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In other news, I've been a guest on Melissa's blog celebrating her blogoversary by naming 5 top steampunk and sci-fi reads of this year. Come and say hello if you are interested, folks!

How was your week anyway? 
Mine was glorious on the book front. 
I'VE READ extremely delicious books :


THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF MR. STRANGEWAY is a nice and very short novella in Cherry St. Croix's world. I wasn't entirely sold on it, but it had Hawke. Enough said. BANQUET OF LIES had to be snatched from Edelweiss like a hot cake and read in one go. Like all books from Michelle it was completely absorbing and gripping. Loved it! IF I WERE YOU and BEING ME were on my wishlist for a long time, and as you can see I'm reading a lot of erotic romance right now so I really enjoyed Lisa Renee Jones's writing. It was definitely more like a spicy mystery than something straight from Ellora's Cave. Because of these two books I've read ESCAPING REALITY by the same author and again it was 4 star solid story and I can't wait to read book #2 in this new series. At last, HELLFIRE which came out this week did not disappoint. It's such a fantastic military sci-fi that I'm ready to recommend it to anyone who'd listen. And finally, MAGIC RISES was totally worth the wait (I had to wait 48 torturous hours after its release as a paperback in UK until it got uploaded as kindle version) and I was dizzy and wrung out when I finish it feeling like I should have had a shot of vodka and a spoonful of caviar. It was just that glorious!
 
FROM NETGALLEY/EDELWEISS:
 
 
 FOR REVIEW:

Thank you, Melanie!

BOUGHT:


KINDLE FREEBIES:


This is it for me, folks! Happy Sunday!

Ciao!
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  1. zEmfIrKa4 August 2013 at 05:14

    I think I'll be checking out the Banquet of Lies *pulls out a looong list* as soon as I get to the bottom of my current pile. :-)

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  2. Bea4 August 2013 at 06:29

    I have If I Were You and Being Me in my TBR pile; I really should read them. :D I'm glad you enjoyed the books you read last week, that's the way it should be. :)

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  3. Mel4 August 2013 at 08:17

    Oh Magic Rises. My copy arrived this week and I am so torn between reading it straight away and leaving it for a while so I can savour the anticipation of having a visit to Kate & Curran to look forward too!

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  4. Blodeuedd4 August 2013 at 09:15

    Magic Rises! I thought I would have to wait forever but the bookstore came through

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  5. Aurian4 August 2013 at 09:56

    Magic Rises has not yet arrived here, but Hellfire did, and I of course I started it right away. Amazing, wonderful, I loved it.

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  6. Lesley4 August 2013 at 10:15

    How Amazing was Magic Rises???? I had to have a little sit down and a cool drink once I'd finished it!

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  7. kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews4 August 2013 at 10:54

    Vika, last I checked it was on Edelweiss as download, so you might be able to grab it now :)

    Bea, I think you'd really enjoy them! :)

    Mel, I don't know how you can do it. I literally dropped everything to read it!

    Blodeuedd, I know! The wait was excruciating...

    Aurian, it was, and I really need to read more, it ended on such an interesting note. I hope she writes the next book faster!

    Lesley, I felt like I needed a stiff drink! :)

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  8. Melliane4 August 2013 at 11:45

    I can't wait to be at home and read magic rises! happy reading darling!

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  9. kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews4 August 2013 at 12:07

    Read it soon, D.! It's amazing :)

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  10. Jessica @ a GREAT read4 August 2013 at 13:13

    OOoh nice! Haven't heard of most of these! Hope you enjoy them all!


    Here's my STS

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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  11. Ula4 August 2013 at 13:41

    Great haul, as always, some interesting titles I will definitely check out myself. :)

    My haul

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  12. Unknown4 August 2013 at 14:26

    YOu got some wonderful reads this week, K. I love how you've read them already before you post your weekly haul. I'm jealous. Sigh.

    Anyway, have a great week, luv.

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  13. zEmfIrKa4 August 2013 at 15:59

    Karina! Stop tempting me! Lol, I'm trying to not look at either netgalley or edelweiss... *big fail* :-D

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  14. Michelle @ Much Loved Books4 August 2013 at 19:43

    Great haul, I have seen a few bloggers with Magic Rises, glad to see a few others enjoy her books too.

    Thanks for stopping by my haul.

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  15. Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer4 August 2013 at 19:57

    I loved the Harvesting and so wanted to grab Banquet of Lies..but I am so booked at the moment! Have a lovely week Karina!

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  16. Maria Behar4 August 2013 at 19:58

    Hi, Kara!

    You always have such nice hauls! I've placed the following books on my Amazon wish list: "Banquet of Lies", "Hellfire", "Magic Rises" (this one was already there), and "Untimely". All of these look SO good!! And of course, they're all printed books. No e-books for me! Lol.

    Thanks for sharing these, and thanks as well for dropping by and commenting on my "Stacking The Shelves" post!! Happy Reading!! : )

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  17. Alyssa4 August 2013 at 21:45

    Ooo, I enjoy Lisa Renee Jones's books! And Magic Rises looks AWESOME :D

    I hope you have an awesome week!

    Check out my STS post!

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