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A Treachery Of Swans by A.B. Prank: Swan Lake Reimagined in 17th Century France
🖤🤍🦢 A Treachery Of Swans 🦢🤍🖤 -A.B. Poranek ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Treachery of Swans is a sapphic retelling of Swan Lake, set in 17th Century France. Odile, the adoptive daughter of the theatre master Regnault, has spent years preparing for this mission. She will impersonate the future princess Marie d’Odette, infiltrating the royal palace. She will heist the Coronne de Roi, the crown that holds the key to the magic of the realm. As Odile gets closer to the Dauphin, the crown prince of Auréal, she also forges a connection to the real princess, Marie, whom Regnault has turned into a…
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Private Revolutions by Yuan Yang: A Portrait of Social Mobility in China’s New Age
🌆🌳 Private Revolutions 🌳🌆 I was so kindly sent this by Bloomsbury Creator Circle. It’s not the type of book I’d immediately gravitate towards in a bookstore, but one of my goals at the beginning of this year was to read more non-fiction. Penned by a Chinese-born British MP, Private Revolutions is the story of four women born in China and their experiences and struggled with social mobility, in a newly-capitalist China that is rapidly evolving and growing at an exponential rate.We follow Siyue, Leiya, and June, who are all born in rural China. I found the disparity between lifestyles…
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Looooooots of Fantasy, Sequels and New 5 Star Reads: My April Reading Wrap-Up 💫
Looooooots of Fantasy, Sequels, and New 5 Stars; My April Reading Wrap-Up First-Time Caller (Heartstrings #1) – B.K. Borison Starting the month off strong with this romance that has been going very viral recently! If you’ve been anywhere in the BookTok or Bookstagram space, you’ll doubtless have seen this most recent romance from B.K. Borison. I’ve been wanting to get to this for ages, but have been so swamped with ARCs (a huge privilege). But this was first on my list when I’d cleared my ARC TBR (spoilers: it piled up again very quickly!) A retelling of Nora Ephron’s classic…
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Nightshade by Autumn Woods Readalong with BookBreak!
🪻🖋️ Nightshade 🖋️🪻 I’m so so excited to be joining @bookbreakuk in their Nightshade readalong. They sent me the most gorgeous package with some goodies including a crossword (perfect for a big nerd like me) and some STUNNING fanart! I’m only 50 pages in so far, and trying my best to go slowly and savour this experience! It’s so mysterious and gorgeously descriptive and atmospheric thus far. Synopsis ~ When Ophelia Winters accepts a scholarship at a prestigious Scottish university to prove that her parents’ death was the fault of Cain Green, an American aviation tycoon, her plan is simple;…
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One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune: A Bucket List of Summer Fun
☀️🌊One Golden Summer 🌊☀️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was my first of Carley Fortune’s work, so I haven’t read the first in this series, Every Summer After. This was my first venture to the world of Barry’s Bay. We follow photographer Alice, who, after seventeen years, is returning to the spot where she fell in love with photography. That one photo, of three teenagers in a yellow speedboat, changed the direction of her life. I loved that premise – I like reading about main characters who have interesting, creative jobs and passions. When Alice’s grandmother wants to return to Barry’s Bay for…
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Girls of Dark Divine by E.V. Woods: The Phantom of the Opera meets Marionettes
🖤🎭 Girls of Dark Divine 🎭🖤 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Girls of Dark Divine is the story of a dance troupe, cursed to dance as marionettes until they turn to dust. Their limbs are controlled by invisible strings, masterminding by the show’s manager Malcolm. Emberlyn had always dreamed of being on the stage, but now she’s stuck in a twisted nightmare of her once-cherished dream. When the troupe has the opportunity to travel to another city and perform in a grand theatre, Emberlyn meets an elusive boy made of shadows who may hold the key to her freedom. I adored the premise of…
