Happy Easter everyone!
My son has been munching chocolate since 7.30am and apparently I’m not allowed to bat an eyelid!!!!
Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.” — S.D. Gordon
Series Review: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
(Firstly let me apologise for the above graphic – I know its bad but we have had some internet issues and had to grab the time given!!)
Well, well, well, what a gem this was! I had this series on my tbr for a while, I was getting a book every now and then and promising myself I would read…..and then never got round to it!
I added this series to my Beat The Backlist Challenge and then devoured it in a month (along with arc reads I had commitments on!)
I was so glued to this story! I fell in love with Dimitri. Head over heels. Also with Christian and Adrian (although he was a bit creepy at times!) Loved Lissa but did find Rose a bit annoying at times, her decision making process needs work!!
So now I am left feeling bereft. I have finished the series and I want to unread and read it all again for the first time!
Have you read Vampire Academy?
What were your thoughts?
Here are my reviews:
#1 Vampire Academy (review)
#2 Frostbite (review)
#3 Shadow Kiss (review)
#4 Blood Promise (review)
#5 Spirit Bound (review)
# 6 Last Sacrifice (review)
CJR The Brit Review: Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
Oh wow. You know when you read a book and it captivates you? Well this book did it for me! Vikings!
Here is a bit about the book:
OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE.
Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield—her brother, fighting with the enemy—the brother she watched die five years ago.
Faced with her brother’s betrayal, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan thought to be a legend, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved family.
She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother’s friend, who sees her as a threat. They must do the impossible: unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by one. Driven by a love for her clan and her growing love for Fiske, Eelyn must confront her own definition of loyalty and family while daring to put her faith in the people she’s spent her life hating.
CJR THE BRIT REVIEW
Vegr yfir fjor. Honor above life.’
Eelyn is an Aska warrior, every bit a tough viking woman, strong, fearless but in battle she sees her brother, Iri, who she thought to be dead. From that moment she is pulled into the Riki way of life. But Eelyn has much more to fear than the Riki.
The picture this book painted of the viking world made me feel if I was there (mind you I don’t think I could handle seeing an animal sacrifice for real!)
The writing was sublime and the story, oh the story, I read this book slowly, savouring every word. How it focused on their world and family values, it won a place in my heart and it certainly pulled all the feels out of me!
In short, I loved every bit about it!
CJR The Brit: Fairyloot Unboxing *contains spoilers*
I was really looking forward to Fairyloot’s February’s box, Twisted Tales!
It was full of amazing bookish stuffs! I love that it is all things I can actually use!
A mug! A Grimm Tales mug designed by Aunjuli Art! Bookish mugs are my favourite!
A Hinterland candle by Wick and Fable. Melissa Albert helped them come up with the scent!
Poisonous Apple Bath salts by Little Heart with artwork by Till and Dill.
Socks! The Witch and the Gingerbread House socks inspired by Hansel and Gretel.
A woodmark! Ink and Wonder designed this Exclusive Little Red Riding Hood woodmark for Fairyloot!
Book of the month
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. It’s signed by the author, Yes actually signed. I read the ebook but now I have the hardback in my mitts! I’m so happy!
Do you get any bookish boxes?
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