Oh I had grand plans!
See my grand plans here on my opening post! Unforts my plans were railroaded by my inability to actually write down what arcs I have arriving!
But I did read 4 out of the 7!!!
Enchantee by Gita Trelease
Slayer by Kiersten White
The Wicked King by Holly Black
Shadow of the Fox by Julia Kagawa
Did you take part?
How did you do?
My first update of the year for this challenge!
To recap the prompts are:
For me, so far so good!
January – free read
The Boys of Brayshaw High by Meagan Brandy
February – Sports Romance
Only Work, No Play by Cora Reilly
March is fantasy and I plan to read…….
Are you doing this challenge?
How are you getting on?
I was lucky enough to receive an arc and was so excited to read! Although I was never a Buffy watcher really, I wanted to read cause who doesn’t love this genre! Unforts it wasn’t really for me……
Into every generation a Slayer is born…
Nina and her twin sister, Artemis, are far from normal. It’s hard to be when you grow up at the Watcher’s Academy, which is a bit different from your average boarding school. Here teens are trained as guides for Slayers—girls gifted with supernatural strength to fight the forces of darkness. But while Nina’s mother is a prominent member of the Watcher’s Council, Nina has never embraced the violent Watcher lifestyle. Instead she follows her instincts to heal, carving out a place for herself as the school medic.
Until the day Nina’s life changes forever.
Thanks to Buffy, the famous (and infamous) Slayer that Nina’s father died protecting, Nina is not only the newest Chosen One—she’s the last Slayer, ever. Period.
As Nina hones her skills with her Watcher-in-training, Leo, there’s plenty to keep her occupied: a monster fighting ring, a demon who eats happiness, a shadowy figure that keeps popping up in Nina’s dreams…
But it’s not until bodies start turning up that Nina’s new powers will truly be tested—because someone she loves might be next.
One thing is clear: Being Chosen is easy. Making choices is hard.
So I admit that I didn’t watch too many Buffy’s and when I did I was only there for Spike!!!!! But this book intrigued me so I needed to read and it’s my first book by this author……
Nina (Athena), the last Slayer as it turns out, has always been overshadowed by her sister Artemis…..
‘Artemis is the strong twin. The powerful twin. The chosen twin. And I am . . . the one who got left behind.’
But not for long!
There was quirky humour, family drama, action and mystery but whilst I enjoyed this, I didn’t love it. The whinging from Nina made my teeth hurt where I was clenching my jaw so much! I wanted to shout ‘just stop it!’
But I can see a lot of people loving it. Maybe as I wasn’t a true Buffy fan that it went over my head?
What did you think?
Welcome to The Weekly Epilogue!
Hope you all had a good week?
I started the week with a stinking cold, it has not been pleasant!
Also my reading list didn’t go according to plan, in fact at this point I’ve had to throw my February reading list out the window as I have no chance. The culprit? Well me actually! All those arcs I forgot I signed up for that have arrived!
The Wicked King by Holly Black
Slayer by Kiersten White
Look out for my reviews for both of these!
The Hermit by Cora Brent (arc)
Bennett Mafia by Tijan (arc)
How was your reading week?
What books did you read?
Do you have seasonal reading habits?
This is something that has intrigued me for a while so I decided to take to Goodreads to see if I had any seasonal reading habits. In my mind I thought I did so I wanted to actually see if I was right.
Summer
I thought I would’ve got more of my reading done in summer…sitting in the garden/on the beach/in the park reading pages aplenty but that wasn’t the case.
But if I think about it, I spend most of my summer busy, be it on holiday or out doing stuff with my son enjoying the weather (and wearing him out!) so this was my least number of books read in any year.
Autumn and Winter
I’ve clubbed these 2 together as they were my most productive seasons it seems. Autumn and Winter seem to be when I get the majority of my reads in.
I thought that nights get darker earlier and it’s cold…and there is nothing like snuggling up with a hot coffee reading a book!
Spring
I thought this would be a slow season for reading but it’s not as slow as summer but not as good as Autumn/Winter.
My guess is that maybe things are starting to ramp up outside the house as the weather is better or maybe I’m experiencing a bit of burn out?
Do you think you are a seasonal reader?
What seasons do you read more books in do you think?
“I’ve done far worse than what I went to prison for.
She has no idea how bad this can get.”
Doesn’t that make you want to read? I loved Damon from the get go so this was a no brainer for me!
