On My Wishlist: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

Nevernight 
by Jay Kristoff
Series: The Nevernight Chronicle #1
448 p.
Published: 8/9/16
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family. 

Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father’s failed rebellion with her life. Alone and friendless, she hides in a city built from the bones of a dead god, hunted by the Senate and her father’s former comrades. But her gift for speaking with the shadows leads her to the door of a retired killer, and a future she never imagined. 

Now, Mia is apprenticed to the deadliest flock of assassins in the entire Republic—the Red Church. If she bests her fellow students in contests of steel, poison and the subtle arts, she’ll be inducted among the Blades of the Lady of Blessed Murder, and one step closer to the vengeance she desires. But a killer is loose within the Church’s halls, the bloody secrets of Mia’s past return to haunt her, and a plot to bring down the entire congregation is unfolding in the shadows she so loves. 

Will she even survive to initiation, let alone have her revenge?

Honesty, I saw Jay Kristoff and wanted the book. I've enjoyed other things he has written.

So what is on your wishlist this week? 

Phantom Embrace Release Day Blast with Giveaway!

I'm so excited to share with you a new release from one of my favorite authors and series! Dianne's Duvall's Phantom Embrace is available now at eBook retailers everywhere! This is an exciting and captivating novella set in the world of the Immortal Guardians and I can't wait for you to read it!

Phantom Embrace 
(Immortal Guardians #5.5)
by Dianne Duvall
ebook, 112 pages
ISBN 1420143530
Across dimensions . . . 

Born with the ability to see spirits, immortal Yuri Sokolov avoids making contact with them, because such has always yielded negative results...until lovely Cat Seddon begins haunting his home and his dreams. As a new threat rises against the Immortal Guardians, Yuri disregards all the rules so he can be with Cat, even though the consequences are substantial.

For centuries, Catherine Seddon has been alone. When her brother is forced to join the Immortal Guardians’ ranks, she haunts the primary home of the powerful warriors to keep an eye on him, and soon finds herself captivated by Yuri. The handsome Russian immortal swiftly banishes her loneliness as friendship grows between them and deepens into love.  But can two people who are unable to touch find a future together?

Previously published in On The Hunt

Amazon | iTunes | Kobo | Barnes & Noble

Don't miss a single Immortal Guardians tale!

Book 1, Darkness Dawns - http://amzn.to/1GC0nmk

Book 2, Night Reigns - http://amzn.to/1GC0pKP

Book 3, Phantom Shadows - http://amzn.to/1JnRqUE

Book 3.5, In Still Darkness - http://amzn.to/1IhSDv9

Book 4, Darkness Rises - http://amzn.to/1QTHqq7

Book 5, Night Unbound - http://amzn.to/1SQdwRk

Book 5.5, Phantom Embrace – http://amzn.to/23p0HGm

Book 6, Shadows Strike - http://amzn.to/23p143x

Dianne Duvall is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series and The Gifted Ones series. Her books have twice been nominated for the RT Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Vampire Romance and are routinely deemed Top Picks by RT Book Reviews, The Romance Reviews, and/or Night Owl Reviews. Reviewers have called Dianne's books "utterly addictive" (RT Book Reviews), "fast-paced and humorous" (Publishers Weekly), "extraordinary" (Long and Short Reviews), and "wonderfully imaginative" (The Romance Reviews).

Dianne loves all things creative. When she isn't writing, Dianne is active in the independent film industry and has even appeared on-screen, crawling out of a moonlit grave and wielding a machete like some of the vampires she has created in her books.

For the latest news on upcoming releases, contests, and more, please visit www.DianneDuvall.com. You can also find Dianne online . . .

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Grave Phantoms by Jenn Bennett

Series: Roaring Twenties #3
320 p.
Published: 5/5/15
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Source: Library

Feisty flapper Astrid Magnusson is home from college and yearning for the one thing that’s always been off limits: Bo Yeung, her notorious bootlegging brother’s second-in-command. Unfortunately her dream of an easy reunion proves difficult after a violent storm sends a mysterious yacht crashing into the Magnussons’ docks. What’s worse, the boat disappeared a year ago, and the survivors are acting strangely… 

Bo has worked with the Magnusson family for years, doing whatever is needed, including keeping his boss’s younger sister out of trouble—and his hands to himself. Of course, that isn’t so easy after Astrid has a haunting vision about the yacht’s disappearance, plunging them into an underground world of old money and dark magic. Danger will drive them closer together, but surviving their own forbidden feelings could be the bigger risk.

