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WWW Wednesdays (July 30 )

Posted on July 30, 2014 | 7 comments

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

My Answers:

 The One Recently Finished:  The One (The Selection #3) by Kiera Cass.  I loved this series.  This was a fantastic end to the trilogy.  Review posted here:

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/07/29/the-one-the-selection-3/

Duplicity (Spellbound #2)Currently Reading : Duplicity (Spellbound #2) by Nikki Jefford. Loving this book.  I can’t believe I stumbled upon the first book by accident and got it for free!  I downloaded this immediatley upon finishing the first.  It was only $3.05 on kindle!

Up Next?

Not sure. These are on my radar though.

Recalled (Death Escorts, #1)Reckoning (The Arotas Trilogy, #2)Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2)

Recalled (Death Escorts #1) by Cambria Herbert

Reckoning (Arotos Trilogy #2) by Amy Miles

Magic Burns (Kate daniels #2) by Ilona Andrews

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

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The One (The Selection #3)

Posted on July 29, 2014 | 4 comments

The One The One (The Selection #3) by Kiera Cass.  Published June 5, 2014 by HarperCollins Children’s Books. CDN $13.99 Kindle edition.

THE SELECTION changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. Now, only one will claim Prince Maxon’s heart… It’s swoon meets the Hunger Games in the final instalment of THE SELECTION trilogy! For the four girls who remain at the palace, the friendships they’ve formed, rivalries they’ve struggled with and dangers they’ve faced have bound them to each other for the rest of their lives. Now, the time has come for one winner to be chosen. America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown – or to Prince Maxon’s heart. But as the competition approaches its end and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realises just how much she stands to lose – and how hard she’ll have to fight for the future she wants. (Goodreads excerpt)

Well what to say about this roller coaster of emotions that calls itself The Selection? I have to admit that I really loved this story. It wasn’t a diehard serious deep in-your-face dystopia. It was fun and romantic and less political than most dystopian books. You swoon over Maxon and love the cat fights and the hilarity of the antics of the contest. You grab onto America and secretly hope that she gets her happily ever after with the prince. You want to smack her a few times for being stupid but…sigh Maxon is there.

And then there is The One (Selection #3). This book makes a dramatic change in tactics and focuses more on the politics and rebels and all of the angst that most dystopian novels have. Not to say it doesn’t deal with the romance…it does, but it is grittier and hard. The roller coaster continues and at one point I was very sad and angry and then….sigh…tear…OMG I love Maxon…I won’t say anymore.

The ending is a bit of a shock but it is satisfying and a great end to the trilogy.

5 stars for me.

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Teaser Tuesday (July 29)

Posted on July 29, 2014 | 14 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:

This time we were in the Great room enduring another etiquette lesson when bricks came flying through the window.  Elise immediately hit the ground and started crawling for the side door, whimpering as she went.

Opening lines.

The One The One (The Selection #3) by Kiera Cass

I don’t know what it is about this story but it hooks you and sucks you in not letting go.  It is addictive.

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WWW Wednesdays (July 23)

Posted on July 23, 2014 | 6 comments

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

My Answers:

  Entangled (Spellbound #1)Recently Finished:  Entangled (Spellbound #1) by Nikki Jefford.  I found this book on Amazon for free and absolutely loved it.  Original and captivating.  I did check today to see if it was still free and it is $0.99 well worth it.

The OneCurrently Reading : The One (Selection #3( by Kiera Cass.  I haven’t actually started this yet, but I will today.  Can’t wait to finish the trilogy!

Up Next?

I loved the Entangled book so much that I downloaded the next book in the series Duplicity (Spellbound #2) by Nikki Jefford. Other than that, I have nothing on the radar.

Duplicity (Spellbound #2)

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 (July 16)

Posted on July 16, 2014 | 9 comments

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

My Answers:  
Taste of Darkness (Healer, #3) the elitethe PrinceRecently Finished:  Taste of Darkness (Healer #3) by Maria Snyder.

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/07/14/taste-of-darkness-healer-3-by-maria-v-snyder/

The Elite (The Selection #2)by Kiera Cass and the novella The Prince by Kiera Cass.

https://cynthiastacey.com/2014/07/15/the-elite-the-selection-2-by-kiera-cass/

Entangled (Spellbound #1)Currently Reading : Entangled (Spellbound #1) by Nikki Jefford.  I had to give my pocket book a break and I found this free on Amazon.  So far it is good.

Up Next?

I am dying to read the rest of the Selection series, The One (The Selection #3) by Kiera Cass, and The Guard, a short novela that goes with the series.   Other than that I’m not sure what else.  Time for something new!

the guardThe One

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

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