Saturday Tag

Welcome dear readers, to yet another Saturday Tag, where the fun never stops!

Today I will complete this fun tag:

10 BOOKISH FACT ABOUT MARTYNA

REVIEW: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES by Seth Grahame-Smith

Title: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Author: Seth Grahame-Smith
Series: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies #1
Genres: Horror, Humor, Romance
Publisher: Quirk Classics
Release: 2009, May 1st
Source: eBook
Pages: 320

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“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.”

So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she’s soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. Can Elizabeth vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you’d actually want to read.

OCTOBER TBR

HALLOWEEN PARTY with Paperless Post

  

Today will be different, today we are working with Anagram Interactive and Paperless Post and today we will plan our Halloween Party! Yes you heard it right, P.S. I love that book! will have a week long Halloween party from 23rd to 31st of October! 

There will be sweets and books and movies and costumes and everything one really needs on Halloween! Every day there will be a new post featuring Halloween related awesomeness so mark your calendar because it will be A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

Trick or Treat? Here I come!

But to get you going we decided we will write a post of how you can start planning your own Halloween Party! 

Waiting on Wednesday: The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. Today we are waiting for The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo!

Grishaverse short stories are here! OMG!

Publication date: September 26th, 2017

Publisher: Macmillan/Imprint

REVIEW: ONCE BURNED by Jeaniene Frost

Title: Once Burned
Author: Jeaniene Frost
Series: Night Prince #1
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Avon
Release: June 26th, 2012
Source: eBook
Pages: 346

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After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude...until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world's most infamous vampire...
He's the Prince of Night...
Vlad Tepesh inspired the greatest vampire legend of all—but whatever you do, don't call him Dracula. Vlad's ability to control fire makes him one of the most feared vampires in existence, but his enemies have found a new weapon against him—a beautiful mortal with powers to match his own. When Vlad and Leila meet, however, passion ignites between them, threatening to consume them both. It will take everything that they are to stop an enemy intent on bringing them down in flames.

MONDAY TRAVELS: THE SUN AND HER FLOWERS by Rupi Kaur

Happy Monday friends!

This Monday we are making one last stop in Canada and then we'll travel to another country. But as we still need to visit one last great American poet, lets all gather around and enjoy:

THE SUN AND HER FLOWERS

REVIEW: CAPTIVE PRINCE by C.S. Pacat

REVIEW: THE STRANGE CASE OF Dr.JEKYLL AND MR.HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson

Title: The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Series: -

Genres: Classics, Horror

Publisher: Signet Classics

Release: September 2nd, 2003

Source: Paperback

Pages: 144

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BLURB: In this harrowing tale of good and evil, the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll develops a potion that unleashes his secret, inner persona—the loathsome, twisted Mr. Hyde.

SALE ON HANDMADE BOOKMARKS

I was gonna mention this in the upcoming video but then I realized it won't be up till 28th of October and SALE ends on 29th of October, so instead I am giving a shout out to you all handmade jewelry and paintings lovers and also BOOKMARKS! Who does not love handmade bookmarks?! About 90% of my own collection is from this amazing artist so I highly recommend! Just head to http://soukyan.etsy.com/ and use code PUMPKING. I already made my order, things are going fast!

Enjoy!

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Saturday Tag

Welcome dear readers, to yet another Saturday Tag, where the fun never stops!

Today I will complete this fun tag:

FALL TIME COZY TIME BOOK TAG

REVIEW: WAR OF ROSES by L.J.Smith

Title: War of Roses
Author: L.J. Smith
Series: Vampire Diaries #8; Evensong #2
Genres: Paranormal, Vampires, YA
Publisher: Amazon Kindle Worlds
Release: 62
Source: eBook
Pages: 2014

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Elena and her friends now have no conscious memories of Stefan—but each is having a difficult time adapting to a world without him. Damon can scarcely put out fires fast enough.

Bonnie feels as if she’s going insane. Her latest oddity is sleepwalking across the Dalcrest campus with only a golden-eyed white “dog” as a companion. This behavior terrifies the others, especially given the recent attacks in neighboring towns that leave girls drained of blood.

