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 That Defied My Expectations
In a good way:
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
In a not-so-good way!:
Penmort Castle by Kristen Ashley Neon Gods by Katee Robert Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco Fire Night by Penelope Douglas The Beautiful by Renee Adieh
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.
Hi everyone, hope you’ve had a good week?
Happy September! I’m so glad that Autumn is nearly here! Whilst the UK hasn’t had much of a summer, that’s just how I prefer it!
It’s been a run of the mill week, working and getting my son ready for back to school with haircuts, making sure his new uniform is washed etc! The back to school dread has set in for both of us though!
New Arrivals
None! I’m being so good!!!
What I’ve Read
Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L Armentrout ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧 Magnus Chase: Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧 The Lightstruck by Sunya Mara ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Look out for my reviews soon!
You might have missed…..
Review – Never a Hero by Vanessa Len Review – Bride of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes Challenge – 20 Books of Summer – a close
I said I wasn’t going to pile on the pressure and that I would read 20 books but I’d only pick 10 and then mood read the last 10.
So did I do it?!
I did! Woohoo!
Ledge by Stacey Mcewan ✔️ Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare ✔️ Thornhedge by T Kingfisher ✔️ The Lightstruck by Sunya Mara ✔️ Never a Hero by Vanessa Len ✔️
Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim ✔️ Alone in Ether by Olivie Blake✔️ Mindbreaker by Kate Dylan ✔️ Paris by Paris Hilton ✔️ Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood ✔️
I did read more than 10 mood reads but these are a few:
1) Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood 2) Ruling Destiny by Alyson Noel 3) Seven Exes by Lucy Vine 4) My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey 5) Cursed Crowns by Katherine Webber 6) A Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis 7) The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan 8) The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent 9) The Serpent’s Shadow by Rick Riordan 10) Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
A shunned princess. A reluctant king. A marriage that could save both their kingdoms . . . but destroy their hearts.
Though she is the oldest daughter, Princess Faraine lives in the background, shunned from court and kept out of sight. Her chronic illness makes her a liability to the crown, and she has learned to give place to her beautiful, favored younger sister in all things.
When the handsome and enigmatic Shadow King comes seeking a bride, Faraine is not surprised that her sister is his choice.
Though not eager to take a human bride, King Vor is willing to do what is necessary for the sake of his people. When he meets the lively Princess Ilsevel, he quickly agrees to a marriage arrangement.
So why can’t he get the haunting eyes of her older sister out of his head?
When disaster strikes and the marriage alliance is compromised, Faraine suddenly finds herself forced to take her sister’s place . . . regardless of her new husband’s desires. Can she find a place at Vor’s side as his queen? Or is his heart forever closed to the woman who deceived him so cruelly?
Well, well, well, what a gem this was! I inhaled it!
Vor, the Shadow King, has to find a way to save his world, Mythanar, and so does Faraine’s human family in Gavaria. They think they both find that way in a marriage union. Only, after a doozy of first attraction, it’s not Faraine who needs to marry the King of the Trolde but her sister!
The world building was superb, I loved the way that Mythanar was described, there was murder and treachery and the story was fast paced (which was utterly perfect!)
So in short I found this to be a fabulous romantasy but hoping for a bit more steam in the next book!!!
‘Faraine will be my life. Or my doom.’
Oh and that epilogue, maybe a sniff of what’s coming?!
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: Water
This was quite hard!
Lies We Sing to the Sea Beach Read Hook, Line and Sinker (fisherman!) The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (pirate!) Catfish Rolling (cover!!!)
Water Witch Drowned Woods River Enchanted House in the Cerulean Sea Moti on the Water
Despite all of the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family – and destroyed the hero, Nick.
But her success has come at a terrible cost.
She alone remembers what happened. Now, Aaron, her hard-won friend – and maybe more – is an enemy, trying to kill her. And Nick, the boy she loved, is a stranger who doesn’t even know her name. Only Joan remembers that there is a ruthless and dangerous enemy still out there.
When a deadly attack forces Joan back into the monster world as a fugitive, she finds herself on the run with Nick – as Aaron closes in.
As the danger rises – and Nick gets perilously closer to discovering the truth of what Joan did to him – Joan discovers a secret of her own. One that threatens everyone she loves.
Torn between love and family and monstrous choices, Joan must find a way to re-gather her old allies to face down the deadliest of enemies, and to save the timeline itself.
After the ending of Only a Monster I couldn’t wait to see what would happen…..
Joan is back but not in the true timeline and things have changed. Aaron Oliver is now an enemy and Nick is not who he used to be!
This book was full of action, drama, secrets and jaw dropping reveals!
I need to know what happens next and am praying at the altar of time that Aaron is endgame but still a happy ending for Nick!!!
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.
Hi everyone, hope you’ve had a good week?
I didn’t do an update last week because I didn’t read a single word whilst we were away!!
Our holiday was so good! We went on a steam train, did a few walks across the moors, went to a zoo and we went kayaking (and I got sunburnt!) There were 25 of us and can honestly say it was the best holiday I’ve ever been on!
This week I was bumped back into reality with work and I actually read some stuffs!
New Arrivals
Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto Forged by Blood by Ehigbar Okosun The Judas Blossom by Stephen Aryan
Pictures to follow as I’ve been out all day!!!
What I’ve Read
🎧 The House of Hades by Rick Riordan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧 Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Yellowface by RF Kuang ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Kingdom of Fire and Fate by Holly Renee ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Look out for my reviews soon!
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Unboxing – Illumicrate July 23 Review – Penmort Castle by Kristen Ashley Review – Our King by Robert Jobson
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