Happy October! Have a great month!

“I wish that every day was Saturday and every month was October.”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“In the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October.” – Alexander Smith

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.

Hope you’ve had a good week!

A pretty normal week apart from the weather has been awful. It’s been constantly raining which led to some flooding in some parts of the country (thankfully not my city).

My son had his annual bloods appointment this week and it was weird because they couldn’t get any blood out of him, it just wasn’t giving it up! Fortunately after the 4th try on his other arm, it was successful, but oh, so slow!

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What I’ve Read

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas (reread)
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🎧 Nettle by Bex Hogan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Look out for my reviews soon!

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You might have missed…..

Review – Wisteria by Adalyn Grace                   
Unboxing – Fairyloot Romantasy                                             Challenge  – Audiobook Challenge Update   Feature – Stacking the Shelves 

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What have you read lately?

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. Don’t forget audiobooks!

In other words, if you can read it or if it can be read to you – no matter how you got it – it belongs in Stacking the Shelves.

The Stacking the Shelves meme was originally hosted at Team Tynga’s Reviews. It is currently hosted by Reading Reality.

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I’m starting to see my preorders coming in now and my shelves are creaking!!!!

The Thirteenth Child by Erin A Craig
Us in Ruins by Rachel Moore
Never Keep by Caroline Peckham
The Half King by Melissa Landers
The Shadows Rule All by Abigail Owen

Did you get any of these?

 

2024 Audiobook Challenge!!

Hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About. It’s not too late to sign up – do that here!


I originally lowered my goal from last year to 30 books but I increased it last quarter to 50 – Marathoner (Look Ma No Hands) 50+

I’m now up to 43 audiobooks for this year!

Here’s some of the books I’ve listened to since my last update:

Did you join in? How are you getting on?

Fairyloot Romantasy – September 2024

Shadowed Fate

This book is perfect for readers who love:
🔮 Prophecies and Power
🎭 Family Fates and Curses
❤️‍🔥 Forced Proximity

The Half King by Melissa Landers

🖤 An EXCLUSIVE REDESIGNED COVER by @bluelyboo
🖤 ARTWORK ON THE HARDCOVER WITH FOIL by @blanca.design
🖤 CHARACTER ART ON THE ENDPAPERS WITH FOIL by @hoanglapdoan (different front and back)
🖤 A DIGITALLY SPRAYED EDGE designed by @bluelyboo with a solid sprayed top and bottom edge
🖤 An AUTHOR LETTER BOUND INTO THE BOOK
🖤 BONUS CONTENT: An extra scene after the epilogue
🖤 SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

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: Books on My Autumn 2024 To-Read List

The Maid and Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
A Pirates Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
Januaries by Olivie Blake
The Honey Witch by Sydney J Shields


Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey
Blood Orchid by Kylie Lee Baker
Daydream by Hannah Kaner
Darker by Four by June CL Tan
Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana

What are yours?

Title: Wisteria

Series: Belladonna #3

Author: Adalyn Grace

Blythe Hawthorne has never let anyone tell her what to do—not society, not her overprotective father, and certainly not the man she’s bound herself to, no matter how rude and insufferable he is. In fact, she’s determined to be a thorn in his side for the rest of her days, even as he ensures that her life in his palace is anything but a fairytale. But as Blythe discovers a new side of herself linked to his past, she’ll have to decide if she’s willing to let an unexpected spark ignite…and to discover the truth about who she really is.

This trilogy has become one of my faves ever and Wisteria was soooo good!

We know that Blythe married Fate, aka Aris, to save Signa and they end up in Wisteria, Fate’s cold house with all it’s secrets.

Both really don’t want this marriage and they decide to be an annoyance to each other – it was v amusing! What transpires is beautiful!

Blythe did get on my nerves in the last book but I actually loved her in this one but Aris stole the show for me, loved him and his sewing!

I did wonder if there was another book coming because of that ending but I dont think there is and, having thought about it, I actually love that ending!

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.

Hope you’ve had a good week!

This week I got a new phone and it totally mucked up the authenticators for my 2 work laptops (don’t ask why I have 2!!!) so I spent a stressful couple of days, including a trip to the office, to try and get it sorted. One still doesn’t work!

I did have a fab reading week though, 2 brilliant books read!

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What I’ve Read

🎧 Daydream by Hannah Grace
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🎧 Wisteria by Adalyn Grace
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Look out for my reviews soon!

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You might have missed…..

Review – A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
Review – Wild Wolf by Caroline Peckham
Feature – Books from the Backlog

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What have you read lately?

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. Hosted at Carole’s Random Life

This week’s forgotten book is: Seven Faceless Saints by MK Lobb

I got this book in March 2023 in my Fairyloot box – there goes my pledge to read my book box books in 2 months!!!!

In the city of Ombrazia, saints and their disciples rule with terrifying and unjust power, playing favorites while the unfavored struggle to survive.

After her father’s murder at the hands of the Ombrazian military, Rossana Lacertosa is willing to do whatever it takes to dismantle the corrupt system—tapping into her powers as a disciple of Patience, joining the rebellion, and facing the boy who broke her heart. As the youngest captain in the history of Palazzo security, Damian Venturi is expected to be ruthless and strong, and to serve the saints with unquestioning devotion. But three years spent fighting in a never-ending war have left him with deeper scars than he wants to admit… and a fear of confronting the girl he left behind.

Now a murderer stalks Ombrazia’s citizens. As the body count climbs, the Palazzo is all too happy to look the other way—that is, until a disciple becomes the newest victim. With every lead turning into a dead end, Damian and Roz must team up to find the killer, even if it means digging up buried emotions. As they dive into the underbelly of Ombrazia, the pair will discover something more sinister—and far less holy. With darkness closing in and time running out, will they be able to save the city from an evil so powerful that it threatens to destroy everything in its path?