It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
Welcome to It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? This is a meme hosted by Sheila @ Book Journey; and I think it is great to start the week with what I’m reading right this minute, and what I’ll be reading (or planning on reading, anyway) for the rest of the week.
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Last week, I had a very productive week! I read the following books :
Crossing the Line (Pushing the Limits #1.5) by Katie McGarry – awesome novella in this series, the writing is so good, and I really enjoyed myself a lot. My review will be posted later today, and I gave it 5 stars.
Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi is a masterpiece in my opinion. The writing and the format is very different, but I loved it! The prose is strange as well, but very fitting to this world where nothing is what it seems. 5 stars.
Destroy Me (Shatter Me #1.5) by Tahereh Mafi is a novella focusing on the character I loathed in Shatter Me! Expertly done, made me see him as a human after all was said and done. 5 stars!
Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) also by Tahereh Mafi – and yes, you can say I became obsessed with this series. Unravel me also got 5 stars – my review will be posted later this week.
Ink (Paper Gods #1) by Amanda Sun is very original, set in Japan and with a mythology and paranormal aspect that was different. 3 Stars, my review will be posted tomorrow.
Right now, I’m reading
Shatter Me by A. G. Howard, and I’m really enjoying it! I’m almost half through, and this re-telling of Alice in Wonderland that is not really about Alice is enchanting, strange and well written.
I’m also continuing with Carniepunk, which has some very good short-stories so far. I should finish it soon, because I really need to write a review, but at the same time, I don’t want to read too many novellas or short-stories in a row, because I sometimes become a little frustrated wanting more.
Next week, my plan is to read the following books:
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows #1) by Kim Harrison has been on my TBR for a long time, and some of my blogger friends have been telling me lately how good it is, so I really want to read it!
To Sin with a Viking by Michelle Willingham is an ARC I got a little while back, because I love vikings, and it seemed like a fun book. The main female character seems to be really strong.
A while back, I participated in the cover reveal for Queen of Jastain by Kary Rader, and she was nice enough to send me an ARC afterwards because I thought it looks like the kind of book I would enjoy.
Last week, I posted these posts on the blog:
It’s Monday What are you Reading #13
Review: Home to Whiskey Creek (Whiskey Creek #4)
Top Ten Tuesday #18 – Most Intimidating Books
Review: What the Duke Desires (The Duke’s Men #1)
Review: Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1)
Review: Influential Magic (Crescent City Fae #1)
Let’s Discuss: Intimacy in YA?
Feature and Follow #51 – Fave Book with War
Review: Destroy Me (Shatter Me #1.5)
Sidekick Saturday #11 – Soldier
What about you? Did you read any great book last week? Do you have some lined up for this week that excite you?
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’ll have an excellent week, filled with great reads.
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Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
Splintered has had some pretty awesome reviews and it sounds really amazing. I love Alice in Wonderland. I’m glad to hear that you’re enjoying it so far!
It is really good, Krystianna. Thanks for stopping by.
Yay for your Kim Harrison pick. I just finished the second book in The Hollows series and I can’t wait to crack open number 3 (don’t read my review for The Good, the Bad, and the Undead). I’m reading Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh. I stalled on it last time because it veers off in a direction my mind fought too much.
Happy reading, Lexxie!
LOL Robyn, you and Jaclyn have both mentioned the Hollows series lately, and you got me really, really curious about it. I’ll hold off on your review for now.
Tangle of Need is not my favorite Psy-Changeling book, but I still enjoyed it. I hope you’ll enjoy it this time around, too.
Thanks for stopping by Robyn, have a wonderful week, with great reads.
You are on fire!! I am such a slow reader, and I don’t like to skim things!! But I read a few last week, Indelible by Bethany Lopez and Addicted to You by the sisters Richie were good. Just read Beautiful Stranger and am reading Crown of Midnight now!! Always busy!!
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Yeah, when I have time to just sit and read, it goes fairly quickly. Two of my books last week were novellas, though 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Naomi.
I have Shatter Me, Splintered, and Ink on my TBR list. 🙂 I’m glad you liked Shatter Me. I’ve read some mixed reviews on that so I was putting off reading it.
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I think some people might have trouble with the prose in Shatter Me, because it’s very different and unconventional. I really enjoyed it, though, and thought the format was really pertinent to the story.
Thanks for stopping by Andrea 🙂 Have a great week.
OOh nice! I hope you enjoy Dead Witch Walking! Loooove Kim’s series! She was one of my first Urban Fantasy authors when I decided to read adult books!
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I hope I’ll enjoy it, too, Jessica. I’ve had it on my TBR for along time. UF was one of my first adult genres, too 🙂
Thanks for stopping by. Happy reading.
