Weekly Reading Update (WRU #1)

The Week of Slow Beginnings 

 

This week I haven't accomplished much in reading, as I am slowly crawling out of a MASSIVE 2 month reading slump where I have read 1...singular...book in 2 months. My last year of high school has already been filled to the brim with deadlines and due dates, tests, homework, projects and much more so reading has had to take the backseat for a while. Now that I am beginning to have a little more time to read I find that I am not motivated to read, but I still crave the act of reading something....hence my 2 month slump.

Now that my explanation is said....... This is what I've manage to start and will hopefully finish by the end of this weekend.

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Vessel 

Author: Sarah Beth Durst
Pages: Currently on page 27 of 424
Acquired: Library
Published: 2012

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Goodreads Blurb:
Liyana has trained her entire life to be the vessel of a goddess. She will dance and summon her tribe's deity, who will inhabit Liyana's body and use magic to bring rain to the desert. But when the dance ends, Liyana is still there. Her tribe is furious--and sure that it is Liyana's fault. Abandoned by her tribe, Liyana expects to die in the desert. Until a boy walks out of the dust in search of her.

Korbyn is a god inside his vessel, and a trickster god at that. He tells Liyana that five other gods are missing, and they set off across the desert in search of the other vessels. The desert tribes cannot survive without the magic of their gods. But the journey is dangerous, even with a god’s help. And not everyone is willing to believe the trickster god’s tale.

The closer she grows to Korbyn, the less Liyana wants to disappear to make way for her goddess. But she has no choice--she must die for her tribe to live. Unless a trickster god can help her to trick fate--or a human girl can muster some magic of her own.

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Tell me what you're currently reading or what you've read this week!

"Waiting On" Wednesday (WoW #1)

 "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine that highlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly awaiting!

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This week's selection is:

These Broken Stars

Author(s): Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner

Series: Starbound, #1
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Publication: December 10, 2013

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 Goodreads Blurb:

It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.

Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.

Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they be better off staying here forever?

Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won’t be the same people who landed on it.
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A timeless love story, THESE BROKEN STARS sets into motion a sweeping science fiction series of companion novels. The Starbound Trilogy: Three worlds. Three love stories. One enemy.

What books are you "Waiting On" this week?