Evening readers! So sorry I’ve been quiet on the blogging front, trust me, I feel like a bad blogger right now! But I’m on annual leave starting tomorrow so I am hoping having more free hours in my day will enable me to commit a bit better to updating.

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Once We Were (The Hybrid Chronicles #2) – Kat Zhang

Thanks so much to Harper Collins for this ARC copy! Once we were is the sequel to What’s Left Of Me, which I really enjoyed. This book is scheduled for release around September 17th, and I am looking forward to finding out what happens in this one!

Eva was never supposed to have survived this long. As the recessive soul, she should have faded away years ago. Instead, she lingers in the body she shares with her sister soul, Addie. When the government discovered the truth, they tried to “cure” the girls, but Eva and Addie escaped before the doctors could strip Eva’s soul away.

Now fugitives, Eva and Addie find shelter with a group of hybrids who run an underground resistance. Surrounded by others like them, the girls learn how to temporarily disappear to give each soul some much-needed privacy. Eva is thrilled at the chance to be alone with Ryan, the boy she’s falling for, but troubled by the growing chasm between her and Addie. Despite clashes over their shared body, both girls are eager to join the rebellion.

Yet as they are drawn deeper into the escalating violence, they start to wonder: How far are they willing to go to fight for hybrid freedom? Faced with uncertainty and incredible danger, their answers may tear them apart forever.

Between The Lives – Jessica Shirvington

I bought this one! Just happened to see it when I was Mother’s Day shopping… haha Yes, I do that a lot. I’ve heard some really great things about this book and so I grabbed a copy. :)

Above all else, though I try not to think about it, I know which life I prefer. And every night when I Cinderella myself from one life to the next a very small, but definite, piece of me dies. The hardest part is that nothing about my situation has ever changed. There is no loophole.

Until now, that is…

For as long as she can remember, Sabine has lived two lives. Every 24 hours she Shifts to her ′other′ life – a life where she is exactly the same, but absolutely everything else is different: different family, different friends, different social expectations. In one life she has a sister, in the other she does not. In one life she′s a straight-A student with the perfect boyfriend, in the other she′s considered a reckless delinquent. Nothing about her situation has ever changed, until the day when she discovers a glitch: the arm she breaks in one life is perfectly fine in the other.

With this new knowledge, Sabine begins a series of increasingly risky experiments which bring her dangerously close to the life she′s always wanted… But just what – and who – is she really risking?

The Originals – Cat Patrick

I knew I’d heard of this one, but the Australian cover (left) looks different to the US one, so it wasn’t until I bought this and looked it up on Goodreads that I pieced it together. The thing I like about Cat Patrick’s books are that she has a great imagination, and her books are always unlike everything else I’ve read. Looking forward to this.

Ella, Betsey and I look like sisters: triplets, you might think.

But that’s not what we are at all.

We are clones in hiding. We split out lives and exist as one person in the outside world. And we’ve always been happy.

But now I’ve fallen in love … and that changes everything.

Because to let love in, I need to be allowed to be Me.

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Afternoon readers, have you all had a good day so far? I’ve actually had a GREAT day. Today is Free Comic Book Day, and so I went to my local comic store, Gifts For The Geek and bought a bit of a haul! I will share that in image form as I’m aware that not a lot of you are comic readers like myself! But I do have some great YA reads to show off this week also.

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The Elite (The Selection #2) – Keira Cass

One of the most amazing covers (The Selection was also incredibly gorgeous). I am looking forward to finding out what happens to America in this one.

Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.

America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.

Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending.

Fire With Fire (Burn for Burn #2) – Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian

Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster for approving me for this ARC copy of Fire With Fire! I have been dying to know what was going to happen since I finished Burn for Burn. This is not out until September 3rd so keep your eyes peeled for a review closer to that date!

Lillia, Kat, and Mary had the perfect plan. Work together in secret to take down the people who wronged them. But things didn’t exactly go the way they’d hoped at the Homecoming Dance.

Not even close.

For now, it looks like they got away with it. All they have to do is move on and pick up the pieces, forget there ever was a pact. But it’s not easy, not when Reeve is still a total jerk and Rennie’s meaner than she ever was before.

And then there’s sweet little Mary…she knows there’s something seriously wrong with her. If she can’t control her anger, she’s sure that someone will get hurt even worse than Reeve was. Mary understands now that it’s not just that Reeve bullied her—it’s that he made her love him.

Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, burn for a burn. A broken heart for a broken heart. The girls are up to the task. They’ll make Reeve fall in love with Lillia and then they will crush him. It’s the only way he’ll learn.

It seems once a fire is lit, the only thing you can do is let it burn…

And quickly, a pic of my comic haul…

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good afternoon! I am a bit late with my post this week, I’ve been battling sickness and also a bit of a reading slump (boo!) which always makes things that little bit more difficult, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I am making my way to the other side of the slump finally! Not a huge week for me, but still a couple of books to share this week!

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Wildlife – Fiona Wood

Thank you so much to Pan Macmillan Australia for a copy of this book, scheduled for release on June 1st! This is an Aussie YA/Adult crossover book, and I predict big things for it as the US rights were sold to Little, Brown in a 3 book deal recently so you folks overseas will be hearing things about Wildlife soon! I’ve been hearing comparisons to John Green which is a HUGE call to make guys! But apparently this book can back it up. I am SUPER keen to read this and see for myself what I think, but so far, great reviews.

