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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

OUT TODAY! 1/29/19 New YA Releases


Happy Book Birthday to today's newest YA releases. Here is what you'll find out on bookstore shelves now: 



Which new releases are you looking forward to picking up? 
As always, if you don't see a new YA release on this list, please leave me a comment and I'll add it to the list. Happy Reading!

Monday, January 28, 2019

New Snippet from THE RED SCROLLS OF MAGIC by Cassandra Clare & Wesley Chu / #TheRedScrollsOfMagic #Shadowhunters


Happy Mundane Monday Shadowhunters! Have you read Cassandra Clare's latest snippet? With The Red Scrolls of Magic being released on April 19th, 2019, Cassie shared a snippet from it in her newsletter last week. Read it below: 



From Red Scrolls of Magic:
“Magnus Bane! I thought it was you.”

Magnus turned toward the voice. “Johnny Rook! What are you doing in Paris?”
Johnny Rook was one of the rare mundanes who had the ability to see the Shadow World. He was usually based at the Los Angeles Shadow Market.

Magnus surveyed Johnny unenthusiastically. He wore a black trench coat and sunglasses (though it was night), with short Caesar-cut dirty blond hair and five o’clock scruff. There was something slightly off about his face: Magnus had heard a rumor that Johnny had hired faeries to permanently magically enhance his features, but if it was true, Magnus felt Johnny had wasted his money. The man was also known as Rook the Crook, and he was committed to his aesthetic.

About to ask the same of you,” said Johnny, avidly curious.

“Vacation,” Magnus said noncommittally. “How is your son? Cat, is it?”

“Kit. He’s a good boy. Growing like a sprout. Quick hands, very useful in my line of work.”

“You have your child picking pockets?”

“Some of that. Some passing on trifles like keys. Some sleight of hand. All sorts. He’s multitalented.”

“Isn’t he about ten years old?” Magnus asked.

Johnny shrugged. “He’s very advanced.”

“Clearly.”

“Looking for anything special at the Market? Perhaps I can be of service.”

Magnus closed his eyes and counted to ten slowly. Against his better judgment he said casually, “What do you know about the Crimson Hand?”

Johnny rolled his eyes. “Culties. Worship Asmodeus.”

Magnus’s heart gave a hard, spiky thump. “Asmodeus?”

Would he have to tell Alec that Asmodeus was his father? Alec had never asked who Magnus’s demon parent was and Magnus had no desire to tell him. Most warlocks were fathered or mothered by ordinary demons. It was Magnus’s bad luck that his father was one of Hell’s Nine Princes.

“Asmodeus?” he said again to Johnny. “Are you sure?” 

The Red Scrolls of Magic is the first in three releases Cassie has coming out this year. Here's what she shared about her 2019 releases in her newsletter: 


2019 Releases


This is going to be a huge year for the Shadowhunter world, because I have three books coming out this year: 


Red Scrolls of Magic on April 9th

Ghosts of the Shadow Market on June 4th

Chain of Gold, the first book of the Last Hours on November 19th


The print version of Ghosts of the Shadow Market will include two new stories: 


The Lost World, co-written by Kelly Link:
While at the Scholomance, Ty and Livvy test the limits of Livvy's ghostly powers, while Jem and Tessa prepare for the birth of their child.

Forever Fallen, co-written by Sarah Rees Brennan
The Jace Herondale who crossed into our world from Thule is torn between his feeling of responsibility to Ash, who is ever-increasing in power, and his desire to take back the life he lost from the Jace of our world, by force if necessary. Meanwhile, in the peaceful countryside of England, Kit Herondale struggles to adjust to a new life and a new family, and to forget Ty.


Thursday, January 24, 2019

ONLY A BREATH APART by Katie McGarry / Book Review & Blog Tour: Spotlight #OnlyABreathApart


By: Katie McGarry
Published by: Tor Teen
Released on: January 22, 2019
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Rating: 4 Stars 
Source: ARC from publisher in exchange for my honest review

Jesse Lachlin is cursed. 

So the town folklore says, but while Jesse’s had his fair share of tragedy, the only curse he believes is in his grandmother’s will: in order to inherit his family farm he must win the approval of his childhood best friend, the girl he froze out his freshman year, Scarlett Copeland.

Scarlett Copeland is psychic.

