Cover Reveal: THE BOUND WITCH (The Osseous Chronicles #3) by Ivy Asher

THE BOUND WITCH (The Osseous Chronicles #3)

by Ivy Asher

Release Date: July 28, 2021

About the book:

What do you do when you thought it was all over, only to realize it's all just begun? 

I died. 

I looked into Rogan Kendrick’s eyes, told him I loved him…and then I died. 

So how the hell am I standing naked in the middle of a morgue, doing my best not to freak the fuck out? 

I’m a Bone Witch, or at least I was before Rogan bound us together. Blood magic now flows through my veins too, and I think somehow the man I shouldn’t love, the one who betrayed me, who couldn’t choose me…has saved me. 

If the High Counsel finds out they’ll hunt us, and they won’t be the only ones. A certain bastard demon did promise to see me soon. 

ARC Review: GLEAM (The Plated Prisoner #3) by Raven Kennedy

GLEAM (The Plated Prisoner #3)

by Raven Kennedy

Date Published: May 31, 2021

From Goodreads:

King Midas made me the woman I am today. Notorious. Unattainable. His. 

The thing about being confined is that you believe it’s to keep the bad out... Until you realize it’s about keeping you in. 

I’m now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won’t sit idly by and let myself wither. No, there’s something that’s bloomed from the pit of my repression. Something dark. Something angry. 

But the last thing I expected was for my anger to call out to him. King Ravinger. 

He’s sinister and powerful and entirely too seductive. I’ve learned my lesson with trusting manipulative kings, so why does my chest constrict every time he’s near? I need to tread carefully, or I’m at risk of losing much more than just my freedom. 

ARC Review: THESE FEATHERED FLAMES (These Feathered Flames #1) by Alexandra Overy

THESE FEATHERED FLAMES (These Feathered Flames #1)

by Alexandra Overy

Date Published: April 20, 2021; Inkyard Press

From Goodreads:

A queer retelling of “The Firebird,” a Russian folktale 

When twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age. While Izaveta remained at court to learn the skills she’d need as the future queen, Asya was taken away to train with her aunt, the mysterious Firebird, who ensured magic remained balanced in the realm. 

But before Asya’s training is completed, the ancient power blooms inside her, which can mean only one thing: the queen is dead, and a new ruler must be crowned. 

As the princesses come to understand everything their roles entail, they’ll discover who they can trust, who they can love—and who killed their mother.

ARC Review: THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS (These Violent Delights #1) by Chloe Gong

THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS (These Violent Delights #1)
by Chloe Gong
Release Date: November 17, 2020; Margaret K. McElderry Books

About the book:

Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. 

The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. 

A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal. 

Blog Tour + Giveaway: HOOD by Jenny Elder Moke

HOOD
by Jenny Elder Moke 
Release Date: June 9, 2020; Disney-Hyperion
Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Retellings, Fantasy

About the book:

You have the blood of kings and rebels within you, love. Let it rise to meet the call. 

Isabelle of Kirklees has only ever known a quiet life inside the sheltered walls of the convent, where she lives with her mother, Marien. But after she is arrested by royal soldiers for defending innocent villagers, Isabelle becomes the target of the Wolf, King John's ruthless right hand. Desperate to keep her daughter safe, Marien helps Isabelle escape and sends her on a mission to find the one person who can help: Isabelle's father, Robin Hood. 

Blog Tour + Giveaway: THE COURT OF MIRACLES (A Court of Miracles #1) by Kester Grant

THE COURT OF MIRACLES (A Court of Miracles #1) 
by Kester Grant 

Date Published: June 2, 2020; Knopf Children's 

Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Retellings, Science Fiction

About the book:

Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris's criminal underground in the wake of the French Revolution. 

In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city is divided between merciless royalty and nine underworld criminal guilds, known as the Court of Miracles. Eponine (Nina) Thénardier is a talented cat burglar and member of the Thieves Guild. Nina's life is midnight robberies, avoiding her father's fists, and watching over her naïve adopted sister, Cosette (Ettie).

Blog Tour: BETWEEN BURNING WORLDS (System Divine #2) by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell

BETWEEN BURNING WORLDS (System Divine #2) 
by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell 
Date Published: March 24, 2020; Simon Pulse
Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings, Science Fiction, Dystopia

About the book:

Les Misérables meets The Lunar Chronicles in the out-of-this-world sequel to Sky Without Stars that’s an “explosion of emotion, intrigue, romance, and revolution” (Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series). 