Boarding for a term in the wilderness, sixteen-year-old Sibylla expects the gruesome outdoor education program – but friendship complications, and love that goes wrong? They’re extra-curricula.

Enter Lou from Six Impossible Things – the reluctant new girl for this term in the great outdoors. Fragile behind an implacable mask, she is grieving a death that occurred almost a year ago. Despite herself, Lou becomes intrigued by the unfolding drama between her housemates Sibylla and Holly, and has to decide whether to end her self-imposed detachment and join the fray.

And as Sibylla confronts a tangle of betrayal, she needs to renegotiate everything she thought she knew about surviving in the wild.

A story about first love, friendship and NOT fitting in.

Read an extract here: http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/resources/FW-Wildlife.pdf

Through To You – Emily Hainsworth

This is a library borrowed book, and it looks beautiful!

Camden Pike has been grief-stricken since his girlfriend, Viv, died. Viv was the last good thing in his life: helping him rebuild his identity after a career-ending football injury, picking up the pieces when his home life shattered, and healing his pain long after the meds wore off. And now, he’d give anything for one more glimpse of her. But when Cam makes a visit to the site of Viv’s deadly car accident, he sees some kind of apparition. And it isn’t Viv.

The apparition’s name is Nina, and she’s not a ghost. She’s a girl from a parallel world, and in this world, Viv is still alive. Cam can’t believe his wildest dreams have come true. All he can focus on is getting his girlfriend back, no matter the cost. But things are different in this other world: Viv and Cam have both made very different choices, things between them have changed in unexpected ways, and Viv isn’t the same girl he remembers. Nina is keeping some dangerous secrets, too, and the window between the worlds is shrinking every day. As Cam comes to terms with who this Viv has become and the part Nina played in his parallel story, he’s forced to choose—stay with Viv or let her go—before the window closes between them once and for all.

Ink (Paper Gods #1) – Amanda Sun

Thank you to Harlequin Teen for a copy of this book. How stunning is this cover? I’ve heard the actual release has some beautiful Japanese inspired artwork scattered throughout also! Another reason to pick up a copy when it’s released on June 25th!

I looked down at the paper, still touching the tip of my shoe. I reached for it, flipping the page over to look.

Scrawls of ink outlined a drawing of a girl lying on a bench.

A sick feeling started to twist in my stomach, like motion sickness.

And then the girl in the drawing turned her head, and her inky eyes glared straight into mine.

On the heels of a family tragedy, the last thing Katie Greene wants to do is move halfway across the world. Stuck with her aunt in Shizuoka, Japan, Katie feels lost. Alone. She doesn’t know the language, she can barely hold a pair of chopsticks, and she can’t seem to get the hang of taking her shoes off whenever she enters a building.

Then there’s gorgeous but aloof Tomohiro, star of the school’s kendo team. How did he really get the scar on his arm? Katie isn’t prepared for the answer. But when she sees the things he draws start moving, there’s no denying the truth: Tomo has a connection to the ancient gods of Japan, and being near Katie is causing his abilities to spiral out of control. If the wrong people notice, they’ll both be targets.

Katie never wanted to move to Japan—now she may not make it out of the country alive.

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good afternoon! Yes, you’re seeing Stacking The Shelves on a Saturday now. As it used to be In My Mailbox Monday and then Monday Mailbox and now Stacking The Shelves, there’s no reason to have this on a Monday anymore. And Saturday is when Tynga posts her shelves, so to be more in line with this, I am also. :)

I have a few books this week from the library and netgalley to show off! I spent $0 on books this week.. go me!

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The Truth About You & Me – Amanda Grace

Woo thanks to Netgalley I got a copy of this, which I think looks awesome! I did a cover reveal on this one a little while ago and it looks like it could be quite controversial.

Smart girls aren’t supposed to do stupid things.

Madelyn Hawkins is super smart. At sixteen, she’s so gifted that she can attend college through a special program at her high school. On her first day, she meets Bennet. He’s cute, funny, and kind. He understands Madelyn and what she’s endured—and missed out on—in order to excel academically and please her parents. Now, for the first time in her life, she’s falling in love.

There’s only one problem. Bennet is Madelyn’s college professor, and he thinks she’s eighteen—because she hasn’t told him the truth.

The story of their forbidden romance is told in letters that Madelyn writes to Bennet—both a heart-searing ode to their ill-fated love and an apology.

Screwed – Laurie Plissner

This one has received some pretty harsh reviews on Goodreads in some cases, but I am curious to see what I think of it myself. I got this one from Netgalley also!

Grace was the girl who always did everything right, until the night she fell for a boy’s sleazy line and became pregnant. Nick couldn’t care less about pretty math-geek Grace or the baby he fathered. He’s had a dozen girls like her, and he’ll have a dozen more. When Grace confesses to her super-religious, strait-laced parents, they deliver a shocker: They’ve scheduled an abortion. All they want is to pretend this never happened.

When Grace balks, they literally throw her out in the street. A rich, elderly neighbor takes her in, and, with the help of the friendship she needs in Charlie, the old woman’s great-nephew, she must make the toughest choice of her young life. The people she believed in were only playing a role, while others, in an unlikely way, are true heroes.

Grace can never have the life she planned, but she has one chance to be the person she will have to live with for the rest of her life. Her choice will cost her, big time, either way–and no one can make it except her.

Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore

I got this one from my local library. I have heard a little bit about it, and I love the premise of the book combined with the cover. It sounds like it has some really good potenial.

