Kaniesha's Waiting on Wednesday #12: The Winner's Curse

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

Title: The Winner's Curse
Author: Marie Rutkoski
Series: Stand-Alone
Release date: March 4, 2014

Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Kestrel is an aristocratic citizen of Valoria, a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers. Here, a girl like Kestrel has two choices: join the military or get married. Despite her skills in military strategy, Kestrel’s real passion is music.Which is why she feels compelled to buy Arin, a slave with a talent for singing, at auction. It’s not long before she finds herself falling in love with Arin, and he seems to feel the same for her. But Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for Arin is much higher than she ever could have imagined.

Set in a new world, The Winner’s Curse is a story of wicked rumors, dirty secrets, and games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.

So many people are excited about this one and I'm not going to lie that I've been caught up in it too.

Kaniesha's Waiting on Wednesday #11: The Seers by Julianna Scott

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

Title: The Seers
Author: Julianna Scott
Series: The Holders #2
Release date: February 4, 2014

Synopsis: After nearly being drained of her ability and betrayed by a man her father trusted, Becca Ingle was left with one clue — Ciaran Shea. He holds the key to the downfall of the power-mad Holder, Darragh, and can ensure the safety of both Holder and Human kind alike... but is he willing to help? 

Becca, Alex, Jocelyn, and Cormac set out Adare Manor to meet with the Bhunaidh, an aristocratic group of pure blooded Holders of whom Ciaran is a rumored member. However, when Becca discovers that they might not be the only ones after the information Ciaran has, everyone begins to wonder if Bhunaidh might not be as uninvolved with Darragh as they claim. 

A race to uncover Ciaran’s secrets begins, where the line between friend and foe is blurred, and everyone seems to have their own agenda. Becca will have to call on every ability at her disposal to uncover the truth, all the while knowing that sometimes the answer is more dangerous than the question.

If you guys read it, you know that I reviewed The Holders by Julianna Scott! It was a really good book and I'm really looking forward to The Seers!

Kaniesha's Waiting on Wednesday #10: Death Sworn by Leah Cypress

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

Title: Death Sworn
Author: Leah Cypress
Series: Death Sworn #1
Release date: March 4, 2014

Synopsis: When Ileni lost her magic, she lost everything: her place in society, her purpose in life, and the man she had expected to spend her life with. So when the Elders sent her to be magic tutor to a secret sect of assassins, she went willingly, even though the last two tutors had died under mysterious circumstances.

But beneath the assassins’ caves, Ileni will discover a new place and a new purpose… and a new and dangerous love. She will struggle to keep her lost magic a secret while teaching it to her deadly students, and to find out what happened to the two tutors who preceded her. But what she discovers will change not only her future, but the future of her people, the assassins… and possibly the entire world.

Combined Reads: December 2013

Hello everyone! We've decided on more changes for our blog reading choices! Instead of just two books per month we've increased it to four (we read too fast for our own good) and we'll be reading them whenever throughout the month instead of a set period of time.

1: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
2: Sorrow's Knot by Erin Bow
3: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
4: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Please feel free to read along with us and look forward to our (possible) feedback/reviews!