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This & That – 2 Books with Strong Friendships, a Quest, and SHIPs! “ This and That ”  is a feature created by Megan @ Reading Books Likes a Boss   and borrowed here with permission. Megan created this feature and I owe this post to her brilliance.  Not only should you check out her blog , generally, but her This & That recommendations are utterly perfect! Megan created this feature to showcase books that either sound similar or have similar themes, and thus I am recommending that you read the "that book" because you are a a fan of the “this book.”  About the Books: THE RAVEN BOYS (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her. His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven B

Number of Books Read I read (well, including one DNF at around 25%) 18 books in April.  This was a month of re-reads, first two of my favorite Rosalind James as I was preparing for an appellate argument (stress = comfort reads) and then my TRC re-read prior to the release of TRK. Highest rating 5 MILLION STARS Lowest rating One DNF Best read of the month Book which surprised me the most Fictional crush of the month But which one?! Take a guess!! Three books I’m looking forward to reading next month                    Monthly Recap Reviews Mini Reviews: At the Edge and The Edge of Surrender by Laura Griffin Undecided by Julianna Keyes The One You Really Want by Jill Mansel

First of all, thank you SO much for reading my very first "discussion" post .  The response was so amazing and I am so grateful to each and every one of you that took the time to read it.  I would like to preface my next discussion post in the same way -- nothing is new and I'm sure that this topic has been discussed by someone, somewhere but this is what is on my mind: SHOULD THERE BE ARCs? Truly, not everything I think about and write about is regarding Maggie Stiefvater's epic series, The Raven Cycle , but it just so happens that this discussion post will mention this series, too.   Those of us that are obsessed with this series (like me) know that there will not be any ARCs for the highly (HIGHLY) anticipated last book of this series, The Raven King . There will be no ARCs (advanced reader copies). Y'all are just going to have to trust me. https://t.co/xYDv0q1tXN — Maggie Stiefvater (@mstiefvater) December 5, 2015 Oddly, I think this

 "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that you are eagerly anticipating. Today, I am waiting on:   The Raven King (The Raven Cycle #4) by Maggie Stiefvater From Goodreads : The fourth and final installment in the spellbinding series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater. All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore. The cover is here!!!!!!! This is one of my all time favorite series and I am waiting on this book like no other!   The Raven King i s scheduled for release on April 26, 2016 ,   and you can pre-order here !! What books are you waiting on this Wednesday??

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle #3)  by Maggie Stiefvater Blurb from G oodreads: There is danger in dreaming. But there is even more danger in waking up. Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs. The trick with found things though, is how easily they can be lost. Friends can betray. Mothers can disappear. Visions can mislead. Certainties can unravel. My Review: Since the final book in the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout was released earlier this year, concluding the series, there is now no question in my mind that my favorite, current YA series is The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater .   I had serious hopes for book 3 of the series, Blue Lily, Lily Blue , and I can wholeheartedly say that all of my expectations and wants