Top 5 Tuesday is brought to you by Shanah at the Bionic Bookworm, see her original post here.

Top 5 Worst Rulers

I thought this was going to be hard but once I sat down to think about it, it really wasn’t!

Dolores Umbridge

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Ok, not strictly a ruler but headmistress. I can safely say that I have never hated anyone more than I hated Umbridge and she was the WORST headmistress (and person!)

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Ace Anarchy

Supernova by Marissa Meyer

I really wanted Ace to make a comeback but when I realised he absolutely didn’t give a crappola about Nova, only what she could do to make him the ‘ruler’ of Gatlon, he went right down in my estimations!

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Joffrey Baratheon

Game of Thrones by George RR Martin

I don’t need to explain this surely? This weasley little git was vile!

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Queen Lilith

A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy

Eva’s mum was just pure evil.

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King Eldred Greenbriar aka Cardan’s Dad

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Useless, just useless!

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Who makes your list?

Title: Illuminae

Series: The Illuminae Files #1

Author: Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the worst thing she’d ever been through. That was before her planet was invaded. Now, with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra are forced to fight their way onto one of the evacuating craft, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.

But the warship could be the least of their problems. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their biggest threat; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady plunges into a web of data hacking to get to the truth, it’s clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: Ezra.

‘First. Survive. Then tell the truth.’

Ok, the audio was just totally amazing. If you have the chance, listen to it! I did laugh how they blanked out the swears though!!!

I need to see the physical book now as the events in this story are told through logs, IM’s, interviews, comms etc and this came through on the audio so well so want to see what the book looks like!

Kady Grant and Ezra Mason have just gone through a break up and then the world starts to end! Attacked and separated, they fight to get back together and try to survive the virus, affected people and an AI that is trying to kill, I mean protect everyone on board!

I must admit, at first, I didn’t know if I was enjoying this story but about a quarter through I was hooked, it was so cool!

Kady and Ezra were just so sweet. I listened to this book with such a massive feeling of dread, I was so worried about these characters!! Listening to Ezra made me tear up, he cannot bear the thought of leaving Kady behind. Gah heart in mouth!

To sum up, this was a totally fabulous story, I was worried that with the format of this that I wasnt going to like to characters, like it was too impersonal or something but my worries were brushed away with the swipe of a hazmat suit! I cant wait to see what comes next!

Now my reading mojo is firmly back, I feel much better about wanting allllll the books but believe it or not there are only 2 that I want need that are releasing in June!

(If I can stick to this then I’ll be amazed!)

Hood by Jenny Elder Moke

The daughter of Robin Hood? OMG, yes please!

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The Damned by Renee Ahdieh

I was actually granted an arc of this but I need that hardback to go with The Beautiful!

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Do you want any of the above?

What others are you looking forward to?

Title: House of Earth and Blood

Series: Crescent City #1

Author: Sarah J Maas

Bound by blood.
Tempted by desire.
Unleashed by destiny.

Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.

Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss’s enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he’s offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.

As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City’s underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion—one that could set them both free, if they’d only let it.

I was so pumped for this book!

Let me just say this book was long. Really long, 27 and a half hours on audio! I really enjoyed it, this author comes through again!

I had so many thoughts throughout this book that I decided, just like a story, to give my feelings beginning, middle and end.

Beginning – I was internally screaming at Bryce in my head anticipating what was coming! The relationship between Bryce, Danika and pack was heartwarming. They took her under their wing and it was beautiful. So I was understandably choked when the event happened!

Middle – oooh it’s all hotting up. The story ramping up and oh my gosh the sexual tension! I think I was looking forward to that more! Hunt and Bryce sitting in a tree! I think you know the type of relationship I mean *insert winky face*!!!!!!

End – what an ending! The last quarter of the book was non stop….and it was totally amazing!!!! I just kept shouting noooooo, no, no!!!! And that ending….what is to come??!!

The world building was great, set in the modern day but with all our favourite supernaturals, the slow burn romance was delish and the twists and revelations made my jaw drop!

I also want to give special mention to my fave character throughout…..Lehabah. That little fire sprite won my heart!

 

Top 5 Tuesday is brought to you by Shanah at the Bionic Bookworm, see her original post here.

