NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. SheContinue reading “And I Darken by Kiersten White”
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The Emotional Edge by Crystal Andrus Morissette
Ever Feel Like Your Inner Age Doesn’t Match Your Outer One? The Emotional Edge empowers you to stop reacting in knee-jerk ways that hurt and instead start expanding your life to become the greatest expression of you possible. Once you know your Emotional Age, you can take any needed steps to become an authentic adult so youContinue reading “The Emotional Edge by Crystal Andrus Morissette”
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands. Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, the friends are forced to flee their home. Safi must avoid capture at all costs as she’sContinue reading “Truthwitch by Susan Dennard”
The Sea Queen by Jovee Winters
Calypso, Queen of the Seas, is mad. Spitting mad. Ghosts of the dead are fouling her waters. She wants this problem fixed, and she wants it fixed now. Rushing off in search of Hades, Lord of the Underworld, to demand answers, she’s soon shocked to discover him bound and standing trial before a jury ofContinue reading “The Sea Queen by Jovee Winters”
The Conqueror’s Wife by Stephanie Thornton
330s, B.C.E., Greece: Alexander, a handsome young warrior of Macedon, begins his quest to conquer the ancient world. But he cannot ascend to power, and keep it, without the women who help to shape his destiny. His spirited younger half-sister, Thessalonike, yearns to join her brother and see the world. Instead, it is Alexander’s boyhoodContinue reading “The Conqueror’s Wife by Stephanie Thornton”
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
10:00 a.m. The principal of Opportunity, Alabama’s high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 a.m. The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. 10:03 The auditorium doors won’t open. 10:05 Someone starts shooting. Told over theContinue reading “This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp”
Top Ten Tuesday: 1/12
Top Seven 2015 Releases I Meant to Get But I Didn’t Winter by Marissa Meyer | I read the other three at the beginning of the year, but I never picked up the fourth! The Heart of Betrayal by Mary Pearson | Damn it! I loved the first book in this series but still haven’t picked up this littleContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 1/12”
Brodo: A Bone Broth Cookbook by Marco Canora
No one has been more responsible for the recent explosion of interest in bone than New York City chef Marco Canora. After completely revitalizing his health by integrating bone broth into his diet, Marco began to make his nourishing broths available by the cupful to New Yorkers from a small window in his East VillageContinue reading “Brodo: A Bone Broth Cookbook by Marco Canora”
{Belated} Top Ten Tuesday: 1/6
Top Ten Bookish Resolutions I Have for 2016 Request only what I want. I have a bad habit of going on ARC request binges and then having a hell of a time finishing them, or getting sad because I have other things I want to read. Have more fun blogging. We started LBR to showcase our loveContinue reading “{Belated} Top Ten Tuesday: 1/6”
You read how much? My 2016 year in review
I’m simultaneously pissed and thrilled that I read 113 books this year. Pissed because I didn’t nail my original goal of 150, thrilled because 113 is an impressive stack of books. According to Goodreads, I read 40,509 pages. I read about 810 words a minute, according to super official free online reading speed tests. ThereContinue reading “You read how much? My 2016 year in review”
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