This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab ● Young Adult, Fantasy
Audiobook ● Read by Therese Plummer ● 10 hours and 9 minutes
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Review – King’s Cage
King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperTeen
Total Pages: 528
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Rapid Reviews – The Serpent King & Goodbye Days
Audiobook Rewind – Replica
Replica by Lauren Oliver
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction
Format: Audiobook
Read By: Sarah Drew and Erin Spencer
Length: 12 hours and 56 minutes
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Description
Lyra
From a distance, the Haven Institute, tucked away on a private island off the coast of Florida, looks serene and even beautiful. But up close the locked doors, military guards, and biohazard suits tell a different story. In truth, it is a clandestine research facility where thousands of replicas, or human models, are born, raised, and observed.
But when a surprise attack is launched on Haven, two of its young experimental subjects—Lyra, or 24, and the boy known only as 72—manage to escape. As they make their way through a new and menacing environment, they meet a stranger named Gemma, who has embarked on a perilous quest of her own. And as Lyra tries to understand Haven’s purpose, she uncovers earth-shattering secrets that will change the lives of both girls.
Gemma
Gemma has been in and out of hospitals her whole life. A sickly child, she has grown into a lonely adolescent whose life is circumscribed by home, school, and her best friend, April.
But after she is nearly abducted by a stranger claiming to know her, Gemma starts to investigate her family’s past and discovers her father’s mysterious connection to the secretive Haven research facility. Hungry for answers, she travels to Florida, only to stumble upon two human models, or replicas, 24 and 72—and a completely new set of questions. As Gemma tries to unravel the mysteries of Haven, she learns terrible truths about herself and her family that will threaten to destroy everything she loves.
Two girls, two stories, one novel.
While the stories of Gemma and Lyra mirror each other, each contains revelations critically important to the other story. Their narratives can be read separately or in alternating chapters.
Audiobook Rewind – Out of the Easy
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Format: Audiobook
Read By: Lauren Fortgang
Length: 9 hours and 51 minutes
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Description
It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer.
She devises a plan to get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street. Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.
With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.
TTT – Favorites of 2017 So Far
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This feature has a different (usually) book related topic each week, and the goal is to compose a list of ten things that correspond to the topic!
This week’s theme is: Best Books You’ve Read In 2017 So Far
Rapid Reviews – Caraval + Frostblood
Caraval by Stephanie Garber ● Young Adult, Fantasy
Audiobook ● Read by Rebecca Soler ● 10 hours and 24 minutes
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Review – Coming Up For Air
Coming Up for Air by Miranda Kenneally
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Format: Kindle E-Book
Source: NetGalley
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Total Pages: 320
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I received a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. In no way has this impacted my opinion of this book or the review provided below.
I Don’t Want to Read That…
(PLUS – An explanation of why I have been MIA!)
As much as I pretend that reading and writing are my adult job and therefore nothing else matters – sadly that isn’t the truth. I do have an adult job that I am expected to wake up early and show up to at least 5 days a week.
This information is relevant to this post because earlier this year, a wizard eviler than I am captured my brain and bewitched me into thinking that pursuing a certification at work would be a good idea. I spent four days in April at a training, and then had 60 days to study and sit for my certification exam. First important thing to note is that I have not had to study for anything in about 7 years, so obviously… PANIC. Second important thing to note is that I was provided with an 834 page non-fiction educational book to assist with my studying. That is A LOT of pages. Even as a lover of words, that is A LOT OF WORDS. Furthermore, that is a lot of words that I DO NOT PARTICULARLY CARE TO READ BECAUSE IT’S NOT ABOUT MAGIC, OR WARRIORS, OR LOVE, OR ANYTHING FUN, so NOPE.
I’m Still Here – I Promise!
Though it quite seems like I’ve completely disappeared – I promise you that I’m still here! A busy life schedule and annoying demands for work have put me on a bit of an unplanned hiatus for the past few weeks. Come next week, things should FINALLY calm down, and I can get back into my normal routine of blogging, reading (my reading has suffered, so, so much – biggest sad face ever), and not particularly caring about my adult job. Just wanted to take a minute to let everyone know that, and to say…
No Time for Tiny Bookshelves 