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authorofemotion · 3 years ago

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My Physical TBR (under the cut)

because @bookdragon1811 enabled me :)

Currently Reading:

The ‘One Thing’ is Three by Michael E Gaitley; The Power of Silence by Robert Cardinal Sarah; Daughter of Redwinter by Ed McDonald; Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Middle-Grade

- Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier

- White Cat by Holly Black

- The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

- The School for Good and Evil (and books 2 and 3) by Soman Chainani

- The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

- The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz

- Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones

- KOTLC: Exile by Shannon Messenger

- KOTLC: Everblaze by Shannon Messenger

- KOTLC: Neverseen by Shannon Messenger

- The Water and the Wild by KE Ormsbee

- The Thing About Leftovers by CC Payne

- The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands

- Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz

- The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

- Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Young Adult

- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

- Children of Blood and Bone (and Children of Virtue as Vengeance) by Tomi Adeyemi

- The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry

- Frostblood by Elly Blake (and Fireblood and Nightblood)

- The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

- When Wishes Bleed by Casey L Bond

- Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

- A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A Brown

- Graceling (and Fire) by Kristin Cashore

- A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

- The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli

- House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess

- A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Davis

- Ruthless Gods by Emily A Duncan

- Blessed Monsters by Emily A Duncan

- Wolf by Wolf (and Blood for Blood) by Ryan Graudin

- River Secrets by Shannon Hale

- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alice E Harrow

- Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

- Sea Witch by Sarah Hennings

- A Thousand Nights by EK Johnston

- These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner

- The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

- The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman

- Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

- Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

- Warcross (and Wildcard) by Marie Lu

- A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

- People Like Us by Dana Mele

- Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy

- Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

- The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson

- Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie

- Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

- Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

- The Steelheart Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

- Scythe by Neil Schusterman

- Ink in the Blood by Kim Smejkal

- Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill

- The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

- An Ember in the Ashes (and A Torch Against the Night) by Sabaa Tahir

- Strange the Dreamer (and Muse of Nightmares) by Laini Taylor

- The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala

- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

- Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

- Fable by Adrienne Young

Adult

- The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

- The City of Brass by SA Chakraborty

- A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett st Clair

- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

- The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

- the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon

- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

- The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

- The Calculating Stars by Marie Robinette Kowal

- The Poppy War by RF Kuang

- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

- The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell

- Daughter of Redwinter by Ed McDonald

- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (and A Wise Man’s Fear)

- Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

- The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

- Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

- The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

- Vicious by VE Schwab

- A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab

- The Near Witch by VE Schwab

- Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

- The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

- The Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

- The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

- The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks

- Shadow’s Edge by Brent Weeks

- The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

- The Bird King by G Willow Wilson

- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

- Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Classics

- Emma by Jane Austen

- Persuasion by Jane Austen

- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

- Peter Pan by JM Barrie

- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

- Whuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

- Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie

- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

- Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky

- The Count of Monte Christo by Alexandre Dumas

- The Odyssey by Homer (i’ve read parts but haven’t read it through in full)

- Les Mis by Victor Hugo (yes i do have a death wish)

- The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

- The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo

- A Minstrel in France by Harry Lauder

- The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

- The Space Trilogy by CS Lewis

- The Call of the Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by HP Lovecraft

- Dracula by Bram Stoker

- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

- Death of Ivan Hych by Leo Tolstoy

- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

- The Aeneid by Virgil

- The Epic of Gilgamesh

Theology/Church History

- An Exorcist Tells His Story by Gabriele Amorth

- Pope Francis: His Life In His Own Words

- The Little Flowers of St Clare by P. Bargellini

- Church Fathers by Pope Benedict XVI

- Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI

- This Tremendous Lover by M Eugene Boylan

- Orthodoxy by GK Chesterton

- Rome Sweet Home by Scott Hahn

- The First Society by Scott Hahn

- The Holy Bread of Eternal Life by Peter Kwasniewski

- The Secret of Mary by St. Louis de Montfort

- The Secret of the Rosary by St. Louis de Montfort

- A Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II

- Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist by Brant Pitre

- Love & Responsibility by Harol Wojtyla

- How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas Woods

Nonfiction

- Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

- Faith and Treason by Antonia Fraser

- To Kill the Devil by Herbert Malloy, Jr.

