White Trash Zombie #6
Angel is finally back in one piece and it's not a moment too soon. Now she just wants to try and get the rest of her life back together as much as she can but things are just never that simple for her. The zombie shambler she made by accident before her dismemberment seems to have made friends and it's spreading by some vector that isn't just being bitten by other shamblers. Angel and the rest of the real zombie crew need to figure out what is going on and how they can not only stop it but if possible, reverse it's course on those who they have tied down and still 'alive'. For Angel, this is an absolute necessity now that Nick has been affected as well.
I continue to really enjoy this series. Angel is easy to relate to in her earnestness and desires and how she beats herself up but then picks herself up and works hard to make amends. She continues to grow and learn and make mistakes and try again. My only wish is that it wasn't so long between books!
Page count: 354p/19,487p ytd/290,890p lifetime
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017
New Releases I'm Looking Forward To: 3rd Quarter 2017
My usual disclaimer:
Let me state, this is really based on authors or series that I'm already reading since those are the things I follow. I'm not paid to write this blog nor do I have any affiliations with any publishers so I don't receive free books or advance notice of things except what I glean off Facebook from people who do have those contacts or what I research on my own (which again, leads back to authors that I'm already reading). Maybe someday I'll be one of those who has the contacts and gets ARCs but it's not today.
I'm still falling behind on my reading goals for this year. But then again, I feel like I'm behind with everything these days so I guess that's not a surprise. I'm hoping to be able to find time to get more reading in this summer to maybe start gaining some ground on my To Read list. *crossing fingers*
Grave Ransom by Kalayna Price starts off the quarter. I'm really happy that whatever caused the long break between books 3 and 4 seems to be resolved and we have a new one so soon. I like the magic/Fae stuff in this world a lot so it's nice to be able to return.
Also coming that day is Wildfire by Ilona Andrews, the third book in the Hidden Legacy series. Book two was delayed and I haven't read it yet so I need to catch up on what is going on between Rogan and Nevada since it looks like things are getting more interesting between the two of them with this book.
Release Date - July 25
Only a week later and there are another two books out that are on my radar. The Urban Enemies anthology collects stories from 17 authors including some of my faves like Seanan McGuire and Kelley Armstrong and lets them tell tales from one of their villains points of view. Since villains rarely see themselves as such, it should be interesting to see how each of these see themselves.
Release Date - August 1
I'm less excited about this one. Ride the Storm by Karen Chance is the latest in the Cassie Palmer series and I just didn't enjoy the last one very much. I feel like we are in some sort of static bubble where nothing really happens or changes with the plot or the characters. I've been hoping for the last couple of books to see things move forward and it looks like this might finally be doing that. Here's hoping.
Release Date - August 1
Rituals by Kelley Armstrong is the final book in the Cainsville series which I have been really enjoying but am unfortunately a book behind in. Need to hurry up and fix that because I'm dying to see how all this resolves!
Release Date - August 15
Let me state, this is really based on authors or series that I'm already reading since those are the things I follow. I'm not paid to write this blog nor do I have any affiliations with any publishers so I don't receive free books or advance notice of things except what I glean off Facebook from people who do have those contacts or what I research on my own (which again, leads back to authors that I'm already reading). Maybe someday I'll be one of those who has the contacts and gets ARCs but it's not today.
I'm still falling behind on my reading goals for this year. But then again, I feel like I'm behind with everything these days so I guess that's not a surprise. I'm hoping to be able to find time to get more reading in this summer to maybe start gaining some ground on my To Read list. *crossing fingers*
Grave Ransom by Kalayna Price starts off the quarter. I'm really happy that whatever caused the long break between books 3 and 4 seems to be resolved and we have a new one so soon. I like the magic/Fae stuff in this world a lot so it's nice to be able to return.
Release Date - July 4
Two are coming out later in July. Buried Heart by Kate Elliot is the conclusion to the Court of Fives trilogy. War is coming and Jessamy must try to bring the two sides of her country together to save those she loves.
Release Date - July 25
Two are coming out later in July. Buried Heart by Kate Elliot is the conclusion to the Court of Fives trilogy. War is coming and Jessamy must try to bring the two sides of her country together to save those she loves.