Top 5 Cute Romances

I wanted to vere off the romance genre for books for this week, but I couldn’t do it entirely!!!!

Lou and Reid: Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin

Reid (witch hunter) and Lou (witch) find themselves married. And it is just so cute!

‘He gave me you.’

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Bryce and Hunt: Crescent City – House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas

It was an enemies to lovers, slow burn, friends first, romance for Bryce and Hunt. They made my heart swell, especially Hunt!

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Aurora and Kal: Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff

Be’shmai, need I say more?

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Cress and Thorne: Cress by Marissa Meyer

Oh the memories! I need a reread!

‘I promise, I will not let you die without being kissed.’

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Josh and Hazel: Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

Josh and Hazel, they made my heart so happy!

 

Who would make your top 5?

What is happening to me?

Sticking to a buying limit?

What am I becoming?

Dare I say it, sensible?

Nah no not really. There were just not many books I wanted to buy (that I’ve discovered yet, let me just add that caveat!)

Well in my book limit for April, this is what I got:

Aurora Burning by Jay Kristoff

OMG I GOT AN ARC, I WAS SO HAPPY!! <— yes shouty caps! Look out for my review!

🎧 Audio

The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli

I decided that I might as well listen on audio even though I have the physical book!

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What books did you get in April?

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

Well what a month, a month like I’ve never had before!

I’m working from home and my son is home schooling and we have slipped into this being the norm now, not sure if that’s a good thing or not!

But I am pleased to say my reading mojo is back! It makes me so happy to say that!

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Aurora Burning by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufmann

See my review here.  

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Ho, Ho Hennessy by Jamie Begley

See my review here.

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Baiting Him by Aurora Rose Reynolds

See my review here.

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By Any Other Name by Kayti McGee and M Pierce

See my review here.

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Splinters of You by Anne Malcom

See my review here.

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Crescent City by Sarah J Maas

Look out for my review soon!

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What did you read in April?

Anyone collect the House Editions of the Harry Potter series?

I did miss a trick when I started collecting these by getting Gryffindor instead of my house, Ravenclaw (one day when I have spare money I will go back and collect if I can!!!)

Anyway, I was doing some online browsing and realised the pre-order is out for The Goblet of Fire and there is a FREE NOTEBOOK!!!!

TAKE MY MONEY!!!

Title: Splinters of You

Author: Anne Malcom

Words are my weapon.
Stories wrap around my soul, choking me, capturing you.
I don’t work in dreams.
I don’t offer escapes.
I cage you within my nightmares.

Magnolia Grace is a horror writer, despite what the name might suggest.

One of the best in the business, if you asked around.

Pressure comes with that title. Expectation for the next nightmare. The next bestseller.
Sickness.
That’s what it is.
She can’t be healthy. Because that means she won’t write.
And she hasn’t been writing.

A looming deadline and a crumbling psyche drive her into the woods. To a cabin which was the site of a grizzly murder.

A serial killer, butchering women, toying with her.

Her plan is to borrow some of the horror that seeped into the soil.

But hers follows her.

The woods are meant to be her escape. But they are almost her demise.
Almost.

He was an unlikely saviour. An unexpected muse. He has horrors of his own. A motorcycle club looking to settle a score. A soul too broken to offer her anything but pain.

Author, Magnolia Grace has left New York for the middle of no where in Washington (it’s called Terror people, be warned!) to basically get her mojo back and maybe to run away. I’m still thinking about this whilst I mull it all over in my mind still!

‘I was here to save myself. With my laptop and my fucked-up imagination.’

Five reasons you should read this book:

The starts to every chapter. Chilling but strangley beautiful!

The god damned suspense, the trepidation, in this story killed me. I don’t read suspense or horror for that matter normally as I am a pussy but I swear I nearly wet myself a few times reading this! I was just so into it that I couldn’t look away!

This book is as dark as my soul!

The best friend, Katy. I love her ‘And she did save me. By being her insensitive, callous, self.’ Katy = my spirit animal.

Mags and Saint’s relationship. God they are perfectly imperfect for each other!

I need to go and calm myself down after devouring this in 1 sitting…..hopefully I can sleep without the details going over and over in my mind!