Waiting on Wednesday [#147]

Title: The Wren Hunt

Author: Mary Watson

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's

Publication Date: November 6, 2018

Every Christmas, Wren is chased through the woods near her isolated village by her family's enemies—the Judges—and there’s nothing that she can do to stop it. Once her people, the Augurs, controlled a powerful magic. But now that power lies with the Judges, who are set on destroying her kind for good. 
In a desperate bid to save her family, Wren takes a dangerous undercover assignment—as an intern to an influential Judge named Cassa Harkness. Cassa has spent her life researching a transformative spell, which could bring the war between the factions to its absolute end. Caught in a web of deceit, Wren must decide whether or not to gamble on the spell and seal the Augurs’ fate (goodreads).

Book Review: Because You Love to Hate Me

Title: Because You Love to Hate Me
Author: Various
Genre: Young Adult | Anthology
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: July 11, 2017 
Source: Library
Format: Physical

In this unique YA anthology, thirteen acclaimed, bestselling authors team up with thirteen influential BookTubers to reimagine fairy tales from the oft-misunderstood villains' points of view.
These fractured, unconventional spins on classics like "Medusa," Sherlock Holmes, and "Jack and the Beanstalk" provide a behind-the-curtain look at villains' acts of vengeance, defiance, and rage--and the pain, heartbreak, and sorrow that spurned them on. No fairy tale will ever seem quite the same again (goodreads)!

A few hits but mostly forgettable.

Book Review: The Possible

Title: The Possible
Author: Tara Altebrando
Genre: Young Adult | Paranormal | Mystery
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: June 6, 2017
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher

What if...no one knows the truth about you? 
It's been thirteen years since Kaylee's infamous birth mother, Crystal, received a life sentence for killing Kaylee's little brother in a fit of rage. Once the center of a cult-following for her apparent telekinetic powers, nowadays nobody's heard of Crystal. Until now, when a reporter shows up at Kaylee's house and turns her life upside down, offering Kaylee the chance to be part of a high-profile podcast investigating claims that Crystal truly did have supernatural mind powers. But these questions lead to disturbing answers as Kaylee is forced to examine her own increasingly strange life, and make sense of certain dark and troubling coincidences...(goodreads)

 

An unreliable narrator makes for a suspenseful read!

Waiting on Wednesday [#108]

 

Title: A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publication Date: May 2, 2017

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit-and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well.
As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords-and hunt for allies in unexpected places. 
In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the earth will be painted red as mighty armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy them all (goodreads).

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON.

Book Review: The Edge of Everything

Title: The Edge of Everything (Untitled #1)
Author: Jeff Giles
Genre: Young Adult | Urban Fantasy | Romance
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: January 31, 2017
Source: BEA
Format: ARC

It's been a shattering year for seventeen-year-old Zoe, who's still reeling from her father's shockingly sudden death in a caving accident and her neighbors' mysterious disappearance from their own home. Then on a terrifying sub-zero, blizzardy night in Montana, she and her brother are brutally attacked in a cabin in the woods--only to be rescued by a mysterious bounty hunter they call X.

X is no ordinary bounty hunter. He is from a hell called the Lowlands, sent to claim the soul of Zoe's evil attacker and others like him. Forbidden to reveal himself to anyone other than his victims, X casts aside the Lowlands' rules for Zoe. As X and Zoe learn more about their different worlds, they begin to question the past, their fate, and their future. But escaping the Lowlands and the ties that bind X might mean the ultimate sacrifice for both of them (goodreads).

The Edge of Everything was a unique read, but that's the most praise I can give it. 

Book Review: Heir of Fire

 Title: Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Genre: Young Adult | Fantasy | Fae
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: September 2, 2014
Format: Physical
Source: Library

Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak―but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change her life―and her future―forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. Will Celaena find the strength to not only fight her inner demons, but to take on the evil that is about to be unleashed?
The bestselling series that has captured readers all over the world reaches new heights in this sequel to the New York Times best-selling Crown of Midnight. Packed with heart-pounding action, fierce new characters, and swoon-worthy romance, this third book will enthrall readers from start to finish(goodreads).

Heir of Fire is what happens when the author gets tired of writing her series, and attempts to create a whole new novel under the guise of plot ~development.~

Book Review: Stealing Snow

Title: Stealing Snow (Stealing Snow #1)
Author: Danielle Paige
Genre: Young Adult | Retellings | Fantasy | Magic
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: September 20, 2016
Format: ARC
Source: BEA

Seventeen-year-old Snow has spent the majority of her life within the walls of the Whittaker Institute, a high security mental hospital in upstate New York. Deep down, she knows she's not crazy and doesn't belong there. When she meets a mysterious, handsome new orderly and dreams about a strange twisted tree she realizes she must escape and figure out who she really is.
Using her trusting friend Bale as a distraction, Snow breaks free and races into the nearby woods. Suddenly, everything isn't what it seems, the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur, and she finds herself in icy Algid--her true home--with witches, thieves, and a strangely alluring boy named Kai, none of whom she's sure she can trust. As secret after secret is revealed, Snow discovers that she is on the run from a royal lineage she's destined to inherit, a father more powerful and ruthless than she could have imagined, and choices of the heart that could change the fate of everything...including Snow's return to the world she once knew.
This breathtaking first volume begins the story of how Snow becomes a villain, a queen, and ultimately a hero (goodreads). 

So much nope. 

Book Review: A Court of Mist and Fury

 Title: A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Genre:  New Adult | Fantasy | Romance | Adventure
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: May 3, 2016
Source: Purchased (B&N)
Format: Hardcover

Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people.
Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two (goodreads).

Never have I started rereading a book as soon as I had finished it. 

Book Review: The Leaving

Title: The Leaving
Author: Tara Altebrando

Genre: Young Adult | Mystery

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens

Publication Date: June 7, 2016

Source: Publisher

Format: e-ARC

Six were taken. Eleven years later, five come back--with no idea of where they've been.
Eleven years ago, six kindergarteners went missing without a trace. After all that time, the people left behind moved on, or tried to.
Until today. Today five of those kids return. They're sixteen, and they are . . . fine. Scarlett comes home and finds a mom she barely recognizes, and doesn't really recognize the person she's supposed to be, either. But she thinks she remembers Lucas. Lucas remembers Scarlett, too, except they're entirely unable to recall where they've been or what happened to them. Neither of them remember the sixth victim, Max. He doesn't come back. Everyone wants answers. Most of all Max's sister Avery, who needs to find her brother--dead or alive--and isn't buying this whole memory-loss story (goodreads). 

The Leaving keeps you wanting more and shaking your head in disbelief!