Here’s what’s tantalising me that’s releasing in November…
It’s going to be a bad month for my bank account as I’ve preordered them all!!!!!
The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer
Silver and Smoke by Helen Scheuerer Fallen City by Adrienne Young
Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Hollow by Caroline Peckham
Will you be getting these?
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Topic: Gluten free cooking/celiac awareness
I did think hard about what to do and decided to do my favourite gluten free bakes…..but then I wanted to add in some awareness of why I (and my son) have to eat gluten free….so here we are!
My son and I have celiac disease. It’s a serious illness where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues when you eat gluten.
Five facts:
~ It’s not an allergy or food intolerance, it’s an auto immune disease.
~ BROWS (barley, rye, oats, wheat, spelt) – we cannot eat these!
~ Cross contamination is a big problem.
~ Coeliac disease affects 1 in 100 people.
~ But only 36% who have the condition have been diagnosed.
Five gluten free bake recipes I’ve found, tried and loved!
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 for me this week. I went back on a phased return, so only doing half days, but it became clear pretty quickly that my brain had actually left the building! I was there more in body than mind!
I only did rereads this week, being back at work after 8 weeks and getting back used to it, I just wanted that comfort!
Throne of Glass/Crown of Midnight/Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas (rereads)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
See my reviews soon!
Unboxing – Illumicrate: September
Review – Cinder House by Freya Marske
Unboxing – Fairyloot Romantasy: September
Feature – November releases
Review – Broken Souls and Bones by LJ Andrews
What have you read lately?
Title: Terms of Service
Author: Ciel Pierlot
Luzia N.E. Drainway never really thought too much about the Astrosi. They lurk above and below Bastion City – a giant multileveled megalopolis she calls her home – and they tend to keep to themselves. On the rare occasions they use their magics to meddle with human affairs, most people with an ounce of sense steer clear of whichever unfortunate soul happens to be their victim. Luzia is far too dedicated to repairing and maintaining the frequently-damaged Bastion to pay them much attention, and prefers to ignore the Astrosi just like everyone else.
That disregard gets blown out of the water when a rogue Astrosi and nefarious trickster named Carrion kidnaps her nephew and sells him to the Eoi, one of the Astrosi courts.
With no other options to save her nephew, Luzia trades her life for his and finds herself in service to the Eoi. Unfortunately for her, Astrosi logic is acrobatic in ways even the most devious human mind can barely comprehend. It’s not until the deal is struck that she realizes she’s trapped in the most abstruse verbal contract imaginable. She is essentially conscripted into their ranks, and her devotion to her city becomes stretched to breaking point by her new masters’ orders.
As she struggles under this weight, she begins to uncover the secrets of the Astrosi people – the internal battles for power between the two kingdoms, the never-ending conflict between them, the trickster Carrion who somehow bridges that gap, and the very nature of the Bastion itself.
I absolutely loved The Hunters Gambit so dived headfirst into this and I really enjoyed it – I do love a sci-fi/fantasy read!
We meet Luzia who is a world called Bastion but she is thrown into the world of the Astrosi when her nephew gets taken and Luzia swaps places with him.
It had:
~ A unique story
~ Fae
~ Small but of romance
~ Fabulous world building
~ Retribution vibes
~ Relatable characters
~ Twists!
I actually loved the world building so much that I would love to go and see it all with my own eyes!
I totally recommend this book! What are you waiting for, go get it!
Sound like something you’d like?
Fairyloot Romantasy – September 2025
Moulded by Iron
Perfect for readers that love:
⚔️ Romance and Rebellion
🌸 Blindsiding Twists
🦋 Alchemical Magic
Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider
🖤 An EXCLUSIVE REDESIGNED COVER with artwork by @deajulia and design by @lydiablagden
🖤 A REVERSIBLE DUST JACKET featuring a colour variation of the trade cover
🖤 FULL COLOUR ARTWORK ON THE HARDCOVER with foil by @duckhymn
🖤 CHARACTER ARTWORK ON THE ENDPAPERS with foil by @carasalexandra (different front and back)
🖤 DIGITALLY SPRAYED EDGES on all three edges by @duckhymn
🖤 BONUS CONTENT: A bonus chapter and author letter with a digital signature bound into the book.
