Ok I think it’s very clear that my bank account and my tbr is going to take a massive bashing in September!!
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Steelstriker by Marie Lu
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
Dark Rise by CS Pacat
I’ve already read earcs of 4 of these but I need those physical books! I also *think* I’m getting a further 3 in book boxes so guess I might as well preorder the others too!
What books are you looking forward to in September?
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.
Today’s theme is – Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time
I have a slipped disc and sitting is not easy at the moment so I have just added a list below with no pics – forgive me if this post is sparse!
* Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas * From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout * The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune * Untouchable by Sam Mariano * Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley * Golden Dynasty by Kristen Ashley * Dragons Lair by Chantal Fernando * Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor * Illuminae by Jay Kristoff
My father made a terrible mistake. One I’m left paying for.
As a wolf shifter growing up in a strong pack, I should be living my best life. But after my father tried to kill the alpha, I’m labeled an outcast, traitor, less than dirt.
When I can’t take pack life any longer, I run, but apparently they don’t like losing their punching bag. Torin, the alpha’s son, drags me back before my first shift… a shift that will reveal my true mate.
I never could have predicted who mine would be, but the moment my wolf looks upon him, I’m filled with hope for a brighter future.
After all, no one ever rejects their true mate, right? Wrong. Very wrong.
When the wolves attack, my soul screams for vengeance, and somehow I touch the shadow world. Somehow I bring him to our lands.
The Shadow Beast. Our shifter god. The devil himself.
Turns out being rejected by my mate was only the beginning.
Traitor Dad, drunk Mum, Mera is trying to get through the next few months before her change so she can go it alone.
‘I’d been alone, so alone and lonely, for almost my entire life.’
However, it all unravels whens she goes through her shift and finds she can do something no other shifter can do…..enter Shadow (and Inky, who I loved!)
It was an OK read but Mera’s mouth did start to grate on me. After a bit it sounded like my son taking it too far! I mean I get where she was coming from but gawd man, tone it down!
My other complaint was that (and this might sound weird!) is that there was only one moment of sexy times and the deed wasn’t even done…..I went into this not expecting that at all *sad times*
I did enjoy it though, it was the distraction I needed!
Artemisia is training to be a Gray Sister, a nun who cleanses the bodies of the deceased so that their souls can pass on; otherwise, they will rise as spirits with a ravenous hunger for the living. She would rather deal with the dead than the living, who trade whispers about her scarred hands and troubled past.
When her convent is attacked by possessed soldiers, Artemisia defends it by awakening an ancient spirit bound to a saint’s relic. It is a revenant, a malevolent being that threatens to possess her the moment she drops her guard. Wielding its extraordinary power almost consumes her—but death has come to Loraille, and only a vespertine, a priestess trained to wield a high relic, has any chance of stopping it. With all knowledge of vespertines lost to time, Artemisia turns to the last remaining expert for help: the revenant itself.
As she unravels a sinister mystery of saints, secrets, and dark magic, her bond with the revenant grows. And when a hidden evil begins to surface, she discovers that facing this enemy might require her to betray everything she has been taught to believe—if the revenant doesn’t betray her first.
Well again this author has done it! I was hooked and held onto this story with everything I had!
Artemisa is a young grey sister and helps cleanse the dead and prepares their bodies until one day her carefully isolated world is shattered and she takes a powerful spirit, a revenant. But is captured by Leander, a Clerisy Confesser.
So now Artemisa has to escape Leander, who has taken her and isn’t really the nicest of chaps!
I don’t want to say much more about the plot apart from that this book had such great secondary characters Charles, Rathie, Jean, Marguerite and a lovely horse called Priestbane.
There is one character who deserves a special mention and that’s the revenant. I loved him and, the same with all weird type things in books, I want one!! His dry, sarcastic sense of humour had me smiling all through this book!
‘If there’s one thing I’ve learned about humans, it’s that your kind loves to gossip. Nuns are no exception, by the way. The ancient and terrible knowledge I harbor about Sister Prunelle’s bunions would make even you beg for mercy.’
The world building was just enough and I loved the hierarchy of the spirits and their Order.
The ending isn’t a cliffhanger at all so I’m wondering where the next book will take us!
Kiva trades one cage for another when she leaves behind a deadly prison for a deceptive palace in this dark and dangerous sequel to The Prison Healer, which Sarah J. Maas called “a must-read.”
