Teaser & Top Ten Tuesdays

Here are the rules:
 
1. Grab your current read
2. Open to a page
3. Pick out 2 lines that are SPOILER FREE
4. Name the title, author, etc

"And this time I wouldn't kill just in service of Safraella. No. This time it would also be for me." p 58

TITLE: Assassin's Heart
AUTHOR: Sarah Ahiers
PUBLISHER: HarperTeen
GENRE: Fantasy YA
RELEASE DATE: February 2, 2016

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This week's topic is: Ten Books I Enjoyed Recently (last yearish) That Weren't My Typical Genre/Type of Book  

*in no particular order

1. INTO THE DIM by Janet B. Taylor--With time travel books it can be very hit or miss for me. But I was intrigued with this original cover art! I don't know why, it just caught my attention and I became intrigued! So I requested an ARC, got it, read it and LOVED it!!

2. THE DIVINERS by Libba Bray--this was one I was intimidated by its size, plus it was in a past setting. I thought I wouldn't like it, but I took a chance on it, because I knew the author was coming to St. Louis for the second book's release. So I bought it, read it, and again, LOVED it! 

3. SOUNDLESS by Richelle Mead--I wasn't sure about this one. I enjoy a good fantasy, but there was no magic really in this one. Nothing to entice me, but yet, I rather enjoyed it!

4. THE DRAFTER by Kim Harrison--I loved Kim's Hollow series, but this one was without paranormal peeps, so I was a bit worried about enjoying it. But it was still rather intriguing with the whole time aspect. It was a little rough around the edges, but I chalked that up to first book syndrome! Hoping this series gets to go further!

5. THE SHATTERED COURT by M.J. Scott--this was my first book by this author and it was a total random request on Netgalley. I didn't think that this would be one I would LOVE, but I was actually surprised with how much I enjoyed it!

6. AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir--this was one of those everyone loves it kinds of reads. So naturally I was curious, but a bit hesitant based on the setting and such. It was a rather incredible read though! Cannot wait for the next book!

7. NEARLY GONE by Elle Cosimano--I was intrigued by this book from the getgo! I was going to RT the year it released and saw the author would be there, so naturally I picked it up. But then hesitancy kicked in when I read some not so happy reviews. But I actually really enjoyed it! It was a creepy mystery and I loved that Nearly had a special power to make things even more intriguing!

8. BETWEEN THE LINES by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer--I was a tad worried with this one as well. Jodi is famous for her contemporary books, but this had a fantasy-ish feel to it! I mean characters from a book coming out of it, or at least communicating with one another once the book was closed! There were mixed reviews but I was still determined to read it and finally did last year! It was a bit simplistic in some sense, but still enjoyable!

9. THE WITCH HUNTER by Virgina Boecker--another Netgalley request that was whimsy! It was a bit more of a period fantasy kind of read, but what with witches and such, I thought it would be interesting enough! And it was better than I expected!

10. POWERLESS by Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs--I had read Tracy's books previously and really enjoyed them, but hadn't read Tera. Plus the book was more about superheroes and villains vs paranormal peeps. But I was still interested, because Tracy Deebs!! And oh wow! This book was SO incredible! Cannot wait for the next one!