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ARC Review: ON THESE BLACK SANDS (Aisling Sea #1) by Vanessa Rasanen

ON THESE BLACK SANDS (Aisling Sea #1)
Release Date: August 10, 2021; Crab Apple Books

From Goodreads:
AN HEIR ON THE RUN 

In one month, Aoife Cascade will turn twenty and take her seat on the Council of Cregah, an honor she’s been preparing for her whole life. But when she lets a secret slip to her mother with devastating consequences, all her plans for the future crumble. Believing her people to be better off without her, she flees Cregah, stowing away aboard a pirate ship bound for dangerous waters. 

A PIRATE CAPTAIN WHO NEEDS HER HELP

Captain Declan McCallagh is young compared to the pirate lords, but after twelve years on the grueling sea, he has earned a well-respected ship and the attention of the lords, who’d like nothing better than to see his ruin. All he wants is to leave the Aisling Sea—and his past—behind him. But when his sister demands he find the enchanted dagger her rebel faction needs to overthrow the ruling Council, he’ll have to decide whether to cast off all family ties or take the perilous voyage to waters guarded by sirens, only passable with the help of the last remaining fae, currently imprisoned by the Council. 

Cover Reveal: FATE AND FLAME (Fae Rising #3) by Miranda Lyn


FATE AND FLAME (Fae Rising #3)
Release Date: April 20, 2021
New Adult – High Fantasy

About the book:
This gripping series comes to a nail-biting conclusion with Fate and Flame

Ara brings more of her notorious sass and Temir is still the cinnamon roll, trying to save the world. 

If you haven’t started this series yet, you’re in for an adventure of a lifetime. You will swoon for this fae series, noted for being unlike any other. 

Fate and Flame will hold you on the edge of your seat, make you laugh, keep you fanning yourself in the steamy moments, and wiping away tears through the conclusion. This is a series with a full cast of characters you will instantly love. 

Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: A KINGDOM OF FLESH AND FIRE (Blood and Ash #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout



A KINGDOM OF FLESH AND FIRE (Blood and Ash #2)
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Date Published: September 1, 2020; Blue Box Press

About the book:
A Betrayal… 

Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight him, and that’s one order she’s more than happy to obey. He may have taken her, but he will never have her. 

A Choice... 

Casteel Da’Neer is known by many names and many faces. His lies are as seductive as his touch. His truths as sensual as his bite. Poppy knows better than to trust him. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. But he’s the only way for her to get what she wants—to find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she’s ever wanted. Casteel has plans for her. Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself—about him. Plans that could bind their lives together in unexpected ways that neither kingdom is prepared for. And she’s far too reckless, too hungry, to resist the temptation. 

Book Blitz + Giveaway: TAMING DEMONS FOR BEGINNERS (The Guild Codex: Demonized #1) by Annette Marie


TAMING DEMONS FOR BEGINNERS (The Guild Codex: Demonized #1)
by Annette Marie   
Date Published: September 13, 2019; Dark Owl Fantasy Inc.
New Adult, Urban Fantasy

About the book:
Rule one: Don’t look at the demon.

When I arrived at my uncle’s house, I expected my relatives to be like me—outcast sorcerers who don’t practice magic. I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else.

Rule two: Don’t listen to the demon.

My uncle chose a far deadlier power. He calls creatures of darkness into our world, binds them into service contracts, and sells them to the highest bidder. And I’m supposed to act like I don’t know how illegal and dangerous it is.

Rule three: Don’t talk to the demon.

All I had to do was keep my nose out of it. Pretend I didn’t find the summoning circle in the basement. Pretend I didn’t notice the shadowy being trapped inside it. Pretend I didn’t break the rules.

But I did, and now it’s too late. 

Cover Reveal: SLAYING MONSTERS FOR THE FEEBLE (The Guild Codex: Demonized #2) by Annette Marie


SLAYING MONSTERS FOR THE FEEBLE (The Guild Codex: Demonized #2)
by Annette Marie   
Release Date: November 1, 2019; Dark Owl Fantasy Inc.
New Adult, Urban Fantasy

About the book:
I’m bound to a demon.

For my entire life, I avoided magic at all costs. Now, I’m responsible for a demon who wields magic more powerful than the toughest mage or sorcerer.

Demons are evil.

That’s what my textbooks say. That’s what I see. He’s ruthless, he’s temperamental, he’s cold. But he protects me without fail. I wonder if he’s hiding a heart behind his hostility.

My demon is a monster.

