Title: A Fate Inked In Blood

Series: Saga of the Unfated #1

Author: Danielle Jensen

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son—in this Norse-inspired fantasy romance from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.

Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back.

Freya’s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region’s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess’s blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden’s fate.

Believing he’s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.

‘Born in fire’

Freya, shield maiden, is hiding her goddess given gift whilst married to a vile creature.

It all starts with a fish to the face….Freya meets Bjorn, her hubby turns traitor and her gift is revealed….and then it goes off!!!

There was vikings, action, drama, secrets, lies and fabulous morally grey characters! But I must admit Freya got right on my wick in places, she makes some rubbish decisions and just won’t listen to the people who care about her the most.

However I was rooting so hard for Freya and Bjorn, their banter was sublime and their chemistry was off the charts! Freya’s inner monologue about Bjorn made my heart skip and I wanted to shout KISS HIM on more than one occasion!!!

So…..all that and then that ending. Heart.Gone. Next book please! 

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?

March has arrived!

This week I went to a TJ Klune event and I accepted a new job as a systems analyst/BA so can’t wait to start that!

It was a busy reading week too, I read 3 books from a series and was OBSESSED! However the next book isn’t out until the end of May and already the wait is torture!

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New Arrivals

Illumicrate’s Empire of the Damned – pic to follow!

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What I’ve Read

Plier by Jane Washington
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tourner by Jane Washington
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sauter by Jane Washington
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Look out for my reviews soon!

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You might have missed…..

Review – Plier by Jane Washington        Review – Tourner/Sauter by Jane Washington
Unboxing – Fairyloot Adult: February 2024
Review – My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

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What have you read lately?

Title: Tourner/Sauter

Series: Ironside Academy #2/3

Author: Jane Washington

As friends become enemies and enemies become villains, the Ironside underbelly casts a very wide shadow over everyone within its walls. The academy that once promised Isobel Carter salvation has pulled back the curtain and revealed itself for what it truly is.

A pretty little prison.

She may have been reduced to a puppet behind a screen, but at least the Alphas of Dorm A are there to heighten her performances, quicken her breath, and flood her face with colour for the cameras.

Maybe they will even catch her when she falls.

Or maybe they have been pulling the strings all along.

The bars of her prison may be gilded, but survival is a messy game, and what do Sigmas do when they can’t keep their hands clean?

They get filthy.

Beware the pretty monsters, because this social media game just got brutal.

Tourner

The continuation….and it’s heating up!

We start right where we left off in book 1, a sweet kiss and then more secrets, distrust, a tour and more horrible Icon behaviour!

We also get a couple more kisses from our hendecagon (!) and I can confirm the tension and chemistry is heating up, I can tell this is going to be off the charts!

Isabel takes it all in her stride, maybe that’s her nature as a sigma? But she is growing stronger, I can see her character growth being immense!

My fave still is Theo with Sato hot on his heels! I cannot tell you how hooked I am on this series!

As I said in book 1 at the end of my review, can’t stop, am off to get the next book!




Sauter

To say that I’m obsessed with this series is an understatement, I actually can’t get enough!

I whizzed through this book the same as I did with the others because I am so hooked!

We’re back with the Alphas and Isobel and their bond, and Isobel, is getting stronger and stronger…and there is more than just tension and chemistry this time….there’s juicy goings on!!!

I’m in love with all the Alphas for different reasons. Theo and Oscar are still my faves though!!!

I’ve never read a book with 10 mates before and I can honestly say, how it’s written, it’s perfection!

Now I can’t believe I need to wait until the end of May for the next book but I suppose it will give me a good excuse for a reread closer to the time!!!

Hello March!!!

Hope March is great for you!

“Springtime is the land awakening.
The March winds are the morning yawn.”
― Lewis Grizzard

By March, the worst of the winter would be over. The snow would thaw, the rivers begin to run and the world would wake into itself again.” ―Neil Gaiman

Title: My Roommate is a Vampire

Author: Jenna Levine

Cassie Greenberg loves being an artist, but it’s a tough way to make a living. On the brink of eviction, she’s desperate when she finds a too-good-to-be-true apartment in a beautiful Chicago neighborhood. Cassie knows there has to be a catch—only someone with a secret to hide would rent out a room for that price.

