Hello Bibliofriends,I read Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis (book 1 in this duology) when it came out back in 2017. It was one of the first books I ever received in my FairyLoot subscription and I became totally enamoured with the world featured in the story. As part of my 2020 reading mission... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings: These Divided Shores
Hello Bibliofriends! This week's Biblioshelf Musing is 'These Divided Shores' by Sara Raasch which is the sequel to 'These Rebel Waves'. I first read TRW when it arrived in the August 2018 Mutinous Pirates Fairyloot box. At first, the series wasn't quite what I was expecting as the pirates were more riverboat looters (Stream Raiders)... Continue Reading →
#SixForSunday – Series I Can Now Finish (Because I Have The Sequel!)
Happy Sunday Bibliofriends, Can you believe we're actually in the final weekend of June?! The month has flown so quickly! I changed up the theme slightly for Six For Sunday this week as I had practically zero to contribute to today's regular theme so I kind of made one up for myself. This S4S I... Continue Reading →
Biblioshelf Musings – The Shadows Between Us
Howdy Bibliofriends! This was my first time reading anything by Tricia Levenseller and if it’s anything to go by then it definitely won’t be the last time I read anything by her! I received The Shadows Between Us in the Feb 2020 FairyLoot Rulebreakers box and can definitely see how this book fitted into the... Continue Reading →
5 Biblioshelf Musings about…Onyx and Ivory [Spoiler Free]
Onyx and Ivory by Mindee Arnett Series: Rime Chronicles #1 Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 12th 2018 Publisher: Balzer & Bray (Fairyloot Exclusive Edition) Pages: 512 Rating: 4/5 Shelfie Stacks 📚📚📚📚 Onyx and Ivory is the first in a series of books by Mindee Arnett called The Rime Chronicles. Synopsis from Goodreads They call her... Continue Reading →
Friday 56 – A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Happy Friday Bibliofriends! The weekend is finally here and it’s Friday 56 time. After receiving A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer in Fairyloot's February 'Beast and Beauty Box', I aimed to take part in their readalong (you can access their blog here), however as with all good intentions, work seemed to get in the way!... Continue Reading →
FairyLoot February Unboxing – Twisted Tales
*Spoliers ahead!* The following post contains spoilers about the items contained in February’s FairyLoot box so tread carefully if you don’t want to spoil the surprise! The very minute the theme 'Twisted Tales' for this box was unveiled, I was super excited! It had ‘dark fairy tales’ written all over it and not most because... Continue Reading →
Everless – book review
Everless by Sara Holland Published 4th January 2018 by Orchard Books 368 pages Rated: 5/5 Blood-irons “Time is a prison. She is the key.” This book felt like it bled me dry - pun definitely intended! I binge read it in a couple of days and am waiting on tenterhooks for book 2! I received... Continue Reading →
Beauty of the Wildfire
Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popović Published: August 2017 by Katherine Tegen Books Pages: 405 ‘Wicked Like a Wildfire’ was beautiful both inside and out. From the moment it revealed itself from my black Fairyloot bag as part of the Otherworlds box, my hopes and expectations were sky high and for me – it... Continue Reading →
Wicked Wicked to the core…
A Daughter of the Burning City review Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody Published by Harlequin Teen Hardcover edition, 384 pages This book was featured in the July Tricksters box from Fairyloot and is the debut novel from Amanda Foody. Cover I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, however... Continue Reading →