Fairyloot – October

Theme = Beautiful Deceptions

The theme is based on stories and characters that have been built around beautiful deceptions – twists and turns that you just didn’t expect!

• An exclusive Aelin Candle by Nerd Poured Candles. It smells all lemony and totally delish!
• Deceptive Queen Socks inspired by Victoria Aveyard’s, Red Queen. Love socks so I am sold!
• Faerie Deck of Cards featuring art by Emily Haynes in collab with FictionTea Designs. These cards are amazing and based on The Cruel Prince….these will be coming out on family card night!
• A Stories Keychain by KDP Letters based on The Winner’s Curse. I love a keyring so I’m sold again!!!
• A beanie! It’s by Fiction Tea Designs and inspired by Six of Crows. Now I look crap in a hat, think sticking a hat on the moon, but I might give this one a go!
• Wrens Secret peppermint green tea by The Tea Leaf Company. I don’t drink tea so this is going to my Mum!!!

There is also some Grishaverse badges and a bookmark!

Book of the month

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

I was so excited to get this as it was on my ‘must buy’ list for November!

Exclusive cover ✔

Sprayed edges ✔

Signed by the author ✔

Happy Firework Night UK!

We went to a public fireworks display on the weekend so tonight we will be having some sparklers in the garden with some hotdogs!

Stay safe!

Don’t know about Firework Night?

From Wikipedia: Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London; and months later, the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot’s failure.

Welcome to The Weekly Epilogue! Hope you all had a good week?

What a week!

• School holidays ✔
• Spooky zoo trip ✔
• Cinema ✔
• Carving pumpkins ✔
• Halloween ✔
• Hosptial visit ✔
• Firework display ✔

AND READING!!!!

I only actually read 1 this week but it was HUGE!

BOOKS I READ

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas

980 pages. This is one big book! But it filled my heart with joy! I even cried which is so not like me! I’ll be posting my review soon.

I decided to scrap my ‘What I’m currently reading’ and ‘What I want to read next’ and put here what I want to read for the month.

• Nightblood by Elly Blake (left over from my October reads!)
• The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (last 3 books from Beat the Backlist)
• Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
• Kennedy by Addison Jane (beta)
• Pucked Love by Helena Hunting (arc)
• Violent Desires Anthology (arc)

Pretty ambitious considering size of some of these books, wish me luck!!!

How was your reading week?

What books did you read?

Grazing through posts and I read this, it really made me think…….

Rules

◊ Post a blogpost saying you’ll be joining me trying to reach all those goals and challenges we committed ourselves to throughout the year.

◊ Share your list of challenges, goals and whatnot and state what you’re going to try and reach / tick off during this month’s read-a-thon.

So this ticked a couple of things off my book bucket list!

• Spooky read close to Halloween ✔
• Read a middle grade book ✔

And I loved it. And I want more!!!

CJR THE BRIT REVIEW

I loved the Monsters of Verity, I haven’t read a middle grade book before and the blurb grabbed me (and it’s nearly Halloween!)

Ghosts, ghouls and spectres…..and Cassidy ‘A little special. A little strange. Not quite alive but definitely not dead’. And she has a sidekick. A best friend. Jacob. Who isn’t alive.

I can’t tell you how much I loved this read. I flew through it! It was spooky and filled with facts that pulled me in and made me want to look up the actual history, I don’t think a book has ever made me want that! And was that may be a hint of more adventures to come?

Happy Halloween!

‘When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.’

Quote from QuoteIdeas.com

Continuing my spooky reads and reviews we have The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox.

This was a complete bargain. I got the ebook for 99p, what a steal! And I loved it, but I was a bit scared! Read my review to see why!!!

CJR THE BRIT REVIEW

So I don’t read scary books, I’m a scardey-cat by heart, but this book called to me in all it’s 1800’s charm…and it is Halloween soon!

I read with bated breath waiting to find out what the scandal was (and it was a jaw dropper!), if there would be another scandal (I clearly like the oldey world drama!), who would be the witch and who would get the man.

Then I read this, at 11pm and nearly soiled my undies (remember scardey-cat!) ‘You attract them. Some mean you harm. Prepare for what lies ahead.’ OMG! Too much for my innocent brain!!!!!

I cannot believe this is the authors debut novel, it’s a corker. I was hanging off every word (even though I was worrying if I would sleep and I did have some funny dreams about my 8 year old loosing my bus pass, that I don’t even own, and having to get off the bus and walk home!)

But seriously people, this is a fabulous read, especially around Halloween!

The start of my spooky reads!!!!

I heard so much about this book that I wanted to love it. I liked it, but didn’t love it though…….

You’ll have to excuse my posts over the next few weeks, my laptop died so am trying to post from my phone…and it’s just not the same!!!

CJR THE BRIT REVIEW