A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.

A prince in danger must decide who to trust.

A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings.

Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war.

In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light.

I was really looking forward to this. I saw people said it reminded them of the Grishaverse….but I haven’t read those (but are up next!) so I went in with no expectations..not that you should judge a book on another authors series but just to explain where I was!!!

List format works for me here!

• I defo swooned for Malachiasz!

• Nadya and Malachiasz were fab to read together,

• Serefin was also very delish (to me!),

• Nadya annoyed me at times,

• The world building and the magic system was totally amazing,

• Loved that the Gods had actual personalities,

• It was on the darker side which I loved,

• The beginning had me sucked in,

• The ending was so action packed that I was on the edge of my seat,

• But the middle, it sort of sagged for me,

• The epilogue was defo oh yes.

Probably not for the first time ever, I am left feeling conflicted over a book and a rating. I’m going for 4 because I defo loved this more than I never …..

I thought I would a do a few top 5’s this year and this jumped out at me! Shanah at the Bionic Book Worm always has fabulous topics and you can find her March’s here.

I thought this was going to be a breeze. But it was really hard!

Manon and Aelin (Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas)

I mean come on. Two fabulous, lethal birds come together basically to rid the world of evil. Oh yes! The fact that Manon was so bad makes it 100% better in my book. I love her!

Tod and the Rock Chicks (Rock Chick series by Kristen Ashley)

There is nothing that Tod wouldn’t do for his rock chicks from dress lending, shoe pinching, wedding planning, wine nights and shoulders to cry on. I need a Tod in my life!

Cinder and Iko (Cinder series by Marissa Meyer)

I just loved reading about them together. They knew hardship so looked out for each other. The way Cinder carried around Iko’s chip all that time made me tear up!

Biker Bitches (Jamie Begley)

Tight knit, in your face, are a total scream and there is absolutely nothing they wouldn’t do for each other. And if you have read the series you know there isn’t much they havent done!

Harry Potter and Ron Wesley (Harry Potter series by JK Rowling)

This list wouldn’t be complete without a Harry Potter reference. Although it had it’s bumps, their friendship, along with Hermione, is the backbone of the series. Fills my heart with glee!

Welcome to The Weekly Epilogue!

Hope you all had a good week?

Was a busy week as I worked everyday and my son started swimming lessons during the week as well as weekends so I found trying to fit everything in was certainly challenging!

The above meant I didn’t have much reading time so only 1 book read this week! On one hand, only 1 book is rubbish but on the other, the book was so good I could’ve cried!

On the blog this week:

Feature: A Book and a Candle

Review: Free by Kristen Ashley

Books I want in April

Mini Reviews: The Benedetti Brothers by Natasha Knight

My favourite post from the blogosphere this week was by Amber at Step into A Book World.

The tagline had me giggling and is just how I feel – ‘Officially packing my bags and moving to the Night Court’!!!

See Amber’s review of A Court of Frost and Starlight here. 

Repeat by Kylie Scott (arc) – look out for my review on release day, 7th April.

I don’t want to put that much pressure on myself and I’m finding if I say I have to read a certain book then it makes a switch go off in my brain and I don’t read it (!) so the books I need to read in March are (and this is ambitious!):

• Meet Cute by Helena Hunting (arc)
• A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (Fairyloot readalong)
• Wicked Saints by Emily A Duncan
• Knights Lady by Bella Jewel

How was your reading week?

What books did you read?

I was first alerted to this book a year ago when I was strolling around in Waterstones and the cashier recommended…..but I didn’t get it……

Since then I’ve heard so much about it so when I saw that Amazon had the paperback on sale for £3 I knew I couldn’t resist any longer!!!

I’m also trying to get my reading-hater son to actually enjoy a book so I thought this might be it…….shall see!

So I guess my main questions are

• Has anyone read?
• If I loved Harry Potter, will I love this?
• What did you think?
• Do you have and not read yet?
• What’s stopped you?

Again, so many good books coming! I am still buried under all the new releases I haven’t read from the last 6 months so I need to get reading and also slow my buying down *famous last words*!!

Here are the books I want in April.  I read YA and also romance (got to mix it up!) so the list includes both!! (If you click on the cover it will take you to the blurb).

Repeat by Kylie Scott

Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

Fallen Princess by Chantal Fernando

What books are you looking forward to in April?