Stacking The Shelves: June 13, 2015

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted @ Tynga's Reviews.

Bought:

Outlander Boxset 1-4 by Diana Gabaldon

I got these through an awesome sale on Bol.com. I already read Outlander back in April as ebook but since I loved it (and the tv show!) so much I really wanted to own them in paperbacks. I'm currently reading Dragonfly in Amber and lovoing it so far! 

Bought:
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

I bought these three books through another sale on Bol.com. I think it's safe to say I had a weak moment with buying books from that webshop this week. I already read A Discovery of Witches and Leaving Time as ebooks but they're favorites of mine so I had to have them in paperbacks. Especially Leaving Time is close to my heart! 

For Review:
Eternal Light by Inger Iversen
Already read and reviewed here!

For Review:
After the Fall by Inger Iversen
Also already read and reviewed here. And gosh, aren't these covers so pretty?!

For Review:
Dark Horse by Michelle Diener

This author is one of my top favorites. I haven't read much science-fiction books but I would read anything from her. I'm also reading it right now and it's really good so far. 

For Review:
What You Left Behind by Jessica Verdi
Honestly, it's been so long since I requested this book that I had forgotten about it until I saw I got approved for it. It sounds like a really amazing story!

For Review:
Beat by Vi Keeland
Another one I already read. My review will be up on june 18th for the blog tour. Loved it!

For Review:
Queen of Tomorrow by Sherry D. Ficklin
I can't say I was totally in love with the first book but the ending of it just made me want to read this + it's historical fiction. So I'm really happy I got it for review!

For Review:
Da Vinci's Tiger by Laura Malone Elliott
I'm obsessed with Da Vinci and the Renaissance so yeah couldn't resist this! Fingers crossed that it's as good as I hope it will be.

Leave me links to your hauls so I can stop by, please! :)

Double Review: Eternal Light & After the Fall by Inger Iversen

Title: Eternal Light
Author: Inger Iversen
Series: Few Are Angels #3
Publication: May 30th 2015 
Genre: New Adult ~ Paranormal ~ Romance
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo
Rating: 4/5

Review copy provided in exchange for an honest review.

  

Ella has accepted her fate of fifteen years with Aleixandre, but she won’t accept the fact he plans to use his powers to eradicate the Chorý race. Neither his promise to release her early, or allowing Kale to reside with her in the garden house is enough to make Ella change her mind. Instead, Ella, Kale and Jace look for the mysterious Zdrowy, a group of Chorý thought to have been cured of la Luxure.

Kale used to be convinced the Chorý race was nothing but monsters, but do they all deserve to be exterminated? The question plagues Kale as he and Ella search for the mythical group of cured Chorý.

In the final installment of the Few Are Angels series, Ella and Kale are set on a path that not only leads to a cure to the Chorý status, but may offer Kale what he has been chasing his entire immortal life: absolution.

Three years after reading the first Few Are Angels book I finally read Eternal Light. As per usual with Inger Iversen's books I read it in no time. I just couldn't make myself stop reading. It was a fantastic conclusion! And check out how pretty the covers of all the books are. I love them!

It was so great to read again about Ella, Kale and the rest of the gang. I can honestly say that I missed them. Especially Kale and Jace. Those boys just stole my heart. Another great character that was in it, was Sola. We met her in Immortal Heart, the prequel to Few Are Angels. And I was so excited seeing something growing between her and Jace. I'm so shipping that!

The story wasn't very long but I liked how everything got wrapped up. I did feel a little bad for Alex but it was so great seeing him again. He's also a favorite character of mine. Turns out I have A LOT of favorite characters in this series but they're all so unique in their own way. 

I also want to say this series is one of my favorite books that feature vampires. These vampires (and chory and immortals) are very special and different from other books I've read, which is why I love these books. And of course Inger Iversen's writing is amazing. I love it.

Overall, Eternal Light was a great book. Once again I couldn't stop reading a book by Inger Iversen and I simply can't wait for the spin-off of Few Are Angels!

Title: After the Fall
Author: Inger Iversen
Series: Few Are Angels #4
Publication: May 30th 2015 
Genre: New Adult ~ Paranormal ~ Romance
Free on: Amazon
Rating: 4/5

Review copy provided in exchange for an honest review.

  

THIS IS A SHORT STORY TO BE READ AFTER ETERNAL LIGHT, THE FINAL BOOK IN THE FEW ARE ANGELS SERIES.

Five years after the creation of NOIR, Ella and Kale find themselves searching for a cure once again. Follow Ella and Kale on a journey to save the Chory race while adjusting to their new lives and husband and wife.

After the Fall is a great addition to the end of the Few Are Angels series. First of all I adore that cover. Just look how pretty it is! And aside from that I also really enjoyed reading what's going on with everyone five years after Eternal Light ended. 

This short story was like the last hurdle for Ella and Kale before their lives could really start together, even though by now they've been married for five years. It hasn't been easy for them to adjust in their married life and being a part of NOIR. I'm sad to see them go, obviously, but I'm also happy for them that they can finally be together and leave NOIR up to the others. 

I was also glad to have a glimpse to where Jace and Sola are headed. And what I read in this short story I like very much. In fact, I might've squealed a little bit. And after finishing After the Fall, I'm absolutely excited for the spin-off stories! 

       About the Author:

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Inger Iversen was born in 1982 to Anne and Kaii Iversen. She lives in Virginia Beach with her overweight lap cat, Max and her tree hugging boyfriend Joshua. She spends 90 percent of her time in Barnes and Noble and the other ten pretending not to want to be in Barnes and Noble.

Book Trailer Reveal: Incarcerated by Inger Iversen

I read Incarcared back in September (I loved it!) and I gotta say that the trailer looks fantastic. I actually got chills when I watched it.

The trailer:

                 

Incarcerated by Inger Iversen 
(Love and War #1) 
Publication date: September 29th 2014
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

One of the few white kids in a rural Kentucky town, Logan Whyte always kept to his own kind out of self-preservation. He never considered himself racist, but that didn’t stop him from falling in with the wrong crowd—who celebrated hate as much as he fought it—or from ending up in prison for eight years on an armed robbery charge.

A successful, educated black woman, Katie Andreassen was tired of being accused of betraying her own race. Her lonely isolation, coupled with her grief over losing her mother, inspire her to create a new pen pal program at Capshaw State Penitentiary, where her father is a warden.

The program brings the unlikely pair together, but Logan and Katie soon find themselves forced to overcome past fears and prejudices. Their friendship doesn’t come easily … threatened by a crooked lawyer with a grudge and a best friend who betrays her promise to help.

When faced with a world that forces them apart, Logan and Katie must show everyone else what they have discovered: that love is, in fact, colorblind.

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About the Author:

Inger Iversen was born in 1982 to Anne and Kaii Iversen. She lives in Virginia Beach with her overweight lap cat, Max and her tree hugging boyfriend Joshua. She spends 90 percent of her time in Barnes and Noble and the other ten pretending not to want to be in Barnes and Noble.

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