My thoughts:

Sad to see that this is the last book in the series, but glad that it is Bo and Astrid's love story. I kept hearing about the fact that it dealt with an interracial relationship which peaked my attention. It was illegal to marry at that time and I think as a nation we have grown to think that this was irrational (yes, there are still people and areas that think this way, but mostly we think these laws now were stupid). I think this is a timely message in light of marriage equality. What we once thought was stupid we will think again in the future. I also like that one of their champions was another couple who could not marry. I also love that Bo especially gave a lot of thought of what obstacles would be placed in their way and also that he loved Astrid enough to let her chose her own destiny.

Aside from the political nature of the book, I found the mystery to be interesting but it also didn't seem to flow as well as the other mysteries. Perhaps it is because there was SO much to deal with in their personal life, it competed with the paranormal. Still, while that may be a very slight problem it really wasn't much of one and I was swept up in all of it.

I think my biggest disappointment with this book is that it is the last one. Seriously, so many good secondary characters could have a book in this world. *HINT to author* ;) I would love another book and my only other complaint is that it took me too long to get to all of these. I highly recommend these books to those that enjoy PNR with a big dose of paranormal mystery and a side of history. I give this book 4 stars.

On My Wishlist: Strange The Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Strange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor
528 p.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 9/27/16

Strange the Dreamer is the story of:

the aftermath of a war between gods and mena mysterious city stripped of its namea mythic hero with blood on his handsa young librarian with a singular dreama girl every bit as perilous as she is imperiledalchemy and blood candy, nightmares and godspawn, moths and monsters, friendship and treachery, love and carnage. 

Welcome to Weep.

Oh yea... me want!

What is on your wishlist this week? 

Blog Tour: Phantom Embrace by Dianne Duvall with Giveaway!

Thank you so much for joining me here at Books and Things today!  And thank you, Melissa, for helping me celebrate the release of my Immortal Guardians novella PHANTOM EMBRACE.  (If you’re new to the series, don’t worry.  The novels and novellas can all be read as stand alones.  You’ll just be more familiar with the secondary characters if you read them in order.)  

1. Do you have a favorite amongst the Immortals?

I actually have several favorite characters in the series.  Sheldon and Chris are tied for my favorite human. Darnell is my favorite gifted one.  Cliff is my favorite vampire.  (When I began the series, I never even thought I would have a favorite vampire, since they all become psychotic killers.)  And my favorite immortal . . .

If I absolutely had to choose, it would be Seth.  He gives so much of himself to protecting the other Immortal Guardians and providing them with a family environment full of laughter and teasing in which they can decompress after long nights of hunting.  And he’s also been with me the longest, since I created his character for A SORCERESS OF HIS OWN, several years before I began my Immortal Guardians series

2. What makes a great villain?

For me it varies.  Realism is always important.  The more real the character feels, the stronger the chord he or she will strike with readers.  I thought Bastien was a great villain in DARKNESS DAWNS, in part because he wasn’t all bad.  Yes, he hated the Immortal Guardians and wanted to do everything he could to bring them all down.  But he clearly loved his sister, too, and tried to do everything he could to help the vampires who followed him.

On the other hand, I really liked Dennis, the villain in NIGHT REIGNS, too.  That vamp was totally psychotic.  One never knew when he might have a break, what horrific thing he might do, or who he would turn on next . . . including members his own vampire army.  He was a very fun character to write.

3. Of those that you haven't written, which Immortal story is begging to come out?

Seth’s.  And his has been the most requested story by far.  So I’m very happy to say his story is not far away now.  I’ve found his heroine, and scenes have been dancing through my mind.  (One will be a real jaw-dropper.)  I can’t wait to get started on it.

4. Who would you cast if the series was made into a movie?

I do the independent filmmaking thing when I’m not writing, so I’ve been working on a dream cast ever since the first book in the series was published, updating and expanding it with each release.  ☺  Here are some of my latest choices:  

Yuri (hero of Phantom Embrace) — Stephen Amell

Catherine (heroine of Phantom Embrace) — Daisy Ridley

Seth (leader of the Immortal Guardians) — Alexander Skarsgård

David (2^nd in Command of the Immortal Guardians) — Idris Elba

Roland Warbrook (hero of Darkness Dawns)— Hugh Jackman

Sarah Bingham (heroine of Darkness Dawns)— Michelle Monaghan

Marcus Grayden (hero of Night Reigns) — Johnny Depp

Ami (heroine of Night Reigns) — Milla Jovovitch

Bastien (villain in Darkness Dawns, and hero of Phantom Shadows) — Jake Gyllenhaal

Melanie (heroine of Phantom Shadows) — Evengeline Lilly

Richart d’Alençcon (hero of In Still Darkness) — Sam Worthington

Jenna McBride (heroine of In Still Darkness) — Jennifer Garner

Étienne d’Alençcon (hero of Darkness Rises) — Sam Worthington

Krysta Linz (heroine of Darkness Rises) — Cobie Smulders

Zach (hero of Night Unbound) — Chris Hemsworth

Lisette d’Alençcon (heroine of Night Unbound)— Eva Green

Ethan (hero of Shadows Strike) — Chris Evans

Heather (heroine of Shadows Strike) — Scarlett Johansson

5. Do you have a playlist when you write? What is it?

I prefer to write in quiet.  No distractions that way.  I come from a musical background.  So if I play music, I’m more likely to sing the lyrics in my head than write the next scene.  ☺  There are occasional exceptions, though.  Sometimes I’ll listen to Disturbed while writing action scenes.  Droppin’ Plates and Down With the Sickness are among my favorite tunes.  And in Shadows Strike, Ethan and Heather had a “date night” that included dancing.  Since Ethan is a little over a century old, he’s partial to oldies.  So when I wrote that scene . . . and every time I read through it and edited it afterward . . . I listened to Sing, Sing, Sing.

About the book:

Phantom Embrace 
(Immortal Guardians #5.5)
by Dianne Duvall
ebook, 112 pages
ISBN 1420143530
Across dimensions . . . 

Born with the ability to see spirits, immortal Yuri Sokolov avoids making contact with them, because such has always yielded negative results...until lovely Cat Seddon begins haunting his home and his dreams. As a new threat rises against the Immortal Guardians, Yuri disregards all the rules so he can be with Cat, even though the consequences are substantial.

For centuries, Catherine Seddon has been alone. When her brother is forced to join the Immortal Guardians’ ranks, she haunts the primary home of the powerful warriors to keep an eye on him, and soon finds herself captivated by Yuri. The handsome Russian immortal swiftly banishes her loneliness as friendship grows between them and deepens into love.  But can two people who are unable to touch find a future together?

Previously published in On The Hunt

Amazon | iTunes | Kobo | Barnes & Noble

Don't miss a single Immortal Guardians tale!

Book 1, Darkness Dawns - http://amzn.to/1GC0nmk

Book 2, Night Reigns - http://amzn.to/1GC0pKP

Book 3, Phantom Shadows - http://amzn.to/1JnRqUE

Book 3.5, In Still Darkness - http://amzn.to/1IhSDv9

Book 4, Darkness Rises - http://amzn.to/1QTHqq7

Book 5, Night Unbound - http://amzn.to/1SQdwRk

Book 5.5, Phantom Embrace – http://amzn.to/23p0HGm

Book 6, Shadows Strike - http://amzn.to/23p143x

About the Author: 

Dianne Duvall is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series and The Gifted Ones series. Her books have twice been nominated for the RT Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Vampire Romance and are routinely deemed Top Picks by RT Book Reviews, The Romance Reviews, and/or Night Owl Reviews. Reviewers have called Dianne's books "utterly addictive" (RT Book Reviews), "fast-paced and humorous" (Publishers Weekly), "extraordinary" (Long and Short Reviews), and "wonderfully imaginative" (The Romance Reviews).

