I had itchy blogging fingers and while I am reading a very-very good 700+ page fantasy Behemoth courtesy of NetGalley…
…I wanted to pop together a post of my upcoming titles you can expect some reviews for- in due course, naturally!
In no particular order, here they are:
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch | Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter |
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan | Art of War- Anthology for Charity by Various Authors
Avalon Wishes by Alexa Whitewolf | Malice by John Gwynne | Song by Jesse Teller |
The Good Samaritan by John Marrs | Hydra by Matt Wesolowski
Have you read any of these titles and wish to give me some thoughts before I go into them?
What’s your immediate TBR like and anything particular you’re super excited to read next?
Cover to Cover 
Obviously you should read Hydra first 😄
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Hahaha, of course! I have a feeling fitting it asap in won’t be a problem as it sounds so good that once I start I won’t stop until I’ve read it in one sitting… that’s the good feeling I have about it anyway 🙂
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The covers alone are looking seriously awesome, let alone the stories themselves😀 Looking forward to your upcoming reviews for these 😀😀
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Right? 🙂 Some gems in here, for sure… Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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I really wish I could get into High Fantasy! Movies and TV, no problem but when it comes to reading, it just doesn’t keep my attention. Shame because I’m probably missing out on so many great books!
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Aw, yes… What was it recently I thought I have no problem watching and absolutely no go on reading… hmm, can’t remember but I can relate to this… Some fantasy is just sooooo good 🙂 Hope they will end up making movies out of those really good ones in the future, so 🙂
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I’m sure that people can say the same about hard Sci-Fi or “smart” sci-fi which I love. Some genres are so nichey (yep I’ll just make up a word lol) that you either love it or hate it.
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MMm… yes.. scifi is another one that I probably can only read the ‘soft’ version of 😀 I don’t have the marbles for the hardcore scifi 😀
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See and I love it. Not the Star Trek type stuff but like “The Martian” or really good speculative fiction. At the same time I can say I love the Star Wars movies, even the cartoons but I find the books BORING! lol
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Interesting.. I wonder how I would get along with The Martian book because the movie was bang on good… I think the book is written in a way that’s fun and engaging, though… my boss reads scifi.. like hardcore scifi and he’s always like- this is good and I’m like- yeah, no! 😀
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Yes definitley in the case with the movie, Matt Damon does a fantastic job bringing humour and character to the situation. The book is very good but maybe not as colourful? Hmm is that the word I’m looking for? Well you get what I mean
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Yes! Totally get it… Matt Damon is a great actor anyway and it definitely helps bringing that further character and quirk in the movies… 🙂
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Oh yes- I remember! The mystery/police procedurals! hahaha… I can’t stand reading them because they can be so painfully detailed and slow (not like thrillers) for me but I don’t mind watching the shows!
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Malice for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get on Team Gwynne Lizzykins! Though after a 700-page fantasy read I’d pick something else first I have to say. Dark Matter always intrigued me, I’m not big on SFF though do have not bothered with it myself but it seems to get far more positive praise than negative. Oh, Hydra, I am seeing that book everywhere and it has a stunning cover and sounds dark, creepy and awesome! 🙂
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Can’t wait to get on the Gwynne Team, finally 🙂 I think the fact of the new book spurred me into action with the series.. read it first, you know… and Hydra- yes- there’s metal references and everything in Hydra (there was in Six Stories as well by author) so that should be nice 🙂 – have high hopes for it, that’s for sure 🙂
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Ah Malice and Hydra are on my list and Art of War anthology on my radar. Anthologies are so hit and miss with me, maybe your review can tip the scale and knock it into my list 😉 I really hope you enjoy Dark Matter more than I did. Many loved it. For myself, it was a let down. Happy reading!
