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Showing posts with label ARC Envy. Show all posts

Friday, February 9, 2018

ARC Envy #25 - Whisper by Lynette Noni



Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 


Title: Whisper
Author: Lynette Noni
Expected Publication Date: May 1, 2018

Judging a book by its cover:  Not bad!

Know anything about the author?  Nope!

Why do I want it?  Kat mentioned it in a vlog post and it sounds fun.

Summary from Goodreads:

“Lengard is a secret government facility for extraordinary people,” they told me.

I believed them. That was my mistake.

There isn’t anyone else in the world like me.

I’m different. I’m an anomaly. I’m a monster. 


For two years, six months, fourteen days, eleven hours and sixteen minutes, Subject Six-Eight-Four — ‘Jane Doe’ — has been locked away and experimented on, without uttering a single word.

As Jane’s resolve begins to crack under the influence of her new — and unexpectedly kind — evaluator, she uncovers the truth about Lengard’s mysterious ‘program’, discovering that her own secret is at the heart of a sinister plot … and one wrong move, one wrong word, could change the world.

Friday, August 25, 2017

ARC Envy #24 - Wonder Woman by Leigh Bardugo


Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 





Title: Wonder Woman: Warbringer
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Expected Publication Date: August 29, 2017

Judging a book by its cover:  Not bad!

Know anything about the author?  One of my favorite authors ever.

Why do I want it?  Leigh Bardugo. Enough said.

Summary from Goodreads:

She will become one of the world’s greatest heroes: WONDER WOMAN. But first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning. . . .

Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law—risking exile—to save a mere mortal. Even worse, Alia Keralis is no ordinary girl and with this single brave act, Diana may have doomed the world.

Alia just wanted to escape her overprotective brother with a semester at sea. She doesn’t know she is being hunted. When a bomb detonates aboard her ship, Alia is rescued by a mysterious girl of extraordinary strength and forced to confront a horrible truth: Alia is a Warbringer—a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery.

Together, Diana and Alia will face an army of enemies—mortal and divine—determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer. If they have any hope of saving both their worlds, they will have to stand side by side against the tide of war.
 

Friday, May 15, 2015

ARC Envy #22 - Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff


Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 




Title: Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1)
Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Expected Publication Date: October 20, 2015

Judging a book by its cover:  I like the colors

Know anything about the author?  Kaufman wrote These Broken Stars which I am sad to say I've never read but have.

Why do I want it?  Has gotten some great buzz from a few of my favorite people who have excellent bookish taste.

Summary from Goodreads:


This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.

This afternoon, her planet was invaded.

The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.

But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet's AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it's clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she'd never speak to again.

Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.

What ARC are you envying this week?

Friday, May 23, 2014

ARC Envy #19 - Company Town by Madeline Ashby



Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 




Title: Company Town
Author: Madeline Ashby
Publisher: Angry Robot
Expected Publication Date: September, 2014

Judging a book by its cover:  Love this cover to pieces. 

Know anything about the author?  No, nothing.

Why do I want it?  Love the cover and the plot sounds quite interesting!

Summary from Goodreads:


Meet Hwa. One of the few in her community to forego bio-engineered enhancements, she’s the last truly organic person left on the rig. But she’s an expert in the arts of self-defence, and she’s been charged with training the Family’s youngest, who has been receiving death threats – seemingly from another timeline. 

Meanwhile, a series of interconnected murders threatens the city’s stability – serial killer? Or something much, much worse...?

What ARC are you envying this week?

Friday, March 21, 2014

ARC Envy #18 - Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo



Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 




Title: Ruin and Rising (The Grisha #3)
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Expected Publication Date: June, 2014

Judging a book by its cover:  Matches the others in the series so that is good.

Know anything about the author?  Yes, she has been fangirled on before for the first two books in this series.

Why do I want it?  Squeal! Need to complete my set. Can't wait for this one!

Summary from Goodreads:


The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.

Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.

Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.

Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.


What ARC are you envying this week?

ARC Envy #18 - Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo



Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 




Title: Ruin and Rising (The Grisha #3)
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Expected Publication Date: June, 2014

Judging a book by its cover:  Matches the others in the series so that is good.

Know anything about the author?  Yes, she has been fangirled on before for the first two books in this series.

Why do I want it?  Squeal! Need to complete my set. Can't wait for this one!

Summary from Goodreads:


The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.

Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.

Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.

Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.


What ARC are you envying this week?

