Thursday, May 29, 2014

Armchair BEA Day Four: Giveaways & Beyond the Borders



Giveaways:





Beyond the Borders:

- Fire by Kristin Cashore: hands-down the BEST fantasy novel I've ever read. I can literally dream about the world Cashore has created.
- Wounded by Jasinda Wilder: I'd never read a book about a girl-turned-prostitute before. It's very interesting to see things from Rania's perspective.
- Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott: this book held a personal meaning to me, because something very similar happened to my aunt. I FELT so much while reading this book.

27 comments:

  1. I really must add the Kristing Cashore books to my list of books to read ASAP!

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    1. LIKE RIGHT NOW. Consider them "Alyssa pushing" books. Fire is my favorite book of all time.

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  2. I did really like that Graceling and Fire were not set in a traditional, European medieval fantasy world. W're seeing more and more books like that, which is good. Have fun with Armchair BEA!

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  3. I have sort of a soft spot for prostitute books. That sounds SO weird, but it's a state of being so far outside my realm of reference, I just eat those books up! Great choices for Beyond the Borders!

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    1. Oh my gosh Andi, you just made me LOL.

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    2. Ahh, Andi, I understand - I feel the same about all the historical romance novels I read!

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  4. I'll definitely have to check 'Fire' out if you think it's the best one out there! Actually, all three of them sound amazing! I read a Dutch book for school about a girl turned prostitute and it was amazing but also heart-wrenching!
    Great post :)
    Juli @ Universe in Words

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    1. YES! Juli, do it! And those types are really sad, but powerful, right?! Thank you!

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  5. I keep hearing about Fire, sounds like a good one!

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  6. I love Kristin Cashore's world, too!

    Hope you're having a great Armchair BEA!

    Joy's Book Blog

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    1. So glad to hear that! And it's been awesome so far!

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  7. Kristin Cashore's Graceling Realm is on my TBR list. I haven't heard of the others.

    Holly @ Words Fueled by Love

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    1. You should definitely check out the Graceling books, Holly!

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  8. Wounded sounds so interesting - I will definitely need to check that out!

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  9. Thanks for the recommendations!

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  10. I love that you put world-building as your topic. I did too and I mentioned Kristin Cashore's books too. :D

    My Armchair BEA Post

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  11. I just read your review of Wounded and it sounds like an intense book. Thanks for the recommendations!

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  12. Thanks for the recommendations. I haven't read any of these books. I am going to check out your reviews.

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  13. I've read Heartbeat. Such a wonderful book. Elizabeth Scott is an amazing author.

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  14. Kristin Cashore has been on my Radar for Fantasy for awhile for the covers. I haven't gotten around to getting ahold of her books but now I suppose I need to wl them. along with everything else this week.

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    1. The covers are gorgeous, and the writing and stories are so beautiful! Fire is my favorite.

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