More, Bonnie finds herself caught up in her own love triangle with Matt’s shy new roommate, Bastian, and Damon. She realizes that Damon should be completely off limits, but she can’t help feeling there is someone else who is Elena’s perfect partner somewhere.

No one knows much about Bastian, who has white-blond hair and golden eyes, but he doesn’t seem to like Damon. Is Bastian just jealous of Damon’s affection for Bonnie or does he have some darker secret?

Meanwhile, both red roses and black are mysteriously appearing for Bonnie and Elena. Who are they from, and why do they seem so important? The War of Roses has just begun. . . .

REVIEW: THE GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE OF VICE AND VIRTUE by Mackenzi Less

Waiting on Wednesday: One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. Today we are waiting for One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake!

Second book of Three Dark Crowns series is here!

Publication date: September 19th, 2017

Publisher: Harper Teen

REVIEW: MARY STUART by Stefan Zweig

Title: Mary Stuart

Author: Stefan Zweig

Series: -

Genres: Historical

Publisher: Grasset

Release: March 2004

Source:  Paperback

Pages: 406

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Queen of Scotland and the Isles By Stefan Zweig. Originally published in 1935. Foreword: The clear, the manifest, is self-explanatory but mystery is a spur to creative imagination. Always, therefore, figures and events that are shrouded in mystery demand elucidation and stimulate the ingenuity of the artistic mind Among historical problems that call unceasingly for solution, the tragedy of Mary Stuart ranks as a crucial instance. Surely of all the women who have made their mark in the world, no other has been the theme of so many dramas, novels, biographies, and discussions. Throughout four centuries she has allured poets and tor mented the fancy of men of learning. Still, today, her story has again and again to be retold. Because that which is confused craves for clarity, that which is in darkness strains towards the light. The answers to the riddle of Marys life and character are almost as contradictory as they are manifold.

MONDAY TRAVELS: THE SEASON OF THE WITCH by David Lewis Paget

Happy Monday friends!

This Monday we are making one last stop in Australia and we will be discussing:

THE SEASON OF THE WITCH

REVIEW: THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END by Adam Silvera

REVIEW: STRAY by Rachel Vincent

Title: Stray
Author: Rachel Vincent
Series: Shifters #1
Genres: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Mira Books
Release: 2007
Source:  Audiobook/Paperback
Pages: 618

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BLURB:
There are only eight breeding female werecats left...

And I'm one of them.

I look like an all-American grad student. But I am a werecat, a shape-shifter, and I live in two worlds.

Despite reservations from my family and my Pride, I escaped the pressure to continue my species and carved out a normal life for myself. Until the night a Stray attacked.

I'd been warned about Strays — werecats without a Pride, constantly on the lookout for someone like me: attractive, female, and fertile. I fought him off, but then learned two of my fellow tabbies had disappeared.

This brush with danger was all my Pride needed to summon me back... for my own protection. Yeah, right. But I'm no meek kitty. I'll take on whatever — and whoever — I have to in order to find my friends. Watch out, Strays — 'cause I got claws, and I'm not afraid to use them...

Saturday Tag

Welcome dear readers, to yet another Saturday Tag, where the fun never stops!

Today I will complete this fun tag:

15 FACTS ABOUT MARTYNA

REVIEW: MADAM BOVARY by Gustave Flaubert

Title: Madam Bovary

Author: Gustave Flaubert

Series: -

Genres: Classic, Fiction, Cultural

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Release: 2004

Source: Paperback

Pages: 329

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When Emma Rouault marries Charles Bovary she imagines she will pass into the life of luxury and passion that she reads about in sentimental novels and women's magazines. But Charles is a dull country doctor, and provincial life is very different from the romantic excitement for which she yearns. In her quest to realize her dreams she takes a lover, and begins a devastating spiral into deceit and despair.

AUGUST WRAP UP

REVIEW: THE EVOLUTION OF MARA DYER by Michelle Hodkin

Title: The Evolution of Mara Dyer
Author: Michelle Hodkin
Series: Mara Dyer #2
Genres: YA, Paranormal
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Release: 2012
Source: Kindle Edition/Audiobook
Pages: 528

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SYNOPSIS: The truth about Mara Dyer's dangerous and mysterious abilities continues to unravel in the New York Times bestselling sequel to the thrilling The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer. Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past. She can't. She used to think her problems were all in her head. They aren't. She couldn't imagine that after everything she's been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets. She's wrong. In this gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, the truth evolves and choices prove deadly. What will become of Mara Dyer next?

