Review: Booked

 

* This is three novellas that are connected by the Museum of Literature * 

Royal Valentine

A Pride and Prejudice story - with some nice moments in England - with some Jane Austen artifacts. 

The Attraction Distraction
An Indiana Jones story set on a Greek Island - second chance romance

It Happened One Christmas Eve

A runaway bride situation turns into a road trip story.

All of these stories were super cute! It was the perfect vacation read. 

Top Ten Tuesdays: Shorts

This week's topic is  Favorite Novellas/Short Stories - I have a hard time with these because if I like them, they always seem too short. And I want an entire book. But here are some that I enjoyed.

- meme from That Artsy Reader Girl

Books I read:

Books I'm still waiting to read:

Stephanie Burgis's Courting Magic Cover Reveal

I'm happy to be revealing the cover for Courting Magic, I loved the Kat, Incorrigible series. I'm excited to see Kat when she's ready to enter society herself. I can't imagine the trouble she'll get into! 

Here's the blurb for the novella Courting Magic:

In Kat Stephenson's Regency England, magic is even more shocking than a stolen kiss. But now that she's eighteen, it's time for wild and magical Kat to be introduced to high society by her older sisters, whether she likes it or not...and to finally have a romance of her own!

Of course, her true love is hopelessly ineligible. But when has Kat ever let Society's opinion stop her from making up her own mind? Once she realizes she's found her perfect match, she's not going to let anything or anyone stand in their way - even if she does have to solve a magical mystery, matchmaker for an old friend, and break a few rules along the way!

Sounds good right? Here's the cover: Isn't it pretty?

Here are the details:

The book comes out August 14, 2014

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Cover designer was Patrick Samphire, of 50 Seconds North 

Review: Assassin's Blade

* Prequel to Throne of Glass * 

I'm so in love with this series. I found it fascinating to see Celaena's life before Throne of Glass - her dealings with Sam and Arobynn.

Here's what I loved:

1. Seeing Celaene rise to power

2. Her Consciousness - and how it didn't matter, she was going to do the right thing

3. The feelings - especially at the end. 

4. Her banter with Sam

5. Her love for girly material things - made her a bit more human

6. Her time in the desert.

If you haven't read this series yet - what are you waiting for? Run to your library/bookstore and grab it.