Sadly, I haven’t touched a book all weekend. I hope to start something today at lunch, but am quite undecided.
You need to let me now when you start The Historian so I can start Harry Potter 🙂
I hope you’ll find a very enjoyable book, Xyra. Thanks for stopping by.
I’ll definitely keep you posted on that. 🙂
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My gosh – you were productive!!!
I know, right? Busy, busy 🙂
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Kim Harrison. So many people love the Hollows. I was not a fan. But I’m thinking maybe I just wasn’t in the mood for it. eh, maybe someday I’ll give it another shot.
I think some books are just not for all of us. I hope I’ll enyoy the Hollows 🙂
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You had a great week. I thought Splintered was interesting but don’t know if I’ll be following along to the sequel despite its intriguing cover. My Monday Report is here. Happy reading!
I haven’t seen the cover for then second book yet… Thanks for stopping by Kathy 🙂
You had a super productive week, yahoo! I hope you have another 🙂 Happy Reading!
Thanks Jennifer 🙂 Happy reading to you, too!
I am actually curious about Shatter Me. I hear so many good things about that book I might have to read it.
Have a great week!
I loved Shatter Me, Ciska. I hope you’ll like it when you decide to check it out.
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Shatter Me is waiting on my ereader! I’m excited about it and hope I like it better than the actual Alice in Wonderland. 😀
Shatter Me is not the Alice in Wonderland re-telling, that’s Splintered. Shatter Me is more dystopian, and the writing is very different from other novels. Splintered is really good so far! I enjoy it 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, Andi 🙂
You’re right! My bad. As I view on my computer, the Shatter Me blurb is by the Splintered cover. I was thinking of Splintered and typing Shatter Me. It’s been one of those head-spinny brain-fried days all around. Anywhoosie, I’m definitely looking forward to Splintered when I get ’round to it.
I’ve been wanting room read the Shatter me and Pushing the Limits series. Looks like you had a great reading week. I am reading Devil in the White City…very interesting, detailed and disturbing horror/nonfiction.
Horror and non-fiction in the same books sounds like it could totally creep me out! I think I’ll wait for your review on that one, Tanya.
Both Shatter Me and Pushing the Limits are awesome – quite different, but very well done.
Thanks for stopping by, Tanya 🙂
I’ve actually been really intrigued by Ink. I love the idea of a novel being set in Japan and the synopsis sounds good too. Now I’m just waiting for my copy to arrive 🙂
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I hope you’ll enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Splintered is on my TBR as well…LOVE that cover! 🙂 I haven’t heard of Carniepunk though. As for next week’s reads…you’ll LOVE Dead Witch Walking. 😉 And I haven’t heard of the other two, but I’ll be checking them out. I love Vikings as well. 🙂 Happy Monday, Lexxie!
Splintered is really good so far. And it’s kind of a mix between a retelling and a different story in one.
I’m looking forward to Dead Witch Walking… it’s yours and Jaclyn’s fault I’m reading it now 😉
Thanks for stopping by – have a great week Brandee.
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Today I got a surprise in my mailbox..it was a paperback copy of Carniepunk!! So I might try a few short stories from that in between my other reads. 🙂
I have Dead Witch Walking on my TBR pile too and I have had it there for a long time. So can’t wait to see what you think then I might have to dust if off and give it a try! 🙂
I just finished One Night With a Rake and it was pretty good. Started Witch Fire by Laura Powell (sequel to Burn Mark). I just started it so I have no opinion but I liked the first one so I hope it’s good..
I need more time in the day to read..I wish I was as fast at reading as you are!!!!! 🙂
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So cool that you got Carniepunk in the mail, Stormi!! The stories I have read so far are pretty cool, and one made me add a new series to my TBR.
LOL hopefully Dead Witch Walking will be good enough that you’ll want to dust it off.
One Night with a Rake sounds familiar…
Have a great week Stormi, thanks for stopping by 🙂
Wow, you read a lot last week! 5 books!!! I want to read Splintered so badly! I heard that it’s an excellent book. I can’t wait to see what you think!
So far, I’m loving it, Lindy 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I love The Hollows series – one of my favourites!
Wishing you a great reading week
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Thanks Selleyrae 🙂 I hope I’ll love it, too!
I’ve been wanting to read Splintered, initially the cover caught my eye, and then some great reviews kept me keen. I’ve only read the 1st book in the Hollow series, I liked it but wasn’t blown away so I didn’t continue … hope it lives up to your expectations.
Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a another great week and happy, happy reading 🙂
I know, the cover of Splintered is truly beautiful! And so far, I really like the story.
We’ll see what I think of the Hollows series.
Thanks for stopping by, and happy reading to you as well!