- The Queen’s Conjurer by Benjamin Woolley

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mimisreads-blog · 5 years ago

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Here I will keep track of the books I read and if I post reviews for them ! You can also see these in my Goodreads !! I will include my TBR lists(s) here !

2019

Books Read:

→ The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins (2/5 stars)

→ Again But Better by Christine Riccio (2/5 stars)

→ The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh (4/5 stars)

→ The Rose and the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh (4/5 stars)

Currently Reading:

The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd

TBR List(s):

Classics:

→ Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

→ Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

→ The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

→ The Inferno by Dante Alighieri

General:

→ Daniel by Henning Mankell

→ Dance of Thieves by Mary E Pearson

→ Sky Without Stars by Brody & Rendell

→ Renegades by Marissa Meyer

TO BE CONTINUED !

if you have any recommendations Please let me know !! ♡

#booklr #reading list 2019 #tbr stack #currently reading #masterlist masterpost whatever this is hahha #this looks a ton better on my computer than mobile SORRy

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hoynovoy · 3 years ago

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Free Audiobooks Are Included With Amazon Prime, But Which Books Are Available?

Audiobook fans, take note. Amazon Prime members can listen to free audiobooks — and we've picked out the top 10 from the hundreds available to you, so you can start listening now.

There was a bit of confusion a couple years back, Audible replaced Channels — a feature introduced in 2016, which allowed Amazon Prime members to access free audiobooks and programs, without subscribing to Audible — with with Audible Originals. Prime members were left wondering whether they could still access free audiobook content from Audible — and if so, how to go about it.

Fortunately, Prime members do indeed have access to free Audible content, thanks to Prime Reading: a service that provides Amazon Prime members with a rotating library of books and magazines that they can enjoy as part of their membership. Now, subscribers just have to look for Books with Audible Narration in Prime Reading, rather than Channels. The collection includes more than 250 Kindle Short Reads, Singles, and eBooks, at the time of this writing.

Below, 10 can’t-miss audiobooks available for free with Prime.

The Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim, narrated by Nancy Wu

In early 20th century China, Mei Ling's parents arrange a marriage to a wealthy, Chinese-American merchant named Chinn Kai Li. Their union is already a ruse, as Mei Ling must pretend to be her widowed husband’s first wife in order to secure her American citizenship. When she arrives in San Francisco, however, she finds that her new husband has misrepresented himself to her and her parents. Rather than a merchant, Mei Ling has married a houseboy. To make matters worse, the orphaned girl she has befriended on her Transpacific journey, Siew, may soon be sold into sexual slavery.

Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg, narrated by Kate Rudd

An amnesiac baker with magical powers takes center stage in this novel from The Paper Magician author Charlie N. Holmberg. Maire knows how to bake feelings into confections, and how tasty treats can alter a person for the better. But when she's kidnapped from her village and enslaved to Allemas, Maire is forced to prepare evil treats — from a gingerbread house fit for a witch, to morsels that make a person grow larger or smaller. All the while, visits from the mysterious Fyel cause Maire to begin recovering memories of who she is... and what she's capable of.

Girls on the Line by Aimie K. Runyan, narrated by Kathleen Gati

When America is swept into World War I, Philadelphia socialite Ruby Wagner presses pause on her engagement to enlist as a "Hello Girl" in the wake of her soldier brother's death. Working as a telephone operator in France, Ruby gets a taste of life as an independent woman. But as a budding romance with an Army medic begins to bloom, Ruby must decide whether to return to her traditional life at home, or pursue a self-directed path.