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I sure do hope I can convince you to read the anthology… some really good authors are involved… and I hope I am going to enjoy the living daylights out of this one 😀
Ooooh… Interesting… Dark Matter didn’t live up to the hype for you…Now I am really curious 😀 Thanks, Dani! ❤
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Yeah.. I have a review buried somewhere haha. But it just fell flat haha. Will be watching for the anthology review 😉
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Promise of Blood is one of my favorites. Brian McClellan was a student of Brandon Sanderson, and the apple didn’t fall far from the tree! I do recommend you spend some time in the 6 prequel novellas first before you get into book 1, though. They give just enough insight and color to the characters that it really opens up the nuances and makes the whole Powder Mage trilogy even better. They aren’t numbered, but here’s the order they should be read:
1. Foresworn
2. Servant of the Crown
3. Murder at the Kinnen Hotel
4. Hope’s End
5. The Girl of Hrusch Avenue
6. The Face in the Window
Not required, but recommended. Good luck!
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Fantastic- thank you so much for this information- I love that you took the time to fill me in on this important information. I will certainly check the prequel novellas out… because if I plan to get committed, I might as well go all out! Thank you so much, again! 🙂
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You’re welcome of course! That’s what we do, right?
Commit! It’s a great series. Enjoy!
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Cheers 🙂
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Thank you for this!
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Really enjoyed Promise Of Blood. Malice is on my TBR but may be months before I get to it. I want Art Of War too.
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Nice one… !! Glad to hear you enjoyed Promise of Blood! and it’ll be interesting to compare thoughts on Malice … I doubt I’ll read Malice in january/February but hopefully March… then again- who knows 😀 I’m a mood reader! Hope you enjoy Malice and get your mitts on a copy of Art of War 🙂
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I have a copy of Dark Matter that I’ll be reading sometime this year, hopefully lol
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Oooh… nice… it would be cool to compare thoughts 🙂
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It would when are you planning on reading it?
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Mmm.. quick calculation in my head tells me I should finally be able to get to it in February some time…
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Do you fancy doing buddy read?
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Why not? 🙂 I don’t think I’ve done a proper buddy read before so you’ll have to guide me a bit on how it goes exactly 🙂
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Great! I’ve done a couple with Zuky the Book Bum we chatted via Twitter messages and it was great fun. Let me know when you’re ready to start next month and we can see how we get on 🙂
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Fabulous- sounds great and I will defo pop you a DM a while before I plan to start reading to give you heads up as well 🙂 Exciting! 🙂
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Brilliant 😊
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Hydra = phenomenal! Dark Matter = Brilliant! The Good Samaritan = DNF 🙈 lol but I hope you enjoy it 😊
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Ooooh… Good to hear about Hydra and Dark Matter… The Good Samaritan… what put you off it? 🙂 I’ve read The One by Marrs and loved it and I’ve heard TGS is different but I kind of can’t wait 🙂
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The repetition, I won’t say any more than that but once you’ve read it, we’ll discuss more 🙂 I haven’t read The One yet and I’m worried to now, despite how good everyone tells me it is 🙈
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Ah yes.. the repetition.. I thik I read about it in some reviews… However, The One- is a totally different kettle of fish and you should defo give it a go… short chapters and it’s just bang-bang-bang and tons of twists and characters.. I found it really hard to put down… very good! So, I do await with anticipation your thoughts on The One if you decide to take the plunge 🙂
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Some great titles on your list, I hope you’ll enjoy them all! Xxx
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Thank you, Inge 🙂 ❤
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Ooh some good ones there! I have Art of Warning pre-order so look forward to hearing your thoughts!
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Mighty! I must get a paperback of the book as well since it’s for charity 🙂
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Yes, that’s why I’ve bought it. Can’t not buy a charity book!
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Damn autocorrect Art of War
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Autocorrect.. it can come out with some gems but I have it turned off on everything… it annoys the hell outta me 😀
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If I figure out how to turn it off on my phone it’s going!
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Yayyy, Promise of Blood!! One of my faves last year, I hope you liked it as much!
