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Top 5 series I want to start
As I said in my Top 5 post last week, my tbr is large so compiling this list from my tbr wasn’t a stretch!!!
The Witchlands (Truthwitch) by Susan Dennard
Book of the Ancestor (Red Sister) by Mark Lawrence
Iskari (The Last Namsara) by Kristen Ciccarelli
Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson
Tin Gypsy (Gypsy King) by Devney Perry
Title: Aurora Burning
Series: The Aurora Cycle #2
Authors: Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Our heroes are back… kind of. From the bestselling co-authors of the Illuminae Files comes the second book in the epic series about a squad of misfits, losers, and discipline cases who just might be the galaxy’s best hope for survival.
First, the bad news: an ancient evil—you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal—is about to be unleashed. The good news? Squad 312 is standing by to save the day. They’ve just got to take care of a few small distractions first.
Like the clan of gremps who’d like to rearrange their favorite faces.
And the cadre of illegit GIA agents with creepy flowers where their eyes used to be, who’ll stop at nothing to get their hands on Auri.
Then there’s Kal’s long-lost sister, who’s not exactly happy to see her baby brother, and has a Syldrathi army at her back. With half the known galaxy on their tails, Squad 312 has never felt so wanted.
When they learn the Hadfield has been found, it’s time to come out of hiding. Two centuries ago, the colony ship vanished, leaving Auri as its sole survivor. Now, its black box might be what saves them. But time is short, and if Auri can’t learn to master her powers as a Trigger, the squad and all their admirers are going to be deader than the Great Ultrasaur of Abraaxis IV.
Shocking revelations, bank heists, mysterious gifts, inappropriately tight bodysuits, and an epic firefight will determine the fate of the Aurora Legion’s most unforgettable heroes—and maybe the rest of the galaxy as well.
To say I was excited to read this is an understatement. Yes, I went in with high expectations. And oh my lanta, this book should come with a warning = Buckle up people, cause this is one hell of a ride!
‘Know the past, or suffer the future’
I wasn’t prepared for this. Mentally, physically, everything!
It was not just good, it was phenomenal!
There are so many things I loved about this book, the plot, the characters, new and original, the feeling of family, Scarlett, Fin and the mystery of Zila’s earrings!
But the clear winners for me are Aurora and Kal. I’m a romantic at heart and I was so interested in The Pull. Everytime the word Be’shmai was uttered I melted in a puddle of love (please don’t read too much into that!!!!)
‘She is smoke and starlight, she is blood and fire, she is a song in my veins as old as time and deep as the Void.’
We get a little bit of everyone’s lives. The journey they each had to take to get where they are now and what the future could possibly bring. It was mostly heartbreaking but there was beauty there too.
It was non-stop action, mystery and drama. I was actually out of breath reading it! I mean these poor kids couldn’t catch a break! And that ending….I was like wtf, where’s the rest….noooooooooooo, it cannot be left like that!
They did it. The authors wrote a humdinger of a second book. Words fail me. It was totally and utterly amazing.
Title: Supernova
Series: Renegades #3
Author: Marissa Meyer
All’s fair in love and anarchy…
The epic conclusion to Marissa Meyer’s thrilling Renegades Trilogy finds Nova and Adrian fighting to keep their identities secret. While the battle rages on between their alter egos and their allies, there is a darker threat shrouding Gatlon City.
The Renegades’ worst enemy is back among them, threatening to reclaim Gatlon City. Nova and Adrian must brave lies and betrayal to protect those they love. Their greatest fears are about to come to life, and unless they can bridge the divide between heroes and villains, they stand to lose everything. Including each other.
Intrigue and action will leave readers on edge until the final, shocking secrets are revealed.
This series is one of my faves. I didn’t know if superheroes were my thing, but they really are!
You know when your heart is in your mouth? The suspense, the tension! I do not do well with tension! In the beginning I had to keep putting this down and picking up because the suspense was killing me! But I couldn’t leave it for long and then I was just gripped!
‘Everyone has a nightmare. I guess I am yours.’
The big finale,
The villains against the heroes,
Secret identities are revealed,
Shocks all round!
And that epilogue. I knew it! Spin off please!
Authors: Kayti McGee and M Pierce
The locals believe the bridge to be haunted, as locals do.
