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Title: Vicious  By: V.E. Schwab Genre: Fantasy Pages: 366 Release Date: September 24th, 2013 Publisher:  Tor Books Rating: ★★★★★ Summary from Goodreads:  Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.   Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable wil...

Its Monday and I'm on vacation. That's not going to stop me from giving you the most delicious menu you have ever seen. Don't forget a good book to keep your mind busy. This weeks book is going to be The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess. This book feels like a vacation reading kind of book, so that is what I'm going to read this coming week.  I'll try to be around to answer comments and emails, but my family and I will be headed to Seattle, Washington to see the sights and have some fun. Who knows how much screen time I will have.  Please enjoy this weeks menu!!! Monday - Crispy Chicken Milanese   Tuesday -  Flat Iron Steak and Fries Wednesday -  BBQ Glazed Pork Chops Thursday -  Pasta and Marinated Tomato Sauce   Friday -  Piri Piri Beef Meatballs   Saturday - Hoisin Glazed Chicken   Sunday -  Leftovers Night

Well, me made it through another week. I'm technically on vacation, but you will still see me around the blogosphere since I will still have my phone and will be able to respond to comments and emails. Lets take a look at what's been happening on the blog lately. Sunday Confessions #1 ~ Weekly Menu #309 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix  ~ Cover Reveal: Unearthed by Cecy Robson ~ Book Review: This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp Weekly Menu #310 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: Vicious by V.E. Schwab ~ Book Review: Rules of a Rebound by Nina Crespo I think I picked up a few to many books, but they all looked so good. I couldn't help myself. Lets see how many I can get through before next weeks confessions. Make sure you sign up for ARC August over at Read. Sleep. Repeat. ~ Stuck in Book has their Christmas in July Giveaway going on right ...

Title: This is where it ends By: Marieke Nijkamp Genre: Fiction Pages: 286 Release Date: January 5th, 2016 Publisher:  Sourcebooks Fire Rating: ★★★★★ Summary from Goodreads:  10:00 a.m.  The principal of Opportunity High School finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 a.m.  The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. 10:03 a.m.  The auditorium doors won't open. 10:05 a.m.  Someone starts shooting. Told from four different perspectives over the span of fifty-four harrowing minutes, terror reigns as one student’s calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival. Add on Goodreads Review: Emotional, tearjerker. This book threw me right into the middle of an unspeakable act. A school shooting that was filled with emotion and terror. I couldn't imagine going through something like this and am grateful that I n...

Today I am excited to join Cecy Robson in unveiling the cover for Unearthed , the first book in her Death Seeker urban fantasy series.  To celebrate Cecy is sharing chapter one with you and offering five winners an eBook copy of Sealed with a Curse . Enjoy! Now Feast your eyes on ....  Unearthed (Death Seeker #1) *cover designed by Rebecca Weeks @ Dark Wish Designs September 24, 2019 Add to Goodreads Pre-order your Copy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iTunes  |  Kobo   Fae was once a flourishing paradise. Until Death turned greedy and destroyed it, targeting the creatures who inhabited it. Those who survived escaped to Earth’s realm, but Death wasn’t far behind . . . Olivia Finn is just another pixie trying to blend in among humans and hide from the death hounds who devoured her family. Clinging to the talisman that keeps her veiled from those who hunt her, she believes she is safe. . .. Until Death...

Title: My Best Friend's Exorcism By: Grady Hendrix Genre: Horror Pages: 336 Release Date: May 17th, 2016 Publisher:  Quirk Books Rating: ★★★★☆ Summary from Goodreads:  Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of E.T., roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change. Gretchen begins to act . . . different. And as the strange coincidences and bizarre behavior start to pile up, Abby realizes there’s only one possible explanation: Gretchen, her favorite person in the world, has a demon living inside her. And Abby is not about to let anyone or anything come between her and her best friend. With help from some unlikely allies, Abby embarks on a quest to save Gretchen. But is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil? Add on Goodreads Review: Two words, "Holy Cow!" This book was a thrilling roller coaster from start to finis...

Hey Monday, welcome back. You could have stayed away a little longer. Maybe a three day weekend would have been nice. No? maybe next week. Oh right, next week is VACATION!!! Don't worry, I will still schedule my weekly posts for all of you so make sure you come back for the menu. Maybe we will try something new, who knows. This week has seemed like it was super long. Everyday was a challenge, but when is it not? I have three special needs children. They are a challenge in itself. But we keep pushing on. To tell you the truth, I didn't really like Leah in the off beat, last weeks pick, so I'm going to go back to a more suitable genre for myself. I think this weeks book is going to be Obsidio by Amie Kaufman. I've been plowing through this series and thought I should probably finish it since the other two are still fresh in my mind. I have to say, my reviews are going to be interesting so make sure you come back for those. This weeks menu looks delicious, p...

