Hachette was kind enough to send me an Advance Reader Copy of Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin, the sequel to Wolf by Wolf. Thank you so much, guys! I was super excited to receive it as it was one of my most anticipated reads of 2016 and it did not disappoint in the least. Blood for Blood is the second book in an alternate history young adult series set in a world in which the Hitler and the Nazis won World War II. Our protagonist is a young Jewish death camp survivor with the ability to shape shift. The series consists of the two main novels, Wolf by Wolf and Blood for Blood as well as the prequel novella Iron to Iron. The story starts immediately after the cliffhanger ending of Wolf by Wolf and expands the points of view to three. It continues the quest Yael was assigned in Wolf by Wolf and deals with the fallout of the events and discoveries of the book. What I liked The world. Once again I was completely drawn into the alternate history that Graudin has created. The world felt so real and fleshed out I could easily imagine our…
Good morning and welcome to another reading roundup. To be honest I don’t have a great deal to share with you this week. It’s been a heavy week at work so I am a little tired. Though I am absolutely loving having a kitty again to curl up beside me when I’m reading or watching TV. This week I finished Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin. It was as wonderful as I’d hoped. The ending in particular was beautiful. I’m really hoping we get a few more short stories in this world. Expect a full review soon My library hold of Naomi Novik’s League of Dragons came through, so that is my current read/listen. This is the last in the Temeraire series which is based on the Napoleonic Wars but with dragons. I listened to and loved the first – it’s narrated by Simon Vance! – but I was uncertain about committing to a nine-book series. So I cheated and read Tor.com’s Temeraire reread for the intervening books. The series is definitely well worth checking out. I’m also hoping to make a start on The Poisoned Blade, the second in Kate Elliott’s Court of Fives series, the ARC of which I…
Good morning fellow bookworms. The big news in my family this week is that we adopted a cat! Meet Pavlushka, a seven year old female adopted from the Montreal SPCA. I have tried for many months to fill the cat shaped hole in my soul without success, and I am so, so grateful to Thad for accepting a new feline into our home. Lushka is a curious, affectionate cat according to her profile and she was certainly happy to be petted at the SPCA. Lushka really enjoyed being out of the shelter and being fussed over last night. She spent most of the evening on the sofa next to me demanding pets. She has already worked out how to open our kitchen cupboards. I think she’ll be a wonderful fit for our household. In more reading-related news, I did something I don’t often do this week – consigned a book to the did not finish pile. This was Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch. As I mentioned in my review of the first book Snow Like Ashes, I found the plot rather predictable, and unfortunately for book two, the interesting worldbuilding was not enough to carry me through this…
As you will see from my picture, I got my hands on a copy of Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin! This is the sequel to Wolf by Wolf which I adored. You can read my review. Those of you who follow my blog will know that I missed out on this one at BEA in Chicago, and that it was one of my most anticipated reads for 2016. Hachette Canada was kind enough to send me an Advanced Reader Copy. Thank you soooooo much. Expect me to share my thoughts on it over the next week or two. Blood for Blood will be released on November 1st 2016. More exciting news, this time from the world of audiobooks. Brent Weeks announced this week that Simon Vance has recorded The Black Prism, the first book in Weeks’ Lightbringer series. It was originally recorded by Cristofer Jean, and Vance took over narration duties from book two, The Blinding Knife. Now, no disrespect to Mr. Jean, but this is Simon Vance we’re talking about. Winner of multiple Audies and other awards and a damn good narrator. I personally credit Brent Weeks and Simon Vance for my love of audiobooks. When listening to…