Release Date - July 25
Also coming that day is Wildfire by Ilona Andrews, the third book in the Hidden Legacy series. Book two was delayed and I haven't read it yet so I need to catch up on what is going on between Rogan and Nevada since it looks like things are getting more interesting between the two of them with this book.
Release Date - July 25
Only a week later and there are another two books out that are on my radar. The Urban Enemies anthology collects stories from 17 authors including some of my faves like Seanan McGuire and Kelley Armstrong and lets them tell tales from one of their villains points of view. Since villains rarely see themselves as such, it should be interesting to see how each of these see themselves.
Release Date - August 1
I'm less excited about this one. Ride the Storm by Karen Chance is the latest in the Cassie Palmer series and I just didn't enjoy the last one very much. I feel like we are in some sort of static bubble where nothing really happens or changes with the plot or the characters. I've been hoping for the last couple of books to see things move forward and it looks like this might finally be doing that. Here's hoping.
Release Date - August 1
Rituals by Kelley Armstrong is the final book in the Cainsville series which I have been really enjoying but am unfortunately a book behind in. Need to hurry up and fix that because I'm dying to see how all this resolves!
Release Date - August 15
September starts off with what I'm sure will be a good laugh with White Trash Zombie Unchained by Diana Rowland. These books have amazed me with the fact that they are so much fun but at the same time, the character growth and development is phenomenal! Not what I would ever have expected from a zombie series, let alone one titled as White Trash Zombie.
Release Date - September 5
Release Date - September 5
The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire finishes out the 3rd quarter and I can't wait to see what trouble Toby gets into this time. With her mother demanding that she find her long lost sister, I mean really, what could possibly go wrong?
Release Date - September 5
Release Date - September 5
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
131:120 White Trash Zombie Gone Wild Vol. 5 by Diana Rowland
The 5th book in the White Trash Zombie series. In the last book, Angel had to take an experimental zombie drug in order to help save the group against Arbitron in NY. Now she is back to her junkie ways, stealing from the lab and Baby Z's doses to get her fix. Of course, all of this is bound to backfire on her but it does so in some of the most unexpected ways. While she is dealing with that, there is also the ZombieFest that is going on in her hometown to help celebrate the release of the zombie movie that was filmed in her high school but then weird stuff starts happening around that as well. Angel needs to get her head on straight since everyone else in the Tribe is off dealing with other crisis in other states which leads pretty much just her to deal with the stuff going down there. But hey, she's Zombie Angel and she doesn't know how to go down without a fight.
I have enjoyed this series more than I ever thought possible because I loved seeing the growth of Angel as a character so having her back on drugs made me really, really sad because while I get that it's common, I had so been hoping that she was beyond that now but I admit to it being more realistic that having had to take something she would get hooked again. What helped make it easier to handle was that the people who cared about her, didn't just condemn her (as she had figured they would) but were there to actually support and help her through it. I'm really glad it went that direction because I'm not sure I could have handled it had the author chosen to have them all turn their backs on her.
Page count: 325p/33,396p ytd/248,312p lifetime
I have enjoyed this series more than I ever thought possible because I loved seeing the growth of Angel as a character so having her back on drugs made me really, really sad because while I get that it's common, I had so been hoping that she was beyond that now but I admit to it being more realistic that having had to take something she would get hooked again. What helped make it easier to handle was that the people who cared about her, didn't just condemn her (as she had figured they would) but were there to actually support and help her through it. I'm really glad it went that direction because I'm not sure I could have handled it had the author chosen to have them all turn their backs on her.
Page count: 325p/33,396p ytd/248,312p lifetime
Monday, September 28, 2015
New Releases I'm Looking Forward To: 4th Quarter 2015
My usual disclaimer:
Let me state, this is really based on authors or series that I'm already reading since those are the things I follow. I'm not paid to write this blog nor do I have any affiliations with any publishers so I don't receive free books or advance notice of things except what I glean off Facebook from people who do have those contacts or what I research on my own (which again, leads back to authors that I'm already reading). Maybe someday I'll be one of those who has the contacts and gets ARCs but it's not today.
Still running behind in a few series. I've gotten a few under control but still quite a few that have gotten away from me. *sigh* Eventually I'll get caught up on those but it doesn't matter, I'll still be buying in my current series plus other things that catch my eye. I'm thankful that this quarter is fairly light though since the 12th grade English is definitely on the heavier side.
