Sara Reads Things

I almost forgot it was the end of the month, so I am writing this post quickly. My reading was a little slow this month because of my vacation and busy work schedule, but I did manage to read some books. Here they are, all 20.    

Title: The Fire Queen By: Emily R. King Genre: Fantasy Pages: 286 Release Date: September 26th, 2017 Publisher:  Skyscape Audience: Young Adult Summary from Goodreads:  In the second book in The Hundredth Queen Series, Emily R. King once again follows a young warrior queen’s rise to meet her destiny in a richly imagined world of sorcery and forbidden powers. Though the tyrant rajah she was forced to marry is dead, Kalinda’s troubles are far from over. A warlord has invaded the imperial city, and now she’s in exile. But she isn’t alone. Kalinda has the allegiance of Captain Deven Naik, her guard and beloved, imprisoned for treason and stripped of command. With the empire at war, their best hope is to find Prince Ashwin, the rajah’s son, who has promised Deven’s freedom on one condition: that Kalinda will fight and defeat three formidable opponents. But as Kalinda’s tournament strengths are once again challenged, so too is her relationship with Deven. While D...

False Awakening Cassandra Page (Lucid Dreaming #2) Publication date: August 26th 2017 Genres: New Adult, Urban Fantasy How can you fight your nightmares when they’re real? Melaina, half-human dream therapist, just wants her life to return to normal. Yes, her Oneiroi father is in prison and, yes, the place she worked burned down, but she has a cute boyfriend and a new house. She beat the bad guy. She’s earned a break. Right? Unfortunately for Melaina, people are still getting possessed by nightmare spirits; the police are investigating her past; and the bad guy’s brother, the Morpheus himself, is coming to town to demand answers. When a deranged ex-nurse checks himself out of hospital on the same day her cousin runs away from home, Melaina is dragged into a fight not just for her life but for her soul. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / iBooks — EXCERPT: Usually when I stepped into someone’s dreams just after they’d fallen asleep, I didn’t arrive ...

Swim M.E. Rhines (Mermaid Royalty #2) Published by: Clean Teen Publishing Publication date: August 29th 2017 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult A mermaid has no fear of the deep… Angelique is not your typical fairy tale mermaid. She’s edgy, with a quick temper and intense personality that sometimes leave her feeling like an outsider even among her own clan. Reeling from the recent changes in the Mer-world hierarchy, Angelique is struggling to find her place in the ocean. But a chance encounter with a handsome two-legged Fin-man will leave her questioning more than just her place in the underwater order. Packed with adventure, romance and drama, Swim continues the compelling story of life and love in the magical underwater realm of Atargatis. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo — EXCERPT: Would they serve me on a platter, or just toss me in tank and use me as an exhibit? Some of the humans Mother captured spoke of places where even the ocean’s greatest predator...

Welcome back to another week of meals. Wow, I can't believe its almost September. The boys will be going back to school giving me quiet time to get some stuff around the house done. Also, the rain is coming. I can't wait until I can feel the mist on my face and the way the air smells when the first rain of the season falls. Its my favorite part of the year. If you missed all the excitement from the last week, make sure you check out my Confessions blog post and read about the naked crazy woman in my back yard and find out what I've been reading this week and whats to come.    Enjoy this weeks menu! Monday -  Nachos Tuesday - Guy night! Wednesday -  Chicken Bruschetta Thursday - Basil Lemon Pork Chop Friday - Lemon Parmesan Chicken Saturday - Avocado Chicken Salad   Sunday -  Tuna Sandwich

"Sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful."  ~ Buddha ~ Its almost sad to me that summer is coming to an end and a new chapter in our life is about to begin. The boys are going back to school and my days will be full of peace and quiet... Well... Maybe.  I've had a lot of realizations lately about endings. Endings of life through the impending passing of family. Through the sudden death of a friends father-in-law. Through all the sad news that inundates social media these days. There are endings with friends that I've realized have been gone for a long time, even though I hold onto them till the last thread has frayed. Its hard to let go. Hard to end, but sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful. My book output has been way down this week, due to the fact that I was on vacation last week and my workload at work was crazy busy. Trying to catch up from a week being gone is hell. I did manage to read four books thought. We listened to The...

  Hello Readers!  Welcome to the Cover Reveal for The Missing by Jerico Lenk! Be on the lookout for this upcoming title from Month9Books!   HERE WE GO! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE COVER?     It is 1890, and London has secrets. For sixteen-year-old Will Winchester, born Willow Winchester and raised as a young man, the safety of his own secrets rests one atop the other. Hiding his gender queerness is important. But so is hiding the ghostly voices of the Missing, which Will hears when no one else can … until the Spiritualist Black Cross Order of Occult Occurrences wants him in their service to keep peace between London’s living and dead. The freedom to be himself may come with a price. Working alongside a patchwork team of misfits and unlikely allies, Will finds he isn't the only one keeping secrets. Someone does not want him to uncover the truth about the ghosts who aren’t just missing from the world of the living, but missing from history itself....