Waiting on Wednesday (20)

"Waiting on" Wednesday is weekly meme hosted over at Breaking the Spine which spotlights upcoming anticipated releases.  Here is what I am most waiting for this week:







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Chalelwood (The Borden Dispatches #2): Cherie Priest

From Goodreads: Birmingham, Alabama is infested with malevolence. Prejudice and hatred have consumed the minds and hearts of its populace. A murderer, unimaginatively named “Harry the Hacker” by the press, has been carving up citizens with a hatchet. And from the church known as Chapelwood, an unholy gospel is being spread by a sect that worships dark gods from beyond the heavens. 

This darkness calls to Lizzie Borden. It is reminiscent of an evil she had dared hoped was extinguished. The parishioners of Chapelwood plan to sacrifice a young woman to summon beings never meant to share reality with humanity. An apocalypse will follow in their wake which will scorch the earth of all life.

I loved the first book in this series and can't wait until September 1, 2015 when I can finally get my hands on this one.  I think I am really drawn in by the covers as they are beautiful, yet creepy.  This series tends to get mixed reviews, but I really liked Maplecroft and hope this one measures up.  At least I don't have a long wait.  

What are you waiting for this week?

  

Top 10 Tuesday - Auto-Buy Authors

This top 10 weekly meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and can be found HERE.  Each week they focus on lists which cover various topics related to books and reading.  This week we are focusing on auto-buy authors.  While I try to snag a lot of my books from the library, there are still authors which I consider auto-buy.  I am dividing this Top 10 in Auto-Buy Authors, and Authors I will read what they publish no matter what!

AUTO-BUY AUTHORS:

1.  Stephen King.  No matter what he writes, I will inevitably purchase what he releases the same week it comes out.  The only exception is when he releases a book in November/December, my husband will get it for my for Christmas and then I will devour over Christmas vacation - sort of like my own twisted Christmas tradition.

2.  Joe Hill.  What can I say, I am growing to love him as much as his father.  He just doesn't seem to produce as much as Dad, so I never seem to be able to get enough of him.

3.  W. Bruce Cameron.  Love him! 

AUTHORS I READ NO MATTER WHAT THEY PUBLISH!

4.  Kelley Armstrong.  I love all of her series.  Seems like her writing only gets better and better.  I have to admit I still miss Clay and Elena, and hate how sy-fy did to that series.

5.  Patricia Briggs.  Great urban fantasy author.  Can't wait to see what she has in store for Mercy Thompson next!

6.  Charlaine Harris.  Although the Sookie Stackhouse books eventually drove me mad, I love her new Midnight, Texas series as well as her cozy mysteries, so she will always make the cut.

7.  Lucy Dillon.  I love Dillon's world building and her zany casts of characters.  She weaves dogs into her stories so beautifully, I only wish she wrote faster!

8.  Cherie Priest.  Because I need this immediately.

9.  Yasmine Galenorn.  Another urban fantasy favorite.

10.  Chloe Neill.  I guess a lot of the authors I definitely read seem to be urban fantasy writers.  I love the Chicagoland Vampires series and The Veil series seems promising as well.

What made you list this week?

Stacking the Shelves (28)

Stacking the Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves or TBR piles, may it be physical or virtual.  This means you can include books you buy in a physical store, online, books you borrow from the library or friends, review books, gifts and of course, ebooks! The original meme was started over at Tynga's Reviews.  This week was mainly a physical haul, but I didn't pay full price for any of these and one was even free!  First up is .......

Even though I can't seem to get this straightened, I received this wonderful package from Michael Phillip Cash and his publisher for review.  I thought the promotional cards with the books title, Pokergeist,  on them as well as the poker chip key chain were a cute touch.  I look forward to reading this and it seems to have pretty good ratings on Goodreads.

I bought these two books at a local discount warehouse store.  Snoopy Cowabunga and Follow Me  Home by Cathy Woodman.  Little did I know that Follow Me Home is #8 in a series - they could have put that on the cover somewhere!

And because I am sick of sideways pictures:



I got these at a discount store for $2.99 each with 10% off. They are beautiful hardbacks with illustrations. I haven't read any of these but for this price, I couldn't pass them up.

 Finally from Penguin First to Read I received:

I have been wanting this one for ages and it comes out in September.  So thrilled to have access to it now.

So what did you get this week?  Have you read any of these?  Please leave a comment so I can check out your haul.

September is for Sequels Challenge

Lisa Loves Literature is hosting a September is for Sequels Challenge during the month of September and I figured I would give it a go.  COYER finishes September 4th and although I have some more ARCs I need to get out of the way, why not combine it all the best I can.

My goal is to read and review 4 sequels during the month - 2 being books I have meant to read forever.