Appropriately enough, October starts off with White Trash Zombie Gone Wild by Diana Rowland, the 5th book in the series. When we last left Angel, she was becoming a true member of the zombie mofia. There have been a lot of changes for her, mostly for the good, since she became a zombie but all of that is in jeopardy as she uncovers a plot to expose zombies to the public. Can she and undead friends put a stop to it or are they in serious danger of losing their heads?
Release Date: October 6
Yasmine Galenorn has a new series coming out as well with Autumn Thorns. Meet Kerris Fellwater, a former resident of Whisper Hollow, who ran away 15 years ago but can no longer ignore the signs that it's time for her to return and replace her grandmother as the spirit shaman of the town where the dead don't always rest easy.
Release Date: October 27
So speaking of series I really need to get caught up with, Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger is the fourth book in the Finishing School series and I've yet to even read the first book. That being the case, I really can't say much about this one except I am going to get to this series sooner rather than later!!!
Release Date: November 3
Reap the Wind by Karen Chance was significantly delayed but after two years with no Cassie, she's back! This time she is searching through time searching for Pritkin, with his dad in tow, to save him, hopefully without pissing off too many more demons or creating time paradoxes that are too awful.
Release Date: November 3
Amazingly enough, Chimera by Mira Grant is the last book in that trilogy and the last book I'm really looking forward to this year. The implanted tapeworms are awake and taking over the human race. Sal and her family must come to terms with themselves and their nature if they are to have any chance of saving themselves. I will admit, I found the last book a bit slow but am hopeful that this one where things have to wrap up will be better.
Release Date: November 24
Let me state, this is really based on authors or series that I'm already reading since those are the things I follow. I'm not paid to write this blog nor do I have any affiliations with any publishers so I don't receive free books or advance notice of things except what I glean off Facebook from people who do have those contacts or what I research on my own (which again, leads back to authors that I'm already reading). Maybe someday I'll be one of those who has the contacts and gets ARCs but it's not today.
Still running behind in a few series. I've gotten a few under control but still quite a few that have gotten away from me. *sigh* Eventually I'll get caught up on those but it doesn't matter, I'll still be buying in my current series plus other things that catch my eye. I'm thankful that this quarter is fairly light though since the 12th grade English is definitely on the heavier side.
Appropriately enough, October starts off with White Trash Zombie Gone Wild by Diana Rowland, the 5th book in the series. When we last left Angel, she was becoming a true member of the zombie mofia. There have been a lot of changes for her, mostly for the good, since she became a zombie but all of that is in jeopardy as she uncovers a plot to expose zombies to the public. Can she and undead friends put a stop to it or are they in serious danger of losing their heads?
Release Date: October 6
Yasmine Galenorn has a new series coming out as well with Autumn Thorns. Meet Kerris Fellwater, a former resident of Whisper Hollow, who ran away 15 years ago but can no longer ignore the signs that it's time for her to return and replace her grandmother as the spirit shaman of the town where the dead don't always rest easy.
Release Date: October 27
So speaking of series I really need to get caught up with, Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger is the fourth book in the Finishing School series and I've yet to even read the first book. That being the case, I really can't say much about this one except I am going to get to this series sooner rather than later!!!
Release Date: November 3
Reap the Wind by Karen Chance was significantly delayed but after two years with no Cassie, she's back! This time she is searching through time searching for Pritkin, with his dad in tow, to save him, hopefully without pissing off too many more demons or creating time paradoxes that are too awful.
Release Date: November 3
Amazingly enough, Chimera by Mira Grant is the last book in that trilogy and the last book I'm really looking forward to this year. The implanted tapeworms are awake and taking over the human race. Sal and her family must come to terms with themselves and their nature if they are to have any chance of saving themselves. I will admit, I found the last book a bit slow but am hopeful that this one where things have to wrap up will be better.
