Celise Winter's video: June 2018 Book Haul 7 Books in Under 5 Mins

Check out ADoseofDandy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS1gczCGLoVuhQGn7LVVR1g Thessaly by Jo Walton: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34758504-thessaly The goddess Athena and her brother Apollo think they are creating a utopia. Populate the island of Atlantis with extraordinary men, women, and children from throughout history. Become human and integrate with the harmonious society forged on the tenets of Plato's Republic. But they soon find out even paradise is susceptible to the unpredictability, violence, and lust of mortals and immortals alike. Circe by Madeline Miller: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35959740-circe In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power--the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Millan: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19000898-the-dinosaur-lords Men and women live on Paradise, but dinosaurs predominate. Colossal plant-eaters like Brachiosaurus, terrifying meat-eaters like Allosaurus, and, the most feared of all, Tyrannosaurus rex rule the land. Seeking to centralize real power in his figurehead Fanged Throne, Emperor Felipe of Nuevaropa sets off a chain of wars that may blaze up to consume the continent called the Tyrant's Head. But is Imperial ambition the only spark, or are more sinister forces at work? Red Sister by Mark Lawrence: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25895524-red-sister At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices’ skills to deadly effect: it takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist. But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don’t truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls as a bloodstained child of eight, falsely accused of murder: guilty of worse. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3153910-the-art-of-racing-in-the-rain Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver. Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing, isn't simply about going fast. On the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his family have been through. The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11149173-the-winter-palace Her name is Barbara—in Russian, Varvara. Nimble-witted and attentive, she’s allowed into the employ of the Empress Elizabeth, amid the glitter and cruelty of the world’s most eminent court. Under the tutelage of Count Bestuzhev, Chancellor and spymaster, Varvara will be educated in skills from lock picking to lovemaking, learning above all else to listen—and to wait for opportunity. That opportunity arrives in a slender young princess from Zerbst named Sophie, a playful teenager destined to become the indomitable Catherine the Great. Sophie’s destiny at court is to marry the Empress’s nephew, but she has other, loftier, more dangerous ambitions, and she proves to be more guileful than she first appears. The Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25036395-the-queen-of-blood An idealistic young student and a banished warrior become allies in a battle to save their realm. Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh snow . . . But the spirits that reside within this land want to rid it of all humans. One woman stands between these malevolent spirits and the end of humankind: the queen. She alone has the magical power to prevent the spirits from destroying every man, woman, and child. But queens are still just human, and no matter how strong or good, the threat of danger always looms. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18405.Gone_with_the_Wind It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of the poverty she finds herself in after Sherman's March to the Sea. A historical novel, the story is a Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story, with the title taken from a poem written by Ernest Dowson. - FIND ME - Insta: @thebookarmada Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4653644-celise Blog: https://thebookarmada.wordpress.com