{Bookish Finds} Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

Ash Princess (Ash Princess Trilogy #1)
By: Laura Sebastian
Published on: April 24th 2018 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Genres: YA Fantasy

Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Fire Queen, was murdered before her eyes. On that day, the Kaiser took Theodosia's family, her land, and her name. Theo was crowned Ash Princess--a title of shame to bear in her new life as a prisoner.

For ten years Theo has been a captive in her own palace. She's endured the relentless abuse and ridicule of the Kaiser and his court. She is powerless, surviving in her new world only by burying the girl she was deep inside.

Then, one night, the Kaiser forces her to do the unthinkable. With blood on her hands and all hope of reclaiming her throne lost, she realizes that surviving is no longer enough. But she does have a weapon: her mind is sharper than any sword. And power isn't always won on the battlefield.

For ten years, the Ash Princess has seen her land pillaged and her people enslaved. That all ends here.

Found this book in the catalogue from one of the local bookstores in Singapore and the super short summary there caught my attention. I went to Goodreads immediately and found out that this is actually the first book in the trilogy which was released this year. This means to say that if I were to get this book, I have to wait for quite some time before being able to continue the story. Should I get this? Will you get this book if you are interested in it, like I do?

{Bookish Finds} Power of Five by Alex Lidell

Power of Five (Power of Five #1)
By: Alex Lidell
Published on: May 4th 2018 by Danger Bearing Press
Genres: Fantasy

Four elite fae warriors. One mortal female. A magical bond they can’t allow—or resist.

Orphaned and sold to a harsh master, Lera’s life is about mucking stalls, avoiding her master’s advances, and steering clear of the mystical forest separating the mortal and fae worlds. Only fools venture into the immortal realms, and only dark rumors come out... Until four powerful fae warriors appear at Lera’s barn.

River, Coal, Tye, and Shade have waited a decade for their new fifth to be chosen, the wounds from their quint brother’s loss still raw. But the magic has played a cruel trick, bonding the four immortal warriors to... a female. A mortal female.

Distractingly beautiful and dangerously frail, Lera can only be one thing—a mistake. Yet as the males bring Lera back to the fae lands to sever the bond, they discover that she holds more power over their souls than is safe for anyone... especially for Lera herself.

Power of Five is a full-length reverse-harem fantasy novel.

The cover! Just look at the cover, will you? Such a stunning cover worthy of attention. (I'm sorry that I picked books based on covers... but hey, it works well!)

Having said that, I think that the plot is compelling as well. I'm really interested to read this book but the thing is that this is a series. Not too sure if I can wait that long to read the next book in the series. Ah well, I'll keep this book under my radar.

{Bookish Finds} The One You Can't Forget by Roni Loren

The One You Can't Forget (The Ones Who Got Away #2)
By: Roni Loren
Published on: June 5th 2018 by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genres: Romance

Most days Rebecca Lindt feels like an imposter...
The world admires her as a survivor. But that impression would crumble if people knew her secret. She didn't deserve to be the one who got away. But nothing can change the past, so she's thrown herself into her work. She can't dwell if she never slows down.

Wes Garrett is trying to get back on his feet after losing his dream restaurant, his money, and half his damn mind in a vicious divorce. But when he intervenes in a mugging and saves Rebecca―the attorney who helped his ex ruin him―his simple life gets complicated.

Their attraction is inconvenient and neither wants more than a fling. But when Rebecca's secret is put at risk, both discover they could lose everything, including what they never realized they needed: each other

She laughed and kissed him. This morning she'd melted down. But somehow this man had her laughing and turned on only a few hours later. Everything inside her felt buoyed.

She felt...light.

She'd forgotten what that felt like.

I love the feel of the cover. It's just so sweet and heart-warming. Happened to see this book on some blogs and that piqued my interest in the book. I guess I'll be picking up the first book in the series before this one is released in June. There's still some time left!

What do you think about this book? Are you interested in reading it too?

{Bookish Finds} Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

Hello Stranger (The Ravenels #4)
By: Lisa Kleypas
Published on: February 16th 2016 by Zondervan
Genres: Historical Romance

A woman who defies her time

Dr. Garrett Gibson, the only female physician in England, is as daring and independent as any man—why not take her pleasures like one? Yet she has never been tempted to embark on an affair, until now. Ethan Ransom, a former detective for Scotland Yard, is as gallant as he is secretive, a rumored assassin whose true loyalties are a mystery. For one exhilarating night, they give in to their potent attraction before becoming strangers again.

