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Topic: 2023 Debut Books I’m Excited About
This was actually hard! I don’t really know which authors are debut or not so I had to consult a Goodreads list and pick out titles I want to read!!!
Anyway, without further ado, here is my list!
A Ruinous Fate by Kaylie Smith Seven Faceless Saints by MK Lobb Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt Spice Road by Maya Ibrahim Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman The Sun and The Void by Gabriela Romero-Lacruz Forget Me Not by Julie Soto The Davenports by Krystal Marquis
Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.
But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.
Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
‘There once was a girl clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a King – a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same: The girl, the King…..and the monster they became.’
I cannot begin to tell you how much I loved this book because I don’t have the words for the absolute amazingness of this book (that’s a word isn’t it!!!)
~ Marvellous ~ Superb ~ Out of this world ~ Yes it was the cats pajamas
The world, the writing, the characters, the plot…. everything…..it was just the best ever!
Ravyn, Elspeth, Elm, Jespyr = loved. The Nightmare loved him more than anything that sarcastic monster!
I really can’t string a sentence together so I think you can gather I loved it, would 100% recommend and I’m off to see when book 2 is coming out!
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Hi everyone, hope you’ve had a good week?
February is here and with it the start of lighter evenings, we went for a walk yesterday at 5.30pm and it was only just getting dark. But I’m a winter person so don’t mind the dark evenings!
Our teachers went on strike here for a day this week so my son was home and I had an office day on Friday but it was nice as I saw a colleague I haven’t seen since the first lockdown so we made sure we had a catch up!
What I’ve Read
The Thorns Remain by JJA Harwood ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Witches Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧 Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
New arrivals
My Fairyloot YA but I won’t post yet in case people haven’t received theirs!
You might have missed…..
Review – Godkiller by Hannah Kaner Review – Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Unboxing – Fairyloot Adult January 23
Can it be dangerous, believing in fairytales? Everything seems perfect in this gothic tale of marriage between a scholar of myths and an heiress to a fortune……but behind the picture perfect facade looms terrible secrets, which threaten the happy ever after we all crave.
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
Exclusive cover Digitally sprayed edges Foiled hardcover by @saramirza_art Endpaper art by @saramirza_art Signed bookplate
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.
Masterpiece. Absolute masterpiece!
I tried this book on audio when it first came out and didn’t get along with it but I’m so glad that I gave the physical book a go because I was glued to this story!
This book was not only a masterpiece but it was dark, vivid, atmospheric and the world created was so captivating that I couldn’t put this down!
It also had so many absolute belters of quotes! I wrote down so many that I want to remember! I’m going to reread and highlight them all for posterity!
Darlington, although he really wasn’t around much, stole my heart! We got glimpses of him throughout the story and I fell in love!
‘I class profanity with declarations of love. Best used sparingly and only when wholeheartedly meant.’
All I can say is bring on Hell Bent! I need to know what happens!
Kissen kills gods for a living, and she enjoys it. That is until she finds a god she cannot kill: Skediceth, god of white lies, who is connected to a little noble girl on the run.
Elogast fought in the god war, and helped purge the city of a thousand shrines before laying down his sword. A mysterious request from the King sends him racing back to the city he destroyed.
On the way he meets a godkiller, a little girl and a littler god, who cannot find out about his quest.
‘Her father fell in love with a god of the sea.’
Born of Osidisen, the sea god, Kissen and her family grow until tragedy takes hold and a godkiller is born.
~ Kissen, a godkiller, ~ Inara, a girl with a secret, ~ Skediceth, the god of white lies, ~ Elogast, on a quest from a King, ~ All need to get to the same place. And in their land, there’s strength in numbers.
I really enjoyed this! I loved the world that was created, the concept of the gods, how Inara grew, Kissen’s strength and how Skedi also comes to learn.
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.
For January I am veering off the prescribed list as I already did the subjects for Blogmas!
So for today…..
Topic: Characters I’d follow on social media!
M-Bot – see what he is experiencing today! Lemon Fresh – just her! Manon Blackbeak – see who’s she offing today! Ruhn Dannan – hopefully some half naked pics! Marsyas Island Orphanage – maybe a group account?!
Geraldine – I could just listen to her all day! Andrew Minyard- an insight to his brain please! Nicky – would be a hoot! Jacks – his TikToks would be amazing! Raffe – an angel. Does it get better than that?!
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.
Hi everyone, hope you’ve had a good week?
Thank gawd January is nearly over, it’s felt like it’s crawled by! It’s been a normal-ish week but work has been so hectic, I don’t know if I’m coming or going! Luckily we had a relaxing Saturday with a takeaway so I didn’t have to cook so that was nice!
Teachers are on strike here this week so my son will be home – only a day in February but 3 days in March. I have to work but luckily my son is old enough to amuse himself for more than a few hours!
What I’ve Read
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ See my review here
Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 See my review here
🎧 Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by AF Steadman ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
New arrivals
None! I’m so proud of me 🤣🤣🤣
You might have missed…..
Review – Luke Stevens and the Blood of St George by Ben Peyton Review – I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Review – A Kingdom of Stars and Shadow by Holly Renee Review – Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim Review – Waking the Witch by Rachel Burge
CJRTB Books 