Amy Goodnight’s family is far from normal. She comes from a line of witches, but tries her best to stay far outside the family business. Her summer gig? Ranch-sitting for her aunt with her wacky but beautiful sister. Only the Goodnight Ranch is even less normal than it normally is. Bodies are being discovered, a ghost is on the prowl, and everywhere she turns, the hot neighbor cowboy is in her face.

Blind Spot – Laura Ellen

Another library read! Amazing cover… I won’t lie, I love a good cover!

There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.

Seventeen-year-old Tricia Farni’s body floated to the surface of Alaska’s Birch River six months after the night she disappeared. The night Roz Hart had a fight with her. The night Roz can’t remember. Roz, who struggles with macular degeneration, is used to assembling fragments to make sense of the world around her. But this time it’s her memory that needs piecing together—to clear her name . . . to find a murderer.

This unflinchingly emotional novel is written in the powerful first-person voice of a legally blind teen who just wants to be like everyone else.

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good evening! Sorry for the slightly late edition of Stacking The Shelves, I’ve been a busy little beaver today with reading, work, reading, social club meeting, and now home finally! Few great reads to share this week, I am excited!

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This Is What Happy Looks Like – Jennifer E. Smith

Pumped!! I got this with The Statistical Probability Of Love in a double pack from Kmart for $15! I’ve read TSPoL already, but I previously had the ebook, and now I have the actual book next to this gorgeous cover on my shelves!

If fate sent you an email, would you answer?

When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O’Neill an email about his pet pig, the two seventeen-year-olds strike up a witty and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except for their names or backgrounds.

Then Graham finds out that Ellie’s Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film, and he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. But can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media’s spotlight at all costs?

Pivot Point (Pivot Point #1) – Kasie West

Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . .

Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.

In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.

Dare You To (Pushing the Limits #2) – Katie McGarry

An ARC from Netgalley!

If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk’s home life, they’d send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom’s freedom and her own happiness. That’s how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn’t want her and going to a school that doesn’t understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn’t get her, but does….

Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can’t tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn’t be less interested in him.

But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams-and his life-for the girl he loves, and the girl who won’t let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all….

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Goooood morning readers! How are you doing? Did you have a great week in books? I did! Smallish but the quality of books is exciting!

I’m ditching Monday Mailbox for Stacking the Shelves you may have noticed! Not for any other reason other than it was too much doing one post for two memes. So I picked one and STS won!

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Mila 2.0 (Mila 2.0 #1) – Debra Driza

I’ve been wanting this since only FOREVER!!!!! It’s here, I am so happy! I plan on reading this one SOON!

Mila 2.0 is the first book in an electrifying sci-fi thriller series about a teenage girl who discovers that she is an experiment in artificial intelligence.

Mila was never meant to learn the truth about her identity. She was a girl living with her mother in a small Minnesota town. She was supposed to forget her past—that she was built in a secret computer science lab and programmed to do things real people would never do.

Now she has no choice but to run—from the dangerous operatives who want her terminated because she knows too much and from a mysterious group that wants to capture her alive and unlock her advanced technology. However, what Mila’s becoming is beyond anyone’s imagination, including her own, and it just might save her life.

Let The Sky Fall (Let The Sky Fall #1) – Shannon Messenger

Another March release that I am so happy to own now also! What a beautiful cover!

Seventeen-year-old Vane Weston has no idea how he survived the category five tornado that killed his parents. And he has no idea if the beautiful, dark-haired girl who’s swept through his dreams every night since the storm is real. But he hopes she is.

Seventeen-year-old Audra is a sylph, an air elemental. She walks on the wind, can translate its alluring songs, and can even coax it into a weapon with a simple string of commands. She’s also a guardian—Vane’s guardian—and has sworn an oath to protect Vane at all costs. Even if it means sacrificing her own life.

When a hasty mistake reveals their location to the enemy who murdered both of their families, Audra’s forced to help Vane remember who he is. He has a power to claim—the secret language of the West Wind, which only he can understand. But unlocking his heritage will also unlock the memory Audra needs him to forget. And their greatest danger is not the warriors coming to destroy them—but the forbidden romance that’s grown between them.

The Nightmare Affair (The Arkwell Academy #1) – Mindee Arnett

Another of my cover loves from March. This book looks SO different and dark… I am very much looking forward to starting this one!

Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare.

Literally.

Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder.

Then Eli’s dream comes true.

Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.

Strands of Bronze and Gold (Strands of Bronze and Gold #1) – Jane Nickerson

I’ve been wanting another historical fiction style YA book to wrap my hands around and I believe I’ve found it in Strands of Bronze and Gold. Looks great!

The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . .

When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation—on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting—from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi.

Sophie has always longed for a comfortable life, and she finds herself both attracted to and shocked by the charm and easy manners of her overgenerous guardian. But as she begins to piece together the mystery of his past, it’s as if, thread by thread, a silken net is tightening around her. And as she gathers stories and catches whispers of his former wives—all with hair as red as her own—in the forgotten corners of the abbey, Sophie knows she’s trapped in the passion and danger of de Cressac’s intoxicating world.

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good morning everyone! Absolutely epic mailbox for me this week! I was approved for 11 ARC’s from Edelweiss and Netgalley this week, and I also went on a spending spree where I bought another 9 books, so that is 20 books!!!! Rather than the usual going through each one, I’m just going to summarise. For the ARC’s I have put them all in the image below, and you can find individual Goodreads links underneath that for more information on the book. I am including the release dates too.