A man who breaks every rule

As a Ravenel by-blow spurned by his father, Ethan has little interest in polite society, yet he is captivated by the bold and beautiful Garrett. Despite their vow to resist each other after that sublime night, she is soon drawn into his most dangerous assignment yet. When the mission goes wrong, it will take all of Garrett's skill and courage to save him. As they face the menace of a treacherous government plot, Ethan is willing to take any risk for the love of the most extraordinary woman he's ever known.

YESSS to historical romance and especially this book. I have no idea that this is out already. I've previously came across this main character in book 3 of the series and I thought it was really unusual for a lady to be a doctor during that era and I was thinking if there would be a book on her and there it is! Imagine my surprise when I see this book while I was blog hopping! I'm definitely going to get this one and give it some priority read!

{Bookish Finds} If I Run by Terri Blackstock

If I Run
By: Terri Blackstock
Published on: February 16th 2016 by Zondervan
Genres: Mystery

Casey knows the truth.

But it won’t set her free.

Casey Cox’s DNA is all over the crime scene. There’s no use talking to police; they have failed her abysmally before. She has to flee before she’s arrested . . . or worse. The truth doesn’t matter anymore.

But what is the truth? That’s the question haunting Dylan Roberts, the war-weary veteran hired to find Casey. PTSD has marked him damaged goods, but bringing Casey back can redeem him. Though the crime scene seems to tell the whole story, details of the murder aren’t adding up. Casey Cox doesn’t fit the profile of a killer. But are Dylan’s skewed perceptions keeping him from being objective? If she isn’t guilty, why did she run?

Unraveling her past and the evidence that condemns her will take more time than he has, but as Dylan’s damaged soul intersects with hers, he is faced with two choices. The girl who occupies his every thought is a psychopathic killer . . . or a selfless hero. And the truth could be the most deadly weapon yet.

I'm very intrigued by the plot in If I Run. So much mystery surrounding Casey Cox. What happened to her friend? What happened to her father 12 years ago? (I read from some Goodreads reviews without spoiling myself too much)

However, I did find out that If I Run is labelled as a Christian Fiction. There are readers who weren't bothered by it but there were others who minded the fact that it is a Christian Fiction. I'd like to try to book but my local library doesn't seem to have it even though it was released in 2016... It's a trilogy and all 3 books have pretty good ratings on Goodreads. I'm so very tempted!

{Bookish Finds} The Book Jumper by Mechthild Gläser

The Book Jumper
By: Mechthild Gläser
Published on: January 3rd 2017 by Feiwel & Friends
Genres: YA Fantasy

Amy Lennox doesn't know quite what to expect when she and her mother pick up and leave Germany for Scotland, heading to her mother's childhood home of Lennox House on the island of Stormsay.

Amy's grandmother, Lady Mairead, insists that Amy must read while she resides at Lennox House—but not in the usual way. It turns out that Amy is a book jumper, able to leap into a story and interact with the world inside. As thrilling as Amy's new power is, it also brings danger: someone is stealing from the books she visits, and that person may be after her life. Teaming up with fellow book jumper Will, Amy vows to get to the bottom of the thefts—at whatever cost.

Found this during my trip to local bookstore. The moment I read about the ability of book jumper, I'm sold! It sounds so exciting! And yes, I did get the book (from the library, not the bookstore). Can't wait to read it!

{Bookish Finds} Where I Live by Brenda Rufener

Where I Live
By: Brenda Rufener
Published on: February 27th 2018 by HarperTeen
Genres: YA Mystery

Linden Rose has a big secret--she is homeless and living in the halls of her small-town high school. Her position as school blog editor, her best friends, Ham and Seung, and the promise of a future far away are what keep Linden under the radar and moving forward.

But when cool-girl Bea comes to school with a bloody lip, the damage hits too close to home. Linden begins looking at Bea's life, and soon her investigation prompts people to pay more attention. And attention is the last thing she needs.

Linden knows the only way to put a stop to the violence is to tell Bea's story and come to terms with her own painful past. Even if that means breaking her rules for survival and jeopardizing the secrets she's worked so hard to keep.

I always choose a book based on the book cover. I must admit that I wouldn't pick this book based on the cover but somehow, the summary posted in Words I Write Crazy's post convinced me that this book is worth a read. I guess it's because Liden's past is so vague in the summary that it made me want to find out more. It's going to be released in a few weeks' time. Let's see if I'll grab a copy at the bookstore.

{Bookish Finds} Wish You Were Here by Renee Carlino

Wish You Were Here
By: Renee Carlino
Published on: August 15th 2017 by Atria Books
Genres: Romance

Charlotte has spent her twenties adrift, floating from interest to interest, job to job, and guy to guy, searching for a spark but never quite finding it. All she knows is that she won’t discover it working as a waitress at a pies-and-fries joint in Los Angeles or living with her fun but aimless best friend in a tiny apartment in the Arts District.

