Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all having a good day today. Today I am bringing you my August TBR, there’s a lot of fantasy on it this month which I haven’t been reading a lot of in the past few months so we will have to see how that goes but overall I am pretty excited about the books on my TBR for the month.
August TBR
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
Library of the Unwritten by A J Hackwith
A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
Kingdom of The Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
Assassins Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Crownbreaker by Sebastien De Castell
Six Tudor Queens by Alison Weir
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas
By the Book by Amanda Sellet
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas
Small Favours by Erin A Craig
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey
The Falconer by Elizabeth May
That’s it for my August TBR, I hope you all enjoyed it!
Happy Monday bookish people! I know this post is going up on the first day of August when I usually post them at the end of the month I am writing about but July was quite the month! First there was YALC and Comic Con which I don’t really want to say that much about because it will turn into a rant, I did not have a good experience there this year because of the organization and well, they had no idea what to do with people who have disabilities so the less said about it the better. Then I found out I had gotten covid from YALC and I was so poorly, I still am a bit even a month on, I couldn’t do much. I rounded the month out with a trip to Bristol and a trip to Hampshire so I am pretty exhausted.
A good thing that happened this month is that I opened my Etsy shop! I have been thinking about this for a while and I have finally done it. I am creating bookish bookmarks, on card, wood and made of resin. If you’d like to visit my shop is TheBlindScribe
Anyway, my reading this month wasn’t great, I read some okay books but no books that I was really invested in. My book reviews of the books I did read will be coming on Mondays throughout August!
The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood – I did read this and actually I quite enjoyed it but I had one very specific issue with it which I will talk about in my book review of it.
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn – I did not read this book
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li – I did not read this
The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson – I did not read this book either
Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano – I haven’t read this book
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton – I haven’t read this book yet either
Nine Lives by Peter Swanson – I did not read this
Daughters of Night by Laura Shepard Robinson – I started this book a while ago but I haven’t continued with it yet
The Three Dog Problem by S J Bennett – I did read this!
The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah – I also read this book!
The Perfect Escape by Leah Konen – I did not read this book
Overall, I read three books this month which considering how poorly I was and how much has been going on this month is pretty good, I’m happy with it.
That’s it for my July wrap-up! I hope you all enjoyed it, my August TBR is coming on Friday!
Happy Monday bookish people! I hope you are all having a good day today. I am so excited to be bringing you my July TBR today, not only because I have a good feeling about this month but also because it is time for the July Summer edition of the Chopped Readathon! Hosted by myself @oliviatempleto6 on Twitter/@the_blind_scribe on instagram and @Plaid_Reader_is_writing on Twitter. It is a month long readathon with prompts attached to a food item based on the theme so obviously the July theme is summer. If you are interested in joining the fun all the information can be found on the Chopped Readathon Twitter account @choppedread
Also this month I have tried to put a mystery/crime book to each prompt because… I have a PhD to write which means I need to read all the mystery books and I have a lot to get through.
Onto my TBR for July!
for the prompt Cotton Candy – a light or easy book I chose The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood, I have heard there’s a new book in this series coming soon so I need to get around to this one
Salt water taffy – a salty protagonist – I chose A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn, the second in the Veronica Speedwell series
Corn dog – a book with something hidden – I chose Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Soda – a book you are excited about – The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson, the fourth book in the truly devious series
BBQ – book with a battle – I have gone very metaphorical for this one as most mysteries don’t have epic battles like the fantasy genre does so I have chosen Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
Lobster – Centred around the ocean – Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
Lemonade – a yellow book – Nine Lives by Peter Swanson
Burgers – a meaty book over 400 pages – Daughters of Night by Laura Shephard Robinson
Ice cream – a fancy book – the Three Dog Problem by S J Bennett
watermelon – a childhood favourite – The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah
Funnel Cakes – a sweet book – Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
Milkshakes – a book with a location you would go in the summer – I chose The Perfect Escape by Leah Konen
That’s it for my July TBR! What are you all planning on reading in July? Leave me a comment below.
