Title: The Iron King

Series: The Iron Fey #1

Author: Julie Kagawa

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan’s life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she’s known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth – that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she’ll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

Fabulous. I could not put this down!!!
I mean a book about Fae, a half human girl and a handsome Prince? Sign me up!!!

We start with Meghan Chase and weird goings on in her home, there are revalations and then the hunt is on to find someone that has been taken…..which takes Meghan and her companions into Nevernever and beyond……

All I can say is that this is just such a gripping read, I was hanging on every word, ready for the next part. I really didn’t think I’d enjoy it this much but I really did!

Meghan, Robbie and Grim were great characters (especially Grim) but Ash stole the show for me. I mean I really don’t want to say any more as you need to experience this for yourself:
‘Do not lose your heart to a faery prince. It never ends well.”

I mean I am a sucker for romance but this guy stole my heart! Ash is just delish.

So anyway, I won’t gush on about Ash because I’ve just finished this and I must immediately go and get book 2 because I need, yes need, to read more.

Thank Gawd I never read this book when it first came out because the wait for a second book would’ve finished me off!

Back with another Blogmas post!

I know this isn’t books but watching Christmas films is a staple in my household and really gets me and my son in the mood!

My utter faves……

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

Home Alone and Home Alone 2

And every year we watch……

Elf

And a new entry for me and my son…..

Christmas Chronicles 1 and 2! We loved the first film and we have just watched the 2nd and we want to watch it again!

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In January 2020 I compiled a Top 5 Tuesday of books I wanted to read in 2020 so I thought I’d take a look back to see if I read them!

You can see my original post here.

Question is…..did I do it?!!!

The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell ✔

Well this actually a DNF but you can’t love them all!

Supernova by Marissa Meyer ✔

See my review here.

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ✔

See my review here.

The First Girl Child by Amy Harmon ✔

See my review here.

Lifelike by Jay Kristoff ✔

See my review here.

Well I’d say that was a resounding success!

Do you ever do look back posts like this?

Last year was my first ever time joining in Blogmas and I really loved doing it (and reading other peoples post’s) so decided to do it again! I think after the year we have had, we need some cheer!

I’m hoping this will be a fun series of posts on the blog starting on 2nd December and ending on Christmas Eve!

I know that’s more than 12 days………..

I’ve seen most bloggers participate in Blogmas and post on consecutive days but I didn’t want to pressure myself that much over the Christmas lead up so I’ll be posting Blogmas posts every other day.

The prompts I’ll be using are:

2nd – introduction

4th – look back at Top 5 Tuesday books I wanted to read

6th – favourite Christmas films

8th – anticipated 2021 books

10th – would you rather Christmas edition

12th – look back 2020 anticipated reads

14 – 2021 book plans

16th – Books I didn’t get to

18th – my Christmas so far

20th – my challenges: a close

22nd – best books 2020

24th – Happy Christmas!

 

HAPPY BLOGMAS!

Title: How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

Series: The Folk of the Air #3.5

Author: Holly Black

Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue.

Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone . #1 New York Times bestselling author, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame’s enigmatic high king, Cardan. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan’s perspective.

This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collector’s item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old.

2 stories, a troll and a life where no one really cared.

This quick speed through Cardan’s life gave insight into what shaped him…..and what made him the man he is today (well whatever timezone they are in!!)

His feelings for Jude, even early on, made me smile and just reminded me how dark and delish he is!

‘She ought to be nothing. She ought to be insignificant. She ought not to matter. He had to make her not matter.’

I really liked the more up to date point of view of Cardan and how happy he and Jude are.

And can I just say how gorgeous the illustrations are. Really enjoyed this whole experience!

Welcome to Closing the Chapter! I hope you had a great reading month?

England have been in lockdown again and we are inching closer to Christmas 🎄🎅 In fact we put up our Christmas tree on the 21st for a bit of joy!

You would think being in lockdown would give me more time to read but after a great start to the month I had a slump! But I did read 5 books, 2 audio books and 1 dnf so that’s not too bad!

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Fable by Adrienne Young

See my review here.

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Love Song by Kylie Scott

See my review here.

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Dream Bites Cookbook by Kristen Ashley

See my review here.

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Memento by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

See my review here.

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Blood and Honey by Shelby Mahurin

See my review soon!

Touched by Elisa S Amore was a DNF unforts 😦

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Obsidio by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

See my review here.

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Truelife by Jay Kristoff

See my review soon!

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What did you read in November?

Title: Blood and Honey

Series: Serpent and Dove #2

Author: Shelby Mahurin

After narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Dames Blanches, Lou, Reid, Coco, and Ansel are on the run from coven, kingdom, and church—fugitives with nowhere to hide.

To elude the scores of witches and throngs of chasseurs at their heels, Lou and Reid need allies. Strong ones. But protection comes at a price, and the group is forced to embark on separate quests to build their forces. As Lou and Reid try to close the widening rift between them, the dastardly Morgane baits them in a lethal game of cat and mouse that threatens to destroy something worth more than any coven.

The truths are out there so now it all hots up. Alliances must be won and the war is on like kong.

I set in and there was love and light…

‘In truth, there’d been no choice at all. There never had been. I loved her. And if I had to run, hide and fight for that love, I would. For the rest of my life, I would.’

But then evil in all forms started chipping in to everything I loved about Serpent and Dove. This book was much darker and even though I love the darker side, this book gutted me! At one point my face actually blanched….and it never does that!

Oh the emotions and not all of them good. But I did love that the dirty songs were back!!!

If I’m truly honest I was here for Lou and Reid and their relationship, I loved those bits! One exception to that is a new character, Claud. I loved him!

But then ending hit me like a wrecking ball! Never saw that coming! Next book please!