Top Ten Series I've Been Meaning To Start But Haven't
This is a collection of pretty much everyone on the team. Some have read a couple of these, but a few haven't. You can't shame us though there are just so many books!
What's on your list?
Showing posts with label Rae Carson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rae Carson. Show all posts
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Series I've Been Meaning To Start But Haven't
This is a collection of pretty much everyone on the team. Some have read a couple of these, but a few haven't. You can't shame us though there are just so many books!
What's on your list?
OUaT Exclusive Book Giveaway!
Hey guys! Let's keep this giveaway train going. The second set of books we have are All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven and Like A River Glorious by Rae Carson! Good luck and keep a look out for another giveaway coming soon.
Release Day Celebration: Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson + Giveaway
I am so
excited that WALK ON EARTH A STRANGER
by Rae Carson releases today and that I get to share the news, along with an
awesome giveaway!
If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful new series by Rae Carson, be sure to check out all the details below.
This blitz also includes a giveaway for a set of the GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS series (in paperback format). US only. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.
Walk on Earth a StrangerThe Gold Seer Trilogy #1
Author: Rae Carson
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Released: September 22nd 2015
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Lee Westfall has a secret. She can sense the presence of gold in the world around her. Veins deep beneath the earth, pebbles in the river, nuggets dug up from the forest floor. The buzz of gold means warmth and life and home—until everything is ripped away by a man who wants to control her. Left with nothing, Lee disguises herself as a boy and takes to the trail across the country. Gold was discovered in California, and where else could such a magical girl find herself, find safety?Author Note:
Walk on Earth a Stranger, the first book in this new trilogy, introduces—as only Rae Carson can—a strong heroine, a perilous road, a fantastical twist, and a slow-burning romance. Includes a map and author’s note on historical research.
Sweet Temptation will encompass the entire trilogy in a condensed version, beginning with Kai's life before he met Anna, and taking readers through the epilogue of Sweet Reckoning. Sweet Temptation is a companion novel, not meant to be a stand alone story. It will definitely be a richer experience for those who have read the original trilogy.
Read chapter 1 of WALK ON EARTH A STRANGER annotated by Rae Carson HERE!
1 winner will receive a set of the 3 GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS series (in paperback format).
US Only.
Ends on September 30th at Midnight EST!
Book Review: Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
The Gold Seer Trilogy #1
Author: Rae Carson
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Released: September 22nd 2015
Review Source: Greenwillow Books
Lee Westfall has a secret. She can sense the presence of gold in the world around her. Veins deep beneath the earth, pebbles in the river, nuggets dug up from the forest floor. The buzz of gold means warmth and life and home—until everything is ripped away by a man who wants to control her. Left with nothing, Lee disguises herself as a boy and takes to the trail across the country. Gold was discovered in California, and where else could such a magical girl find herself, find safety?
Walk on Earth a Stranger, the first book in this new trilogy, introduces—as only Rae Carson can—a strong heroine, a perilous road, a fantastical twist, and a slow-burning romance. Includes a map and author’s note on historical research.
Lee’s parents were killed because of her secret power. She can sense the presence of gold in the world around her. How cool is this? I would be the richest person on earth! Who wouldn’t want Lee all by themselves?
As you know in this era, women were just properties. They did not have any saying. They were to be owned and be controlled by men. However, Lee is not easy to control. She wants to be herself and is determined to take a journey on her own. After all she is the one with the powers. She finds herself a new life as a boy and begins her adventure. However, the person that killed her parents is looking for her. After everything, he is not willing to give up easily.
Walk on Earth a Stranger is slow paced. This is due to the fact that Lee sets herself to a journey. She wants to travel to California. Back then the only thing they had as transportation were horses. Which is why I find myself not being fan of this genre. I love technology! I love my car, airplanes and I just love getting everything right away. So if you don't mind slow pacing, then this book will be perfect for you!
If you’re a fan of Carson’s The Girl of Fire and Thorns series, like myself, then you know her writing exceeds as the story progresses. Little by little, her story moves just for her to throws you a curveball. I mean, she sure knows how to bring in a packed-action story! Therefore my friends, I will for sure be waiting for the next book!
Waiting on Wednesday: Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
Waiting on Wednesday
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Walk on Earth a Stranger
The Gold Seer Trilogy # 1
Author: Rae Carson
Release Date: September 22nd 2015
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold must flee her home, taking her on a sweeping and dangerous journey across Gold Rush–era America.
Lee Westfall has a secret. She can sense the presence of gold in the world around her. Veins deep beneath the earth, pebbles in the river, nuggets dug up from the forest floor. The buzz of gold means warmth and life and home—until everything is ripped away by a man who wants to control her. Left with nothing, Lee disguises herself as a boy and takes to the trail across the country. Gold was discovered in California, and where else could such a magical girl find herself, find safety? Rae Carson, author of the acclaimed Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy, dazzles with this new fantasy that subverts both our own history and familiar fantasy tropes.
