Fragments Of Life

Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly || Release date: June 14th 2016 At the end of  Dark Tide , Book 3 in the Waterfire Saga, Astrid leaves her mermaid friends to confront her ancestor, Orfeo, the evil force behind the rise of the monster Abbadon. Orfeo possesses one of the six talismans that the merls need in order to keep the monster locked up forever. But without the ability to songcast, how will Astrid be able to defeat the most powerful mage in history? Meanwhile, Serafina and her Black Fins train goblin troops for battle against her uncle Vallerio's death riders. Will Sera ever see her beloved home--and her beloved Mahdi--again, or will the Volneros take over the mer realms while Orfeo takes on the gods themselves? Nothing less than the fate of the underwater world is at stake in this breathtaking finale. Read the prologue of Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly ***** + One winner will receive a copy of Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly and corresponding nail polish. + This competition is o...

  Product details :  Publisher : Corvus. Paperback, 352 pages. Release date : May 5th 2016. Rating : 4½ out of 5. Ages : Adult Source : Received from publisher for review. Did she leave or was she taken?    The day Adam Dunne's girlfriend, Sarah, fails to return from a Barcelona business trip, his perfect life begins to fall apart. Days later, the arrival of her passport and a note that reads 'I'm sorry - S' sets off real alarm bells. He vows to do whatever it takes to find her. Adam is puzzled when he connects Sarah to a cruise ship called the Celebrate - and to a woman, Estelle, who disappeared from the same ship in eerily similar circumstances almost exactly a year before. To get the answers, Adam must confront some difficult truths about his relationship with Sarah. He must do things of which he never thought himself capable. And he must try to outwit a predator who seems to have found the perfect hunting ground...   A stunning crime debut, clever...

Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard || Release date: May 5th 2016 Did she leave or was she taken? The day Adam Dunne's girlfriend, Sarah, fails to return from a Barcelona business trip, his perfect life begins to fall apart. Days later, the arrival of her passport and a note that reads 'I'm sorry - S' sets off real alarm bells. He vows to do whatever it takes to find her. Adam is puzzled when he connects Sarah to a cruise ship called the Celebrate - and to a woman, Estelle, who disappeared from the same ship in eerily similar circumstances almost exactly a year before. To get the answers, Adam must confront some difficult truths about his relationship with Sarah. He must do things of which he never thought himself capable. And he must try to outwit a predator who seems to have found the perfect hunting ground... ***** Guest Post: Catherine Ryan Howard -- How to Write a Killer Twist! @ catherineryanhoward As a reader, I’m a sucker for a big twist. Ever since Tell N...

  Product details : Publisher : Balzer & Bray. Hardcover, 352 pages. Release date : May 10th 2016. Rating : 4 out of 5. Ages: 14+ Source : Received from publisher for review. Cassidy Emmerich is reeling from a sudden, humiliating breakup. The last thing she wants to do is stick around and be reminded of her ex everywhere she goes. On impulse, she decides to spend the summer with her father and his family at their Jersey Shore bed-and-breakfast. A different scene and a new job working as a camp counselor seem like the perfect recipe for forgetting Gavin as quickly as possible—not to mention for avoiding him until he leaves for college. Bryan Lakewood is sick of never s. You’ll  never  walk. You’ll  never  surf. You’ll  never  slow dance with a girl and have her put her head on your shoulder. Last year he made one false move—now he’s paralyzed and needs to use a wheelchair. But this summer, he’s back at his camp job and is determined to re...

Ooops! So, I guess I wasn't paying attention last week because when I was gathering info for my latest cover post I somehow missed this little bit of gorgeous. Hey, it happens! Better late than never though, right? Feast your eyes on the cover of Nothing Tastes As Good the latest YA from Irish author Claire Hennessy coming from Hot Key Books in July 2016.  When Cat Clarke says a book is ' Absolutely Phenomenal ' you know you're on to a good thing! Nothing Tastes As Good by Claire Hennessy || Release date: July 2016 What happens when you give in to the voices in your head?    Annabel is dead. And she's not happy about it. Despite having strived to be 'lighter than air' back when she was alive, the consequences of that yearning haven't quite sunk in yet.    Julia Jacobs is fat. Which Annabel immediately notices when she's assigned as Julia's ghostly helper (don't even think about calling her a guardian angel). And as her helper, Julia's pro...