Tag: Fantasy

Book Tags

Last Book I… Book Tag

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Happy Monday bookish people! I hope you’re all having a good day today.

Today I am bringing you the Last Book I… Book Tag that I found on Words with Words’ blog.

Last book I bought: Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco

Last Book I Borrowed: Wolf Hall Audiobook by Hilary Mantel

Last Book I was Gifted: ACOTAR Collectors Edition

Last Book I Gave Someone Else: Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

Last Book I Started: Assistant to the Villain

Last Book I finished: Mrs Death Misses Death

Last Book I Rated five stars: Finale by Stephanie Garber

Last Book I rated 2 stars: Mrs Death Misses Death

Monthly TBRs

November TBR!

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all having a good day today. I realise this post is quite a bit later in the month than it usually is but today I am bringing you what I want to read in the month of November!

What are you all reading this month?

Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

Finlay Donovan Jumps The Gun by Elle Cosimano

Nothing More To Tell by Karen M McManus

Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood – reread

Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman – reread

Gideon Green in Black and White by Katie Henry

Monthly Wrap Ups

October Wrap Up!

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you’re all having a wonderful day today.

October was quite the month for me, I had a stall at Cardiff Comic Con and I got some really good progress done on my PhD, I am exhausted but it is going to be worth it – I think!

Anyway, so my reading went down this month because all my free time is taken up with work but I still enjoyed a couple of books this month.

  • Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber – starting off good, I managed to read this one and I enjoyed it, if there isn’t a book review up by now there will be one soon.
  • Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco – I did not manage to read this one.
  • From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout – I didn’t manage to read this one either.
  • Assistant to the Villain – I am currently reading this one so I have started it in October and I should, should, be able to finish it before the end of the month.
  • A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid – I didn’t own this one at the time and so I couldn’t read it because I didn’t get it and I can’t get it on my library app at the moment.
  • Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo – I did not read
  • Mrs Death Misses Death – I did read this one!
  • The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi – I did not read
  • Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovilano – I did not read this
  • Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller – I did not read this

So, off my TBR I managed to read three books: Once Upon A Broken Heart, Mrs Death Misses Death and Assistant to the Villain. Outside of my TBR I have also read an ARC this month – Last Girl Breathing by Court Stevens which I will be posting a review for on the 6th November.

What did you guys read in October? And what did you think of them?

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My Top 15 Favourite Murder Mysteries

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all doing well today. Seeing as it is spooky season I thought it may be fun to share with you all my top 15 murder mystery books and this is one of my favourite genres to read so this was a difficult choice. Let me know if any of your favourites are on this list or if there are any you would have put on here instead.

The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

The Three Dahlias by Katy Watson

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

Dangerous Women by Hope Adams

The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood

Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Finlay Donovon is Killing It

The Windsor Knot by S J Bennett

The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie

Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

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Top 5 October New Releases!

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all doing well. Today I am sharing with you the five new releases I am most looking forward to getting my hands on in October! I hope you all enjoy. Let me know if you are excited for any of these releases too.

A Curse For True Love by Stephanie Garber

Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco

The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

Starling House by Alix E Harrow

Monthly TBRs

October TBR

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all doing well. Today I am bringing you my TBR for October, I am hoping that this month I will be able to find time to read and enjoy them as much as I did in September.

Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout

Assistant to the Villain

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Mrs Death Misses Death

Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovilino

Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

Have you read any of these books?

What are your reading plans for October?

Monthly Wrap Ups

September Wrap Up!

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Happy Monday bookish people! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I am bringing you my wrap up for September. I will tell you all now, my reading has taken a backseat because I have now started my final year of my PhD and that is what is taking precedence over everything else at the moment. I was still happy with everything that I got read this month, it wasn’t much but the books I did read I enjoyed more than I have been recently.

Wrap up!

  • Love On The Brain by Ali Hazelwood – I did not read, I have to say I was really feeling big fantasy reads this month and as this book is definitely not one of those I wasn’t at all interested in reading it right now.
  • As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson – I did not read – I really want to finish this series but I didn’t get enough time this month!
  • Belladonna by Adalyn Grace – I did not read, I have seen mixed reviews for this book. I am still very interested in reading it thought.
  • From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout – I did not read this. I hoped I would get to this one, I am drawn to it at the moment (spoiler for my October TBR) hence why I am keeping it on my TBR and I will hopefully read it next month instead
  • Well Met by Jen De Luca – I did not read, another romance and I was not feeling this genre this month
  • Finale by Stephanie Garber – I did read this! I have finally finished this series and I LOVED it. My review of this book is coming in October so look out for that.
  • Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman – I did not read
  • The Luminaries by Susan Dennard – I did not read this either
  • The It Girl by Ruth Ware – I did not read this, actually I did a huge unhaul where I got rid of 107 books and this was one of them.
  • A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft – I did not read
  • Book Lovers by Emily Henry – I did not read
  • Murder Most Royal by S J Bennett – I did read this book, another series I am now up to date with

I hope you enjoyed my wrap up, what was your favourite read in September?

Book Tags

Book For All Occasions Book Tag

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all having a lovely day today. I found this book tag on hannahsbookshelf.wordpress.com and I thought it would be fun to have a go.

Name a book that makes you cry

I don’t have an answer for this one because books don’t really make me cry, I can find them sad and upsetting but not enough for full tears, not yet at least maybe there is a book out there that will. Any reccommendations?

Name a book that makes you smile

Name a book that makes you feel cosy

Name a book that transports you to a magical place

Name a book that scared you

Name a book with an inspiring female character

I find her inspiring because of her determination, she knows she wants to be an investigator no matter the pressure put on her by society and the limitations they thought a woman should have.

Name a book with an inspiring male character

Kai in the Invisible Library

Monthly TBRs

September TBR

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Happy Monday bookish people! I hope you’re all having a good day today. I barely read anything in August but I’m hoping September will be much better.

Here are the books on my September TBR!

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout

Well met by Jen De Luca

Finale by Stephanie Garber

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

A Far Wilder Magic by Alison Saft

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Murder Most Royal by S J Bennett

What are you all hoping to read in September?

Monthly Wrap Ups, Uncategorized

August Wrap Up!

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Happy Friday bookish people! I can’t believe how quickly the summer has gone by this year. I had a long list of things I wanted to get done over the holidays and now they are ending I have barely done anything from my list. Is anyone else like that?

One item on my list was read a lot more and well.. that did not happen. I read a bit but I definitely didn’t stick to my TBR. Oops.

Let’s get into the wrap up!

  • A Disaster in Three Acts by Kelsey Rodkey – I did not read
  • Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey – I did not read, I wasn’t feeling a romance book this month.
  • Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody – I did not read this book
  • The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson – I did not read
  • Lady Macbethad – I was so excited to start reading this but I didn’t get around to it this month
  • A Corruption of Blood by Ambrose Parry – I did not read
  • Daughters of Night by Laura Shepherd Robinson – I did not read this
  • The Agathas – I started to read this book and I did not enjoy the part that I read, I’m not sure yet if I will go back and try and read this again at another point or if I will find someone else to have it
  • A Gathering of Shadows by V E Schwab – I did not read
  • The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton – I did not read

So.. I only read part of one book from my TBR but I did read two books from outside my TBR which were: Winterhouse by Ben Gutterson and Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials by Marion Gibson.

What did you read in August? and what did you think of it?