What's Next? is a weekly meme hosted by IceyBooks.
Every Thursday, select 3-5 books (not
too many, not too little!) that you want to read but can't decide which
one to read first.
Post the cover, and if you want, the synopsis or even a random line from the book, for each of your selections.
At the end of your post, ask readers to vote on which one you should read next!
Even if you don't end up reading your readers' top choice, you'll know what the majority is excited for.
For more info, visit the introduction post HERE!
My picks this week are:
Moonglow by Kristen Callihan
Once the seeds of desire are sown . . .
Finally free
of her suffocating marriage, widow Daisy Ellis Craigmore is ready to
embrace the pleasures of life that have long been denied her. Yet her
new-found freedom is short lived. A string of unexplained murders has
brought danger to Daisy's door, forcing her to turn to the most unlikely
of saviors . . .
Their growing passion knows no bounds . . .
Ian
Ranulf, the Marquis of Northrup, has spent lifetimes hiding his primal
nature from London society. But now a vicious killer threatens to expose
his secrets. Ian must step out of the shadows and protect the
beautiful, fearless Daisy, who awakens in him desires he thought long
dead. As their quest to unmask the villain draws them closer together,
Daisy has no choice but to reveal her own startling secret, and Ian must
face the undeniable truth: Losing his heart to Daisy may be the only
way to save his soul.
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Four decades of peace
have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the
kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend
court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to
universities as scholars and teachers. As the treaty's anniversary draws
near, however, tensions are high.
Seraphina Dombegh has reason
to fear both sides. An unusually gifted musician, she joins the court
just as a member of the royal family is murdered—in suspiciously
draconian fashion. Seraphina is drawn into the investigation, partnering
with the captain of the Queen's Guard, the dangerously perceptive
Prince Lucian Kiggs. While they begin to uncover hints of a sinister
plot to destroy the peace, Seraphina struggles to protect her own
secret, the secret behind her musical gift, one so terrible that its
discovery could mean her very life.
In her exquisitely written
fantasy debut, Rachel Hartman creates a rich, complex, and utterly
original world. Seraphina's tortuous journey to self-acceptance is one
readers will remember long after they've turned the final page.
Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston
The mining ship El Cavador is far out from Earth, in the deeps of the
Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto. Other mining ships, and the families that
live on them, are few and far between this far out. So when El Cavador's
telescopes pick up a fast-moving object coming in-system, it's hard to
know what to make of it. It's massive and moving at a significant
fraction of the speed of light.
El Cavador has other problems.
Their systems are old and failing. The family is getting too big for the
ship. There are claim-jumping corporate ships bringing Asteroid Belt
tactics to the Kuiper Belt. Worrying about a distant object that might
or might not be an alien ship seems...not important.
They're
wrong. It's the most important thing that has happened to the human race
in a million years. The first Formic War is about to begin.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound
witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.
Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana
Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the
course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of
witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive
glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her
discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of
daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has
stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only
creature who can break its spell.
Debut novelist Deborah
Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts
history and magic, romance and suspense.
So, what do you think, which one of these novels I should read next?
Leave me a comment & help me decide!
I vote for Seraphina!
ReplyDeleteWhat's Next?
Lisa @ Shatterbooks
Thanks, Lisa :)
DeleteI also vote for Seraphina! :)
ReplyDeleteHaven't read it yet, but I heard great stuff about it! :)
Thanks, Tanja :) I've heard great things about it, too :)
DeleteSeraphina!! :) It's sitting on my bookshelf as well!
ReplyDeleteMY vote goes to Seraphina because I have heard some good things about it!
ReplyDeleteKristin @ Young Adult Book Haven
Seraphina. It's on my tbr. :P
ReplyDeleteI vote for Seraphina. (Discovery of Witches is fantastic too)
ReplyDeleteJenea @ Books Live Forever
http://booksliveforever.com/?p=2855
Great titles there! I've heard awesome things from Seraphina <3 A Discovery of Witches also seems awfully intriguing... Nice picks, Aleksandra! <3
ReplyDeleteI'm going to vote for Saraphina. It looks really interesting!
ReplyDeleteHere's mine
I vote for Seraphina
ReplyDeleteMy What's Next
A Discovery of Witches is really fun to read! From Oxford to France to upstate New York, it is like three books in one!
ReplyDeleteSeraphina is a great read. Her writing is phenomenal. I vote for that :0)
ReplyDeleteMy What's Next
Voting for A Discovery of Witches.
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