Stacking the Shelves #252

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that lets us share what we've added to our shelves.

A huge thanks to PRH Canada for sending me a copy of one of my most anticipated romance title this year! I've already read it and it's so fun ;)

I also received some surprise mail from Kids Can Press~ Thank you so much for theses copies!

What did you add to your shelves this week?

WoW #267: Diamond & Dawn (Amber & Dusk #2) by Lyra Selene

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted every week by Breaking the Spine which lets us showcase an upcoming release we are excited about!

Diamond & Dawn
(Amber & Dusk #2)
by Lyra Selene

December 3, 2019
384 pages

Goodreads      Indigo

Goodreads Summary:
Lyra Selene returns to the incandescent magic of Amber & Dusk in a second installment about the corrosions of even the most dazzling dreams, and the strength of hope amidst darkness.

Mirage, triumphant in her coup of the Amber Empire, returns to the palais prepared to take her place as Empress. With the support of her friends, Luca and Lullaby, and a tentative, blossoming romance with Sunder, Mirage is on the cusp of taking hold of everything she has wanted.

However, her place in the sun is not as sure as she expected; nor is it quite as bright as she imagined.

When the Empress Severine's body is recovered from the battle, she is not dead after all -- in a coma, she still represents a threat to Mirage's newfound power. Worse, a distant cousin, Gavin d'Ars, Duc de Douane, appears in court to challenge both women with his blood claim, and to propose a series of trials to determine the most deserving heir. In Mirage's fight to defend her vision for the empire, she begins to splinter all of her networks. Will the battle for control leave anyone untainted?
 

I originally thought the first book was a standalone but I'm glad to see there's a sequel!

What are you guys waiting on this week?

Review: Darkdawn (The Nevernight Chronicle #3) by Jay Kristoff

 

*Review contains spoilers from the previous book in the series.

 

Darkdawn
(The Nevernight Chronicle #3)

by Jay Kristoff

September 3, 2019
512 pages

Goodreads     Indigo

Goodreads Summary:
The greatest games in Godsgrave’s history have ended with the most audacious murders in the history of the Itreyan Republic.

Mia Corvere, gladiatii, escaped slave and infamous assassin, is on the run. Pursued by Blades of the Red Church and soldiers of the Luminatii legion, she may never escape the City of Bridges and Bones alive. Her mentor Mercurio is now in the clutches of her enemies. Her own family wishes her dead. And her nemesis, Consul Julius Scaeva, stands but a breath from total dominance over the Republic.

But beneath the city, a dark secret awaits. Together with her lover Ashlinn, brother Jonnen and a mysterious benefactor returned from beyond the veil of death, she must undertake a perilous journey across the Republic, seeking the final answer to the riddle of her life. Truedark approaches. Night is falling on the Republic for perhaps the final time.

Can Mia survive in a world where even daylight must die?