This is my first official book subscription box so I’m super excited! I previously bought my first “box” from Fae Crate a in November since their Kingdom of Ash Recovery Box caught my eye but I’m not counting that as my first subscription box since it did not come with the book. (But it did have amazing items and I love them all so much.) This post is not sponsored. I purchased this box with my…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn @ Book Date.
What I Read Over The Last Week:
I finally finished it! ヽ(๑ ᴗ ๑) ﾉ Expect a review of Truthwitch and Windwitch sometime in January or February. I still need to get my thoughts in order.
What I’m Currently Reading:
What I’m Planning to Read Next:
Nothing! I met my goal for the month so whatever I read next will just be for…
Hello everyone, with the new year I’m trying to get back into blogger more aggressively. As in, more than just two or three times a month. With this change I decided knew year, new blog. Well… not necessarily. Just a face lift. In the coming days I’ll be uploading and making small changes to my blog until I get it just the way I like it. Or until I decide to give it another overhaul. I’ve ran this blog since 2015 and its only gone through one change (not including this upcoming change) so I think it’s about time.
When I first started out blogging I created little book blogger badges and I loved them! They used to look like this:
Cute, but very simple. And at that time that’s what I wanted. But as my use for them lessened I realized they just didn’t match my aesthetic anymore. So now that I’m officially redoing my blog I decided it was time to remake them.
2019 Favorite Badge
2020 Favorite Badge
Action and Adventure Badge
Romance Badge
Slow Burn Badge
Book Series Badge
ARC Review Badge
Sci-Fi Book Badge
These are free to use, just please credit me somewhere on your blog with a link back to my site and I would be forever grateful.
If you want any specific badges created just let me know! I’m thinking of adding these all to a new blog page up at the top so easy use for new people. What do you think?
Description: A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.
A prince in danger must decide who to trust.
A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings.
Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war.
In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light. Wicked Saints is the thrilling start to Emily A. Duncan’s devastatingly Gothic Something Dark and Holy trilogy.
I received this book early in exchange for an honest review.
Hi yes I’m here to talk to you about how Emily Duncan ripped my heart out and stuffed it down my throat with a single book. I was a total wreck after finishing this book in the middle of the night, because I have zero chill and had to know how it ended. And how did it end? Amazingly. I would kill for the second book. This is one of those instances where you read the first book of a new author and just know they will be a best selling, chart topping, instant buy author for the rest of your life. Plus, she plays D&D and loves villains. Can we be best friends Emily? Anyway, I know why you’re all here so onto the real review.
Wicked Saints is stated as a thrilling read but let me explain for a second that when you read thrilling you’re probably thinking lots of action and a good climax. No, I’m talking heart stopping plot twists over and over and over again so by the time you think your little heart can’t possibly take anymore monsters and gods and slow burn romance you are left with your heart in your stomach. The world building of the story alone is something I want to just wrap around me and study and enjoy for a long time. At the beginning of each chapter we get a section from a book within Nadya’s world called the Codex of the Divine. You might be tempted to skip these little juicy morsels of info but DO NOT. They are very important and I also would love a little novella of all the actual saints listed together.
The story itself is very dark and foreboding. I went in knowing this was about war between two countries called Kalyazin and Tranavia and it really hits home on all the morally gray or dark areas of what someone is willing to do for their country. The first book until the very end is dual POV (the ending adds one more POV) between Nadya and Serefin who is a prince and blood mage of her enemy country. It’s hard to say who was my favorite as they all hold a special place in my heart but I think ultimately I love Malachiasz most. Malachiasz is also from Tranavia but is accompanied by two outside individuals that are from a third country that typically stays neutral to the war. Malachiasz is unlike anyone I have ever read. He’s dark, haunted and driven. (That is ALL I’m going to say.) He meets Nadya when she is on the run in the beginning of the book which leaves you for nearly the rest of the story doubting and wondering if you should trust him. This story is based around gods, magic and the power of oneself. I loved the debates Nadya would have with other characters or even herself as she is trying to navigate a world on the cusp of something. (Again, vague review is vague bc spoilers.) Overall I loved all the dark grittiness of the story and all the characters, they had amazing structure and personalities.
