LIST: if you like the shadow and bone trilogy

With a return to the Grishaverse through the release of King of Scars this year, I thought it was appropriate to make a post with a list of book recommendations for if you like the Shadow and Bone trilogy! This is a rather lengthy list, but I couldn't stop myself from recommending some amazing books.

And much like my post for if you like The Cruel Prince, I made a quiz for you to take if you can't decide which to read next! Unfortunately, with so many choices, your result may make you miss out on some other great books, so don't forget to check out the entire list! (Some of these do fit into more than one category btw.)

TOUR / REVIEW: The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena

**I received an ARC for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena

Release Date: February 26, 2019

My Rating: 4.25 stars

Summary: Susan is the new girl—she’s sharp and driven, and strives to meet her parents’ expectations of excellence. Malcolm is the bad boy—he started raising hell at age fifteen, after his mom died of cancer, and has had a reputation ever since.

Susan’s parents are on the verge of divorce. Malcolm’s dad is a known adulterer.

Susan hasn’t told anyone, but she wants to be an artist. Malcolm doesn’t know what he wants—until he meets her.

Love is messy and families are messier, but in spite of their burdens, Susan and Malcolm fall for each other. The ways they drift apart and come back together are testaments to family, culture, and being true to who you are.

REVIEW: The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Release Date: January 15, 2019

My Rating: 5 stars

Summary: Set in a darkly glamorous world, The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous but thrilling adventure.

Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.

To find the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin will need help from a band of experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian who can't yet go home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in all but blood, who might care too much.

Together, they'll have to use their wits and knowledge to hunt the artifact through the dark and glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive.

#waitingonwednesday: we hunt the flame

This week's #waitingonwednesday book is We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal! I'm so so excited for this book because I've heard so many great things. Also, I'm lucky enough to be on the street team for it, and it's been such a lovely experience so far! You can pick this book up on May 14, 2019.

More reasons to add it to your tbr list:

• fantasy inspired by Arabia
• lyrical writing
• enemies to lovers!!
• intriguing plot
• look!! at that cover!!

Here's the summary:

People lived because she killed.

People died because he lived.

Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. 

Both are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya—but neither wants to be.

War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the king on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds—and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine.

Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, We Hunt the Flame is a gripping debut of discovery, conquering fear, and taking identity into your own hands.

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About the Author: Hafsah Faizal is an American Muslim and brand designer. She’s the founder of IceyDesigns, where she creates websites for authors and beauteous goodies for everyone else. When she’s not writing, she can be found dreaming up her next design, deciding between Assassin’s Creed and Skyrim, or traversing the world. Born in Florida and raised in California, she now resides in Texas with her family and a library of books waiting to be devoured. WE HUNT THE FLAME is her first novel.

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DISCUSSION: books and songs I associate together

I've been thinking about making this post for so long, and I finally have time to write it! So I don't know about you, but there are some songs that I so strongly associate with certain books. Sometimes, it's because it's a song that was obsessed with at the time and just happened to be reading the book, or I would just strongly relate the lyrics of the song to a book.

Honestly, this will be such a random list of books and songs because some of these were from . . . 2012 - 2013? Middle school me was honestly pretty weird. My brain still does associate random things together idk.

REVIEW: Dark of the West by Joanna Hathaway

**I received an ARC from Netgalley. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

Dark of the West by Joanna Hathaway

Release Date: February 5, 2019

My Rating: 4 stars

Summary: He was raised in revolution. She was raised in a palace. Can their love stop a war? Code Name Verity meets The Winner's Curse in Joanna Hathaway's Dark of the West, a breathtaking YA fantasy debut.

Aurelia Isendare is a princess of a small kingdom in the North, raised in privilege but shielded from politics as her brother prepares to step up to the throne. Halfway around the world, Athan Dakar, the youngest son of a ruthless general, is a fighter pilot longing for a life away from the front lines. When Athan’s mother is shot and killed, his father is convinced it’s the work of his old rival, the Queen of Etania—Aurelia’s mother. Determined to avenge his wife’s murder, he devises a plot to overthrow the Queen, a plot which sends Athan undercover to Etania to gain intel from her children.

Athan’s mission becomes complicated when he finds himself falling for the girl he’s been tasked with spying upon. Aurelia feels the same attraction, all the while desperately seeking to stop the war threatening to break between the Southern territory and the old Northern kingdoms that control it—a war in which Athan’s father is determined to play a role. As diplomatic ties manage to just barely hold, the two teens struggle to remain loyal to their families and each other as they learn that war is not as black and white as they’ve been raised to believe.

TOUR / REVIEW: That's Not What I Heard by Stephanie Kate Strohm

**I received an ARC for this tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

That's Not What I Heard by Stephanie Kate Strohm

Release Date: January 29, 2019

My Rating: 3 stars

Summary: What did you hear?

Kimberly Landis-Lilley and Teddy Lin are over. Yes, the Kim and Teddy broke up.

At least that's what Phil Spooner thinks he overheard and then told Jess Howard, Kim's best friend. Something about Teddy not liking Kim's Instas? Or was it that Teddy is moving to Italy and didn't want to do long distance? Or that Kim slid into someone else's DMs?

Jess told her boyfriend, Elvis, that he needs to be on Kim's side. Especially if he wants to keep her as his girlfriend. But Elvis is also Teddy's best friend.

Now, Kim's run out of school for the day. Jess is furious. Elvis is confused. And half the lunch period won't talk to Teddy. Even the teachers have taken sides.

William Henry Harrison High will never be the same again!