Fairyloot – April

Theme = Dark Magic

This months box was inspired by books that have dark magic in them!

Exclusive tote bag featuring art by @morgana0anagrom and is inspired by the Grisha Trilogy.

People who know me know I LOVE a tote. So obviously I love this!

Tea Strainer by Fairyloot….Mister Kindly from Nevernight.

A cat tea strainer. I mean I dont drink tea but a CAT TEA STRAINER! I’m in love!

Philosophers Stone Soap by Pretty Suds.

I promise to use it wisely!

Notebook by Stella Bookish Art – Children of Blood and Bone.

As well as totes I am a stationary whore. So love this!

Book Sleeve based on the A Darker Shade of Magic series designed by @monolimeart.

It’s so big….and I love it!

Exclusive Emberfall Pin designed by Library Emporium inspired by A Curse So Dark and Lonely.

Love pins. Loved A Curse So Dark and Lonely. So loved this!

Book of the Month

Nocturna by Maya Motayne

Exclusive cover ✔

Signed by the author ✔

Sprayed edges ✔

Omg this author! She has done it again!

We have had the Hotholes and now it’s the turn of the Totholes!!!!!!

We were supposed to be best friends
But turned out to be worst enemies…

Penn
They say revenge is a dish best served cold.
I’d had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart is completely iced.
I took her first kiss.
She took the only thing I loved.
I was poor.
She was rich.
The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast.
Now, I’m her parents’ latest shiny project.
Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much.
Yeah, baby girl, say it—I’m your foster brother.
There’s a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she’s about to shell out some serious tears.
Daria Followhill thinks she is THE queen. I’m about to prove to her that she’s nothing but a spoiled princess.

Daria
Everyone loves a good-old, unapologetic punk.
But being a bitch? Oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot you put in your adversaries’ way.
The thing about stiletto heels is that they make a hell of a dent when you walk all over the people who try to hurt you.
In Penn Scully’s case, I pierced his heart until he bled out, then left it in a trash can on a bright summer day.
Four years ago, he asked me to save all of my firsts for him.
Now he lives across the hall, and there’s nothing I want more than to be his last everything.
His parting words when he gave me his heart were that nothing in this world is free.
Now? Now he is making me pay.

Here we go with the next generation of Sinners!

I knew this was going to be fabulous when I read these words…

‘I’m her parents’ latest shiny project. Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much.’

OMG EMOTIONAL! I HUNG ON EVERY BLOODY WORD!

I laughed, I was angry, so angry, I had a lump in my throat but mainly I was overjoyed with the happiness these words bought me!

Do yourself a favour, read this!

Top 5 Tuesday is bought to you by Shanah at the Bionic Bookworm – you can find her post and join in here.

Today’s topic is – Sequels I need to read!

APRIL 30

There is a common theme with all these books with me – why the hell haven’t I read yet!  The answer is time, I need more reading time!!!!!

Archenemies by Marissa Meyer

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Raw: Rebirth by Belle Aurora

Becoming his Monster by Amelia Hutchins

Drago by Sarah Brianne

 

Have you got any sequels you need to read?

 

Stacking The Shelves is hosted at Tynga’s Reviews & Reading Reality. It’s all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

So this month hasn’t been a great one, reading wise…and it seems my book buying has also suffered, well maybe that’s a good thing for my bank account!  Looking at May though I think my book buying will increase greatly!!!

Anyhoo, back to April….

Here are the 3 books I bought (yes only 3!!)

The Winter Court by Amelia Hutchins

Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

Lev by Belle Aurora

 

What books did you get in April?

Welcome to The Weekly Epilogue!

Hope you all had a good week?

After getting so excited over season 8 of Game of Thrones on Monday, I thought it would be a great idea to watch from season 1…..and I got up to season 2 episode 2 but this is a total time commitment that I dont know if I can keep up! I mean its interfering with my reading!

Just a short update today so I apologise!

Pretty Reckless by LJ Shen (arc and total 5 star read!)

The Gathering by LA Fiore (50% in!)

I’m stuck between 2 books. If you have read these, please let me know in comments which I should read first!

• To Best the Boys by Mary Weber
• The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson

My favourite post from the blogosphere this week is keeping in line with my GoT obsession! Have a read of this by the Orangutan Librarian….it will make your day!