Waiting on Wednesday: The Tiger's Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. Today we are waiting for The Tiger's Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera!

Publication date: October 3rd, 2017

Publisher: Tor

RESEÑA: EL PRÍNCIPE DE LA NIEBLA por Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Título: El Príncipe de la Niebla
Autor: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Serie: Niebla #1
Géneros: Fantasy, YA
Editor: Rayo
Publicación: 1986
Fuente: Tapa blanda
Páginas: 230

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SINÓPSIS: Un diabólico príncipe que concede cualquier deseo... a un alto precio. 

El nuevo hogar de los Carver está rodeado de misterio. En él aún se respira el espíritu de Jacob, el hijo de los antiguos propietarios, que murió ahogado. Las extrañas circunstancias de esa muerte sólo empiezan a aclararse con la aparición de un diabólico personaje: el Príncipe de la Niebla.

MONDAY TRAVELS: TONIGHT I CAN WRITE THE SADDEST LINES by Pablo Neruda

Happy Monday friends! Welcome to another edition of Monday Travels

So today we are in Chile and we will explore:

TONIGHT I CAN WRITE THE SADDEST LINES

REVIEW: NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern

REVIEW: WINTER WITCH by Paula Brackston

Title: Winter Witch
Author: Paula Brackston
Series: Shadow Chronicles #2
Genres: Witches, Historical, Fantasy
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Release: 340
Source: Audiobook
Pages: 2013

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Fledgling witch Morgana must defend her love, her home, and her life in this enthralling tale perfect for fans of Discovery of Witches

In her small early nineteenth century Welsh town, there is no one quite like Morgana, who has not spoken since she was a young girl. Her silence is a mystery, as well as her magic. Concerned for her safety, her mother is anxious to see her married, and Cai Jenkins, a widower from the far hills, seems the best choice.

After her wedding, Morgana is heartbroken at leaving her mother, and wary of this man, whom she does not know, and who will take her away to begin a new life. But she soon falls in love with Cai’s farm and the wild mountains that surround it. Cai works to understand the beautiful, half-tamed creature he has chosen for a bride, and slowly, he begins to win Morgana’s affections. It’s not long, however, before her strangeness begins to be remarked upon in her new village. A dark force is at work there—a person who will stop at nothing to turn the townspeople against Morgana. Forced to defend her home, her man, and herself, Morgana must learn to harness her power, or she will lose everything.

Saturday Tag

Welcome dear readers, to yet another Saturday Tag, where the fun never stops!

Today I will complete this fun tag:

THE HISTORICAL BOOK TAG

REVIEW: PARADISE LOST by L.J.Smith

Title: Paradise Lost
Author: L.J. Smith
Series: Vampire Diaries #7; Evensong #1
Genres: Paranormal, Vampires, YA
Publisher: Amazon Kindle Worlds
Release: 191
Source: eBook
Pages: 2014

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This fanfic is based on The Vampire Diaries book series—also by L. J. Smith—and takes place after the volume Midnight.

Damon is back and enjoying his vampire existence to its fullest. Elena, Bonnie and their friends are in their third week at Dalcrest College, ordinary students aware of an extraordinary world that verges on their own campus.
Stefan is scarcely aware that he is living in a fragile paradise with Elena as his devoted girl . . . until one night it all shatters. He wakes from a dream to find Elena limp and white in his arms and rushes her to the hospital for a massive transfusion.

Elena survives, but Stefan decides that the only way she will ever truly be safe is without him. To make his exit complete, Stefan removes himself from the memories of Elena, her friends, and all of Fell’s Church.

Can first love ever really be forgotten? Will Damon finally have Elena by his side as his Princess of Darkness? The epic story begins in Evensong: Paradise Lost.

