The Reluctant Sacrifice Instagram Read Along and Giveaway

Read-Along and Giveaway

Hello everyone!! I'm so excited to let ya'll know that I will be hosting a read-along on Instagram and I would love to have ya'll join me, if you have an Instagram of course. The read-along will begin on February 12th! We will be reading four chapters a day and be discussing them with the author on Instagram. Once I have all the names of the people who will be joining the read-along, I will send out a group message and that is how we will all be connecting through out the read-along. Also one lucky reader will have the chance to win a Kindle Fire!!! Yes, you read right all the readers who join the author and me for the read-along will have their name entered for a chance to win a Kindle Fire! I really hope some of my followers decide to join me on this read along! 

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Synopsis:

Centuries ago, sibling rivalry tore Aramith apart. As punishment, the losers were stripped of their immortal birthright and banished to Earth. There, they wasted away from old age and diseases. However, there is hope… 

If a Shaw child, born on the 12th day of the 12th month offers her soul in a public sacrifice, then the exiles will be forgiven and welcomed home to Aramith. 

Aubrey Shaw is that child, but dying for the exiles is not on her to-do list. Using her gift as a Jumper, Aubrey leaps between bodies to escape relentless shape-shifting hunters. Only, shedding her skin is not enough. Not when Joshua, her best-friend-turned-hunter, is hell-bent on dragging her to the altar. 

Will Aubrey’s love for Joshua change his mind? 

Or, will she have to trust the scarred stranger who shows up out of the blue cloaked in lies and secrets? Doing so means giving up on Joshua. But betting on Joshua's love could do more than break her heart. 

It could kill her.

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-SandraTheBookWorm

Waiting On Wednesday #35

The Rose and The Dagger

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at BreakingtheSpine in which we spotlight a new release we can't wait to get our hands on.

Title: The Rose and The Dagger

Author: Renee Ahdieh

Expected Release Date: May 3, 2016

Publisher: Putnam Juvenille

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Synopsis:

I am surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest, in a prison of sand and sun. My family is here. And I do not know whom I can trust.
In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad has been torn from the love of her husband Khalid, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once believed him a monster, but his secrets revealed a man tormented by guilt and a powerful curse—one that might keep them apart forever. Reunited with her family, who have taken refuge with enemies of Khalid, and Tariq, her childhood sweetheart, she should be happy. But Tariq now commands forces set on destroying Khalid's empire. Shahrzad is almost a prisoner caught between loyalties to people she loves. But she refuses to be a pawn and devises a plan.

While her father, Jahandar, continues to play with magical forces he doesn't yet understand, Shahrzad tries to uncover powers that may lie dormant within her. With the help of a tattered old carpet and a tempestuous but sage young man, Shahrzad will attempt to break the curse and reunite with her one true love.

Why I Need It!

So, I'm freaking in love with this books cover and I might just be making a cover buy since I haven't read the first one, but I do own it so eventually I'll read it and when I'm done I will have the sequel! You see all the reasoning and excuses I'm trying to make to own this gorgeous book lol. Another reason I'm excited for this books release it's because of all the amazing things I've heard about The Wrath and The Dawn. What new release are you looking forward for? Let me know in the comments below! I always love discovering new books! 

-SandraTheBookWorm

Boy Band

Book Review

Title: Boy Band

Author: Jacqueline Smith

Rating: ★★★★★

Date Published: April 21, 2015

Publisher: Wind Trail Publishing

Genre: YA Contemporary/ NA Contemporary

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Synopsis:

Sam Morneau is Melissa Parker’s best friend. He’s also a member of The Kind of September, basically the hottest boy band on the planet. 

After two and a half years, Mel is all too familiar with the day-to-day occurrences that come with being a member of the band’s inner circle, including hectic schedules, passionate fans, and gossip-mongering celebrity girlfriends. 