How was your reading week?

What books did you read?

My Harry Potter Shelf!!

I know, some of these look battered…and they are!  I should feel ashamed but the amount of joy I have had by reading and rereading these totally overshadows the guilt!

My copy of The Chamber of Secrets is actually a first edition but I would never part with it!

I bought my son a set of the series as well when he wanted to read as I didn’t want him to touch mine #possessivemuch!

I also have a healthy collection of Harry Potter Funko Pops but they will not fit on the shelf so Quidditch Harry and Hedwig grace the books with their presence!

 

Do you have a Harry Potter Shelf? 

I thought I would do a tag as I haven’t done one for a while and swiped this from Michelle at Chelles Book Ramblings , go check her out!

Find out a bit more about your fellow bloggers……

RULES

• Tag the creators @bookprincessreviews

• Pick either THIS or THAT for each prompt

INTROVERT or EXTROVERT

I am an introvert…with a big mouth! I have no filter so words just pop out as they please!

WIN THE LOTTERY or WORK AT THE PERFECT JOB

Winning the lottery! I could read EVERYDAY and not have to worry about work getting in the way of my reading!

READING or WRITING

Reading, no doubt.

BREAKFAST or NO BREAKFAST

First coffee, then breakfast about an hour after!

MARVEL or DC

Marvel. No one can beat Thor for me!

TV SHOWS or MOVIES

Movies. Totally movies. Unless its Game of Thrones!!!

DYED HAIR or NATURAL COLOURS

Im not adverse to dyed hair so I’ll go with that!

FRENCH FRIES or SALAD

French Fries…..as long as they are gluten free #celiacdisease

LEGGINGS or JEANS

Jeans all the way!

DISNEY CLASSIC or PIXAR

Either, I don’t have a preference…

CATS or DOGS

Cats, I’m a cat person!

How about you??

This post is so late!

I had a really busy 4 day weekend over Easter and didn’t have time to do anything, I haven’t posted, haven’t blog hopped, haven’t commented, I haven’t even read *gasp*  But anyway, I wanted to say…..

Happy Belated Easter!

I’ll start off with a little egg humour……

We had our usual family dinner which was delish and then my son and I ate our own weight in Easter eggs!

On the reading front, I thought I was getting my groove back but now I really don’t know…….I just don’t know what is wrong with me.  I’m praying it comes back soon!

1 book.  Just 1 book…..but what a great read!

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

 

The Gathering by LA Fiore (50% in)

Pretty Reckless by LJ Shen (arc)

 

In a perfect world (in my head!), I’ll finish off my 2 currently reading’s and also read the 2 books below before the end of April.  But its not a perfect world so doubt I will! Wish me luck!!

The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson

To Best the Boys by Mary Weber

 

 

How was your reading week?

What books did you read this week?

My first update of the year for this challenge!

You can see my original post here and I said I would try and read 1-30 books, ie a New Release Newbie!!!!

Well I did sign up for 1 to 30 books but I think I may best this by June as I’ve been flying through those new releases (due to the fact I suffer with the sickness called ‘not saying no to arcs’!!)

I thought I would stick to a list format for these as there are quite a few…..

January

The Kiss Thief by LJ Shen

The Boys of Brayshaw High by Meagan Brandy

Darkness Embraced by Tillie Cole

Knights Fury by Bella Jewel

Total = 4

February

Enchantee by Gita Trelease

Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

Only Work, No Play by Cora Reilly

Malum by Amo Jones

The Wicked King by Holly Black

Slayer by Kiersten White

Twisted Pride by Cora Reilly

Bennett Mafia by Tijan

Total = 8

March

Dangerous Love by Jamie Begley

Kiss and Break Up by Ella Fields

Free by Kristen Ashley

Never-Contented Things by Sarah Porter

Repeat by Kylie Scott

Wicked Saints by Emily A Duncan

Enthralled by Giana Darling

A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

Meet Cute by Helena Hunting

Total = 9

April

Tristan by Cora Brent

Gluttony by K Webster

The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson

To Best the Boys by Mary Weber

Total = 4

That’s a grand total of 25/30

I need to up my status to a New Release Pro I think!