A thief. 

An officer. 

A guardian. 

All from different backgrounds, but sharing one same destiny… 

The planet Laterre is in turmoil. A new militant revolutionary group has emerged calling themselves “The Red Scar” and claiming responsibility for a spate of recent bombings. The infamous rebels known as the Vangarde believe that in order to bring about a peaceful revolution, their charismatic leader, Citizen Rousseau must be freed from prison right away. Otherwise the bloodshed will only escalate. 

Soon Marcellus, Chatine, and Alouette all find themselves pulled into battle with extreme consequences. 

Marcellus is determined to uncover his corrupt grandfather’s plan to seize Laterre—even if that means joining the Vangarde. 

Aloutte, trying to unearth the truth about her past, becomes a captive of Marcellus’s grandfather, the general. 

Chatine, who is serving time on Bastille, hopes to escape the brutal and horrifying reality of the prison moon. 

Blog Tour, Guest Post & Giveaway: THORN by Intisar Khanani

THORN 
by Intisar Khanani 
Date Published: March 24, 2020; Hot Key Books
Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings, Romance, Fairy Tales

About the book:

A princess with two futures. A destiny all her own 

Between her cruel family and the contempt she faces at court, Princess Alyrra has always longed to escape the confines of her royal life. But when she’s betrothed to the powerful prince Kestrin, Alyrra embarks on a journey to his land with little hope for a better future. 

When a mysterious and terrifying sorceress robs Alyrra of both her identity and her role as princess, Alyrra seizes the opportunity to start a new life for herself as a goose girl. 

But Alyrra soon finds that Kestrin is not what she expected. The more Alyrra learns of this new kingdom, the pain and suffering its people endure, as well as the danger facing Kestrin from the sorceress herself, the more she knows she can’t remain the goose girl forever. 

Blog Tour and Giveaway: NIGHT SPINNER (Night Spinner #1) by Addie Thorley

NIGHT SPINNER (Night Spinner #1) 
by Addie Thorley
Release Date: February 11, 2020; Page Street Kids
Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings

About the book:

A must-read for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse, transforming The Hunchback of Notre Dame into a powerful tundra-inspired epic. 

Before the massacre at Nariin, Enebish was one of the greatest warriors in the Sky King’s Imperial Army: a rare and dangerous Night Spinner, blessed with the ability to control the threads of darkness. Now, she is known as Enebish the Destroyer―a monster and murderer, banished to a monastery for losing control of her power and annihilating a merchant caravan. 

Guilt stricken and scarred, Enebish tries to be grateful for her sanctuary, until her adoptive sister, Imperial Army commander Ghoa, returns from the war front with a tantalizing offer. If Enebish can capture the notorious criminal, Temujin, whose band of rebels has been seizing army supply wagons, not only will her crimes be pardoned, she will be reinstated as a warrior. 

ARC Review: THE MAGNOLIA SWORD: A BALLAD OF MULAN by Sherry Thomas

THE MAGNOLIA SWORD: A BALLAD OF MULAN 
by Sherry Thomas
Date Published: September 10, 2019; Tu Books

From Goodreads:

CHINA, 484 A.D. 

A Warrior in Disguise 

All her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the duel that every generation in her family must fight. If she prevails, she can reunite a pair of priceless heirloom swords separated decades earlier, and avenge her father, who was paralyzed in his own duel. 

Then a messenger from the Emperor arrives, demanding that all families send one soldier to fight the Rouran invaders in the north. Mulan's father cannot go. Her brother is just a child. So she ties up her hair, takes up her sword, and joins the army as a man. 

A War for a Dynasty 

Thanks to her martial arts skills, Mulan is chosen for an elite team under the command of the princeling--the royal duke's son, who is also the handsomest man she's ever seen. But the princeling has secrets of his own, which explode into Mulan's life and shake up everything she knows. As they cross the Great Wall to face the enemy beyond, Mulan and the princeling must find a way to unwind their past, unmask a traitor, and uncover the plans for the Rouran invasion . . . before it's too late.

