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I'm kicking-off my first giveaway in 2016 today and am very excited for you to win and read these four beauties pictured above! They are ARCs I got at Frankfurt Book Fair last year and the copy of Holly Bourne's newest release was sent to me by Usborne. The giveaway is international and ends on February 23rd (my birthday). There will be 4 winners, just tell me which ARC you'd like to win in the widget. Good luck! Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton She’s more gunpowder than girl—and the fate of the desert lies in her hands. Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mystical beasts still roam the wild and barren wastes, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinni still practice their magic. But there's nothing mystical or magical about Dustwalk, the dead-end town that Amani can't wait to escape from.  Destined to wind up "wed or dead," Amani’s counting on her sharpshooting skills to get her out of Dustwalk. When she meets Jin, a mysterious and deva...

Title: Their Fractured Light (Starbound #3) Author: Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pulishing Date: December 1st 2015 Length: 432 pages Keywords: YA, fiction, sci-fi, romance, friendship, space travel, war Source: Bought A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness for their planet, and protect them from destruction. Some say Flynn’s a madman, others whisper about conspiracies. Nobody knows the truth. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and Lilac LaRoux were rescued from a terrible shipwreck—now, they live a public life in front of the cameras, and a secret life away from the world’s gaze. Now, in the center of the universe on the planet of Corinth, all four are about to collide with two new players, who will bring the fight against LaRoux Industries to a head. Gideon Marchant is an eighteen-year-old computer hacker—a whiz kid and an urban warrior. He’ll climb, abseil and wo...

Happy New Year 2016 ! I'm wishing us all many wonderful reads, joy and happiness for this new year. Let's make it a good one together!  In 2015 I didn't read as many books as I might have wanted. Still, I'd call it a year with great experiences, travels and even a few five-star reads. I read 66 books in total. Eight of them were debut novels. I finished six book series and started four new series. My reading goal for 2016 is to read at least 75 books and read all of my top ten most anticipated books. Below is a list of the books I read in 2015. What books were on your reading list of 2015? January Not in the Script by Amy Finnegan 4/5 stars The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak by Brian Katcher 4/5 stars Heat of the Moment by Lauren Barnholdt 3/5 stars  Between Us and the Moon by Rebecca Maizel 4/5 stars Lies I Told by Michelle Zink 2,5/5 stars Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStay 4,5/5 stars JANUARY FAVOURITE The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand...