The Book Junkie

         Title: Snow Like Ashes  Author: Sara Raasch Series: Snow Like Ashes #1 Genre: Fantasy Publishing Date: October 14, 2014 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Medium Read In: Hardcover Pages: 416 Rating: 5 stars Why I Read It: I have wanted to read this book since before it even came out. Synopsis:  A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making. Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since. Orphaned as an infant during Winter’s defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians’ general, Sir. Training to be a warrior—and desperately in love with her best friend , and future king, Math...

   Title: Daughter of Glass Author: Vicki Keire Genre: Paranormal Publishing Date: March 15th, 2015 Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press Medium Read In: eARC Pages: 198 Rating: 4 Stars Why I Read It:  I received this as an eArc from Curiosity Quills Press via NetGalley.com in exchange for an honest review Synopsis:  Sasha Alexander has a powerful ability. Either that, or she’s dangerously mad. She isn’t always sure which.   Her father shrouds her in isolation, convinced he’s protecting her from the same madness that took her mother. But the seven impossible guardians that only she can see insist she’s gifted. Her companions since her mother’s suicide a decade ago, they protect her from hurt, pain and fear. They also keep her from feeling love. Sasha doesn’t know how to react when Noah explodes through her defenses. This strange young man with the scarred hands suddenly makes her feel again. And she wants more. More o...

 First book haul of the year! Yay! I apologize for the glare on some of the books. Books Shown: The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22926684-the-fangirl-s-guide-to-the-galaxy?ac=1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone?ac=1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15881.Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets?ac=1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5.Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban?ac=1 Someone Like You: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/816953.Someone_Like_You?ac=1 What Happened to Goodbye: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8492856-what-happened-to-goodbye?ac=1 Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3112850-lament?ac=1 New Moon: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49041.New_Moon?from_search=true&search_version=service Beaut...

Hey happy readers! I hope you guys are having a lovely weekend and enjoying the warm weather. Today, I'm doing something a little bit different from my usual posts. You might have noticed that I have been adding my Youtube videos on the blog as well. So let me show you what my anticipated May 2015 releases are.                                                                              So Here are the books: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas The Heir by Kiera Cass P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen The Cage by Megan Shepard The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge Charmed by Michelle Krys Illisionarium by Heather Dixon Ice Kissed by Amanda Hocking Maximum Ride Forever by James Patterson Of...

  Title: All the Bright Places Author: Jennifer Niven Genre: Contemporary Publishing Date: January 6th, 2015 Publisher: Knopf Medium Read In: Hardcover  Pages: 388 Rating: 5 stars Why I Read It: I wanted to read a contemporary that deals with a mental illness. Synopsis:  The Fault in Our Stars  meets  Eleanor and Park  in this exhilarating and heart-wrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning! Theodore Finch  is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey  lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclea...