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mollyringle · 5 months
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The excellent bibliophilic site Shepherd.com asked me (and hundreds of other authors) for the top three books we read in the last year. Yes, just three! You can imagine how hard it was to choose. But - these are the three I picked. Come see why! It should be noted that I loved many other books this past year just as much, but these three formed a nice cohesive group, as they all share similar themes (i.e., queerness + magic) not only with each other but with many of my own novels.
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thlehnen · 1 month
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With refreshing echoes of golden age fantasy, Fog & Fireflies is a novel that brings together an imaginative world and fantastical cast of characters to explore the difference between growing older and growing up.
"Why do we grow more scared as we get older?"
Hundreds of seasons ago, a wizard's war scarred the earth, leaving a malevolent fog blanketing the land, and carrying the settlements within it like ships adrift at sea. The phantoms the fog creates are deadly to adults, so children must guard the walls now, and care for each other.
Ogma watches the fog from the walls of her windmill town. What felt like a game as a child becomes more of a creeping dread with each season she gets older.
"Because we know better."
Ogma's town is attacked—alien caravanners who roam the fog in inhuman forms have come to kidnap the children, and Ogma is lost in the fog. She must find hope, find courage in herself, and find her friends.
A novel for readers who enjoy rich worldbuilding in the style of Hayao Miyazaki, a unique cast of creatures and characters that harkens back to L. Frank Baum and Arthur Rackham, and the bonds of found family akin to the work of Maggie Stiefvater and Makoto Shinkai.
Pre-order: https://aspenthornpress.com
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todayimreading · 5 days
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ineffably-good · 3 months
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Just sharing everything I read this year - although not pictured are TWO MILLION FANFICS.
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85 books overall. (One not pictured because I only finished it an hour ago.)
My favorites of the year?
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I wanted to put all three of the Last Binding series in here because I loved ALL of them, but I just put on book one instead (A Marvellous Light).
After a lot of thought, I decided that this was the best book I read in 2023 - if you haven’t read this run to the bookstore tomorrow and get yourself a copy… Brilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking, and one of those books that I was so sad to finish because I wanted to have it ahead of me to read for the first time again:
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drudru17 · 1 year
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lmwdesseinsworld · 11 months
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moohnshinescorner · 1 year
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Bewitched Shadows by Autumn Blake (The Wicked Belles, #1) Publication date: April 4th 2023 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense
Synopsis:
A fiery witch… Ember Belle is a total mess. When she’s not partying with the local shifter pack or causing mayhem around New Orleans with her three sisters, she does anything to avoid confronting her out-of-control fire magick and the grief from losing her parents. However, when an opportunity arises to obtain a magical item that could solve all her problems, she decides to take her life into her own hands.
A cold-as-ice demon… Killian Inferno’s only desire is to spend his final weeks of freedom in New Orleans, away from his duties as the future Lord of Pride. What he doesn’t expect, is to be summoned by the amateur witch who has been haunting his dreams. A seductress who needs his expertise to solve a recent murder by any means necessary. Even sorcery.
Ember now has no choice but to enter a demon pact with Killian. The terms are simple: remove the spell she may have cast on him before Samhain, or return to Hell with him, kicking and screaming. Can the two enemies set aside their animosity to uncover the city’s secrets and unlock Ember’s true magical potential, or will they be undone by the enemies they didn’t see coming?
Bewitched Shadows is Book 1 in the sizzling, new Wicked Belles series.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76753347-bewitched-shadows
Purchase:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3yZsXmM
MY REVIEW:
Yes!!! This book took off like a roller coaster. It was full of adventure, danger, lust and twisted endings.
Ember is a witch whom lives in New Orleans with her three sisters. She is known for drinking, partying hard and her sexy rendezvous'. After her parents died her life spun out of control. She could not control her fire magic nor her crazy shenanigan's.
When the Vampire Princess turns up dead, killed in the same manner as her parents, she begins to look into what really happened. But she cannot do it alone, so she inquires the help of a sexy demon named Killian.
Killian has had his eye on Ember for quite some time. Drawn to her by unexplainable means, he follows her in the shadows all the time. It must be a spell. She has bewitched him somehow. When she requires his help he is all to quick to make a pact. Release him from her spell and he will help her find the murderer. But if she fails, he gets her soul.
This book took off from the very beginning. When I first started I thought, "man this book is long" . I thought it would take forever to read, but I was so wrong. I flew through this book. It was adventure and danger from start to finish. The characters were interesting and excitable. I fell in love with them, especially Killian straight from the start.
