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?

February is here and with it the start of lighter evenings, we went for a walk yesterday at 5.30pm and it was only just getting dark. But I’m a winter person so don’t mind the dark evenings!

Our teachers went on strike here for a day this week so my son was home and I had an office day on Friday but it was nice as I saw a colleague I haven’t seen since the first lockdown so we made sure we had a catch up!

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What I’ve Read

The Thorns Remain by JJA Harwood
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


A Witches Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


🎧 Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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New arrivals

My Fairyloot YA but I won’t post yet in case people haven’t received theirs!

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You might have missed…..

Review – Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
Review – Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Unboxing – Fairyloot Adult January 23

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What have you read lately?

Fairyloot Adult – January 2023

Sinister Secrets

Can it be dangerous, believing in fairytales? Everything seems perfect in this gothic tale of marriage between a scholar of myths and an heiress to a fortune……but behind the picture perfect facade looms terrible secrets, which threaten the happy ever after we all crave.

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

Exclusive cover
Digitally sprayed edges
Foiled hardcover by @saramirza_art
Endpaper art by @saramirza_art
Signed bookplate

Title: Ninth House

Series: Alex Stern #1

Author: Leigh Bardugo

Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?

Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.

Masterpiece. Absolute masterpiece!

I tried this book on audio when it first came out and didn’t get along with it but I’m so glad that I gave the physical book a go because I was glued to this story!

This book was not only a masterpiece but it was dark, vivid, atmospheric and the world created was so captivating that I couldn’t put this down!

It also had so many absolute belters of quotes! I wrote down so many that I want to remember! I’m going to reread and highlight them all for posterity!

Darlington, although he really wasn’t around much, stole my heart! We got glimpses of him throughout the story and I fell in love!

‘I class profanity with declarations of love. Best used sparingly and only when wholeheartedly meant.’

All I can say is bring on Hell Bent! I need to know what happens!

Title: Godkiller

Series: Godkiller #1

Author: Hannah Kaner

Kissen kills gods for a living, and she enjoys it. That is until she finds a god she cannot kill: Skediceth, god of white lies, who is connected to a little noble girl on the run.

Elogast fought in the god war, and helped purge the city of a thousand shrines before laying down his sword. A mysterious request from the King sends him racing back to the city he destroyed.

On the way he meets a godkiller, a little girl and a littler god, who cannot find out about his quest.

‘Her father fell in love with a god of the sea.’

Born of Osidisen, the sea god, Kissen and her family grow until tragedy takes hold and a godkiller is born.

~ Kissen, a godkiller,
~ Inara, a girl with a secret,
~ Skediceth, the god of white lies,
~ Elogast, on a quest from a King,
~ All need to get to the same place. And in their land, there’s strength in numbers.

I really enjoyed this! I loved the world that was created, the concept of the gods, how Inara grew, Kissen’s strength and how Skedi also comes to learn.

Can’t wait for more from this author!

‘You are not welcome here, godkiller.’

Happy February!

‘Though, February is short, it is filled with lots of love and sweet surprises.’ —Charmaine J Forde

‘In the coldest February, as in every other month in every other year, the best thing to hold on to in this world is each other.’ — Linda Ellerbee

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.

For January I am veering off the prescribed list as I already did the subjects for Blogmas!

So for today…..

Topic: Characters I’d follow on social media!

M-Bot – see what he is experiencing today!
Lemon Fresh – just her!
Manon Blackbeak – see who’s she offing today!
Ruhn Dannan – hopefully some half naked pics!
Marsyas Island Orphanage – maybe a group account?!

Geraldine – I could just listen to her all day!
Andrew Minyard- an insight to his brain please!
Nicky – would be a hoot!
Jacks – his TikToks would be amazing!
Raffe – an angel. Does it get better than that?!

Who would you have picked?

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?

Thank gawd January is nearly over, it’s felt like it’s crawled by! It’s been a normal-ish week but work has been so hectic, I don’t know if I’m coming or going! Luckily we had a relaxing Saturday with a takeaway so I didn’t have to cook so that was nice!

Teachers are on strike here this week so my son will be home – only a day in February but 3 days in March. I have to work but luckily my son is old enough to amuse himself for more than a few hours!

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What I’ve Read

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
See my review here

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
See my review here

🎧 Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by AF Steadman
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

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New arrivals

None! I’m so proud of me 🤣🤣🤣

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You might have missed…..

Review – Luke Stevens and the Blood of St George by Ben Peyton
Review – I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Review – A Kingdom of Stars and Shadow by Holly Renee
Review – Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim
Review – Waking the Witch by Rachel Burge

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What have you read lately?

Title: Waking the Witch

Author: Rachel Burge

‘I tried to keep you safe, but I see now that I can’t. They won’t stop until they have you . . .’

When Ivy’s search for her mother draws her to a remote Welsh isle, she uncovers a dark secret about her past.

An ancient and corrupt power is stalking Ivy, and her only chance of survival is to look deep within herself.

For not every story in legend is true, and some evils are not what they seem.

A darkly spellbinding tale of female empowerment, steeped in Welsh mythology and Arthurian legend.

Oh wow, loved this and listened to it in 1 day with no gaps!!!!

Ivy, an abandoned child, finds her Mother and wants a relationship but what she gets instead is a warning that bad people are looking for her.

Armed with her friend, Tom, she goes to her Mum who lives on a remote Welsh island that is full of Arthurian legend stories to get some answers!

What she finds is a lot more!

I really enjoyed this! It was creepy but beautiful, full of legend, sisterhood, and a leading lady who finds herself in an epic way! 

PS, I love Tom!

Title: Spice Road

Series: Spice Road Trilogy #1

Author: Maiya Ibrahim

In the hidden desert city of Qalia, secret spice magic awakens affinities in those who drink the misra tea. With an affinity for iron, seventeen-year-old Imani wields a dagger like no other warrior, garnering her the reputation as the next greatest Shield for battling the dangerous djinn, ghouls, and other monsters that lurk in the sands beyond city limits.

Her reputation has been overshadowed, however, by her brother who tarnished the family name after he was discovered stealing their nation’s coveted spice – a tell-tale sign of magical obsession. He disappeared soon after, believed to have died beyond the Forbidden Wastes, and leaving Imani reeling with both betrayal and grief.

But when Imani uncovers evidence her brother may be alive and spreading their nation’s magic beyond the desert, she strikes a deal with the Council to find him and bring him back to Qalia before he can reveal the city’s location. Accompanied by Qayn, a roguish but handsome djinni, and Taha, a powerful beastseer whose magical talents are matched only by his arrogance, they set out on their mission.

Imani will soon discover there are many secrets that lie beyond the Forbidden Wastes – and in her own heart – but will she find her brother before his betrayals endanger the fate of all of Qalia?

Imani leaves her hidden city with a small group of magic wielders to find and bring home her brother, Atheer, who has gone awol.

~ Imani, warrior
~ Qayn, a cheeky chappy (actually a djinni)!
~ Taha, a beastseer and his hawk,
~ Amani, sister to Imani and so cute! 
(Sorry if some names are spelt wrong, I listened to the audio!)

The story was so good, I fell in love with the characters and the world building was spot on.

There was adventure, action and of course..  a triangle?! I mean was this a love triangle? I had a clear fave for most of the book and then I switched in the last quarter!

I need to know what happens, I need the next book so I’ll be scouring the authors social media for news!