aurora
3. Raw: Rebirth by Belle Aurora 
4. Verity by Colleen Hoover
5. Lost in Me by Lexi Ryan
6. Fall to You by Lexi Ryan
7. All for This by Lexi Ryan
8. Curious by R.G. Alexander
9. Fired Up by Riley Hart
10. The Royal Runaway by Lindsay Emory
11. Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen

In Progress

• The Frame-Up by Meghan Scott Molin
  
• Slayer by Kiersten White 
• The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

Overall January was a great month and good start for this new year. I read 11 books this month! I'm definitely hoping that I can keep my reading mojo throughout the rest of the year!

How was your month? What books did you read and add to your collection?

Can't-Wait Wednesday / Waiting on Wednesday #60: The Ruin of Kings

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

Title: The Ruin of Kings

Author: Jenn Lyons
Expected publication: February 5, 2019
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

There are the old stories. And then there’s what actually happens.

Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew up on storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. When he is claimed against his will as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds that being a long-lost prince isn't what the storybooks promised.

Far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself practically a prisoner, at the mercy of his new family's power plays and ambitions. He also discovers that the storybooks have lied about a lot of other things things, too: dragons, demons, gods, prophecies, true love, and how the hero always wins.

Then again, maybe he’s not the hero, for Kihrin isn’t destined to save the empire.

He’s destined to destroy it . . .

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 | The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List

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

I love browsing through goodreads upcoming releases to see what I'm missing from my monthly readings. Here are a few titles I added to my January ~ June 2019 tbr.

Are these titles new for you as well?

Series Review | The Rot & Ruin series by Jonathan Maberry

Have you heard of humane peaceful killing? What about respecting a life by making a kill that is noble so it will protect your heart and soul?

The Rot & Ruin series show a completely different take on zombies. The depth, the warmth, the humanizing of zoms, I've never read such a fresh perspective of seeing the zombies as loved ones instead of the living dead.  

The story is told through the eyes of a naïve sheltered teenage boy, born into a zombie infested world, and knows nothing of the world prior to First Night.

Benny, Nix, Chong, Morgie, Lilah, and Riot faces tough decisions during their growth and training. They quickly lose their innocence as their soul is chipped away little by little.

What a compelling journey. An epic story of growth, apprenticeship, human heart, and love. By far, my new favorite series of the year. If the world ever end up like the Rot & Ruin, I hope there will be people like these six who will defend it and breathe life to it. 

Warrior smart.

Can't-Wait Wednesday / Waiting on Wednesday #59: King of Scars

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

Title: King of Scars
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Expected publication: January 29, 2019
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war—and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army.

Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha Squaller, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. But some secrets aren’t meant to stay buried—and some wounds aren’t meant to heal.

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 | Books I Meant to Read In 2018 but Didn’t

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


There were books I set aside and some I started but fell for that nasty bug called distraction and haven't picked up again since...

 

Which books did you mean to read in 2018 but didn't?

Shon Review: Here and Now Series by Lexi Ryan

Here and Now Series
by Lexi Ryan
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Publication Date: April 6th 2014 | May 29th 2014 | August 2nd 2014
Publisher:  Ever After, LLC
Pages: 216 | 235 | 199
Genre: Romance | New Adult | Contemporary
Source: Bought

Synopsis

The last thing I remember is having drinks at Brady’s and trying to avoid eye-contact with my life-long crush—the gorgeous, unattainable Maximilian Hallowell. They tell me that was a year ago, but I have no memories of anything since then. What I do have is this ring on my finger that Max says he gave me, and this much-thinner body I’ve dreamed of most of my life. Aside from a case of retrograde amnesia, everything seems almost...perfect.

But the deeper I immerse myself into this new world of mine—planning a wedding to a man I don't remember dating, attempting to run a business I don't remember starting—the clearer it becomes that nothing is as it seems. Do I have the life I’ve always wanted or is it a façade propped up by secrets I don't even know I have?

I need answers before I marry Max, and the only person who seems to have them is the angry, tatted, sexy-as-sin rocker Nate Crane. And Nate wants me for himself.

My Thoughts:

Lost in Me Review:

What just happened? What I have done? How have I survived reading this? I am speechless and my mouth is still open after I finished this book! If you don’t like stories that leave you with more questions than answers, then don’t read this book.  I loved all the characters in this book but that didn’t stop me from suspecting some of them of being part of the mystery. And yes, it ends on a CLIFFHANGER!!

Fall to You Review:

Oh my gosh! With such a huge cliffhanger at the end of book one, I was so happy that I could grab book two immediately! And I was not disappointed. Not only did I get some answers to this mystery, I also was treated to some twists that made me doubt my conclusions about how this was going to end. And, of course, there are still several questions to be answered…including one very important one, one that has my heart racing!!

All for This review:

What a great ending! As the story was moving to the conclusion and more details were provided, I started to get anxious. The events that occurred when she had her fall, was surprising and I was really shocked when I found out the truth.

This series is so addictive that I could not put it down.