Game of Thrones Tag

REVIEW: PRINCE LESTAT AND THE REALMS OF ATLANTIS by Anne Rice

Title: Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
Author: Anne Rice
Series: Vampire Chronicles #12
Genres: Paranormal, Classics, Gothic
Publisher: Mass Market Paperback
Release: 2016
Source: Audiobook
Pages: 451

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BLURB:  At the novel's center: the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, hero, leader, inspirer, irresistible force, irrepressible spirit, battling (and ultimately reconciling with) a strange otherworldly form that has somehow taken possession of Lestat's undead body and soul. This ancient and mysterious power and unearthly spirit of vampire lore has all the force, history, and insidious reach of the unknowable Universe. It is through this spirit, previously considered benign for thousands of vampire years and throughout the Vampire Chronicles, that we come to be told the hypnotic tale of a great sea power of ancient times; a mysterious heaven on earth situated on a boundless continent--and of how and why, and in what manner and with what far-reaching purpose, this force came to build and rule the great legendary empire of centuries ago that thrived in the Atlantic Ocean. And as we learn of the mighty, far-reaching powers and perfections of this lost kingdom of Atalantaya, the lost realms of Atlantis, we come to understand its secrets, and how and why the vampire Lestat, indeed all the vampires, must reckon so many millennia later with the terrifying force of this ageless, all-powerful Atalantaya spirit. 

Waiting on Wednesday: Warcross by Marie Lu

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. Today we are waiting for Warcross by Marie Lu!

For fans of Marie Lu, the waiting is over! Her new book is coming out soon!

Publication date: September 14th, 2017

Publisher: Penguin

REVIEW: UPROOTED by Naomi Novik

Title: Uprooted
Author: Naomi Novik
Series: -
Genres: YA, Fantasy
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release: 2015
Source: Paperback
Pages: 438


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BLURB: Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life. Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as falling to the Wood. The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka is afraid. She knows - everyone knows - that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave Kasia, all the things Agnieszka isn't, and her dearest friend in the world. And there is no way to save her. But Agnieszka fears the wrong things. For when the Dragon comes, it is not Kasia he will choose. Uprooted is a hugely imaginative, engrossing and vivid fantasy novel, inspired by folk and fairy tales by Naomi Novik, the author of the Temeraire series. It is perfect reading for fans of Robin Hobb and Trudi Canavan.

MONDAY TRAVELS: AUTUMN by John Clare

Happy Monday friends!

This Monday we are making one last stop in England and then we'll travel to another country. But as we still need to visit one last great American poet, lets all gather around and enjoy:

AUTUMN

Summer Book Haul

REVIEW: EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire

Title: Every Heart a Doorway
Author: Seanan McGuire
Series: Wayward Children #1
Genres: YA, Fantasy, LGBT+
Publisher: Tor.com
Release: 2016
Source: eBook
Pages: 169

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BLURB: Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children

No Solicitations

No Visitors

No Quests

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else.

But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.

Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.

But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter.

No matter the cost.

Saturday Tag

Welcome dear readers, to yet another Saturday Tag, where the fun never stops!

Today I will complete this fun tag:

THE AUTUMN TAG

REVIEW: THE BEAST IS AN ANIMAL by Peternelle van Arsdale

Title: The Beast is an Animal
Author: Peternelle van Arsdale
Series: -
Genres: YA, Fairytale, Paranormal
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Release: 2017
Source: eBook
Pages: 352

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A girl with a secret talent must save her village from the encroaching darkness in this haunting and deeply satisfying tale.

Alys was seven when the soul eaters came to her village.

These soul eaters, twin sisters who were abandoned by their father and slowly morphed into something not quite human, devour human souls. Alys, and all the other children, were spared—and they were sent to live in a neighboring village. There the devout people created a strict world where good and evil are as fundamental as the nursery rhymes children sing. Fear of the soul eaters—and of the Beast they believe guides them—rule village life. But the Beast is not what they think it is. And neither is Alys.

Inside, Alys feels connected to the soul eaters, and maybe even to the Beast itself. As she grows from a child to a teenager, she longs for the freedom of the forest. And she has a gift she can tell no one, for fear they will call her a witch. When disaster strikes, Alys finds herself on a journey to heal herself and her world. A journey that will take her through the darkest parts of the forest, where danger threatens her from the outside—and from within her own heart and soul.