Release Date: November 24
Thursday, September 11, 2014
94:120 How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back by Diana Rowland
The 4th book in the White Trash Zombie series. Angel finally seems to have her life on track. She has a job she enjoys not only at the funeral home but also helping out a little in the zombie labs. She's passed her GED and is now contemplating taking some college courses. Things are a bit rocky with Marcus but she is sure enough in herself to speak up about what she wants. Yep, things are going pretty well until Pietro and several other high ranking people in the Zombie Mafia are kidnapped and it looks like Sabertron is behind it. Now it's her, her zombie baby, the defector, and a guard to try and get them back from inside Sabertron's HQ. While there is definitely an element of the kind of trouble that Angel excels at, there is also a lot that sees her completely out of her depth and being forced to grow in unexpected ways.
I continue to really enjoy this series and this one was no exception. My only disappointment was with the ending. We saw Angel who is starting to earn positions of trust and power backslide towards her previous life and it really saddened me. I'm hoping this is not a preview of things to come.
Page count: 328p/25,252p ytd/206,290p lifetime
I continue to really enjoy this series and this one was no exception. My only disappointment was with the ending. We saw Angel who is starting to earn positions of trust and power backslide towards her previous life and it really saddened me. I'm hoping this is not a preview of things to come.
Page count: 328p/25,252p ytd/206,290p lifetime
Sunday, May 11, 2014
New Releases I'm Looking Forward To: 2nd & 3rd Quarters 2014
My usual disclaimer:
Let me state, this is really based on authors or series that I'm already reading since those are the things I follow. I'm not paid to write this blog nor do I have any affiliations with any publishers so I don't receive free books or advance notice of things except what I glean off Facebook from people who do have those contacts or what I research on my own (which again, leads back to authors that I'm already reading). Maybe someday I'll be one of those who has the contacts and gets ARCs but it's not today.
Yeah, this is kind of late for the second quarter so I figured I'd combo it with the 3rd and be early on that one. 2nd quarter is pretty slow in terms of the authors I put up on my calendar so it just sort of slipped my mind until now when I had a few minutes to sit down and update it so here goes:
With nothing on my book release calendar for April, May started off in a lovely way with Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire. A new book that may be a standalone or may eventually be part of a series, we follow the tale of Rose, a 16-year-old girl killed in 1952 who has been searching for a way to be free of her haunting existence for 60 years.
Release Date: May 6
That it pairs up with Authority by Jeff Vandermeer makes for strange looks at the bookstore since honestly I'm not sure they could be that much different from each other. Authority is the second in the Southern Reach trilogy and I'm hoping it answers at least some of the questions that Annihilation brought up because that was one incredibly freaky, disturbing, but amazing book but dang it, I want some answers!!!
Release Date: May 6
On a weird Wednesday release, my friend Amy Sprenger's new book came out. Yes Mommy: The Mayhem and Madness of Not Saying No is her story of going an entire month without saying no to her three children (ages 7, 5, 3) and how everyone survived.
Release Date: May 7
Odin's Ravens is the second in a YA series by Armstrong and Marr. I haven't read the first one yet but my third son completely loved it and bought this one with his own money so he could have it NOW! I think that says something. He is also insisting that I read both of them so that will be on my summer reading list but hey, any book where you combining Thor's hammer, modern day kids, and a whole lot of Valkyries to start the description sounds pretty awesome and with those authors I'm quite happy to accede to my kid's wishes.
Release Date: May 13
Skin Game by Jim Butcher is one where I'm on the fence about it. I mean, I know I'll buy it and read it but I still can't get over my disappointment that he brought Harry back completely from the dead. I get that you can't have Dresden's Files without Harry Dresden but I get a little tired of books where they keep making the baddies bigger and bigger but you always know that the hero is going to win through some deus ex machina. Butcher had the balls to kill off his main character and bring him back as a ghost for a whole book and Holy Cow that was BRILLIANT!!! And then he ruined it all by bringing him back fully although in service to the Winter Fae Queen. There's only been one book since that happened so I'm reserving judgement on if this series has just become unreadable for me (as the Drizzt books did after Wulfgar was brought back) or if Mr. Butcher will find a way to keep my interest.
Release Date: May 27
June is quiet again but July opens HUGE with Night's End by Yasmine Galenorn which sees the end of the Indigo Court series. Cicely and Rhiannon have been crowned and in charge but Myst is by no means willing to roll over and die. She is gathering her power and her army and there will be more blood spilled before this war is over.
