Blog Tour: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Review + Giveaway)

A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas

Genre: New Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Release Date: May 5,  2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's
Source: Borrowed (Thank you, Louisse!)
Links: Goodreads 

SYNOPSIS

A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Timesbestselling author Sarah J. Maas, blending Beauty and the Beast with faerie lore.

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

Waiting on Wednesday: Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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

This week's Waiting on Wednesday:

Every Last Breath (The Dark Elements, #3)

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance

Expected Publication Date: July 28, 2015

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Links: Goodreads | Amazon | Author's Website

Undeniably Beautiful and Heartbreakingly Real: Confess by Colleen Hoover

Confess
by Colleen Hoover

Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Publisher: Atria Books
Source: Own Copy/Bought
Links: Goodreads | Amazon | iBooks

SYNOPSIS

Auburn Reed has her entire life mapped out. Her goals are in sight and there’s no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.

For once, Auburn takes a risk and puts her heart in control, only to discover Owen is keeping major secrets from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it.

The last thing Owen wants is to lose Auburn, but he can’t seem to convince her that truth is sometimes as subjective as art. All he would have to do to save their relationship is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin…

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Which Feature Characters Who Are Freaking Badass

Each week, particularly every tuesday, The Broke and Bookish host a Top Ten Tuesday based on a specific bibliophilic topic. Other bloggers are able to participate and post their own top ten list based on the topic of the week.

April 28: Top Ten Books Which Feature Characters Who Are Freaking Badass

Holy Hottie-McHotters!: The Return by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Return (Titan, #1)
by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Genre: Mythology, Romance, Paranormal, New Adult
Release Date: February 16, 2015
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Source: Bought/Own Copy
Links: Goodreads | Amazon | iBooks

SYNOPSIS

The Fates are cackling their bony asses off…

It’s been a year since Seth made the deal with the gods that pledged his life to them. And so far, the jobs they’ve given him have been violent and bloody–which is kind of all right with him. But now Apollo has something else in mind for Seth. He’s got to play protector while keeping his hands and fingers off, and for someone who really has a problem with restraint, this new assignment might be the most challenging yet.

Josie has no idea what this crazy hot guy’s deal might be, but it’s a good bet that his arrival means the new life she started after leaving home is about to be thrown into an Olympian-sized blender turned up to puree. Either Josie is going insane or a nightmare straight out of ancient myth is gunning for her.

But it might be the unlikely attraction simmering between her and the golden-eyed, secret-keeping Seth that may prove to be the most dangerous thing of all.

Because history has once again been flipped to repeat.

Tunes of Two Ends (6)

Tunes of Two Ends is a weekly meme hosted by none other than Two Ends of a Bookshelf, wherein we share our  playlist that calls to mind a book or series that we have recently read and is currently the focal point of our thoughts. 

This week's playlist is dedicated to:

Thirteen Reasons Why meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff

Playlist for the Dead
by Michelle Falkoff

Genre: Music, Romance, Contemporary, Young Adult
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Publisher: HarperTeen
Source: ARC from HarperCollins and NBS! 
Links: Goodreads | Amazon | iBooks

SYNOPSIS

A teenage boy tries to understand his best friend's suicide by listening to the playlist of songs he left behind in this smart, voice-driven debut novel.

Here's what Sam knows: There was a party. There was a fight. The next morning, his best friend, Hayden, was dead. And all he left Sam was a playlist of songs, and a suicide note: For Sam—listen and you'll understand.

As he listens to song after song, Sam tries to face up to what happened the night Hayden killed himself. But it's only by taking out his earbuds and opening his eyes to the people around him that he will finally be able to piece together his best friend’s story. And maybe have a chance to change his own.

Part mystery, part love story, and part coming-of-age tale in the vein of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Tim Tharp’s The Spectacular Now, Playlist for the Dead is an honest and gut-wrenching first novel about loss, rage, what it feels like to outgrow a friendship that's always defined you—and the struggle to redefine yourself. But above all, it's about finding hope when hope seems like the hardest thing to find.

Tunes of Two Ends (5)

Tunes of Two Ends is a weekly meme hosted by none other than Two Ends of a Bookshelf, wherein we share our  playlist that calls to mind a book or series that we have recently read and is currently the focal point of our thoughts. 

This week's playlist is dedicated to: