WoW SIEGE AND STORM by LEIGH BARDUGO @LBardugo @FierceReads @MacKidsBooks

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Book Description

Release date: June 4, 2013 | Series: Grisha Trilogy (Shadow and Bone) (Book 2)

Darkness never dies.

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can't outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling's game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her--or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.

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Hunted by Ednah Walters


Bran and Lil may have escaped an attempt to lure Lil to the dark side, and recovered the contracts damned people signed with Bran when he was a soul collector, but someone forgot to tell them that no one switches sides or cancels contracts without consequences.

Hunted by an unknown but powerful enemy, Lil, Bran and the Guardians must seek help from unlikely sources to avert total annihilation of the Guardians. When they finally face their enemy, one of them may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

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All in all, Hunted is a very enjoyable read, especially for those who enjoy angel/demon books. This one has everything you want in an angel book while still maintaining its own distinct feel.
~TeresaMaryRose

This series is addictive.
~Author Kate Kaynak

AMAZING! There is not enough words to describe how much I loved Hunted. Ednah Walters has outdid herself if that is even possible.
~Megan McDade

Author Ednah Walters

I grew up reading Nancy Drew and Hardy boys mysteries, hence Stratemeyer influence, before I graduated to Mills & Boons (starting with Janet Daily's Shutter the Sky) and the rest is history.

I enjoy good love stories, tingly mysteries and wondrous adventures. When I finished my college and decided to be a stay-at-home mother, I devoured books like they were going out of production, until reading just wasn't enough. So I started to write.

I've written picture books, contemporary and romantic suspense, biracial/multicultural books, and finally YA fantasy. Awakened is the first book in The Guardian Legacy series. I'm working on book 2, tentatively named Betrayed. When I'm not writing, I do things with my family, five children or my darling husband of 18 years. I live in a picturesque valley in Utah, the setting for my series.

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Review RISE by ANNA CAREY @AnnaCareyBooks @HarperTeen

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Book Description

Release date: April 2, 2013 | Series: Eve Trilogy

How far will you go when you have nothing left to lose?

When she lost her soul mate, Caleb, Eve felt like her world had ended. Trapped in the palace, forced to play the part of the happy, patriotic princess of The New America—and the blushing bride of her father's top adviser—Eve's whole life is a lie. The only thing that keeps her going is Caleb's memory, and the revolution he started.

Now, Eve is taking over where Caleb left off. With the help of Moss, an undercover subversive in the King's court, she plots to take down The New America, beginning with the capital, the City of Sand. Will Eve be able to bring about a new, free world when she's called upon to perform the ultimate act of rebellion—killing her father?

In Rise, Eve must choose who to leave behind, who to save, and who to fight as Anna Carey's epic tale of romance and sacrifice in the chilling dystopia of The New America comes to a stunning conclusion.


About the Author

Anna Carey graduated from New York University and has an MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College. She lives in Los Angeles.

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MY THOUGHTS

ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

+++spoilers if you haven't read Eve or Once+++

Caleb is shot in Eve's arms at the end of Once and they are quickly separated.  The feeling of hate for her father are now intensified to a death wish for him and with the help of rebels' leader Moss, she intends to act on it.  Her marriage to Charles is a sham and even still, the both like and respect each other.  With Eve's brutal honesty to Clara about Charles, the two begin to forge a relationship based on trust that for both is hard won.  The revolutionaries are also working to end her father's rule as well.  It is amazing to see how far Eve has developed since I first met her. You can see just how much she is like her father with a will and strength that she decides to use for society rather than her own gain.

Eve struggles with the knowledge that she might have cost many lives when she is force to give away one of the rebels' tunnels into the city, but Moss doesn't let her dwell on that fact and encourages her to continue fighting against her father, even committing the ultimate sacrifice and assassinating him. Eve discovers she is pregnant with Caleb's baby and Charles gallantly takes responsibility.  When the attempt fails and more of her rebel friends are lost in the fight, she escapes with Clara and some of the school girls that have been recently brought into the capitol.

Wow, there is so much excitement and action in the conclusion to this trilogy.  I love how Eve has grown and fights for others.  In her dystopian world, death is a daily occurrence and just surviving another day is miraculous.  Clara also develops into a whole character here as well and I found I really liked her.  I did not see this ending coming, not be a long shot.  I was so happy it ended this way but I would still like get a bit more detail on the aftermath.  Sorry, no clues there about the actual ending.

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Giveaway QA Review THE SECRET OF ELLA AND MICHA by JESSICA SORENSEN @ForeverRomance

Book Description

Release date: March 26, 2013

If you loved Beautiful Disaster then you're ready to discover . . .

THE SECRET OF ELLA AND MICHA

A rule-breaker with a fiery attitude, Ella always wore her heart on her sleeve. Then she left everything behind to go to college, where she transformed into someone who follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems. Now it's summer break and she has nowhere else to go but home. But once there, Ella fears that everything she's worked so hard to bury might resurface-especially with Micha living right next door.

Smart, sexy, and confident, Micha can get under Ella's skin like no one else. He knows everything about her, including her darkest secrets. If he tries to tempt the old Ella to return, he will be impossible to resist. But what Ella doesn't realize is that when she left, she took a piece of Micha's heart with her. Now he's determined to win back the girl he lost, no matter what it takes.

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MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

Ella has run off to Las Vegas to attend school and when she can't stay in the dorms over summer break, she is forced to return home.  Her roommate, Lila,  drives her home and there she realizes that Ella has not been honest with her.  The studious and preppy Ella is really addicted to adrenaline and has a wild strike.  Lila drags her to a party down the street before she heads home to California and witnesses the immense attraction between Micha and Ella, the boy she left behind.  As Ella becomes more and more immersed in her old life, Lila see her true self and realizes that she has never been happy.

Micha has his own issues, a father who left him at age six, and has a hard but stable life in their neighborhood that is on the bad part of town.  He stopped playing music the moment Ella disappeared and has been searching for her ever since.  When she finally reappears, he tries to find the old Ella buried underneath the new front of perfect she has put up.  As the two explore their relationship, fact of their past keep coming up. The hardest thing is that Ella's mother has committed suicide after a lengthy mental illness and her brother blames her while her father becomes a raging alcoholic.

This story broke my heart and I found myself in tears over Ella's life.  The fact that she tries to pull herself together and move on to college shows just how much courage she has.  Even though Ella runs away, it is the only way she can survive.  Lila's, her roommate, is a wonderful friend to her even though she has some secrets that aren't revealed in this story. Ethan, Micha's  best friend, develops a romance with her and I can't wait to see what will happen there.  When Micha and Ella finally do realize they are in love, I was so thankful that they realized it before it was too late.  I really can't wait to get my hands on the next installment and fans of Katie McGarry and Jennifer Echols are going to adore this series.  Parents:  this is a New Adult book, so it is best suited for mature teens since there are sexual situations, language and alcohol / drugs mentioned.



About the Author
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Jessica Sorensen, lives with her husband and three kids in the snowy mountains of Wyoming. When she's not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.

PLEASE WELCOME JESSICA TO BOOKHOUNDS ya

1. What is the first book you remember reading by yourself as a child? 

I think it was one of the Boxcar Children books.


2. What are you reading right now?

Effortless by S.C. Stephens

3. How does your garden grow?

Hmm…. Books and words and lots and lots of music.

4. What is the last thing you Googled?

Actors that would make a good Micha :)

5. What makes you cringe?

The thought, sight, or even suggestion of spiders. I don’t like them at all. In fact, I’m cringing right now just answering this question.

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