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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: Quotes From/Reading Books
Being a reader is more than a hobby, it’s a way of life. So here are some quotes that are perfect for book lovers, bibliophiles, and anyone who believes in the magic of words!
And now…some quotes from books that I enjoyed!
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 my son was off school for half term, I had a dentist check up, work and an appointment with a spinal specialist to see what’s up with my back and ankle – am awaiting an MRI on both and am praying there’s nothing wrong!!!
I should’ve known that my great reading was a fluke last week because I struggled to get just 1 book in this week! I blame school holidays and working!
🎧 Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
See my reviews soon!
Feature – March book releases
Unboxing – Fairyloot Romantasy: January
Book Review – Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto
Book Review – Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis
Double Book Review – Forging Silver into Stars books 2/3 by Brigid Kemmerer
What have you read lately?
Title: Ghostsmith
Series: House of the Dead #2
Author: Nicki Pau Preto
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Year of publication: 2024
Bonesmith – my review
In this action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology, Wren and her friends put everything they know to the test as they battle the living and the undead to save their world.
Wren is still reeling from the revelation that the mother she thought was dead is actually the Corpse Queen, a ghostsmith with the terrifying power to control the undead. It was Wren’s own mother who created the iron revenants—an army of near unbeatable undead soldiers. When the iron revenants attack, no one in the Dominions will have the strength to stand in their way.
Now Wren, Leo, and Julian find themselves once more in the Breach, this time on the run from Wren’s father, who is determined to secure more power for himself and the House of Bone. The three are desperate to stop the upcoming war, but working together is easier said than done with Julian still furious about Wren double-crossing him. And to make matters worse, Wren is plagued by powerful new abilities that force her to reassess everything she knows about being a bonesmith.
When Wren’s long-lost twin brother shows up and vows to help her destroy the well of magic that feeds the iron revenants, she must decide if trusting him is worth potentially playing right into their mother’s hands.
After all, the dead might be dangerous, but it’s the living who can betray you.
I absolutely adored Bonesmith and this second book did not disappoint!
Wren, Julian, Leo and now Hawke are on the run and back in the Breach to try and stop the upcoming war. And it leads them into predicaments to say the least!
Julian believes Wren deceived him so they’re on the outs, whilst Leo remains his usual charming, scene-stealing self!!!! As for Hawke… I was surprised by how much I actually liked him!
This is a brutal, unforgiving world filled with darkness, treachery, non-stop action, evil characters and a seriously cool magic system. The atmosphere is intense and gritty, and it kept me completely hooked!
I loved this duology and I would love to see Leo get a book of his own!
⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5
Sound like something you’d like?
Fairyloot Romantasy – January 2026
Mirrored Fate
Perfect for readers that love:
🧚♀️ Unseelie Fae
❤️🔥 Enemies-to-Lovers
💍 Marriage of Convenience
This book is an absolute stunner!
King of Ravens by Claire Sager
🖤 An exclusive redesigned cover by @carmen.dmdesign with design by @aeadraws
🖤 A reversible dust jacket
🖤 Full colour artwork on the hardcover with foil (front, back & spine) by @dianadworak with design by @aeadraws
🖤 Character artwork on the endpapers by @kotikomori with foil details by @blanca.design (different front and back)
🖤 Digitally sprayed edges on all three edges by @carmen.dmdesign
🖤 Head and tail bands
🖤 Bonus content: Alternative POV and an author letter with a digital signature bound in the book.
He’ll do anything to keep her. She’d do anything to escape.
Rhiannon is dying—of what, she doesn’t know. Kept protected by her family in their remote seaside cottage, she spends her days searching for a cure. Her world is torn apart, however, when a fae King of the Dead invades her home.
Cold and cruel, Drystan offers her a choice: descend to the underworld as his bride or watch her family die. Trapped in a twisted bargain, Rhiannon is thrust into a world of withered gods, scheming courtiers, and ancient magic, but she refuses to be a pawn in a game she never agreed to play. She attempts over and over to run away, until Drystan offers her a new bargain: escape his deadly labyrinth, and he will set her free. Fail, and become his bride.
But in a court where every promise has teeth, Annon must make an impossible choice: return to the home she’s always loved or claim her place in a world where she might finally belong.
Sound like something you’d like? I cant wait to read it!
Here are some new books releasing in March 2026 that I’m most excited for…
In the spirit of decreasing my book buying, I am trying to be responsible and not buy many books. But I want 4 for March which I cant decide if it’s good or not!!
One Small Echo by Jane Washington
Erase Me by Josh Silver
Heir of Twisted Lies by LJ Andrews
Innamorata by Ava Reid
Will you be getting any of these?
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: Books for Armchair Travelers
I have no idea what this means but I guess it’s books set in different countries to your own or places you’d like to visit?
I thought I’d also show fictional places that I’d like to visit!
Amarra from What Fury Brings
Unknown – This is Ever After
Thune – Legends and Lattes
Velaris – ACOTAR
Marsyas Island – House in the Cerulean Sea
London 1794 – Damned
Spain – Spanish Love Deception
America – Red, White and Royal Blue
London 1878 – Infernal Devices
Russia (?) – Bear and the Nightingale (but maybe not at the mo!!)
Where would you choose?
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!
It’s been another fairly normal week here which feels like a win!
I worked, did plenty of Mum’s taxi duties for my son, and a little bit of self-care in the form of a much needed pedicure. A small treat, but it made a big difference, it was so relaxing!
And then there’s the reading… I don’t know what got into me, but I’ve been on a roll! Two audiobooks and a novella in one week. Not bad at all!
🎧 Sparking Fire Out of Fate by Brigid Kemmerer
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🎧 The Lies That Summon the Night by Tessonja Odette
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Sea Change by Cassandra Clare
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
See my reviews soon!
Review – The Lies That Summon the Night by Tessonja Odette
Unboxing – Illumicrate – January 2026
ARC Review – A Sea Change by Cassandra Clare
Calendar – Valentines Day
Feature – March book releases
Unboxing – Fairyloot Romantasy: January
Book Review – Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto
What have you read lately?
Happy Valentines Day to all you book lovers!
This Valentine’s Day, take a moment to celebrate love in all its forms and spread positivity wherever you go. 💕
Hope you have all your book boyfriends close to hand so you can hug them!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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