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Title: Scythe Author: Neal Shusterman Release date: November 22, 2016 In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed (“gleaned”) by professional reapers (“scythes”). Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythe’s apprentices, and—despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation—they must learn the art of killing and come to understand the necessity of what they do. Only one of them will be chosen as a scythe’s apprentice. And when it becomes clear that the winning apprentice’s first task will be to glean the loser, Citra and Rowan are pitted against one another in a fight for their lives. How cool does this sound? I loved Unwind , so more from Neal Shusterman is always welcome. Plus, is that cover not the coolest thing you've ever seen?   So what are you guys waiting on this week? :)

Release date: June 28, 2016 Author info: Twitter | Facebook Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pages: 272 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher provided for review Buy the book: Barnes & Noble | Amazon | The Book Depository Fans of How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous and Kid Presidents can draft their own presidential fantasy team, based on these hilarious-but-true profiles of our past leaders. What if a zombie apocalypse or a robot uprising threatened the nation and you had the power to recruit some of the nation’s finest presidents to help save the day? By studying the most successful squads in history, Daniel O’Brien has identified the perfect ingredients for a victorious team. Which president would you choose for: the Brain, the Brawn, the Moral Compass, the Loose Cannon, and the Roosevelt? Choose wisely—the fate of the world is in your hands! This book, y'all. I'm a big fan of Cracked, so when I saw it was by one of their writers, I knew I...

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where we get to share the books we've bought, been gifted, or received for review! Hello hello! How have y'all been? Um, I guess my exciting update is that I'm in the process of applying to grad school? I've been thinking about it for a while, and I've pushed myself to go ahead and do it. It's for library and information sciences! Luckily, I'm applying to programs that are completely online, so I don't have to move anywhere, and I'll be doing it part time, so I can work full time as well. Should be... Interesting! I'll keep y'all updated, though! For review: Your Presidential Fantasy Dream Team by Daniel O'Brien Traded: This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Books I read this week: An Ember in the Ashes   by Sabaa Tahir Flashfall by Jenny Moyer I'm currently reading: Your Presidential Fantasy Dream Team   by Daniel O'Brien So that's been...

Release date: April 28, 2015 Author info: Website | Twitter | Instagram Publisher: Razorbill Pages: 446 Format: ARC Source: Traded Buy the book: Barnes & Noble | Amazon | The Book Depository Laia is a slave.  Elias is a soldier.  Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do. But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy. There, Laia meets Elias, the school...

Title: Kingdom of Ash and Briars Author: Hannah West Release date: August 30, 2016 Bristal, an orphaned kitchen maid, lands in a gritty fairy tale gone wrong when she discovers she is an elicromancer with a knack for shape-shifting. An ancient breed of immortal magic beings, elicromancers have been winnowed down to merely two - now three - after centuries of bloody conflict in the realm. Their gifts are fraught with responsibility, and sixteen-year-old Bristal is torn between two paths. Should she vow to seek the good of the world, to protect and serve mortals? Or should she follow the strength of her power, even if it leads to unknown terrors? She draws on her ability to disguise herself as a man to infiltrate a prince's band of soldiers, and masquerades as a fairy godmother to shield a cursed princess, but time is running out. As an army of dark creatures grows closer, Bristal faces a supernatural war. To save the kingdoms, Bristal must find the courage to show her true form. Bui...

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where we get to share the books we've bought, been gifted, or received for review! Hello hello! How have y'all been? I've got nothing exciting to report from this week. Work's been a little hectic because they've cut hours and it's busier, so we're all working harder than normal. So when I get home, I'm ready to sit on my butt and stare at nothing. I did get some books this week, though! :D For review: Click Here to Start by Denis Markell Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis Iron Cast by Destiny Soria Purchased: Traitor Angels by Anne Blankman Rook by Sharon Cameron You can tell I love Rook , yeah? I had to have the paperback to go with my hardcover and ARC. :) Who needs new books for their shelves when they can have multiple formats of the books they love? Traded: Traitor Angels by Anne Blankman Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton And these complete two of my collections! I have a...

Release date: August 1, 2010 Author info: Website | Twitter | Facebook Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Pages: 382 Format: Egalley Source: Publisher provided for review through Netgalley Buy the book: Barnes & Noble | Amazon | The Book Depository A man controlled by his desires... Infamous for his wild, sensual needs, Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, is searching for a savage killer in St. Giles, London's most notorious slum. Widowed Temperance Dews knows St. Giles like the back of her hand— she's spent a lifetime caring for its inhabitants at the foundling home her family established. Now that home is at risk. A woman haunted by her past... Caire makes a simple offer—in return for Temperance's help navigating the perilous alleys of St. Giles, he will introduce her to London's high society so that she can find a benefactor for the home. But Temperance may not be the innocent she seems, and what begins as cold calculation soon falls prey to a passion that neith...