Gateway to Fourline by Pam Brondos, narrated by Lauren Ezzo

While working at a costume store, broke college student Natalie accidentally discovers a gateway to another world hidden in the back of the business. This foreign place is the home of Nat's co-worker, Estos, and it is in dire need of saving. Teaming up with a band of rebellious exiles to save a magical kingdom sounds like a grand adventure, but Nat soon realizes that her mission may cost her everything if she isn't careful.

Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins-Reid, narrated by Julia Whelan, George Newbern, James Daniels, and Dara Rosenberg

In this epistolary work of short fiction from Daisy Jones and the Six author Taylor Jenkins-Reid, two people, Carrie and David, begin an intimate correspondence about the affair that their spouses are having with one other. At the same time, the adulterous lovers are having a conversation of their own. Evidence of the Affair is a beautiful and brutal story you won't want to miss out on.

The Good Twin by Marti Green, narrated by Dara Rosenberg

Mallory, a waitress and a down-and-out artist, isn't happy with the way her life is going. But her twin sister — a woman she never knew existed — appears to have won the life lottery: Charly is a gallery owner, an Ivy League alum, and the heiress to a large fortune. But when Charly's fiancé approaches Mallory with an offer that could irrevocably alter all of their lives, Mallory realizes that there are more secrets to uncover.

Stray: Memoir of a Runaway by Tanya Marquardt, narrated by the author

Tanya Marquardt ran away from home on her 16th birthday, sure that whatever awaited her outside of her home had to be better than what she was leaving behind. Published some 20 years later, Stray looks back on the years Marquardt spent alone, forging a new family, and pushing forward toward the future.

A Girl Divided by Ellen Lindseth, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

In the midst of World War II, as China comes under threat from invading Japanese forces, a missionary’s English-speaking daughter must leave the only home she has ever known and travel to the U.S. for the first time. Escorted by an American "flyboy" named Nathan, Eugenia sees the world for the first time as it is ravaged by war.

The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds by Selina Siak Chin Yoke, narrated by Christine Rendell

As a young girl, Chye Hoon dreamed of going off to school, but society’s social strictures prevented her from doing so. Coming to terms with her mixed Malayan and Chinese heritage, Chye Hoon learns to cook and keep house for her husband — a Chinese man with whom she will have many children. Having embraced the traditions of her ancestors, Chye Hoon is dismayed, much later in life, when her children begin to gravitate toward Western culture.

Rapid Falls by Amber Cowie, narrated by Kate Marcin

Two decades after her boyfriend died and her sister went to prison, Cara has managed to build a good life: a beautiful family, a home she can be proud of, and a successful career. When Anna's prison sentence ends, however, she emerges with demons to wrestle. Joining Cara’s life isn’t easy, Anna realizes — especially given their disparate recollections of the night that changed their lives.

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phgq · 4 years ago

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Nothing irregular with termination of DND-UP deal: Badoy

#PHnews: Nothing irregular with termination of DND-UP deal: Badoy

MANILA – An official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) on Tuesday said there is nothing irregular with the decision of the Department of National Defense (DND) to terminate its agreement with the University of the Philippines (AFP) that prohibits military and police units from entering its campuses without prior notice.

"There is nothing irregular about the unilateral termination of this 1989 agreement because it can be terminated at will," NTF ELCAC spokesperson Lorraine Marie Badoy said in a statement forwarded to the Philippine News Agency (PNA).

She added that this agreement was a "mere courtesy extended to UP in 1989 by the DND when the country was still unaware of the university being the center of gravity of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) – an organization that was recently declared a terrorist organization by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC).

"And that inside its walls is the outrage of the continuous churning of communist propaganda to bring this country down and the deceptive recruitment of our children into this terrorist organization," said Badoy, who is also Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) undersecretary.

Filipinos, she said, will be judged as a people by the way we took care of the most helpless in our midst and for an unbearable period of time.

"We were the kind of people who would have been judged severely by the way we did nothing while our children—the most helpless—died by the wayside," she added.