Then Charlotte collides with Adam, a gorgeous and soulful painter who seems just as lost as she feels. Their instant connection turns into a midnight drink… and a whirlwind night of champagne, Chinese food, and the kind of conversation that only happens in romantic comedies. But the next morning, Adam gives Charlotte the cold shoulder, leaving her confused and hurt—and wondering if the few odd moments between them the night before were red flags in disguise.

Months later, Charlotte hasn’t been able to shake Adam, so she decides to find out what happened the morning after their magical night together. This fateful decision rewrites their wild love story, but what Charlotte doesn’t know yet is that the ending has already been written.

Saw this book in Goodread's monthly romance newsletter and I'm already intrigued by what happened. There's just something in this second chance book that calls out to me. Why did Adam give Charlotte the cold shoulder? I'll just have to read the book to find out!

What do you think about this book?

{Bookish Finds} Until It Fades by K.A. Tucker

Until It Fades
By: K.A. Tucker
Published by:  Atria Books on June 27th 2017
Genres: Romance

Twenty-four-year-old truck stop waitress and single mother Catherine Wright has simple goals: to give her five-year-old daughter a happy life and to never again be the talk of the town in Balsam, Pennsylvania: population two thousand outside of tourist season.

And then one foggy night, on a lonely road back from another failed attempt at a relationship, Catherine saves a man’s life. It isn’t until after the police have arrived that Catherine realizes exactly who it is she has saved: Brett Madden, hockey icon and media darling.

Catherine has already had her fifteen minutes of fame and the last thing she wants is to have her past dragged back into the spotlight, only this time on a national stage. So she hides her identity. It works.

For a time.

But when she finds the man she saved standing on her doorstep, desperate to thank her, all that changes. What begins as an immediate friendship quickly turns into something neither of them expected. Something that Catherine isn’t sure she can handle; something that Catherine is afraid to trust.

Because how long can an extraordinary man like Brett be interested in an ordinary woman like Catherine…before the spark fades?

A new book by K.A. Tucker! A big smile formed on my face the moment I saw the book from a book blog. I love her Ten Tiny Breaths series because the author seems to be good at pulling on my emotions along with her characters. Gonna grab a copy of this book!

{Bookish Finds} The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn

The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband
Series: Rokesbys #2
By: Julia Quinn
Published on: May 30th 2017 by Avon
Genres: Historical Romance

While you were sleeping...

With her brother Thomas injured on the battlefront in the Colonies, orphaned Cecilia Harcourt has two unbearable choices: move in with a maiden aunt or marry a scheming cousin. Instead, she chooses option three and travels across the Atlantic, determined to nurse her brother back to health. But after a week of searching, she finds not her brother but his best friend, the handsome officer Edward Rokesby. He's unconscious and in desperate need of her care, and Cecilia vows that she will save this soldier's life, even if staying by his side means telling one little lie...

I told everyone I was your wife

When Edward comes to, he's more than a little confused. The blow to his head knocked out six months of his memory, but surely he would recall getting married. He knows who Cecilia Harcourt is—even if he does not recall her face—and with everyone calling her his wife, he decides it must be true, even though he'd always assumed he'd marry his neighbor back in England.

If only it were true...

Cecilia risks her entire future by giving herself—completely—to the man she loves. But when the truth comes out, Edward may have a few surprises of his own for the new Mrs. Rokesby.

I was browsing through upcoming titles on Book Depository and happen to chance upon this book. I remember reading lots of Julia Quinn books a few years ago as she is one of the historical authors whom I adore very much. I'm so excited about this one and wonder how will the characters develop. What do you think about this book?

{Bookish Finds} This Is Not a Werewolf Story by Sandra Evans

This Is Not a Werewolf Story
By: Sandra Evans 
Published by: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published on: July 26th 2016
Genre: Fantasy
Target audience: Middle Grade
Age group: 9-12

This is the story of Raul, a boy of few words, fewer friends, and almost no family. He is a loner—but he isn’t lonely. All week long he looks after the younger boys at One Of Our Kind Boarding School while dodging the barbs of terrible Tuffman, the mean gym teacher.

Like every other kid in the world, he longs for Fridays, but not for the usual reasons. The woods have secrets...and so does Raul. As soon as the other students go home for the weekend, Raul makes his way to a lighthouse deep in the heart of the woods. There he waits for sunset—and the mysterious, marvelous shapeshifting phenomenon that allows him to go home, too.

I've read several reviews on Goodread on this book. Seems like a book with plenty of adventure and mystery. While some readers may think that the pacing of the story is a little slow, I still think this is going to be a good book for young readers. I'll probably get a copy too!