Friday, February 28, 2014

ARC Envy #17 - Take Me On by Katie McGarry



Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 





Title: Take Me On (Pushing the Limits #4)
Author: Katie McGarry (website)(Twitter)
Publisher: HarlequinTEEN (website)(Twitter)
Expected Publication Date: September 23, 2014

Judging a book by its cover:  Honestly not loving the cover but the inside is what I want anyway so whatever.

Know anything about the author?  Yes, she is the queen of swoon. This is her second appearance in ARC Envy.

Why do I want it?  Have read the others in the series (Pushing the Limits, Dare You To, and Crash Into You - not reviewed). Squeal!

Summary from Goodreads:


Acclaimed author Katie McGarry returns with the knockout new story of two high school seniors who are about to learn what winning really means

Champion kickboxer Haley swore she'd never set foot in the ring again after one tragic night. But then the guy she can't stop thinking about accepts a mixed martial arts fight in her honor. Suddenly, Haley has to train West Young. All attitude, West is everything Haley promised herself she'd stay away from. Yet he won't last five seconds in the ring without her help.

West is keeping a big secret from Haley. About who he really is. But helping her-fighting for her-is a shot at redemption. Especially since it's his fault his family is falling apart. He can't change the past, but maybe he can change Haley's future.

Hayley and West have agreed to keep their relationship strictly in the ring. But as an unexpected bond forms between them and attraction mocks their best intentions, they'll face their darkest fears and discover love is worth fighting for.

What ARC are you envying this week?

ARC Envy #17 - Take Me On by Katie McGarry



Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 





Title: Take Me On (Pushing the Limits #4)
Author: Katie McGarry (website)(Twitter)
Publisher: HarlequinTEEN (website)(Twitter)
Expected Publication Date: September 23, 2014

Judging a book by its cover:  Honestly not loving the cover but the inside is what I want anyway so whatever.

Know anything about the author?  Yes, she is the queen of swoon. This is her second appearance in ARC Envy.

Why do I want it?  Have read the others in the series (Pushing the Limits, Dare You To, and Crash Into You - not reviewed). Squeal!

Summary from Goodreads:


Acclaimed author Katie McGarry returns with the knockout new story of two high school seniors who are about to learn what winning really means

Champion kickboxer Haley swore she'd never set foot in the ring again after one tragic night. But then the guy she can't stop thinking about accepts a mixed martial arts fight in her honor. Suddenly, Haley has to train West Young. All attitude, West is everything Haley promised herself she'd stay away from. Yet he won't last five seconds in the ring without her help.

West is keeping a big secret from Haley. About who he really is. But helping her-fighting for her-is a shot at redemption. Especially since it's his fault his family is falling apart. He can't change the past, but maybe he can change Haley's future.

Hayley and West have agreed to keep their relationship strictly in the ring. But as an unexpected bond forms between them and attraction mocks their best intentions, they'll face their darkest fears and discover love is worth fighting for.

What ARC are you envying this week?

Friday, January 17, 2014

ARC Envy #16 - Blood of My Blood by Barry Lyga



Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 




Title: Blood of My Blood (Jasper Dent #3)
Author:Barry Lyga (website)
Publisher: Little, Brown (website)(Twitter)
Expected Publication Date: September 23, 2014

Judging a book by its cover:  Oh my creepiness!

Know anything about the author?  Yes, have read 2 of his.

Why do I want it?  Have listened to / read the other two in the series. Though I wasn't as wowed by the 2nd one as the 1st, I can't wait to read the last one and learn what happens.

Summary from Goodreads:


Jazz Dent has been shot and left to die in New York City. His girlfriend Connie is in the clutches of Jazz's serial killer father, Billy. And his best friend Howie is bleeding to death on the floor of Jazz's own home in tiny Lobo's Nod. Somehow, these three must rise above the horrors their lives have become and find a way to come together in pursuit of Billy. But then Jazz crosses a line he's never crossed before, and soon the entire country is wondering: "Like father, like son?" Who is the true monster?

The chase is on, and this time Jazz is the hunted, not the hunter. And beyond Billy there lurks something much, much worse. Prepare to meet...the Crow King.

What ARC are you envying this week?

ARC Envy #16 - Blood of My Blood by Barry Lyga



Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 




Title: Blood of My Blood (Jasper Dent #3)
Author:Barry Lyga (website)
Publisher: Little, Brown (website)(Twitter)
Expected Publication Date: September 23, 2014

Judging a book by its cover:  Oh my creepiness!

Know anything about the author?  Yes, have read 2 of his.

Why do I want it?  Have listened to / read the other two in the series. Though I wasn't as wowed by the 2nd one as the 1st, I can't wait to read the last one and learn what happens.

