Stacking the Shelves (15/03/2014)
...or floor, or couch, bed, anywhere else I can fit my books!
14-year old Lilly
Douglas is a girl who has been sheltered from the world since the moment
she was born. Gifted with avian like wings and strands of lilac hair,
she never realizes how different she is. After a terrifying attack on
her home, she is forced to run from everything she knew, and find
shelter at a place called Charity Academy. Here students have little to
worry about beyond homework and classes, and they spend most of their
time learning to control their powers, embracing their identities as
'Strands'.
56 miles south-east, into the Bitterroot Wilderness, is a dark place known as Firestone Institution. Here a 16-year old boy named Cory Trask has made his home with a personality as icy as his powers. Survival driven, Cory works for a man named Dr. Kibbsty and is the leader in the pursuit of Lilly. He thinks of little beyond the orders he is given, and life is nothing more than a game: one where only the strongest survive. As their paths cross, they bring an uncertain future in their wake that will cause all these teens to question what it really means to be Strands.
56 miles south-east, into the Bitterroot Wilderness, is a dark place known as Firestone Institution. Here a 16-year old boy named Cory Trask has made his home with a personality as icy as his powers. Survival driven, Cory works for a man named Dr. Kibbsty and is the leader in the pursuit of Lilly. He thinks of little beyond the orders he is given, and life is nothing more than a game: one where only the strongest survive. As their paths cross, they bring an uncertain future in their wake that will cause all these teens to question what it really means to be Strands.
A stunning memoir about a
childhood spent growing up in a family of extreme hoarders and hiding
squalor behind the veneer of a perfect family. Kim Miller is an
immaculately put-together woman with a great career, a loving boyfriend,
and a beautifully tidy apartment in Brooklyn. You would never guess
that she spent her childhood hiding behind the closed doors of her
family’s idyllic Long Island house, navigating between teetering stacks
of aging newspaper, broken computers, and boxes upon boxes of unused
junk festering in every room—the product of her father’s painful and
unending struggle with hoarding. In this coming-of-age story, Kim brings
to life her experience of growing up in a rat-infested home, concealing
her father’s shameful secret from friends for years, and of the
emotional burden that ultimately led to an attempt to take her own life.
And in beautiful prose, Miller sheds light on her complicated yet
loving relationship with her parents that has thrived in spite of the
odds. Coming Clean is a story about recognizing where we come
from and the relationships that define us and about finding peace in the
homes we make for ourselves.
Never, Kentucky is not
your average scenic small town. It is a crossways, a place where the
dead and the living can find no peace. Not that Forest, an 18-year-old
foster kid who works the graveyard shift at Lincoln Hospital, knew this
when she applied for the job. Lincoln is a huge state mental
institution, a good place for Forest to make some money to pay for
college. But along with hundreds of very unstable patients, it also has
underground tunnels, bell towers that ring unexpectedly, and a closet
that holds more than just donated clothing....When the dead husband of
one of Forest's patients makes an appearance late one night, seemingly
accompanied by an agent of the Devil, Forest loses all sense of reality
and all sense of time. Terrified, she knows she has a part to play, and
when she does so, she finds a heritage that she never expected.
With her deep knowledge of mental illness and mental institutions, Susan Vaught brings readers a fascinating and completely creepy new book intertwining the stories of three young people who find themselves haunted beyond imagining in the depths of Lincoln Hospital.
With her deep knowledge of mental illness and mental institutions, Susan Vaught brings readers a fascinating and completely creepy new book intertwining the stories of three young people who find themselves haunted beyond imagining in the depths of Lincoln Hospital.
Orphaned, two sisters are left to find their own fortunes.
Sweet and proper, Karah's future seems secure at a glamorous Flower House. She could be pampered for the rest of her life... if she agrees to play their game.
Nemienne, neither sweet nor proper, has fewer choices. Left with no alternative, she accepts a mysterious mage's offer of an apprenticeship. Agreeing means a home and survival, but can Nemienne trust the mage?
