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WWW Wednesdays (April 23)

Posted on April 23, 2014 | 9 comments

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers:

 
Prodigy (Legend, #2) Recently Finished: Prodigy (Legend #2) by Marie Lu OMG this was awesome!  Even better than the first.  Review posted soon

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)Currently Reading : Vampire Academy.  Decided to jump on this series and see what it’s all about.  Too early to tell yet.

Up Next? 

Touch of Power (Healer, #1) Touch of Power by Maria Snyder.  or

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) To all the boys I’ve loved before by Jenny Han.

And as always you never know what little treasure will show up and DEMAND to be read.  Happy reading everyone.

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WWW Wednesdays (April 16)

Posted on April 16, 2014 | 5 comments

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers:

 
Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1) Recently Finished: Spellcaster by Claudia Gray.  Really loved this book.  Review posted here:

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/04/13/spellcaster-claudia-gray/

Prodigy (Legend, #2)Currently Reading : Prodigy (Legend #2) by Marie Lu.  Awesome series.  Love it so far.

Up Next? 

Decided to finally read this first book in the series.  Hoping it is as good as the hype.

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

 

And as always you never know what little treasure will show up and DEMAND to be read.  Happy reading everyone.

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Spellcaster – Claudia Gray

Posted on April 13, 2014 | 1 comment

Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1) Spellcaster by Claudia Gray.  Published March 5, 2013 by Harper Teen. CDN $9.99 Kindle edition.

When Nadia’s family moves to Captive’s Sound, she instantly realizes there’s more to it than meets the eye. Descended from witches, Nadia senses a dark and powerful magic at work in her new town. Mateo has lived in Captive’s Sound his entire life, trying to dodge the local legend that his family is cursed – and that curse will cause him to believe he’s seeing the future … until it drives him mad. When the strange dreams Mateo has been having of rescuing a beautiful girl—Nadia—from a car accident come true, he knows he’s doomed.

Despite the forces pulling them apart, Nadia and Mateo must work together to break the chains of his family’s terrible curse, and to prevent a disaster that threatens the lives of everyone around them. Shimmering with magic and mystery, New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray’s new novel is sure to draw fans of the Hex Hall and Caster Chronicles series, and fans of the hit CW TV show The Secret Circle.(Goodreads excerpt)

Wow, where do I start? I loved loved loved this book.  I’m a big fan of anything magical or paranormal or different.  This was all three.  Big fan of Claudia Gray.  This book was intriguing and dark and sinister…all things I love in a good magical read.

The story is told from third person omniscience POV.  This is my only negative comment in this review.  I’m not a fan of this type of view.  It makes it a little harder to relate to the important characters when you flip around all the time.  I don’t want to know what the crow in the sky is seeing or feeling.

Back to the good stuff.  Despite the Omniscience I did like knowing what Nadia and Mateo are feeling, thinking etc.  I loved the interaction between these two.  It was amazing to see how they deal with each other, given the circumstances they find themselves in.  I don’t want to give anything away, but suffice it to say they have a lot of obstacles to overcome and the interaction and growth is fun to watch.

I love the originality of the story.  The magic was amazing.  I love how everything is explained and made to feel real and possible.  Did I say how big of a fan of magic I am?  Yes a little fan girl going on here.  Claudia Gray is an amazing writer and she didn’t disappoint with this book either.  I can’t wait to read the next book.

5 awesome stars for me!

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WWW Wednesdays (April 9)

Posted on April 9, 2014 | 6 comments

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers:

 
Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1) Recently Finished: Spellcaster by Claudia Gray.  Really loved this book.  Review to be posted soon.

Shock Me (The Shock Me Series, #1)Currently Reading Shock Me by Ashley C Harris.  Just barely started this one, so no comments yet.

Up Next? 

Excited to get started on both of these books.

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Prodigy (Legend, #2) Prodigy by Marie Lu

And as always you never know what little treasure will show up and DEMAND to be read.  Happy reading everyone.

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WWW Wednesdays (April 2)

Posted on April 2, 2014 | 12 comments

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers:

 
Legend (Legend, #1) Recently Finished: Legend by Marie Lu. Really enjoyed this book.  Here is a link to my review:

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/03/28/legend-by-marie-lu/

Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1)Currently Reading SpellCaster by Claudia Gray.  I can’t put this down it is so awesome!.

Up Next? 

 

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) Figured I would jump on the Vampire Academy bandwagon and see what all the hype is about.

And as always you never know what little treasure will show up and DEMAND to be read.  Happy reading everyone.

