I’m trying. I really am. But I seem to fail each month at trying not to buy books!!!! And May will be no exception 🤣🤣
Here’s what’s tantalising me that’s releasing in May (that I’ll probably buy!!)
Iron Vow by Julie Kagawa
Painted Devils by Margaret Owen
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
What books are you looking forward to?
March theme – Eternal!
The revolution is near… but power is eternal, and it’s time to pick a side. Will you rebel, or will you join the powers that be?
Items inspired by The Bear and the Nightingale, Kingdom of the Wicked and two fandom neutral items.
🖤 The Winternight Ceramic Plate designed by @blanca.design
🖤 Wrath Metal Boommark designed by @monolimeart
🖤 Bookish Sticker Sheet designed by @no0onedesigns
🖤 Tarot Pouch designed by @thequirkycupcollective
🖤 Elspeth and Ravyn Tarots (One Dark Window)
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Seven Faceless Saints by MK Lobb
Exclusive cover
Digitally sprayed edges
Foiled hardcover by @blanca.designs
Endpaper artwork by @dianadworak
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: Titles with Animals In Them and/or Covers with Animals On Them
Lets just jump straight in!
Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
Dragons Promise by Elizabeth Lim
Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Wolfsong by TJ Klune
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Viper by Bex Hogan
Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
What books would you have chosen?
March theme – Live Like Legends
Stories are passed on and told for generations, so if we only have one life, we may as well live like legends.
This month is a fandom neutral box inspired by Greek Mythology.
💛 Realm of the Gods Mini Teapot designed by @niallcgrant
💛 Greek Myths Book Pot designed by @chattynora
💛 Olympian Sticker Sheet designed by @moehrenkunstshop
💛 Journey to the Underworld Lunch Bag designed by @creativewannabe
Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood
Redesigned cover
Digitally printed edges
Foiled hardcover @niallcgrant
Foiled endpapers @niallcgrant
Signed
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.
HAPPY EASTER 🐣
Hi everyone, hope you’ve had a good week?
It’s literally been a week of eating here and I am fit to burst!!!!
Me and my son had the week off and we had Nandos, Subway, it was my Mums birthday so we had a meal out, we had an Easter roast earlier and of course, chocolate!!!
My week off meant I had a great reading week too!
🎧 Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧 The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Lord of Embers by CN Crawford
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Garden of Serpents by CN Crawford
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Seven Faceless Saints by MK Lobb
Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood
Review – Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
Feature – Book Club: April books
Review – Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu
Unboxing – Fairyloot Adult March 23
Review – A Taste of Iron and Gold by Alexandra Rowland
What have you read lately?
Happy Easter! 🐰🐣
‘Easter egg hunts are proof that children can find things when they really want.’ – unknown
‘Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.” — S.D. Gordon
‘Easter is the only time when it’s perfectly safe to put all of your eggs in one basket.’ – Evan Esar
Title: A Taste of Gold and Iron
Author: Alexandra Rowland
Kadou, the shy prince of Arasht, finds himself at odds with one of the most powerful ambassadors at court—the body-father of the queen’s new child—in an altercation which results in his humiliation.
To prove his loyalty to the queen, his sister, Kadou takes responsibility for the investigation of a break-in at one of their guilds, with the help of his newly appointed bodyguard, the coldly handsome Evemer, who seems to tolerate him at best. In Arasht, where princes can touch-taste precious metals with their fingers and myth runs side by side with history, counterfeiting is heresy, and the conspiracy they discover could cripple the kingdom’s financial standing and bring about its ruin.
Oh this was so beautiful, Evemer and Kadou made my life!
In this queer fantasy we have Kadou. He is a Prince, his sister is the Sultan. After an ‘incident’ Kadou is assigned a quiet, stoic personal guard called Evemer and this is their hate to love, slow burn romance whilst solving a mystery!!!
I must admit I don’t normally gel with slow burn but this was so emosh and delish that I loved it!
There were so many things I loved about this book and I made a list (I love a list!!!!):
~ Such great rep of anxiety and panic disorder,
~ The Khayalar – personal guards who are trained for literally everything!
~ The fact that ‘fathers’ are expendable in this world,
~ Hate to love and sort of one bed tropes!
~ The alleyway! That made my heart grow sooooo big!
~ The hair washing – gaaaah my heart!!!!!
~ The narrator was fab!
But that ending…..why did it end there? Is there a book 2? I thought this was a standalone but I take it that it’s not?
Fairyloot Adult – March 2023
Rotten Opulence
The book of the month is a romantic epic fantasy that follows a poison runner who is thrust into a world full of court intrigue, forbidden romance and death magic.
The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten
Exclusive cover
Digitally sprayed edges
Foiled hardcover by @blanca.design
Endpaper art by @avendellart
Reversible dust jacket by @avendellart
Digital signature
Bound in author letter
Title: Stars and Smoke
Series: Stars and Smoke #1
Author: Marie Lu
Meet Winter Young – International pop sensation, with a voice like velvet and looks that could kill. His star power has smashed records, selling out stadiums from LA to London. His rabid fans would move heaven and earth for even a glimpse of him – just imagine what they’d do to become his latest fling.
Meet Sydney Cossette – Part of an elite covert ops group, Sydney joined their ranks as their youngest spy with plans to become the best agent they’ve ever had. An ice queen with moves as dangerous as her comebacks, Sydney picks up languages just as quickly as she breaks hearts. She’s fiery, no-nonsense, and has zero time for romance – especially with a shameless flirt more used to serving sass than taking orders.
When a major crime boss gifts his daughter a private concert with Winter for her birthday, Sydney and Winter’s lives suddenly collide. Tasked with infiltrating the crime organization’s inner circle, Sydney is assigned as Winter’s bodyguard with Winter tapped to join her on the mission of a lifetime as a new spy recruit. Sydney may be the only person alive impervious to Winter’s charms, but as their mission brings them closer, she’s forced to admit that there’s more to Winter Young than just a handsome face . . .
The hottest star out there, Winter Young, is recruited into a secret agency for a job….that’s when he meets Sydney Cossette and their job takes them to London to spy on a villain!!!!!
They’re both not without their pasts, presents and flaws……
‘It’s a lonely job, but you won’t realize just how lonely it is until you start. He could already feel it. And somehow, it was familiar.’
I loved being in London, loved they ate Twirl’s (the best gluten free chocolate out there!) and loved every single thing about this read!
I gorged this in a day, flew through it, couldn’t put it down!
Winter and Sydney forevs!
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