Walk on Earth a Stranger, the first book in this new trilogy, introduces—as only Rae Carson can—a strong heroine, a perilous road, a fantastical twist, and a slow-burning romance. Includes a map and author’s note on historical research.
Leydy's Top Ten of 2013
1. Making Faces by Amy Harmon - this book is pure perfection. I cried, I laughed, I am in love with these characters.
2. The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson - I am devastated. This series is over. Such a bittersweet ending. I've never been so proud of a character as I am with Elisa. I feel like she's my kid, grown to this amazing woman. Let's not even begin with Hector... *sigh* what a gentleman. We need more men like him in real life.
3. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo - I just cannot find words to express how I feel about this book. She blew my mind with her words. & Yeah, I am in love with Sturmhond.
4. The Indigo Spell & The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead - I LOVE ADRIAN. I ADORE ADRIAN. Three words regarding Richelle - Such. A. Teaser! *sigh* Yet, I still love her.
5. Vain by Fisher Amelie - This book took me by surprise. The first three chapter are insanely annoying, well the main character is. God I was hating her and I was about to give up. Thankfully, I kept going and I fell hard in love with this book. Such an extraordinary story about second chances. There was a purpose of you hating those chapters/main character, really. You really can see her life changing experience.
6. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi - What else can I say besides being a sucker for Warner? *Waves Warner Flag* I will go down with this ship!
7. Champion by Marie Lu - HOLY MOTHER OF ALL ACTIONS! Just WOW. Marie Lu blew me away with all the actions going on! She broke me into pieces with the ending.
8. The Program by Suzanne Young - This book will kill you softly then will put you back together to break you again. Yup, I think this is the best way to describe this book. I just can't get enough. I had the opportunity to read The Treatment... and I don't know how I survived. Really, this is an outstanding read.
9. Tangled by Emma Chase - Emma is a winner. I have no idea how she did it... but she did an incredible job writing a male POV. I'd ROTFLMAO with this book.
“True beauty, the kind that doesn't fade or wash off, takes time. It takes incredible endurance. It is the slow drip that creates the stalactite, the shaking of the Earth that creates mountains, the constant pounding of the waves that breaks up the rocks and smooths the rough edges. And from the violence, the furor, the raging of the winds, the roaring of the waters, something better emerges, something that would have otherwise never existed.
And so we endure. We have faith that there is purpose. We hope for things we can't see. We believe there are lessons in loss, power in love, and that we have within us the potential for a beauty so magnificent, our bodies can't contain it.”
“I think sometimes when we find love we pretend it away, or ignore it, or tell ourselves we’re imagining it. Because it is the most painful kind of hope there is.”
“The Darkling will hunt you for the rest of your days."
"Then you and I will have something in common, won't we? Besides, I like to have powerful enemies. Makes me feel important."
Mal crossed his arms and considered the privateer. "I can't decide if you're crazy or stupid."
"I have so many good qualities," Sturmhond said. "It can be hard to choose.”
“Because I can't help doing it," he said with a shrug. "And hey, if I keep loving you, maybe you'll eventually crack and love me too. Hell, I'm pretty sure you're already half in love with me."
It's really not even fair to everyone else.”Yes, Adrian, why are you so perfect? Not fair. You ruin everyone else!
“No one can know sincere happiness, Sophie, without first having known sorrow. One can never appreciate the enormity and rareness of such a fiery bliss without seeing misery, however unfair that may be.”
"I do want to be your friend." He says "I want to be your best friend in the entire world."
"I want so many things," he whispers. "I want your mind. Your strength. I want to be worth your time." His fingers graze the hem of my top and he says "I want this up." He tugs on the waist of my pants and says "I want these down." He touches the tips of his fingers to the sides of my body and says, "I want to feel your skin on fire. I want to feel your heart racing next to mine and I want to know it's racing because of me, because you want me. Because you never," he says, he breathes, "never want me to stop. I want every second. Every inch of you. I want all of it."
And I drop dead, all over the floor.
"Juliette."
I can't understand why I can still hear him speaking because I'm dead, I'm already dead, I've died over and over and over again.
He swallows, hard, his chest heaving, his words a breathless, shaky whisper when he says "I'm so-I'm so desperately in love with you-”
“Then Day reaches out and touches my hand with his. He encloses it in a handshake. And just like that, I am linked with him again, I feel the pulse of our bond and his- tory and love through our hands, like a wave of magic, the return of a long-lost friend. Of something meant to be. The feeling brings tears to my eyes. Perhaps we can take a step forward together.
“Hi,” he says. “I’m Daniel.”
“Hi,” I reply. “I’m June.”
“...some things are better left in the past. And true things are destined to repeat themselves.”
“If it's meant to be, you'll find each other again.”
“You know I'm never going to be able to not kiss you again, right?" he said. "For the rest of my life, every time I look at you, I'll have to kiss you.”
