Novel Knight has posted her annual Beat the Backlist challenge (you can join in here).

This helped me so much in 2018 so it was a no brainer for me to join in again.

What is Beat the Backlist?

In short, this is a reading challenge where your goal is to read backlist books (published prior to the current year). For 2019, it means reading any book that was published in 2018 or earlier. You have the entire year to read as many books as you can/want. YOU set your own reading goal.

My challenge

I have 31 books I want to read for my challenge. I thought that was quite a realistic number to aim for and as it’s only 2 and a bit books a month, I still have the time to read all those lovely new releases!

I’m also going to do the Hogwarts House Mini Challenge and my House is Ravenclaw!

This is my list:

• Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
• Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
• Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
• Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
• Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
• Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor
• A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab
• A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab
• A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab
• The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
• The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco
• The Elite by Kiera Cass
• The One by Keira Cass
• The Heir by Keira Cass
• The Crown by Keira Cass
• First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
• Darkest before Dawn by Amelia Hutchins
• King Hall by Scarlett Dawn
• Lifelike by Jay Kristoff
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
• Legend by Marie Lu
• Mirage by Somaiya Daud
• The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• Darkfever by Karen Marie Monig
• Trickery by Jaymin Eve
• The Gathering by LA Fiore
• My Favorite Half Night Stand by Christina Lauren
• Archenemies by Marissa Meyer

Are you joining in this year?

Link to your post in comments ❤📚

I’m back with another review regurge! <—- (every time I type that I get visions of a mama bird feeding her baby, you know beak right down the babies throat?!!!!)

Anyway, I was on holiday when I read this and I remember being so glued to it because it was beautiful.

It was my first book by this author and it won’t be my last. I saw her next book is called Echo North and is out on 15 January on Kindle so will defo be grabbing that!

BENEATH THE HAUNTING SEA BY JOANNA RUTH MEYER

You can find my original post here.

My review

I haven’t been this enthralled in a book for a while! Mystery and legend. Fave!

This was a holiday read and I had to grab chapters here and there, which saddened me as I wanted to gulp it all up at once! I found myself waking up before my family to snatch a few chapters!

It was just utterly beautiful and breath taking although I must admit the romance did irk me. A love square. <—- is that even a thing? A square? It is now! But in the end I loved them all!

The mystery of the story gripped me. It was so amazing. The questions and the ‘Oh god I can’t wait to read more’ is the mark of a fab book for me.

Happy Thanksgiving ❤

Fairyloot – October

Theme = Beautiful Deceptions

The theme is based on stories and characters that have been built around beautiful deceptions – twists and turns that you just didn’t expect!

• An exclusive Aelin Candle by Nerd Poured Candles. It smells all lemony and totally delish!
• Deceptive Queen Socks inspired by Victoria Aveyard’s, Red Queen. Love socks so I am sold!
• Faerie Deck of Cards featuring art by Emily Haynes in collab with FictionTea Designs. These cards are amazing and based on The Cruel Prince….these will be coming out on family card night!
• A Stories Keychain by KDP Letters based on The Winner’s Curse. I love a keyring so I’m sold again!!!
• A beanie! It’s by Fiction Tea Designs and inspired by Six of Crows. Now I look crap in a hat, think sticking a hat on the moon, but I might give this one a go!
• Wrens Secret peppermint green tea by The Tea Leaf Company. I don’t drink tea so this is going to my Mum!!!

There is also some Grishaverse badges and a bookmark!

Book of the month

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

I was so excited to get this as it was on my ‘must buy’ list for November!

Exclusive cover ✔

Sprayed edges ✔

Signed by the author ✔

Happy Firework Night UK!

We went to a public fireworks display on the weekend so tonight we will be having some sparklers in the garden with some hotdogs!

Stay safe!

Don’t know about Firework Night?

From Wikipedia: Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London; and months later, the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot’s failure.

Welcome to The Weekly Epilogue! Hope you all had a good week?

What a week!

• School holidays ✔
• Spooky zoo trip ✔
• Cinema ✔
• Carving pumpkins ✔
• Halloween ✔
• Hosptial visit ✔
• Firework display ✔

AND READING!!!!

I only actually read 1 this week but it was HUGE!

BOOKS I READ

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas

980 pages. This is one big book! But it filled my heart with joy! I even cried which is so not like me! I’ll be posting my review soon.

I decided to scrap my ‘What I’m currently reading’ and ‘What I want to read next’ and put here what I want to read for the month.

• Nightblood by Elly Blake (left over from my October reads!)
• The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (last 3 books from Beat the Backlist)
• Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
• Kennedy by Addison Jane (beta)
• Pucked Love by Helena Hunting (arc)
• Violent Desires Anthology (arc)

Pretty ambitious considering size of some of these books, wish me luck!!!

How was your reading week?

What books did you read?

Grazing through posts and I read this, it really made me think…….

Rules

◊ Post a blogpost saying you’ll be joining me trying to reach all those goals and challenges we committed ourselves to throughout the year.

◊ Share your list of challenges, goals and whatnot and state what you’re going to try and reach / tick off during this month’s read-a-thon.

So this ticked a couple of things off my book bucket list!

• Spooky read close to Halloween ✔
• Read a middle grade book ✔

And I loved it. And I want more!!!

CJR THE BRIT REVIEW

I loved the Monsters of Verity, I haven’t read a middle grade book before and the blurb grabbed me (and it’s nearly Halloween!)

Ghosts, ghouls and spectres…..and Cassidy ‘A little special. A little strange. Not quite alive but definitely not dead’. And she has a sidekick. A best friend. Jacob. Who isn’t alive.

I can’t tell you how much I loved this read. I flew through it! It was spooky and filled with facts that pulled me in and made me want to look up the actual history, I don’t think a book has ever made me want that! And was that may be a hint of more adventures to come?

Happy Halloween!

‘When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.’

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