Summary from Goodreads:


Jazz Dent has been shot and left to die in New York City. His girlfriend Connie is in the clutches of Jazz's serial killer father, Billy. And his best friend Howie is bleeding to death on the floor of Jazz's own home in tiny Lobo's Nod. Somehow, these three must rise above the horrors their lives have become and find a way to come together in pursuit of Billy. But then Jazz crosses a line he's never crossed before, and soon the entire country is wondering: "Like father, like son?" Who is the true monster?

The chase is on, and this time Jazz is the hunted, not the hunter. And beyond Billy there lurks something much, much worse. Prepare to meet...the Crow King.

What ARC are you envying this week?

Friday, November 1, 2013

ARC Envy #15 - Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson


Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 





Title: Unwrapped Sky
Author: Rjurik Davidson (website)
Publisher: Tor (website)(Twitter)
Expected Publication Date: April 15, 2014

Judging a book by its cover:  This is actually the UK edition of the cover. Oh the beautifulness!

Know anything about the author?  Nothing.

Why do I want it?  Saw this one on Christina's blog and so loved the cover that I went over to Goodreads to see what it was about. Sounds like a wonderful book. Would make a good birthday present for myself...comes out a few days after my birthday~

Summary from Goodreads:


Caeli-Amur: an ancient city perched on white cliffs overlooking the sea; a city ruled by three Houses, fighting internecine wars; a city which harbours ancient technology and hidden mysteries. But things are changing in Caeli-Amur. Ancient minotaurs arrive for the traditional Festival of the Sun. The slightly built New-Men bring their technology from their homeland. Wastelanders stream into the city hideously changed by the chemical streams to the north. Strikes break out in the factory district.

In a hideout beneath the city, a small group of seditionists debate ways to overthrow the Houses. How can they rouse the citizens of the city? Should they begin a campaign of terror? Is there a way to uncover the thaumaturgical knowledge that the Houses guard so jealously? As the Houses scramble to maintain their rule, it becomes clear that things will change forever in Caeli-Amur.


What ARC are you envying this week?

ARC Envy #15 - Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson


Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 





Title: Unwrapped Sky
Author: Rjurik Davidson (website)
Publisher: Tor (website)(Twitter)
Expected Publication Date: April 15, 2014

Judging a book by its cover:  This is actually the UK edition of the cover. Oh the beautifulness!

Know anything about the author?  Nothing.

Why do I want it?  Saw this one on Christina's blog and so loved the cover that I went over to Goodreads to see what it was about. Sounds like a wonderful book. Would make a good birthday present for myself...comes out a few days after my birthday~

Summary from Goodreads:


Caeli-Amur: an ancient city perched on white cliffs overlooking the sea; a city ruled by three Houses, fighting internecine wars; a city which harbours ancient technology and hidden mysteries. But things are changing in Caeli-Amur. Ancient minotaurs arrive for the traditional Festival of the Sun. The slightly built New-Men bring their technology from their homeland. Wastelanders stream into the city hideously changed by the chemical streams to the north. Strikes break out in the factory district.

In a hideout beneath the city, a small group of seditionists debate ways to overthrow the Houses. How can they rouse the citizens of the city? Should they begin a campaign of terror? Is there a way to uncover the thaumaturgical knowledge that the Houses guard so jealously? As the Houses scramble to maintain their rule, it becomes clear that things will change forever in Caeli-Amur.


What ARC are you envying this week?

Friday, October 11, 2013

ARC Emvy #14 Fault Line by Christa Desir


Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too. 




Title: Fault Line
Author: C. Desir (website)(Twitter)
Publisher: SimonPulse
Expected Publication Date: already out...October 1, 2013...I read the date wrong. Oopies!

Judging a book by its cover:  I love the cover. Sparklers!

Know anything about the author?  Nothing.

Why do I want it?  I've read a couple of very different reviews of this one which makes me want to read it even more. I think I know which side of the fence I'll fall on but am curious to see if I'm right. It sounds like a book that will stay with me no matter what my thoughts. It's always good to get a dialogue going on tough issues. This book is already doing that!

Summary from Goodreads:


Ben could date anyone he wants, but he only has eyes for the new girl — sarcastic free-spirit, Ani. Luckily for Ben, Ani wants him too. She’s everything Ben could ever imagine. Everything he could ever want.

But that all changes after the party. The one Ben misses. The one Ani goes to alone.

Now Ani isn’t the girl she used to be, and Ben can’t sort out the truth from the lies. What really happened, and who is to blame?

Ben wants to help her, but she refuses to be helped. The more she pushes Ben away, the more he wonders if there’s anything he can do to save the girl he loves.


What ARC are you envying this week?