Badoy was referring to the past 50 years where thousands of minors and children were seduced by the front groups of the CPP-NPA-National Democratic Front (NDF) deeply embedded in the UP System.

These front groups include Gabriela, League of Filipino Students, Anakbayan, College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL), and Katribu, among others.

"This is the shame of UP – that its administration and its teachers look away as UP student upon UP student have fallen into the terrorist lair and died. And how they’ve continuously reneged on their responsibility towards our children by cloaking their cowardly collusion with terrorists in robes of nobility by invoking their perverted sense of academic freedom," she added.

She said these organizations systematically laid a trap for these minors with the methodical planting of seeds of hate towards the government to the point where they turned away from their promising futures to become violent extremists of the NPA out to overthrow the government, destroy the country's democratic way of life and install an inhumane communist ideology in its stead.

Communism hotbed

"Ang Iskolar Ng Bayan na dapat sana ay maasahang magsilbi sa bayang nag-paaral sa kanya ang naging berdugong tagabigay ng hirap at pasakit at ang kumitil ng kapwa Pilipino. At ito ay dahil mula sa pinakasimula ng paghubog ng CPP-NPA-NDF, ang UP ay tinarget ng CPP-NPA-NDF bilang hotbed ng komunismo at ground zero ng mapalinlang na rekrutment ng ating mga anak (The country's scholars, who are supposed to help the country that provided them with their education is now acting as executioners who are now torturing, inflicting pain and killing fellow Filipinos. And this is because of the molding done by the CPP-NPA-NDF, UP was targeted by the CPP-NPA-NDF as the hotbed of communism and ground zero of the deceitful recruitment of our sons and daughters)," she added.

Badoy said the ending of the DND-UP agreement has nothing to do with academic freedom and everything to do with the protection of the country's children and the defense of the Philippines.

"UP will continue to breathe the air of unabated academic freedom where faculty members are free to choose their curriculum and course content without interference from the state and in whatever conduct of the scholarly inquiry and discussion they choose," she said.

UP students, she said, can continue to speak their minds, have rallies all they want, and discuss issues without restrictions or interference from the government and to disagree with the government — vehemently even if they so wish.

"And it would be no skin off our noses," she added.

But this time, Badoy said, the government will be able to have some degree of control over the communist terrorists who are attempting to steal and harm our children.

UP is not being "red-tagged", she said, adding that such claims are only the "mythical creation" of the CPP-NPA-NDF.

"We are merely saying what is true: that UP has been targeted by the CPP-NPA-NDF from its inception and that our children who study there are in grave danger," Badoy said.

The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.

"But this time, government agencies constitutionally mandated to defend and protect them --the AFP and the PNP— will be able to do their jobs," she added.

Badoy also slammed the poison crafted by the CPP founding chair Jose Maria "Joma" Sjson that explicitly states that "It is important to rely on the youth in a protracted revolutionary struggle. The mobilization of the youth ensures the continuous flow of successors in the revolutionary movement."

"And thus, UP had become the well upon which the terrorist CPP-NPA-NDF drew fresh blood — of which an unbearable number of them have died violent deaths fighting government troops—but not first without bringing pain and grief to their families and to the Filipino people," she added.

Lost lives

Badoy also cited the case of UP student Joanne Lapira, who joined the CPP-NPA-NDF by way of Gabriela, was 21 when she died fighting government troops; John Carlo Capistrano Alberto joined by way of Anakbayan and died when he as 21; Marvin Christian Cruz joined the communist terrorists through the League of Filipino Students (LFS) and Ibon and was dead when he was 21.

"Reca Noelle joined the CPP-NPA-NDF by way of Gabriela. By 22, she was dead. Tanya Domingo was 21. Ian Dorado in his early 20s. Christine Puche, LFS. Rendell Cagula, in early 20s, Wendell Gumban, LFS, Rona Jane Manalo, Gabriela (and) Lorena Barros," she added.

Badoy said this "unbearable list" of UP students who have died as violent extremists goes on and on.

