This Week In Books is a weekly update on what you’ve been reading hosted by Lipsyy Lost & Found . A similar meme is hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words.
∧ Then ∧ The Raven Boys, Maggie Stiefvater / Crown of Midnight, Sarah J. Maas
For once, the review was posted before the next Wednesday post! Therefore, you already know I adored The Raven Boys. You can read my rambles here if you haven’t already 🙂
My buddy reading with Flo @ flowlessbooks is over. I really had fun criticizing Crown of Midnight. It was as entertaining as the first book, and like Throne of Glass, the second half managed to intrigue me enough to make me want to read more.
≈ Now ≈ The Stepmother, Claire Seeber
The perfect wife. A fairytale family. Don’t believe your eyes…
Jeanie and Matthew are a happily married couple who both have teenage children from previous relationships.
No one said it would be easy to raise a blended family under one roof but Jeanie and Matthew are strong. They will make it work.
And whilst Jeanie’s step-daughter Scarlett rejects her, Jeanie will just have to try harder to win her over.
But Jeanie has a past. A terrible secret she thought she’d buried a long time ago. And now, it’s coming to the surface, threatening to destroy her new marriage.
Someone is playing a terrifying game on Jeanie and she must put a stop to it once and for all.
After all, a fairytale needs a happy ending … doesn’t it?
I should know better by now than to pick up my thriller in the morning. Every time I do, I end up forgetting all the engagements and plans I’ve made for the day. I am almost done with this story, which means two things: it is gripping enough for me to cancel my day and stay on the couch, and I am late on posts and reviews again because I could not put it down when I had to.
∨ Next ∨ The Summer That Melted Everything, Tiffany McDaniel
Fielding Bliss has never forgotten the summer of 1984: the year a heat wave scorched Breathed, Ohio. The year he became friends with the devil.
Sal seems to appear out of nowhere – a bruised and tattered thirteen-year-old boy claiming to be the devil himself answering an invitation. Fielding Bliss, the son of a local prosecutor, brings him home where he’s welcomed into the Bliss family, assuming he’s a runaway from a nearby farm town.
When word spreads that the devil has come to Breathed, not everyone is happy to welcome this self-proclaimed fallen angel. Murmurs follow him and tensions rise, along with the temperatures as an unbearable heat wave rolls into town right along with him. As strange accidents start to occur, riled by the feverish heat, some in the town start to believe that Sal is exactly who he claims to be. While the Bliss family wrestles with their own personal demons, a fanatic drives the town to the brink of a catastrophe that will change this sleepy Ohio backwater forever.
This is a hell of a synopsis. My ratio being what it is, I hadn’t dared requesting this on NetGalley, so I was delighted when Tiffany McDaniel offered me to review her debut novel. I am really enthusiastic about this book.
Have you read any of these books? What are you reading this week?
Do share in the comments!
Happy reading!
I’m really glad you enjoyed both The Raven Boys and Crown of Midnight. For me, the next book in the Throne of Glass series is possibly the weakest. Although it does introduce a whole new group of rather tremendous female characters… so that’s great 🙂
I usually make the mistake of picking up a thriller at 10pm… and then don’t get to sleep until the early hours of the morning when I’ve finished it!
Here’s my post: https://clairehuston.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-29th-june-2016/
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I might have issues with the next book then, because I already spent quite some time complaining about Crown of Midnight! But I’m all for new characters (with hope of more badass moments)
I find that thrillers have a way to envelope me and shut me off from the outside world, a weird power I don’t get with any other genre, no matter how great the story.
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Ooo the step mother looks super good!
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I just finished it. It’s as good as it looks!
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I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying The Step Mother. I can’t wait to get started on it and I just love that cover. It is so beautiful. Looking forward to your review on it.The Summer that Melted Everything seems dark but definitely intriguing. Enjoy your current and next reads.
Here is my WWW:https://ahavenforbooklovers.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-june-29th/
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The Stepmother grabbed me and would not let go! I finished it a few minutes ago. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about it! The writing is excellent! I love the contrast between the season and the darkness of the events in The Summer That Melted Everything. I am sure it will be a very interesting read 🙂
Thank you! 🙂 I’ll check your post now, thanks for the link.
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The Summer That Melted Everything sounds so intriguing! It’s not my usual read but I may have to give it a go ^-^
Here’s my WWW: https://sarinalangerwriter.com/2016/06/29/www-wednesday-29th-june-2016/
Happy reading! 🙂
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That is also what I thought, but there is something that draws me to this book!
Thanks for the link, I’ll head over your post now!
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The Summer That Melted Everything sounds amazing! Looking forward to your review!
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I know, right? I just love that blurb! The review will be published mid July 🙂
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Crown of Midnight is on my July TBR!! I can’t wait to read it!
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I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about it!
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You did some great reading again 😀
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Yep, I think so too 😀 I had a great week. I can only hope my new books will be as good
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I hope so too! I always look forward to seeing what others have read 🙂
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Me too, that’s why I love coming home on Wednesday and check everyone’s posts 🙂
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It’s so much fun since so many bloggers do the same or similar weekly memes
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Yeah, it’s like we have a meeting to talk about our weekly reads 🙂
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Yeah. It’s amazing 🙂
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The Stepmother looks intriguing! I’ll have to check it out. Glad to see you enjoyed The Raven Boys! I adore those books. 🙂
Here’s my post for this week.
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The Stepmother was different than I expected but very well written! 🙂 I can’t wait to read the rest of The Raven Boys series.
Thank you for the link, I’ll check your post now! 🙂
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When I’m reading a book I love, I also want to cancel all my plans. I end up saying: “I have to leave early today… personal stuff” haha 😀
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I feel a little better if I’m not the only one doing it 😂
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I really can’t wait to get started on The Stepmother now I know it made you throw all your other plans out of the window!!
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Time definitely flew with that book!
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I’m so glad to hear you are enjoying The Stepmother, because I have a Netgalley copy waiting for me as well. 😉 And The Summer That Melted Everything sounds like a really entertaining read! I hope you’ll enjoy your books this week.
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Oh, I can’t wait to read your thoughts on it! 🙂 It was great, although a bit different from what I expected.
Thank you!
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