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Theme – Characters I’d Love An Update On (Where are they now that the book is over?)
I thought this would be really easy to answer but one couple, well the only couple, dominated my head. You’ll see who….
Manon and Dorian – Throne of Glass
Elisabeth and Nathaniel – Sorcery of Thorns
Lemon Fresh and Grimm – Lifelike
Manon and Dorian – really need more from them!
Josh and Hazel – Josh and Hazels Guide to Not Dating
From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hands sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night.
It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness.
Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order couldn’t stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains.
Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope:
The Holy Grail.
‘You are Gabriel de Leon, Last of the Silversaints.’
27 hours and 10 minutes of Gabriel de Leon….and that’s not even his whole story! Of course I have the regulation 2 physical copies as well!!!
The author described this as bloodsmutty and he was right. So right! It was fabulous, wonderous and all the words with ‘ous’ at the end!
I found this really hard to review as words escaped me so I’ll keep this short:
– The world building was immense, – The story that was told was superb, – The pacing was spot on, – The characters were all on point, – It was dark, brutal, heartbreaking but beautiful, – I was so invested in this story, – That last 20%….heart breaking and jaw dropping.
You need to read this book!!!
I did ask myself this question a few times when reading this….what the heck as JK got against potatoes?!!!
How far would you go for a happily ever after? What would you do if you couldn’t get it? This theme is about the broken hearted… and what they would do to get their perfect ending.
Items inspired by Addie LaRue, Kingdom of the Wicked, Lore, We Set The Dark on Fire and the featured book of the month.
🖤 Addie Trinket Dish illustrated by @arz28 🖤 Kingdom of the Wicked Blanket designed by @forensicsandflowers 🖤 Foiled Character Card Set with characters from OUaBH illustrated by @morgana0anagrom 🖤 Postcard designed by @kdpletters featuring a quote from We Set The Dark on Fire 🖤 Tarot cards: Tarasai and Dayo from Raybearer
(A Lore item is coming with the November box as it’s a delayed delivery)
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
✔Exclusive cover ✔2 colour stencilled edges ✔Artwork on dust jacket by @rosiethorns88 ✔Embossing on hardcover by @rosiethorns88 ✔Endpaper artwork by @aleikats ✔Exclusive bonus content ✔Signed!!!
Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton. The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war. Out of the chaos grew a conspiracy to reawaken the Beast, a fearsome creature who wrought only tragedy and devastation. The only way to stop him was to fulfill an ancient prophecy: Triton’s four strongest warriors must wed its four most powerful witches, binding all nations together and finally bringing peace to the land.
This is the story of their unions: the quiet maiden Silence and the savage king Mars. The cold warrior Cassius and the fiery witch Elena. The steadfast soldier True and the banished beauty Farah. And the pirate king Aramus and the mysterious queen Ha-Lah. Their unions will not be easy, but each couple must succeed, for the fate of their world is at stake…
‘Trust in us. Trust in our friends. Trust in love.’
The next installment and ‘he’ has risen. There is drama and hostilities everywhere our couples look……they certainly have one heck of a mess on their hands!
As with the other books, I couldn’t stop reading, was really gripped! I love this about this author! Anything pnr/fantasy she writes and I am totally sucked in!
The characters are amazing, the world created was fab and the sweet and hot moments rule!!
I loved the catch up at the end, seeing them all happy and going on with their lives and I’m also glad Faunaus was happy but maaaaan that was bittersweet!
Sunreach and Redawn – Skyward Flight Novellas by Brandon Sanderson
Sunreach
The first novella in the Skyward Flight series, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read FM’s story between Starsight and Cytonic.
A novella set in the Skyward universe with side character stories which will hopefully link up to book 4.
This is told in a pilots point of view, FM, and she has an infinity with the Taynix (Doomslug) and a compassion that helps with all the drama there is!
The cover is amazing and the story was loads of fun with lots of action! I loved listening to the Taynix and have decided I want one!
Redawn
The second of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read Alanik’s story between Starsight and Cytonic.
The next novella in this series but this time from Alanik’s point of view.
Alanik and some Skyward crew are trying to do their bit by helping Alanik’s people, an alliance of sorts. But they have opposition at every turn.
It was full of action and drama and I was on tenterhooks listening to see what would happen next! That ending though!
And one last plea to the author……Arturo and Alanik, please make that a thing!!!
CJRTB Books 