Title: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

Series: Emily Wilde #2

Author: Heather Fawcett

When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series.
 
Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore—she just wrote the world’s first comprehensive of encylopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Folk on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival, Wendell Bambleby.
 
Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother, and in search of a door back to his realm. So despite Emily’s feelings for Bambleby, she’s not ready to accept his proposal of marriage. Loving one of the Fair Folk comes with secrets and danger.
 
And she also has a new project to focus a map of the realms of faerie. While she is preparing her research, Bambleby lands her in trouble yet again, when assassins sent by Bambleby’s mother invade Cambridge. Now Bambleby and Emily are on another adventure, this time to the picturesque Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they may find the door to Bambley’s realm, and the key to freeing him from his family’s dark plans.
 
But with new relationships for the prickly Emily to navigate and dangerous Folk lurking in every forest and hollow, Emily must unravel the mysterious workings of faerie doors, and of her own heart.

This book certainly did not suffer from middle book syndrome – it was totally fab!

I was so glad to be back with the grumpy/sunshine pair, Emily and Wendell and of course, Shadow! There’s also 2 new additions to the gang, Emily’s niece Ariadne and Dr Farris Rose!

Emily finds herself on another quest and this time to help Wendell and also to complete her book on the map of faeire realms but it doesn’t all go to plan!

Although historical and cozy still, I think this book was a bit darker than the first book (which I was here for!) and there was more romance – Wendell stole my heart in book 1 and he kept hold of it for this book as well!

This was such an addictive read and I especially loved the footnotes of Emily’s journal and, of course, Wendell’s contribution!

Book 3 please (and I’d love more Poe!!)

It’s not often I do a cover reveal on here, normally I just do them on Booksta and Facebook but thought I’d spread the love here too!

Valley by Stacey Mcewan

This is book 3 in The Glacian Trilogy, and it’s releasing in September!

Sneha Alexander designed the cover and it’s a beaut!

Thanks to Angryrobotbooks and Stacey Mcewan for the early peek!
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Title: The Night Hunt

Author: Alexandra Christo

Atia is a monster who feeds on fear. As the last of her kind, she hides in the shadows of the world to escape the wrath of the unpredictable Gods. Silas is a Herald, carrying messages and ferrying the dead as punishment for a past he can’t remember. Stripped of his true name, he yearns to recover his identity.

Atia would never dream of allying with someone like him, but when she breaks a sacred law and the Gods send monsters to hunt her, Silas offers an irresistible deal: he’ll help avenge her family and take on the Gods who now hunt her, if she helps him break his curse and restore his humanity. All they need to do is kill three powerful creatures: a vampire, a banshee, and one of the very Gods who destroyed both their lives. Only together can they finally rewrite their destinies.

Atia finds herself on the other side of the ‘law’ when she helps a human but luckily a Herald needs her to complete a plan.

Atia, monster who feeds on fear,
Silas, Herald with unknown past,
Tristan, human,
Killian, half banshee.

They set off on a quest of sorts to complete 3 tasks so they can take their lives back. But it really turns into a journey of discovery.

This enemies to lovers, found family was a quick, easy read. It was an interesting world with a sweet romance and a great twist at the end!

Fairyloot Adult – December 2023

Eclipse

A tale of 2 sisters forced out of the Elven lands and into the terrifying wilderness only to discover the seductive fae court which has not been seen for a millennium.

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

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A full week back at work and I am tired!

Apart from work I’ve not done anything apart from run of the mill cooking, washing, cleaning – my rock n roll life!!!!

I did listen to quite a few audiobooks again, I’m loving them but I’m determined I’m going to read a book with my actual eyes this week!

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New Arrivals

The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le

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What I’ve Read

🎧 A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (reread)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (reread)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Look out for my reviews soon!

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You might have missed…..

Review – Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto
Unboxing – Fairyloot YA December 2023
Review – Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
Review – Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

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Title: Blood Scion

Series: Blood Scion #1

Author: Deborah Falaye

Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will—she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods.

Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within.

Sloane rises through the ranks and gains strength but, in doing so, risks something greater: losing herself entirely, and becoming the very monster that she ahbors.

‘Treat something like a monster and it will certainly learn to become a monster.’

Firstly, let me gush over the edition I have, it’s a Fairyloot SE and probably one of the most beautiful books I have ever seen!

Sloane, a hidden Scion is unvoluntarily recruited in the army of the Lucis regime, but it means killing her people and she is all but a child herself. The decisions she faced were heartbreaking and I wanted to give her a cuddle.

But there is some light in the people she meets, like a found family and I lived for those moments because this story was dark, intense and brutal.

The writing was delectable. I listened to the audio as I read too and can totally recommend the narrator.

I loved Sloane, she was so strong and boy did she need to be. Her character growth was fabulous.

I’m not going to say anything about the plot as you need to discover this for yourself but I will say the secrets that are revealed at the end made my jaw drop! I was gobsmacked! Can’t wait to see where this story goes, book 2 please!

Title: Masters of Death

Author: Olivie Blake

Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the house has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on.

Fox D’Mora is a medium, and though is also most-definitely a shameless fraud, he isn’t entirely without his uses—seeing as he’s actually the godson of Death.

When Viola seeks out Fox to help her with her ghost-infested mansion, he becomes inextricably involved in a quest that neither he nor Vi expects (or wants). But with the help of an unruly poltergeist, a demonic personal trainer, a sharp-voiced angel, a love-stricken reaper, and a few high-functioning creatures, Vi and Fox soon discover the difference between a mysterious lost love and an annoying dead body isn’t nearly as distinct as they thought.

Here we meet Fox, Death’s godson, fraud and a very naughty boy! We also meet Vi, vamp, estate agent who has a ghost problem!

There’s also a crew of absolute bat crazy beings, creatures or whatever they call themselves!!!! An ensemble of vampires, ghosts, demons, angels who feel nothing and everything at the same time!!!

What we have is a:
Fun, original read,
With great character dynamics,
Fabulous dialogue,
Spot on pacing,
A plenitude of banter!

My fave character was Death. He was absolutely hilarious!

Fairyloot YA December 2023

Artefacts of Power

An immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt, filled with adventure, a rivals to lovers romance and a dangerous race.

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez

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Topic: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2024

Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer
Crescent City 3 by Sarah J Maas
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Prisoners Throne by Holly Black
Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Witches Guide to Magical Innkeeping
Sound the Gong by Sangu Mandanna
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
Heavely Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

What’s on your list?