Title: Starfall (Starflight #2) Author: Melissa Landers Release date: February 7, 2017 When Princess Cassia Rose fled her home world of Eturia to escape an arranged marriage to a bloodthirsty prince and prevent a coup, she had no idea her sudden departure would spark a war. Now after two years hiding as a lowly ship hand, she finally has the chance to return home and make peace, but not in the way she imagined. Shackled by bounty hunters, she is violently dragged back to account for her crimes. Her only solace is that the Banshee crew managed to evade capture, including Kane Arric, her best friend... with occasional benefits. Meanwhile, Kane and the rest of the crew of the Banshee, including Solara and Doran, are planning a desperate rescue mission. But when they arrive on Eturia, they find Cassia ruling her home planet, having imprisoned the rogue prince who would have overthrown her family. Deep down, Kane knows that Cassia can't rule her world and be with the bastard son of a bu...

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where we get to share the books we've bought, been gifted, or received for review! Hi! How have y'all been? I've been a missing a little this week because I've been running around getting ready for B-Fest at my B&N! I hope y'all have been attending at your local stores, if you're in the US, because we've been having a lot of fun. My store doesn't have the biggest  turnout (Honestly, most events don't get much of anyone--maybe a couple of people we can rope in, but not people who came specifically for the event.), but the people I've had have been wonderful--and they came just for B-Fest! I'm happy with how it's turning out. :) We had Robin Bridges signing at our store today, and you'll be able to tell, based on my books. :) Purchased: Dreaming of Antigone by Robin Bridges The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges The Unfailing Light by Robin Bridges The Morning Sta...

Title: Glitter Author: Aprilynne Pike Release date: October 25, 2016 Outside the palace of Versailles, it’s modern day. Inside, the people dress, eat, and act like it’s the eighteenth century—with the added bonus of technology to make court life lavish, privileged, and frivolous. The palace has every indulgence, but for one pretty young thing, it’s about to become a very beautiful prison. When Danica witnesses an act of murder by the young king, her mother makes a cruel power play . . . blackmailing the king into making Dani his queen. When she turns eighteen, Dani will marry the most ruthless and dangerous man of the court. She has six months to escape her terrifying destiny. Six months to raise enough money to disappear into the real world beyond the palace gates. Her ticket out? Glitter. A drug so powerful that a tiny pinch mixed into a pot of rouge or lip gloss can make the wearer hopelessly addicted. Addicted to a drug Dani can sell for more money than she ever dreamed. But in Ver...

Release date: June 7, 2016 Author info: Facebook Publisher: Knopf Pages: 320 Format: ARC Source: Publisher provided for review Buy the book: Barnes & Noble | Amazon | The Book Depository Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and will live in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising children who will be sent abroad to be educated before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the empire. Esi, imprisoned beneath Effia in the Castle's women's dungeon and then shipped off on a boat bound for America, will be sold into slavery.  Stretching from the wars of Ghana to slavery and the Civil War in America, from the coal mines in the American South to the Great Migration to twentieth-century Harlem, Yaa Gyasi's novel moves through histories and geographies. I often have a hard time with books people label as the "next big...

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where we get to share the books we've bought, been gifted, or received for review! Hi! I've finally got a manageable week of books! Just two, and I bought them both. I've gotta slow down or I might be smooshed under all of my books... Or I  could just read faster! :D Purchased: Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas The Fairest of Them All by Cathy Maxwell Who bought more historical romance? Me? Are you surprised at this point?  Books I read this week: It's In His Kiss   by Julia Quinn Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi I'm currently reading: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas So that's been my week! I haven't felt like reading all that much this week, actually. Instead I've been playing The Sims. Oops. I go through spurts where I play a bunch, and then I don't for months. So hopefully this is a short spurt... :) Have a lovely Sunday and a fabulous week!

Exciting news! Emmy Laybourne's Sweet is coming out in paperback this Tuesday! Even more exciting news! Thanks to my friends at Macmillan, I have a copy to give away to one of you, my lovely readers. Y'all can handle that, can't you? :) About the book: They'd kill to get thin. The luxurious celebrity cruise launching the trendy new diet sweetener Solu should be the vacation of a lifetime. But Laurel is starting to regret accepting her friend Viv's invitation. She's already completely embarrassed herself in front of celebrity host Tom Forelli-the hottest guy ever!-and she's too sick to even try the sweetener. And that's before Viv and all the other passengers start acting really strange. Tom knows that he should be grateful for this job and the chance to shed his former-child-star image. His publicists have even set up a 'romance' with a sexy reality star. But as things on the ship start to get wild, he finds himself drawn to a different girl. And...