Title: Kill Switch
Series: Devils Night #3
Author: Penelope Douglas
WINTER
Sending him to prison was the worst thing I could’ve done. It didn’t matter that he did the crime or that I wished he was dead. Perhaps I thought I’d have time to disappear before he got out or he’d cool off in jail and be anything but the horror he was.
But I was wrong. Three years came and went too fast, and now he’s anything but calm. Prison only gave him time to plan.
And while I anticipated his vengeance, I didn’t expect this.
He doesn’t want to make me hurt. He wants to make everything hurt.
DAMON
First thing’s first. Get rid of her daddy. He told them I forced her. He told them his little girl was a victim, but I was a kid, too, and she wanted it just as much as I did.
Step two… Give her, her sister, and her mother nowhere to run and no fuel to escape. The Ashby women are alone now and desperate for a knight in shining armor.
But that’s not what’s coming.
No, it’s time I listened to my father and took control of my future. It’s time I showed them all—my family, her family, my friends—that I will never change and that I have no other ambition than to be the nightmare of their lives.
Starting with her.
She’ll be so scared, she won’t even be safe in her own head by the time I’m done with her. And the best part is I won’t have to break into her home to do it.
As the new man of the house I have all the keys.
I don’t really know where to begin.
This book did everything to me. I’m not even sure I can describe my feelings….but here goes….
The hopelessness, the sadness, the betrayal, the most beautiful thing I have ever read in my life. I felt utterly helpless in places. The despair I felt. Omg. I have never felt this many strong emotions reading a book! ‘Don’t let me go.’
Oh flipping heck. The emotion. The shock. The revelations. We come to learn all about Damon. All of it. And it is heartbreaking. It will gut you.
That crescendo from 70%, it feels like I held my breath the whole way to the end.
Damon.
Winter.
‘You’re different than them. Different than my friends. Different than Ari. Different than my parents, my sister, and every woman. You see everything.’
To say I was in love with The Cruel Prince is an understatement! I needed more Cardan!
You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.
The first lesson is to make yourself strong.
After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.
When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.
So it feels like I’ve been waiting for an age to read this! The Cruel Prince was such a great read…..and now I have The this in my my grabby hands.
And I loved it!
Cardan was everything I wanted him to be. Jude was….omg Jude went from strength to strength in my eyes. There was lies, there were schemes, there was treachery, there were plans, there were shocks and I want more!
‘You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself that strong.’
My first time getting a hangover kit from Faecrate!
Even though I nearly had to sell a kidney to pay for shipping and the box was so late, I still love it. Like really love it! The stuffs inside are amazing!!!!
What I love about this is every crate purchased has a portion of its proceeds donated to a children’s cancer centre so no family receives a bill.
Thorn socks
Socks are always a hit with me!
Leaf tea infuser
I’ve never actually used anything like this before so I’ll need to Google!
Fae Prince plushie
Omg Cardan is so cute…..and he has a tail!!!!!
Rowan Berry Protection Necklace
You never know when you will need this…..Fae folk could be anywhere!
Spill the tea made by A Court of Candles
I actually am not a tea lover but I’m defo going to try this!
Elfhame tea towel designed by Blissfully Bookish
Love a tea towel!
Double sided pillow case designed by Gabriella Bujdoso
Love, love, love! It’s going on my bed!
Underwater Oaths candle made by Burning Bright Library
Love a candle so hit with me…..My son tells me it’s smells delish but as I have a stinking cold, I can’t smell anything!
The Generals Crest iron on patch designed by LK Design Studio
My son has already claimed this!
Court of Shadows Trading cards designed by @RachelHanke27
Omg, love! They are so cute!
Wicked Golden Acorn teacup and saucer designed by @ekatearcher
I simply love this. I am gleeful!
Exclusive set of dust jackets designed by Gabriella Bujdoso
I’m not sure I’ll really use these but they are beautiful.
The Wicked King by Holly Black with a signed bookplate and author letter.
Goes without saying…..I love!
To say my bank account is excited for March is an understatement!
1 book!
And it’s a novella!
I’m also quite excited about the prospect of knocking some books off my tbr without adding to it! Although I do have 4 arcs to read in March…..aah well, best laid plans and all that!
Without further ado, here it is!!!
Eli’s Triumph by Joanna Wylde
I love the Reapers MC. If they were real then Ruger would be my boyfriend!!!!! Paahahaha!
CJRTB Books 