Fairyloot – April 2020

Theme = Memories

‘Memories are precious things, aren’t they? They play a significant role in the featured book of the month and this theme revolves around memories, whether they’re good or bad, forgotten or unforgettable, hidden or exposed.’

Items inspired by Throne of Glass, The Beautiful, Harry Potter, Daughter of Smoke and Bone.

Included was:

🖤 Secret Book Vol. III by @noverantale

🖤 Terrasen Tote Bag by @fantasticalfeminism

🖤 Washi Tape by @tillanddill

🖤 Emoji Sticky Tabs by Fairyloot

🖤 Memory Vial Pin by @thatslovelydearshop

🖤 Saint Germain Pin Banner by @dustandpages

🖤 Tarot cards: Inspired by ToG by @Gabriella.bujdoso

 

BOOK OF THE MONTH

Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova

Set in a world inspired by Inquisition-era Spain, where magic is feared and rebels are trying to overthrow the crown. This tale of revenge, love and magic.

EXCLUSIVE COVER ✔

SPRAYED EDGES ✔

ARTWORK ON REVERSE OF DUST JACKET by @taratjah ✔

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ✔

The debut book in the Braxton Campus Mysteries, Academic Curveball, is available as a FREE Kindle download from 6/5 thru 6/9. This book won a Best Fiction award and was the #1 downloaded Kindle book in the highest possible category in February 2019 during the initial promotion. There are now 6 books available in the…

FREE KINDLE DOWNLOAD: Academic Curveball from 6/5 thru 6/9

IT ARRIVED!!!! 🧹🦉

Hogwarts House Edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix!!!!

It’s magnificent, and so big, over 800 pages of Harry Potter goodness!

There was a pre order incentive of Harry Potter Notebook!

To me the cover looks a bit off centre but it could be to do with the band that holds the book together.

But I’ll be using that!

Do you collect the special House Editions?

What House do you collect?

(I’m actually a Ravenclaw but my son is a Gryffindor and I lost the draw of which to collect!!!)

I read 12 books in May and I was really happy with that. But when I looked only 2 were from my huge tbr and that got rid of a bit of my joy!

My TBR is over 100 books, probably closer to 150, and these are books I bought as I wanted to read…..and I haven’t read them! Crazy!

So Tuesday to Thursday TBR popped in my head.

On a Tuesday to Thursday each week I am only going to read a book from my tbr. With smaller books I’ll be able to finish but with a bigger book I’ll have to carry it over to the next week (let’s hope that works!!!)

Has anyone done anything that’s worked to read their tbr?

Title: Moti on the Water

Author: Leylah Attar

A Greek family. An Indian family. A summer wedding on the Aegean coast…

Meet Moti Ferreira—spectacularly jinxed from the day she’s born.

Saddled with an eccentric mother, she stumbles upon the one man who holds the key to her freedom—the best man at her cousin’s upcoming wedding.

All Moti has to do is overcome her fear of water, board a yacht to the Greek Isles, seduce the dreamy Nikos Manolas, and survive two weeks at sea with her oddball family.

The only obstacle Moti doesn’t see coming is Alexandros Veronis, the onboard chef and star witness to her awkward mishaps. He transforms onions into chocolate and aroma into nostalgia. Day by day, his alchemy works its magic on Moti. But she’s not the only one falling under his spell. Everyone has a secret, growing round and ripe at Chef Alex’s table. When the masks fall off, they spill out one by one, and everything blows up in their faces.

Now Moti’s truth is exposed, and worse, she’s hooked on more than Alex’s midnight snacks. But this time, screwing up could be the best thing she’s ever done…

Omg. Funny. Hilarious. Laugh out loud. I actually had tears rolling down my face at points.

Moti is a walking disaster. And I say that with all the kindness in the world. If it’s going to happen, it will happen to her!

A prophesy told when Moti was born (just like Harry Potter!) and she is waiting for the man in said prophesy to appear but I’m rather on her Nan’s side ‘Your turn will come too. And when it does, don’t listen to anything but your heart.’

And let me tell you the Nan would’ve been my firm friend. The realist, most down to earth person in Moti’s family.

Who is it to be, Three-Thumbed Nikos or Chef Alex?

The revelations at the end. I thought this book was funny but the truths shared were just so good!

This story was just beautiful. Finding love at it’s finest.

With Shanah being super busy and taking a well deserved blog break, there is no Top 5 Tuesday for June so I thought I’d have a go at doing my own (not all the time, I struggled to come up with 5 weeks worth!!!)

I was toying with idea of a half year book-ish reflection and to set me up for the next half year – very loosely!

For the first topic I’m going to show you is Summer Releases (July and August) that I think will be perfect Summer reads.

(Click on the cover to take you to Amazon to read the blurb)

July

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning

August

Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer (Oh come on. You need this in your life!)

Set Fire to the Gods by Sarah Raasch and Kristen Simmonds

Reign by Cora Carmack (Maybe an audible exclusive?)

Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting

Do any of these take your fancy?

I’ve been giving serious thought to doing a Rick Riordan reread/read.

I sort of abandoned the 5 different series quite a few years ago but lately I’ve been thinking about picking back up….but that’s 21 very solid looking books!

My son has The Lightening Thief so I picked it up and read it….in 1 day and was completely engrossed! Then I ordered the set as I found it for £10! I do have some of Heroes of Olympus books and all the Kane Chronicles, I just need to find them!

So the question is, do I start reading the rest?

I’ve had many thoughts, maybe a binge month or read 1 a month or 2 a month but I just cant get settled on how best to tackle it.

Am I mad?

Have you ever reread a mammoth series?

How would you break it down to read?

Not only were many of the books in the Braxton Campus Mysteries discounted to .99 this week, but the 5th book, Haunted House Ghost, is also available as a Kindle download for only .99 from 5/29 thru 6/2. To take advantage of this discount, visit Amazon via this link. Overview of Haunted House Ghost It’s Halloween,…

Haunted House Ghost: Only .99 from 5/29 to 6/2

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

** NOTE – this is also my Moody May update! **

Isn’t it the best feeling when you get your mojo back?! And my mojo is BACK baby!!!

I don’t think it’s anything to do with the dreaded C word as I’m not really having extra time to read, however we did have a couple of Bank Holidays thrown in but I just think my love of reading has come back and the fact that I picked on a whim because of Moody May. I’m so going to keep doing that!

12 books = so happy! And it’s my birthday – what a present!!!

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Supernova by Marissa Meyer

See my review here.

The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence

See my review here.

Love Under Quarantine by Kylie Scott and Audrey Carlan

See my review here.

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

See my review here.

Embracing Destiny by Amelia Hutchins

See my review here.

The Hunter by LJ Shen

See my review here.

Bound by the Past by Cora Reilly

See my review here.

Just Kidding by Lani Lynn Vale

Look out for my series so far review soon!

Fries Before Guys by Lani Lynn Vale

Look out for my series so far review soon!

Maybe Swearing Will Help by Lani Lynn Vale

Look out for my series so far review soon!

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Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

See my review here.

Gemina by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

See my review here.

 

What did you read in May?