Dianne loves all things creative. When she isn't writing, Dianne is active in the independent film industry and has even appeared on-screen, crawling out of a moonlit grave and wielding a machete like some of the vampires she has created in her books.

For the latest news on upcoming releases, contests, and more, please visit www.DianneDuvall.com. You can also find Dianne online . . .

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Grim Shadows by Jenn Bennett

Series: Roaring Twenties #2
321 p.
Published: 6/3/14
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Source: Library

It’s the Roaring Twenties in foggy San Francisco. Prohibition is on, inhibitions are low, and dark magic is rolling into town… 

Archaeologist Lowe Magnusson is packing something everyone wants. The djed amulet, a priceless Egyptian artifact, will fetch Lowe a hefty paycheck from one of San Francisco’s wealthiest. But when the handsome Swede runs into his patron’s uptight daughter, what he once considered easy money becomes maddeningly complicated…

Cursed with deadly spirits as her constant companions, curator Hadley Bacall must keep calm to hold her dangerous specters at bay and prevent them from lashing out at anything—or anyone. Trouble is, Lowe is driving her crazy, but her father needs the artifact he’s transporting. While Hadley can feel the amulet’s power, she can’t fathom the destruction—or the desire—it’s about to stir up.

My thoughts:

Devoured the first book and was happy to get into the second book. This time I read them instead of audio. I loved the audio, but I just decided I had reading time and I took it. :)

This book can be read as a standalone, but I do not recommend it. It builds on the world of the first and some minor things just make more sense. Plus this is only a trilogy so you won't be too lost to take the books in order. This is Lowe's book (each Magnusson sibling gets a book) and his romance. This one also throws in the mystery of a mysterious amulet and a question of if a father is concerned more about his child or with vengeance.

I did love the characters and I also enjoyed the paranormal abilities that Hadley carried. However, this one seemed to be lacking a bit on the details to really pull me into the paranormal part of the book. The mystery and the romance was done very well, however. So while I did enjoy this one, I have to say that I enjoyed the first book a bit more. I'm also not sure if it is because I read it rather than listened to it. I was fully engulfed within the world in the audio version. I suspect it may be a bit of each, but it still is a book I would highly recommend.

I give this book 4 stars. While I did feel that it faltered a bit on the paranormal side of things, I did think the adventure, mystery and romance will capture anyone who reads it. Plus, it's Jenn Bennett and I just adore her writing.

On My Wishlist: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

Oh Jenny from Supernatural Snark brought my attention to this one!

The Bone Witch
by Rin Chupeco
400 p.
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Published: 3/1/17

When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy means that she’s a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community. But Tea finds solace and guidance with an older, wiser bone witch, who takes Tea and her brother to another land for training. 

In her new home, Tea puts all her energy into becoming an asha — one who can wield elemental magic. But dark forces are approaching quickly, and in the face of danger, Tea will have to overcome her obstacles…and make a powerful choice.

I love the Girl From the Well Series and so I cannot wait for this one too. 

What is on your wishlist this week?

Melissa's Ramblings: The Powerful Words of the Stanford Victim

This is something that has been on my mind and please accept my apologies now for the rambling that will ensue.

If you haven't heard about it, a powerful letter has been written. She was raped. Her rapist was found guilty. The sentence he got might have been laughable if it was even slightly humorous. The letters the judge got and were published defending the rapist was disgusting as they tried to define the rape (or even rape in general) and blame the true victim. They tried to make the rapist the victim. No. He made the decision to be violent. He made the decision. She paid for that decision. Her words are the only one important to those that are actually involved (unless by some miracle he decided to take true responsibility for his actions). If you haven't read her words, they are powerful. They are creating true discourse. They are words so many want to say but are unable. She is creating change and she is powerful. I hope she sees it.

Buzzfeed: The Powerful Letter by the Stanford Victim

Why is this important? It is important to everyone. It is important because it is symbolic of a culture that makes the females accountable for what males may think or how they may act. It is important because we need to care.

There is so much more I want to say. So many other issues that touch this one that also needs to be addressed. However, I'm trying not to ramble too much (trying!) but I just wanted to add my voice to those that are praising this powerful woman.