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. Mailbox Monday is originally hosted by Marcia from A girl and her books and The Printed Page.

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Firstly the books I bought:

Looking for Alaska – John Green
The Poison Diaries – Maryrose Wood
Fury – Elizabeth Miles
Dearly Departed – Lia Habel
Between The Lines – Tammara Webber
Blood Magic – Tessa Gratton
The Blood Keeper – Tessa Gratton
White Horse – Alex Adams
The Storyteller – Jodi Picoult

Eat Brains Love – Jeff Hart (Released on October 1st)
Don’t Look Now – Michelle Gagnon (Released on August 27th)
Hideous Love: The Story of the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein – Stephanie Hemphill (Released on October 1st)
Find Me – Romily Bernard (Released on September 24th)
The Brokenhearted – Amelia Kaheney (Released on October 8th) 
Not A Drop To Drink – Mindy McGinnis (Released on September 10th) 
The Chaos of Stars – Kiersten White  (Released on September 10th)
Blackout (Blackout #1) – Robison Wells (Released on October 1st)
The Boy On The Porch – Sharon Creech (Released on September 3rd)
The Sweetest Dark (The Sweetest Dark #1) – Shana Abe (Released on April 2nd) 
The Deepest Night (The Sweetest Dark #2) – Shana Abe (Released on August 13th)

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good evening! How are you doing? :) I can’t believe it’s Monday again! I’ve bought some books this week to share!

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. Mailbox Monday is originally hosted by Marcia from A girl and her books and The Printed Page.

Stacking the Shelves is bought to you by Tynga from Tynga’s Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Requiem (Delirium #3) – Lauren Oliver

I have been reaaaaaally looking forward to finishing this series, it’s one that I’ve really enjoyed so far!

Battling against a society in which love has been declared a disease, Lena now finds herself at the centre of a fierce revolution. But the Wilds are no longer the haven they once were as the government seeks to stamp out the rebels. And Lena’s emotions are in turmoil following the dramatic return of someone she thought was lost forever…

Told from the alternating viewpoints of Lena and her best friend Hana,Requiem brings the Delirium trilogy to an exhilarating end and showcases Lauren Oliver at the height of her writing powers – emotionally powerful and utterly enthralling.

The Dead Girls’ Dance (Morganville Vampires #2) – Rachel Caine

I have he first book already and now I am slowly adding to my collection! I got this and the third book for $5 each which was pretty cheap! This is a series I really want to read!

Claire has her share of challenges. Like being a genius in a school that favours beauty over brains; homicidal girls in her dorm, and finding out that her college town is overrun with the living dead. On the up side, she has a new boyfriend with a vampire-hunting dad. But when a local fraternity throws the Dead Girls’ Dance, hell is really going to break loose.

Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires #3) – Rachel Caine

Morganville is such a nice place to live… And die. If you don’t mind that sort of thing.

When Claire Danvers learnt that her college town was run by vampires, she did what any intelligent, self-preserving student would do: she applied for a transfer and stocked up on garlic. The transfer is no longer an option, but that garlic may come in handy.

Now Claire has pledged herself to Amelie, the most powerful vampire in town. The protection her contract secures does little to reassure her friends. All of a sudden, people are turning up dead, a stalker resurfaces from Claire’s past, and an ancient bloodsucker extends a chilling invitation for private lessons in his secluded home.

Burn Bright (Night Creatures #1) – Marianne de Pierres

I’ve been a little put off by this by the amount of hype this book has received. It tends to scare me away! But I also haven’t ignored how popular this Aussie YA fiction series is and so I took the plunge!

Into a world of wild secrets and deadly pleasures comes a girl whose innocence may be her greatest strength. In Ixion music and party are our only beliefs. Darkness is our comfort. We have few rules but they are absolute . . .

Retra doesn’t want to go to Ixion, the island of ever-night, ever-youth and never-sleep. Retra is a Seal – sealed minds, sealed community. She doesn’t crave parties and pleasure, experience and freedom.

But her brother Joel left for Ixion two years ago, and Retra is determined to find him. Braving the intense pain of her obedience strip to escape the only home she’s ever known, Retra stows away on the barge that will take her to her brother.

When she can’t find Joel, Retra finds herself drawn deeper into the intoxicating world of Ixion. Come to me, whispers a voice in her head. Who are the Ripers, the mysterious guardians of Ixion? What are the Night Creatures Retra can see in the shadows? And what happens to those who grow too old for Ixion?

Retra will find that Ixion has its pleasures, but its secrets are deadly. Will friendship, and the creation of an eternal bond with a Riper, be enough to save her from the darkness?

Listen well, baby bats. Burn bright, but do not stray from the paths. Remember, when you live in a place of darkness you also live with creatures of the dark.

Smoulder – Brenna Yovanoff

Everything is made of steel, even the flowers. How can you love anything in a place like this?

Daphne is the half-demon, half-fallen angel daughter of Lucifer and Lilith. Life for her is an endless expanse of time, until her brother Obie is kidnapped – and Daphne realizes she may be partially responsible. Determined to find him, Daphne travels from her home in Pandemonium to the vast streets of Earth, where everything is colder and more terrifying. With the help of the human boy she believes was the last person to see her brother alive, Daphne glimpses into his dreams, discovering clues to Obie’s whereabouts. As she delves deeper into her demonic powers, she must navigate the jealousies and alliances of the violent archangels who stand in her way. But she also discovers, unexpectedly, what it means to love and be human in a world where human is the hardest thing to be.