Courting Darkness (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon #10): Yasmine Galenorn
Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse #12): Charlaine Harris
The Summer Marked (The Winter People #2): Rebekah L. Purdy
Beastly Bones (Jackaby #2): William Ritter

I think this is doable.  Be sure to check out Lisa's blog - I think it's a great one!

Booker Really Needs a Petcam! (review)

TITLE: Petcam: The Art of Dogs, Cats, Cows and Other Four-Legged Photographers
AUTHOR: Chris Keeney
PUBLISHER: Princeton Architectural Press
PUBLISHING DATE: September 4, 2014

FROM GOODREADS: No description

MY THOUGHTS:  This book was a cute and quick read. I snagged it over the weekend marked down at an outlet store, and while my Kindle was charging late Saturday evening, I read it in one sitting. The backgrounds on some of the pet "photographers" are fairly comical and while some of the pictures are blurry and unpronounced, what do you expect when you attach a camera to your pet? As a human being even I have a hard time taking photos of my pups that aren't basically blurs in action.

This book has inspired me to look more into Petcams and I think I may purchase one over the holidays. I think it would be very interesting to see what kinds of photos my pups take.

I would recommend this to anyone who loves pets or who has a love of photography.

RATING: 4 PAWS

COYER SCAVENGER HUNT #33 - Read a book with a ridiculously long (at least 50 characters, including spaces) title.  (70)

Waiting on Wednesday (19)

"Waiting on" Wednesday is weekly meme hosted over at Breaking the Spine which spotlights upcoming anticipated releases.  Here is what I am most waiting for this week:



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Marked in Flesh (The Others #4): Anne Bishop

From Goodreads: Fourth in the “flawless” (The Reading Café) New York Times bestselling series from the author of Vision in Silver.

For centuries, the Others and humans have lived side by side in uneasy peace. But when humankind oversteps its bounds, the Others will have to decide how much humanity they’re willing to tolerate—both within themselves and within their community...

Since the Others allied themselves with the cassandra sangue, the fragile yet powerful human blood prophets who were being exploited by their own kind, the delicate dynamic between humans and Others changed. Some, like Simon Wolfgard, wolf shifter and leader of the Lakeside Courtyard, and blood prophet Meg Corbyn, see the new, closer companionship as beneficial—both personally and practically.

But not everyone is convinced. A group of radical humans is seeking to usurp land through a series of violent attacks on the Others. What they don’t realize is that there are older and more dangerous forces than shifters and vampires protecting the land that belongs to the Others—and those forces are willing to do whatever is necessary to protect what is theirs…

I adore this series and wish I had it in my grubby little hands right now.  I can't wait until March 1, 2016.  Well, I got an ARC of the last one so maybe I will luck out with this one as well.

What are you waiting for this week?

 

Top 10 Tuesday - Most Read Authors

This top 10 weekly meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and can be found HERE.  Each week they focus on lists which cover various topics related to books and reading.  This week we are focusing on the top 10 authors I have read. 

1.  STEPHEN KING - I haven't read all of his books, but have read over 50 of them.  I usually purchase all his new releases the week they come out unless I know I am getting them for gifts soon after their release.  He was my first real introduction to horror and suspense and in my opinion, he is still the best.

2.  DEAN KOONTZ - I'll admit I haven't read a lot of his stuff lately, but years ago, I used to devour everything of his which I could get my hands on.  I still plan on reading a lot of his releases and he is also one of my favorites.

3.  CHARLAINE HARRIS -  I have read 22 of her books and love her Midnight Texas series as well as her Harper Connolly series.  I have also read most of her Sookie Stackhouse books but still need to finish the last 2.  Boy am I glad that series ended.

4.  MARYJANICE DAVIDSON - Although somewhat reluctant to admit it, I still follow the Betsy the Vampire Queen series.  I think they keep getting more worse as they continue, but I still snag them from the library when I can.

5.  Kelley Armstrong - I love Kelley Armstrong and have completed the Women of the Underworld series.  I love her writing, her characters and her world building.  I am really loving her new Cainsville series and can't wait to get my hands on Deception

6.  LAURELL K. HAMILTON - She started my love of urban fantasy and while I think the Anita Blake books have gotten "out there" and that there are way too many of them, I haven't completely ruled out reading more of them.

7.  YASMINE GALENORN - Another great urban fantasy pick.

8.  PATRICIA BRIGGS - Mercy Thompson - need I say more?

9.  KIM HARRISON - I definitely see a trend forming here.  As much as I'll miss Ivy, Jenks and Rachel, I am also looking forward to seeing what her new series has to offer.

10.  LUCY DILLON -  While there are some authors I have read more from, I have to mention Lucy Dillon.  I love her contemporary fiction books so much.  She has such great characters and she weaves a wonderful love of dogs and their healing powers, into all of her books.  I can't recommend her enough.  I have managed to read all of her books except her last one.

Who made your list?  Do we have any in common?  Leave me a comment so I can check yours out!