Now, with the release of the group’s third album just weeks away, their lives have never been crazier and Mel is doing everything she can to keep up, all the while trying to cope with the ridiculous rumors that follow the band everywhere they go and pretending that she isn’t harboring a secret and hopeless crush on Sam. 

It’s weird enough being in love with your best friend. It’s even weirder when the rest of the world is in love with him, too.

My Thoughts:

I was sent a copy of this novel by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Where do I even start?! This book hooked me from the first chapter, once I began reading it I just couldn’t put it down! I finished it in one sitting, literally I sat down to read it at nine pm and finished it around two in the morning. Sam and Melissa are best-friends the only difference about this friendship is that Sam is a member of The Kind of September which also happens to be one of the hottest bands out there, when they blew up Melissa decided to join her friends in this amazing new journey, but seeing the person you love being adored by millions and be hit on a daily basis isn't always the easiest thing to watch.

saw this and thought to myself, I so picture the boys from TKOS doing this! lol

I absolutely adored this book! I couldn't get enough, I wish I had the next book in my possession just to continue reading about these amazing charters I have fallen head over heels in love for. Jacqueline's writing is amazing! It flows so well and you just can’t get enough of it. I loved reading about a band and how hectic their lives are out of the public eye and what the boys do with their free time. The ending had me in an emotional roller-coaster one minute I was crying the next I was smiling from ear to ear and then she hit me with a twist that had me rereading just to make sure I had read it right. If you have ever wanted to read about how it’s like to live and tour with one of the hottest boy bands, look no further this book is it. 

-SandraTheBookWorm

Waiting On Wednesday #34

The Crown's Game

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at BreakingtheSpine in which we spotlight a new release we can't wait to get our hands on.

Title: The Crown's Game ( The Crown's Game #1)

Author: Evelyn Skye

Expected Release Date: May 17, 2016

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

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Synopsis:

Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side.

And so he initiates the Crown’s Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the Tsar’s most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death.

Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the chance to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg. But can she kill another enchanter—even when his magic calls to her like nothing else ever has?

For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown’s Game is the chance of a lifetime. But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with—beautiful, whip smart, imaginative—and he can’t stop thinking about her.

And when Pasha, Nikolai’s best friend and heir to the throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the girl they both love . . . or be killed himself.

As long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it becomes dangerously clear . . . the Crown’s Game is not one to lose.

Why I Need It!

This book had me with the first sentence on the synopsis " Vika Andreyeva can summon snow and turn ash into gold" someone who can summon snow and turn ash into gold um, yes give me this book now! But then I kept on reading and this book is set in Russia! Yes! RUSSIA! I love Russia so, I just cant wait to get this book in my hands! This book sounds like it's going to be amazing! Is it May yet?! 

-SandraTheBookWorm

Twice Upon A Time

Book Review

Title: Twice Upon A Time

Author: Hope Irving

Rating: ★★★★

Date Published: October 31st, 2015

Page Count: 365

Genre: Paranormal

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Synopsis:

Once upon a time, there was the wandering soul of Morgann, an 8th century Irish calligrapher-monk longing to be reunited with his soul mate. Deirdre was his forbidden love, a witch with whom he wrote a coveted book.

Under her spell, the souls of the star-crossed lovers travel from bodies to bodies until they find each other. Eventually.
That became his quest: unearth her new body and trigger her memory, for she is clueless about whom she once was. Unfortunately their story didn't get a chance to become a fairy tale yet it still turned out as a famous urban legend referred as The Black Angel Book. 


Twice upon a time, not so long ago, there was me, rational and devastated Rose. I needed to get a grip, said my French mum after my year of numbness due to a painful break-up that led me to cut my wrist daily, to feel something, anything.

So she sent me off to the free-spirited village of Provincetown, Massachusetts, to spend the summer with my American relatives. And just like that, I wasn’t myself any longer. Because someone pulled me out of the darkness and bewitched me, somehow.

