Saturday, March 16, 2024

In My Mailbox #645

Already been another week. Gosh. This week have gone by pretty fast. I'm exhausted, though, haha. But I'm doing mostly okay. Waiting for my wound to heal, as always. Ugh. But it does look better for each day. Waiting for spring. Instead got more snow this week. How rude. But still. Hoping to get my spa bath up in about two weeks, eee. Just need my wound to close by then. Ugh. Seems unlikely. Sigh. But I'm hopeful. At least a little bit, haha. Managed to read a book this week :) A shorter one. Have my next read ready as well, but not ready to read it just yet. I'm still just so very exhausted. Sigh. I also had to take new photos for instagram, got twelve new taken, haha. Which I'm happy about :) Can't wait for winter to be over, and grass to return. Will be so much easier to take outdoor book photos when the ground is dry, ha. New blog posts. I shared my review of The Thirteenth Circle :D And I'm waiting on Against the Darkness :) Got new mail this week; a few lovely books and the most gorgeous plushes. Hope that you are all doing well. <3

Empire of the Damned. Regular UK edition. Of course it arrived damaged. Uuugh. How very rude, haha.
The Prisoner's Throne. Waterstones exclusive :D I still haven't read these books by Holly. Oops. One day.
The Isles of the Gods. New UK paperback edition :) Gorgeous. But a bit damaged. Sigh. How typical, ha.
The Thirteenth Circle. International paperback edition. Had to own this version too, haha :) It is so pretty.
Disney Store. Eeee. My second order after they opened, ha. LOVE these Japan exclusive pushes. Gods. They are perfection. Marie pencil case as well. Cuuute. Omg. Lucifer is the actual best. Huge and fluffy :)

More Instagram photos here. <3

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Waiting on Wednesday #647

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

AGAINST THE DARKNESS (In Every Generation #3)
BY KENDARE BLAKE

Goodreads Description:

This epic finale to the The Next Generation trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake ( Three Dark Crowns ) features the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil.

For generations, the Slayer was supposed to be the chosen, the one girl in all the world with the power to stand against the vampires, demons, and forces of darkness. When Willow used the scythe to call up all the potential slayers at once, it changed everything. For years, the slayers have been working and fighting together as a team.

Then the Darkness came, killing many slayers and trapping the rest in an alternate dimension. And Frankie Rosenberg, the world’s first Slayer-Witch, found herself fighting evil alone. Sort of.

Sure, she has her new Scooby Gang, plus the help of her mom, Willow; Watcher, Spike; and even the brooding-but-hot Hunter of Thrace. But even though they have a master plan (obviously), the gang is more fragmented than ever.

So maybe it really is up to Frankie—and Frankie alone—to stand against the darkness. With Jake’s wild werewolf brother back in town, Dark Willow threatening to return, and the Darkness preparing for the final stage of their attack, now is not a great time to wallow in teen angst. After all, she’s the Slayer. It’s time to slay.

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Expected Publication: April 9, 2024 by Disney Hyperion
Pre-Order: Blackwells and Amazon US and Amazon UK

Ohh :D I'm excited for this third book. <3 I know. I have not read the first two yet. Oops. But I'm such a huge fan of Kendare, eee. So I'm going to be reading this series one day, of course ;) Been waiting for this third book first. <3 And. Confession. Have yet to watch Buffy. But these books sounds amazing :)
What are you waiting for on this slaying Wednesday?

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Review: The Thirteenth Circle by MarcyKate Connolly & Kathryn Holmes

Of course I was going to read this adorable looking middle grade book. As I have been a fan of MarcyKate for so many years now. I have not read anything else by Kathryn yet, but I am thrilled that they wrote this book together. And that cover is simply stunning. I love it lots. This book ended up being a three star for me, though.

As I was a little disappointed in some things. But I also really liked this story. I adored both girls, though I was all kinds of upset with one of them for a long time. But the growing friendship in this was stunning, which I liked very much. And the alien mystery was also pretty exciting to read about. I liked the science parts of this story.

