Fairyloot – June

Theme = Broody Banter: inspired by characters that are broody and sarcastic!

 

Wow…this box is filled with some great items and I could not be happier with the book, I wanted this but hadn’t picked it up yet.

 

• Raven Boys Patch by Bookmarkd.Tattoos with Ronan from The Raven Cycle.
• Reading Journal (June to December) – design by FictonTea Designs and art by Monolimeart and features broody characters such as Manon, Cardan and Holland.
• Simmer Down socks with a quote from Lux by Jennifer L Armentrout.
• Bloodwitch Enamel Pin designed by IronandInkDesigns.
• Woodmark by StellaBookishArt with a quote from Fire Falling by Elise Kova.
• Mermaid Tea inspired by Lira from To Kill a Kingdom made by TheTeaLeafCo.
• Secret Book of Banter designed by Noverantale. It’s a box where you can keep your bookish items which blends in with your books!
• Enamel paper clips designed by Taratjah. Characters include Jacks and Rowan.
• Print of Zuko from Avatar drawn by Taratjah.
• Tarot cards featuring characters from Harry Potter.

 

BOOK OF THE MONTH

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Fairyloot exclusive ✔

Shimmery sprayed edges ✔

Signed ✔

Exclusive delete chapter ✔

 

Do you get Fairyloot?

What’s your favourite item?

Top 5 Tuesday is brought to you by Shanah at the Bionic Bookworm – you can find her July topic post here.

The July Theme…….

The themed topics in July are books that start with a letter of the alphabet that I’ve read!!! I’ve gone through all my books I’ve read and tried to find some books that maybe I don’t choose for these types of challenges/tags typically…….so……

A to E

Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh

I really enjoyed this (and book 2) but decided to call it a day there as I realised there were 12 books!

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The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon

This book had me mesmerized!

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Corrupt by Penelope Douglas

Oh just delish…..a bully romance (they are quite evil but hold a special place in my heart!)

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Davy Harwood (Immortal Prophesies) by Tijan

I devoured this trilogy in a weekend. Was so good!

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Edge by Cora Brent

Part of the Gentry series spin off….and Conway! Loved him!

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That’s mine!

What are yours?

 

Jedson (The Ruins of Emblem #2) by Cora Brent

 

 

Everyone who knows me knows I love this author so when the chance of an arc came up, I grabbed with both hands!

Expect enemies-in-love steam and angst mixed with HOT revenge and twists and turns!!

 

LEAH

When I was too young to know any better Ryan Jedson fascinated me.

After he went on the run I thought I’d never see him again.

I was wrong.

Now that he’s back in town I realize it’s a bad idea to catch his eye.

And yet I can’t help it.

Sometimes you want the one you shouldn’t want.

But there’s a complication.

He has no idea that I’m the reason his life fell apart.

And I don’t know what he’ll do if he ever finds out.

RYAN

Back in the day when we were neighbors she was too young, not even worth a second look.

However, six years have gone by and now Leah Brandeis is fair game.

I see how she looks at me.

I understand she thinks her secret is safe.

And I’m playing along.

For now.

But soon the truth will come out and there will be hell to pay.

Because I know what she did.

I’ve always known.

Revenge is a dish best served cold, isn’t that how the saying goes? Well this was anything but cold, it was scorching hot ALL the way!

As usual, this author delivers a heartwarming and sweet story and weaves the characters histories and futures together to perfection. I always devour every word!

And can I just say that Misty is my spirit animal ‘Does he like prefer face time or parking it in the rear?’

Welcome to The Weekly Epilogue!

Hope you all had a good week?

What glorious weather we had this week! Temperatures got up to 33 degrees so it was POOL TIME!

We were going to have a HARRY POTTER MARATHON but decided we couldn’t miss this weather! I really don’t know why that’s in capitals..but I like it!!!

My reading was hampered by a migraine mid week that lasted 2 days, it was the longest I’ve ever had one 😭

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Jedson by Cora Brent (arc)

I love this author so much and she so did not disappoint with this! Look out for my review tomorrow!

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

I’m halfway through (my migraine stopped my progress!)