The Juniper Hollow Ravine is where my story begins…For decades, the Blackmane coven has run the small mountain town of Juniper Hollow with money and fear.
Thorn Blackmane might be the most feared of all.Cold-blooded. Heartless. Killer.
His magic only has one purpose–to destroy the coven’s enemies. Until he’s ordered to kill a girl.Rose came to town innocently enough, but her very presence is a threat to Thorn’s family.
Her pure heart offers redemption from his many sins.
Her body is an opportunity to commit many more.
And her magic could destroy them all.
There is no spell as potent as obsession.
No protection more powerful than love.
Secrets. Desire. Death.
Their forbidden union could be the spark that burns Juniper Hollow to the ground.
‘The Juniper Hollow Ravine is where my story begins.’
And oh my god, it did! I am a first time reader for these authors and I was totally hooked from the first page. I’m a lover of pnr and haven’t really read that many books about witches so this was a refreshing change.
The anticipation, omg I was literally on the edge of my seat, flipping page after page!
This was like reading a role reversal, the good and innocent turn to the darker side and the darker side takes a trip the the lighter side! It was fab!
And that ending. I need more!
Cathy at Books + Munches is hosting Moody May <—- see her full post here.
Time to sit back, grab a book you’re in the mood to read and.. just read. Yup. Mood-reading. It’s that month. No tbr’s!
Rules◊ Post a blog post / comment / Tweet / whatever saying you’ll be joining me in my mood reading spree!◊ Share your complete TBR and show which one you’re very probably starting Moody May with. Or you can just compile a post / list of the books you’re looking forward to reading most at this exact moment.◊ If you’re sharing your updates on social media, use #MoodyMayBM so we can follow up on each other!
I wanted to add my complete tbr, I really did! But the thought of writing down all those books made me have the shivers (!) so here is a link to my Goodreads so that you can peruse my tbr shelf at your leisure, should you so wish!
Will you be joining in with Moody May?
Top 5 Tuesday is brought to you by Shanah at the Bionic Bookworm, see her original post here.
Top 5 Popular Books I Haven’t Read Yet
As many of you, my tbr is long. Like really long. So long I often have little panic attacks about how big it is…..but there is only so many hours in a day and a pesky thing called work gets in the way of my reading!
All the books below I have in my tbr and I think they are popular. Well I’ve seen a lot of people read, review and love them anyway!
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kauffman
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
My own little Easter readathon!
I have been in a massive slump this year that I was just coming out of….then the ‘rona’ struck the world and my concentration took a further nose dive!
I really thought that in the event of not being able to go out that I’d be reading a book a day, but alas that has not been the case so I decided that over the Easter weekend, I was going to push myself!
I read 3 books which for me at the moment is great!
By Any Other Name by Kayti McGee and M Pierce
‘The Juniper Hollow Ravine is where my story begins.’
See my full review in the next couple of days! #Imatease
Ho, Ho Hennessy by Jamie Begley
Arin, Jewel’s friend, comes to The Last Riders looking for a confidence boost after her ex left her self confidence buried in the ground.
Enter Hennessy, who makes Arin think her ex-husband was right!
But as with this authors previous books, she makes us gasp and hate and then gives us the beautiful back in spades!
Another great little story for the series and hearing Winter’s long line of sneaky bets to get stuff for the school kids made me very nostalgic….maybe a reread ahead!
Baiting Him by Aurora Rose Reynolds
‘No one looks like Gaston. No one cooks like Gaston. No one refuses to read a good book like Gaston’
Those few words (that I sang to the tune!) after a bathroom incident, set the scene on Gaston’s pursuit of Chrissie, the fall and the drama that unfolds. And it was wonderful!
Another great, short hit from this author.
Another little short instalment in A Book and a Candle!
I received The Hazel Wood and The Hinterland Candle in a Fairyloot box. I completely loved this book and still cant bring myself to burn the candle, I want to keep it forever!!!
Do you actually burn your book-ish candles?
In this truly horrible situation the world finds itself in, I hope books are keeping you sane.
I’m going through another dry patch. I just cannot concentrate one physical book but audio has been my lifeline.
But that hasn’t stopped me getting allllll the books!
So many good releases coming and these 2 are the books I want to get in May:
What books do you want in May?
