Aug 19, 2015

Waiting on Wednesday #31: The Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights 
upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.


This week's "Waiting On" Wednesday is....The Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard!

Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2)Release Date: February 9, 2016
Publisher: HarperTeen
Number of Pages: 448

Synopsis:

"Mare Barrow’s blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. 
The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind.
Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. 
But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat. 
Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever? 
The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they’ve always known—and pits Mare against the darkness of her own heart."
This is the sequel to Red Queen which is (so far) my favorite book of 2015. It was the third book in Little Bookworm history to get 6 out of 5 stars. I am so psyched for this book! 


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What books are you "waiting on"?

Aug 18, 2015

Bout of Books Update Day 1: Not the Best



Bout of Books
Yesterday was a busy day yesterday, with me having to work and Harleen having two lessons. Let's just say we didn't get much done.

Harleen started off with continuing Darwin which she read 20 pages out of and then started Spinning Starlight and read 10% of that.

Darwin: Portrait of a Genius    Spinning Starlight

Books Finished: 0
Pages Read: 70

I, on the other hand, started off with re-reading parts of a couple of books (which I am not counting because it was my attempt at avoiding Shakespeare). I then finally gave up and started Othello. I suck at reading anything Shakespeare so I had to have a summary of each act after I read it. I only read 29 pages out of it.

Othello
Books Finished: 0
Pages Read: 29

Harleen is free all day today and I just have a 2 hour internship so we should both get a lot more read today.

How is your read-a-thon going?

Top Ten Of Your Auto-buy Authors


Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.

1. Rick Riordan

I would buy any book Rick Riordan published. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods comes out today!
2. Katie McGarry

Loved her Pushing the Limits series and here Thunder Road series. I need both of them on my shelf!
3. Ernest Cline

I loved Ready Player One and I'm currently reading Armada. Both amazing!
4. Cassandra Clare

She's an amazing author that I can't put down. Currently reading The Infernal Devices series!
5. Simone Elkeles

I loved the Perfect Chemistry series, Leaving Paradise, and Return to Paradise! I just need the How To Ruin series...
6. Jandy Nelson

I fell in love with I'll Give You the Sun and I just picked up The Sky is Everywhere. I can't wait!



7. Victoria Schwab

Love her books! I need more of her writing!
8. Kiera Cass

I love The Selection series! I can't wait for for her next book in 2016.
9. Rachel Hawkins

I've loved all her books! I just need Miss. Mayhem now, but I'll get to it soon!



10. Harper Lee
Who didn't love To Kill a Mockingbird? I just bought Go Set a Watchmen. Hopefully I'll get to it soon.