The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
NK Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is $1.99! This is a fantasy novel with a bit of romance and a strong, fierce heroine who is MUCH loved by readers. This book was nominated for the Hugo, the Nebula, and won the Locus for Best First Novel. It’s also the first novel in The Inheritance Trilogy and has a 3.7-star rating on GR. Anyone read this book? I’ve heard good things!
Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with cousins she never knew she had.
As she fights for her life, she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother’s death and her family’s bloody history.
With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Yeine will learn how perilous it can be when love and hate – and gods and mortals – are bound inseparably together.
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Midnight Rescue by Elle Kennedy is $2.99! This romantic suspense is the first book in the Killer Instincts series. Though I picked up this book, I probably wouldn’t have grabbed it if Elyse hadn’t squeed at me about how amazing Elle Kennedy is. Both the heroine and hero are two kickass individuals (an assassin and mercenary). A few readers felt that the heroine’s job as a member of an elite all-female assassin organization was a bit over the top, but many praise the non-stop action. It has a 3.9-star rating on GR.
Dangerous. Ruthless. Savage. And she’s the good guy.
Abby Sinclair had a desperate childhood until she was rescued and adopted by a retired army ranger who molded her into a master of self-defense. Now, she’s a cunning and fearless assassin thrust into assignment after dangerous assignment, using everything she has-nerve, resilience, strength, sex-to come out on top. Her only rule: trust no one.
Abby’s latest assignment is in Columbia: go undercover and snuff out a dangerous arms dealer active in the underground sex trade. But when Abby purposely blows her cover in a last-ditch attempt to free the helpless victims, deadly mercenary Kane Woodland is recruited as back-up. His mission: get Abby out of that hell hole.The last thing Kane expects is to feel a primal attraction for Abby. But when she convinces him to join her on her perilous mission, their newfound passion could put the lives of their whole team at risk.
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Come Dancing by Leslie Wells is 99c at Amazon and Barnes & Noble! This is a book that I’ve seen mentioned in the comments a few times. Set in the 80s, a young woman breaking into the publishing industry winds up having a fling with a British rockstar. The setting is something readers seem to love, though some noted they had trouble connecting with the characters. Is anyone tempted to pick this one up?
It’s 1981. Twenty-four-year-old Julia Nash has recently arrived in Manhattan, where she works as a publisher’s assistant. She dreams of becoming an editor with her own stable of bestselling authors—but it is hard to get promoted in the recession-clobbered book biz.
Julia blows off steam by going dancing downtown with her best friend, Vicky. One night, a hot British guitarist invites them into his VIP section. Despite an entourage of models and groupies, Jack chooses Julia as his girl for the evening—and when Jack Kipling picks you, you go with it. The trouble is … he’s never met a girl like her before. And she resists being just one in a long line.
Jack exposes her to new experiences, from exclusive nightclubs in SoHo to the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood; from mind-bending recording sessions to wild backstage parties. Yet Julia is afraid to fall for him. Past relationships have left her fragile; one more betrayal just might break her.
As she fends off her grabby boss and tries to move up the corporate ladder, Julia’s torrid relationship with Jack takes her to heights she’s never known—and plunges her into depths she’s never imagined.
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RECOMMENDED: The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron is a Kindle Daily Deal at $2.99. I say “recommended” with a caveat: I’m 99% sure I read this book and found it incredibly useful – I had the OH – THAT BOOK! feeling when I saw the cover and everything – but I can’t find my copy. I remember reading it in paper, too, and it’s not on my shelf but I really, really think I read this book and have definite memories of it blowing my mind with the feelings of relief and recognition.
I also received an email from Cat who bought this book this morning and wrote:
It sounded interesting so I clicked and OMG I think this could be really useful. It’s nice to just see something articulated to understand it better. I haven’t made it past the preface and the self-test, but just the statements that are on the test speak to me–like, I could have expected things like “Other people’s moods affect me” (yes), “I need to withdraw on busy days” (yes), “I am easily overwhelmed” (yes), “I startle easily” (yes), and “I make it a point to avoid violent movies and TV shows” but things like “I try hard to avoid making mistakes or forgetting things” (I get upset by anything that sounds even vaguely like chastisement) and “I make it a high priority to arrange my life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations” (I choose what time I catch the bus based on when it will be the least crowded) and “Being very hungry creates a strong reaction in me, disrupting my concentration or mood” (WAIT WHAT YES HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT) fit me exactly even though they’re not what I would have expected from the questionnaire. Anyway, I suspect that there are more than a few Highly Sensitive Persons in the romance-reading community, since we can get a lot out of seeing other people (though fictional) happy…and I know I abandoned the mystery genre to cling even more tightly to romances when a romantic interest/seemingly main character in on of the books I was reading died protecting the heroine from the bad guy and I was like NOPE ONLY HAPPY ENDINGS ALLOWED.
