srijeda, 28. prosinca 2016.

Tisuću noći – E. K. Johnston


Lo-Melkhiin je ubio već tristo djevojaka prije nego je došao u njeno selo, tražeći novu suprugu. Kad primijeti oblak prašine u pustinji, znat će da je stigao. Zna da će uzeti najljepšu djevojku u selu-njenu sestru, no ona mu to neće dopustiti.

Odlučila je da će zauzeti sestrino mjesto pa dolazi u Lo-Melkhiinov ksar, opasno i čarobno mjesto u kojem kipovi imaju nesretne oči, a tkalci izrađuju najfinije svile. Pada noć i ona vjeruje da će smrt nastupiti uskoro. No, prvo sunce izlazi, a ona je još živa. Lo-Melkhiin dolazi u njezine odaje iz noći u noć i sluša priče iz njezina života, i svako jutro ona se budi iznenađena što je još uvijek na životu.

Polako otkrivajući dvor i sve što je okružuje, ona saznaje da Lo-Melkhiin nije oduvijek bio ovakav, nekada je bio pravedan i dobar vladar. Nešto je moralo poći po zlu. I dok joj se ukazuju snažne vizije njene sestre i života koji je ostavila za sobom, shvaća da njezina moć nad Lo-Melkhiinom raste i počinje stvarati veće i snažne čarolije, dovoljno jake da spasi vladara, ako može zaustaviti vladavinu čudovišta.

utorak, 20. prosinca 2016.

Protecting You (McCord Family #1) - Amanda Siegrist



Ava Rainer is on the top of her game. Good life, good job, great friends—especially Detective Jimmy McCord. Not everyone appreciates their friendship, particularly Jimmy's brother Zane. He thinks she's there to tear his family apart, insisting Jimmy's meant to be home in Minnesota, not in New York. She met him once with no desire to meet again. She would do anything for Jimmy. She sadly found out he would do anything for her.

Tragedy strikes, leaving Ava under the depths of despair, struggling to climb her way out. Wishing that Jimmy were there to help her out of her turmoil, she finds herself face-to-face again with Zane in Minnesota. His anger towards her is worse than the last time. She doesn't blame him since he has every right to hate her.

But as the days go by, surprisingly, his attitude starts to change towards her. She discovers the only comfort to her pain comes from him, creating a connection so deep it frightens her. The way her body yearns for his is so wrong, yet feels so right. She can't seem to resist him as her heart begins to heal. Only problem is, he'll never step foot in New York. That's her home. If only she can forgive herself and create a new home, specifically with Zane, if he'll have her.

četvrtak, 1. prosinca 2016.

Gilmore Girls Book Tag!



Pozdrav svima!
Prošli vikend je Netflix emitirao Gilmore Girls: A year in life koji su napisali i producirali originali autori Amy Sherman – Palladino i njen suprug Daniel Palladino. Za sve nas koji smo ostali nezadovljni kako je serija završila prije 9 godina konačno smo imali priliku dobiti dugooekivani završetak sage. O seriji neću govoriti nego sam pronašla prigodni tag koji želim  podijeliti s vama.