"The obscenity of terrorists extolling them as heroes and martyrs to goad even more UP students to fall into a trap and join the CPP-NPA-NDF — used not just to the end of their lives but even beyond death — well, this obscenity will end now," she said.

Filipinos, she added, are no longer the people who will accept what is unacceptable and will no longer look away as our children as eaten whole by the communist terrorists.

"There is no mountain we will not climb, no river we will not cross, no fire we will not go through for our children," she said, adding that Filipinos are now ready to reclaim their children and country from the communist terrorists. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Nothing irregular with termination of DND-UP deal: Badoy." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1127893 (accessed January 20, 2021 at 02:15AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Nothing irregular with termination of DND-UP deal: Badoy." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1127893 (archived).

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starsbooksandtea2023 · 5 years ago

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The Girl From Whitfield Hall Audiobook Blog Tour And Review

Author: Pete Harrison Narrator: Christine Rendel Length: 5 hours 14 minutes Publisher: Pete Harrison Released: Nov. 14, 2019 Genre: Mystery

Emily stood in front of a full length mirror in her well-appointed Camberwell apartment. She turned sideways on and looked over her shoulder before doing the same the other side.“Anna, do you think I could pass for a man?”Emily…

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#All About Audiobook #Audiobook Blog Tour

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jocia92 · 10 months ago

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Short podcast discussing the audiobook, with praise for Dan's narration(of course).

#anna o #matthew blake #audiofile magazine #dan stevens #audiobook #narration #podcast #review #dan does a great job as usual

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spokenrealms · 5 months ago

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HMS Cavendish and Other Misadventures

This is a memoir of a boy born in 1926 in a small seaside town on the northwest coast of England who grew up in pre-and wartime Britain and who recalls, in this account, his many adventures before, during, and after the conclusion of World War II. In the latter half of the war, our teenage author enlists in His Majesty King George VI’s Royal Navy and is assigned to serve as a naval Coder on…

#Christine Rendel #Gerard Doyle

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felicia-cat-hardy · 4 years ago

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Free Audiobooks Are Included With Amazon Prime, But Which Books Are Available?

Audiobook fans, take note. Amazon Prime members can listen to free audiobooks — and we've picked out the top 10 from the hundreds available to you, so you can start listening now.

Below, 10 can’t-miss audiobooks available for free with Prime.

The Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim, narrated by Nancy Wu

Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg, narrated by Kate Rudd

Girls on the Line by Aimie K. Runyan, narrated by Kathleen Gati

Gateway to Fourline by Pam Brondos, narrated by Lauren Ezzo

Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins-Reid, narrated by Julia Whelan, George Newbern, James Daniels, and Dara Rosenberg

The Good Twin by Marti Green, narrated by Dara Rosenberg

Stray: Memoir of a Runaway by Tanya Marquardt, narrated by the author

A Girl Divided by Ellen Lindseth, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds by Selina Siak Chin Yoke, narrated by Christine Rendell

Rapid Falls by Amber Cowie, narrated by Kate Marcin

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daniellethamasa · 5 years ago

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Hey all, Dani here.

This post is one I have been so totally anticipating and dreading at the same time! Writing up these posts twice a year has been so interesting, but I never struggled as much with figuring out my list as I did this year…and that’s because I have read so many great books so far in 2019. Normally by the time I reach the end of June I have 8 or 9 solid choices on my list and then I look through everything I’ve read to fill in the last 1 or 2 spots. Not this year. No, this year I had 15 books make my contender list. This means that I’ll be giving you all 5 honorable mention books, because yay, let’s talk about more books.

So the rules for my top ten lists are pretty simple. It has to be a book that I read during the six months I’m covering–so for today’s post that is January-June 2019. I cannot include re-reads on this list, because obviously if I’m reading it again then I really liked it. Also, I tend to read quite a few ARCs, so I can only include an ARC in the top ten if it has been released by the time the list goes up.