Release Date: July 1
And to pair up with that is How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back by Diana Rowland. This series is just fun but it looks like sh*t's about to get real as it's zombie v. zombie when Saberton tries to take on the Zombie Maffia and Angel will end up in the middle, we can be sure.
Release Date: July 1
Deborah Harkness's All Souls trilogy will wrap up with the release of The Book of Life. The last one was a little slow with a lot of time travel stuff going on but apparently this one is back in present day with a lot more action as Matthew and Diana have to find the missing pages of Ashmole 782 in order to protect not only the present but the future as well.
Release Date: July 15
Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep comes out just a week later so I've got something light to read mid-summer. Gin is always a great character (if she could just stop with the constant repetitive monologueing) and I continue to enjoy the series. I'm really hoping that things are going to go somewhere with Owen as well because I loved them together. While the write-up for this one is all about some new drug coming into Ashland I'm also hoping that there is more development in the mysterious villain that has been being hinted at for several books now.
Release Date: July 22
July ends with as big a bang it started with Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews. The first time in hardback for this series and it looks to be amazing! Kate's relationship with Roland is out in the open and that battle seems to be coming down the pipes fast, probably not in this book but my guess would be sooner rather than later.
Release Date: July 29
August is another big month and kicks off with Revenant by Kat Richardson. I admit that I'm a few books behind in this series so again, that is a project for this summer so I can be ready to read this when it comes out because it looks to be intense with secret cults and bone yards and ghost armies.
Release Date: August 5
Cursed Moon by Jaye Wells is the sequel to Dirty Magic which came out earlier this year and was just fantastic. A gritty world where magic is all around but there is both legal and illegal magic and now with a rare Blue Moon about to occur, magic will be unpredictable and it's up to Kate and her team to help the local law enforcement keep things from exploding....literally.
Release Date: August 12
Robin Hobb has a new trilogy starting up with Fool's Assassin which means I need to step it up and finish reading the Fool's trilogy this summer (hmmmm...there are apparently several series that need my time, darn you Game of Thrones!) as it looks like this series will take place after that one (and I seriously hope has nothing to do with the Dragon series she just finished up or I'm SERIOUSLY behind). I loved the Farseer trilogy and the first book in the Fool's trilogy as Ms. Hobb has such a rich world and the characters are wonderfully flawed and believable.
Release Date: August 12
Visions by Kelley Armstrong also comes out and is another one where I'm behind in the series but in my defense, I wasn't sure I was going to start this series before my Book Pusher/Dealer at the local bookstore said the first one was wonderful and I would like it. I'm hoping to have the first one read before this one comes out to see if the series is one I'm going to like. It looks interesting enough and I've loved her other works that I've read so here's hoping.
Release Date: August 19
September starts with three great new releases and I'm going to have a hard time to figure out which to read first. My guess is it will be The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire as it's been almost a year since I last got a Toby fix and I'm jonesing. Not much in the way of details has been hinted at about this one except that Toby is going to have to learn the truth of her own past and considering what has been hinted at about that, oh boy!
Release Date: September 2
Next I'll curl up with Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs. I just got a Mercy and Adam fix so I can hold off briefly but this short story collection looks to be wonderful and I hope that we get to learn more about other characters as well...so long as I still get some Mercy and Adam (let's not get crazy and cut them out completely).
Release Date: September 2
Then I have to hope I can find the time for Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer as the Southern Reach trilogy is closed out. Since I have just barely gotten the 2nd book in the trilogy and haven't had a chance to read it yet (darn end of school stuff getting in the way of my reading time!) I don't even know what to hope for with this one. The Amazon write-up talks about a new expedition into Area X and the threat to the world being greater than they imagined so it sounds just dreamy.
Release Date: September 2
And as if those weren't enough, it's recently been revealed that the last of Kim Harrison's the Hollow's series will be coming out in September as well instead of torturing us all and making us wait until next year. The Witch With No Name will finally see Rachel getting her happily ever after but we all know that it can't be simple with Rachel and really, what will that even end up meaning for her? Settling down to play Suzie Homemaker doesn't seem quite her style.
Release Date: September 9
I get a few weeks off to try and catch-up with all those new releases before the release of Priestess Dreaming by Yasmine Galenorn comes out and I get my dose Camille and her sisters. The war has been heating up big time and it looks like Aveal is sending Camille on a mission to wake up Merlin with Morgaine as a traveling companion. Camille's not so sure if that is a good idea and I'm with her on that one since they have not exactly been buddies to this point.
