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Elizabeth Lavenza hasn't had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her "caregiver," and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an unsmiling, solitary boy who has everything--except a friend.Victor is her escape from misery. Elizabeth does everything she can to make herself indispensable--and it works. She is taken in by the Frankenstein family and rewarded with a warm bed, delicious food, and dresses of the finest silk. Soon she and Victor are inseparable.
But her new life comes at a price. As the years pass, Elizabeth's survival depends on managing Victor's dangerous temper and entertaining his every whim, no matter how depraved. Behind her blue eyes and sweet smile lies the calculating heart of a girl determined to stay alive no matter the cost . . . as the world she knows is consumed by darkness.
At seventeen, June Hardie is everything a young woman in 1951 shouldn’t be—independent, rebellious, a dreamer. June longs to travel, to attend college and to write the dark science fiction stories that consume her waking hours. But her parents only care about making June a better young woman. Her mother grooms her to be a perfect little homemaker while her father pushes her to marry his business partner’s domineering son. When June resists, her whole world is shattered—suburbia isn’t the only prison for different women…
June’s parents commit her to Burrow Place Asylum, aka the Institution. With its sickening conditions, terrifying staff and brutal “medical treatments,” the Institution preys on June’s darkest secrets and deepest fears. And she’s not alone. The Institution terrorizes June’s fragile roommate, Eleanor, and the other women locked away within its crumbling walls. Those who dare speak up disappear…or worse. Trapped between a gruesome reality and increasingly sinister hallucinations, June isn’t sure where her nightmares end and real life begins. But she does know one thing: in order to survive, she must destroy the Institution before it finally claims them all.
Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.
But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.
Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever.
Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away.
These are some of the books I was thinking of for my lazy days of summer. I wanted to spotlight a few to give you some ideas for your own lazy days. I am giving away a $10 Amazon or Barnes & Nobles eGift Card or a book from the book depository for you to pick out a book of your choice! Enter the rafflecopter to win! Good Luck!
"What book are you looking forward to getting?" Maybe "Caraval"!
ReplyDeleteLoose Ends by Kristen Ashley
ReplyDeleteA book I'd love to have is A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White.
ReplyDeleteArmada by Ernest Klien
ReplyDeleteStygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon
ReplyDeleteTana French's The Witch Elm but it's not out till October :(
ReplyDeleteAny mystery book that is captivating
ReplyDeleteI'd like to get a good mystery book.
ReplyDeleteI need a book on growing herbs.
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slehan at juno dot com
The Light Between Us by Katie Khan.
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How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G. A. Aiken.
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Thanks for the giveaway! I'm looking forward to completing the Graceling Realm series (I currently only have the 2nd in the trilogy).
ReplyDeleteLoving Lieutenant Lancaster!
ReplyDeleteI am not quite sure yet,I have a big TBR
ReplyDeleteGentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue!
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ReplyDeleteAll Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover.
ReplyDeleteCarnaval looks intriguing.
ReplyDeleteSay You'll Remember Me by Katie McGarry; thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteNightengale sounds like an intriguing read!
ReplyDeleteWhere The Sidewalk Ends I miss that book
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I loved Caraval so I’m pumped for Legendary!!
ReplyDeleteResistance by Jennifer Nielsen.
ReplyDeleteBook 2 of The Cruel Prince!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading Caraval!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to Hank Green's book!
ReplyDeleteim looking forward to The Light Between Us by Katie Khan
ReplyDeleteA new historical fiction book, so many to choose from.
ReplyDeleteI'd really like Nemesis :) Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLong Road to Mercy by David Baldacci
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure yet what I'll get. I'd like to get the second book in Patrick Ness' Chaos Walking trilogy.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading The Washington Decree.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading The Devil of Dunmoor.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to get The Ghost Club: Newly Found Tales of Victorian Terror
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I definitely looking forward to reading 50 Must See Scifi Movies.
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Looking forward to Caraval, since it is on my TBR list already!!!
ReplyDeleteAny book by James Patterson, I haven't had a chance to get his new ones.
ReplyDeleteI'd pick one I haven't read by Carla Kelly!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is reading Six of Crows, and I want to get Crooked Kingdom so she can read it next!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what book I will get, probably a contemporary romance.
ReplyDeletei would love a new book by colleen hoover!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a copy of See All the Stars
ReplyDeleteI would choose a new release book if I won. Im not sure exactly which one.
ReplyDeleteI'll probably choose a cozy mystery. There are a lot on my TBR.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have Two Dark Reigns (Three Dark Crowns #3) by Kendare Blake
ReplyDeleteNightingale x
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ReplyDeleteI am not sure which one I would choose.
ReplyDeleteI would get Losing the Field by Abbi Glines!
ReplyDeleteI want to read Drip Drop Dead.
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Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout!!!
ReplyDeleteI have so many books on my kindle. I always look forward to reading a new one.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to get The Cruel prince
ReplyDeleteRebel born by Amy Bartol,but it doesn't come out for awhile.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read the book, Nightingale.
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ReplyDeleteHope I win
ReplyDeletehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39718964-ruthless-magic I have book THREE..of course I do!! So I need to buy this and the 2nd one of the series and I'll be buying it this weekend (whether i win or not) PLEASE tell me I am not the only person who buys books and doesn't realize its the last in the series lol
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading the rich crazy Asians books. Probably be just as crazy as my poor Polish family.
ReplyDeletei'm so far behind i don't know whats next
ReplyDeleteI need a good thriller
ReplyDeleteCaraval looks like a fabulous read!
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ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading one of Bill Hiatt's fine accomplishments called Evil within Yourselves (Spell Weaver, #4).
ReplyDeleteI would love to get a book about true crime
ReplyDeleteI really don't know, since the books I buy are generally those I cannot find in the library. Don't know which will pop up next as
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I'd like to discover a new good scify book
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to Berried at Sea by Peg Cochran.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter wants the new john green book.
ReplyDeleteI'm not too sure...I have about 20 on my wish list right now so I'd have to figure out what is under the amount lol
ReplyDeleteIm not sure what book I want but I need one almost finished with the one that Im reading
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ReplyDeleteby Robin Ha is on the top of my list.
I’ve been wanting to read the woman in the window
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to getting the Hunger games
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