The Diary of a Mood Reader

Hosted by the lovely ladies over @  Read.Sleep.Repeat I cannot believe that August is over! I had a goal to read at least 5 books, however I had a lot more than that on my TBR! (I'm a moody reader.) I ended up reading 5 + a DNF at around 10 or 15%. All in all I'm pretty happy with my progress, not bad for working 60 hour weeks at my job! Here are all the books I read: Review Review Review Review Review Review Did you participate in ARC August? Either way what did you read this month?

" Waiting On " Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Check them out for links to more blogs! :) This week's pre-publication "can't wait to read" selection is... Amy Lennox doesn't know quite what to expect when she and her mother pick up and leave Germany for Scotland, heading to her mother's childhood home of Lennox House on the island of Stormsay. Amy's grandmother, Lady Mairead, insists that Amy must read while she resides at Lennox House—but not in the usual way. It turns out that Amy is a book jumper, able to leap into a story and interact with the world inside. As thrilling as Amy's new power is, it also brings danger—someone is stealing from the books she visits, and that person may be after her life. Teaming up with fellow book jumper Will, Amy vows to get to the bottom of the thefts—at whatever the cost. The premise of this b...

Series: Bloodmark Saga #1 Source: Netgalley Format:  ebook Pages: 300 Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: 3.5 Stars  Publisher: Wise Ink Release Date: October 27th 2013 Sixteen-year-old werewolf princess Ashling Boru is different from other wolves—she was able to shift to wolf form at birth. Rather than bringing pride to her family, it brings fear, and as a result, she is forced to live in seclusion in Ireland’s countryside. Ashling’s reputation is further blackened when she refuses her betrothed and defies the ancient laws. When her pack’s oldest rivals begin hunting her, she finds herself in the small town of York Harbor, Maine—far from everything she’s ever known. In Maine, she crosses paths with the dark and rebellious Grey Donavan, and something ignites within her soul. There’s just one problem: Grey is human. Their instant connection turns into a passionate romance, and Ashling begins to believe she can create her own life outside of wolf laws. When she begins to un...

Series: Standalone Source: Netgalley & InkSlinger PR Format: ebook Pages: 154 Genre: New Adult Rating: 4 Stars Publisher: Independently Published Release Date: August 22nd 2016 Goodreads  |  Amazon  |  B&N Finding herself stranded in a new city, eighteen-year-old Ember Bloom thought she’d reached her all time low. She was wrong. A mindless walk to a dead-end job landed her in the path of her gambling fathers’ enemies. Her only defense was a stranger, Slayton Winslow, a known enforcer and fighter—rumored to be Odin’s prince, underground royalty. On sight, Slayton stole her breath and rushed her heart. Slayton’s enigmatic attraction to her, how stoically he shielded her only churned Ember’s attraction to the bad boy who had given her safe haven in a real life hell. The draw to him, how he could reach her without saying a word, gave her a reason to fight, to awaken. She knew every second could be their last in the city seeded with treacherous ...

Series: Elementals #4 Source: sent by the author Format: ebook Pages: 161 Genre: YA Fantasy  + Greek Mythology Rating: 5 Stars Publisher: Dreamscape Publishing Release Date: September 10th 2016 Goodreads  |  Amazon She will venture into hell to save the one she loves. After being betrayed by one of their own, Nicole watches helplessly as Blake is snatched into the prison world of Kerberos—along with Medusa’s head, which is the one item they need to stop the Titans from rising again. Now Nicole and the other Elementals must enter the portal, find Blake, and bring him and Medusa’s head back to Earth before the deadly monster Typhon returns and wreaks havoc on the world. But there’s one catch—their elemental powers don’t work in Kerberos. In a dimension designed to make those within it lose touch with reality, and that’s filled with dangerous creatures who want to stop them from completing their task, will they make it out alive? In this penultimate ...

" All About That Cover " is a weekly feature that focuses on the differences between various book covers of the same book, such as cover changes, covers from different countries as well as special editions.  Old vs. New Cover Old New I actually own the "old" copy. I'm pretty sure that that cover new got published as a hardcover. Which one do you like? I like the "old" cover!

" Waiting On " Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Check them out for links to more blogs! :) This week's pre-publication "can't wait to read" selection is... In this pulse-pounding new trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent, a decadent spring break getaway on an exotic beach becomes a terrifying survival story when six Miami teens are kidnapped and ransomed. Maddie is beyond done with her cousin Genesis’s entitled and shallow entourage. Genesis is so over Miami’s predictable social scene with its velvet ropes, petty power plays, and backstabbing boyfriends. While Maddie craves family time for spring break, Genesis seeks novelty—like a last-minute getaway to an untouched beach in Colombia. And when Genesis wants something, it happens. But paradise has its price. Dragged from their tents under the cover of dark, Genesis, Maddi...