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For Review From Netgalley
WILD CARDS by Simone Elkeles

STARRY NIGHTS by Daisy Whitney

CROWN OF MIDNIGHT by Sarah J. Maas
WHERE THE STARS STILL SHINE by Trish Doller

Audiobook Freebies (not pictured)
OF POSEIDON by Anna Banks
THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare
JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë (still free!)
THE MYSTERIOUS HOWLING by Maryrose Wood (still free!)

Thanks to Sync for the free audiobooks, along with Bloomsbury + Netgalley for the review books! I may or may not have happy-screamed a little bit when I found out Bloomsbury accepted my review requests ;)

YA Book Queen's 
Weekly Recommendation

What books did you get this week? 

The feature is inspired by Pop Culture Junkie's This Week In Books, The Story Siren's In My Mailbox, and Mailbox Monday. The Queen's Library is a way for me to feature books that I add to my bookshelves and a place to post my weekly recommendations. This is not a new meme, but merely an adjusted feature that is better suited to my blog and needs.

SYNC: Download Two Free Audiobooks of OF POSEIDON and THE TEMPEST

From May 30th to August 21st, SYNC (and some fabulous publishers) will once again be giving YA lovers the opportunity to download one YA audiobook and one classic audiobook each week! That's 24 free audiobooks for the entire summer! This week, you can download these two audiobooks for free: 

OF POSEIDON by Anna Banks

"Galen is the prince of the Syrena, sent to land to find a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. Emma is on vacation at the beach. When she runs into Galen—literally, ouch!—both teens sense a connection. But it will take several encounters, including a deadly one with a shark, for Galen to be convinced of Emma's gifts. Now, if he can only convince Emma that she holds the key to his kingdom...

Told from both Emma and Galen's points of view, here is a fish-out-of-water story that sparkles with intrigue, humor, and waves of romance." -- Read more on Goodreads

THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare

"In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare's most lyrical plays, Prospero - a magician on an enchanted island - punishes his enemies, brings happiness to his daughter, and comes to terms with human use of supernatural power. The Tempest embodies both seemingly timeless romance and the historically specific moment in which Europe begins to explore and conquer the New World." -- Read more on Goodreads

Click here to visit SYNC and download both audiobooks.

I'll be posting a reminder each week, so hopefully none of us (myself included) will miss out on any of these excellent titles! You can view the schedule of audiobooks on Sync's website.

Happy listening! 

The Queen's Library (5)

Inspiration for TQL

Purchased
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
(signed, along with my copy of Cinder)

Won (not pictured)

Glow in the dark Through to You wristband

Signed Through To You Bookmark

From the Fierce Reads event
Bookmarks
Temporary Tattoos
Shadow and Bone pins (love these!)
Two Fierce Reads posters autographed by the authors!

Thank you to Emily Hainsworth! Also, many thanks to the lovely Fierce Reads authors for the swag, and for signing an extra poster - click here to enter to win an autographed poster + swag

What did you get this week?

Autographed Fierce Reads Swag Giveaway

I just got back from a Fierce Reads event (which I highly recommend you attend, if possible!) and the authors were kind enough to autograph a poster for one of you lucky readers...

One winner will receive

• A Fierce Reads poster autographed by
• Jennifer Bosworth
• Anna Banks
• Emmy Laybourne
• Leigh Bardugo  
• Marissa Meyer (who drew an adorable cartoon version of Cinder's cover in the top left corner!)
• Bookmarks
• Temporary tattoos
• Other swag - whatever else I can dig up in my soon-to-be-empty swag stash

Sorry I couldn't include a signed book or two - but sadly, I'm pretty much broke right now (much to my dismay, since I desperately want to read Struck, Monument 14 and Of Poseidon now). Which also, unfortunately, means this is US ONLY. Sorry! 

Contest Policy

To enter, fill out the form

Waiting on Wednesday (65)

WOW is hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine

Of Poseidon

Anna Banks

May 22nd, 2012

Emma and her friend Chloe are spending vacation in Florida. When Emma (literally) runs into a hot guy named Galen on the beach, little does she know he’s a prince of the Syrena. Galen and Emma both feel something strange – is it attraction? – and Galen suspects that Emma might well be the girl he’s heard of – a human who can communicate with fish. 

What follows is a deadly scene with a shark in which Galen witnesses Emma’s gifts. He must know more about her, and follows her back to New Jersey, and high school, to find out for sure if she’s the key to saving his kingdom. Soon, Emma can’t deny her feelings for him, but can’t explain them, either – and both she and Galen must learn more about where she comes from and what her powers are before they can trust one another and their feelings.

I'm a sucker for mermaid / siren / mythical ocean creatures stories. It's a weakness. But, it sounds like there's some instalove (hopefully, there's not). Regardless, I'll definitely be checking this out. 
What novel are you waiting on?