You can check out my past lists by going to these links: 2016-1, 2016-2, 2017-1, 2017-2, 2018-1, 2018-2.

Oh, and as always, if I’ve written up a review for the book, I will also include a link back to that post.

Haha, so I just paused in writing this post to look at all of my previous top ten posts and wow, I have really stepped up my reading game this year. In the 2017 and 2018 first half lists I complained about narrowing 50-60 books down to a top ten favorites list. I’ve read something like 111 books in the first six months of 2019. Clearly past Dani has no idea what kind of reading life she is destined to have.

Okay, I have a lot of books to talk about, so let’s get started with the honorable mentions.

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King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo This is a book featuring Nikolai, who is one of my favorite characters in the Grishaverse. And there’s more with Nina. I won’t say more because of potential spoilers for the previous two series, but I really enjoyed this book. While I wanted it to be in my top ten, I wanted to showcase other titles more.

Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller I enjoyed this book, which followed an awesome female warrior who gets exiled because of underhanded maneuvers by jealous boys. She grows, learns, and adapts, and I just found her warrior’s journey and her growth into a true leader to be very compelling.

Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend This book is full of so much fun and whimsy and, while I loved the first book in the series, this one was better. Magic school setting–do I need to say more?

Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy Futuristic sci-fi King Arthur retelling, wherein Arthur is now Ari (yay, lady King). This book was so interesting to me, and I loved all the queerness in it. Plus I love Arthurian Legends as well. I am definitely counting down to the release of the concluding novel.

The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala Another great read. I was absorbed into this world and these characters pretty quickly, and I have to say that I loved the cat and mouse chase between the two characters, especially since who was cat and who was mouse depended on the situation and the perspective we were following at the time.

All right, and now for my top ten reads of 2019 so far. As with previous posts, these books are listed in chronological order of when I read them, not a least favorite to favorite ranking system or anything.

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Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett This was one of my first reads of the year, but it has stuck with me since then. I had purchased a couple other books by the author but hadn’t gotten around to them. But this book I kept hearing about, and it was blurbed by Brandon Sanderson. So I picked it up…and that was it. I didn’t want to put it down. The magic system was so intriguing to me, and I loved all the character dynamics and the politics of the city and world, and I found myself obsessed with this book. I’m excited about reading the sequel…and about reading my other Robert Jackson Bennett books soon-ish.

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer I love adaptations of Beauty and the Beast, and I love Brigid Kemmerer as an author. So I had high hopes and high expectations for this book, and I am so glad that it delivered. Yes, there were one or two twists and/or revelations that were fairly predictable, but that did not take away from the enjoyable reading experience. And there are people who are finishing reading ARCs of the sequel already, and I am so incredibly jealous. I want to read the sequel…but I guess I’m going to have to wait.

Again, But Better by Christine Riccio Unlike the previous book, this one I did not have high expectations for. I hoped it would be good, but I’ve read some books by internet celebrities and have been less than impressed with them. So I was pleased that instead of just reading a chapter or two and setting it aside, I was sucked into this book so quickly and so thoroughly that I finished it in like a day, or maybe two. I now own two copies of it (B&N Signed Special Edition and Target Exclusive Edition) so I can have all of the extras, and am feeling a need to re-read this book. It was wonderful, and I am looking forward to reading more by Riccio in the future.

The Philosopher’s Flight by Tom Miller This book surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. I had requested it on NetGalley because the cover was cool and the concept sounded interesting. And then I waited until over a year later to actually pick the book up. I read it so quickly. The alt-history of the story. The gender flipping. I was so completely invested in the life of Robert Canderelli Weekes, and I’ll be reading the sequel in the next couple of days, so that’s exciting.

Sky Without Stars by Joanne Rendell and Jessica Brody Of course, with every one of these posts, I seem to have at least one book that I haven’t yet reviewed, and this futuristic sci-fi adaptation of Les Miserables is the one I haven’t gotten around to. There were so many great little references to the original source material, and I found the characters and the world to be both different and similar at the same time. I should write up a proper review for this book, because it is great.