Kiva Meridan is a survivor.
She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. Now Kiva’s purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance. For the past ten years, her only goal was to reunite with her family and destroy the people responsible for ruining their lives. But now that she has escaped Zalindov, her mission has become more complicated than ever.
As Kiva settles into her new life in the capital, she discovers she wasn’t the only one who suffered while she was in Zalindov—her siblings and their beliefs have changed too. Soon it’s not just her enemies she’s keeping secrets from, but her own family as well.
Outside the city walls, tensions are brewing from the rebels, along with whispers of a growing threat from the northern kingdoms. Kiva’s allegiances are more important than ever, but she’s beginning to question where they truly lie. To survive this time, she’ll have to navigate a complicated web of lies before both sides of the battle turn against her and she loses everything.
I opened this book with a sense of dread! Hear me out! I knew what was at stake here for Kiva and I really didn’t want her to go down the path she intended….but I knew this was going to get my stomach in a knot!
And it did. So badly! But I loved every minute of it!
We saw more of the world outside of the prison, in Evalon, where Kiva now lives in the palace with all the luxury and comforts she could want. We see the Royal family and we also are introduced to Kiva’s family and we hear about the politics of their world.
Jaren, Tipp and Naari are back and we also see more of Caldon and the Royal family dynamics which were actually very heartwarming for the most part. Talking of Jaren. I love him! I want him to be mine!
I really don’t want to say more about the plot but you can expect drama, family reunions, secrets that are revealed, twists and an ending that will make you want to scream!!!
There are only two ways a human can cross the gates of Bloodstone Institute: as a familiar to one of the Blueblood vampires who attend the elite school or as a snack.
I’m neither, but I have to get in at all costs. My brother made a big mistake, and now I have to fix it by stealing from the most powerful and cruel vampire to ever come to Bloodstone, Lucca Della Morte. If that wasn’t almost suicidal, I need to get it done before the spell concealing my human nature wears off.
But I forget that I’m only pretending to be a vampire. I’m still human and susceptible to Lucca’s dangerous allure. His darkness calls to my soul. His savagery makes my blood sing. I’m falling for the dark prince, craving him in a visceral way that’s frightening and exciting at the same time.
If he discovers my secret, he’ll destroy me. And yet, I can’t help wanting to get closer. I never thought I had a death wish until I met him.
Witches, vamps, werewolves and…..something else, all centered round a school to train up vamps and their ‘community’!
I really liked this read! I haven’t read an adult pnr for a while so it made a nice change.
So Vivi has to nick something off a vamp Prince to save her brother but she gets more than she bargained for in Lucca Della Morte!
But really they both get more than they bargained for!
I did guess what would happen quite early on but I still have no idea why she needed to steal that certain item but maybe it’s explained in another book?
I’m now chomping at the bit to read about Aurora and Saxon after that ending!
Buddy read with Sophie from Beware of the Reader! (Although I was naughty and read really fast as I couldn’t put it down!!!)
Dani and Eden Rivera were both born to kill dragons, but the sisters couldn’t be more different. For Dani, dragon slaying takes a back seat to normal high school life, while Eden prioritizes training above everything else. Yet they both agree on one thing: it’s kill or be killed where dragons are concerned.
Until Dani comes face-to-face with one and forges a rare and magical bond with him. As she gets to know Nox, she realizes that everything she thought she knew about dragons is wrong. With Dani lost to the dragons, Eden turns to the mysterious and alluring sorcerers to help save her sister. Now on opposite sides of the conflict, the sisters will do whatever it takes to save the other. But the two are playing with magic that is more dangerous than they know, and there is another, more powerful enemy waiting for them both in the shadows.
Dragons!
And dragon hunters <— I was less enthused about that but a dragon hunter and dragon forging a bond, sign me up!
Told in dual pov, we have sister dragon hunters in training, Dani and Eden, the latter now being bonded with a dragon who now find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict due to their own choices …
What follows is a journey of heartfelt moments, drama, jealousy and sadness.
I really liked Dani, hated Eden, loved Kieren but Nox was my utter fave and cemented the fact that I need a dragon bestie!
I loved this read, it was a tiny bit slow in the start for me but after a few chapters I was totally locked in and excited to see what was going to happen next! Now I need that second book and will be scouring SM now to see if there is any news!!!!
