Sunday Book Share #83

 

 I'm participating in The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer; Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea; Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews, 

Bought Borrowed and Bagged, hosted by TalkSupe, and Library Loot co-hosted by The Captive Reader and Silly Little Mischief. All of these memes give book bloggers the chance to share print and digital books they've received, and the posts and events at their blogs.

I won't be around much this week. My father is not doing well and I'm heading down to see him and my stepmother for a few days. I'll try to catch up on commenting when I get back. In good news, my asthma flare is officially over after six long weeks. Wheeeeeeeeeeee!

ARC Review of Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong

Publisher: HarperCollins
Series: Age of Legends #1 
Format Read: eGalley
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | OmniLit* | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

In the Forest of the Dead, where the empire’s worst criminals are exiled, twin sisters Moria and Ashyn are charged with a dangerous task. For they are the Keeper and the Seeker, and each year they must quiet the enraged souls of the damned.

Only this year, the souls will not be quieted.

Ambushed and separated by an ancient evil, the sisters’ journey to find each other sends them far from the only home they’ve ever known. Accompanied by a stubborn imperial guard and a dashing condemned thief, the girls cross a once-empty wasteland, now filled with reawakened monsters of legend, as they travel to warn the emperor. But a terrible secret awaits them at court—one that will alter the balance of their world forever.

New Cover! Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

SQUEE!!!!!!!!!!!! There's a new Mercy Thompson book, an anthology, "Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson" coming this September. It will have previously published stories and several new ones. Briggs has been talking about this book for a while and I've been waiting impatiently. Now, we have a cover and a definitive list of stories.


The previously published stories:
“Fairy Gifts”
“Gray”
“Alpha and Omega”
“Seeing Eye”
“The Star of David”
“In Red, with Pearls”

Friday 56 #21 Organized for Murder by Ritter Ames

This is a fun meme to do hosted by Freda's Voice. If you'd like to join on the fun go to The Friday 56.

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.

I'm reading a cozy mystery, "Organized for Murder" by Ritter Ames. The quote is from 56%  in the ebook. My review will be up on Monday.

Kate was glad the cook had been invited to sit with the others, though a little surprised Sophia would condescend to let "the help" fraternize in such a manner. 

April Kindle Fire HDX Giveaway

Enter to win 1 of 2 great prizes. Winner's choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash! The first prize is available via the rafflecopter below. The 2nd is available only to bloggers who post about this giveaway. You can find info on how to enter the 2nd giveaway in the rafflecopter.

 

Win a Kindle Fire HDX, Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash ($229 value)

March Challenge Wrap Up

 I went a bit nuts this year with challenges; I hope I can accomplish them all. The only one I'm not tracking is my goodreads reading challenge; all the rest I'll include in my monthly wrap up post. This month I did a personal challenge (I'm not tracking) to read mostly books that I won or was gifted but I did sneak in a few review books and other books.

Last month I also participated in the March 2014 Take Control of Your TBR Pile Challenge and the Clean Out Your E-Reader Challenge March 2014. I didn't do as well as I hoped but I did make some progress so I'll take it. I was sick all last month and I was editing as well as working full-time and job hunting, all of which cut into my reading time. Maybe this month I'll read more.

Grab a drink, get comfy, and get ready! 

Reading BINGO Challenge

A Book with More than 500 pages - The Witness by Nora Roberts
A Funny Book - A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses by Molly Harper 
A Book More Than 10 Years Old - Witness in Death by J.D. Robb

TOTAL: 10 No BINGO yet

Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge - Goal: 1-5

1. A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses by Molly Harper

Cat Thursday - Catfurnado

 Welcome to the weekly meme hosted by The True Book Addict that celebrates cats; their foibles and humorousness and the joy they bring. You can join in by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you made or came across, cat art or share with us pics of your own felines, then post your link up at The True Book Addict.

I saw this Tuesday, April 1st, on facebook and had to post it. :D I assume it's a joke and not real. I could be wrong. :P

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