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Teaser Tuesday (APRIL 1)

Posted on April 1, 2014 | 9 comments

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teaser:

Verlaine

Who was now staring at Nadia in a way that made it absolutely clear that, even though she might not have known what just happened, she knew exactly who was responsible.

She’d been caught doing witchcraft.

11% on kindle

Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1) Spellcaster by Claudia Gray

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WWW Wednesdays (March 19)

Posted on March 19, 2014 | 1 comment

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers

 White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1)Recently Finished White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L Armentrout.  Freakin Fantastic.  Here is a link to my review:

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/03/17/white-hot-kiss-by-jennifer-l-armentrout/

Legend (Legend, #1)Currently Reading Legend by Marie Lu.  So far it is good but I just barely started.

Up Next? 

Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1) Firstborn

SpellCasster by Claudia Gray

Firstborn by Ryan Attard

And as always you never know what little treasure will show up and DEMAND to be read.  Happy reading everyone.

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WWW Wednesdays (March 19)

Posted on March 19, 2014 | 3 comments

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers:

White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1) Recently Finished: White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L Armentrout.  Totally freaking awesome!.  Here is a link to my review:

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/03/17/white-hot-kiss-by-jennifer-l-armentrout/

Legend (Legend, #1)Currently Reading Legend by Marie Lu.  So far it is good but I am not very far into it.

Up Next? 

Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1) Firstborn

SpellCaster by Claudia Gray

Firstborn by Ryan Attard

And as always you never know what little treasure will show up and DEMAND to be read.  Happy reading everyone.

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Teaser Tuesday (Mar 18)

Posted on March 18, 2014 | 8 comments

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teaser:

She’s real, he thought.  If the crash happened like I saw it would, then so will everything else I’ve seen.

Shaky and cold with horror, Mateo closed his eyes against the realization that he was doomed.

And if the girl from his dreams didn’t stay far away from him–she’d be doomed too.

3% on kindle

Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1) Spellcaster by Claudia Gray

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WWW Wednesdays (March 12)

Posted on March 12, 2014 | 8 comments

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers I’m afraid it has been a slow reading week this week.  My answers are the same as last week. 😦

Bitter Sweet Love (The Dark Elements, #0.5)Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5) Recently Finished Bitter Sweet Love by Jennifer L Armentrout.  Awesome new series.  Here is a link to my review:

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/03/03/bitter-sweet-love-jennifer-l-armentrout/

and Destroy Me (Shatter Me 1.5) by Tahereh Mafi.  Again great Novella.  Here is a link to my review:

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/03/03/destroy-me-shatter-me-1-5-by-tahereh-mafi/

White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1)Currently Reading White Hot Kiss by Jennifer Armentrout.  This is the next book in the Dark Elements series after the Novella above.  OMG I am loving this series.  I just wish I had more time to read!!!

Up Next? Legend by Marie Lu is going to be first and then one of the other ones. 

Legend (Legend, #1)       Fracture Me (Shatter Me, #2.5)Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1)

Fracture Me (Shatter Me 2.5) by Tahereh Mafi

SpellCaster by Claudia Gray

And as always you never know what little treasure will show up and DEMAND to be read.  Happy reading everyone.

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WWW Wednesdays (March 5)

Posted on March 5, 2014 | 10 comments

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers

Bitter Sweet Love (The Dark Elements, #0.5)Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5) Recently Finished Bitter Sweet Love by Jennifer L Armentrout.  Awesome new series.  Here is a link to my review:

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/03/03/bitter-sweet-love-jennifer-l-armentrout/

and Destroy Me (Shatter Me 1.5) by Tahereh Mafi.  Again great Novella.  Here is a link to my review:

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/03/03/destroy-me-shatter-me-1-5-by-tahereh-mafi/

White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1)Currently Reading White Hot Kiss by Jennifer Armentrout.  This is the next book in the Dark Elements series after the Novella above.  So far it is amazing as you would expect from this author.

Up Next?

Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1) Legend (Legend, #1) Fracture Me (Shatter Me, #2.5)

One of these I think since I own all of them:

SpellCaster by Claudia Gray

Legend by Marie Lu

Fracture Me (Shatter Me 2.5) by Tahereh Mafi

And as always you never know what little treasure will show up and DEMAND to be read.  Happy reading everyone.

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WWW Wednesdays (Oct 23)

Posted on October 23, 2013 | 10 comments

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers: Unfortunately, I am still reading the same book as last week, only because I had to take a break to finish writing my book.  Which I am happy to say I just finished yesterday….yayyyy for me!  Now on to the dreaded editing phase.  So my answers are the same as last week.

