Hiya, Guys:
Here are the books I completed for the month of January for the three book challenges I’m participating in this year. Organized in the order I signed up for each challenge.
#2016TBRPile Challenge
Has been on by TBR pile for weeks.
The Shadow of Loss
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Multicultural, Romance, YA
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Goodreads OR buy Shadow of Loss here: Amazon | Barnes & Noble| Kobo
Blurb:
Evelyn Gonzalez keeps losing people, which is always hard, but has she lost something much more? Has she lost her soul? Evelyn has a nervous breakdown and is institutionalized, after months of sorrow and pain she is thrust back into the world. The world of teenage angst and Calculus. Can she trust people again? Especially after hurtful assumptions and judgments made her miss her junior year of high school. Evelyn is just trying to heal what she lost and graduate from high school.
For The Shadow of Loss Review click here.
#Rockmytbr Challenge
Graceling (Graceling Realm #1)
Genre: YA, Action, Adventure, Paranormal, Romance
Rating: 5 stars
Synopsis (from Goodreads):
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight – she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.
When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change.
She never expects to become Po’s friend.
She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace – or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away…
For my Graceling review post, click here.
#2016audiobook Challenge
Obsidian (Lux #1)
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Aliens, Paranormal Romance
Rating: 2 stars
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:03-18-13
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Goodreads | B& N | Amazon | Audible
Synopsis (From Goodreads):
Starting over sucks.
When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring… until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.
And then he opened his mouth.
Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something… unexpected happens.
The hot alien living next door marks me.
You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.
If I don’t kill him first, that is.
For my Obsidian (Lux #1) audiobook review, click here.
BOOKS COMING UP:
I have a number of books tours coming up for Feburary, so I am not sure what my books for this month’s challenges will be, but If I have to guess, I think It will be Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers For my #RockmyTBR challenge, as I’ve had it for a while and it want to get through it.
I might try two Audiobooks for my #2016Audiobook challenge in February to give my eyes a bit of a rest. I’m thinking Half-Resurrection Blues of the Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel Jose Older, since the second book just came out and I’ve heard good things about it. I am not sure what the second audiobook will be though.
And for my #2016TBRpile challenge I think I am going to read 3volve by Josefina Gutierrez because I really liked The Shadow of Loss and I’m eager to read more from her
As always, thanks so much for reading.
I have a lot of things coming up in the next few weeks so stay tuned! ^__^
Until next time,
Gia.
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