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Topic: Book Covers That Feel Like Summer
I think my picks mainly make me think of summer because of the vibrant colours or the fact they feature flowers!
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye We Were Liars by E Lockhart River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross In the Marvellous Light by Freya Marske Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Chan Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren Moti on the Water by Leylah Attar
I grabbed this idea from Lucy (with permission!) from Bookworm Blogger! Go check out her blog!
I always hope that I read new-to-me authors every month and getting book box subscriptions and also KU really helps with that so thought it would be nice to look back and see what new authors I’d read this month.
By the end of May I’d read 17 new-to-me authors and now I’ve read 23 so far this year!
Emily Thiede JT Williams Alexi Blake Alyson Noel Kora Knight Nikki St Crowe (The Never King)
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 don’t even know if anyone will see this but last week I suddenly couldn’t get into my website and nor could anyone else. I think my posts can be seen from the reader but I’m not 100% sure!
I contacted my provider and had to give them ID to secure my account, that was all sorted and I have reactivated but it still doesn’t appear to be live. I thought I’d give them until Tuesday before I contact them yet again!
I’ve spent so much time on this blog, it’s my baby, my creative outlet so this is really quite frustrating and a bit upsetting. Also using time I don’t have to sort out!!!
So just a short one today for anyone who actually can see this – this has been my reading week…..
What I’ve Read
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse 🌟🌟🌟🌟 See my review here
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 See my review here
Title: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Author: Sangu Mandanna
Firstly let me say….you ALL have to read this! This isn’t a kids book, I’d say it’s defo adult!
As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she’s used to being alone and she follows the rules…with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos pretending to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously.
But someone does. An unexpected message arrives, begging her to travel to the remote and mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic. It breaks all of the rules, but Mika goes anyway, and is immediately tangled up in the lives and secrets of not only her three charges, but also an absent archaeologist, a retired actor, two long-suffering caretakers, and…Jamie. The handsome and prickly librarian of Nowhere House would do anything to protect the children, and as far as he’s concerned, a stranger like Mika is a threat. An irritatingly appealing threat.
As Mika begins to find her place at Nowhere House, the thought of belonging somewhere begins to feel like a real possibility. But magic isn’t the only danger in the world, and when a threat comes knocking at their door, Mika will need to decide whether to risk everything to protect a found family she didn’t know she was looking for….
I inhaled this book! This was an amazing read filled with magic, found family, humour around every corner mixed in with a little bit of heartbreak and of course, heart warming times!
Mika Moon is a witch and part of a secret group of witches who look down on her online past times!
‘Witchcore. Not quite as popular as cottagecore or fairycore, but it’s up there.’
Because of her online presence she gets offered a job to teach 3 young witches in Nowhere House how to control their power. So of course, in the interests of secrecy, she takes the job!!!!
We have…..
* Irritable librarian, Jamie with the dab forearms * Ian, once actor (and my fave!) * Lucy, housekeeper * Ken, gardener * Rosetta, kid witch * Terracotta, kid witch * Altamira, kid witch
And of course now, Mika!
The recipe for a great potion consists of a dollop of magic, 2 fabulous old gents, a few secrets, a spoonful of drama, and of course, a pinch of romance!
And if this book was a potion, it would be a powerful one. Utterly fabulous!
Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident.
Of course, this catches the attention of a higher power, and Sam’s pulled from the only world he knows to become an apprentice to the King’s Wizard, Morgan of Shadows.
When Sam is fourteen, he enters the Dark Woods and returns with Gary, the hornless gay unicorn, and a half-giant named Tiggy, earning the moniker Sam of Wilds.
At fifteen, Sam learns what love truly is when a new knight arrives at the castle. Sir Ryan Foxheart, the dreamiest dream to have ever been dreamed.
Naturally, it all goes to hell through the years when Ryan dates the reprehensible Prince Justin, Sam can’t control his magic, a sexually aggressive dragon kidnaps the prince, and the King sends them on an epic quest to save Ryan’s boyfriend, all while Sam falls more in love with someone he can never have.
Or so he thinks.
Omg this was a blast.
Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. And utterly fabulous.
Here we have: Sam, wizards apprentice, Gary, the unicorn with no horn, Tiggy, the half giant, Morgan, the wizard trainer, Ryan Foxheart, the beautiful knight, A sex crazed dragon, A couple of amazing parents, The King and his son.
It was full of innuendo, banter, sass and as with The Extraordinaires, I laughed until I was crying, it was glorious!
I loved Sam. He is a ruder, wafflier Nicky and of course, a wizard. He is hopelessly in love (and a fair bit of lust!) with Ryan but as it turns out, Ryan is betrothed to the Prince!
The narrator was so good! I know I will listen to this book over and over! And now I need more so going to get book 2!
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: Most Anticipated Books Releasing In the Second Half of 2022
Heat Wave by TJ Klune Dragons Promise by Elizabeth Lim Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn Cursed by Marissa Meyer A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L Armentrout Zodiac Academy book 8 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.
Hi everyone, hope you’ve had a good couple of weeks?
I was in a bit of a slump so went back to bi-weekly updates….but then my reading picked up again so I’m back in business!!
A few weeks left until school finishes for 6 weeks and we are going on holiday! I cant wait!
What I’ve Read
🎧 The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna 🌟🌟🌟🌟 See my review here
🎧 The Darkening by Sunya Mara 🌟🌟🌟🌟 See my review closer to release day but you can find on Goodreads here
By Virtue I Fall by Cora Reilly 🌟🌟🌟🌟 See my review here
Longshadow by Olivia Atwater 🌟🌟🌟🌟 See my review closer to release day but you can find it on Goodreads here
New arrivals
This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
In case you missed it…..
Arc Review – Dragons Promise by Elizabeth Lim Review – Stealing Infinity by Alyson Noel Challenge – Audiobook challenge update Feature – Best Books update Challenge – Beat the Backlist update
Here we are with my second update of the year. I find it easier to update quarterly so it lets me know if I am doing ok!
I said I wanted to read 24 backlist books and in my first update I revealed I had read 12 in the first quarter of the year. You can see my first update here.
In the second quarter I have read another 9 books which is a grand total of 21 backlist books read this year so far. So I’m nearly there and should 100% beat the number of books I wanted to read!
13) Lacybourne Manor by Kristen Ashley 14) Red Sister by Mark Lawrence 15) Dark Fae by Caroline Peckham (5 books but count as 1!!) 16) Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
17) Becoming his Monster by Amelia Hutchins 18) Crave by Tracy Wolff 19) All for the Game Trilogy by Nora Sakavic (3 books) 20) The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune 21) Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
Did you take part in this challenge? How are you doing?
CJRTB Books 