I've noticed around the blogosphere this week that a lot of book bloggers are into the Sunday post. I normally post on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but I've decided to try a Sunday post as well, just to recap the week. Hopefully in the future, this post will be more custom and pretty, but since this is my first post, you get what you get. Enjoy! Weekly Menu #308 and The Book of the Week ~ Book Review: Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas ~ ARC August 2019  Challenge And Sign-Up! Weekly Menu #309 and The Book of the Week ~ Book Review: My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix ~ Book Review: This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp I recently obtained an ARC copy of Sword and Pen. I'm excited to read this book and share the findings with all you bookies. Stay tuned! Sunday Post #377 @ The Caffeinated Reviewer ~ 4 Things you shouldn't feel guilty about as a book blogger @ Forever and Everly

I've been out in the book blogisphere surfing and checking things out. I don't usually have time to check in with my other blog counterparts, but when I do, I'm always amazed at the wonderful things I come across. I'm an avid ARC reader, but I haven't requested much since its been summer and I really wanted to focus on my local libraries summer reading program... Well... I finished the challenge within a month and now I'm free to read what I want again. I'm going to have to request some more ARCs from Netgalley and Edelweiss just to get me started on this ARC reading challenge from the peeps over at Read.Sleep.Repeat . Right now, all I have is the following book. Just received this one yesterday from Berkley Books. I love this series and I'm excited to dive into in. Any ARC suggestions? Who are you reading? Lets get to reading those ARCs in the month of August. Head on over to  Read.Sleep.Repeat  to sign up. Good luck!

Title: Tower of Dawn By: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Fantasy Pages: 668 Release Date: September 5th, 2017 Publisher:  Bloomsbury USA Childrens Rating: ★★★★☆ Summary from Goodreads:  Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the King of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken. His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica-the stronghold of the southern continent's mighty empire. And with war looming over Dorian and Aelin back home, their survival might lie with Chaol and Nesryn convincing its rulers to ally with them. But what they discover in Antica will change them both-and be more vital to saving Erilea than they could have imagined. Addon Goodreads Review: If you've been following me, you know tha...

Hello Monday! Welcome back. I just have to say that I installed a new keyboard on my laptop and now I have the wonderful V button back. You don't really know how important the V button is until its not there any more. I went an entire year without the V button. Welcome back V button. There have been so many good books on my radar this week, but I think the one that I am going to go with is Leah on the off beat by Becky Albertalli. It was voted on of the best books of 2018 by Goodreads readers. Its a shorter book so I think I'll be done with it within a day. I think you will all find this weeks menu to be delicious. Enjoy! Monday - Creamy Italian Grilled Chicken Tuesday - Pan Seared Thai Pork Chops   Wednesday -  Grilled Sirloin  Steak   Thursday - Summer Beef Bolognese     Friday -  Grilled Pork Tenderloin   Saturday - Hot Honey Chicken Sunday -  Leftovers Night

Title: Crowfall By: Ed McDonald Genre: Fantasy Pages: 384 Release Date: June 13th, 2019 Publisher:  Gollancz Summary from Goodreads:  Crowfall is a gritty epic fantasy for fans of Mark Lawrence, Scott Lynch and Daniel Polansky. 'Dark, twisty and excellent . . . Grimdark with heart'  Mark Lawrence A sorceress cataclysm has hit the Range, the final defensive line between the Republic and the immortal Deep Kings. Tormenting red rains sweep the land, new monstrosities feed on fear in the darkness, and the power of the Nameless, the gods who protect the Republic, lies broken. The Blackwing captains who serve them are being picked off one by one, and even immortals have learned what it means to die. Meanwhile the Deep Kings have only grown stronger, and are poised to deliver a blow that will finally end the war. Ryhalt Galharrow stands apart from it all. He has been deeper into the wasteland known as the Misery than ever before. It has grown within him - chang...

Title: An Anonymous Girl  By: Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen Genre: Mystery/Thriller Pages: 375 Release Date: January 8th, 2019 Publisher:  St. Martin's Press Rating: ★★★☆☆ Summary from Goodreads:  The next novel of psychological suspense and obsession from the authors of the blockbuster bestseller  The Wife Between Us . Seeking women ages 18–32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed. When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave. Question #1: Could you tell a lie without feeling guilt? But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr. Shields may know what she’s thinking… and what she’s hiding. Question #2: Have you ever d...

Monday, here we are again. It seems like one week melds into the next and we are stuck in this continuous cycle of Mondays. Always Mondays. It was a strange week last week with the fourth of July happening right in the middle. My middle son came down with a fever on Monday and it didn't go away until Friday. His fever spiked on the 4th at 104 and right before the fireworks started at dusk, we ended up in the ER, attempting to bring the fever down to a less damaging heat. he was at 100 by the time we lest, but the doctors couldn't figure out what was causing the fever. No infections, no symptoms of the flu, no fluid in the longs or appendicitis. There was just nothing. I'm glad that the fever finally broke, but that kid likes to give me a scare. The book for this week is going to be Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. I've seen the movie and there is nothing out there that I know of like this. The whole premise of a zombie coming back to life because he falls in love w...