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang There was so much hype around this book that I didn’t want to pick it up at first. And then B&N had a sale and I was able to get the hardcover for half-price. Best decision ever. I ended up thinking that this book is utterly amazing, and totally worth the hype, and I’ll be reading the sequel very very soon (thank you NetGalley), so I kind of can’t shut up about this book.

Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes Speaking of books I can’t shut up about, I feel like I’ve been talking about this one a lot over the last month. What can I say? This was definitely an amazing tome to pick up, and I will most certainly be picking up more books by Sam Sykes soon. This book had action, adventure, magic, romance, story-telling, and there was just so much awesomeness going on that I already want to read it again.

Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto This was supposed to be the first in a duology, but now it is the first in a trilogy, which is absolutely exciting…so long as we don’t end up with second book slump syndrome. I’m hoping that won’t be the case, because I really enjoyed the story of the animages and the Phoenix Riders, and I want to be glad that I’m getting more story set in this world.

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson Magical libraries, wonderful descriptions, and some really interesting character dynamics and relationships made this book an utter delight. Okay, I was sold by the concept of a girl who literally grew up in a library. I know I’ve wished for that most of my life. But we were given an entertaining adventure with just the right amount of intrigue, action, magic, and just a few hints of romance. I definitely enjoyed this more than her first book, and I’m not going to lie, I wish this wasn’t a standalone. I think a duology would work for me, or at least a companion novel. Basically I want more, especially considering how this one ended.

Going Off Script by Jen Wilde Wow, only two contemporary novels on my list. Not bad, but I think Jen Wilde has hit my top ten posts with each of the three books she’s released so far. It’s safe to say that she has become one of my favorite authors. I love how main characters from her previous books make small appearances in her newest ones. And I especially love that most of the characters are geeks. I just adore a good geek story, and Jen Wilde’s releases definitely fit the bill.

That is all from me for today. I hope you enjoyed this look at my favorite reads so far this year. What have been some of your favorite reads so far this year? Let me know in the comments. I’m off to read now but I’ll be back soon with more bookish content.

Top Ten Reads of 2019 (So Far) Hey all, Dani here. This post is one I have been so totally anticipating and dreading at the same time!

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Grip-Lit: Five Elements Your Story Must Include If You’re Writing the Next Gone Girl

However you feel about the literary term “Grip-Lit,” there’s no doubt that readers have embraced this type of psychological thriller and publishers are clamoring for its next big hit.

Novels such as Gone Girl, Before I Go to Sleep and The Girl on the Train put female characters in danger but also, crucially, in the driver’s seat. Instead of passive victims, these heroines are calculating, complex and compelling.

They also have flaws, which threaten them as much as any foe. And their problems could be our problems: marital breakdown, domestic violence, treacherous friends. The moral of the Grip-Lit story is: there, but for the grace of God, go I.

Writers of “Grip-Lit” must simultaneously satisfy and twist the reader’s expectations. Nail these five elements of the genre, and you’ll get a grip on Grip-Lit.

This guest post is by Jo Furniss. Furniss is the author of the psychological thriller ALL THE LITTLE CHILDREN (Lake Union, September 2017). Originally from the UK, Jo is a former BBC journalist who has lived in Cameroon and Switzerland, and now resides with her family in Singapore.

1. Make it Compulsive

Take a look at the reviews for the most successful Grip-Lit titles. Notice how many times readers say they “couldn’t stop thinking about this book.” Or found a novel “unputdownable.” It’s a badge of honor if it keeps them “awake into the small hours.”

No one wants dull-lit or snooze-lit or we’ll-get-to-the-good-part-soon-lit. People like to be absorbed and feel every synapse firing. So put them close to the action; many Grip-Lit novels are written in first person. Imagine being the one friend that the troubled main character confides in—that’s the position the reader should occupy.

Consider switching between narrators, whose accounts complement or contradict each other. This has the benefit of upping the pace while the plot divulges clues, layers information and even misleads.

