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!
New Arrivals
Nothing this week!
What I’ve Read
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧 Book of Night by Deborah Harkness ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Look out for my reviews soon!
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
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!
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.’
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!)
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: Quick Reads/Books to Read When Time is Short
I’ve decided to do a mix of novellas and also books I devoured in a day (but they aren’t novellas!!)
Novellas Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent Thornhedge by T Kingfisher A Court of Frost and Starlight by SJM Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson Homogeny by Alek Cristea Inside the World of Bridgerton by Catherine Curzon
Books I read in a day! Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto From Blood and Ash by JLA Gilded by Marissa Meyer Gleam by Raven Kennedy
A romantic fantasy set in a regency England inspired world. We follow a magical dressmaker who enters the world of balls, scandal sheets and royals.
A Fragile Enchantment by Alison Saft
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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?
Well here we are, hello February!
Not much to report from this week really, the week I’ve dubbed House of Flame and Shadow week!
My son had some injections and I had a couple of days off and all I did was read HoFaS and made a dent in it but still not finished, that book is huge!
New Arrivals
Eliza Mace by Sarah Burton
What I’ve Read
🎧 The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧 To Cage a God by Elizabeth May ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Look out for my reviews soon!
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Review – The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin Review – The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose Review – Hollen the Soulless by Denali Day
Always the dutiful daughter, Lady Joselyn is weeks away from marrying a rival lord in order to secure the future of her father’s house. However, she suddenly finds herself in the clutches of an ancient beast she’s only ever heard of in legends. More terrifying than that is the beast’s master, a wild man who insists Joselyn is his bride by right, and plans to seal his claim in blood.
Wyvern-rider, Hollen, has finally captured the woman of his dreams, though he quickly learns waiting for her was less than half the battle. His new bride wants nothing to do with him and Hollen knows he only has one chance to change her mind. To win her over, he’ll do whatever he must, even if it means keeping secrets.
Their wills pitted against each other, Joselyn will go to any lengths to free herself from this savage and fulfill her marital contract. Her father’s life depends upon it. But even as she plots her escape, Joselyn begins to wonder if one can also be bound by a duty to their own heart.
I was recommended this book by a book friend, a savage Dokiri leader and Lady Joselyn – was totally up for that! I was thinking Game of Thrones material!
There are 2 things about this book that I can say with absolute certainty.
1) Hollen, even though a savage, is a dream man with the patience of a saint. 2) Joselyn Helena Elise Fury was a fool for the majority of this book!
Actually 3.
3) I am not up for closed door segsual scenes. I mean what the heck! I thought this was going to be a juicy offering!
But it was quite gory, there was one part where that I had to skip because it was vile!
Although I disliked Joselyn I must say she was most definitely loyal and determined, mostly for the wrong people and wrong things though! She really grated on my nerves!
I did love the writing and also the descriptions of the world they live in and I do think I’ll read the next book!
CJRTB Books 