Welcome to another First Impression Friday. In case this is your first time, here’s the rundown:
• Based on this sampling of your current read, give a few impressions and predict what you’ll think by the end.
• Did you think you’d love and ended up hating it? Or did you think you’d hate it and wound up loving it? Or were you exactly right?
• Link back to Storeys of Stories so I can enjoy reading all the First Impression Fridays out there!
Now that the rules are out of the way, time to break them! I’m only breaking them a little, mainly due to a lack of reading time over the past week. Instead of the book I just started reading, I’m going to talk about a book of which I haven’t read a single word! Also, because of how quickly I decided I wanted to read it.
Most of us are familiar with NetGalley, right? If you’ve been living under a rock (or a George RR Martin book) it’s a website where book reviewers of all kinds can sign up and request digital ARCs. I overdosed on this site at the end of last year. Got approved for WAY more books than I thought I would, and I’m still trying to get out from under the pile. So I said no more digital ARCs until I’m done with all the current ones. Another rule broken…
NetGalley doesn’t just allow you to browse books, they also email you occasionally and say, “HEY! LOOK AT THIS BOOK! WANT TO READ IT?!?!?!”
I got one of these emails for a book called Ruthless Magic. Okay, fine. Decent title, I was intrigued, but not to dying to know more. Then, there’s this tagline in bold font: HARRY POTTER MEETS HUNGER GAMES! Okay, now I’m dying.
I didn’t read any more of that email. I was too busy clicking everything that looked like a download button, which resulted in several viruses, making a few agreements with Nigerian princes, voting on a survey claiming I heard “Yanni”, and a request for the book. And I’m happy to say I was promptly approved.
My prediction: No idea. I’m REALLY looking forward to it, though. Should be starting in the next day or so.
I saw this on NetGalley as well, although I was able to resist temptation😁 I hope it lives up to your expectations!
I probably should have read the synopsis, at least. Lol
I so know what you mean with going overboard with requests and then suddenly getting approved. I am doing a lot better this year than I did last year, but there are so many brilliant books being released all the time!
That’s very true, but my bookshelf is sagging with books that I wanted to read in 2017, got for my birthday/Christmas, and still haven’t read due to the ARCs! I’ve learned a lesson… maybe. I’ll probably do it to myself again sometime down the road. Lol
I swear if you heard Yanni I’m unfollowing you forever lol
Ha ha. I didn’t. I did hear something like “yerri” when i heard it from another room, but that’s as close as it got
My parents both heard Yanni, and my sister and I heard Laurel, and it’s been a mess lol
Oooh I hope you like it! The cover is beautiful and the tagline hooked me too! Tho I actually read the description 😉 It still sounds really good! But I have too many other books I need to read at the moment. 🙁 I wonder if it will be religious at all, the cover kind of makes her look like she is wearing a crown of thorns? But nothing else about it seems religious?
Good question. I took them for tree branches, but they could be thorns, now that I really look at them. I’ll be sure to let you know!
Ha love al the hoops you had to jump through to get the book! Love this meme by the way I’m definitely going to join in sometime.
That would awesome! I can’t wait to see it!!
Of course with this one liner I want to read the book too!!!!
I know, right??!?!
I CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT THIS!!! Harry Potter meets Hunger Games? Sold.
also- I’m so tired of the yanny vs. laurel crap. I have the inkling that you are too
I was sick of it 10 minutes after it started
Noooooooooo 🙁 that’s so depressing
I meant the Laurel vs Yanni thing. Still haven’t started the book
OH! Ok good yeah, I’m just tired of hearing about it
hahaha I’m just laughing at the cone of shame image!! And that tagline for Ruthless Magic makes me intrigued.