Also if you haven't seen it here is a non-rambling, twitter specific perfect answer to what has been going on in this case. It comes from the author, Lauren DeStefano. 

if someone's a rapist and an athlete, they're not an athlete who made a mistake, they're a criminal who can also swim.

— Lauren DeStefano (@LaurenDeStefano) June 5, 2016

Brock Turner's dad called it "20 minutes of action." Lives have been destroyed in ONE SECOND. Your son had 20 whole minutes to stop it.

— Lauren DeStefano (@LaurenDeStefano) June 6, 2016

This may be old news to most, but if you haven't read it, read her words (buzzfeed link). 

*off soapbox*

*EDIT*

In light of the recent tragedies (the above was written prior) I'd also like to say something. In the current political climate in where I've seen way too many people becoming comfortable with their hate. Just think if we treated each other with kindness and respect what a world this would become. If you think about it, it also fits with what is written above. If that was the choice Brock would have chosen, if that was the choice anyone would make instead of hate, what could we accomplish?

I leave you with this:

Kindness is free. Sprinkle that shit everywhere. 

~T-shirt

Audiobook Challenge!

Oh already June and time for my accounting of my progress in the challenge. I chose to try to get 20 audiobooks done in the year. Right now I'm at audios and I'm slightly behind what I should be. Not too bad and I can catch up. Just need to get to it! :D

Well this is my list so far (a couple may not have been officially reviewed yet). Wish me luck! :D

How are you doing on the challenges so far?

On My Wishlist: Fear the Drowning Deep by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Fear the Drowning Deep
by Sarah Glenn Marsh
256 p.
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Published: 11/4/16

Witch’s apprentice Bridey Corkill has hated the ocean ever since she watched her granddad dive in and drown with a smile on his face. So when a dead girl rolls in with the tide in the summer of 1913, sixteen-year-old Bridey suspects that whatever compelled her granddad to leap into the sea has made its return to the Isle of Man. 

Soon, villagers are vanishing in the night, but no one shares Bridey’s suspicions about the sea. No one but the island’s witch, who isn’t as frightening as she first appears, and the handsome dark-haired lad Bridey rescues from a grim and watery fate. The cause of the deep gashes in Fynn’s stomach and his lost memories are, like the recent disappearances, a mystery well-guarded by the sea. In exchange for saving his life, Fynn teaches Bridey to master her fear of the water — stealing her heart in the process. 

Now, Bridey must work with the Isle’s eccentric witch and the boy she isn’t sure she can trust — because if she can’t uncover the truth about the ancient evil in the water, everyone she loves will walk into the sea, never to return.

Mermaids? Hm... sounds interesting and witches! :)

What is on your wishlist this week? 

The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski

Series: The Winner's Trilogy #2
416 p.
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Published: 3/3/15
Source: Library

Book two of the dazzling Winner's Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country for love. 

The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria’s crown prince means one celebration after another. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement... if she could only trust him. Yet can she even trust herself? For—unknown to Arin—Kestrel is becoming a skilled practitioner of deceit: an anonymous spy passing information to Herran, and close to uncovering a shocking secret. 

As Arin enlists dangerous allies in the struggle to keep his country’s freedom, he can’t fight the suspicion that Kestrel knows more than she shows. In the end, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth. And when that happens, Kestrel and Arin learn just how much their crimes will cost them.

My thoughts:

Finally got to get into this book! I've been wanting to read it for a while and made time to read the series. So, I'm reading the book really getting into it... the ending comes and although it feels like a complete book, there is a sort of cliffie ending to it. No probs. The library has the next book... THAT WAS ALREADY CHECKED OUT! Oh person who has this book... you are killing me!

As for this book... we start right after the first book ended. It didn't take me long to get back into this world and this world is filled with intrigue and the King seems to be the one with all the knowledge playing all his subjects like puppets. You never wanted a king to fail more! And as cunning as Kestrel is, her heart is what makes her a good heroine. You feel for her even when what she does paves the proverbial road to hell. Every. Time. Ugh. It's frustrating, but in the way it is supposed to be and you crave an HEA even more by the end of this book. So, that is why the person who has this book is KILLNG ME by getting to read it first. :)

I give this book 4 stars. It is a good follow up but will break your heart repeatedly. So make sure you have the next book handy to read it quickly after. :) I recommend it to those that enjoy fantasy.

