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I tried to remind myself that ‘memorable’ does not always mean ‘awesome’, but this came out mostly good guys anyway, with the exception of Kossil and the technical boy. Do the bad guys not get fleshed-out secondary characters? Or am I just low on imagination right now? (Also, hi everybody! First Real Marina Post is apparently a Top Ten post! Welcome to my literary tastes!) Anyway, in no particular order…
THAT’S RIGHT! It’s another giveaway hop! (One of these days, I should probably slow down with these, right?) But that day is the future. For now, let me invite you to a giveaway with almost 150 blogs participating! It’s hosted by I’m a Reader, Not a Writer and Reading Lark. Click HERE for a link to the list of blogs!
NOW FOR MY GIVEAWAY!
If you follow my blog, you may or may not know that I’m a sucker for vampire books. (Yes, pun intended. I shouldn’t quit my day job. Anyways.) So I decided for my giveaway I’d help you all get bit by a new series – the Evernight series by Claudia Gray!
Evernight | Stargazer | Hourglass | Afterlife
Interested? Then please follow THIS link before 11:59 PM on October 8th! Note that this giveaway is US only.
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Okay, I have to face it, my to-be-read list is SKY HIGH. Picking ten for the spring is going to be … death defying. Let’s give it a try! (All links will go to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.)
1. Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins
In case you missed my Waiting on Wednesday post last week, I WANT THIS BOOK. If Amazon’s shipping department wasn’t the worst, I’D HAVE IT BY NOW. But I don’t. And the wait is KILLER.
2. The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges
Really, as far as I’m concerned, you can’t go wrong with this book. It’s historical fiction in the fact that it takes place in Russia circa 1888. It’s fantasy because the main character is both a Duchess and a necromancer. This book’s blurb caught me on the first look, and I can’t wait to read it.
3. Die for Me by Amy Plum
Okay, Anna and the French Kiss maaaay have made me have an instant love of books set in Paris, which I discovered at line 2 of the blurb. Then I read the REST of the blurb and went DUDE. Let’s see if the plotline is cool enough to overcome the star-crossed lovers thing! You can bet you’ll hear which way this one goes as soon as I get my hands on it.
4. Balthazar by Claudia Gray
I’ll admit, my interest in the Evernight series continued to wane as the books went on, but it seems that this one is completley unrelated to the Evernight books and characters except for Balthazar, so sign me up! I was a huge sucker for this guy, and I’m not ashamed to admit it!
5. The Selection by Kiera Cass
Okay, this is one book where I read the blurb and I went I WANT NOW. NOW. I have no idea why, but I just fell in love right there. Plus, the CW is making it into a TV series so DUDE. I have to at least read the book so I can watch how much the series messes with the plot line. 😛
6. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
GUYS. GUYS. CASSANDRA CLARE. THAT IS ALL.
7. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
This is the sequel to Divergent, which I thought actually lived up to a lot of the hype it got. Enough is said.
8. The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
MORE VAMPIRE ACADEMY WORLD. MORE ADRIAN. GIVE ME NOW. If you don’t believe the CAPS is pertinent, read my review of Bloodlines!
9. Grave Mercy by R. L. LaFevers
Girl escapes arranged marriage, becomes assassin. Seriously, do I need to tell you anymore? Also, for the life of me I can’t get this cover to actually show up here, so you’re just going to have to click the link to check it out. 😛
10. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
I am a horrible person who judges books by their cover–only literally, I swear! However, CHECK OUT THIS COVER. Then CHECK OUT THE BLURB. Really interested in getting my hands on this one!
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