Book Porn Tuesday!

Hey guys! sorry for lack of posts this month it's still exam season and honestly I'm running out of inspiration on what to post on this blog. Anyway, this week's gorgeous over is...

The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: Sometime in 2016

This is the final installment in The Winner's trilogy. It is centered around The General's daughter called Kestrel who one day on an outing decides to buy a slave called Arin. Yes, it's that kind of book. The series explores Kestrel's conflicting relationship with Arin and while I'd normally be against books depicting romantic relationships between a slaver and slave due to the power imbalance, for some strange reason, this one works. There are so many interesting themes interwoven in the story: Politics, Love and Justice to name but a few. Both preceding books end on a cliffhanger so while I do encourage you to read this series, I'd also recommend you save it for next year so you don' have to painfully wait for the finale.

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This week's gorgeous cover is...

What You Left Behind by Jessica Vardi
Genre: YA Contemporary
Release Date: August 4th 2015

I was scrolling through Goodreads looking for some new/not really known books to read and I came across this one. I haven't read it yet, so I'm not too sure what it's about (it was the cover that drew me in to be honest) but it's basically about a teenage boy who gets his girlfriend pregnant, incidentally she is also diagnosed with cancer, she decides to sacrifice her life in order to save the baby by refusing treatment. The story takes place I think after she dies and the father has to look after the baby. Usually I'm not into 'death' books because they're very depressing for me, but this sounds really interesting. Because, you always hear about maternal instincts, and being a mum, but it's very rare to really hear the emotional side of being a dad particularly in book form. Especially a teenage boy, also the fact that he has to cope with  his girlfriend's death is something I'm very much looking forward to reading and exploring in August

Book Porn Tuesday

I know I haven't been posting as frequently as usual, but exams have begun so I have literally no time to blog, record or read as many books as I would like to. I'm going to try and create posts in bulk so I can schedule them to come out so I don't have to worry about missing a deadline.

Anyway back to business.

Today's beautiful cover is:

The Darkest Minds! (click the link for its Goodreads page)

I literally just finished this trilogy and it was a-mazing! I really wasn't expecting it to be that good. I read the first book late last year and I finally got around to completing the series. The Darkest Minds centers around a girl called Ruby, who at 10 years old was taken away along with other children around her age to a concentration camp called Thurmond (there are many others). Now, at sixteen she has managed to break free and is on the run. I've honestly never been a fan of dystopians but this book has swayed me and I wholeheartedly encourage everyone to pick it up. It is filled with humour, amazing complex characters, deaths that will rip your heart out. And please for the love of God do not miss out on the novellas In Time and Sparks Rise, I prefer In Time, but they both give more information about the side characters who I promise you will adore.

Thank you for reading this post and I'll see you next time!

Book Porn Tuesday!

This week's book is a book whose cover has recently been revealed:

Queen of Shadows! 

(Click the book for the Goodreads page)

Queen of Shadows by Sarah. J. Mass! The cover on the left is the Hardback edition and the cover on the right is the UK Paperback. This is my most anticipated release of this year, it is the 4th installment of the Throne of Glass series and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy. I won't divulge what Queen of Shadows is about - because spoilers. But Throne of Glass is basically, a YA high fantasy novel, about an Assassin called Caelena Saradothein who was captured and put in a work camp called Eindoheven.  This story take place a year after she has been enslaved; the prince of Adarlan comes to see her and offers her a bargain: Either rot in this work camp or compete in a tournament to become the King's champion. I considered this book to be 5* because it as my first Fantasy novel and it made me fall in love with the genre. To some, this book is enjoyable for the most part. This series on a whole is amazing and I strongly recommend that you start it NOW.

Book Porn Tuesday!

This week's cover is:

Genre: YA Contemporary (Goodreads page link is in the bio)

I absolutely adore this cover! While I normally dislike covers with people on them, this was done so well. It's so simplistic and I love how the red pops out. This book is about a seventeen year old girl called Grace, who wakes up in a white room and has to while away her time by writing what she lasts remembers. I swear this book is more than it seems! I just don't want to spoil it anything! It's very confusing so it's a book I had to re-read to fully get it. I gave it a 5* rating on my Goodreads.

*Trigger warning: There are cases of self harm and suicide in this novel.