I'm not going to end up writing a long review for this book. Since it was a fast read and a quick story to get through. Which I did like. The writing was good too, I liked that this book was told from two point of views. We get to know both Cat and Dani. I adored them. They are in seventh grade and doing a science project together, both hoping to win for different reasons. They are not friends. Cat is the weird loner girl who believes in aliens. Dani being more of a quiet science girl with three best friends. These two girls are thrown together for this project, as they were the only ones signing up for it. And so they have to work together. Which is not easy, with Cat having sent in the project proposal without letting Dani know, deciding on their topic all by herself. This creates issues.

So they have a somewhat difficult start to their partnership. But they get there, somewhat. I liked getting to know both of them. I liked them getting to know each other too. I felt like they needed each other. They needed the friendship they were building. But it did have some issues. Dani is lying to Cat for most of the book, having decided to do their project her own way, and not letting Cat know. I kind of hated this. Since I knew it would cause drama when Cat did find out, and I was truly not looking forward to that at all, haha.

But anyway. Want to share a little about each girl. I did love Cat the most. She was a bit much at times. And I loved that about her, honestly. She was all kinds of excited, at all times. And very much a believer of aliens. I'm not, not really. But I liked that she did. I liked getting to know her mom a little, she seemed sweet. But her dad seemed like a jerk. Having moved away, never really calling or showing up. Except giving her expensive gifts so she could do all her science research. Yeah. I did not like him at all. Hmph.

But Cat was so adorable. It hurt my heart to read about her being all alone, though. Didn't seem like she had ever had a friend. And I hated that, honestly. But also adored reading about her. But yeah. That was a little sad and a little rude. Especially how everyone was laughing at her and teasing her. Yeah. I did not approve at all. But anyway. Cat wanted to research the crop circles that had been showing up in her town every thirteen years. She wanted to prove that aliens were real. I liked how she did her best to prove this.

Then there was Dani. I was a little more unsure about this girl, considering she started out by keeping secrets from Cat. I did not approve. And she did not seem to like Cat much at all either, at first. I did not like that either. But she did start to like her, after a while. But besides that, I liked Dani. Her parents were the worst, though. Dani just wanted to do her science. And I so loved that. Her three friends were kind of okay. But also kind of jerks and I did not really like them. Oops. Dani fit better with just Cat, to be honest.

I'm not going to say much more about this book. Cat and Dani are researching the crop circles, as they are coming again this year. I liked how they did their research well. I liked the science part of this book. Though it also felt like a bit too much for me at times, haha. And the kind of villain in this book. Yeah. It was obvious from the very beginning, so I was a bit disappointed. Wish it had been hidden more. I liked how the book ended, though I wouldn't have minded more about the supposed aliens, ha. Wanted more.

But yeah. Giving this book three stars. I did not love it, and had some faults with the story. But I adored it too. I liked several parts of it and I'm glad that I read it. The Thirteenth Circle was not perfect to me. But it was an enjoyable story and I really liked getting to know Cat and Dani and their new friendship. Oh. Also. Cat wanted to win the science award so her dad would notice. Dani wanted to win so she could go to the summer program. I liked both their reasons for wanting to win. I also think you should give this story a try.

Goodreads - Blackwells - Amazon US - Amazon UK

Saturday, March 9, 2024

In My Mailbox #644

Another new week :) Did not read anything this week either, but needed a little break after those amazing books last month, haha. <3 I'm planning on starting a new book tomorrow, though :) Yesterday I watched Damsel. <3 Which was awesome. I loved it. And just watched it again, with my mom, ha :) I loved it a lot. My wound is still not healing all that well. Sigh. Please let in close within two weeks. I'm so goddamn tired of it. I just miss my baths. Sobs. And tired of other things with it as well that sucks. Sigh. So, yeah. I'm just trying my best to be okay. But I am so goddamn tired of this shit. So yeah. I'm exhausted lately. Got some gorgeous mail, though, which I love. <3 This week I'm waiting on The Fate of Magic :) And I shared about the cover reveal for The Mirror of Beasts. <3 Hope you're all doing well :D Spring is getting closer, finally.