Since I believe the story is best unfolded as you are reading that’s all I’m going to talk about. I highly recommend everyone talk a look at Wicked Saints, you won’t be disappointed. Also Emily has rounded up all the amazing fan art for the story on her website and I love all of it! See it here.
Content warning: Self harm (blood mages have to use their blood for magic so… it’s gonna happen.)
Friday Finds is a book meme Hosted by MizB. Friday Finds showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library — wherever! (They aren’t necessarily books you purchased.)
This week I went to the local library and scoped out a few new books I want to add to my TBR list. A few of these the library didn’t have but…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn @ Book Date.
Long time no meme am I right? I’m trying to get back into blogger and so I will be adding this meme and a few others weekly (if applicable) so bare please with me.
What I Read Over The Last Week:
I wanted to start the year off with something quick and fun. Fencedefinitely hit all the marks on my favorites list and Gotham…
Description: Jason Zhou survives in a divided society where the elite use their wealth to buy longer lives. The rich wear special suits that protect them from the pollution and viruses that plague the city, while those without suffer illness and early deaths. Frustrated by his city’s corruption and still grieving the loss of his mother, who died as a result of it, Zhou is determined to change things, no matter the cost.
With the help of his friends, Zhou infiltrates the lives of the wealthy in hopes of destroying the international Jin Corporation from within. Jin Corp not only manufactures the special suits the rich rely on, but they may also be manufacturing the pollution that makes them necessary.
Yet the deeper Zhou delves into this new world of excess and wealth, the more muddled his plans become. And against his better judgment, Zhou finds himself falling for Daiyu, the daughter of Jin Corp’s CEO. Can Zhou save his city without compromising who he is or destroying his own heart?
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
This review is horrible overdue given the books been out for a long time now. I honestly read it around the time of publication and just completely forgot to write this up on the blog. Thankfully I sent my review to the publisher but I don’t know what I was thinking and not publishing it here. I’m trying really hard to publish my backlog reviews and read backlog arc’s as well. So bare with me if you see any books that aren’t in the spotlight currently.
This book was AMAZING. It was full of action, suspense and intrigue. Kind of like a really good spy movie. The future seems bleak in this story but so amazing at the same time. Like yea, not being able to breath the air really puts a damper on like, everything. But at the same time all the cool technology and advances! The world building was phenomenal and I loved the pacing of the book.
Would I buy this book?
Yes! I would love to have this for my shelf.
Would I recommend it?
If you like futuristic sci-fi/ action packed swoony reads then this is A+ material for you!
Would I re-read it?
Yes! Especially since the second book will be out soon!
Description: You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.
The first lesson is to make yourself strong.
After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind…
How was your reading challenge? Did you participate in one? I set my 2019 goal to 35 books since I barely made it to 50 (I decided to put a few books I DNF on there but hey, I read part of them right? It totally counts.)
Description:They came to earth—Pestilence, War, Famine, Death—four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They…
I finished this LAST NIGHT (this morning? It was past midnight) and am SO SAD omg. I cannot possibly wait for the second book.
Currently listening to: https://youtu.be/EC24rvm5Awk I’m obsessed with lofi lately and feel so much more productive when I do things and listen to music so naturally I’ve been burning through all of the…
Hi everyone! I realize it’s been awhile since I actually posted something bookish besides designs and I apologize. I haven’t had the free time to read lately but I just took a mini vacation during the Thanksgiving Holiday and read 4 books in 5 days! So expect some amazing reviews soon! In the meantime I’ll try to post some bookish memes so my blog doesn’t appear so… design crazy. (haha)
Hi everyone! I hope your Thanksgiving (if you celebrate) has treated you well. I didn’t have a lot of time to create designs this week because of all the crazy baking and shopping and gaming with David’s family. The ones I did I really enjoyed though!
These new designs are available in my Redbubble shop HERE
Title & Author: Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
Title & Author: Want by Cindy Pon
Title & Author:Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
