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!

I’ve done different types of bookish merch so thought I’d look waaaaay forward to 2023 and see what books are releasing that I probably want to get!

I know release dates are a bit unstable at the moment and some of these haven’t even got release dates and they don’t even have covers (so I’ll entertain you with some others in the series/by the authors!)

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black – 3 January 2023 Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare – 31st January 2023
Defiant by Brandon Sanderson – 16 March 2023
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune – 28 March 2023
Painted Devils by Margaret Rogerson 16 May 2023
The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin – 29 November 2023

Ones I can’t see a fixed release date for:

The Wicked Powers by Cassandra Clare
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao
Foxglove by Adalyn Grace
Iris at the Front by Rebecca Ross 
Fallen City by Adrienne Young

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.

Hi everyone, hope you’ve had a good week?

You might have noticed that my website disappeared for a week! All is now sorted so I can now stop stressing!

It’s been a busy week at work and also my son had 3 end of school events so it’s been a rush to say the least but I did manage to wind down with 2 reads, 2 audiobooks and a reread (Zodiac Academy book 1!!!)

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What I’ve Read

🎧 Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
See my review here

The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
See my review here

🎧 Her Majesties Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
See my review here

What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L Woods
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ See my review here

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New arrivals

None! Look how I’ve grown!!!!!

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In case you missed it…..

Feature – New-to-me authors: June
Review – The Darkening by Sunya Mara
Review – Becoming his Monster by Amelia Hutchins
Feature – Books I Want releasing August
Unboxing – Fairyloot Adult June 22: Hex Appeal

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What have you read lately?

Fairyloot Adult – June 2022

Theme – Hex Appeal

The featured book is a story that explores real world topics of feminism and friendship whilst giving us magic, witches and warlocks! Apparently this books is perfect for lovers of witchcraft, ancient prophecies, modern dating and demonic frenemies!

HER MAJESTIES ROYAL COVEN BY JUNO DAWSON

Exclusive cover
Digitally sprayed edges
Hardcover design
Custom endpapers
Signed

It’s that time of the month again where I say I need to really cutback on my book buying, only add 1 or 2 books that I say I’ll allow myself to get…..and then I actually buy 6 or 7 🤣🤣🤣

So here is that August post where om saying only 1 🤣. I have already read it and preordered!!!

Dragons Promise by Elizabeth Lim

What books are you looking forward to?

Title: Becoming His Monster

Series: Playing with Monsters #3

Author: Amelia Hutchins

Sacrifice your soul?
Check.
Die to protect those you love?
Check.
Come back as something the world hasn’t seen since the dawn of mankind?
Check.
Make those who hurt me wish the Gods had never created them?
I’m still working on this one…
Are you ready to play? I’m coming back. I’m more, darker, deadlier, and I’m pissed.
Heaven has fallen, Hell has risen and the walls that once protected man from monsters are down. Foe’s become friends, enemies become lovers, and this world is thrown into chaos unlike anything it’s ever seen before. I’m ready to play now, I’m ready to win.

It’s taken me a while but I’ve got here!

For the first time ever I thought I’d listen to an Amelia book and LOVED it! Can totally recommend the audio! I must admit I was a bit confused in the beginning about what was going on. Maybe I should have done a skim read of the last book to remind myself of details!

So we know what Lena sacrificed at the end of the last book (heartbreaking!) and now Lucifer and his creatures are free. So what would happen next? (I won’t tell!!!)

I really didn’t gel with the new Lena and that made me sad after what she had been through, she got right on my wick but I did like that she makes Lucian work for it! Poor old Lucian (he’s my fave!)

Loved seeing Synthia, Ryder, Ristan and Spyder! I vote myself as tribute for Spyder’s HEA!!!!

Another cliffy, but not so brutal but jaw dropping…..there will be trouble ahead! And I still don’t know what Lucian is!

Title: The Darkening

Series: The Darkening #1

Author: Sunya Mara

Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queen’s soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangman’s axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queen’s soldiers—led by a paranoid prince—catch up to Vesper’s father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that fate.

Even arm herself with her father’s book of dangerous experimental magic.

Even infiltrate the prince’s elite squad of soldier-sorcerers.

Even cheat her way into his cold heart.

But when Vesper learns that there’s more to the story of her mother’s death, she’ll have to make a choice if she wants to save her city: trust the devious prince with her family’s secrets, or follow her mother’s footsteps into the Storm.

I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed the narrator so would recommend!

Vesper is the daughter of parents who failed a rebellion against the ruler of their country, the Regia. Her mum gone and her dad is in hiding until he is caught by Prince Dalca and taken to prison. So Vesper makes it her mission to save him but then begins to question a lot of things.

I really enjoyed this book! The story was fast paced, the writing was beautiful and I loved the bond between the characters.

The pacing felt off in a few places but it didn’t bother me that much as I was eager to know what happened next!

Vesper’s growth was so lovely to see and it might surprise you to know that I loved Dalca! Morally grey, hot and amazing! My kind of fave character!!!

Now I need that next book!

I’M BACK!!!

I did disappear so my apologies! My website went down last week and all because I lost track of the renewal and the email linked to my account was one that got hacked (3 years ago!) so I didn’t get reminders for payment!

But, very slowly, I have been talking to the powers that be and now it’s all sorted!

This was such a pain as it’s a really busy time of year for me what with end of school events, ferrying my son here, there and everywhere, getting ready for my holiday and also it’s a busy time at work for me too. But I really only have myself to blame!

Anyhoo, my website is back, I’m back so I’ll be back to blog hopping, seeing everyone’s posts, commenting and posting so everyone can actually see my posts!

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 Covers That Feel Like Summer

I think my picks mainly make me think of summer because of the vibrant colours or the fact they feature flowers!

Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
We Were Liars by E Lockhart
River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
In the Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Chan
Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
Moti on the Water by Leylah Attar

What books would you choose?

I grabbed this idea from Lucy (with permission!) from Bookworm Blogger! Go check out her blog!

I always hope that I read new-to-me authors every month and getting book box subscriptions and also KU really helps with that so thought it would be nice to look back and see what new authors I’d read this month.

By the end of May I’d read 17 new-to-me authors and now I’ve read 23 so far this year!

Emily Thiede
JT Williams
Alexi Blake
Alyson Noel
Kora Knight
Nikki St Crowe (The Never King)

Have you read any new to you authors this month?