EMERALD BLAZE
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Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard--falling from it is even harder. Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students at Hallowell High... until vicious rumors about her and her best friend's boyfriend start going around.
Now Regina's been "frozen out" and her ex-best friends are out for revenge. If Regina was guilty, it would be one thing, but the rumors are far from the terrifying truth and the bullying is getting more intense by the day. She takes solace in the company of Michael Hayden, a misfit with a tragic past who she herself used to bully. Friendship doesn't come easily for these onetime enemies, and as Regina works hard to make amends for her past, she realizes Michael could be more than just a friend... if threats from the Fearsome Foursome don't break them both first.
I promised myself I'd give contemporary teenage angst a try, even if it makes me feel old lol. This was one of the first books I ever won, but it's taken months to finally arrive. Good thing is I've seen many great reviews along the way so I'm actually still quite excited to read this.
Won from Eileen @ Goodreads
I used to have power humans could only dream of. Essence flowed out of my hands, my body -- even my eyes -- and did things I intended it to do. Good things, bad things, powerful things. Not anymore. Since I lost all my abilities in an accident, all I'm good for is helping the Boston P.D. deal with the outcasts in the Weird...
Samhain, the night when the veil fades between this world and the afterlife, and the Dead walk the earth. For a century since the Convergence of Faerie and modern reality, the Ways have been closed. But now signs point to the chance that the veil may lift again.
Connor Grey's not interested.
Not when a queen of Faerie is interrogating him about his involvement in a recent near apocalypse. Not when Dylan macBain, his old partner at the Guild, stirs memories of the past he'd rather forget. And not when a homeless man turns up dead with druidic runes slashed across his forehead.
What begins as a revenge killing turns into something far more sinister as Boston is torn apart by forces beyond control. Connor must choose whether to trust his friends or his enemies -- and the wrong decision may cost him his life.
This series has been on my TBR pile for a while now. I don't usually start series books in the middle, but hopefully this works as a standalone...
Won from Melissa Marr +signed!
Year of the Horse tells the story of Yen Tzu-lu, a child of Chinese immigrants unwillingly pressed into service by a gang of roughnecks bent on stealing a gold mine from a shadowy villain deep in the western wilderness. With Tzu-lu as our guide, we experience a landscape of legend, stand toe-to-toe with those larger-than- life heroes and villains of our shared American mythos, and learn the inescapable facts that have both enriched and plagued our nation from its inception.
Since Ah Yuan has also won a copy, we will be having a read-along discussion of the representation of Asian themes that attracted us to the book in the first place. Feel free to join us by emailing me at ninefly(at)gmail(dot)com =)
Won from Lorin @ Arch Thinking +signed! *hardcover
On assignment in London, FBI Agent Morgan Nash finds himself moments away from a bullet through the heart when the case he's working goes awry. But fate has other plans, he discovers when he wakes in a world far removed from his own.
At work cataloguing ancient manuscripts in the British Museum, Ezra Glacenbie inadvertently creates the magic that pulls Morgan out of the twenty-first century and into the nineteenth. It's an impromptu vacation which may become permanent when the spellbook goes missing.
Further upsetting Morgan's search for a way home is the irresistible temptation to investigate the most notorious crime of the nineteenth century. But it's the unexpected romance blossoming between Morgan and Ezra that becomes the most dangerous complication of all.
I've already featured this one on a previous Wishlist Wednesday post and looked through a few reviews since then, the majority of which were quite positive. The book itself is kinda larger than I expected, but that's definitely not a bad thing ;D
Received for review from Tamara +signed!
14 comments:
I wanted to get my hands on Downtime. Hope you enjoy them all.
some girls are looks so good. Enjoy reading your copy of it!
I hope you enjoy Some Girls Are! I loved it. :D
omg you did NOT tell me about the m/m part of Downtime. *cackles* Something tells me that a certain mutual friend of ours is going to want to steal this book from you. Tell me how it goes! And Some Girls Are as well, while we're at it.
ALSO, I will admit, I was very disappointed that the hot asian dude pic doesn't get any larger. Photos such as these deserve to be taken in the highest resolution possible - to better appreciate the bone structure. *SHOT* haha, you know those Ninja Assassin posters are still all over my campus? *amuuuuuuuuuuuused*
Looks like some great reads! Oh, and you've won 2 blog awards! Come by my blog to pick them up. :)
Nice books! The blurbs all sound good too. The self-published on sounds especially good. I'll be looking forward to your review. I might have to track down that book. Happy reading!
Oh! I hope you enjoy "Some Girls Are"
Ahh Year of the Horse looks so good, and oh yay for Some Girls Are.
Happy reading, ninefly! :-)
I've been reading terrific reviews of Some Girls Are. I hope you enjoy all your books! Have a great week.
Some Gils Are looks to be a great read, I keeping seeing bloggers post about it. Enjoy your new books!
Oooo Some Girls Are. Enjoy!
Unfallen Dead is new to me, sounds great! That's definitely going on my wishlist. Hope you have fun reading all your books. Have a great week! :)
Am I sensing a theme...a little rustic urban cowboy reading? Enjoy your books. Here's mine.
Only two books for me. You can see them here.
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