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Day 22: BFTbookchallenge: I'm Feeling ____

I'm feeling good! 💞

G = Goldenhand by Garth Nix

O = Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

O = Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy

DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff Book Birthday: May 28, 2019 Publisher: Knopf BFYR - Penguin Random House

Lemon Fresh has seen better days. After the climactic battle in Babel, she finds herself separated from Ezekiel and Cricket in the wastelands. Lemon’s abilities to manipulate electricity mark her as a deviate, and deadly corporate operatives are hunting her to use as a weapon in the war between BioMaas Incorporated and Daedelus Technologies. Instead, Lemon finds herself falling in with a group of fellow deviates—a band of teenagers with astonishing abilities, led by an enigmatic figure known as the Major, who may hold the secrets to Lemon’s past. Meanwhile, Cricket finds himself in possession of the puritanical Brotherhood, a religious cult set for a head-on collision with the Major and his band. Searching for Lemon, Ezekiel finds a strange ally in an old enemy, and uncovers a plot that may see him reunited with his beloved Ana. And inside Babel, a remade Eve hatches a plan to bring an end to the world. 

I never do these things early, but I knew that if I don’t do it now, I won’t do it. I skipped June because time got away with me, but June was only 4 books as well, so July was definitely an improvement in the reading department. To be fair, most of these were e-books, one was a graphic novel, and one was a novella. However, this was still better than my last couple of months. All of these received a 3 or higher star rating for me so not only did I get a lot read, but I also read books I actually ended up liking. 

I have also purchased new book cases for my office. They’re the Billy ones from IKEA that are all the rage. While I was visiting in Jacksonville, I stopped at their store and picked them up. I can’t wait to get them together and get my office re-arranged. I’m also excited for the more space because I am maxed out. My books are kind of all over the place right now because I don’t have the space. I have a creeping suspicion that two book cases won’t be enough.

I wanted to finish Obsidio before the month was out, but alas, that didn’t happen. I needed a break after basically listening to Illuminae and Gemina back to back. I’m currently listening to it now, and I’m sure by Friday, I’ll be done. My goal this month is to actually get finish We Hunt The Flame. I don’t have anything else scheduled for August except the Fat-A-Thon happening on Twitter. I haven’t done any type of reading-thons before so I’m excited to start this. I got some books saved on Scribd, and my bestest is letting me borrow a book or two for it, so we’ll see how much I can read in that week.

Read 7/1-7/6

Five Stars

Tuesday’s Treats is a weekly blog post dedicated to newly released books that I’m most excited for. (Books are in no particular order.)

All books featured this week will be released: JUNE 25th

1. Call It What You Want: Brigid Kemmerer (goodreads) (book depository)

Rob goes from one of the most popular kids in school to a pariah after his dad is caught embezzling funds from the town. He has the added stress of having to take care of his father after his failed suicide attempt. Maegan, on the other hand, is the typical overachiever — well, that’s what everyone thinks. She keeps what happened last year when the pressure got too much a secret from everyone. And then her sister comes home from college pregnant, which is another secret that she has to keep.

When Rob and Maegan are paired together for a calculus project, the two form a tumultuous relationship, both weary of letting anyone in. But when Maegan discovers what Rob plans to do to fix the damage to the town that his father caused, it may ruin their relationship for the worse.

YA Contemporary Fiction, Romance; Bloomsbury, Hardcover (US)

2. Wicked Fox (Gumiho: 1): Kat Cho (goodreads) (book depository)

Set in modern day Seoul, Wicked Fox follows Gu Miyoung, a gumiho: a nine-tailed fox who, in order to survive, kills men to devour their energy. In a city with tons of people, evil men, and a modern sensibility — one that doesn’t believe in the old tales anymore — it’s easy to hide. One night after feeding, Miyoung stumbles upon Jihoon, a human, being attacked by a goblin. Going against every instinct, Miyoung saves him but loses her gumiho soul in the process. Jihoon knows that Miyoung is a gumiho; knows what danger she can be to him, but he’s drawn to her anyway. Despite everything, the two from an unusual relationship. But when a shaman tries to reunite Miyoung with her soul, Miyoung has to choose between her immortal life and Jihoon.

YA Urban Fantasy, Romance; Putnam/Penguin, Hardcover (US)

3. DEV1AT3 (Lifelike: 2): Jay Kristoff (goodreads) (book depository)

I will, literally, read anything this man writes. Even though I still haven’t read LIFEL1K3, I feel like this summer is the perfect time to binge the first two books in this series.

YA Science Fiction; Knopf/Random House, Hardcover (US)

4. The Virtue of Sin: Shannon Schuren (goodreads) (book depository)

New Jerusalem: a community away from the outside world and the depravity of modern humanity. Miriam has lived in New Jerusalem her entire life and knows that she’s safe behind the gates. Even when she’s told to stay silent because she’s a girl. When the time for Matrimony is called, Miriam is thrilled, thinking that her future with Caleb, the boy she loves, is set. But then Miriam winds up with someone else after the ceremony goes wrong, Miriam is tired of keeping quiet. She wants a say in her own life, so much so that she’s willing to fight for it.