Cinder + Scarlet + Cress + Winter. Fairyloot editions. Help. I could not help but buy these special editions back in December, ack. <3 They were running out of stock. I had to have them, haha :) So very beautiful.
Empire of the Damned. Two of my copies have arrived. Goldsboro and Waterstones editions :D Stunning.
Fate Breaker. Third book, haven't read the first yet. Oops. One day :D Pretty waterstones special edition.
To Cage a God. At last got my UK edition, after it was sent elsewhere first, ha :) I love this cover version.
Sound the Gong. Pre-order swag from Joan, eee :D Thank you so much love. So very gorgeous. Love :)

Funko Europe. Oh. First order in over a month. Had a little break from buying pop figures, ha :) But then they got in the Bambi ones, so I could not put it off any longer. Had many I had waited to buy, ha. And I love them all. Sigh. New Stitch pins, eee :D They are stunning. I tried to buy 12 Stranger Things mystery minis at once, for the first time, to get that whole box. Thinking this time I would get Max. But nooo. Still not. Uuugh. I'm still not giving up, though, ha! Next time. Hmph. Love my Dune ones. <3 Love Mirabel.

More Instagram photos here. <3

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Cover Reveal: The Mirror of Beasts by Alexandra Bracken

Eeee! I am so very excited about this gorgeous cover :D It was revealed a bit over a week ago. And it is so very stunning. Sigh. I was lucky enough to read an early copy of The Mirror of Beasts last month, and it was every kind of perfect. Sigh. I love Silver in the Bone and The Mirror of Beasts with all my heart. This duology by Alexandra Bracken is perfection. I loved it so much, eee. Best characters. Best romance. And such a wonderful world, a mix of ours with some fantasy elements. A little magic. A little myth. A whole lot of death and hurt and betrayals. But so full of hope and sisters and love and romance and oh. These two books were so precious to me. And The Mirror of Beasts was the very best ending to this series. You are all going to love it when it comes out late this summer. And this cover! Eeee! I so love this new cover :D I did very much love the old cover for Silver, but these new covers are stunning. I love that they got a new one for Silver too. And I love that there are small differences between the US and UK editions. The book will be out on July 30th. And I'm getting all the copies of this precious book, ha :D This duology was truly perfect. You can get a free dust jacket of the new Silver in the Bone paperback cover for your hardcover from the publisher here. <3 I'm so excited about this offer, and I am hopefully getting it with the help of a precious friend :) If you still have not read Silver in the Bone, then you are truly missing out on the most incredible story. Getting to read about Tamsin and Emrys was the best. Sigh. All of the other characters too, of course. But they are my favorites, always ;) Just. Honestly. The very best duology I have read. <3

#1 New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Bracken is back with the electrifying sequel to SILVER IN THE BONE, in which fresh betrayal ignites ancient magic to wake the dead, and a cursed girl with no magic of her own must put the past to rest.

With the dream of Avalon in ruins, Tamsin and her friends are all that stands in the way of Lord Death’s plans to unleash the horrors of Anwnn on the world of the living. As the Wild Hunt carves a bloody path across continents, Tamsin is mustering allies, tracking down powerful artifacts, and traversing into new otherlands in search of a way to stop him.

Legend tells of a “Mirror of Beasts,” powerful enough to trap even Lord Death in its accursed glass, but the mirror is not all that it seems. Tamsin must confront her own darkest secrets if she hopes to tap the mirror’s strength to defeat her enemies.

Arthurian legend bleeds into contemporary action, and scars of the past are torn open anew by a starcrossed love that refuses to go quietly. This riveting conclusion to the Silver in the Bone duology will hold you in its thrall until the very last page.

The Mirror of Beasts. Silver in the Bone. Alexandra Bracken.
My review of The Mirror of Beasts. My review of Silver in the Bone.


US Editions. Blackwells. Amazon. Barnes & Noble.

UK Editions. Blackwells. Amazon.