Brynn has spent the better part of her life waiting for the chance to attend the annual market hosted by the Kenta, the very same people who exiled the Alaha to live a life over the sea. A rite of passage for all young guards, she’s not sure what to expect from it, but breaking a century- long peace treaty certainly isn’t on her map.
Neither is the encounter with an enemy soldier.
Returning home to Alaha, she’s confronted with the aftermath of the day’s events. The future is uncertain as the threat of hunger looms over the people. With rumors of a growing rebellion, Brynn and her closest friends promise to stick together.
When an unexpected visitor arrives, Brynn’s loyalty will be tested as she learns of a world of magic and treachery. Once her enemy, always her enemy, right? But the dark, knowing eyes of a stranger make her question everything…
…including her heart.
Sound like something you’d like? I cant wait to read it!
Title: Cinder House
Author: Freya Marske
Ella is a haunting.
Murdered at sixteen, her ghost is furiously trapped in her father’s house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters.
Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her prison, there are limits. She cannot be seen or heard by the living people who surround her. Her family must never learn she is able to leave. And at the stroke of every midnight, she finds herself back on the staircase where she died.
Until she forges a wary friendship with a fairy charm-seller, and makes a bargain for three nights of almost-living freedom. Freedom that means she can finally be seen. Danced with. Touched.
You think you know Ella’s the ball, the magical shoes, the handsome prince.
You’re halfway right, and all-the-way wrong.
Oh, this was beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time!
Ella is deceased but comes back as a ghost, bonded/trapped in the house where she grew up….along with her stepmother and her 2 daughters…who can see Ella and aren’t the nicest of people!
Like in the tale of Cinderella, the Prince invites all unmarried ladies to his ball as he needs to choose a bride……
As I said above, I loved this story, it was a fabulous take on the old tale. There was dancing, a lovely weird type of throuple, yearning, fairies, magic, sorcerers, and bargains!
The ending made my heart sing!
Sound like something you’d like?
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: Satisfying Book Series
I guess some of mine are more mainstream choices so a lot of people will have them! But this is a subject that I could’ve added so many to!!!
The Infernal Devices
The Shepherd King
Legends of Thezmarr
Throne of Glass
Ironside Academy
Crowns of Nyaxia
The Empyrean
Emily Wilde’s
The Extraordinaries
All for the Game
Have you read any of these?
September 2025
Theme = KNIGHTCORE!
A true knight can fight everything . . . except their feelings.
Items inspired by Legendborn, Gideon the Ninth, Song of the Lioness, and The Knight and the Moth.
💛 Excalibur Replica inspired by Legendborn with artwork by @staceymcevoy.caunt
💛 Lioness Rampant Cosmetic Bag – artwork by @vellumoth and inspired by Song of the Lioness
💛 Nine for the Tomb Bookmark Set featuring character from Gideon the Ninth – artwork by @ merwildandco
💛 Sixth Omen Bunting – artwork by @swanbones inspired by Knight and the Moth
The Second Death of Locke by VL Bovalino
✨ An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @teradiamart; design by @chattynora)
✨ Full colour art and foil on the hardback (art by @dominikmayerart; design by @chattynora)
✨ Digitally printed edges (by @chattynora)
✨ Illustrated endpapers (by @emmagilletteart); different front and back
✨ Bound-in author letter
✨ Bonus content
✨ Digitally signed by the author (on the author letter)
Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice.
Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier.
She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier’s to use. Grey would do anything for Kier – be anything for him – if he would only ask.
When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into the dangerous heart of their nation’s war, Grey and Kier will need to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their secret.
For Grey is no ordinary magical well, but heir to the lost island of Locke – the root of all power. If she dies, all magic dies with her.
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 for me tomorrow!
This week, before I go back to the rush of work, I decided to get caught up on everything that was outstanding, I cleaned, cleared, I had a pedicure and my son had his last school pictures ever (sob)!!!
I’ve only finished one book this week but am halfway through an audiobook and also halfway through a reread of Throne of Glass!
🎧 A Steeping of Blood by Hafsah Faizal
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
See my review soon!
Calendar – Hello October
Feature – Stacking the Shelves: September
Review – Cinder House by Freya Marske
Unboxing – Fairyloot Romantasy: September
What have you read lately?