The reader must be left asking questions and predicting answers: What do we believe? Who do we believe? If the reader thinks she has pre-empted a twist, turn her in another direction in a way that feels inevitable but surprising.

2. Create Trust Issues

A particularly compulsive element of Grip-Lit is the ubiquitous unreliable narrator. There’s nothing more compelling than the sense that someone is withholding information—or downright lying. Add to the mix dubious husbands, mysterious neighbors, crazed relatives, fickle friends and spooky children, and the typical Grip-Lit has a cast list made up of suspects.

For me, Grip-Lit is essentially a modern kind of gothic. In her recent Reith Lectures for the BBC, the author Hilary Mantel defined gothic as an isolated woman who can’t trust anyone and starts questioning the evidence of her own senses until she wonders if she’s mad. Mantel’s description could just as well apply to Grip-Lit.

The reader may even question whether there’s been a crime at all—another common element in the genre. Gone Girl asks whether Amy Dunne has gone missing. The eponymous Woman in Cabin 10 witnesses an impossible disappearance. Christine, in SJ Watson’s Before I Go to Sleep, can’t recall yesterday, never mind a crime. These slipperiest of plots leave a reader clinging on for dear life to every page.

3. Keep It Real

Grip-Lit is defined from other psychological thrillers by the way it performs a post-mortem on domesticity. Gone Girl dissects a marriage. Ruth Ware’s In a Dark, Dark Wood picks apart love rivalry. The heroine of Belinda Bauer’s The Beautiful Dead cares for an ailing parent.

By grounding the main character in reality, the reader sympathizes and thinks, “This could happen to me.” The closer the reader sides with the protagonist, the more the novel will fulfill its aim: to grip.

4. Killer instinct

In The Beautiful Dead, Bauer also carefully humanizes an adversary who is on the Hannibal Lecter scale of psychos. In a taut chapter of only a few pages, she spins a backstory of childhood trauma, creating a degree of sympathy for a cold-blooded killer. His reality makes him all the more frightening.

It’s not enough to say someone kills “because s/he’s crazy”: that’s like saying sharks kill because they’re sharks. Yes, it’s scary to a degree, but I don’t lie in bed at night gripped by a fear of sharks. Readers want to get inside the scarred mind of the characters, and let them get inside theirs.

5. Go into Dark Territory

Some of the finest examples of contemporary Grip-Lit are set in locations that work hard to create the necessary mood of dread. In Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, the decaying hometown of the main character isolates her; SK Tremayne uses a barren island to similar effect in The Ice Twins.

The Good Widow forces a bereaved woman to re-tread her dead husband’s final steps in the honeymoon capital of Maui, while The Girl on the Train foregrounds Rachel’s untethered emotional state by keeping her constantly on the move.

Finally, don’t underestimate Grip-Lit because it’s been given a fancy name by the marketing department. As author Sophie Hannah points out in her piece for The Guardian, the genre is rooted in deep literary tradition; Agatha Christie ventured into Grip-Lit, as well as PD James, Ruth Rendell, and Daphne du Maurier. It takes craft to produce a suspense thriller and a character calculating enough to grip our hearts and minds.

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Shaded with Love Vol.2 Cover Reveal

Release Date: March 15th, 2017

Cover Designer: Jessica Hildreth at Creative Book Concepts

120 authors, bloggers and photographers are proud to reveal the cover for Shaded with Love Vol. 2! We are so excited for all of you to get your hands on this awesome project, and benefit an amazing organization at the same time! 100% of proceeds from Shaded with Love Vol. 2 will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

After the success of Shaded with Love Vol. 1 we decided to carry on the project, with a new coloring book releasing every quarter of the year. Each coloring book volume will benefit a new charity, have new pages and new author, blogger and photographer participants. Volume 1 published in November 0f 2016, Volume 2 will be published March 15th, Volume 3 is due to release in June 2017 and Volume 4 will be in September 2017

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