I couldn’t wait to jump his bones… but why was he holding back?
He couldn’t wait to welcome me into his world… but was I ready to question my convictions and acknowledge that my self-inflicted cuts were now healing in record time?

How could I have imagined he was longing for his own unorthodox fairytale to come true? Frantically.

My Thoughts:

I was sent an Ecopy by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Rose is staying in Provincetown, MA with her American family leaving France behind to try and get over a terrible breakup. A breakup that has led her to harming herself just to be sure that she can still feel even if that feeling is pain. While on P-Town Rose enlists in Calligraphy classes it is there where she falls for one of her teachers. Morgann's soul has been jumping from body to body since Deidre was killed and she cast a spell where their souls will travel until they find each other and Morgann thinks he has finally found Deidre; there is only one catch the spell Deidre left her clueless to who she really is and he must find a way to trigger her memory.

I really enjoyed this story! I felt myself clicking with all the quickly characters especially the man carrying Morgann's soul, as I read through the book I just wanted to read more and more of him. Rose goes through some great character development and I love to see how she went from being hurt to really enjoying her vacation. The novel did seem a little too slow in the beginning because the first half of the book is mostly getting to know both main characters, but once I got to the middle I couldn't put it down, I just kept wanting more and more! Hope hit me with several twist I was not expecting and I can’t wait to see where the story goes after some major decisions were made. Overall I was able to get past the slow start and really did enjoy this book and one other thing I need more of Virgil please, you'll know who he is when you read the book. 

-SandraTheBookWorm

Merry Christmas Mr. Brown

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Title: Merry Christmas Mr. Brown

Author: Mishana Khot

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Date Published: December 10, 2015

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Synopsis:

Harold Brown loves Christmas. He’s never had any friends or family to celebrate with him. There’s never been anyone to share his Christmas dinner. He’s never had anyone, except Thomas Cat, for whom he could buy presents. Nonetheless, December has always been his favourite month. 

But this year, things are going to be different. This year, Harold and Faith Springer-Brown celebrate their first Christmas together as man and wife. And it’s just started snowing in Limberlost, so it looks like it’s going to be a perfect white Christmas. But there’s trouble brewing in the Springer-Brown household.

My Thoughts:

I was sent an Ecopy by the author in exchange for an honest review. 

Harold Brown is used to spending Christmas by himself and is used to having his own Christmas traditions, but that all is going to change because Harold Brown is married now to Faith Springer and she has her own Christmas traditions. 

I really enjoyed this short story it's perfect to read during December or just any time you feel like you're missing the holidays and want to have a little taste of them. I loved how Harold began to get out of his comfort zone and began to understand that sometimes one needs to make new traditions so that both of the people in the relationship can be happy.  Overall this story was a very enjoyable Holiday that I would recommend to anyone that wants to get into the Holiday spirit! 

-SandraTheBookWorm

Christmas Present Reveal from Stacey Rourke

Title: Descent

Author: Stacey Rourke

Genre: YA Fantasy

Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR

Blurb: It's been two years since the lion roared ... the eagle flew ... and the fated Celtic warrior embraced her destiny. Now, with an unknown darkness swirling and the body count rising, the world needs a hero more than ever. A new battle is brewing. Who will answer the call to war? The time has come. The stage is set. And the Garretts are back in a brand new novella. Descent; The Gryphon Series Resurrection, Coming in Spring 2016. It's hard to keep a bad pirate down...  

RONE Award Winner for Best YA Paranormal Work of 2012 for Embrace, a Gryphon Series Novel

Young Adult and Teen Reader voted Author of the Year 2012

Turning Pages Magazine Winner for Best YA book of 2013 & Best Teen Book of 2013 

Stacey Rourke is the author of the award winning YA Gryphon Series, the chillingly suspenseful Legends Saga, and the romantic comedy Adapted for Film. She lives in Michigan with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two giant dogs. She loves to travel, has an unhealthy shoe addiction, and considers herself blessed to make a career out of talking to the imaginary people that live in her head. 

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