Top Ten Tuesday is featured by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Topic: Freebie!
As books feature in most of the TTT posts I wanted to do something connected with books. I’ve done bookish candles before so today I thought I’d do BOOKISH ART!
Tric and Mia from Nevernight Poppy and Hawke from FBAA Cardan and Jude from Cruel Prince Kal from Aurora Rising
Gabe from Empire of the Vampire Shiori and Takkan from Six Crimson Cranes Crescent City characters Serpent and Dove characters Nik from Illuminae Files Spensa and Jorgen from Skyward
Most travellers are running from—or searching for—something. But not Shadowhunter Matthew Fairchild and his loyal golden retriever, Oscar Wilde. No. Matthew is searching for himself aboard the Majestic, a grand 19th century ocean liner sailing from Greece to Constantinople.
Matthew wants nothing more than to mourn the death of a friend and peacefully enjoy his travels before reuniting with his friends James Herondale and Cordelia Carstairs at the London Institute of Shadowhunters—a secret society of angel-blooded humans who protect the mundane world from demons and Downworlders. But that’s interrupted when someone is murdered on the ship—and a vampire Downworlder lurks in the darkness.
Together with Sylvain Verlac, a mysterious and captivating Parisian Shadowhunter with a secret grief of his own, Matthew must find the murderer on the Majestic before death strikes again.
Oh Matthew, how I love thee, you poor tortured soul.
He’s been travelling with the lovely Oscar, he’s on his way home, and yet he still feels lost…
‘When I set out at first, it was to find something. And I just can’t say I’m sure I’ve discovered it yet.’
Then there’s a murder. And then there’s Sylvain (what I wouldn’t give to hear him say ‘Mathieu’!), so what’s a Shadowhunter to do but investigate?
It’s been a while since I last read a Shadowhunter book. I’ve reread most of them at least twice, and The Infernal Devices at least five times (Will H forever!). But reading this felt like stepping back into that world—falling in love with it all over again. Steles, the Merry Thieves, parabatai, runes, the Clave, Mundanes, Downworlders… I realized how much this world and these characters mean to me. They don’t just feel familiar. They feel like home.
The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer It’s a chance to share news, a post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received.
Hope you’ve had a good week!
Please. All stand back in amazement. It actually happened! I FINISHED A BOOK!!!! I know! Crazy times!
This week I worked and I also finished off my binge watch of seasons 1 to 7 of The Kardashians!
One month after surviving the Under Trials, Emery Maves finds herself in a world she doesn’t recognize―with a man whose cold eyes are haunted by secrets she can’t remember. Stripped of her memories, Emery is tormented by dreams of danger, death, and deceit. The only constant is the lure of the experimental drug that shatters her mind but leaves her almost invincible―and the dangerous pull of the man called Mori.
Cameron Mortem is fighting a battle he thought he’d already lost. He knows letting Emery in could destroy them both, but her amnesia is a curse neither of them can outrun. Forced together on a high-stakes level black mission that goes disastrously wrong, they find themselves thrust deeply into the underworld of the black market with an unexpected foe.
But as old scars are torn open and hidden plots unravel, Emery discovers she’s more tangled in this world than she ever imagined. And Cameron will have to face the one person he fears most: himself.
Loyalties will be tested. Secrets will be weaponized. Their bond―once forged in blood―may be the only thing that can save them. If they don’t lose themselves first.
Back with Emery and Cam right where the last book left off, Emery is struggling with memory loss after the violent events at the end of book one. The big questions loom: will Emery get her memory back? Will Cam try and win her back? And can they survive the mission with Fury Squad intact?
This was such a good ending to the story. It delivers the same mix of action and passion from book one—and, of course, Cam completely stole my heart all over again. I love him.
The plot moves at a fast pace, weaving in tropes like amnesia, touch her and die, and found family. I don’t usually enjoy the amnesia trope, but it really worked here.
If you’re into emotional, messy relationships wrapped in a dark military romance—with plenty of grit and gore—this one is definitely for you.
Top Ten Tuesday is featured by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Topic: April Showers – Blue Book Covers!
Fury bound King of ravensYour knife my heartHouse saphirVoidwalker
Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen King of Ravens by Clare Sager Your Knife, My Heart by KM Moronova The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer Voidwalker by SA MacLean
Accomplice to villain Tribute of fireRagpicker kingElusiveFunny story
Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer A Tribute of Fire by Sariah Wilson Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare Elusive by Genevieve Cogman Funny Story by Emily Henry
The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer It’s a chance to share news, a post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received.
Hope you’ve had a good week!
This week I was back to work (from home) but my son still had the week off from school. The non-rushed mornings just feel so refreshing but, as we are back to normal this coming week, I know my blood pressure will be up!!!!
No books finished this week, in fact, not even a word was read (again!!!) so for this post I’m going to show the books I am currently trying to start (the struggle is real!)
The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains by Reena McCarty
The year is 1899 and Sonia Wilson is a scientific illustrator without work, prospects, or hope. When the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use. But soon enough she finds that there are darker things at work than the Carolina woods. What happened to her predecessor, Halder’s wife? Why are animals acting so strangely, and what is behind the peculiar local whispers about “blood thiefs?”
With the aid of the housekeeper and a local healer, Sonia discovers that Halder’s entomological studies have taken him down a dark road full of parasitic maggots that burrow into human flesh, and that his monstrous experiments may grow to encompass his newest illustrator as well.
As someone who really doesn’t like bugs or creepy crawlies, I’m not entirely sure why I picked this up — maybe I wanted to challenge myself!
It’s a great story and very well written… but my goodness, it was horrible in the best possible way!!! The bugs were genuinely the stuff of my worst nightmares!!!
It was deeply creepy, with some disturbing scenes, and I’m very glad I read it well before bedtime so I didn’t end up dreaming about insects all night!
Top Ten Tuesday is featured by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Topic: Book Titles That Describe Me/My Life
Better in Black BlackthornGreat big beautiful lifeHappy placeBeach read NamesakeSeemed like a good idea at the time
Better in Black – my favourite clothes colour! Blackthorn – my favourite cider! Great Big Beautiful Life – what I want! Happy Place – reading on my bed! Beach Read – does it get any better than that?! Namesake – my initials are the same as my Grandad (on purpose!) It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time – the actual story of my life!
CJRTB Books 