Waiting On Wednesday #146: THE FORBIDDEN WISH by Jessica Khoury (YA)

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine.

This is where we get to 'spotlight' books that we are anxiously waiting to be released!!! The ones that we are dying to get our hands on and read into the wee hours of the night!!!

And, quite possibly, to make our shelves look pretty too :) 

What I'm currently waiting for... 

THE FORBIDDEN WISH

by Jessica Khoury

Expected release date: February 23rd, 2016

Published by Razorbill (Penguin)

Genre: Young Adult Fairytale Retelling

SUMMARY

She is the most powerful Jinni of all. 

He is a boy from the streets.

Their love will shake the world... 

When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn't seen in hundreds of years - a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra's very existence is illegal. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes. 

But when the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp forever, she seizes the opportunity - only to discover she is falling in love with Aladdin. When saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart? 

As time unravels and her enemies close in Zahra finds herself suspended between danger and desire in this dazzling retelling of Aladdin. 

Why I'm waiting on THE FORBIDDEN WISH???

Yes, it's another Aladdin retelling!

BUT, the twist - the jinni falls in love with Aladdin!

And, of course, there are going to be complications... 

I can't wait!!!

What are you waiting for???

Book Haul #99: Books and Planners!

Hello, bookworms!!!

These summer days are going by way too fast! 
How are we suppose to do all the things we normally do plus all the things we always think we can accomplish during our summer months, lol??? 

I must admit, although I have been short on time to do all the blogging and reading I wish I was doing, I have also been distracted with reorganizing my house and redoing my craft room and desks in order to better accommodate my new obsession with my planners! 
If you know me, you know that I like to get creative whenever I can and have shared a few of my projects here and there. A new thing that I have been passionate about for a while now is planning, and all the super creative ways to use a planner. And starting this week, I will be featuring my planner things here on the blog. This will be an addition to what I have been doing with my blog already. No worries! I will still be doing my book thing too!... you have to admit, planners are a type of book too, right??? Just think of it as a bonus feature ;)


SO, what have you all been up to???

I am participating in Stacking the Shelves, 
hosted by Team Tynga's Reviews!!!

*What I received for review...

- NOT AFTER EVERYTHING by Michelle Levy (ARC) from Penguin
- NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES by Adi Alsaid (HB) from HarlequinTeen 

*From friends... 
- THE SHRUNKEN HEAD (The Curiosity House #1) by Lauren Oliver (ARC) from Xander at Forever Bookish

*What I purchased...
- kikki.K Peach Perforated Personal Large (A5) Planner 

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A few pics from the last two weeks... 

My July wrap-up!

My August TBR!!!

My planners!!!
White: Webster's Pages Color Crush - Personal (Medium)
Peach: kikki.K Perforated Personal Large (A5)

A peek inside my planner!

Kiddos and I took a ride to our B&N...
they got books, and I didn't! lol

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Thanks for stopping by!!!

Please leave a comment with your link so I can visit your hauls too!!!

xoxo

Release Day Blitz (Letter From the Author and GIVEAWAY): AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir (YA)

I am SO excited that AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir releases today!

And, that I get to share the news, along with a special intro from Sabaa herself!!!

If you haven't heard about this wonderful book yet by author Sabaa Tahir, be sure to check out all the details below!!!

This blitz also includes a GIVEAWAY for a signed copies of the book! and some of those awesome sword letter openers we have all seen around the internet - courtesy of Sabaa, Penguin Teen and Rockstar Book Tours!!!

SO, if you would like a chance to win, be sure to enter in the Rafflecopter below!!!

A LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR, Sabaa Tahir

  

Dear Readers,

Today, my “baby” AN EMBER IN THE ASHES is finally out in the world! From inception to pub date, this journey took eight years. And what a journey it was: writing, rewriting, revising, editing, querying, submitting; Meeting other debuts, bloggers, booksellers and librarians, and hearing their thoughts on EMBER. There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the radness.

And now, the book is here! I am so excited to see it in the hands of readers. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. To celebrate release day, I’m giving away two signed, first-edition hardcovers of the book. Details below!

All my best,

Sabaa

AN EMBER IN THE ASHES

by Sabaa Tahir

Release date: April 28th, 2015

Published by Razorbill (Penguin Teen)

Genre: Young Adult 

Format: Hardcover, eBook and Audiobook

SUMMARY

Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world, An Ember in the Ashes is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It’s a story that’s literally burning to be told.

LAIA is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire’s greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.

ELIAS is the academy’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias is considering deserting the military, but before he can, he’s ordered to participate in a ruthless contest to choose the next Martial emperor.

When Laia and Elias’s paths cross at the academy, they find that their destinies are more intertwined than either could have imagined and that their choices will change the future of the empire itself.

BUY LINKS

Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks

AN EMBER IN THE ASHES BOOK TRAILER

GIVEAWAY

- 2 winners will receive a signed hardcover of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES. 

US Only.

- 3 winners will receive a hardcover of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES 

and a Sword Letter Opener! US Only.

- Ends on May 9^th at Midnight EST!

a Rafflecopter giveaway
(Bumbles and Fairy-Tales will not be held responsible for any lost, damaged, unclaimed, etc. prizes.)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Sabaa Tahir

Sabaa Tahir grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s 18-room motel. 

There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her brother’s comic book stash and playing guitar badly. 

She began writing An Ember in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. 

She likes thunderous indie rock, garish socks and all things nerd. 

Sabaa currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

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