Awakened by Fire by Erin Kellison

Series: Dragons of Bloodfire #2
257 p.
Publisher: Fire Flower Publishing, LLC
Published: 5/14/16
Source: From author for review

Get lost in a world of danger, secrets, and desire in the newest installment of bestselling author Erin Kellison’s action-packed Dragons of Bloodfire series.

Billionaire dragon shifter and Bloodkin Triad member Warrick Voclain is no stranger to power. But when his trusted steward’s beautiful granddaughter—all grown up and successful in her own right—seems to be using illegal magic in his presence, he is thrown for a loop. And the fact that she’s doing so to protect him? Alarming.

Samantha Vine needs to stay under the radar, or her secret gift will get her and her granddad killed. She didn’t intend for her quick visit home to stretch into weeks in Warrick’s company, but anyone striking at Warrick would also hurt her granddad. Only she has the ability to see what’s coming…though she’ll need Warrick’s help to stop it.

The use of such magic is punishable by death, and Warrick’s position on the Triad requires that he adhere to the rule of law. But the attraction between them is electric, stirring his blood and straining his control.

Adversaries wait in every shadow, and the easiest way to strike down a powerful dragon is to go for the heart…in Warrick’s case, Samantha. With fire and blood, he’ll reshape the world into one that’s safe for her. And those that don’t bend to his will? They will burn.

My thoughts:

Want a UF/PNR book? One where you love the romance as well as the action? I often turn to Erin Kellison when I want my fix. Usually the books aren't too long, but she knows how to write a whole story in just a few pages. This book is full length but packs no less punch than the novellas I've been reading lately by this author. Hm... can you tell I'm a fan of her work?

If you need more convincing I think I may only need to say DRAGON SHIFTER to those that might be on the fence. Did that knock you over? ;) Oh but what to say so I don't spoil anything. The romance is well drawn out. Both have secrets and both have societal expectations that need to be addressed before either one could even contemplate a relationship. It's also funny that the possessiveness that Warrick has toward Sammy makes sense and isn't annoying. He actually is aware of his feelings here and does everything he can to make sure that it doesn't interfere with the relationship. Yea, what we would take in a PNR, we wouldn't in real life. :D That what makes these so much fun.

I did love how these two come together and also how they compliment each other. You can read this as a standalone, but I do not advise it. The worldbuilding is done so well in the first book and this one is placed right after those events happen. The arc in the background is minor but it pulls the characters together. I recommend reading the series in order.

I give this book 4 stars. If you are in the mood for a shifter book with romance and action, this is the series for you.

On My Wishlist: Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

Wintersong
by S. Jae-Jones
400 p.
Publisher: Thomas Dune
Published: 2/7/17

Beware the goblin men and the wares they sell. 

All her life, nineteen-year-old Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, mysterious Goblin King. He is the Lord of Mischief, the Ruler Underground, and the muse around which her music is composed. Yet, as Liesl helps shoulder the burden of running her family’s inn, her dreams of composition and childish fancies about the Goblin King must be set aside in favor of more practical concerns. 

But when her sister Käthe is taken by the goblins, Liesl journeys to their realm to rescue her sister and return her to the world above. The Goblin King agrees to let Käthe go—for a price. The life of a maiden must be given to the land, in accordance with the old laws. A life for a life, he says. Without sacrifice, nothing good can grow. Without death, there can be no rebirth. In exchange for her sister’s freedom, Liesl offers her hand in marriage to the Goblin King. He accepts. 

Down in the Underground, Liesl discovers that the Goblin King still inspires her—musically, physically, emotionally. Yet even as her talent blossoms, Liesl’s life is slowly fading away, the price she paid for becoming the Goblin King’s bride. As the two of them grow closer, they must learn just what it is they are each willing to sacrifice: her life, her music, or the end of the world.

I hate to admit it, but I think all you had to say is "Goblin King" and I'm there. LOL

What is on your wishlist this week?