Happy Friday bookish people! I am so happy today that I am bringing you my post as part of the Blood and Moonlight Book Tour with TBR and Beyond Tours. I will be revealing my top five reasons to read Blood and Moonlight by Erin Beaty and I will be including a photo of my book look inspired by the cover. But first here is the cover and synopsis:
Blurb/Synopsis:
In this medieval YA fantasy thriller, an orphan with a secret, magical sight gets caught between a mysterious genius and the serial killer he’s hunting.
Rising above the city of Collis is the holy Sanctum. And watching over its spires is Catrin, an orphan girl with unique skills—for she alone can spot the building’s flaws in construction before they turn deadly.
But when Catrin witnesses a murderer escaping the scene of his crime, she’s pulled into the web of a dangerous man who will definitely strike again. Assigned to capture the culprit is the mysterious, brilliant, and enigmatic Simon, whose insights into the mind of a killer are frighteningly accurate.
As the grisly crimes continue, Catrin finds herself caught between murderer and detective while hiding her own secret—a supernatural sight granted by the moon, destined to make her an outcast, and the only thing that might save her and those she loves from becoming the next victims…
If you can’t decide between the Fantasy and Murder Mystery genres, choose this book! It is a great balance between both with its mix of magic and old school investigating of a serial killer.
Exciting and unique magic that you get to discover alongside the main character. I personally had never read a fantasy book before with this type of magic in it.
If you like small town settings full of secrets I would definitely say this book could be for you! For me, it made me think of one of the small towns in France.
An intriguing main character who makes it easy for you to root for her.
I tried to imitate the cover of the book for this photo, it’s not perfect but I don’t think it turned out too badly. I was also wearing a pale grey top to imitate the colour of the cover background, you just can’t see it in this photo.
Author Information: Erin Beaty
Erin Beaty was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, which means she can’t drive a tractor but won’t eat veggies that come from a can.
She graduated from the U.S Naval Academy in 2000 with a BS in Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics) and German, then served in the fleet as a Weapons Officer on a combat destroyer and later as an instructor for the center for Naval Leadership.
After a few years as a stay at home mum and navy wife with a casual blog. Erin upped her game and started writing her first novel in the Spring of 2014. She is now the author of the Traitor’s Circle Trilogy published by Imprint, Macmillan and in several foreign languages.
She and her husband have five children, two cats, a vegetable garden and live wherever the navy tells them to go.
Erin has taught classes at the Muse Writers Centre in Norfolk and has also served on the advisory board of Hampton Roads Writers.
Happy Friday bookish people! It is the first of July, we are starting the summer with an okay month of reading. I didn’t read as much in June as I thought I would, other things just kept getting on top of me and I was struggling a little bit with how much there was that had to get done immediately. Anyway, June was still good. I managed to read a few books, I went to Belgium and back in a weekend, and I had my first meeting with a potential guide dog and if you want to read about this I will be posting on Friday’s throughout July about what it has been like going through the guide dog process. But we are here today to see what I read in June so let’s get into the wrap up.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik – I did not read. I wasn’t really feeling much fantasy this month.
Mad Woman by Louisa Treger – I did read this! I was kindly sent a copy of this book by the author and I have posted my review of this book already, probably my favourite read of June
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake – I did not read this
Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan – I am currently reading this book, a few pages before I go to bed each night
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint – I did not read this
Nine Lives by Peter Swanson – I did not read this
Lockwood and Co by Jonathan Stroud – Another book I am currently in the middle of reading
A Darker Shade of Magic graphic novel 1 – I did read this
Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead by Elle cosimano – I did not read this
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee – I did not read this
A Darker Shade of Magic graphic novel 2 – I did read this
The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex – I did not read this
Book Lovers by Emily Henry – I did not read this
Beggars Abbey by V L Valentine – I did not read this
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi – I did not read this
Lore by Alexandra Bracken – I did not read this
Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian – I did not read this
So from my TBR I read 3 books and I am in the middle of two, which I should finish before the end of June. Outside of my TBR I also read the third A Darker Shade of magic graphic novel so altogether I read 6 books which isn’t too bad.