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good morning everyone, I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week! I’ve been flat out with work, my course and reading in the last week! Trying to keep my head above water these days. I received some amazing books this week, I can’t wait to show them off to you. :)

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. Mailbox Monday is originally hosted by Marcia from A girl and her books and The Printed Page.

Stacking the Shelves is bought to you by Tynga from Tynga’s Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Unremembered (Unremembered #1) – Jessica Brody

Thanks so much to Pan Macmillan Australia for this copy of Unremembered! I love the Australian cover compared to the US one. Lots of colour and mystery. The girl on the cover has piercing violet eyes just like our main character. I have started this tonight and it’s great so far!

A catastrophic plan crash leaves one survivor: a girl with no memory. Who is she? Where does she come from? Nobody knows and no one comes forward to claim her.

Haunted by a looming threat she can’t remember and plagued by abilities she doesn’t understand, she struggles to recall who she is. But every clue leads to more questions. And she’s running out of time to answer them. Her only hope is a boy who claims they were once in love.
Alone and on the run, who should she trust? And what if she discovers that she is safer with a past that stays unremembered?

Hostage Three – Nick Lake

Thanks so much to Bloomsbury Australia for this review copy!

It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing: a girl on a yacht with her super-rich banker father; a chance for the family to heal after a turbulent time; the peaceful sea, the warm sun …But a nightmare is about to explode as a group of Somali pirates seizes the boat and its human cargo – and the family becomes a commodity in a highly sophisticated transaction. Hostage 1 is Dad – the most valuable. Amy is Hostage 3. As she builds a strange bond with one of her captors, it becomes brutally clear that the price of a life and its value are very different things …

Sweet Damage – Rebecca James

Thanks to Allen & Unwin Australia for this review copy! I am looking forward to reading Sweet Damage, it’s received some great reviews!

‘I still dream about Anna London’s house. In my dreams it’s as if the house itself has sinister intentions. But in real life it wasn’t the house that was responsible for what happened. It was the people who did the damage …’

When Tim Ellison finds a cheap room to rent in the perfect location in Sydney it looks like a huge stroke of luck. In fact the room comes with a condition, and the owner of the house, the mysterious Anna London, is unfriendly and withdrawn. When strange and terrifying things start happening in the house at night, Tim wonders if taking the room is a mistake. But then his feelings for Anna start to change, and when her past comes back with a vengeance, Tim is caught right in the middle of it.

Belonging (Temptation #2) – Karen Ann Hopkins

Thank you to Harlequin Teen Australia for this copy! Absolutely loved Temptation and I’ve been looking forward to this release for some time! Due out April 30th.

I left everything I knew behind. But it was worth it. He was worth it.

No one thought an ordinary girl like me would last two minutes living with the Amish, not even me. There are a lot more rules and a lot less freedom, and I miss my family and the life I once had. Worst of all, Noah and I aren’t even allowed to see each other. Not until I’ve proven myself.

If I can find a way to make it work, we’ll be NOAH & ROSE together forever. But not everybody believes this is where I belong.

Dirty Little Secret – Jennifer Echols

Thank you to MTV books and Edelweiss for this book. It’s my first Jennifer Echols read – I know she’s very popular but I’ve not read any of her books yet! Hoping I love this.

Bailey wasn’t always a wild child and the black sheep of her family. She used to play fiddle and tour the music circuit with her sister, Julie, who sang and played guitar. That ended when country music execs swooped in and signed Julie to a solo deal. Never mind that Julie and Bailey were a duet, or that Bailey was their songwriter. The music scouts wanted only Julie, and their parents were content to sit by and let her fulfill her dreams while Bailey’s were hushed away.

Bailey has tried to numb the pain and disappointment over what could have been. And as Julie’s debut album is set to hit the charts, her parents get fed up with Bailey’s antics and ship her off to granddad’s house in Nashville. Playing fiddle in washed-up tribute groups at the mall, Bailey meets Sam, a handsome and oh-so-persuasive guitarist with his own band. He knows Bailey’s fiddle playing is just the thing his band needs to break into the industry. But this life has broken Bailey’s heart once before. She isn’t sure she’s ready to let Sam take her there again…

Fault Line – Christa Desir

Thanks to Simon Pulse and Edelweiss for this book!!

Ben could date anyone he wants, but he only has eyes for the new girl — sarcastic free-spirit, Ani. Luckily for Ben, Ani wants him too. She’s everything Ben could ever imagine. Everything he could ever want.

But that all changes after the party. The one Ben misses. The one Ani goes to alone.

Now Ani isn’t the girl she used to be, and Ben can’t sort out the truth from the lies. What really happened, and who is to blame?

Ben wants to help her, but she refuses to be helped. The more she pushes Ben away, the more he wonders if there’s anything he can do to save the girl he loves.

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good morning everyone! How are you going? I’ve had another really decent week in books – some books I ordered arrived during the week! Exciting! :)

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. Mailbox Monday is originally hosted by Marcia from A girl and her books and The Printed Page.

Stacking the Shelves is bought to you by Tynga from Tynga’s Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Mind Games – Kiersten White

I am so looking forward to reading this! How mesmorising is this cover? The colours are beautiful and those eyes are piercing!

Fia was born with flawless instincts. Her first impulse, her gut feeling, is always exactly right. Her sister, Annie, is blind to the world around her—except when her mind is gripped by strange visions of the future.