 

Lies by Kylie Scott (arc)

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How was your reading week?

What books did you read?

Book Blogger Test started over at Laura @Laura’s Book Review, I thought that this looked fun and thought I’d give it a go!

The rules:

You must answer all of these questions truthfully and once you’ve completed this tag, tag 5 other book bloggers to answer the questions next.

What are your top three book pet hates?

1) BROKEN SPINES……it makes me so sad!!!

2) Love triangles…..makes me want to throw something!

3) When you read a book that you think is a standalone……but there are no more pages left…..and you realise it’s not 😭

Describe your perfect reading spot

My bed with my bookish cushions with a coffee!

Tell us three book confessions

1) When I’m on a bus and see someone is reading, I’m downright nosey and will go to any lengths to stealthy see what they are reading!

2) I frequently tell my friends I cant go out as I have other plans……but I dont tell them it’s with my book!

3) I want to read ALL the young adult fantasy….and I am way past a young adult!

When was the last time you cried at a book?

I don’t really cry at books but A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole made me blub like a baby!!!

How many books are on your bedside table

1….my current read Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson.

What is your favorite snack whist you’re reading

Chocolate……..yum!

Name three books you’d recommend to everyone

Aurora Rising, Caraval and Skyward.

Show us a picture of your favorite shelf on your bookcase

Write how much books mean to you in 3 words

Happy, escapism, stability.

What’s your biggest reading secret?

Well…….its not really a secret as I expect people do it…..but I buy books and never read them. They are just sat there, gathering dust or taking up space on my kindle!

I tag: anyone who wants to do this tag!

The working week is over for me and I feel like I need a bit of humour to finish off the week….and what’s better than bookish humour?!

Sit back, relax, and chuckle along!

My first update of the year!

You can find my sign up post here and I said I wanted to read 31 backlist titles from my (huge) tbr pile!

In 2018 I really hit the ground running with Beat the Backlist, this year….not so much! But I haven’t done badly, I just need to step it up!

January to June stats

Read = 9

DNF = 2

Left to read = 20

These are the books I have read (or DNF!):

• First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones ✔
• Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo ✔
• The Gathering by LA Fiore ✔
• Cole by Tijan ✔
• Legend by Marie Lu ✔
• The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic ✔
• King Hall by Scarlett Dawn ✔
• Salvatore by Natasha Knight ✔
• Dominic by Natasha Knight ✔
• Giovanni by Natasha Knight DIDNT READ (see notes)
• Captive Beauty by Natasha Knight DIDNT READ (see notes)

Notes – I didn’t finish the Natasha Knight series as it was perfect where I left off and didn’t want to ruin it. In my head this makes sense!

Are you doing BTB this year?

How are you getting on?

Here we are again, the first half of the year done!

I feel like I haven’t read as much as I did this time last year (hello slump!) but the books I have read have been fabulous so this was really hard to choose!

Here are my books that I fell in love with in the first half of 2019 (not necessarily released then, I just read then!)

 

Untouchable by Sam Mariano – see my review here.

Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas – see my review here.

Malum by Amo Jones – see my review here.

Repeat by Kylie Scott – see my review here.

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer – see my review here.

So many good books coming out for the next half year that I expect my list will grow!!!

What books have been your best reads so far this year?

Top 5 Tuesday is brought to you by Shanah at the Bionic Bookworm – you can find her June topic post here.

Today’s topic is – Top 5 Best Fantasy

There are so many books I haven’t read yet that I was worried I wouldn’t do this justice…but here we go!

 

 

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

 

This is my favourite Harry Potter book so this had to go in my top 5!

 

Roar by Cora Carmack

 

 

Gah, I cant wait for Rage to be released!

 

Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas

 

 

This series is a must read in my opinion! Although we get to witness Calaena’s epic character growth, for me the secondary characters are just magical!!!

 

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

 

 

I totally fell in love with this series. Cress and Winter made my life!

 

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

 

 

The world created in this series is charming, magical and amazing. Plus Legend – need I say more?!

 

What would your top 5 be?

Have you read any of mine?