Of course, her new roommate Frederick J. Fitzwilliam is far from normal. He sleeps all day, is out at night on business, and talks like he walked out of a regency romance novel. He also leaves Cassie heart-melting notes around the apartment, cares about her art, and asks about her day. And he doesn’t look half bad shirtless, on the rare occasions they’re both home and awake. But when Cassie finds bags of blood in the fridge that definitely weren’t there earlier, Frederick has to come clean…

Cassie’s sexy new roommate is a vampire. And he has a proposition for her.

I’d heard some great reviews from my book friends so grabbed it and I’m so glad I did!

Cassie moves in with Frederick who is secretly a vampire! Frederick is basically stuck in the 18th century and wants Cassie to show him the ropes in the modern day world.

Frederick was so awkward but I absolutely adored him! His stilted language, his love of letters and his absolute shock at seeing a bikini was amusing! He’s not your typical alpha vamp!

Their attraction is almost instant but it takes them a while to get there and it was sublime!!

It was lighthearted and fun, I smirked in some places and aww’d in others!

My only complaint is that a ‘situation’ was cleared up very easily and I feel like it shouldn’t have been!

Frederick’s friend, Reginald, was a great supporting character and was that a little nugget thrown in about what maybe comes next? Reginald and….mystery person?!

Fairyloot Adult – February 2024

Vikings

A Nordic inspired fantasy romance where our heroine possesses a drop of Goddess blood and is desperate to prove her strength and unite a fractured nation whilst resisting her attraction to the King’s son.

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L Jensen

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Signed

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: Covers/Titles with Things Found in Nature

Tunnel of Bones by VE Schwab
From Blood and Ash by JLA
House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa
Crave by Tracy Wolff
The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni
Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Threadneedle by Cari Thomas
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

What would you choose?

Title: Plier

Series: Ironside Academy #1

Author: Jane Washington

Ironside is more than a regular academy. It’s also the biggest reality TV show in the world … and a very elaborate, very luxurious prison. Their hallowed halls are ruled by the powerful Betas and the middling Omegas, with the plentiful Deltas as their main targets, but this year, the officials are stirring things up.

Isobel Carter—the only rare Sigma to be accepted—is the first sign. But there are others. Many others. A sudden influx of precious Alphas will turn academy life, and Isobel’s life, upside down. She might be the lowest rung on the ladder, but in order to survive Ironside, where social media is king and consequences are deadly, she will need to make her mark.

She will need to climb.

This isn’t a game for the faint of heart, and those who rise should be prepared for a beautiful, brutal fall.

Beware the pretty posers, because this social media game just got dangerous.


The Hunger Games collides with America’s Got Talent, and you’ve just been invited to binge it all in high definition. But here’s some viewer discretion before you continue:

This book is a “why choose” romance with as many book boyfriends as enemies, so expect a slow-to-medium burn. If you like your omegaverse, reverse harem, and academy troupes twisted and defiled to stretch your imagination, then this is the book for you!

Now it’s time to grab some popcorn and dive right in!

It feels like it’s been so long since I got sucked into a book, like nothing else matters but the book in my hand! I devoured this in 4 hours!!!!

Isobel, a sigma, aka the lowest of the low in the pecking order, is sent by her cruel, domineering Dad to Ironside Academy, which is basically a college where everything is televised.

There she meets Theo, an alpha (the highest in the pecking order), and his 9 all so different friends, also alphas. A strange sort of friendship grows but there’s secrets and plans galore afoot!

Life is not great for Isobel, there’s tradegy and incessant bullying. My heart went out to her but she is so strong, I just loved her!

All I can say was that I was hooked, absolutely loved it and will give it all the stars!

Can’t stop because I need to go and get book 2!!!

Also, you need to read this.

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?

Back to school for my son this week and I had an eye test and I also had 7 inches of hair cut off!

My eye test wasn’t the best because I was told I’ve got something that means my retina could detach easily. I was so grossed out and thinking about it that I forgot to ask for more details!

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New Arrivals

Nothing! See how good I’m being! But I should probably fess up and say I don’t include ebooks here, maybe I should!

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What I’ve Read

Live and Let Lionel by Caroline Peckham
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

🎧 My Husband and I by Ingrid Seward
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Look out for my reviews soon!

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You might have missed…..

Review – To Cage a God by Elizabeth May
Review – The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker
Review – A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
Review – So This is Ever After by FT Lukens

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What have you read lately?