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 I Was SO EXCITED to get, but Still Haven’t Read (bonus points if you tell us how long it’s been since you got them!)

📚 Under Different Stars by Amy A Bartol – January 2018
📚 Hocus Pocus by AW Jantha – July 2018
📚 Penmort Castle by Kristen Ashley – November 2018
📚 Raw: Rebirth by Belle Aurora – January 2019
📚 Broken Web by Lori M Lee – June 2021
📚 Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco – October 2021

I know I probably have some earlier than that but 2018 is bad enough 😕 😂

So there are 2 pics here that I couldn’t get rid of but had read so just pretend they aren’t there!!!

Just a short one to say….

SEVEN YEARS ON WORDPRESS!

Happy Blogiversary to me!!

Seven years! Wow! It really only feels like yesterday!

I love seeing your posts, replying to comments and have made some fab online friends! I will admit, however, that I wish I had more time to do more!

Here’s to 7 more years and I am thankful for each and every one of you!

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?

Not much to report personally! Just a normal, run of the mill week with work for me and school for my son. Last night we stayed up late to watch Eurovision and were gobsmacked we came second! Normally the UK is nil point!!!!

Again I have inhaled books! A readalong, a buddy read and a new-ish release!

I now have a new obsession! All For The Game Trilogy (The Foxhole Court!) It really took me by surprise how much I loved it!

What I’ve Read

The Foxhole Court/The Raven King/The King’s Men by Nora Sakavic
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See my series review soon!

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
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See my review soon!

Family of Liars by E Lockhart
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See my review soon!

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Bookish Arrivals

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

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In case you missed it…..

Review – Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee
ARC Review – Reckless by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Review – Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
Feature – Books I want releasing in June

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What have you read lately?

I made a promise to myself that I’d really cutback on my book buying this year for a few reasons but I do seem to be failing!! I mean isn’t that the biggest bookworm issue?!!

Anyhoo, here are a couple of books that I want and I’ve preordered them both!!!

For the Throne by Hannah Whitten
Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni

What books are you looking forward to?

Title: Red Sister

Series: Book of the Ancestor #1

Author: Mark Lawrence

At the Convent of Sweet Mercy, young girls are raised to be killers. In some few children the old bloods show, gifting rare talents that can be honed to deadly or mystic effect. But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don’t truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls.

A bloodstained child of nine falsely accused of murder, guilty of worse, Nona is stolen from the shadow of the noose. It takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist, but under Abbess Glass’s care there is much more to learn than the arts of death. Among her class Nona finds a new family—and new enemies.

Despite the security and isolation of the convent, Nona’s secret and violent past finds her out, drawing with it the tangled politics of a crumbling empire. Her arrival sparks old feuds to life, igniting vicious struggles within the church and even drawing the eye of the emperor himself.

Beneath a dying sun, Nona Grey must master her inner demons, then loose them on those who stand in her way.

This book has been on my to read list for a while so even though I have the ebook, I grabbed the audio too!

Child, Nona Grey is accused of killing a rich man’s son (well she tried but he didn’t die) and is rescued by Abbess Glass and sent to the Convent of Sweet Mercy. But these aren’t ordinary Nuns. They train in fighting, poison and killing. And it’s here that Nona thrives.

It was really interesting, I loved Nona’s girl crew and her personal growth. The world building was excellent along with the different Orders and, although, a bit slow in places, I really enjoyed it!

Title: Reckless

Series: Adventures in Love #3

Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds

Jade has always been the reckless type. But after her relationship implodes and her business goes under, she realizes it might be time to change her ways. She decides on a fresh start in a new place: Montana.

But shortly after her arrival in Big Sky Country, she meets headstrong wilderness retreat owner Maverick, whose name, fittingly, means “dissenter.” Jade tries to convince herself he’s not the type of man she needs in her life. The problem is, she wants him in her life. She wants him more than anything.

For Maverick, his attraction to this out-of-towner is undeniable. But he’s sworn off relationships—until he gets to know the fiery-haired, fiery-tempered Jade. He can’t help but wonder if it’s worth opening himself up to her. It’s a gamble, sure. But is it reckless?

Or is love a high-stakes game of risk and reward that just might pay off in the end?

This was such a sweet read, a trademark of how great this author is at writing feel good romances.

Jade moves to town to start over and be close to her bestie, Cybil . There she meets Maverick again and the attraction is really instant. But there are bumps in the road!

Maverick was my fave (whenever is a hot man not my fave?!!)

Loved the name of their shop, loved the house, loved the writing and the story so, in short, loved it all!

I haven’t read the others in this series and now I really want to!

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: Bookish Characters

Shadowhunters ranked in order of how much I love them!

Yes I copped out but it is my middle name!!!

Will Herondale
Matthew Fairchild
Magnus Bane
Kieran Kingson/Hunter
James Herondale
Emma Carstairs
Tessa Gray
Jem Carstairs
Jace Herondale
Alec Lightwood
Maia Roberts

Title: Cafe Con Lychee

Author: Emery Lee

Theo Mori wants to escape. Leaving Vermont for college means getting away from working at his parents’ Asian American café and dealing with their archrivals’ hopeless son Gabi who’s lost the soccer team more games than Theo can count.

Gabi Moreno is miserably stuck in the closet. Forced to play soccer to hide his love for dance and iced out by Theo, the only openly gay guy at school, Gabi’s only reprieve is his parents’ Puerto Rican bakery and his plans to take over after graduation.

But the town’s new fusion café changes everything. Between the Mori’s struggling shop and the Moreno’s plan to sell their bakery in the face of the competition, both boys find their dreams in jeopardy. Then Theo has an idea—sell photo-worthy food covertly at school to offset their losses. When he sprains his wrist and Gabi gets roped in to help, they realize they need to work together to save their parents’ shops but will the new feelings rising between them be enough to send their future plans up in smoke?

‘Sometimes bitter rivalries can brew something sweet!’

Enemies to lovers and food. My 2 favourite things combined!

Gabi and Theo are basically family business rivals but when a new cafe moves into town taking both families business, they put their issues aside and pair up to see what they can do to save the day (after a doozy of a misunderstanding, I actually cringed!)

This was such a cute read! Enemies, to friends, to bf’s!

I loved Gabi from the start. He’s a sweetheart. I didn’t actually like Theo that much at the start but he did grow on me. I know he had a lot going on but he’s just really rude to everyone!!

So we have teen drama, great writing and a story that made me hungry!!!!

This was a great little read and it’s really made want to try a boba tea as I’ve never had one!

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, May has arrived, my birthday month!

I’ve been on a reading roll again so decided to do these updates weekly so they don’t get so crowded!

It was a Bank Holiday for us last Monday and we carried on decorating. My carpet is not arriving until 21st May so we are doing in small bursts!!!!

We have also found a new restaurant that caters for gluten free and we couldn’t be happier! It’s called Wagamamas and is Japanese inspired food. We’ve eaten there twice in 2 weeks 🤣

What I’ve Read

ARC: The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
See my review soon!

ARC: Reckless by Aurora Rose Reynolds 🌟🌟🌟🌟 See my review soon!

Readalong: We Were Liars by E Lockhart 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

See my review soon!

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Bookish Arrivals

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
An Arrow to Moon by Emily XR Pan

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In case you missed it…..

Review – Gallant by VE Schwab
Review – Book Lovers by Emily Henry
ARC Review – Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer
Review – Lacybourne Manor by Kristen Ashley

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What have you read lately?