Weekly Reading Update (WRU, #10)

This week I'm currently still reading The Dream Thieves since my week has been busier than I anticipated. I plan to finish this and possibly either Conversion by Katherine Howe or The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson before they are due back to my library. 

The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)

Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Pages: Currently reading on page 186 of 439
Acquired: Library
Published: 2013


Goodreads Blurb:
If you could steal things from dreams, what would you take?

Ronan Lynch has secrets. Some he keeps from others. Some he keeps from himself.

One secret: Ronan can bring things out of his dreams.

And sometimes he's not the only one who wants those things.

Ronan is one of the raven boys—a group of friends, practically brothers, searching for a dead king named Glendower, who they think is hidden somewhere in the hills by their elite private school, Aglionby Academy. The path to Glendower has long lived as an undercurrent beneath town. But now, like Ronan's secrets, it is beginning to rise to the surface—changing everything in its wake.

***** 

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Weekly Reading Update (WRU, #9)

This week I managed to read two books and start one more.

  The Ring and the Crown (The Ring and the Crown, #1)

Author: Melissa de la Cruz
Pages: 372
Acquired: Library
Published: 2014
Rating: 3.5/5

Goodreads Blurb:
Princess Marie-Victoria, heir to the Lily Throne, and Aelwyn Myrddn, bastard daughter of the Mage of England, grew up together. But who will rule, and who will serve?

Quiet and gentle, Marie has never lived up to the ambitions of her mother, Queen Eleanor the Second, Supreme Ruler of the Franco-British Empire. With the help of her Head Merlin, Emrys, Eleanor has maintained her stranglehold on the world's only source of magic. She rules the most powerful empire the world has ever seen.

But even with the aid of Emrys' magic, Eleanor's extended lifespan is nearing its end. The princess must marry and produce an heir or the Empire will be vulnerable to its greatest enemy, Prussia. The two kingdoms must unite to end the war, and the only solution is a match between Marie and Prince Leopold VII, heir to the Prussian throne. But Marie has always loved Gill, her childhood friend and soldier of the Queen's Guard.

Together, Marie and Aelwyn, a powerful magician in her own right, come up with a plan. Aelwyn will take on Marie's face, allowing the princess to escape with Gill and live the quiet life she's always wanted. And Aelwyn will get what she's always dreamed of--the chance to rule. But the court intrigue and hunger for power in Lenoran England run deeper than anyone could imagine. In the end, there is only rule that matters in Eleanor's court: trust no one.

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  Can You Keep A Secret?

Author: Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 357
Acquired: Library
Published: 2004
Rating: 4/5

Goodreads Blurb:
Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets: Secrets from her boyfriend: I've always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. As in Barbie and Ken. Secrets from her mother: I lost my virginity in the spare bedroom with Danny Nussbaum while Mum and Dad were downstairs watching Ben-Hur. Secrets she wouldn't share with anyone in the world: I have no idea what NATO stands for. Or even what it is. Until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger.…Until Emma comes face-to-face with Jack Harper, the company's elusive CEO, a man who knows every single humiliating detail about her...

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The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)

Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Pages: Currently reading on page 37 of 439
Acquired: Library
Published: 2013


Goodreads Blurb:
If you could steal things from dreams, what would you take?

Ronan Lynch has secrets. Some he keeps from others. Some he keeps from himself.

One secret: Ronan can bring things out of his dreams.

And sometimes he's not the only one who wants those things.

Ronan is one of the raven boys—a group of friends, practically brothers, searching for a dead king named Glendower, who they think is hidden somewhere in the hills by their elite private school, Aglionby Academy. The path to Glendower has long lived as an undercurrent beneath town. But now, like Ronan's secrets, it is beginning to rise to the surface—changing everything in its wake.

***** 

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

Top Ten Tuesday (TTT, #14)

 

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's post is:

Top Authors I've Only Read One Book From But NEED to Read More

1. Jennifer L. Armentrout (Obsidian)

 Obsidian was the very last book I read, and I am in desperate need of more of Jennifer L. Armentrout's writing and engrossing stories! I was completely hooked on the story from the start and would have pulled an all-nighter to finish if it hadn't been for the need to go to my 8am class yesterday morning. With that being said, I definitely need Onyx in my possession soon!

2. Kimberly Derting (The Pledge)

I absolutely loved this book when I read it and with it being almost a year, I think the time has come for me to read more from Kimberly Derting. More especially from this series in particular.

3. Charlaine Harris  (Sookie Stackhouse- Dead Until Dark)
In my attempt to branch out into reading more adult books, I decided to start off light with going into the paranormal adult fiction first and stumbled across this series.... Now granted this is the first and only book that I've read by Charlaine Harris, but I have a feeling that I am going to really enjoy this series! Can't wait to continue!

4. Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Boys)
When I first read The Raven Boys, I loved its uniqueness. I felt that the storyline was different than what I had been reading at the time and it intrigued me. I hope to read more from this author and get to reading The Dream Thieves soon.

5. J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
I know what you're thinking!!..... she seriously hasn't read the Harry Potter series.... Yes! I am guilty! Nothing more to say.... really need to get on to reading this series.

6. Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief)
Once again.... really need to get to reading this series! Heard many great things about this series as well as the spin-off series.

7. Susan Ee (Angelfall)
I read Angelfall around the time when its buzz and hype was in its prime. After everything died down, and other books were shoved into the spotlight, I also moved on to those. I think it is about time that I continue with the next installment especially because I flew through this one.

8. Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me)
This was one of sequels that I have been meaning to pick up for ages but always got distracted by another book instead. I absolutely LOVED Shatter Me so getting on to reading the next books in the series is a definite must!

9. Jenny Han (Burn For Burn)

 Jenny Han has been an author whose books I have seen everywhere, from her Burn For Burn series to The Summer I Turned Pretty series to her newest release To All the Boys I've Loved Before. I am definitely ready to read more from this author in the near future.

10. Alex Flinn (Beastly)
Although Beastly wasn't one of my absolute favorites, I still enjoyed the story. I really love fairytale retellings and folklore so I think I will really like this author's work. I'm interested to see what Alex Flinn's other books have to offer.

What Are Some Authors You've Only Read One Book From?