Heartless or not, my contract with him is illegal and beyond dangerous. Together, we need to find a way to send him back to his own world before anyone discovers our secret. If that wasn’t difficult enough, there’s another problem:

My demon isn’t the only monster I should be worried about.


January 2019 Wrap- Up

Hi everyone! In today's post I will be highlighting the books I've read for the month of January. It was honestly a great month of reading for me. My obsession for The Wicked King and Beasts of the Frozen Sun is still going strong and I don't see it lessening anytime soon! Lol.
I read nine books the last month. NINE BOOKS. I had no idea I'd be able to read that many!! (Nine may not sound like a lot for some but for me, that's already a daunting number.)

Without further ado, here are the nine books I read in January..


Top Ten Most Recent Additions to My TBR Shelf #TTT

Hi and welcome to Top Ten Tuesday- a weekly event hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Follow this link for more info =)

For this week's theme of The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List, I went thru my Goodreads tbr shelf and voila! Presenting my ten most recent additions to my ever growing pile of unread books.. I remember craving for new UF/PNR books to read and it shows. 

(Just click on the cover for more info about the book.)

DEMON MAGIC AND A MARTINI (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #4) by Annette Marie #CoverReveal


DEMON MAGIC AND A MARTINI (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #4) 
by Annette Marie 
Release Date: April 12, 2019; Dark Owl Fantasy Inc.
New Adult, Urban Fantasy 

About the book:
When I first landed a bartending job at the local guild, I didn’t know a thing about magic. These days, I’m practically an expert on the different magical classes, but there’s one nobody ever talks about: Demonica. 

Turns out they have a good reason for that. My guild is strictly hellion-free, because who wants to risk life and limb to control the biggest bullies on the mythic playground? 

Well, some people do, and now a demon has been loosed in the city. My three best friends are determined to slay it, but even badass combat mages are critically out-magicked. And that’s not all. The monster they’re tracking—it’s not hiding. It’s not fleeing. It’s not leaving a trail of corpses everywhere it goes. 

Top (Not Quite) Ten Tuesday #TTT

Hi guys! This is my first time participating in Top Ten Tuesday and I am so excited!

As I'm sure you already know, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. And this week's theme is New-to-Me Authors I Read In 2018. I've read quite a few new-to-me authors last year. Some of them are debut authors and some are authors I discovered thru Goodreads and/or Amazon. In no particular order...



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Discovering Charlotte McConaghy and reading her book, Avery (The Cronicles of Kaya #1), was definitely one of the best decisions I made in 2018. (And let's face it I've made very few of those.) 

Avery was everything I love in a YA romantic fantasy. It has such high ratings on Goodreads so I don't know why it wasn't on my radar sooner. I've read the book twice now and I LOVED it both times. It's part of a trilogy and the only reason I haven't read the other two books yet is because I got spoiled with the ending. I won't say much but it's nothing if not heartbreaking. And I wasn't (still isn't) ready to get my heart broken.

Review: AVERY (The Chronicles of Kaya #1) by Charlotte McConaghy


AVERY (The Chronicles of Kaya #1)
by Charlotte McConaghy
Date Published: 02.02.15
Amazon  |  The Book Depository

From Goodreads:
The people of Kaya die in pairs. When one lover dies, the other does too. So it has been for thousands of years – until Ava.

For although her bondmate, Avery, has been murdered and Ava’s soul has been torn in two, she is the only one who has ever been strong enough to cling to life. Vowing revenge upon the barbarian queen of Pirenti, Ava's plan is interrupted when she is instead captured by the deadly prince of her enemies.

Prince Ambrose has been brought up to kill and hate. But when he takes charge of a strangely captivating Kayan prisoner and is forced to survive with her on a dangerous island, he must reconsider all he holds true . . .

In a violent country like Pirenti, where emotion is scorned as a weakness, can he find the strength to fight for the person he loves . . . even when she’s his vengeful enemy?

Avery is a sweeping, romantic fantasy novel about loss and identity, and finding the courage to love against all odds.

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BOOK REVIEW:
Rating: 4 of 5 stars

What. The. Heck. Just. Happened.

I don't know what to say. This book DESTROYED me. I am effin' IN LOVE with this beautiful, brutal, heart-wrenching, dark, amazingly written story. I did not accomplish anything today because I was so engrossed in Ambrose, Ava, Thorne and Roselyn. I have never felt this much sadness, affection and regret as I do for these four. I had no idea what I was getting into when I picked this up. I WAS NOT PREPARED.

An absolute must-read!