I also plan to listen to ‘Malice’ soon 🙂
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Good to hear Promise of Blood was one of your faves… 🙂 I actually can’t wait to you know, finish some books already and start reading it 😀 I’ll get there though…
I have a feeling you’ll get to Malice before I do so I’ll keep my eyes peeled for your thoughts 🙂
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Damn you can pick some beautiful cover art! I’m going to have to look all of these up now with the exception of The Darkest Kiss cause I already told you about my adventures with the Lords of the Underworld haha. Look forward to your reviews!
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Hahaha, I hope you’ll find something to grab your interest 🙂 Thank you! 🙂
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Dark matter, DARK MATTER!!! One of my absolute favorites so of course I have to recommend that one. 😀 I’ve heard excellent things about Hydra as well… Looks like you have some excellent titles to look forward to. Enjoy! xx
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Dark Matter will be an interesting read… some of my blogging buddies loved it, others not so much… I can’t wait to see whose blogs I’m gonna have to unfollow LOL- just kiding 😀 It’ll be great…
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Haha I do hope you will enjoy it! I was actually surprised I did that much because I’m normally not all that into sci-fi… But Dark Matter convinced me.
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Oh I can’t wait to read your thoughts on these, Liz! Some of them don’t sound like your usual type of reading, which intrigues me… Although I do see a lot of fantasy in here, so that’s reassuring 🙂
Best of luck! I hope you enjoy them ❤
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Thank you! 🙂
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Great TBR- I really want to read Dark Matter- I’ve heard great things about it 😄
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And I pressed send too quickly 😉 Hydra looks cool too. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on all of these!
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Hehehehe, happens 🙂 yes, dark matter has intrigued me since all the hype was going on and hydra- well, I have high hopes for it 😀
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Awesome!
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700+ page? You lost me there :p HYDRA!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Would you believe it- I am nearly done with the 700 pager… ahhh.. can’t wait to get back to them 300 page quick reads 😀
Hydra is definitely something I look forward to!
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Ohhh yesssss! I spot a couple of amazing books in there! Malice being the only one I read though hahah I do hope to read Dark Matter, Promise of Blood and Art of War someday! Definitely looking forward to hearing your thoughts on these if you read them before me. 😉 Best of luck with this super BIG books! I’m sure if they’re any good, you’ll go through them super fast! 😀
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Thanks Lashaan! I will have to hold myself at bay and NOT reread your review of Malice.. not yet… once I’ve gone through it, I will have a nice comparison then 🙂
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I look forward to your review of Dark Matter. I really enjoyed Abandon by Blake Crouch and have heard nothing but good things for Dark Matter.
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Oooh, you haven’t read dark matter yet- cool… I have heard mostly good things about it as well… and from one of the bloggers who I have overlapping tastes with, didn’t like it as much so I have an interesting journey ahead with the book! 🙂
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Can’t wait to hear your thoughts. I have a few ARCs to get through before I can get onto my own reading list 😦
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hahaha, #bookbloggerproblems 😀
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These books look great! I’m planning to do a lot more reading on fantasy this year to improve my writing. Thank you for bringing them up!
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My pleasure and good luck with writing 🙂
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I’m not one for TBRs myself but maybe it’s also cause I haven’t done it enough. These books look awesome though!
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I will be keeping my eye out for your thoughts on Dark Matter because I had seen a stellar review for it back when the ARC was on NetGalley, but right before I was going to request it one of my blogging buddies gave a scathing review for it and when I brought up the stellar review, she said that the book the other blogger reviewed was not the same book. I found out after it was too late to request it, that it was the same book and I saw more great reviews for it after the fact. Ugh. I am hoping my library has the ebook because I would still like to read it. 😝
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oh nooo… Yes, I hope to read dark matter quite soon myself… it has been one of those titles that has intrigued me a lot based on reviews I have seen… I am thinking it will be the exact good amount of deep and different! 🙂
I hope you manage to get your hands on a copy soon as well 🙂
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