The new Starfire comics is adorable and plain fun

Now that Convergence is finished, DC is publishing new titles, and I'm going to give some of them a try. That's mainly because there are characters that I was always interested but didn't want to try to catch up with a lot of back issues and continuity. So, one of the comics that I'll be reading (or at least trying) is Starfire!

Waiting on Wednesday #2: A Thousand Nighs by E.K. Johnston (Disney Hyperion)

It's time for another Waiting on Wednesday!

Lo-Melkhiin killed three hundred girls before he came to her village, looking for a wife. When she sees the dust cloud on the horizon, she knows he has arrived. She knows he will want the loveliest girl: her sister. She vows she will not let her be next.

And so she is taken in her sister's place, and she believes death will soon follow. Lo-Melkhiin's court is a dangerous palace filled with pretty things: intricate statues with wretched eyes, exquisite threads to weave the most beautiful garments. She sees everything as if for the last time.But the first sun rises and sets, and she is not dead. Night after night, Lo-Melkhiin comes to her and listens to the stories she tells, and day after day she is awoken by the sunrise. Exploring the palace, she begins to unlock years of fear that have tormented and silenced a kingdom. Lo-Melkhiin was not always a cruel ruler. Something went wrong.

Far away, in their village, her sister is mourning. Through her pain, she calls upon the desert winds, conjuring a subtle unseen magic, and something besides death stirs the air.

Back at the palace, the words she speaks to Lo-Melkhiin every night are given a strange life of their own. Little things, at first: a dress from home, a vision of her sister. With each tale she spins, her power grows. Soon she dreams of bigger, more terrible magic: power enough to save a king, if she can put an end to the rule of a monster.

Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult (YA), Fairy Tales, Retellings, Magic

I've never read One Thousand and One Nights, despite it being on my list for a long time. But, if it seems that I won't read it soon, this retelling looks awesome, and probably I'll get it as soon as I can.

Expected publication date: October 6th 2015, by Disney Hyperion.

Links: Amazon, BookDepository, GoodReads

Friday Finds #2 - Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George

Better late than never:  here is a book that I just discovered.

A New York Times bestselling author brings dark secrets to life in a lush new YA perfect for fans of Libba Bray or Cassandra Clare.

Society girls from New York City circa 1890, Dacia and Lou never desired to know more about their lineage, instead preferring to gossip about the mysterious Romanian family that they barely knew. But upon turning seventeen, the girls must return to their homeland to meet their relatives, find proper husbands, and—most terrifyingly—learn the deep family secrets of The Claw, The Wing, and The Smoke. The Florescus, after all, are shape-shifters, and it is time for Dacia and Lou to fulfill the prophecy that demands their acceptance of this fate... or fight against this cruel inheritance with all their might.

With a gorgeous Romanian setting, stunning Parisian gowns, and dark brooding young men, readers will be swept up by this epic adventure of two girls in a battle for their lives.

Shelves: Fantasy, YA (Young Adult), Historical Fiction, Werewolves, Romance

Links: Amazon, BookDepository, GoodReads

Archie #1 is an amazing fresh start

I need to admit that until last week, I had never read an Archie comic book. Although the character is well-know in the US and some other English speaking countries, it was never published in Brazil, and it's safe to say that only a few people might have read it. But at least for me, that's past now because with the title's relaunch, with new art and storyline, I finally decided to give it a shot.

Weekly Updates #3

Hello everyone. Better late than never so let's see what I did past week!

TV Shows

There's a new TV show that I loved: Zoo. It's airing on CBS and it's based on the book with the same name written by James Patterson. I almost wrote a first impressions post, but don't had time to do it. Maybe after I watch the second episode. And I'm still watch Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and Hell on Wheels.

Cartoon and Anime

Watched some Steven Universe (season 1) and Adventure Time (season 5) episodes. Still watching Nourin and Shokugeki no Soma, and watched the first Dragon Ball Super episode. IT WAS AWESOME!!! Dragon Ball is back, yeah \o/

Books

Still reading The Agency 1: A Spy in the House and bought The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler. I can't wait to start this one, but I bet it'll take 2 or 3 months for it to arrive. Yeah, that's what happens when you live in the jungle Brazil.

Audiobooks and podcasts

I listened to a couple episodes of Welcome to Night Vale,  a twice-monthly podcast in the style of community updates for the fictional small desert town of Night Vale. Also, I started listening to Bird Box by Josh Malerman narrated by Cassandra Campbell and I'm loving it. I just don't want to stop listening to it.

And you, what are you reading, listening and watching?

BookDepository links: The Agency: A Spy in the House, The Forbidden Library, Bird Box

Book Review: Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell

I'm a big fan of cozy mysteries and for a long time I was interested on the Witchcraft Mystery series by Juliet Blackwell. Let's see: it's a cozy mystery about witches, so what's not to love about it? So, after seeing that the kindle edition of the first book was on sale, I decided it'll be finally time to give it a try. And I don't regret it one bit.

Lily Ivory is not your average witch. Her spell-casting powers tend to draw mischievous spirits while keeping normal humans at a distance. But now her vintage clothing store could give her a chance to make friends in San Francisco....

Lily hopes for a normal life when she opens Aunt Cora's Closet. With her magical knack for vintage fashion - she can sense vibrations of the past from clothing and jewelry - her store becomes a big hit.

But when a client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area, Lily may be the only one who can unravel the crime. She tries to keep her identity a secret while investigating, but it's not easy - especially under the spells of sexy "mythbuster" Max Carmichael and powerful witch Aidan Rhodes. Will Lily's witchy ways be forced out of the closet?