As I mentioned last week I signed up with NetGalley and have been approved for 14 books already! So far I have been loving this experience and cannot wait to post some of my new reviews. Just as a heads up, I will be marking them "read" on Goodreads as soon as I finish a galley but some of the publishers ask that I not post reviews until two weeks before the book's actual publication day. For example, I finished The Darkest Star by Jennifer L. Armentrout on Wednesday but it isn't coming out until October 30, 2018 so that review is about a month away from being posted.
As of Thursday night I am experiencing serious book withdrawals from The Darkest Star and am having to resist the urge to reread it. If nothing else I might end up picking up another Armentrout book, though I am going to try very hard not to. I plan on working on three books this weekend, hopefully finishing at least one of them.
BookTube channel is in progress! I am hoping to have a video ready and actually live by the end of September. Fingers crossed.
Check out the books below and happy reading!
Title: #FashionVictimAuthor: Amina Akhtar
Page Count: 320
Progress: 70
Format Read: BOTM Hardcover
Genre: Fiction
Keywords: Fashion, Competition, Obsession
Kid Appropriate: Nope
Synopsis from Goodreads:
A darkly thrilling take on the fashion world, #FashionVictim is Heathers meets The Devil Wears Prada.
Fashion editor Anya St. Clair is on the verge of greatness. Her wardrobe is to die for. Her social media is killer. And her career path is littered with the bodies of anyone who got in her way. She’s worked hard to get where she is, but she doesn’t have everything.
Not like Sarah Taft. Anya’s obsession sits one desk away. Beautiful, stylish, and rich, she was born to be a fashion world icon. From her beach-wave blonde hair to her on-trend nail art, she’s a walking editorial spread. And Anya wants to be her friend. Her best friend. Her only friend.
But when Sarah becomes her top competition for a promotion, Anya’s plan to win her friendship goes into overdrive. In order to beat Sarah…she’ll have to become her. Friendly competition may turn fatal, but as they say in fashion: One day you’re in, and the next day you’re dead.
Thoughts so far:
I am a quarter of the way through this book and I CANNOT tell if this is supposed to be a creepy thriller or a dark comedy! The story so far is giving me serious You or Our Kind of Cruelty vibes for sure so I am leaning more towards a creepy thriller with unintentional humor? I definitely don't hate the book and it's highly readable but it is not my favorite Book of the Month pick.
Title: In the Night WoodAuthor: Dale Bailey
Page Count: 224
Progress: 6%
Format Read: Galley
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy
Keywords: Fairytales, love, mystery
Kid Appropriate: No
Expected Publication Day: October 9, 2018
Synopsis from Goodreads:
In this contemporary fantasy, the grieving biographer of a Victorian fantasist finds himself slipping inexorably into the supernatural world that consumed his subject.
American Charles Hayden came to England to forget the past.
Failed father, failed husband, and failed scholar, Charles hopes to put his life back together with a biography of Caedmon Hollow, the long-dead author of a legendary Victorian children's book, In the Night Wood. But soon after settling into Hollow's remote Yorkshire home, Charles learns that the past isn't dead.
In the neighboring village, Charles meets a woman he might have loved, a child who could have been his own lost daughter, and the ghost of a self he thought he'd put behind him.
And in the primeval forest surrounding Caedmon Hollow's ancestral home, an ancient power is stirring. The horned figure of a long-forgotten king haunts Charles Hayden's dreams. And every morning the fringe of darkling trees presses closer.
Soon enough, Charles will venture into the night wood.
Soon enough he'll learn that the darkness under the trees is but a shadow of the darkness that waits inside us all.
My thoughts so far:
I am not very far in this one yet but I am really enjoying it. There is something enchanting about the writing style that reminds me a bit of Charlie Lovett's The Bookman's Tale which was one of my favorite reads of 2013.
Title: Heirs of GraceAuthor: Tim Pratt
Page Count: 286
Progress: 30%
Format Read: Audiobook
Genre: Supernatural Mystery
Keywords: Adoption, magic, inheritance
Kid Appropriate: No
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Recent art school graduate Bekah thought she'd hit the jackpot: an unknown relative died, and she inherited a small fortune and a huge house in the mountains of North Carolina.
Trey Howard, the lawyer who handled the estate, is a handsome man in his twenties and they hit it off right away-and soon become more than friends. Bekah expected a pleasant year to get her head together and have a romantic fling. Problem is, the house is full of junk...and siblings she didn't know she had are willing to kill her for it.
More important, the junk in her new house is magical, she's surrounded by monsters, and her life seems to be in mortal peril every time she ventures into a new room. As Bekah discovers more about her mysterious benefactor and the magical world he inhabited, she's realizes that as tough and resourceful as she is, she might just be in over her head...
Heirs of Grace is a tale of family and magic, action and wonder, blending the strong heroine, cheeky humor, and dark fantasy that have become the hallmarks of Tim Pratt's writing.
My thoughts so far:
A couple of weeks ago I downloaded this as a free read with Amazon Prime. I've been listening to it sporadically while driving and when I am doing data entry at work.
Is it cheesy? Absolutely. Is it great? Nope. Am I enjoying it? 100%
This is a fun supernatural read that doesn't require too much focus. It reminds me of the first time I read Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. Bekah isn't my favorite character in the world and since it is written in first person perspective this can get a bit annoying sometimes. The beginning was a bit slow, but as the supernatural elements are picking up I am beginning to get more into the story.
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