Here we go again, me wanting (or maybe needing!) more books when really I should be on a book buying ban so that I can pay for Christmas!
Luckily I have paid already for the three below (and I’ve read 2!) so now it’s just a case of finding somewhere to put them as I am out of room on my shelves *gasp*.
I need to do an unhaul and I am also getting my room decorated in January (the curse of not being able to do this myself!) so have made room for 2 more bookshelves, hooray!
Gilded by Marissa Meyer
Aurora’s End by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
What books do you want that are releasing in November? Or are you trying to be good?!!
Deep in the stacks of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.
I was really excited to read this after it was recommended to me by so many people!
A witch and a vampire…….
‘What a complicated, delicate business it was going to be to love him.’
I actually thought that wasn’t true, it’s not how I saw it at all. For the 2 of them it wasn’t complicated. They loved each other. It was simple as that. It was glorious….well despite all the trouble that followed them!
But maaaaan they both had crazy families! The Bishop family house is somewhere I’d love to live and Matthew’s Mum, Ysabeau was also someone I loved after initially I thought I wouldn’t!
So they have found their purpose and the journey begins……..
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.
Theme: Favorite Book Settings
So I’m taking this to mean that this is a time or place in an authors work
The Infernal Devices – Victorian England
ACOTAR – Velaris
Dakkar (totally tongue in cheek!!)
Harry Potter – Hogwarts
Skyward – mbot (sort of a setting!)
House in the Cerulean Sea – Marsyas Island Orphanage
Under the Whispering Door – the teashop
Six Crimson Cranes – the palace and festivals (before it all goes wrong!)
Whether you’re a hero risking everything to destroy an evil force, a warrior partaking in a battle of epic proportions or a guardian rising up against someone that is trying to harm your loved ones, fighting back for what you believe in and to save the ones you love is one of the tropes that we enjoy the most in a fantasy book.
Items inspired by Six Crimson Cranes, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, An Ember in the Ashes and The Prison Healer.
💜 Card Holder designed by @jezhawk and inspired by The Prison Healer
💜 Six Crimson Cranes Socks with detailing by @catarinabookdesigns
💜 Daughter of Smoke and Bone Tapestry with artwork from @sallteas
💜 An Ember in the Ashes Enamel Pin designed by @jezhawk
💜 Tarot cards – designed by @morgana0anagram and feature Caraval characters (Jacks and the Fallen Star)
💜 Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray – yes, 2 BOOKS! Exclusive cover and a digital signature
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
Exclusive cover Sprayed edges Foil on case Reverse dust jacket art by @lizzart_zardonicz Ribbon bookmark Signed
Within the boroughs of London, nestled among its streets, hides another city, filled with magic.
Magic is the first sin. It must be bound.
Ever since Anna can remember, her aunt has warned her of the dangers of magic. She has taught her to fear how it twists and knots and turns into something dark and deadly.
It was, after all, magic that killed her parents and left her in her aunt’s care. It’s why she has been protected from the magical world and, in one year’s time, what little magic she has will be bound. She will join her aunt alongside the other Binders who believe magic is a sin not to be used, but denied. Only one more year and she will be free of the curse of magic, her aunt’s teachings and the disappointment of the little she is capable of.
Nothing – and no one – could change her mind before then. Could it?
Anna, who lives with her Aunt after the death of her parents, is basically a downtrodden mouse who is losing herself bit by bit in her Aunts quest to make her a Binder, to suppress the little magic she has.
Anna’s life starts to change after a visit from her mums old friend, Selene, her daughter Effie and her charge, Attis. I won’t say anymore as you won’t experience the story of this book!
Once I got into this I really loved the story, the magic system and all the characters, they were so well written. Rowan was my absolute favourite, she was the light in this story for me.
It was also so compelling. This is a big book and every time I took a break, it was pulling me back! I think it was the magic at work!!!
The beginning was a bit slow I must admit but once I got into it I was captivated!
The ending was such a twist, I never saw it coming! Can’t wait to see what happens next!!!
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.
Theme – Bookish Pet Peeves
Ooooooo I do love to moan so this was perfect for me!!!! Let’s begin!
Stickers on the cover Why? Why? And worse, the ones that are printed on and you can’t take off!
Changing covers when the whole series isn’tout Again, why? I guess it’s something to do with rights but it’s soul destroying!
Movie covers No!
When books in a series are different sizes A thousand times, no!
Spoilers This goes for books and also book boxes. I get that people are excited to show their stuff/review but for gawd sake wait or don’t put spoilers!
Don’t talk to me when reading My son must hear me rustle the page of my book and its like a red rag to a bull and he’s there, talking!
Folding down pages Please no. Just no!
When someone judges a book….and hasn’t even read it Haven’t read it? No opinion!
