The Sunday Post! July already?!

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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?

Happy July! It feels like this year has flown by already!

Such a busy week, am tired! Work was busy, busier than ever and my Dad fell ill so have been helping my Mum look after him as well.

I think, because of the above, I’m a bit slumpy. I’ve listened to 2 audiobooks this week but can’t seem to bring myself to pick up a physical or ebook!


New Arrivals

Nothing this week!

What I’ve Read

🎧Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm by Ash Bond
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75

🎧 Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Look out for my review soon!

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Review – The Temptation of Magic by Megan Scott

What have you read lately?

Review: The Temptation of Magic by Megan Scott

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Title: The Temptation of Magic

Series: Empyreal #1

Author: Megan Scott

As an Empyreal, Nicole has the ability to kill any deadly supernatural. But if her power ever awakened, the Wake—the organisation that governs supernaturals—would force her to be their loyal huntress. Or kill her, like they did her mother.

To stay safe, Nicole hides in a small university town, convinced the mythological art collection at a local manor contains a final message from her mother. But before she can study it, Kyan McCarter, the Wake’s most skilled Empyreal, arrives on his own hunt. When they discover his prey has stolen a painting for leverage, they’re forced to work together.

As the creature threatens to expose Nicole’s powers, her tenuous alliance with Kyan threatens her heart. If her true identity is revealed, Kyan will hunt her next. No one disobeys The Wake and survives. Especially when the art they’re seeking unveils a conspiracy that would change the lives of creatures and humans forever…

But Nicole may only be able to resist one: her wicked impulses, or a love that could repaint their world. And after a life of hiding her true nature, who could resist the temptation of magic…

Well what a gem this book is!

~ Forbidden romance
~ Sort of enemies to lovers
~ Hidden powers
~ Prophecies
~ Cypher breaking
~ Hidden codes in art
~ Set in Cornwall, UK

Oh this world, this magic system, these fully developed, likeable characters, the romance, everything really! 

Loved Nicole but….Kyan…..oh Kyan…..I love him! I know, strange for me!!! And when he says ‘Mo gra’ I nearly cried! That steamy bit at the end had me fanning myself!

This is a debut? No way! Total 5 stars.

TTT – Books with My Favourite Colours on the Cover

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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 with My Favourite Colours on the Cover

Yes I’m slightly bending the rules on this one and choosing more than one colour!!!

BLACK

BLUE

What are yours?

The Sunday Post! Beach day!

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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?

We went to the beach yesterday! The weather was brilliant but the sea was freezing! I did have to stay out of the sun though because of my burns but, despite that, we had a great time!

Work was so busy and stressful again this week, honestly it’s never ending at the moment!


New Arrivals

A lot! To be fair (to me!) 6 of these are arcs!

Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
Januaries by Olivie Blake
Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
A Tempest of Shadows by Jane Washington
Hell Followed With Us/The Spirit Bears Its Teeth/Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White

What I’ve Read

🎧 City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (reread) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Queen of Shadows by SJM (reread)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Look out for my review soon!

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Challenge – Audiobook Challenge – update
Feature – Best Books 2024 – halfway!
Challenge – Tackle That TBR – update

What have you read lately?

Tackle That TBR – halfway update….and it’s not good!

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I organised my own reading challenge for 2024, Tackle That TBR!

It’s not too late to join in! Let me know in the comments how many books you’ll go for! I’m going for 20 books!

In the first quarter of the year I read 8 TBR books and in this second quarter I read……1.

Yes, 1. Pathetic!!! This has given me the kick up the you-know- whats that I needed, so it’s on!!!!

Here’s the solitary book I read…..

Best Books of 2024 – halfway!

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I love it when a book completely hooks you in, you fall in love with the story, and when you’ve finished, you feel exhilarated!

So I decided to make a list of them! I’ve read 70 books so far this year, and these are the ones I’ve loved (not necessarily released this year, I read then!)

No one is more surprised than me to see more romance books than fantasy!!!

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Postin
Brothersong by TJ Klune
The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Ironside Academy by Jane Washington (yes all 4 – am obsessed!)
The Temptation of Magic by Megan Scott


What have been your best books so far?

Audiobook Challenge 2024 – second update….

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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!

#2024AudiobookChallenge

For 2024 I had to lower my goal as I dont listen at work anymore so set it at:

My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) 30+

But……..I’VE MET MY GOAL ALREADY!!!!

Seems I was over cautious!

So now I’m going for Marathoner (Look Ma No Hands) 50+

Here’s some of the books I’ve listened to that made me hit my first goal:

Did you join in? How are you getting on?