With the arrival of a foreign bard into the quiet city, dangerous secrets are unearthed, and both sisters find themselves at the center of a plot that threatens not only to upset their newly found lives, but also to destroy their kingdom.
Looking forward to these varied reads, in particular Coming Clean as I have an obsession with TV shows about hoarding. I'm 70% into reading Archipelago which I received for review and enjoying that too, you can find me babbling about in on twitter as #UTMreadsArchipelago
Ooh, Rachel Neumeier! She came by my blog a while ago on a blog tour for Black Dog. I should look into more of her work.
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Nice haul, Vickie! Insanity looks positively chilling!
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Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
Insanity sounds and looks really interesting! :)
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Wooow! Those books are looking really awesome and those covers are beautiful. Especially insanity. I hope you enjoy reading them.
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Nice covers! Nothing is better than a great sounding book with a gorgeous cover! Thanks for visiting my blog and I'll be adding your blog to my list via bloglovin. Happy reading!
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ReplyDeleteI haven't heard or read any of these books but the covers are all gorgeous! I hope you enjoy them, and new Bloglovin' follower :)
ReplyDeleteGreat haul of books and lots of pretty covers! I have House of Shadows by Rachel Neumeier to read too, absolutely loved Black Dog and The Floating Islands by her. Looking forward to hearing what you think of Insanity, it's been on my wishlist for quite a while!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool haul! Enjoy. :)
ReplyDeletethey're all new to me but I hope you'll like them all. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of any of these, but House of Shadows looks really interesting. I'll have to check it out! Enjoy your books, and thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of any of those, but they look great! I hope you enjoy all you got :)
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Great stack! Coming Clean sounds really interesting, especially that part of it takes place on Long Island, and that's were I live! lol
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Insanity sounds cool! I haven't heard of any of these reads. :) Happy reading. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
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Nice haul! These are all new to me but they look really good, especially Insanity. I hope you enjoy all your books and thanks for stopping by my haul :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my STS! Insanity sounds really creepy. New follower back =)
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of a single one of these, so I'm really glad I hopped over here to take a look! Coming clean sounds particularly interesting.
ReplyDeleteAwesome haul of books. These look really good. House of Shadows sounds very good indeed.
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Books of Love
House of Shadows sounda great! Thanks for stopping by my StS!
ReplyDeleteHouse of Shadows sounds like a book I would like! Great haul. New bloglovin follower =)
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Oh, the cover of Insanity! Super creepy. I will have to go check it out. I hope you enjoy all your reads:)
ReplyDeleteNice haul! Haven't read any of these, but Insanity looks intriguing. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of any of these books, but I LOVE the cover of House of Shadows! For some reason, it reminded my of Kristen and P.C. Cast's books (gag, by the way, in terms of the books, not the covers). Hope you enjoy all of your new books!
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Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
Oh, I'm loving these covers. That Coming Clean one is so minimalistic and really lovely. AND Insanity looks mildly creepy (which is awesome). Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteInsanity looks and sounds amazing! Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteI used to watch the Hoarders TV show and couldn't believe some of the situations they uncovered. I will have to check out Coming Clean. That sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy all of your new books!! Thanks for stopping by my STS :)
Insanity! Oh, I so need to get my hands on a copy. Happy reading! :)
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Kirsty @ StudioReads
I haven't seen any of these yet, but the cover for Insanity makes me want to read it. It looks so eerie and mysterious! Happy reading :)
ReplyDeleteInsanity looks interesting. Happy Reading!
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Insanity looks super creepy! Sounds like something I would love!
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Thanks for stopping by my STS @ Addicted Readers! :)
Lots of newto me books, hope you enjoy them all :)
ReplyDeleteHouse of Shadows has been on my wishlist forever! It sounds amazing! Anything that has to do with mages instantly gets added to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteGreat haul! I haven't heard of any, but 'Insanity' looks amazing. The cover is so beautiful.
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I've been looking forward to Insanity. It looks really creepy. Great haul!
ReplyDeleteHouse of Shadows looks really interesting and Insanity really creepy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and happy reading :)