Monday Madness

Monday Madness is once a week and it is where I choose a cool or 'mad' word from a book. 

This week's mad word is...

JAR·RED

present tense: jär/

1.    send a painful or damaging shock through (something esp. a part of the body).

2.    have an unpleasant, annoying, or disturbing effect.

Okay, so I'm sure everyone has seen this word. And on Google when I typed in 'define jarred' they gave me the present tense which is jar. And, no offense to jar, but jarred sounds cooler. Try it. Jar-red. It's a cool word. I love it. Now while this word is in a ton of books, I found it several times in Suddenly Royal, by Nichole Chase.

Synopsis:

Samantha Rousseau is used to getting her hands dirty. Working toward a master’s degree in wildlife biology while helping take care of her sick father, she has no time for celebrity gossip, designer clothes, or lazy vacations. So when a duchess from the small country of Lilaria invites her to dinner, Samantha assumes it’s to discuss a donation for the program. The truth will change the course of her life in ways she never dreamed.

Alex D’Lynsal is trying to keep his name clean. As crown prince of Lilaria, he’s had his share of scandalous headlines, but the latest pictures have sent him packing to America and forced him to swear off women—especially women in the public eye. That is, until he meets Samantha Rousseau. She’s stubborn, feisty, and incredibly sexy. Not to mention heiress to an estate in his country, which makes her everyone’s front-page news.

While Sam tries to navigate the new world of politics and wealth, she will also have to dodge her growing feelings for Alex. Giving in to them means more than just falling in love; it would mean accepting the weight of an entire country on her shoulders.

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I love this book. I'm not a huge princess/royalty fan in general, but I swooned over this book. It was awesome. I even loved the cover. The model nailed it. Or the photographer or cover designer or whatever. They nailed it. It just... works. I also here there's a second book in the point of view of Cathy. Can't wait for that!

Happy reading!

Kacii

Monday Madness

Monday Madness is once a week and it is where I choose a cool or 'mad' word from a book.

This week's mad word is...

RIV·ET

/ˈrivit/

 

noun

a short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place.

a device similar to a rivet for holding seams of clothing together.

verb

join or fasten (plates of metal or other material) with a rivet or rivets.

And the book I found this word in (it may be in others as well) City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare. It's near the end of the book, where Clary shreds the ship Valentine is on. I can't provide a specific reference, only because I borrowed City of Ashes from the library and no longer have it.

Synopsis:

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?

In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation.

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Happy reading!


Kacii