Hey guys! I hope you all had a great month. I have definitely had an amazing month, and when I look back through it, I feel like March has been extremely long. In amongst everything I managed to read, I also managed to binge watch Vampire Diaries up until about episode 8 in season 5. So… I’ve definitely gotten through a lot this month!
Read:
- A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess – (Read in Feb, reviewed in March)
- Mercy Rule by Tom Leveen (Read in Feb, Reviewed in March)
- Lies that Bind by Diana Rodriguez Wallach – ARC, DNF, 1 star
- The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell – 3 stars
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black – 5 stars
- Circle of Ashes by Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh – ARC, 5 stars
- City of Glass by Cassandra Clare – 4 stars
- Captive by Jex Lane – Adult, Review on Goodreads, 4 stars
- Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare – 3 stars
- Everless by Sara Holland – 3 stars
- Rebel Springs by Morgan Rhodes – 4 stars
- Obsidio by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman – 5 stars – Review to come
- Time Bomb by Joelle Charbonneau – 2 stars – Review to come
- Sire by Jex Lane – Adult, Review to come on Goodreads, 5 stars
- Broken by Jex Lane – Adult, Review to come on Goodreads, 5 stars
- Stone Sentinel by Jex Lane – Adult, Review to come on Goodreads, 5 stars
Started:
Bought/Acquired:
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- Everless by Sara Holland
- Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves
- Obsidio by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
- Follow Me Back by A.V. GeigerΒ – I ordered this second hand and when it came, I found it is signed!!
- Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
- The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
- Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan
- Charm and Strange by Stephanie Kuehn
ARCs/Review Copies:
- Twice Dead by Caitlin Seal – ARC, Netgalley
- Circle of Ashes by Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh – ARC,Received from the Authors
- Age of Azmoq: The Valantian Imperium by Rajamayyoor Sharma – Review copy received from author
- Unraveled by Kate Jarvik Birch – ARC, Netgalley
Beta:
- Rock – A – Bye Baby by LRW Lee
Goodreads Monday:
- March 5th – Spies, Lies and Allies by Lisa Brown Roberts
- March 12th – Echoes by Alice Reeds
- March 19th – Violent Ends by Shaun David Hutchinson
- March 26th – Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi
Other posts:
- Cover Reveal: Circle of Ashes by Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh
- Cover and Synopsis Reveal: Spies, Lies and Allies by Lisa Brown Roberts (GR Monday post)
- Cover Reveal: Echoes by Alice Reeds (GR Monday Post)
- Cover Reveal: A Bond of Sovereigns and Souls by Karen Tomlinson
Book of the Month:
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Published: January 2nd 2018 by LBBFYR
Of course I want to be like them. Theyβre beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.
And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
To win a place at the Court, she must defy himβand face the consequences.
In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
I hope you all had an amazing month like I did! Feel free to add your links to the comments so I can check them out!
Everyone seems to love Cruel Prince, so I am happy to see you’ve made it book of the month as well π It’s already on my wishlist, but now I hope I can buy it a little sooner.
The Cruel Prince was one I wasnβt expecting to love as much as I did! I highly recommend it and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! π
You got through so many books this month Lauren, and it seems like you ended up enjoying most of them as well which is always great. I’m glad you loved The Cruel Prince, that’s a favourite of mine and I am so excited for The Wicked King now, and oh I can’t wait to see your review for Obsidio as well. That was actually my favourite book of this month but at the same time I can’t believe one of my favourite series has finally come to an end. π
Great post, and I hope you have a brilliant April as well. π β€
Right? Looking back over the list, Iβm surprised at just how many I got through π and I am so glad that I enjoyed most of them as well, which makes it even better.
The Cruel Prince was just amazing! I am so excited for The Wicked King! π
I also loved Obsidio! And the battle between The Cruel Prince and Obsidio was a really close one! I think The Cruel Prince got it because it was a book that I just wasnβt expecting to live as much as I did and it just snuck up on me. I was expecting to live Obsidio and I did! πππ im still all in for a spin off series after the ending!
Hope you have a great April! π β€οΈ
There are months when I’m surprised by the amount of books I got through (March wasn’t one of them) so I now what you mean. π
Same here, and yeah for me there was pretty much no competition for Obsidio so I guess that was lucky for me because I’m not great with tough decisions.
Is there going to be a spin-off series then? I haven’t heard anything about it but I’d love it if there was.
Thanks Lauren, you too. π β€
I donβt think theyβre doing a spin off, but they have written a new book together!!
Ohh, definitely have to check that out then! π
Wow, it seems like you had a pretty productive month, ALL of these books, it’s amazing haha π I’m glad to see that you got The Belles, I hope you’ll enjoy it! π Have a lovely month! π x
I know right? I feel accomplished π π
Iβm currently around half way through and Iβve enjoyed it so far π