Trapped in a school that uses girls with extraordinary powers as tools for corporate espionage, Annie and Fia are forced to choose over and over between using their abilities in twisted, unthinkable ways…or risking each other’s lives by refusing to obey.

Sever (Wither #3) – Lauren De Stefano

I have been looking forward to reading this for such a long time now! The third and final book in The Chemical Garden trilogy… eeee! :) I can’t wait to see what happens!

With the clock ticking until the virus takes its toll, Rhine is desperate for answers. After enduring Vaughn’s worst, Rhine finds an unlikely ally in his brother, an eccentric inventor named Reed. She takes refuge in his dilapidated house, though the people she left behind refuse to stay in the past. While Gabriel haunts Rhine’s memories, Cecily is determined to be at Rhine’s side, even if Linden’s feelings are still caught between them.

Meanwhile, Rowan’s growing involvement in an underground resistance compels Rhine to reach him before he does something that cannot be undone. But what she discovers along the way has alarming implications for her future—and about the past her parents never had the chance to explain.

Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School #1) – Gail Carriger

I am saying it now – I bought this book entirely because of how much I love the cover. If this makes me a bad person, then I am willing to live with that title. Who wouldn’t want to read this book?!

Sophronia Temminnick at 14 is a great trial more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners — and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Her poor mother, desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady, enrolls the lively tomboy in Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.

But young ladies learn to finish…everything. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage — in the politest possible ways, of course. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year’s education.

Pivot Point – Kasie West

Another book that I’ve been highly anticipating! I am hoping I’ll have a chance to read this shortly!!

Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.

In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.

Breaking Point (Article 5 #2) – Kristen Simmons

I loved Article 5 so much!! I am hoping that by all accounts Breaking Point is as good as everyone has said – I’ve heard really great things about it!

After faking their deaths to escape from prison, Ember Miller and Chase Jennings have only one goal: to lay low until the Federal Bureau of Reformation forgets they ever existed.

Near-celebrities now for the increasingly sensationalized tales of their struggles with the government, Ember and Chase are recognized and taken in by the Resistance—an underground organization working to systematically take down the government. At headquarters, all eyes are on the sniper, an anonymous assassin taking out FBR soldiers one by one. Rumors are flying about the sniper’s true identity, and Ember and Chase welcome the diversion….

Until the government posts its most-wanted list, and their number one suspect is Ember herself.

Orders are shoot to kill, and soldiers are cleared to fire on suspicion alone. Suddenly Ember can’t even step onto the street without fear of being recognized, and “laying low” is a joke. Even members of the Resistance are starting to look at her sideways.

With Chase urging her to run, Ember must decide: Go into hiding…or fight back?

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good evening, how’s everyone doing? :) I hope you’ve had a great week in books! I know I have! I’ve been a bit snowed under this week with lots of homework to complete so I’m slipping behind just a bit (thus the late post tonight), but I am hoping to get back on track this week!

This week I received two books as prizes, one book as a physical ARC and two e-ARC’s. Very lucky girl I am!!

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. Mailbox Monday is originally hosted by Marcia from A girl and her books and The Printed Page.

Stacking the Shelves is bought to you by Tynga from Tynga’s Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Peregrine Harker & The Black Death – Luke Hollands

Detectives! London! Murder! Mystery! 1908! What isn’t to get excited about really?! Plus, I don’t know about you, but this cover is incredible, it appealed to me immediately! I was lucky to have been approved a copy of this, it’s being released on June 3rd so keep your eyes peeled for a review closer to that date!

MURDER. SPIES. EXPLOSIONS. REVENGE.

Peregrine Harker is about to learn you’re never too young to die.

London 1908: A secret society stalks the murky streets, a deadly assassin lurks in the shadows and a series of unexplained deaths are linked by a mystery symbol…

When boy-detective Peregrine Harker stumbles across a gruesome murder he sparks a chain of events that drag him on a rip-roaring journey through a world of spluttering gas lamps, thick fog, deadly secrets and dastardly villains.

Every step of Peregrine’s white-knuckle adventure brings him closer to the vile heart of a terrifying mystery – the true story behind the Brotherhood of the Black Death.

Strangelets – Michelle Gagnon

Another ARC that I received for review this week! This looks so spooky – I am very keen to get into this one! Scheduled for release April 9th, there’ll be a review coming closer to this date.

17-year-old Sophie lies on her deathbed in California, awaiting the inevitable loss of her battle with cancer…
17-year-old Declan stares down two armed thugs in a back alley in Galway, Ireland…
17-year-old Anat attempts to traverse a booby-trapped tunnel between Israel and Egypt…

All three strangers should have died at the exact same moment, thousands of miles apart. Instead, they awaken together in an abandoned hospital—only to discover that they’re not alone. Three other teens from different places on the globe are trapped with them. Somebody or something seems to be pulling the strings. With their individual clocks ticking, they must band together if they’re to have any hope of surviving.

Soon they discover that they’ve been trapped in a future that isn’t of their making: a deadly, desolate world at once entirely familiar and utterly strange. Each teen harbors a secret, but only one holds the key that could get them home. As the truth comes to light through the eyes of Sophie, Declan, and Anat, the reader is taken on a dark and unforgettable journey into the hearts of teens who must decide what to do with a second chance at life.

Dead Romantic – C.J. Skuse

Thank you to Chicken House for Scholastic Australia for this ARC copy of Dead Romantic. How cute is this cover (cute + zombies normally do not mix, but I do love this one!). This was released February 4th – I am hoping to get to this soon!