That’s it for this month’s wrap up, I hope you all enjoyed it! What did you all read in June?
Happy Friday bookish people! Today I am very excited to be bringing you this book tag today, in the UK June is Pride month so I thought this would be a great book tag to do. I especially felt like doing this tag because my own sexuality has been on my mind a lot recently, after being in a serious relationship I have started to realise that I may actually be on the ace/asexual spectrum. I’ve done a lot of reading on the topic since I started to think more about it and it’s strange because the more I read the more I feel so sure that this is me. Anyway, I read that this may be part of the LGBTQ+ spectrum (please correct me if I am wrong about this) and so I thought this tag would be fitting.
I found this tag on Annas Book Knook blog on wordpress. I will try and answer with books that I own and that I have read but I will admit I don’t have that many books with LGBTQ+ Rep in them.
Female Strength: A book with a lesbian heroine
Right after I’ve said that I will only choose books I have read… I am choosing one I haven’t read but I have heard that it has a focus on a lesbian relationship – Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth
Cinnamon Roll: A book with an adorable gay character
For this I chose the character of Robin Blythe from A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske
Boys and Girls: A book with bi rep done right
I can’t really speak so much about this because I don’t identify as bi, but for this one I chose Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Basherdoust
The Body and the Soul: A book with a trans character
For this one, again I had to choose a book that I haven’t read because I don’t own any but I chose Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
We’re all queer: queer rep you’d love to see more of
After realising I might be ace, I’d love to see more books with ace rep in them
All about pronouns: A book with a non-binary character
I didn’t pick a book for this question because I didn’t already own any and I didn’t want to choose too many more books that I haven’t read so if you have any reccomendations let me know!
Aromantic Ace: A book that belongs to the aro/ace spectrum
I have heard that there are characters in Vicious by V E Schwab that are aro/aceand I enjoy that book a lot so that’s the one I chose.
One Big Family: A book that features lots of different LGBTQ+ reps
Again I didn’t choose one for this because I could not find one on my shelf or through a search of recommendations so again if you know of any good ones, let me know.
Sapphic Love: Your favourite F/F couple
For this one I chose Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn
Boys Love: Your M/M OTP
For this one I chose one of my favourite books, The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Sidekick: Your favourite LGBTQ+ side character
Stealing the show: An LGBTQ+ side character couple
I chose the sister (I can’t think of the names right now!) and her girlfriend in Pumpkin by Julie Murphy
Strong Beliefs: An LGBTQ+ book that deals with religion
Again, I could not find a book for this question.
Rainbows Everywhere: A book with an unapologetic cover
For this one I chose the cover of Especially Earnest by Molly Horan
Future Generations: Your most anticipated LGBTQ+ release
I am really excited for A Little Bit Country by Brian D Kennedy
That’s it for this book tag, I hope you all enjoyed it! How would you answer these?
Happy Friday bookish people! I thought it would be fun to do a summer book tag today, even though it’s technically not summer yet I don’t think, but it’s close! I found this book tag on parchmentpages.co.uk
Hit The Beach: A Book Set By The Sea
Watch Fireworks: A Book That Had A Fiery Romance
Go For A Road Trip: A Book That Involves A Journey
Camp Under The Stars: A Book That Had You Starstruck
I’m not sure on this one, I literally can’t think of any book that made me feel starstruck
Marathon Some Movies: A Book You Couldn’t Put Down
Go Out For Ice Cream: A Book With A Sweet Romance
Picnic In The Park: A Book That Was A Breath Of Fresh Air
Go For A Hike: A Character Who Conquered An Obstacle
Grill Some BBQ: A Book Featuring Delicious Food
Watch The Sunrise: A Book That Inspired You
That’s it for this book tag, if you see this then consider yourselves tagged!
Happy Monday bookish people! Today I am bringing you the book review for A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske.
