Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews.
The object of this meme is to share the books you’ve borrowed or bought throughout the week.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.
As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it… or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.
The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King
Genre: Mystery
Mary Russell is used to dark secrets—her own, and those of her famous partner and husband, Sherlock Holmes. Trust is a thing slowly given, but over the course of a decade together, the two have forged an indissoluble bond.
And what of the other person to whom Mary Russell has opened her heart: the couple’s longtime housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson? Russell’s faith and affection are suddenly shattered when a man arrives on the doorstep claiming to be Mrs. Hudson’s son.
What Samuel Hudson tells Russell cannot possibly be true, yet she believes him—as surely as she believes the threat of the gun in his hand. In a devastating instant, everything changes. And when the scene is discovered—a pool of blood on the floor, the smell of gunpowder in the air—the most shocking revelation of all is that the grim clues point directly to Clara Hudson.
Or rather to Clarissa, the woman she was before Baker Street.
The key to Russell’s sacrifice lies in Mrs. Hudson’s past. To uncover the truth, a frantic Sherlock Holmes must put aside his anguish and push deep into his housekeeper’s secrets—to a time before her disguise was assumed, before her crimes were buried away.
There is death here, and murder, and trust betrayed.
And nothing will ever be the same.
Can’t wait to see what you think of ACoTaR! Happy reading!
My STS
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I’m excited to start that one! I’m almost done with Six of Crows, so I should be able to get to ACoTaR soon.
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I want to read both of your new books, Samantha, and I really hope you’ll enjoy them. The covers are totally gorgeous as well 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend and happy reading.
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Thanks, Lexxie! I hope you have a great weekend as well.
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A Court of Thorns and Roses was really good. I hope you love all of your new books.
Grace @ Books of Love
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Thanks, Grace! I’m excited to start ACoTaR soon.
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Okay as the bookish gods are my witness, I swear I am going to read ACOTAR this year and SOON! I just heard about the sequel too and saw the cover for it, so I think now is the time to line the first book up 🙂
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Witnessed! Yeah, I moved this one up my reading list when I saw that the next book is getting ready to come out soon too. Here’s hoping we both like it! 😀
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I read Throne of Glass ages ago, when it first came out. And I was really disappointed with it. I’m willing to give A Court of Thorns and Roses a try though.
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I haven’t tried out the Throne of Glass series yet. I’m going to give this one a try first (I’m more inclined to like re-tellings) and then if I like Maas’ writing style I might give Throne of Glass a shot. Sorry to hear you were disappointed with that one. 😦 I hope you like ACoTaR better.
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I have heard such good things about ACOTAR but I still haven’t read it! Happy reading.
Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian
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Thanks, Krystianna. I’ve heard wonderful things about it as well. I’m hoping it lives up to the hype.
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Lovely haul! I’ve been meaning to read ACOTAR!
Hope you enjoy your new books (:
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Thanks, Cyn!
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