“For God's sake, don't let her watch Cinderella. What kind of example is that? A mindless twit who can't even remember where she left her damn shoe, so she has to wait for some douchebag in tights to bring it to her? Give me a frigging break!”
“Newsflash, ladies: We can’t read your thoughts. And frankly, I’m not entirely sure I’d want to. The female mind is a scary place to be.”
“Women fall in love quicker than men. Easier and more often. But when guys fall? We go down harder. And when things go bad? When it's not us who ends it? We don't get to walk away.
We crawl.”
“I can’t see any other reason he would shut down the bookshop, unless it was to help you somehow. He loves books.' She gives me a tiny, owlish smile. 'He must love you more.”
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Book Reviews: The Crown of Embers & The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson
Fire and Thorns #2
Author: Rae Carson
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Released: September 18th 2012
Review Source: Personalized
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In the sequel to the acclaimed The Girl of Fire and Thorns, a seventeen-year-old princess turned war queen faces sorcery, adventure, untold power, and romance as she fulfills her epic destiny.
Elisa is the hero of her country. She led her people to victory against a terrifying enemy, and now she is their queen. But she is only seventeen years old. Her rivals may have simply retreated, choosing stealth over battle. And no one within her court trusts her-except Hector, the commander of the royal guard, and her companions. As the country begins to crumble beneath her and her enemies emerge from the shadows, Elisa will take another journey. With a one-eyed warrior, a loyal friend, an enemy defector, and the man she is falling in love with, Elisa crosses the ocean in search of the perilous, uncharted, and mythical source of the Godstone's power. That is not all she finds. A breathtaking, romantic, and dangerous second volume in the Fire and Thorns trilogy.
After finishing The Girl of Fire and Thorns I was really excited to start this book. This is rare for me because when I first saw the cover of Fire and Thorns, I was not expending such a great story. I’m really am not a fan of fantasy but Rae Carson will capture your heart. She literally made a great impression.
In The Crown of Embers we continue the journey of Queen Elisa of Joya d’Arena. After the death of her husband, King Alejandro, Elisa encounters new responsibilities and she is conflicted to do the right thing. After all, she is only seventeen. Not only Elisa now has to take her role more serious, but she is still trying to learn more about her Godstone, the source of her powers.
Okay, enough about Elisa. To start with, I really didn’t like King Alejandro. He was such a jerk to Elisa, although at the end I felt bad for his death, but I was happy he was terminated (HA!). Hector. God, I adored him from the very beginning. He was such a sweetheart to Elisa even if his duty was to defend his king. He was a great friend to her since he met her and I was grateful that he was always trying to protect her. Now that Elisa is finally paying attention to Hector, I couldn’t help but do happy dances. In this book, my love him for just grew. God, he is such a gentleman!
I’m surprised to realize I enjoyed this sequel better than the first installment. It starts a bit slow, but honestly when it picks up, the action does not stop to the very end. And the ending is totally a “WTH! Where is the next page” moment. It will leave you shock. I highly recommend this series to everyone. A must read!
Fire and Thorns #3
Author: Rae Carson
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Released: August 27th 2013
Review Source: Personalized
The epic conclusion to Rae Carson's Fire and Thorns trilogy. The seventeen-year-old sorcerer-queen will travel into the unknown realm of the enemy to win back her true love, save her country, and uncover the final secrets of her destiny. Elisa is a fugitive in her own country. Her enemies have stolen the man she loves in order to lure her to the gate of darkness. As she and her daring companions take one last quest into unknown enemy territory to save Hector, Elisa will face hardships she's never imagined. And she will discover secrets about herself and her world that could change the course of history. She must rise up as champion-a champion to those who have hated her most.
The final installation of Fire and Thorns is AMAZING! Just WOW. An epic ending! Packed action, heartwarming and full of Lord Hector! Rae is brilliant and just freaking incredible. She surpassed all of my expectation for this trilogy. In my opinion, I don’t know how she did it, but this book is the best of all three.
The Bitter Kingdom follows the story of Elisa’s rescue journey after Hector is kidnapped by the Invierno Franco. She promised Hector she would rescue him and she is very determined to do so. No one can stop her, no one. Elisa learns to make hard decisions and I love how she learns become the leader she is destined to be.
Elisa, I am so proud of her. I literally cheer for her all the way. Her character growth is outstanding. She is truly a heroine. I just love how Rae started her character as a weak foolish child but now.... now she’s a grown wise woman. *wipes tears* I am so proud of her.
My God, Hector is such an adoring gentleman. His love for Elisa is beautiful. Rae literally ruins us for giving us high expectation toward real life men. He respects her, he listens to her, he guides her when needed, he protects her, challenges her… the list goes on and on and one. Hector is PERFECT!
Sorry Epic Reads gals, Hector is MINE =P
Everyone, this is a must read series! I dearly love these characters. The story is fantastic and magical. I am so happy I had the chance to meet Rae Carson, because I am a fan. She is absolutely one of my favorite authors. I cannot wait for her future trilogy!
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