Camille wants to find the perfect boy, with an athlete’s body and a poet’s brain. But when she’s mocked at a college party, she knows there isn’t a boy alive who’ll ever measure up. Enter Zoe, her brilliant but strange best friend, who takes biology homework to a whole new level. She can create Camille’s dream boy, Frankenstein-stylee. But can she make him love her?

Life in Outer Space – Melissa Keil

I won this from Braiden over at Book Probe Reviews, thanks Braiden!

Sam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls.

Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life. Sam is determined to ignore her, except that Camilla has a life of her own – and she’s decided that he’s going to be part of it.

Sam believes that everything he needs to know he can learn from the movies … but now it looks like he’s been watching the wrong ones.

Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires #1) – Chloe Neill

I won this from the lovely Wendy over at The Midnight Garden. Go say hello to her!

Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn’t exactly glamorous, but it was Merit’s. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker-and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the walking undead.

Turns out her savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. Now she’s traded sweating over her thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan “Lord o’ the Manor” Sullivan. Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four-hundred- year-old vampire, he has centuries’ worth of charm, but unfortunately he expects her gratitude- and servitude. But an inconvenient sunlight allergy and Ethan’s attitude are the least of her concerns. Someone’s still out to get her. Her initiation into Chicago’s nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war-and there will be blood.

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good morning everyone! Huge mailbox for me this week! I was approved for a whole stack of ARC’s from Edelweiss as well as Netgalley, so of the 15 books I have, I only bought 1 and the rest were approvals of upcoming releases! Super excited to show them off to you! Because there is so many this week, rather than go through the synopsis of each one, I have put them all in the image below, and you can find individual Goodreads links underneath that for more information on the book. I am including the release dates too.

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. Mailbox Monday is originally hosted by Marcia from A girl and her books and The Printed Page.

Stacking the Shelves is bought to you by Tynga from Tynga’s Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Legacy of the Clockwork Key – Kristin Bailey (Released on March 5)
The Boyfriend App – Katie Sise (Released on April 30)
Itch – Simon Mayo (Released on April 2)
Life After Theft – Aprilynne Pike (Released on April 30)
Towering – Alex Flin (Released on May 14)
Reboot – Amy Tintera (Released on May 7)
The End Games – T. Michael Martin (Released on May 7)
Night School – C. J Daughterty (Released on May 21)
In The After – Demitria Lunetta (Released on June 25)
Rush – Eve Silver (Released on June 11)
Another Little Piece -Kate Karyus Quinn (Released on June 11)
Born of Illusion – Teri Brown (Released on June 11)
Undercurrent – Paul Blackwell (Released on July 23)
The Eternity cure – Julie Kagawa (Released on April 23)
The Archived – Victoria Schwab (Already in stores – purchased)

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good evening, hope you’ve all been well out there! Small week for me (but a good one none-the-less!)

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. Mailbox Monday is originally hosted by Marcia from A girl and her books and The Printed Page.

Stacking the Shelves is bought to you by Tynga from Tynga’s Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Prodigy (Legend #2) – Marie Lu

The sequel to Legend!! This was released on Jan 29th, but I finally got myself a copy and I am really excited to see what happens. Legend was a fantastic dystopian, and from all reports I am hearing that Prodigy may even be better than the first book? Fingers crossed!

June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request—June and Day must assassinate the new Elector.

It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long.

But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she’s haunted by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood—what if the Patriots are wrong?

Monument 14 (Monument 14 #1) – Emmy Laybourne

Thank you so much to Hatchette books for sending me this copy! I am pumped to read this. It’s an end of the world style book and it sounds like it has an action packed story line. I am reviewing this closer to the release date in April!

Fourteen kids. One superstore. A million things that go wrong …
Fourteen kids stranded inside a superstore. Inside they have everything they could ever need. There’s junk food and clothes, computer games and books, drugs and alcohol … and without adult supervision they can do whatever they want.
Sounds like fun?

But outside the world is being ripped apart by violent storms and chemicals leaking into the atmosphere that, depending on blood type, leave victims paranoid, violent or dead.

The kids must remain inside, forced to create their own community, unsure if they’ll ever be able to leave. Can they stop the world they’ve created inside from self-destructing too?

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Hi everyone! I hope you had a great week in books! I purchased one book this week and the others are ARC’s I’ve received.

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. Mailbox Monday is originally hosted by Marcia from A girl and her books and The Printed Page.

Stacking the Shelves is bought to you by Tynga from Tynga’s Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Asunder (Newsoul #2) – Jodi Meadows

This series has the most breathtaking covers… I absolutely adore the cover of Asunder. I fell in love with Incarnate last year, and I am happy that the sequel is here! This was a book I couldn’t wait to put my hands on!

DARKSOULS
Ana has always been the only one. Asunder. Apart. But after Templedark, when many residents of Heart were lost forever, some hold Ana responsible for the darksouls–and the newsouls who may be born in their place.

SHADOWS
Many are afraid of Ana’s presence, a constant reminder of unstoppable changes and the unknown. When sylph begin behaving differently toward her and people turn violent, Ana must learn to stand up not only for herself but for those who cannot stand up for themselves.

LOVE
Ana was told that nosouls can’t love. But newsouls? More than anything, she wants to live and love as an equal among the citizens of Heart, but even when Sam professes his deepest feelings, it seems impossible to overcome a lifetime of rejection.