SHERWOOD by Meagan Spooner #Review #ARC #Edelweiss+

SHERWOOD
by Meagan Spooner
Release Date: March 19, 2019; HarperTeen

From Goodreads:

Robin of Locksley is dead.

Maid Marian doesn’t know how she’ll go on, but the people of Locksley town, persecuted by the Sheriff of Nottingham, need a protector. And the dreadful Guy of Gisborne, the Sheriff’s right hand, wishes to step into Robin’s shoes as Lord of Locksley and Marian’s fiancé.

Who is there to stop them?

Marian never meant to tread in Robin’s footsteps—never intended to stand as a beacon of hope to those awaiting his triumphant return. But with a sweep of his green cloak and the flash of her sword, Marian makes the choice to become her own hero: Robin Hood.

THE COLD IS IN HER BONES by Peternelle van Arsdale #Giveaway #Blast

THE COLD IS IN HER BONES 
by Peternelle van Arsdale
Date Published:  January 22, 2019; Margaret K. McElderry Books

About the book:

One girl must uncover secrets of the past to save her friend from a terrible curse in this dark and mesmerizing story of love, revenge, and redemption inspired by the myth of Medusa.

Milla knows two things to be true: Demons are real, and fear will keep her safe.

Milla’s whole world is her family’s farm. She is never allowed to travel to the village and her only friend is her beloved older brother, Niklas. When a bright-eyed girl named Iris comes to stay, Milla hopes her loneliness might finally be coming to an end. But Iris has a secret she’s forbidden to share: The village is cursed by a demon who possesses girls at random, and the townspeople live in terror of who it will come for next.

Now, it seems, the demon has come for Iris. When Iris is captured and imprisoned with other possessed girls, Milla leaves home to rescue her and break the curse forever. Her only company on the journey is a terrible new secret of her own: Milla is changing, too, and may soon be a demon herself.

TO KILL A KINGDOM by Alexandra Christo #ARC #Review #Netgalley

TO KILL A KINGDOM
by Alexandra Christo
Date Published: March 6, 2018; Feiwel & Friends

From Goodreads:

Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. 

The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby—it’s his calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good—But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy?

HUNTED by Meagan Spooner #ARC #Review #Edelweiss+

HUNTED
by Meagan Spooner
Release Date: March 14, 2017; HarperTeen

From Goodreads:

Beauty knows the Beast’s forest in her bones—and in her blood. Though she grew up with the city’s highest aristocrats, far from her father’s old lodge, she knows that the forest holds secrets and that her father is the only hunter who’s ever come close to discovering them. 

So when her father loses his fortune and moves Yeva and her sisters back to the outskirts of town, Yeva is secretly relieved. Out in the wilderness, there’s no pressure to make idle chatter with vapid baronessas… or to submit to marrying a wealthy gentleman. But Yeva’s father’s misfortune may have cost him his mind, and when he goes missing in the woods, Yeva sets her sights on one prey: the creature he’d been obsessively tracking just before his disappearance. 

Deaf to her sisters’ protests, Yeva hunts this strange Beast back into his own territory—a cursed valley, a ruined castle, and a world of creatures that Yeva’s only heard about in fairy tales. A world that can bring her ruin or salvation. Who will survive: the Beauty, or the Beast?

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.)

SOUL IN DARKNESS by Wendy Higgins #ARC #Review

SOUL IN DARKNESS 
by Wendy Higgins
Release Date: February 12, 2019

From Goodreads:

People travel from afar to the small isle in the Aegean Sea hoping for a single glimpse of Princess Psyche. Their adoration for the mortal woman is so all-consuming that citizens begin to shower her with the very gifts and offerings they once left at the alter of Venus, goddess of love and beauty.

But gods are known for their jealousy.

Cupid, the god of love, takes pleasure in causing strife and mischief in the lives of humans. He uses love as a weapon, humoring in the weakness of people at the whims of their feelings. When his mother Venus approaches him about punishing the human girl who dares to steal her offerings and affections from the people, Cupid gladly accepts.

Psyche's punishment is to be given to a mysterious creature who only comes to her in the dark of night under the pact that she will never lay eyes on him. She is terrified of this stranger, who the oracle described as a serpent. Her mate, however, is masterful in his dealings with his bride. He takes his time, morphing her fears into different sensations completely.