In this book review I will give star ratings to four categories and I will write a little about each of them. I will do my best to not include any spoilers. I hope you enjoy my book review.
A Marvelous Light Plot:
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: 4 out of 5.
This book opened with a bang. The first chapter threw me right into the middle of a magical conflict over an unknown item and I then felt that I was learning about the world and the mystery along with the main character, Robin.
I really loved how this book followed the mystery, each time you think you know where the story is going to go next it switched direction and I thought this worked very well for keeping me engaged in the story. I have heard that this book is the first in a series and I could tell by the way it ends that there is plenty more to be explored in this world yet.
A Marvelous Light Characters:
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: 4 out of 5.
The two main characters that you get to see a lot of are Robin and Edwin. I absolutely loved both of these characters. Edwin kept referring to Robin as a man who would be the sort of ‘jock’ character at school, a wealthy man who played a lot of sports. I personally didn’t get this feeling from the character, to me he felt shy and reserved despite the story trying to present Edwin as this character.
I wished there had been more scenes to see their relationship be established in the beginning half of the book, I felt that their feelings towards each other changed within an instant at a certain point in the book and for me it happened too quickly.
A Marvelous Light Writing and Dialogue:
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: 4 out of 5.
I believe this book is a debut by this author and there is some feeling of this in the writing but overall I thought that the writing was easy to read and enjoyable.
A Marvelous Light Overall:
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: 4 out of 5.
I gave this book four stars overall because I thought it was a fun and mysterious opening book for a series that I definitely want to continue with.
Blurb/Synopsis:
Red White & Royal Blue meets Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell in debut author Freya Marske’s A Marvellous Light, featuring an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts, and conspiracies.
Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He’s struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents’ excesses. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society, he discovers what’s been operating beneath the unextraordinary reality he’s always known.
Now Robin must contend with the beauty and danger of magic, an excruciating deadly curse, and the alarming visions of the future that come with it—not to mention Edwin Courcey, his cold and prickly counterpart in the magical bureaucracy, who clearly wishes Robin were anyone and anywhere else.
Robin’s predecessor has disappeared, and the mystery of what happened to him reveals unsettling truths about the very oldest stories they’ve been told about the land they live on and what binds it. Thrown together and facing unexpected dangers, Robin and Edwin discover a plot that threatens every magician in the British Isles—and a secret that more than one person has already died to keep.
That’s it for this book review, i hope you all enjoyed it! Have you read this book? Did you enjoy it?
Happy Thursday bookish people! Today I am bringing you my TBR for June. This month there is a month long readathon created by Maddie at BookBrowsingBlogs on Youtube, the readathon is called whateveryouwantathon and there are four different teams with dome different prompts. I am following the prompts of the Sunset Scholars.
My June TBR:
A book featuring dragons: I chose Uprooted by Naomi Novik, I don’t think I have any books with actual dragons in – except for Lord of the Rings – but from what I remember of the synopsis this book has a character called the dragon.
Red on the cover: I chose Mad Woman by Louisa Treger
Host Fave: I chose The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Less Read genre: I chose Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
Shiny Cover – I chose Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
Previous TBR: Nine Lives by Peter Swanson
The/An/Of/A/And: Lockwood and Co by Jonathan Stroud
Under 300 pages: I chose the first graphic novel for A Darker Shade of Magic
Continue a series: Finlay Donovan Knocks ’em Dead by Elle Cosimano
Academia: A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
2021 release: I chose The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
A different format: I chose the second A Darker Shade of Magic graphic novel
Book about Books: I chose Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Recently Hauled: I chose Beggars Abbey by V L Valentine
Favourite Genre (Fantasy!): I chose The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
One word title: I chose Lore by Alexandra Bracken
S’s on cover: I chose Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian
There are also a few prompts that are things like cozy reading time and complete a personal reading goal which I didn’t put in the list because they can be completed with any of the books.
That’s it for my June TBR, I hope you all enjoyed it! What are you reading in June?
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