It's Spring Break this week and that means lots of reading time. Staying up late, just one more chapter, blanket forts, snuggling under your favorite blanket with a good book. I know I'm a week and a half late posting my TBR but better late than never. First things first, what does TBR mean?
Without further ado, let's get right to the good stuff. Here is a pile of my physical TBR. I have a few ebooks (and most likely audiobooks because I've been on a huge audiobook kick lately) that are on my list as well.
Starting from the top:
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
Isn't this cover just gorgeous? This is a re-read for me and it's just as good as I remembered.
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2tCoWWC
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2FuzVCF
Synopsis
Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she’s returned—to her old life, her family, her boyfriend—before she’s banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.
Nikki longs to spend these precious months forgetting the Everneath and trying to reconnect with her boyfriend, Jack, the person most devastated by her disappearance—and the one person she loves more than anything. But there’s just one problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who enticed her to the Everneath in the first place, has followed Nikki home. Cole wants to take over the throne in the underworld and is convinced Nikki is the key to making it happen. And he’ll do whatever it takes to bring her back, this time as his queen.
As Nikki’s time on the Surface draws to a close and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she is forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole’s queen.
Mistwood by Leah Cypess
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2HniHbb
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2p4C8xQ
Synopsis
The Shifter is an immortal creature bound by an ancient spell to protect the kings of Samorna. When the realm is peaceful, she retreats to the Mistwood.
But when she is needed she always comes.
Isabel remembers nothing. Nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have.
Prince Rokan needs Isabel to be his Shifter. He needs her ability to shift to animal form, to wind, to mist. He needs her lethal speed and superhuman strength. And he needs her loyalty—because without it, she may be his greatest threat.
Isabel knows that her prince is lying to her, but she can't help wanting to protect him from the dangers and intrigues of the court . . . until a deadly truth shatters the bond between them.
Now Isabel faces a choice that threatens her loyalty, her heart . . . and everything she thought she knew.
Relic by Renee Collins
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2oZnXL9
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2oYzOcf
Synopsis
After a raging fire consumes her town and kills her parents, Maggie Davis is on her own to protect her younger sister and survive best she can in the Colorado town of Burning Mesa. In Maggie’s world, the bones of long-extinct magical creatures such as dragons and sirens are mined and traded for their residual magical elements, and harnessing these relics’ powers allows the user to wield fire, turn invisible, or heal even the worst of injuries.
Working in a local saloon, Maggie befriends the spirited showgirl Adelaide and falls for the roguish cowboy Landon. But when she proves to have a particular skill at harnessing the relics’ powers, Maggie is whisked away to the glamorous hacienda of Álvar Castilla, the wealthy young relic baron who runs Burning Mesa. Though his intentions aren’t always clear, Álvar trains Maggie in the world of relic magic. But when the mysterious fires reappear in their neighboring towns, Maggie must discover who is channeling relic magic for evil before it’s too late.
Relic is a thrilling adventure set in a wholly unique world, and a spell-binding story of love, trust, and the power of good.
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
Book 2 in The Iron Fey Series
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2FxIFZ1
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2HnkKfn
I'm not going to post the synopsis for book 2 to avoid spoilers, so here's the details for book 1. I love this series and this is a re-read for me as well, but it's been a few years since I last read it so it feels new.
Book 1: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2GfzUDK
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2Iioa4m
Synopsis
Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.
But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.
Ghost Hold by Ripley Patton
Book 2 in The PSS Chronicles
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2FnCHh4
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2Ftb6Lt
Since this is book 2 in the series, I'm going to post the details for book 1 to avoid spoilers.
Ghost Hand by Ripley Patton
*FREE on Amazon!*
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2FsLKO5
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2Gd0X2L
Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Olivia Black has a rare birth defect known as Psyche Sans Soma, or PSS. Instead of a right hand made of flesh and blood, she was born with a hand made of ethereal energy.
How does Olivia handle being the girl with the ghost hand? Well, she's a little bit morbid and a whole lot snarky.
Her mother thinks her obsession with death, black clothing, and the local cemetery is a bid for attention. But when Marcus, the new guy in Olivia's calculus class, stares at her like she's a freak, Olivia doesn't like it. And when her hand goes rogue, doing things she never imagined possible, Olivia finds herself running for her life with Marcus from a group of men bent on taking the power of her hand for their own nefarious purposes.
I'm also listening to two audiobooks at the moment; Defy by Sara B. Larson and Riders by Veronica Rossi. Defy is a repeat for me but I just love the story and I really love Damian. The narrator for the audiobook isn't the best, but I'm making do. The narrator for Riders is great but the story isn't grabbing me as much as I'd expected it to. Here is the info for both of these books.
Defy by Sara B. Larson
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2FK20te
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2p3tdNO
Synopsis
Alexa Hollen is a fighter. Forced to disguise herself as a boy and serve in the king's army, Alex uses her quick wit and fierce sword-fighting skills to earn a spot on the elite prince's guard. But when a powerful sorcerer sneaks into the palace in the dead of night, even Alex, who is virtually unbeatable, can't prevent him from abducting her, her fellow guard and friend Rylan, and Prince Damian, taking them through the treacherous wilds of the jungle and deep into enemy territory.
The longer Alex is held captive with both Rylan and the prince, the more she realizes that she is not the only one who has been keeping dangerous secrets. And suddenly, after her own secret is revealed, Alex finds herself confronted with two men vying for her heart: the safe and steady Rylan, who has always cared for her, and the dark, intriguing Damian. With hidden foes lurking around every corner, is Alex strong enough to save herself and the kingdom she's sworn to protect?
Riders by Veronica Rossi
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2FJSPJh
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2HqxSQR
Synopsis
Nothing but death can keep eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does.
While recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers and a bizarre cuff he can’t remove. His death has brought to life his real destiny. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Over the coming weeks, he and the other horsemen—Conquest, Famine, and Death—are brought together by a beautiful but frustratingly secretive girl to help save humanity from an ancient evil on the emergence.
They fail.
Now—bound, bloodied, and drugged—Gideon is interrogated by the authorities about his role in a battle that has become an international incident. If he stands any chance of saving his friends and the girl he’s fallen for—not to mention all of humankind—he needs to convince the skeptical government officials the world is in imminent danger.
But will anyone believe him?
Make sure to check back at the end of the month for a wrap-up of all of the books I read/listened to this month. I've got several I've already read that I didn't list here since I've already finished them. I've been on a reading roll this month and I.freaking.love.it. In the meantime, you can find me on Instagram (@declarationsofafangirl), Twitter (@declarefangirl, although I don't post there as much), and Facebook (https://facebook.com/declarationsofafangirl). Leave me a comment and tell me what you're reading right now or plan to read this month. I love to learn about new books!
