Review ~ "Taken" by Erin Bowman

Title: "Taken"
Series: Taken, #1
Author: Erin Bowman 

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Published: April 16, 2013
Publisher: HarperTeen
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Adventure
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Source: MeL Cat 

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There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends…and he’s gone.

They call it the Heist.

Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive.

Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side?

Month in Review: February '16

I keep thinking about doing monthly recaps, but whenever I thought about doing it, I realized that I didn't have much to recap because I wasn't posting much. But now that I'm FINALLY trying to into posting regularly, I decided that I might as well start now.

~Books Read~

Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken (5 stars)

Frozen by Erin Bowman (3 stars)
In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken (5 stars) 

~Books I Reviewed~

   

~Other Posts~

~3rd Annual Love for Books Readathon, where I sort of met my really low goals

~What's on My Radar, featuring February '16 releases that I was highly anticipating

~My February '16 TBR, which was posted pretty late as I had no clue what I planned on reading

~My interview with Jeff Garvin, author of Symptoms of Being Human, for the blog tour for his debut

~My Random Ramblings about how I failed to meet my NaNo goal and how I'm OK with it

~The Cover Reveal of Water's Wrath, Elise Kova's fourth book in her Air Awakens series

 ~What's on My Radar, focusing on March releases that I can't wait for

~My March '16 TBR, which includes some ARCs that I didn't expect to get but can't wait to read

I'm really working on getting on top of writing posts and being prepared. I'm getting a little better, but I still have a ways to go until I'll be happy with where I'm at.

Monthly TBR: March '16

Last month I completely failed when trying to complete my TBR. I ended up getting 3 books finished and got halfway through with another. So I ended up getting halfway done with that list. And can tell that I'm making another mistake by having 6 books on my TBR this month, but hey, you live and you learn.

TBR
~The Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May (I received this from NetGalley and can't wait to start it!)

~Broken Crowns by Lauren DeStefano (I received this from Edelweiss and hope to start it soon!)

~Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell (I'm a part of a blog tour for this one.)

~The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson (I'm hoping to finish this one and the rest of the trilogy.)

~The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

~The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson

Of course there are others I'd like to read, but do I think I'll get to them? No. But a girl can dream.

Waiting on Wednesday #29: "Rebel of the Sands" by Alwyn Hamilton

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

 


Title: "Rebel of the Sands"
Author: Alwyn Hamilton
Publication Date: March 8, 2016 

She’s more gunpowder than girl—and the fate of the desert lies in her hands.

Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mystical beasts still roam the wild and barren wastes, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinni still practice their magic. But there's nothing mystical or magical about Dustwalk, the dead-end town that Amani can't wait to escape from.

Destined to wind up "wed or dead," Amani’s counting on her sharpshooting skills to get her out of Dustwalk. When she meets Jin, a mysterious and devastatingly handsome foreigner, in a shooting contest, she figures he’s the perfect escape route. But in all her years spent dreaming of leaving home, she never imagined she'd gallop away on a mythical horse, fleeing the murderous Sultan's army, with a fugitive who's wanted for treason. And she'd never have predicted she'd fall in love with him...or that he'd help her unlock the powerful truth of who she really is.

I've heard so many great things about this book and the idea of combining magic, fantasy, and Western together sounds interesting. Fortunately it's being released next week so I don't have to wait too long.

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What are you waiting on?

Top Ten Tuesday #50: Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For Fantasy Worlds

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. 

This Week's Topic:
Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For Fantasy Worlds

In somewhat clockwork order:

1. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

2. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

3. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

4. Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

5. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

6. Cinder by Marissa Meyer

7. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

8. The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

9. The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

10. Air Awakens by Elise Kova