Title: Fevered Star

Series: Between Earth and Sky

Author: Rebecca Roanhorse

There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. —Teek saying

The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God’s eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent.

The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed. How do you live when legends come to life, and the faith you had is rewarded?

As sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected ally in the former Priest of Knives. For the Clan Matriarchs of Tova, tense alliances form as far-flung enemies gather and the war in the heavens is reflected upon the earth.

And for Serapio and Naranpa, both now living avatars, the struggle for free will and personhood in the face of destiny rages. How will Serapio stay human when he is steeped in prophecy and surrounded by those who desire only his power? Is there a future for Naranpa in a transformed Tova without her total destruction?

The next round with the crew of the Between Earth and Sky!

Xiala, a ships captain who can control the water with her Song,
~ Nara, the Sun Priestess,
~ Serapio, a man who has been told he will be a god,
~ Okoa, the Crow Clan matron’s son, trained warrior.

A lot of devastation happened at the end of Black Sun so I wondered where this book would take us and also the characters in their new directions.

It was really good but the pacing did feel off in some places. I don’t really want to say more about the plot or even the characters because you need to journey with them and experience it!

Xiala is still my fave (totally rooting for Xiala and Serapio!) which brings me to names….I read book 1 but listened to book 2 and realised I had totally been mispronouncing some names wrong, was an eye opener!

Can’t wait for book 3!

Happy Valentines Day to all you book lovers!

Wednesday is here and so is Valentines Day!

Hope you have all your book boyfriends close to hand so you can hug them!

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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: Love Freebie!

This time I thought I’d go for my favourite romantasy reads

Fall of Wrath and Ruin by JLA
The Cursed by Harper L Woods
Slaying the Vampire Conquerer by Carissa Broadbent
Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent
Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
The Coven by Harper L Woods
Frost by CN Crawford
What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L Woods
Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac by Caroline Peckham
Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham

What would you choose?

Title: An Education in Malice

Series: Dowry of Blood series

Author: ST Gibson

Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua’s College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold.

On her first day of class, Laura Sheridan is thrust into an intense academic rivalry with the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla. Together, they are drawn into the confidence of their demanding poetry professor, De Lafontaine, who holds her own dark obsession with Carmilla.

But as their rivalry blossoms into something far more delicious, Laura must confront her own strange hungers. Tangled in a sinister game of politics, bloodthirsty professors and dark magic, Laura and Carmilla must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in their ruthless pursuit of knowledge.

Laura arrives at St Perpetua girls school so she can get on the talented Professor De Lafontaine writing program. There she meets her literary opponent, Carmilla.

‘There is only art and ugliness, and I’m willing to suffer any indignity for the sake of art.’

I didn’t really read the blurb for this before I started, I love this author and the title called to me! As I started reading I was like what’s going on here?! I’ll say no more!

I was so drawn into this story, it was dark, sapphic and a bit steamy with the story being about rivalry, love and finding yourself.

I did feel like the last part of the story came from nowhere and ended a bit abruptly but I was still enthralled with the rest of it!

And if you’ve read A Dowry of Blood there’s a treat in here for you too!

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 bought a hospital appointment for my son and work for me! I woke up yesterday in agony, fainted a few times, was sick and had a fever. It was so weird because after a couple of hours, it all completely went! I have no idea what it was!

My son has the week off of school now but unfortunately I still have to work as I couldn’t get the week off!

I finally finished HoFaS and I adored it!

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New Arrivals

Nothing this week!

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What I’ve Read

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas
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🎧 Book of Night by Deborah Harkness
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Look out for my reviews soon!

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You might have missed…..

Unboxing – Fairyloot YA – January
Review – House of Flame and Shadow by SJM
Review – The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
Review – Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
Feature – March releases

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What have you read lately?

Here’s what’s tantalising me that’s releasing in March (that I’ve preordered!!)

I was thinking (or hoping) that maybe March might be a slow month and it sort of is for me as there are only 3 books I want!

The Prisoners Throne by Holly Black
Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le

Will you be getting any of these?

Title: Faebound

Series: Faebound #1

Author: Saara El-Arifi

DIVIDED BY BLOOD.

IMPRISONED BY FATE.

BOUND BY DESIRE.

WELCOME TO THE INTOXICATING WORLD OF THE FAE.

Yeeran is a warrior in the elven army and has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future.

When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven lands, they are both forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders. There they encounter the impossible: the fae court.

The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world – torn between their loyalty to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts. . .

Yeeran finds herself banished from the Elven world and, along with her sister and Captain, Lettle and Rayan, they find themselves captured by the Fae, who they didn’t even think existed any longer. More than a few secrets are revealed with a lot of tragedy……

The things I loved:
Enemies to lovers (Furi!!)
The animal companions, Obeah!
The divination element,
Rayan,
Older characters (30’s),
Rayan,
The fae world of Mosima,
The sapphic element,
Rayan and Lettle,
The magic system of the Fae,
The passionate ‘scenes’

I think you can glean. I was here for Rayan and Lettle, especially Rayan!!!!!

Loved this romantasy and can’t wait to see what happens next!

Title: The Ballad of Never After

Series: Once Upon a Broken Heart #2

Author: Stephanie Garber

Not every love is meant to be.

After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she’ll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.

But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn’t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.

Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can…

My heart!
My heart!
It’s broken!
Actually broken!

My poor Jacks! Why oh why doesn’t he ever really listen to Evangeline, his Little fox?!!

I cant even write my thoughts so I’m just going to leave quotes whilst I weep into my duvet!

‘In the morning, you can forget it. You can go back to pretending you don’t like me, and I can pretend that I don’t care. But for tonight, let me pretend you’re mine.’

‘He held her with the type of intensity that only happens when a person wants something that isn’t quite theirs.’

‘I do not want you dead, and I’ll kill anyone who tries.’

‘Nothing has been safe since the moment I laid eyes on you. And yet I don’t want to look away.’

‘Jacks no longer felt like her enemy, he felt like her home.’

‘Sorry to break your fairytale, Little Fox, but ballads don’t end happily, and neither do the two of us.’

Pass the kleenex!

Title: House of Flame and Shadow

Series: Crescent City #3

Author: Sarah J Maas

Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she’s going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that’s no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he’s in the Asteri’s dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce’s fate. He’s desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri’s leash, his hands are quite literally tied.

In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J. Maas’s Crescent City series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt’s world is brought to the brink of collapse-with its future resting on their shoulders.

‘Through love, all is possible.’

Oh wow, what a conclusion!

We’re back with the crew, Bryce, Hunt, Ruhn, Dec, Flynn, Ithan, Hypaxia, Jesiba, Lidia, the sprites, Tharion and the Princes of Hel, and they all have a part to play in the downfall of the Asteri.

When we left off in CC2, Bryce had dropped into a world we know very well! I admit I read those chapters 3 times because I didn’t want to miss a word!

I’m not going to go on and on about the plot so will just say the parts I loved

~ Silene’s story – I was mesmerised,
~ The murals, the history = I’m sold, 
~ The return of the middengard worm!
~ A reveal that made my jaw drop,
~ Avallen,
~ Aidas (he has my heart),
~ Ruhn (ok, and Lidia and Ruhn together!)
~ Hunt’s love for Bryce, so pure,
~ Ember Quinlan and her love for a certain character!
~ ‘We’re obviously destined to be best friends’ IYKYK

How the story was all weaved together was nothing short of brilliant. I am in awe!

Now I’ve seen there will be another book in the CC world, I hope it’s about 2 certain characters and their HEAs after the little breadcrumbs at the end! I’m really hoping Avallen plays a part (but I doubt it!)