Monday's Beginnings (39)

Here we are again... another Monday.

How are you faring in reading at the beginning of this week?  Are you starting a new book or finishing one up?

Reading have been on the slow side for me this past week.  Last weekend I was sick so not much reading done.  This week past was just kind of yuckie for my reading.  It just seemed that we had some sort of running or something going on.  Thursday was school picnic day, whole day spent at the amusement park.  Friday was a day of cleaning because Saturday was a cousins wedding (who lives about an hour away).  But, with all that running I did get Before They Are Hanged By Joe Abercrombie done and the review up, click here.  And I did get the review for the graphic novel/ comic of Hopeless up as well, click here.  Sunday, well Sunday I ended up sleeping in a little bit and at the doctors.  I have another sinus infection and my son has passed me his pink eye he got from his friend at school.  But the doctors have said with this virus for the cold it too has settled to cause pink eye for some people.  

So, today I have stayed home and rested.  I did finish Dante's Journey By JC Marino today.  So I am hoping to do the review for it here very soon.  I am hoping to get started into The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett here this evening.  I am really looking forward to this book.

As for my Wishlist... I think I had a light week on myself.  I added 4 books.  I am loving it all these books I am adding, now I just have to find time to read them all.  And I think the authors would be pleased with you all too.

Books I received this week...

WINNINGS:

I won a signed copy of Hunted By Others By Jess Haines at Abigail's blog All Things Urban Fantasy.  Thank you! I am looking forward to this one.

Book Synopsis:

They are the Others - the vampires, mages, and werewolves once thought to exist only in our imaginations. Now they're stepping out of the shadows, and nothing in our world will ever be the same again...

In a town like this, being a P.I. can be murder

Shiarra Waynest's detective work was dangerous enough when her client base was strictly mortal. But ailing finances have forced her to accept a lucrative case that could save her firm - if it doesn't kill her first. Shiarra has signed on to work for a high-level mage to recover an ancient artifact owned by one of New York's most powerful vampires.

As soon as Shiarra meets sexy, mesmerizing vamp Alec Royce, she knos her assignment is even more complicated than she thought. With a clandestine anti-Other group trying to recruit her, and magi being eliminated, Shiarra needs back-up and enlists her ex-boyfriend - a werewolf whose non-furry form is disarmingly appealing - and a nerdy mage with surprising talents. But it may not be enough. In a city where the undead roam, magic rules, and even the Others aren't always what they seem, Shiarra has just become the secret weapon in a battle between good and evil - whether she likes it or not...

Another cool win for me was Empire In Black and Gold By Adrian Tchaikovsky. This sounds like a cool Fantasy read.

Book Synopsis:
The city-states of the Lowlands have lived in peace for decades, bastions of civilization, prosperity, and sophistication, protected by treaties, trade, and a belief in the reasonable nature of the neighbors.


But meanwhile, in far-off corners, the Wasp Empire has been devouring city after city with its highly trained armies, its machines, its killing Art... And now its hunger for conquest and war has become insatiable.


Only the aging Stenwold Maker, spymaster, artificer, and statesman, can see that the long days of peace are over. It falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of his people, before a black-and-gold tide sweeps down over the Lowlands and burns away everything in its path.


But first he must stop himself from becoming the Empire's latest victim.

This is another great sounding book, Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells, I won at Fantasy Literature.

Book Synopsis:
In a world where being of mixed blood is a major liability, Sabina doesn't really fit in. And being an assassin - the only profession fit for an outcast - doesn't help matters. But she's never brought her work home. Until now.


Her latest mission is uncomfortably complex, and threatens the fragile peace between the vampire and mage races. As Sabina scrambles to figure out which side she's on, she uncovers a tangled political web, some nasty facts about her family and some unexpected new talents. Any of these things could be worryingly life-changing, but together, they could be fatal...

So, do you think that is enough books for one week?  No! Okay, I have one more to add to the list.

Bought:

So, I had $5 towards my next book at Borders.  So, since it expired today I had to stop yesterday when I went to the doctors and spend it.  I was surprised to see this book on the shelves as it isn't due to be out until June 1st.  So I picked it up to add to the stack here for June.  I did enjoy the first book in this series and was curious to see where book 2 goes.  Would you like to read my review of Lord of the Changing Winds, click here.  Would you like to enter the GIVEAWAY for Lord of the Changing Winds? It ends May 31st, click here.

Book Synopsis:

The epic adventure of griffins and mortals continues...

Gereint Enseichen of Casmantium knows little and cares less about the recent war in which his king tried to use griffins and fire to wrest territory from the neighboring country of Feierabiand. Now, his kingdom's unexpected defeat offers him a chance to escape from his own servitude.

But now that the griffins find themselves in a position of strength, they are not inclined to forgive and the entire kingdom finds itself in deadly peril. Willing or not, Gereint is caught up in a desperate struggle between the griffins and the last remaining mage...

So, these are a lot of books for me in one week but all ones I really wanted.  I am going to have to go through my shelf and reorganize here soon.

So, now to you... How are you faring this week so far?  Does it look like a good reading week for you?

Here is to hoping you have a great week in words and pages.