Beneath the still surface of a lake lurks a monster with needle sharp teeth. Hungry and ready to pounce.
Jenny Greenteeth has never spoken to a human before, but when a witch is thrown into her lake, something makes Jenny decide she’s worth saving. Temperance doesn’t know why her village has suddenly turned against her, only that it has something to do with the malevolent new pastor.
Though they have nothing in common, these two must band together on a magical quest to defeat the evil that threatens Jenny’s lake and Temperance’s family, as well as the very soul of Britain.
Jenny Greenteeth, a creature of the lake, makes a new friend in Temperance who is thrown in the lake by an evil village pastor for being a witch! They team up with Brakus, a goblin, to go on a quest to banish the Earl King!
It was cute and cozy but also dark and a bit gory at the same time, I loved it!
I especially loved the animal companion, Cavall, and wanted to give a special mention to the Lord of the Wild Hunt!!!
The writing was so charming and there was so much UK folklore, it was mesmerising! I loved the friendship/found family, it made me all warm inside!
The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons.
They certainly did not expect them to fall.
As a valued Elding Blade of the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve’s job is to kill. To complete orders and never get caught. When a renowned bounty hunter is employed by The Crown to capture a member of the Ath, Raeve’s world is turned upside down. Blood spills, hearts break, and Raeve finds herself at the mercy of the Guild of Nobles—a group of dual-beaded elementals who intend to turn her into a political statement. Only death will set her free.
Crushed beneath a mourning weight, Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown. Now on a tireless quest to assuage the never-ebbing ache in his chest, his hunt for a moonshard lures him into the belly of Gore’s notorious prison where he stumbles upon something that rips apart his perception of reality. A shackled miracle with eyes full of rage and blood on her hands.
The echo of the past sings louder than the Creators themselves, and even Raeve can’t ignore the truths blaring at her from a warmer, happier time. However. There’s more to this song than meets the eye, and some truths … They’re too poisonous to swallow.
I was excited to get to this book because it was so hyped. I obviously bought the exclusive edition with the beautiful dragon stenciled edges and immediately preordered the matching book 2!
And now I don’t know what to do. This book was ok, but just ok.
I did love the premise behind this story….magical girl goes from old life to new life with a man who loves her unconditionally. And dragons!
I also loved the diary entries from Elluin.
This was an actual heartbreaking tale and I fear it will only get worse in book 2 because of ‘the secret’.
What I didn’t love was Raeve. She made some absolute rubbish decisions and she seemed full of self importance. Maybe I’m wrong, but she wasn’t for me.
I also didn’t love all the fluff in the writing. It was….a lot. Especially the part explaining the crying in the rain….I was like what’s going on here?!!
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 Never Reviewed
Many, many, many years ago in a land (where I still live) I used to read books and….get ready…..NOT REVIEW THEM unless they were arcs.
There. My shameful secret.
Then I read that reviews help authors…and my blog hobby took off!
So here are some books I read a long time ago (for the first time) and have never reviewed….
Throne of Glass by SJM Any of the Percy Jackson books Any of the Harry Potter books Any of the Twilight books Any of the Rock Chicks by Kristen Ashley The Three Series by Kristen Ashley
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.
I hope you had a great week!
This week was mostly work and, as I have a project due to implement next week, I worked extra hours to make sure we were ready so that was nice (not really!)
I had my first dnf of the year this week too, I got 30 odd percent into Heavenly Tyrant and realised that I didn’t know why things were happening and I didn’t have a clue what was going on – it might be a me thing – not sure!
🎧 The Language of Dragons by SF Williamson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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: Love Freebie!
This time I thought I’d go for my favourite romantasy reads
Fall of Wrath and Ruin by JLA The Cursed by Harper L Woods Slaying the Vampire Conquerer by Carissa Broadbent Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent The Coven by Harper L Woods Frost by CN Crawford What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L Woods Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac by Caroline Peckham Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham
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.
I hope you had a great week!
I was ill a couple of weeks ago with a flu virus and this week I came down with a cold and cough – can you believe it! But I did what any woman does, I just got on with life!
Because I felt under the weather, I did some rereads….and it was glorious!
Oh and….I bought a new car today – a Honda HRV! I pick it up in 2 weeks!
Dagger and the FlameRock Chicks
Rock Chick Rescue/Redemption/Regret by Kristen Ashley (rereads) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧 The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Look out for my review soon!
Review – Iron and Embers by Helen Scheuerer Review – The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune Review – Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
Encyclopedia of Faeries – my review here! Map of the Otherlands – my review here!
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Emily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in her Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Now she is about to embark on her most dangerous academic project studying the inner workings of a faerie realm-as its queen.
Along with her former academic rival-now fiancé-the dashing and mercurial Wendell Bambleby, Emily is immediately thrust into the deadly intrigues of Faerie as the two of them seize the throne of Wendell’s long-lost kingdom, which Emily finds a beautiful nightmare, filled with scholarly treasures.
Emily has been obsessed with faerie stories her entire life, but at first she feels as ill-suited to Faerie as she did to the mortal world-how could an unassuming scholar like herself pass for a queen? Yet there is little time to settle in-Wendell’s murderous stepmother has placed a deadly curse upon the land before vanishing without a trace. It will take all of Wendell’s magic-and Emily’s knowledge of stories-to unravel the mystery before they lose everything they hold dear.
Wendell, now King of Faerie, and his new fiance, Emily, are going back to Faerie to reclaim his Kingdom. But the old Queen is still there and has caused a blight upon the land, so it’s up to Emily and Wendell to solve this as per their MO!
Let me get this out the way first….and I hate to say this….this book didn’t quite have the draw of the other books, but I am still in love with Emily and Wendell!
Now the great bits!
Firstly, Emily’s dry wit made me laugh as per usual when it comes to Wendell…..’Wendell had gone back to staring at the door— savouring the moment, I suppose. I wondered if he would give a speech or something.’
Also Shadow has a new so-not-friend, Orga the murder cat!!! Fabulous!
Emily’s character growth in this series has been immense and I loved seeing her totally give in to her feelings for Wendell and he gives her every freedom she needs – I love him and his needlework skills!
I don’t know if this is the last book in this series but, not going to lie, I do hope that Ariadne takes over the reigns now and finds her Faerie Prince!
Don’t forget you can read my reviews from the previous books in the series ➡️
Encyclopedia of Faeries – here! Map of the Otherlands – here!
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