Release Date: September 30
So you can easily see why the 2nd quarter round-up didn't happen since there were only a few books in May but good golly there is a lot of reading to be done in the 3rd quarter (and 4th too since I just looked at how that is shaping up) so I need to get cracking on catching up with some of these series in June when it's quiet and school is out if I'm to have any hope because I know me and I'll want to be reading every book on this list as soon as I get my hands on it!
Let me state, this is really based on authors or series that I'm already reading since those are the things I follow. I'm not paid to write this blog nor do I have any affiliations with any publishers so I don't receive free books or advance notice of things except what I glean off Facebook from people who do have those contacts or what I research on my own (which again, leads back to authors that I'm already reading). Maybe someday I'll be one of those who has the contacts and gets ARCs but it's not today.
Yeah, this is kind of late for the second quarter so I figured I'd combo it with the 3rd and be early on that one. 2nd quarter is pretty slow in terms of the authors I put up on my calendar so it just sort of slipped my mind until now when I had a few minutes to sit down and update it so here goes:
With nothing on my book release calendar for April, May started off in a lovely way with Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire. A new book that may be a standalone or may eventually be part of a series, we follow the tale of Rose, a 16-year-old girl killed in 1952 who has been searching for a way to be free of her haunting existence for 60 years.
Release Date: May 6
That it pairs up with Authority by Jeff Vandermeer makes for strange looks at the bookstore since honestly I'm not sure they could be that much different from each other. Authority is the second in the Southern Reach trilogy and I'm hoping it answers at least some of the questions that Annihilation brought up because that was one incredibly freaky, disturbing, but amazing book but dang it, I want some answers!!!
Release Date: May 6
On a weird Wednesday release, my friend Amy Sprenger's new book came out. Yes Mommy: The Mayhem and Madness of Not Saying No is her story of going an entire month without saying no to her three children (ages 7, 5, 3) and how everyone survived.
Release Date: May 7
Odin's Ravens is the second in a YA series by Armstrong and Marr. I haven't read the first one yet but my third son completely loved it and bought this one with his own money so he could have it NOW! I think that says something. He is also insisting that I read both of them so that will be on my summer reading list but hey, any book where you combining Thor's hammer, modern day kids, and a whole lot of Valkyries to start the description sounds pretty awesome and with those authors I'm quite happy to accede to my kid's wishes.
Release Date: May 13
Skin Game by Jim Butcher is one where I'm on the fence about it. I mean, I know I'll buy it and read it but I still can't get over my disappointment that he brought Harry back completely from the dead. I get that you can't have Dresden's Files without Harry Dresden but I get a little tired of books where they keep making the baddies bigger and bigger but you always know that the hero is going to win through some deus ex machina. Butcher had the balls to kill off his main character and bring him back as a ghost for a whole book and Holy Cow that was BRILLIANT!!! And then he ruined it all by bringing him back fully although in service to the Winter Fae Queen. There's only been one book since that happened so I'm reserving judgement on if this series has just become unreadable for me (as the Drizzt books did after Wulfgar was brought back) or if Mr. Butcher will find a way to keep my interest.
Release Date: May 27
June is quiet again but July opens HUGE with Night's End by Yasmine Galenorn which sees the end of the Indigo Court series. Cicely and Rhiannon have been crowned and in charge but Myst is by no means willing to roll over and die. She is gathering her power and her army and there will be more blood spilled before this war is over.
Release Date: July 1
And to pair up with that is How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back by Diana Rowland. This series is just fun but it looks like sh*t's about to get real as it's zombie v. zombie when Saberton tries to take on the Zombie Maffia and Angel will end up in the middle, we can be sure.
Release Date: July 1
Deborah Harkness's All Souls trilogy will wrap up with the release of The Book of Life. The last one was a little slow with a lot of time travel stuff going on but apparently this one is back in present day with a lot more action as Matthew and Diana have to find the missing pages of Ashmole 782 in order to protect not only the present but the future as well.
