ARC Review: OF WICKED BLOOD (The Quatrefoil Chronicles #1) by Olivia Wildenstein & Katie Hayoz

OF WICKED BLOOD (The Quatrefoil Chronicles #1) 
by Olivia Wildenstein & Katie Hayoz
Release Date: February 2, 2021; Twig Publishing

From Goodreads:

NO REST FOR THE WICKED . . . OR THE CURSED. 

SLATE 

I didn’t mean to steal the Bloodstone from the De Morel’s crypt. 

Scratch that, I did mean to steal it. 

Until I realized it was a curse-magnet that only comes off if I, along with a jolly trio, successfully defeat four curses. 

If any of us fail, I’m dead. 

I’ve never been a glass half-empty sort of person, but my glass looks in dire need of a refill right about now. 

The only highlight of this wicked treasure hunt: feisty, entitled Cadence de Morel. 

CADENCE 

I was raised on tales of magic, in a small town reputed to be the birthplace of French witchcraft. 

Did I believe all the stories I heard? Absolutely not. I mean, if magic existed, Maman wouldn’t have died, and Papa wouldn’t be stuck in a wheelchair, right? 

Wrong. 

The night Slate Ardoin waltzes into my life, wearing a ring he stole from my mother’s grave, I call him a monster. 

But then I meet real ones, and Slate, well . . . he becomes something else to me. 

Something frustrating to live with but impossible to live without. 

Something I will fight for, no matter the cost. 

*Warning: profuse cursing (and not just the magical kind).

November 2020 Of Books Giveaway Hop

Hi everyone! Welcome to November 2020 Of Books Giveaway Hop!
Thank you so much to Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight and Lonna @ FLYLēF for hosting the hop!

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ARC Review: CAST IN FIRELIGHT (Wickery #1) by Dana Swift

CAST IN FIRELIGHT (Wickery #1) 
by Dana Swift
Release Date: January 19, 2021; Delacorte Press

From Goodreads:

The first book in an epic, heart-pounding fantasy duology about two royal heirs betrothed to be married, but whose loyalties are torn, and a ruthless enemy who threatens their world, perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Hafsah Faizal, and Renée Ahdieh. 

Adraa is the royal heir of Belwar, a talented witch on the cusp of taking her royal ceremony test, and a girl who just wants to prove her worth to her people.

Jatin is the royal heir to Naupure, a competitive wizard who's mastered all nine colors of magic, and a boy anxious to return home for the first time since he was a child. 

Together, their arranged marriage will unite two of Wickery's most powerful kingdoms. But after years of rivalry from afar, Adraa and Jatin only agree on one thing: their reunion will be anything but sweet. 

Only, destiny has other plans and with the criminal underbelly of Belwar suddenly making a move for control, their paths cross...and neither realizes who the other is, adopting separate secret identities instead.