Do you have a keen imagination and vivid dreams? Is time alone each day as essential to you as food and water? Are you “too shy” or “too sensitive” according to others? Do noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you? If your answers are yes, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).
Most of us feel overstimulated every once in a while, but for the HSP, it’s a way of life. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Elaine Aron, a clinical psychologist, workshop leader, and an HSP herself, shows you how to identify this trait in yourself and make the most of it in everyday situations. Drawing on her many years of research and hundreds of interviews, she shows how you can better understand yourself and your trait to create a fuller, richer life. Updated with a new Author’s Note, including the latest scientific research, and a fresh discussion of anti-depressants for HSPs, this edition of The Highly Sensitive Person also includes:
Self-assessment tests to help you identify your particular sensitivities
Ways to reframe your past experiences in a positive light and gain greater self-esteem in the process
Insight into how high sensitivity affects both work and personal relationships
Tips on how to deal with overarousal
Information on medications and when to seek help
Techniques to enrich the soul and spiritAdd to Goodreads To-Read List →
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Yes, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is pretty amazing. The romance is an unconventional one, invoving gods…
I highly recommend 100 Thousand Kingdoms. I reviewed it here: http://geekgirlinlove.com/2013/05/10/review-of-the-hundred-thousand-kingdoms-by-n-k-jemisin/
Come Dancing is my favorite of the hundreds of books I’ve read this year. I had no expectations, it took me completely by surprise, the characters and their lives are as different from me as I imagine someone from outer space would be, but … it was a wonderful, well told story. I didn’t realize the 1980s setting until rent was mentioned at the beginning of the second chapter, and as I read found it so true to 1980s New York that I found myself wondering if the book had been re-issued. I think I like this book as much as SB Sarah likes Instant Attraction.
I second (third? fourth?) a recommend for The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. Jemisin is one of my favorite sffnal writers out there right now (I think this book *technically* counts as fantasy, but there are some definite sci fi elements too. Genres, they kill me). Her Dreamblood duology is also amazing.
yup, 100.000 Kingdoms is quite good. I didn’t like the sequels, but the first one is really worth reading. She also has some amazing short stories on her website, like “L’Alchimista”, if you want to sample the writing first.
Nthing the recommendation for The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. I also enjoyed the second book, but not quite as much. (I haven’t read the third one yet.)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms sounds really interesting—AND when I clicked on your Amazon link the second result was for Carolyn Jewel’s Scandal which is FREE YES FREE—what that has to do with sci-fi/fantasy type things I don’t know but FREE ROMANCE YAY. (It was the first Carolyn Jewel book I read, and I loved it. So intense.)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is amazing. I so recommend it. I read it for a Gender & Sexuality in Science Fiction class in undergrad (best class ever). The characters are wonderful, and I pretty much fell in love with Nahadoth.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms was a good read, and I liked it. The sequel The Broken Kingdoms is actually my favorite….Oree (the heroine was awesome!). I couldn’t get into the third one. It was okay, but felt like such a let down after the other two. I still strongly recommend the series, though.
The HSP book made me remember a lovely French film “Les emotifs anonymes”, it was translated as “Romantics anonymous” which is not quite the same. It’s a rom-com about two emotifs falling in love. There are several scenes in a self-help group for “emotifs” which are hilarious. And on top of all that, it all happens in a chocolate factory! What’s not to like? Here’s the link to the trailer:
Have you guys heard of bookbub.com? It’s amazeballs. It notifies you of any books on sale or available for free from Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple and Android. My to read list has just increased and I’ll never be able to read all the books I just got in my lifetime.
I actually picked up “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” while I was at the library yesterday – before I saw this post. Just wandered the stacks and found it. I’ve been on a fantasy kick with the release of “Clariel”.
I’m so glad to see all the love for The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. I absolutely ADORED the book (you can read my full review here: http://barenakedcritic.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/book-review-the-hundred-thousand-kingdoms-by-n-k-jemisin/). If you like fantasy, I can’t recommend it highly enough.