A Night's Dream of Books: Shelf Control No.2: These Broken Stars, by Amie Kaufman

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Shelf Control No.2: These Broken Stars, by Amie Kaufman

Welcome to Shelf Control!

This wonderful book meme is hosted by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies! It features books that are sitting right on our shelves or e-readers, that we want to read, but have just not gotten to as yet.

For the guidelines, just click HERE!

Here's my pick for this week!

These Broken Stars

(Starbound, Book 1)

Amie Kaufman

Hardcover, 374 pages

Disney Hyperion

December 10, 2013

Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction,

Young Adult Fiction

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It features books that are sitting right on our shelves or e-readers, that we want to read, but have just not gotten to as yet.</span></span></span></b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">For the guidelines, just click</span> <a href="https://bookshelffantasies.com/2015/09/08/coming-soon-shelf-control/" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HERE</span></span></a><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">!</span></span></span></b><br /> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Here<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'s </span>my pick</b></span><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>for this week!</span></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEf1iCdWxZBZGgSV-lDKWoSM8EZH71o7WIAfJ9aaeYPy7E4VdJO8mI-ZNzQNkWJZVEU9OSEmn2D9pT5VeXDAZuPRZdyNZR5rfnGEuMNhVBgtR0zz_TIBSfWlUXfUhfZTcUOgPeHr_kxDk/s1600/FALLING+KINGDOMS+4.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEf1iCdWxZBZGgSV-lDKWoSM8EZH71o7WIAfJ9aaeYPy7E4VdJO8mI-ZNzQNkWJZVEU9OSEmn2D9pT5VeXDAZuPRZdyNZR5rfnGEuMNhVBgtR0zz_TIBSfWlUXfUhfZTcUOgPeHr_kxDk/s1600/FALLING+KINGDOMS+4.bmp" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Falling Kingdoms</span></b></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Falling Kingdoms, Book </span>1)</b></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.fallingkingdoms.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b>Morgan Rhodes</b></span></span></span></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Hardcover,412 pages</span></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b>Razorbill</b></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">December 11, 2012</span></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction</span></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12954620-falling-kingdoms?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12954620-falling-kingdoms?ac=1&from_search=true" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPB1PhcKpkPXkkmfoJuizTHPKJXHTjp1D_w4JDCUu__3QwcpIxQqDrV4DxQ5VkmP93_TenXMVEzy0CQXqJY-QDjZK76j7biRAgHDXpG02iA4KRitOO1GOsV4onr-HBHozmvFPCGRzTvZs/s1600/ADD+TO+GOODREADS+BUTTON.png" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><span id="freeText6437800104332993408"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">In the three kingdoms of Mytica, magic has long been forgotten. And while hard-won peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest now simmers below the surface.<br /><br />As the rulers of each kingdom grapple for power, the lives of their subjects are brutally transformed... and four key players, royals and rebels alike, find their fates forever intertwined. Cleo, Jonas, Lucia, and Magnus are caught in a dizzying world of treacherous betrayals, shocking murders, secret alliances, and even unforeseen love.</span><i><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?<br /><br />It's the eve of war.... Choose your side.</span></i><br /><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Princess:</span></b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> Raised in pampered luxury, Cleo must now embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of magic long thought extinct.</span><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Rebel:</span></b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> Jonas, enraged at injustice, lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country cruelly impoverished. To his shock, he finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.</span><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Sorceress:</span></b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> Lucia, adopted at birth into the royal family, discovers the truth about her past—and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.</span><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Heir:</span></b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, firstborn son Magnus begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword....</span></span></i></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><span id="freeText6437800104332993408"> </span><span id="freeText6437800104332993408"> </span></i> </b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How I Got It</span></span></b></u></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">believe I got it in a B&N bookstore</span>.</span></span></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I Got It</span></span></b></u></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> don't <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">quite remember; it might have been sometime in 201<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3 or 2014</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><b>.</b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Why I Want To Read It </span></span></b></u></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">There was a LOT of hype associated with this novel before it came out. In fact, I featured it in one of my "Waiting On Wednesday" posts. I ADORE YA fantasy, so I REALLY wanted to grab this one! And, sadly, it's been sitting on my shelves for much TOO long now.....The rest of the books in the series are supposed to be just as great as the first, from what I've read. I'd like to get this one under my belt before the end of this year!</span></b></span></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What do you think of this book?</span></span></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Have you read it, and if so, </span></span></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">did you like it?</span></span></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Please leave a comment and </span></span></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">let me know!</span></span></b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-ke38dBbePmV-zI54J_wRp2paFLK7bmdiNYRK4jly6bEK3b5bdskWsPwWo7oPEBpN04algCYQrqolFSTrEfQqG_laNikjaD8TSCnosIhA54TbHFCj8aNFxqkecsp9UVdpk34vnc11Fo/s1600/Pictures36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-ke38dBbePmV-zI54J_wRp2paFLK7bmdiNYRK4jly6bEK3b5bdskWsPwWo7oPEBpN04algCYQrqolFSTrEfQqG_laNikjaD8TSCnosIhA54TbHFCj8aNFxqkecsp9UVdpk34vnc11Fo/s1600/Pictures36.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div>

Luxury spaceliner Icarus suddenly plummets from hyperspace into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive – alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a cynical war hero. Both journey across the eerie deserted terrain for help. Everything changes when they uncover the truth.

The Starbound Trilogy: Three worlds. Three love stories. One enemy.

How I Got It

My husband gave it to me for my birthday.

When I Got It

Two years ago.

Why I Want To Read It

From what I've heard,this is a very romantic, exciting story, and most of it takes place on an alien planet. So this book combines FOUR of my favorite genres -- fantasy, romance, science fiction, and young adult fiction. I really can't believe I haven't read it yet!!

What do you think of this book?

Have you read it, and if so,

did you like it?

Please leave a comment and

let me know!

10 comments:

HaniSeptember 21, 2016 at 12:08 PM
OMG this book is on my to buy list but sadly not available in my country! I'll have to download it! Do read it heard its awesome! :)
Haniya
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AnonymousSeptember 21, 2016 at 10:40 PM
What a great pick! I've seen other people raving about this book, and even though I've been trying not to start any more series, this does sound like one I should read some day!

Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies
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lauriehere.comSeptember 21, 2016 at 11:26 PM
Young Adult book covers are always SO beautiful!!
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UnknownSeptember 22, 2016 at 2:21 AM
I love the cover! It's gorgeous. I would want to read it simply because of that!
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Mindy BelSeptember 22, 2016 at 7:56 AM
The book sounds abosolutely amazing!
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