Glory Gardner tells Scarlett she has hidden psychic abilities, but Scarlett thinks Glory is delusional. What is real is Scarlett’s father’s irrational fears, controlling attitude, and the dark secrets at home. Scarlett may have a way to escape, but there’s a hitch: she’ll have to rely on the one person she used to trust, the same boy who broke her heart, Jesse Lachlin.

Each midnight meeting pushes Jesse and Scarlett to confront their secrets and their feelings for each other. But as love blooms, the curse rears its ugly head…


Katie McGarry is back with a brand new wrong side of the tracks YA contemporary romance. True to other stories, this is a gritty, realistic story that will make you cheer on two characters whom you want nothing more than to see them end up together. When it comes to contemporaries, McGarry is one of my go to authors. She's yet to disappoint me when it comes to reading her books. Only A Breath Apart is a heartbreaking, realistic story full of hope, and strength, and finding out what happens when you claim your own destiny. 

THE LONGER REVIEW 

Do you believe in destiny? Today I'm thrilled to team up with InkslingerPr to spotlight Katie McGarry's newest YA release, ONLY A BREATH APART, which was released on Tuesday from Tor Teen. I'm always intrigued cover the topic of destiny and fate. Especially one it's in a YA book. At the heart of this story is the theme of destiny. 

I love how Scarlett and Jesse dare to defy their own destinies. Each doing so in their own way. Yet, both of their destinies are fated together. I absolutely love the courageous person Scarlett is. I'm going to warn readers, their is domestic violence in this story. Both Scarlett and Jesse are victims of seeing it first hand. I love the steely determination Scarlett has to break free of it. 

In taking a stand against her parents, and point blank calling both her parents out on the situation, she makes an extremely hard and costly decision. Though it's the right one. I like that McGarry doesn't sugar coat the process or the decision Scarlett makes. It's hard and effects her entire family, including her little sister. Thankfully Scarlett has some good people in her life she learns to trust, and turn to in time. 

The moment Scarlett takes her stand, she takes own destiny in her hands. While it will be hard for her to achieve her dreams, she can and does. In the process, she teaches Jesse how to claim his own destiny. His story is even more heartbreaking. Jesse and Scarlett are fighters, and each in their own way. While they have so many things going against them, they both offer each other strength and support that no one else can give them. I love how interwoven their destiny together is. 

True to Katie McGarry's writing style, she has a cast of characters whom I enjoyed getting to know. There's a few who ended up surprising me in a good. Some ended up being the saving graces Jesse and Scarlett ended. The villains in this story are the parental figures. I absolutely despised Scarlett's father. The stand Scarlett takes against him is huge. I couldn't cheer her on more for doing so. 

Over all, this gave me all the ingredients I have some to except in a Katie McGarry book. At times it's a story that makes you root for the characters, at other times it makes you feel completely heartbroken for them. While reading this book I felt such a wide range of emotion, but in the end this book left me feeling hopeful for Scarlett and Jesse. 

* This book doesn't shy away from hard topics. There is some violence in this book. The subject of domestic violence is a huge one in this book, and things are not sugar coated. The rippling effect of violence is seen in this book. While this story is fictional, domestic violence is a real thing. If you're a victim of domestic violence, please do what Scarlett does, and seek help. Even if it's just talking to a trusted adult like Scarlett does. 

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

OUT TODAY! 1/22/19 New YA Releases


Happy Book Birthday to today's newest YA releases! Here is what you'll find out on bookstore shelves now: 





Which new releases are you looking forward to reading? 
If you don't see a new release on the list, please leave me a comment and I'll add it to the list. Happy Reading! 

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

OUT TODAY! 1/15/19 New YA Releases


Out today! Happy Book Birthday to today's newest YA releases. Here is what you'll find available now: 




Which new releases are you looking forward to reading? As always, if I missed any new YA releases, please let me know if the comment so I can get them added to the list. Happy Reading!


Tuesday, January 8, 2019

OUT TODAY! 1/8/19 New YA Releases #YALit


Out now! Happy Book Birthday to today's newest YA releases. Here is what you'll find out on bookstore shelves today: 



Which new releases are you looking forward to picking up today? 
If you don't see a new release on the list, please leave me a comment below so I can add it to the list. Happy Reading! 

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