
My TBR List is a meme hosted by Michelle @ Because Reading where we get some help picking out what to read next. We sit for hours looking through our TBR lists wondering when we will ever get to that one book we were dying to read when we added it 3 months ago or maybe even a year. So each month we pick 3 books from our TBRs and let everyone else vote on which one to read. We announce the book the second week and by the end of the month, we review it!
September 2016 Voting
Can I just pause for a second and say HAPPY 2 YEAR BIRTHDAY to My TBR List?! Can y’all believe we’ve been doing this for 2 years? I know, because my post template has the first months dates in it and that’s September 2014. I just can’t believe it! I feel like it barely just started. Thanks Michelle for creating this awesome meme!
Now a word about last month… you may have noticed there was no review. I’m STILL reading the book, Deeper. I’m enjoying it very much – it’s not at all Deeper‘s fault. The end of August just snuck up on me. I thought I had one more week. I should have the review this week though and I’ll mark it as a TBR List review for those that care. It’s a bummer because this marks the first month that I didn’t make my #2016HW reading assignment đ
My Three Choices
I’m continuing with my plan to get to my #2016HW reading list through the meme. Hopefully this month will workout better than last month. A couple of these choices will look familiar. I’m starting to feel sorry for one of these books, it’s been up quite a few times. I have a feeling I’ll be reading it in December. LOL!
Get Even by Gretchen McNeil
The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeilâs witty and suspenseful novel about four disparate girls who join forces to take revenge on high school bullies and create dangerous enemies for themselves in the process.
Bree, Olivia, Kitty, and Margot have nothing in commonâat least thatâs what theyâd like the students and administrators of their elite private school to think. The girls have different goals, different friends, and different lives, but they share one very big secret: Theyâre all members of Donât Get Mad, a secret society that anonymously takes revenge on the schoolâs bullies, mean girls, and tyrannical teachers.
When their latest target ends up dead with a blood-soaked âDGMâ card in his hands, the girls realize that theyâre not as anonymous as they thoughtâand that someone now wants revenge on them. Soon the clues are piling up, the police are closing in . . . and everyone has something to lose.
I’ve had my eyes on this book for quite sometime. I really have no excuse for not reading it yet!
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making.
Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winteriansâ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winterâs magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.
Orphaned as an infant during Winterâs defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winteriansâ general, Sir. Training to be a warriorâand desperately in love with her best friend, and future king, Mather â she would do anything to help her kingdom rise to power again.
So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winterâs magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Finally, sheâs scaling towers, fighting enemy soldiers, and serving her kingdom just as sheâs always dreamed she would. But the mission doesnât go as planned, and Meira soon finds herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics â and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.
I can’t believe I haven’t read this yet. I can’t believe it took me this long to put it up for vote. When I heard about this book I was SO EXCITED to read it. And when I lucked into a copy at RT I couldn’t beleive it. And now it’s more than a year later and I haven’t read it! WTF?! I think it’s time!
Flintlock by Ashley Nixon
Barren Reed hopes to protect the Orient from his tyrant uncle, but his plans to make the Kingâs life a living hell arenât supported by the Elders of the pirate community. As it stands, Barren has earned the Eldersâ disdain for his carelessness, and they threaten him into exile if he makes one more mistake.
Barrenâs not the only one feeling the Eldersâ wrathâthey donât trust Larkin either. Worse, Barren canât comprehend Larkinâs wish to have a relationship with her father, and the secrets sheâs forced to keep create a tension that may pull them apart forever.
When the Pirates of Silver Crest begin to die, bullets laced with dark magic are to blame. With more and more of these weapons infiltrating the Underground, discovering whoâs behind the dissemination is no easy feat. As fear and tension mount among the people of the Orient, Barren and his crew find themselves in a race against time to stop the spread of dark magic before the world of Mariana spirals into collapse.
This is book 2 in a series I’ve enjoyed – I actually started it once but life got crazy and I dropped it – but I remember it being decent when I dropped it, so I feel confident I will like it.
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Now Vote!
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Debbie
Happy Reading! I voted but I’m coming in 2nd it looks like.
Bookworm Brandee
I chose Get Even since it’s sitting on my shelf as well and I hope to have you vet it for me! LOL đ I’m impressed you’ve done so well with #2016HW up to this point. I failed in the second quarter…and then again in the 3rd. Gah! So annoying. Anyway, I’m also looking forward to seeing your thoughts on Deeper because, yep, it too is on my shelf! đ
I hope you enjoyed your long weekend, Berls! And that this week is off to a great start! {{hugs}}
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Ani
I’m voting for Flintlock. I think I’ve voted for it before… more than once. So maybe it’ll get chosen this time? đ Hope you enjoy the winner!
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Berls
You may have, it’s been up several times. It’s the one I’m starting to feel sorry for. đ
Laura @ trips down imagination road
Twitter: lauramg_tdir
I went Flintlock! I like to see what other people think of books I’ve read!
Berls
Yay! Maybe Flintlock will finally win. I feel sorry for it!
Lark
Twitter: BookwyrmsHoard
I voted for Snow Like Ashes because I have been meaning to read it, too… someday. đ
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Literary Feline
I am glad you are enjoying Deeper. I didn’t think I’d even get to start my August book in August, but it worked out and I was able to read it in less than a day. I guess being home sick counts for something. I swear it wasn’t to read all day–although that was a nice perk.
All three of these sound really good. Snow and Ashes is one I recognize, but the other two are tempting too. Hmm. Which to pick? Okay. I voted. I hope you enjoy whichever wins!
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Literary Feline
I really did mean Snow Like Ashes, not Snow and Ashes. Sorry about that!
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Michelle
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I loved Get Even but I had to pick Flintlock because I really want you to read that!
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Michelle
Twitter: Limabean74aol.com
Wait a minute! It was my two year anniversary and I didn’t even know that lol. I suck at keeping track of things. lol
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Leona
Snow Like Ashes looks really good. I’ve had my eye on that for a while
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Lola
Twitter: lolasreviews
I didn’t realize it’s been two years already! I am always enjoying this meme and haven’t missed a month so far :). I voted for Snow Like Ashes as that was the new one of the three ;). And I like the cover for it and am curious to hear what you think of it!
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Stormi Johnson
Twitter: 1975
Yours was tough to vote for cause I want you to read them all…lol. But I like Gretchen McNeil so I went with Get Even. đ
Greg
Heya Berls! I voted Get even because that book rocks! lol I didn’t like the second one as much but the first one is totally good. đ
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Katherine
Twitter: KEPitts1
Wow! 2 years! That’s impressive. I love seeing everyone’s choices and am so tempted to join in. I’m picking Get Even because how can I resist a The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Liars comparison?
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Grace
I picked Get Even because I just saw a really good review for it!!