The Program (The Program, #1)  Recently Finished: The Program (Program #1) by Suzanne Young.  Awesome book!  I posted a review here.

https://cynthiastacey.com/2013/10/17/the-program-the-program-1-by-suzanne-young/

Origin (Lux, #4) Currently Reading: Origin (Lux #4) by Jennifer Armentrout.  OMG I love love love this book!  I am about half way done and it is amazing so far.  

Next for me? With my schedule, who knows but these are on my watch list still:

Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1) Touch of Power (Avry of Kazan, #1) First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson #1)

Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh mafi

SpellCaster (Spellcaster #1) by Claudia Grey

Touch of Power (Healer #1) by Maria Snyder

First Grave on the Right (Charlie Davidson #1) by Darynda Jones

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WWW Wednesdays (Oct 16)

Posted on October 16, 2013 | 8 comments

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers:

The Program (The Program, #1)  Recently Finished: I read this on the advice of my 15 year old daughter.  I was a little skeptical at first but it was surprisingly good.  I will post a review soon.  My only issue is that the next book is not going to be available till may 2014 😦

Origin (Lux, #4) Currently Reading: Origin (Lux #4) by Jennifer Armentrout.  I have just barely started but love the series. 

Next for me?

Not really sure but still have Unravel me on my TBR list.  And these others have been in my TBR list for a while.   Who knows what else might pop up between now and then.

Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1) Touch of Power (Avry of Kazan, #1) First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson #1)

Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh mafi

SpellCaster (Spellcaster #1) by Claudia Grey

Touch of Power (Healer #1) by Maria Snyder

First Grave on the Right (Charlie Davidson #1) by Darynda Jones

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Friday Finds (May 31)

Posted on May 31, 2013 | 4 comments

 

FF2_MdFRIDAY FINDS showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library — wherever! (they aren’t necessarily books you purchased).

So, come on — share with us your FRIDAY FINDS!

I went through my exhaustive TBR pile to come up with this weeks Friday Finds.

Product DetailsTouch of Power by Maria Snyder.

Avry’s power to heal the sick should earn her respect in the plague-torn land of Kazan. Instead she is feared. Her kind are blamed for the horrifying disease that has taken hold of the nation. When Avry uses her forbidden magic to save a dying child, she faces the guillotine. Until a dark, mysterious man rescues her from her prison cell. His people need Avry’s magic to save their dying prince. The very prince who first unleashed the plague on Kazan.

Saving the prince is certain to kill Avry – yet she already faces a violent death. Now she must choose – use her healing touch to show the ultimate mercy or die a martyr to a lost cause? (Goodreads Excerpt)

I have read some of her other books and loved them, so now I have moved this up in the pile and is now TBR Soon!

This is another good one I found in my TBR pile that I forgot about and now can’t wait to read:

Product DetailsSpellcaster by Claudia Gray

When Nadia’s family moves to Captive’s Sound, she instantly realizes there’s more to it than meets the eye. Descended from witches, Nadia senses a dark and powerful magic at work in her new town. Mateo has lived in Captive’s Sound his entire life, trying to dodge the local legend that his family is cursed – and that curse will cause him to believe he’s seeing the future … until it drives him mad. When the strange dreams Mateo has been having of rescuing a beautiful girl—Nadia—from a car accident come true, he knows he’s doomed.

Despite the forces pulling them apart, Nadia and Mateo must work together to break the chains of his family’s terrible curse, and to prevent a disaster that threatens the lives of everyone around them. Shimmering with magic and mystery, New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray’s new novel is sure to draw fans of the Hex Hall and Caster Chronicles series, and fans of the hit CW TV show The Secret Circle. (Goodreads Excerpt)

Definitely on my TBR soon list!  Happy Friday

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WWW Wednesdays (May 15)

Posted on May 15, 2013 | 8 comments

WWW_Wednesdays4To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My Answers:
To Stand Beside Her  Currently Reading:  To Stand Beside her by Kristin McMichael.  Just started so no comments yet.  I will post a review when I’m done.

Product DetailsRecently finished: The Fault in our Stars by John Green. Really great story, but what a tear jerker.  Iwill post a review soon.  (when I stop crying)

Product DetailsProduct DetailsNext? Either Spell Caster by Claudia Gray or Shatter me by Tehereh Mafi.  Shatter Me has been on my kindle for a while so I really need to get to it.  There are just so many choices out there.

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