Release Date: July 15
Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep comes out just a week later so I've got something light to read mid-summer. Gin is always a great character (if she could just stop with the constant repetitive monologueing) and I continue to enjoy the series. I'm really hoping that things are going to go somewhere with Owen as well because I loved them together. While the write-up for this one is all about some new drug coming into Ashland I'm also hoping that there is more development in the mysterious villain that has been being hinted at for several books now.
Release Date: July 22
July ends with as big a bang it started with Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews. The first time in hardback for this series and it looks to be amazing! Kate's relationship with Roland is out in the open and that battle seems to be coming down the pipes fast, probably not in this book but my guess would be sooner rather than later.
Release Date: July 29
August is another big month and kicks off with Revenant by Kat Richardson. I admit that I'm a few books behind in this series so again, that is a project for this summer so I can be ready to read this when it comes out because it looks to be intense with secret cults and bone yards and ghost armies.
Release Date: August 5
Cursed Moon by Jaye Wells is the sequel to Dirty Magic which came out earlier this year and was just fantastic. A gritty world where magic is all around but there is both legal and illegal magic and now with a rare Blue Moon about to occur, magic will be unpredictable and it's up to Kate and her team to help the local law enforcement keep things from exploding....literally.
Release Date: August 12
Robin Hobb has a new trilogy starting up with Fool's Assassin which means I need to step it up and finish reading the Fool's trilogy this summer (hmmmm...there are apparently several series that need my time, darn you Game of Thrones!) as it looks like this series will take place after that one (and I seriously hope has nothing to do with the Dragon series she just finished up or I'm SERIOUSLY behind). I loved the Farseer trilogy and the first book in the Fool's trilogy as Ms. Hobb has such a rich world and the characters are wonderfully flawed and believable.
Release Date: August 12
Visions by Kelley Armstrong also comes out and is another one where I'm behind in the series but in my defense, I wasn't sure I was going to start this series before my Book Pusher/Dealer at the local bookstore said the first one was wonderful and I would like it. I'm hoping to have the first one read before this one comes out to see if the series is one I'm going to like. It looks interesting enough and I've loved her other works that I've read so here's hoping.
Release Date: August 19
September starts with three great new releases and I'm going to have a hard time to figure out which to read first. My guess is it will be The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire as it's been almost a year since I last got a Toby fix and I'm jonesing. Not much in the way of details has been hinted at about this one except that Toby is going to have to learn the truth of her own past and considering what has been hinted at about that, oh boy!
Release Date: September 2
Next I'll curl up with Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs. I just got a Mercy and Adam fix so I can hold off briefly but this short story collection looks to be wonderful and I hope that we get to learn more about other characters as well...so long as I still get some Mercy and Adam (let's not get crazy and cut them out completely).
Release Date: September 2
Then I have to hope I can find the time for Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer as the Southern Reach trilogy is closed out. Since I have just barely gotten the 2nd book in the trilogy and haven't had a chance to read it yet (darn end of school stuff getting in the way of my reading time!) I don't even know what to hope for with this one. The Amazon write-up talks about a new expedition into Area X and the threat to the world being greater than they imagined so it sounds just dreamy.
Release Date: September 2
And as if those weren't enough, it's recently been revealed that the last of Kim Harrison's the Hollow's series will be coming out in September as well instead of torturing us all and making us wait until next year. The Witch With No Name will finally see Rachel getting her happily ever after but we all know that it can't be simple with Rachel and really, what will that even end up meaning for her? Settling down to play Suzie Homemaker doesn't seem quite her style.
Release Date: September 9
I get a few weeks off to try and catch-up with all those new releases before the release of Priestess Dreaming by Yasmine Galenorn comes out and I get my dose Camille and her sisters. The war has been heating up big time and it looks like Aveal is sending Camille on a mission to wake up Merlin with Morgaine as a traveling companion. Camille's not so sure if that is a good idea and I'm with her on that one since they have not exactly been buddies to this point.
Release Date: September 30
So you can easily see why the 2nd quarter round-up didn't happen since there were only a few books in May but good golly there is a lot of reading to be done in the 3rd quarter (and 4th too since I just looked at how that is shaping up) so I need to get cracking on catching up with some of these series in June when it's quiet and school is out if I'm to have any hope because I know me and I'll want to be reading every book on this list as soon as I get my hands on it!
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