Blog Tour: Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hocking *ARC #Bookreview

Title: Between the Blade and the Heart
Series: Valkyrie #1
Author: Amanda Hocking
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Published Date: January 2nd, 2018
Genre: Mythology, NA, Fantasy
Page Count: 319
Format: Kindle

My Rating: ★ ★ ★.5

Goodreads Summary: 
Valkyries have one great responsibility: to return immortals to the afterlife by slaying them. As a Valkyrie, Malin has always known that the balance of the world rests on her ability to carry out orders. But when Malin discovers that her mother spared the life of an immortal who was destined to die, her world is thrown into chaos.

Malin not only wrestles with the knowledge that her mother might not be who she thought—she’s also thrust into the path of a gorgeous blue-eyed guy named Asher who needs her help slaying the rogue immortal who destroyed his family. The balance of the world is at stake. And, as Asher competes with Malin’s ex for her love and loyalty, so is her heart.

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 My Review

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

Between the Blade and the Heart is Hockings new fantasy series. I have started her Kanin Chronicles and plan to finish it this year and so far have really enjoyed it. So when I got the chance to read/review and be apart of a blog tour for this one I was really excited.

Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons #1) by Leigh Bardugo #bookreview

Title: Wonder Woman: Warbringer
Series: DC Icons #1
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published Date: August 28th 2017
Genre: Fantasy, Mythology, YA
Page Count:376
Format: Hardcover

My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Goodreads Summary: 
Daughter of immortals.

Princess Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law—risking exile—to save a mortal. Diana will soon learn that she has rescued no ordinary girl, and that with this single brave act, she may have doomed the world.

Daughter of death.

Alia Keralis just wanted to escape her overprotective brother with a semester at sea. She doesn’t know she is being hunted by people who think her very existence could spark a world war. When a bomb detonates aboard her ship, Alia is rescued by a mysterious girl of extraordinary strength and forced to confront a horrible truth: Alia is a Warbringer—a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery.

Together.

Two girls will face an army of enemies—mortal and divine—determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer. Tested beyond the bounds of their abilities, Diana and Alia must find a way to unleash hidden strengths and forge an unlikely alliance. Because if they have any hope of saving both their worlds, they will have to stand side by side against the tide of war.

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 My Review:

Thank you to Blogging for books for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

“I am done being careful. I am done being quiet. Let them see me angry. Let them hear me wail at the top of my lungs.”

Leigh Bardugo has done it again. I loved her Shadow and Bone Trilogy and I have now loved Wonder Woman!

Berserker (Berserker #1) by Emmy Layborne *ARC #Bookreview

Title: Berserker
Series: Berserker #1
Author: Emmy Layborne
Publisher: Macmillan Children's
Published Date: October 10th 2017
Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Mythology, YA
Page Count:288
Format:  Kindle

My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Goodreads Summary: 
Are Hanne's powers a gift from the old Norse gods, or a curse?

Her brother Stieg swears their powers are a gift from the old gods, but Hanne Hemstad knows she is truly cursed. It's not Stieg's fault that their father is dead, their mother has left, and their brother Knut has been accused of a crime he didn't commit.

No, the fault lies with Hanne and her inability to control her murderous "gift"--she is a Berserker. When someone she loves is threatened, she flies into a killing state. The siblings must leave Norway for the American frontier or risk being brought to justice.

Aided by a young cowboy who agrees to be their guide, Hanne and her siblings use their powers to survive the perilous trail, where blizzards, wild animals, and vicious bounty hunters await.

Will they be able to reach their uncle, the one man Hanne believes may be able to teach her how to control her drive to kill? With Berserker, Emmy Laybourne, the author of Monument 14, presents her vision of an American west studded with Viking glory.

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 My Review:

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan for an e-arc of this book in exchange for my honest review. 

Warning this book does contain violence toward both humans and some animals. 

"All the gifts besides mine make something... A Berserker kills. A Berserker takes life and crushes it out."

The Star Touched Queen (The Star Touched Queen #1) by Roshani Chokshi : #BookReview

Title: The Star Touched Queen
Series: The Star Touched Queen #1
Author: Roshani Chokshi
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published Date: April 26th 2016
Genre: YA,Fantasy, Mythology
Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
Format: Audiobook

My Rating: ★ ★

Goodreads Summary: 
Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?

Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire...

But Akaran has its own secrets -- thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most. . .including herself.

A lush and vivid story that is steeped in Indian folklore and mythology. The Star-touched Queen is a novel that no listener will soon forget

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 My Review:

“I will not let us be beings of regret. I know my past. What I want is my future.”