March 29, 2018 – Sincerely Karen Jo

tbrthursday

Hi everyone! It’s time for another TBR Thursdays which is a weekly segment that highlights books, ebooks, and ARCs that I own and have been in my TBR forever. At the end of the year, I’ll do a recap to see how many of these books I actually read.

If you want to help me tackle my neverending TBR, share your thoughts and recommendations with me.

Today’s pick is…

darkbreaksthedawn

PUBLISHED BY SCHOLASTIC PRESS MAY 30, 2017

GENRE(S): YOUNG ADULT, FANTASY, RETELLINGS, MAGIC

PAGES: HARDCOVER 320

Add to Goodreads

synopsispic

After a thousand years of peace, the battle between Light and Dark has resumed.

On her eighteenth birthday, Princess Evelayn of Éadrolan, the Light Kingdom, can finally access the full range of her magical powers. The light looks brighter, the air is sharper, and the energy she can draw when fighting feels almost limitless.

But while her mother, the queen, remains busy at the war front, in the Dark Kingdom of Dorjhalon, the corrupt king is plotting. King Bain wants control of both kingdoms, and his plan will fling Evelayn into the throne much sooner than she expected.

In order to defeat Bain and his sons, Evelayn will quickly have to come into her ability to shape-shift, and rely on the alluring, but mysterious Lord Tanvir. Not everyone is what they seem, and the balance between the Light and Dark comes at a steep price.

Here’s another ARC I got from Yallwest last year. Like all my other physical ARCs, which I had planned to read, I have yet to get to this one. It’s just I requested so many eARCs on Netgalley not thinking I would get approved, but I did, so now I’m trying to get through them all. Only thing is…. I cannot stop myself from requesting… One day, I will have an 80% or above feedback ratio on Netgalley and I will read all the ARCs (ebooks and physical) I’ve received… hopefully.

Have any of you read this book? What did you think?

What are some ARCS you’ve had on your TBR forever that they’ve been released and you still haven’t read them?

sincerelykarenjo2

wwwwednesday

Whoops I’m a day late posting my WWW Wednesday!! I’ve been so busy with work, prepping for my mom’s 60th birthday, and of course reading as much as I can. Got to the office really early this morning, so here I am doing this before I really start work. So, without further ado… let’s get started.

WWW Wednesday which is a weekly segment hosted by Taking on a World of Words.

Just answer these three questions:

What did you recently finish reading?
What are you currently reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

I recently finished reading Recovered by Jay Crownover which I absolutely LOVED! It was an intense, sexy, and amazingly affecting story. Jay Crownover managed to reel me in from the very first page and made me feel so many different emotions. I simply could not get enough of the devilishly sexy and broody Cable, and the fiery and passionate Affton who was determined to save him from his demons. Definitely recommend you check it out and add it to your TBR! To read my full review for Recovered, click HERE.

I also finished Beach B!tch by Marika Ray which was a really fun read. While the story dealt with some serious issues, there were plenty of sweet moments, delicious flirting, heartwarming friendships, swoony romances, and awesome twists and turns. Check out my blog tour stop and review HERE.

I’m almost done reading Bad Business by Nicole Edwards and I’m surprisingly really enjoying it. When I started it a month ago, I did like it. Then, my mood changed and I wasn’t feeling the story. I tried to read it again 2-3 weeks ago, but I just couldn’t get into it, so I decided to set it aside. I picked it up again a few days ago and it’s actually pretty good. It’s funny, interesting, and sexy. I’ll definitely finish that today. I’m also currently reading Fighting Fate by Shaila Patel, the second book in the Joining of the Souls series. So far I’m really enjoying it and can’t wait to continue Liam and Laxshmi’s story. They’re absolutely adorable and their chemistry in the first book was swoony and electrifying! You can read my review for Soulmated HERE.