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Book Review | King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

Book Review | Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Book Review | Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Book Review | White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

Book Review | In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland

Book Review | The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk

Book Review | The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

Book Review | A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

Book Review | Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

Book Review | The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young

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✨ Do you read many books by debut authors? If so

✨ Do you read many books by debut authors? If so, which has been your favourite of this year? ✨

WARNING: Swiping will result in seeing the GORGEOUS items @illumicrate included in their debut box for #JadeFireGold by @junescribbles 😍💛

This box arrived earlier this week and I was SO psyched when I opened it, we have:
- a gorgeous pin from @no0nedesigns, beautifully displaying three key magical things in the book 😍
- a woodmark designed by @jayessart, with gorgeous illustrated art of main characters Ahn and Altan 😍
- the author letter, featuring character art of Ahn and Altan as drawn by @jhocaaa, I love having a bigger print of this! 😍
- a signed bookplate
- and, of course, the beautiful book itself! 💛

Now… if you’ve been on the fence about this, I suggest acting quick… there’s currently 26 left and it’s part of the Black Friday sale! 💛

It’d make a beautiful present for someone for the holidays too if they’re a fan of the book 🥰💛

🌊 What’s a 2022 book you’re really excited

🌊 What’s a 2022 book you’re really excited for? Swipe to see one particular book I’ve been excited for since I first heard of it! 😍🌊

So, this adorable little package was put together by @readeatretreat & @hodderscape, including the beautifully wrapped proof, chamomile tea that I’ll definitely be drinking as I read the proof, and the chocolate which was delicious. (My self/restraint where that was concerned didn’t last!) 💙

Anyway, THE GIRL WHO FELL BENEATH THE SEA by @axieoh is a feminist retelling of the Korean folktale ‘The Tale of Shim Cheong’, and I seriously can’t wait to get round to it, it looks like such a beautiful story! 💙

I’m also using this post as my entry to the #HodderscapeContentCreator competition for December too, which I’d basically love to be the member for because I just love taking photos of Hodder books in general, they’re just too pretty both inside and out not to! 💙✨

#thegirlwhofellbeneaththesea #axieoh #hodderscape #reviewcopy #spiritedaway #yorkghostmerchants

Hi @faecrate! 🧚🏼‍♀️❤️ My name’s

Hi @faecrate! 🧚🏼‍♀️❤️

My name’s Luchia (Chia/Lu) and I’m based in Manchester, UK! I’m basically trying my luck at this rep search because I really love seeing the items you put in boxes (especially the plushies, I ordered a Rowan plush and I’m so excited for him to arrive!) and also because I just saw your January theme and fell in love (for those who haven’t checked that out please do cause Afterblossom Art, the cover artist for UK Six Crimson Cranes and Only a Monster, is doing a cover change for it). 😍✨

#faecraterep16 #bookbox #faecrate #repsearch

✨ Do you have a favourite bookish pin? ✨ Hon

✨ Do you have a favourite bookish pin? ✨

Honestly, I adore pins from @illumicrate and this one is definitely my fave I’ve got in a monthly box from them! (My favourite overall pin from Illumicrate is one I received this week, but I won’t be spoiling that anytime soon 😉)

But yeah, the colours and pattern in this pin are just glorious and the customisations on the book were fab too! Swipe to see the stencilled edges 🥰❤️

If you still haven’t read this yet, you 100% need to for the morally grey awesomeness 😌

Also fun fact, I may not have been posting unboxings but I’ve taken the photos for every box I’ve had since my last unboxing blog post, I’ll catch up soon I hope 🥲

#illumicrateoct2021 #illumicrateunboxing #ironwidow #xiranjayzhao

🩸 Do you have a favourite book with vampires in

🩸 Do you have a favourite book with vampires in it? Let me know in the comments! ❤️

So today I’m sharing my thoughts on KING OF BATTLE AND BLOOD by @authorscarlettstclair, as part of the @randomthingstours tour for the book and thanks to @read_bloom and @blackcrow_pr! ❤️

First up, I really enjoyed this so there’s actually a more in-depth review on my website, if you’re interested! (I gave it 4.5 drops of blood out of 5)🩸

This was unlike anything I’ve ever read before because I actually haven’t read fantasy/romance books before but this was a fantastic introduction to the genre! The spice was very hot and the book was very very adult but in the best way. 🌶

Isolde, the main character, is one of my favourites I’ve ever read about because she’s just so headstrong and sure of herself, a queen by all accounts! And then Adrian… I definitely loved him. He admires her for all the best qualities that make her suitable to be his queen and you can tell from the very beginning how much he loves her.

She, on the other hand, begins thinking he’s a monster with 0 redeemable qualities (what with him being the vampire king and her a human). So there’s a little spicey enemies-to-lovers thrown in too but… you’ve also got the depth of the story. It’s one of those where the main character hasn’t been told the entire truth and so as you learn the truth, so does Isolde!

My favourite thing about this story though is that the actual monsters in it… are more often the humans. 🩸

✨ Do you ever swap around the covers when there’s art on the reverse? ✨

I can FINALLY be okay sharing this as it came in an October book box but it has to be my fave reverse art ever for a book, so I swapped it onto my personalised copy of the book (which is #JadeFireGold by @junescribbles) 🥰

This reverse art is by @pinktofu_art and yep, it’s just beautiful. It definitely needed to be fully on display! 💜

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