Thursday, January 16, 2014

What's Next #1

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I really like this idea and, as I'm a little at sea as to what I should read next, I thought I could get some opinions from all of you. I'd love to know which book you think I should read. If you've not read any of them, just tell me which one you think sounds the best.

(Yes, that's the cover on the version I bought. Isn't it lovely?)
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. 

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass--and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.






In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one…except the "thing" inside her. When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch….
Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of them. The orphaned duke takes her in from the gaslit streets against the wishes of his band of misfits: Emily, who has her own special abilities and an unrequited love for Sam, who is part robot; and Jasper, an American cowboy with a shadowy secret.
Griffin's investigating a criminal called The Machinist, the mastermind behind several recent crimes by automatons. Finley thinks she can help and finally be a part of something, finally fit in. But The Machinist wants to tear Griff's little company of strays apart, and it isn't long before trust is tested on all sides. At least Finley knows whose side she's on even if it seems no one believes her.

The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain
For Karigan G'ladheon, the call of magic in her blood is too strong to resist. Karigan returns to the Green Riders, the magical messengers of the king, to find she's badly needed. Rider magic has become unstable, many Riders have been lost, and the Rider corps is seriously threatened. The timing couldn't be worse. An ancient evil, long dormant, has reawakened, and the world is in peril. Karigan must face deadly danger and complex magic to save the kingdom from certain doom.




In the gaslit streets of Victorian London, phantoms rule the night, demons dance till dawn, and one supernatural detective dares to be seduced by the greatest power of all. . .

He's The Man With The Magic Touch

A master of deduction, seduction and other midnight maneuvers, Phaeton Black is Scotland Yard's secret weapon against things that go bump in the night. His prodigious gifts as a paranormal investigator are as legendary as his skills as a lover, his weakness for wicked women as notorious as his affection for absinthe. But when he's asked to hunt down a fanged femme fatale who drains her victims of blood, he walks right into the arms of the most dangerous woman he's ever known. . .

She's The Devilish Miss Jones

Pressing a knife to his throat--and demanding he make love to her--Miss America Jones uses Phaeton as a willing shield against the gang of pirates chasing her. As deadly as she is, with a derringer tucked in her garter, Miss Jones is not the vampiric killer he's been staking out--but she may be just what Phaeton needs to crack the case. As the daughter of a Cajun witch, she possesses uncanny powers. As a fearless fighter, she can handle anything from Egyptian mummies to Jack the Ripper. But when an ancient evil is unleashed on the world, she could be his only salvation. . .or ultimate sacrifice.

All synopsis take from Goodreads.

10 comments:

  1. This is a hard one, but if I have to pick, I'd go with Throne of glass. It's on my books-I'm-dying-to-read list and I honestly haven't heard a bad thing about it. Hope you enjoy whatever you pick, and thank you so much for stopping by! :)

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    1. Yeah, it's been on my list quite a while, too. I have heard a few bad things about it - but not enough to dissuade me. Thanks for commenting.

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  2. Hmmm, I'm going to go with Throne of Glass too, it's suppose to be really good. And I still haven't read it :P Enjoy your pick!

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    1. Thank you. I kept hearing good things about it, but for some reason it kept getting pushed to the back of my list.

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  3. Throne of Glass!!! Such a good book. If you're into Steampunk then I did really enjoy The Girl in the Steel Corset too!

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    1. I do love Steampunk books - in fact, that seems to be most of what I bought recently. Thanks for the comment.

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  4. I haven't read any of these but I want to start the green rider series. This year I'm all about series catch up so I vote vote for the The High King's Tomb. Hope you enjoy your choice and happy reading!

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    1. I'm really enjoying the series. The first book took some time to really catch me, but there were moments that were great. To me the second book improved a lot so I'm interested to see if the third is even better. Thanks for voting.

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  5. I've got both The Girl in the Steel Corset and Throne of Glass sitting here to be read, and have heard great things about both...but I think I'm going to go with The Girl in the Steel Corset this time around...

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    1. I was starting to think I was the only one that hadn't read either of them. I've heard a bit of a mixed bag for thoughts on the books, but they both sound good. Thanks for commenting.

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