{"id":2494,"date":"2016-07-06T20:47:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T20:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2016-07-07T06:01:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T06:01:11","slug":"new-release-round-up-books-im-looking-forward-to-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/07\/new-release-round-up-books-im-looking-forward-to-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"New release round up: books I’m looking forward to reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

Confession time – I don\u2019t read as much as I used to. In prehistoric times (2011-2013), I routinely read two books a week, more than a hundred over the course of a year. Sometimes I read an entire series of books one after the other, and not short, light reads, either – my preferred genre was (and is) epic fantasy. Fast forward a few years and there just isn\u2019t the time any more for that kind of consumption. My writing has gradually eaten away at my free time, and I\u2019ve got to the point where I only get sustained reading done when I\u2019m travelling. I\u2019d like to pretend that I\u2019m pressured by fans to write more, and publish faster, but actually I just love writing! So no one to blame but myself.<\/p>\n

What this means is that there are lots of books coming out that I plan to read and review when I get the opportunity, but I really want you to know about them right now, so I\u2019m going to be doing these mini-roundups quite regularly. Even though I haven\u2019t read these books yet, I\u2019m happy to recommend them, either because I\u2019ve read the previous books in the series or because I\u2019ve read other books by the author. These are all authors whose work I love!<\/p>\n

So, here we go.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Bloodbonded: Amy Rose Davis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I absolutely loved Ravenmarked<\/em><\/strong>, the first in the Taurin Chronicles, saying that \u201c\u2026it just wraps itself around you like a warm duvet. There\u2019s a strong warrior with a secret, an innocent long-lost heiress to the throne, a prophecy, a rebellious princess, a usurper with a conscience and lots of magic, and although this sounds terribly clich\u00e9d, Davis gives it all a fresh feel and a bit of romantic fairy dust.\u201d<\/em> This is the long-awaited second installment of this sweeping epic fantasy.<\/p>\n

<\/a>The Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s Gift: Marina Finlayson<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve loved everything Finlayson has written, and her trilogy, The Proving, which opened with Twiceborn<\/em><\/strong>, was the book that got me to love werewolves, not to mention a whole raft of other shifters – including dragons! The unique Australian setting and fast pace made the whole series unputdownable. Her next venture was into a fairy tale retelling, The Fairytale Curse<\/em><\/strong>, and although it\u2019s more YA (young adult) that The Proving, it was just as action-packed, featuring the author\u2019s trademark Aussie humour. This new book is the second and final<\/del> part of the Magic\u2019s Return series (ETA: my mistake – it’s a trilogy).<\/p>\n

<\/a>Awash: Dawn Lee McKenna<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is part 6 of the Forgotten Coast Florida Suspense series, which is far more about the characters and their intertwined lives than the actual murders. Great dialog, great humour and a brilliantly evoked and atmospheric setting, which is almost as good as being there. If you want to start at the beginning, look for Low Tide<\/em><\/strong>, and if you want more of McKenna\u2019s writing, her stand-alone love story, See You<\/em><\/strong>, is one of the finest books I\u2019ve ever read.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Deadly Web: Mike Omer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not usually a fan of serial killer books, because body parts – ew! But Omer\u2019s eccentric cast of characters and laugh-out-loud humour makes the Glenmore Park series unmissable for me. Watch out for the unforgettable Rabbi Friedman! This is part 2, and the first in series is Spider<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s Web<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Confession time – I don\u2019t read as much as I used to. In prehistoric times (2011-2013), I routinely read two books a week, more than a hundred over the course of a year. Sometimes I read an entire series of books one after the other, and not short, light reads, either – my preferred genre was (and is) epic fantasy. Fast forward a few years and there just isn\u2019t the time any more for that kind of consumption. My writing has gradually eaten away at my free time, and I\u2019ve got to the point where I only get sustained reading done when I\u2019m travelling. I\u2019d like to pretend that I\u2019m pressured by fans to write more, and publish faster, but actually I just love writing! So no one to blame but myself. What this means is that there are lots of books coming out that I plan to read and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[117],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2494"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500,"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494\/revisions\/2500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}