Happy May!
‘May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive.’ ~ Fennel Hudson
‘You are as welcome as the flowers in May.’ ~ Charles Macklin
Hello May!
TTT – Books with a Colour in the Title
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.
Topic: Books with a Colour in the Title
A slight swerve from the actual topic!
And only 8!!!!!
ARC Review: The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Title: The Knight and the Moth
Series: Stonewater Kingdom #1
Author: Rachel Gillig
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Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.
Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil’s visions. But when Sybil’s fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she’d rather avoid Rodrick’s dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.
Listen up Batholomew – if you’re going to read 1 book this year, let it be this one!
A Diviner, a Knight, a King, a gargoyle, Omens and dreams.
A coin, an inkwell, an oar, a chime, and a loom stone.
If you loved One Dark Window then you’re going to LOVE this!
There was banter, there was drama, there was heartache, joy and A LOT of shocking revelations (that I didn’t even guess!) in this fast-paced story.
What an absolute hit this was! How the heck am I going to wait until the next book?!
I’ll leave you with these:
‘Swords and armor are nothing to stone.’
‘Knights are shooting stars, Six. They come and go. But you and me, our sisterhood of Diviners—we’re the moon.’
‘The gargoyle batted his eyes. Oh, Bartholomew. He’s dreamy.’
Sound like something you’d like?
The Sunday Post! Celebratory dance!!!!
The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer It’s a chance to share news, a post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received.
I hope you had a great week!
Back to work and school this week and I am TIRED! Honestly this working malarkey is for the birds!!!!! I was so glad to see the weekend!
I also did a little celebratory dance as I’ve managed to reach 1000 followers on my blog!
The Shadow Bride by Shelby Mahurin
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The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
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Look out for my reviews soon!
Calendar – Happy Easter!
Feature – Currently Reading!
Musings – Not a bookish post!
Review – The Shadow Bride by Shelby Mahurin
Calendar – Hello May
Feature – Stacking the Shelves
What have you read lately?
Review: The Shadow Bride by Shelby Mahurin
Title: The Shadow Bride
Series: Scarlet Veil #2
Author: Shelby Mahurin
BOOKS IN THE SERIES
The Scarlet Veil – review
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Célie’s life is over. She took her final breath trying to save the people she loves—including the powerful and enigmatic vampire king, Michal, who refused to let her go. When Célie wakes, she cannot walk in the sun; she can hear her friends’ heartbeats and she craves their blood. Michal has cursed her to the eternal existence of a vampire.
But Célie isn’t the only dead roaming the earth. Her sister, Filippa, has returned as a shadow of her former self, and other revenants are rising from their graves intent on revenge. The fragile balance between life and death has broken, awakening an even darker force—and he is coming for Célie, ready to claim her as his Bride. With the fate of their world at stake, Célie and Michal must set aside their searing attraction to mend the veil and right the balance, once and for all.
Back with Celie and Michal after the events of the last book and their dice with death….
Michal, oh Michal, how I love thee! I just love how this character was written….I’m smitten!
This was such a great conclusion to their story, I couldn’t stop reading! The chemistry, tension, drama and schexy scenes were golden!
Suitably vague, I know! But if you loved book 1 then you will fall in love with this one!
There were 2 characters that I simply adored in this book, both hilarious for totally different reasons, Celie’s Mum and the Witch, Mathilde, I’d build her a cottage!
The epilogue! Made my heart swell to epic proportions!
This duology is defo on my reread pile!
Sound like something you’d like?
Not a bookish post! Relaxation!!!!
Whilst I was away in Portugal, I realised some stuff, and I actually wrote it down so thought I would share! So this isn’t a bookish post (although I did read 3 books whilst we were away!)
I haven’t been abroad since my son was small, money was tight and then covid hit, but I had saved up some money, so we booked our holiday to Portugal!
The holiday bought time to think, a total slow down from my normal life. I didn’t realise just how rushed my life is!
Gone is the hubbub in my brain, rushing from one thing to the next to get it all done. I’ve had time to sit, think, relax.
It was like a balm for the soul. I actually feel refreshed and ready to go!
I realised it’s not the same, just having time off at home. Here we got to roam, to see new sights, have new adventures, eat at different places, sit on the balcony in the evening and just watch the world go by.
So we’ve decided that we’re going to try and do this every year (if I can save enough!)
I need this boost each year, need it for my brain, my body, my soul!
Do you feel like this? What do you do to get total relaxation?
Shelf-Care: Q & A with Caro
Busy mom. Overflowing laundry. Crumbs on the floor. But still finding time for books? Yep, she’s that kind of magic. 📚✨Welcome to the ultimate interview series where bookish moms spill their secrets on how they make time to read — even when life’s chaos never hits pause. If you’re a busy mom who loves books […]
Shelf-Care: Q & A with Caro
Currently Reading!!!!
I thought I’d start doing a couple of posts on what I’m currently reading! Although I will add these to my Sunday Post and also post my review, I thought this might be more up to date!
So… I’m listening to an audiobook and reading an earc:
I am lucky that I got an earc! I’m nearly halfway through….and I am hooked!
From Rachel Gillig, comes the next big romantasy phenomenon: a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a prophetess who is forced beyond the safety of her cloister on an impossible quest to defeat the gods with the one knight whose future is beyond her sight.
Back with Molly the Maid! I’m only a third of the way through and I am loving it!
When a daring art heist takes place at the Regency Grand, Molly’s life is threatened. The question is who’s out to get her, and why? Long-buried secrets will be revealed in this intriguing and heartwarming novel.
WHAT ARE YOU READING?
TTT – Books that Surprised Me
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.
Topic: Books that Surprised Me
Lately – in a good way!
Not so lately – in a good way!
What did you choose?
CJRTB Books 