Summer is defo here in England and it’s a time where people take to their gardens or parks or wherever to read and go on adventures….

Do you find that you read less in Summer? I do. I’m not even sure why, maybe I’m a seasonal reader?

Anyway…..some fab books coming out in July that I need (not want, need!!!)

These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

Untethered by Kaylynn Flanders

Gods and Monsters by Shelby Mahurin

Luckily I have an arc of These Hollow Vows to read and I have pre-ordered the other 2…can’t wait to get stuck in to them!

What books have you got your eye on?

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 Loved that Made Me Want More 

I probably could’ve picked a lot here but…….

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Angelfall Trilogy by Susan Ee

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff

Lifelike by Jay Kristoff

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

Warcross by Marie Lu

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the ‘Life in Books’ Tag! I got this from Hannah’s bookshelf – go check her out here.

Lets jump straight in!

1.) Find a book for each of your initials.

Craving Constellations by Nicole Jacquelyn
Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley

2.) Count your age along your bookshelf – what book is it?

Only Work, No Play by Cora Reilly

3.)Name a book set in your city/country.

Clockwork Angel/Prince/Princess

4.) Name a book that represents a destination you’d love to travel to.

Totally fictional but Velaris (A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas)

5.) Name your favourite childhood book.

Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

6.) Name a book that’s your favourite colour

Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff (ok not the colour but the art!!!)

7.) Which book do you have the fondest memories of?

Harry Potter – it came at a time when I needed some comfort in my life and I found it here 

8.) Which book did you have the most difficulty reading?
A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole. It was hard to read through all those tears!!!

9.) Which book in your TBR pile will give you the biggest accomplishment when you finish it?
Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson because it’s huge!!!!

I’m not tagging anyone but feel free to join in!

Title: The Prison Healer

Series: The Prison Healer #1

Author: Lynette Noni

Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer.

When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals.

Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: “Don’t let her die. We are coming.” Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom.

But no one has ever survived.

With an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva’s heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can’t escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.

Wow. I was totally glued to this read!

Kiva is an inmate and healer in the unforgiving prison, Zalindov.  Having kept her head down for the last 10 years she has fared ok and lives for the notes she gets from her family promising they are coming until 1 day a note arrives about a new, very sick, prisoner, the Rebel Queen, saying to keep her alive. However the Rebel Queen has to survive the Trial by Ordeal first…….

What follows was just magic to my eyes!

The world building was superb, not overdone, and painted a perfect picture of the vile insides of a prison.

I really loved the characters for all different reasons, Kiva, Tipp, Naari and Jaren. Especially Jaren!

‘You have the prettiest eyes I’ve ever seen. Like sunlight on the sea.’

I willed Kiva to have more poppymilk!!!!

But the twists! The twists! Never saw them coming! My jaw hit the floor! I was gobsmacked!

Book 2 please!

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A quick little post (a day late!), to wish you a happy June and Happy Pride Month!

Have a great month!

‘It is the month of June, The month of leaves and roses, When pleasant sights salute the eyes and pleasant scents the noses.’
~ Nathaniel Parker Willis

‘June is the gateway to summer.’
~ Jean Hersey

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 = Freebie!

As this was a freebie and I didn’t want to do a past topic I thought I’d do….

Top 10 Bookish Candles!

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Azriel from ACOTAR from the Canvas collection  made by Flickerwix,

The Darkling made by Wordywick Candles,

The Darkness Between Stars inspired by Manon from Throne of Glass made by Grace and Honey,

The House in the Cerulean Sea made by Flickerwix,

Karou and Akiva from Daughter of Smoke and Bone made by Ember Stagg Candles.

Reid and Lou from Serpent and Dove made by Bookworm Candles and Craft

From Blood and Ash (Poppy and Hawke) from the Canvas collection made by Flickerwix

Squad 312 from Aurora Rising made by Midnight Flame Candles,

Warcross candle made by Book Nook,

Once Upon a Dream made by The Story Gift.

Welcome to Closing the Chapter! I hope you had a great reading month?

The last day of May! Time is flying!

May was an ok month, it was my birthday yesterday and I read 9 books which is over average for me so I am very pleased (and a great time was had!!!)

Apologies as most of my reviews are to come in June, need the time to write all the posts up!

Physical/ebook

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
See my review here

Ironside by Holly Black
See my review here

Fake by Kylie Scott
See my review here

(Sorry no pic as the cover was so distorted trying to add here!)

Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
See my review soon!

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
See my review soon!

Venom by Bex Hogan
See my review soon!

The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
See my review soon!

Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
See my review soon!

Audio

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
See my review here

What did you read in May?

May is nearly over (and it’s my birthday tomorrow!) so I thought I would show you what books I got this month. More than I wanted to but I’m on course to read 10 books this month so that’s going in the right direction!

Physical/ebooks

Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levensellar

Ember of Night by Molly E Lee

Arcs

Son of Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Fairyloot

The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

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What did you haul in May?

Title: Clockwork Princess

Series: The Infernal Devices #3

Author: Cassandra Clare

THE INFERNAL DEVICES WILL NEVER STOP COMING

A net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute. Mortmain plans to use his Infernal Devices, an army of pitiless automatons, to destroy the Shadowhunters. He needs only one last item to complete his plan: he needs Tessa Gray.

Charlotte Branwell, head of the London Institute, is desperate to find Mortmain before he strikes. But when Mortmain abducts Tessa, the boys who lay equal claim to her heart, Jem and Will, will do anything to save her. For though Tessa and Jem are now engaged, Will is as much in love with her as ever.

As those who love Tessa rally to rescue her from Mortmain’s clutches, Tessa realizes that the only person who can save her is herself. But can a single girl, even one who can command the power of angels, face down an entire army?

Danger and betrayal, secrets and enchantment, and the tangled threads of love and loss intertwine as the Shadowhunters are pushed to the very brink of destruction in the breathtaking conclusion to the Infernal Devices trilogy.

Well I think my heart has just been wrenched out!

That’s what you get when you immerse yourself in a fictional world I find. I was so invested in the world, the plot and the characters that I lost myself there!

Let me tell you I couldn’t put this book down. It’s not often I read a near 600 page book in a day but I needed this story like I needed air!

Will, Jem and Tessa……

I didn’t warm to Tessa in book 1 or really 2 but in this book I did and my ‘team’ changed rapidly throughout this trilogy from Will to Jem and back again…..and in this book I realised I didn’t have to. The 3 of them are an actual whole, their love and devotion pulled at my heartstrings.

I even warmed to Jessamine and I never in a million years thought that would happen!!!!

I’ll leave you with this line that had me saying awwww out loud (to myself!!)

‘And I am – I am catastrophically in love with you.’