In this second book in the Incarnate trilogy, Ana discovers the truth about reincarnation and will have to find a way to embrace love and make her young life meaningful. Once again, Jodi Meadows explores the extraordinary beauty and shadowed depths of the soul in a story equal parts epic romance and captivating fantasy.

Nameless (Tales of Beauty & Madness #1) – Lili St. Crow

This sounds so good! Anyone that knows me knows I love a good fairy tale retelling. Nameless is an update of Snow White, and the cover itself says so much with the apple and the hair and the dress… eeee! I can’t wait to read this.

When Camille was six years old, she was discovered alone in the snow by Enrico Vultusino, godfather of the Seven—the powerful Families that rule magic-ridden New Haven. Papa Vultusino adopted the mute, scarred child, naming her after his dead wife and raising her in luxury on Haven Hill alongside his own son, Nico.

Now Cami is turning sixteen. She’s no longer mute, though she keeps her faded scars hidden under her school uniform, and though she opens up only to her two best friends, Ruby and Ellie, and to Nico, who has become more than a brother to her. But even though Cami is a pampered Vultusino heiress, she knows that she is not really Family. Unlike them, she is a mortal with a past that lies buried in trauma. And it’s not until she meets the mysterious Tor, who reveals scars of his own, that Cami begins to uncover the secrets of her birth…to find out where she comes from and why her past is threatening her now.

Poison – Bridget Zinn

I’m intrigued by this one, it sounds like maybe some type of fantasy kingdom happening? It’s received fantastic reviews and the cover looks amazing (yes I judge a book by its cover, what can ya do?) also… this will be out in March this year.

Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction—which means she’s the only one who can save it. Faced with no other choice, Kyra decides to do what she does best: poison the kingdom’s future ruler, who also happens to be her former best friend. But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart . . . misses.

Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king’s army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she’s not alone. She’s armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can’t stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her?

Kyra is not your typical murderer, and she’s certainly no damsel-in-distress—she’s the lovable and quick-witted hero of this romantic novel that has all the right ingredients to make teen girls swoon.

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

Good afternoon everyone! I hope my fellow Aussies are enjoying the public holiday today, I’ve spent it catching up one a few reads – I feel like I’ve had a really productive weekend!

Small week for me this week!

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. Mailbox Monday is originally hosted by Marcia from A girl and her books and The Printed Page.

Stacking the Shelves is bought to you by Tynga from Tynga’s Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Enders Game (Enders Saga #1) – Orson Scott Card

I have been seeing this read absolutely everywhere lately. Some of my fave Book Tubers have been reviewing this and talking this book up heaps, and then a colleague of mine is reading this at the moment also and was telling me more about the book. It’s not a new release – in fact, this book was published in 1985 – when I was just one year old! But it seems like an awesome classic and I am eager to start on this. I bought the audio unabridged version from Audible, so I can listen to it in the car etc and not let it interfere with my normal reading schedule. The movie of Ender’s Game is scheduled for release in November this year also, so I think there’s going to be huge hype about this book closer to the movie release. Definitely worth checking out!

Splintered – A. G. Howard

What a beautiful cover. I have been pining for this book, and I found an unabridged audio version of this on Audible and picked it up with one of my monthly credits. I am looking forward to seeing what this is all about – it’s received some great reviews!

This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.

Kathy Reichs (Virals #3) – Code

I’ve read the first book in this series (Virals), and I have the second one on my bookshelf to read also (Seizure), and I found this, the third book in the series at my local Dymocks store and snapped it up. I know I will get around to reading Seizure, but this might just push me to do it sooner rather than later! I am really enjoying this YA series by Kathy Reichs (She is known for writing the books behind the TV show Bones).

The Virals are put to the ultimate test when they find a geocache containing an ornate puzzle box. Shelton decodes the cipher inside, only to find more tantalizing clues left by “The Gamemaster.” A second, greater geocache is within reach–if the Virals are up to the challenge.
But the hunt takes a dark turn when Tory locates the other box–a fake bomb, along with a sinister proposal from The Gamemaster. Now, the real game has begun: another bomb is out there–a real one–and the clock is ticking.

The Kill Order (Maze Runner 0.5) – James Dashner

A huge thank you to Scholastic Australia for this copy of The Kill Order.

I have the Maze Runner on my shelf to read at the moment, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this is actually the prequel to the whole series. I thought it was one of the other books in the series, and so I wouldn’t be able to get into it. But since it’s technically the first book in the series I would really love to get into this and then follow on with The Maze Runner. I’ve heard great things about this series!

Fearless (Mirrorworld #2) – Cornelia Funke

Thank you to Scholastic Australia for this book!

This cover is absolutely gorgeous, it was the first thing I looked at when I opened my package from Scholastic up! Unfortunately though I haven’t read the first book in this series, Reckless, so I am not sure when I am going to get around to reading this book. It has received some solid reviews though so worth checking out!

After saving his brother, Jacob Reckless faces death from the fairy’s curse burnt into his heart. In search of a cure, he returns to the Mirrorworld where he is reunited with Fox, a beautiful shape-shifting girl. He has one more chance: a golden crossbow with the power to save and destroy life, buried in a dead king’s tomb, beneath an invisible palace. Jacob must cross continents,face monsters and men, including a dangerous rival, and learn what it means to stay alive.

That is all from me this week, what did you receive in your mailboxes? Let me know – leave your links in the comments section below!

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