Ember is a strong and independent character, whom I feel is struggling with the guilt of her parents death. This plays a key part in the reason that Ember constantly gets into mischief. But deep down she is sweet, fiercely loyal and very in tune with her body.
Killian is a very complex character. He has many sides to him. He struggles with his mothers death and the vengeance he wants to inflict on his father for his role in her murder. But under all that is an amazing man. He is sweet, caring and highly protective.
With this amazing cast of characters, the author has created a paranormal world in the city where the dead never sleep. She takes all those characters that go bump in the night and places them in the city that is known for the strange and unusual. Vampires, witches, werewolves and fae, all come together to live in the city undetected by mere mortals. Ruled by a council with a member from each group as representation, they aim to live in harmony and under the radar of the human race.
Overall the story is an intricate web of danger and deception. It twists and turns and is woven perfection throughout. The danger level is a ten and the steamy scenes level is a 20. This book is no teen read. It is downright sensual and dirty. The MC's chemistry is at explosive levels all through the story. They are a perfect combination.
I enjoyed the story immensely and cannot wait to read more from this world. This book exceeded my expectations and more.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Autumn Blake is a romance author currently residing in Texas. She loves morally grey heroes, strong heroines, and lots of spice. When not reading or writing, Autumn spends her time cuddling her Yorkies or traveling with her husband.
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tinuwel · 1 year
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¡Y otra vez viernes! Espero que disfrutéis mucho del fin de semana l@s que podáis, claro. Esta fue otra de mis compras: Trenza del mar Esmeralda de @brandsanderson 🥰 Que, por cierto, no sé porqué han traducido el nombre propio… 👀 Es un libro independiente lo que lo hace de lo más interesante 😛 No creo que tarde mucho en ponerme con él porque las reseñas lo ponen muy bien. Y la edición…. 😍😍😍 Es una preciosidad, con ilustraciones a página completa y en color. ¿Os gusta Sanderson? ¿Ya habéis caído con esta maravilla? #booksarelife #bookcommunity #booknerdigan #bookpassion #bookrecommendation #bookreview #greatreads #bookquotes #bookobsessed #totalbooknerd #bookgram #readmorebooks #alwaysreading #bookphoto #booksofinsta #bookart #TW #lecturadirecta #booknookstagram #bookcollection #bookoftheday #trenzadelmaresmeralda #tressoftheemeraldsea https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNuC3lrX9W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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jasminereadsbooks · 1 year
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“𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘥? 𝘐 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺.” - 𝗝.𝗥.𝗥. 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗲𝗻 My January Wrap up 📖 • Delilah Green Doesn’t Care - 3⭐️ • Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief - 4⭐️ • The Upside of Falling - 5⭐️ • Kingdom of the Feared - 4⭐️ • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - 5⭐️ • Legendary - 5⭐️ • Fellowship of the Ring - 5⭐️ • Rainbow Milk - 4⭐️ I really enjoyed these books and read far more than I expected to read, i am already ahead of my reading goal. #becauseofreading #bibliophile #bookgram #booksbooksbooks #booknerd #bookishphotography #bookaesthetic #greatreads #prettybooks #readingismagic #readinglist #bookrecommendations #bookstack #bookspines https://www.instagram.com/p/CoH3t1NoG_F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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jljarvis-blog · 1 year
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Curl up with a cozy, small-town romance series. https://amzn.to/3MW8oxB
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positivevibex3 · 1 year
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Damn jennette, that was deep.
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victoria-lewis1985 · 2 years
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For anyone who likes to read I'm only on chapter 5 and OMG.. need $55 to get rest of the series lol
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exoticpoetic2u · 2 years
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Lately
Lately I been feeling crazy
Like truly not myself
Immature and ungrateful with Life itself
Emotional and acting out for help
everything that’s happening
I know is for change but lately I’ve been venting and it’s been feeling strange.
Saying the craziest then the sweetest
Being humble but showing weakness
I called you because I was scared 🥺 So many mistakes😞 since you couldn’t be there suffering cuts and pieces of bloody tissue , scarred , beyond damaged tissue .Hanging on to a 🥀 petal to fill your sensations of hope.Looking down my ground is full of carnations whose soul have been provoked and Lilly’s broke.
I find it funny how you lay with me and tell me you love me but when you leave me you only show me you care ...
I keep trying to find these different styles to put in my hair , thinking it’s my appearance or what I wear....
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iambookseater · 2 months
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