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Turncloak Cover Reveal: The Thrilling Next Instalment in the Silvercloak Saga
ICYMI: L.K. Steven just dropped the cover and title reveal to the second instalment in the Silvercloak Saga – wonderfully titled TURNCLOAK! 🌙🩸 How gorgeous is it? I’m simply obsessed with the red and purple – so deliciously dark 😈🔮 Silvercloak was my absolute favourite read of 2024 – how is it possible that I read that two years ago! I’m so happy to be part of Laura’s street team and to be helping her spread the word and promote her upcoming release! (BTW, if you’re interested in joining me in the street team, it’s totally non-exclusive, check her page…
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The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson: Imperial Intrigue, Murder Mysteries and Cutthroat Competitions
💜🐦⬛ The Raven Scholar 🐦⬛💜 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Win the throne. Destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with murder.’ Every twenty-four years, a competition for a new ruler begins. The current emperor or empress must stand down when their successor becomes apparent. Now, as Bersun the Brusque’s celebrated reign draws to an end, the competitors assemble. One from each royal house; Fox, Monkey, Bear, Hound, Dragon, Ox, Tiger, and Raven. But when one of the contenders is murdered the eve before the competition begins, it falls to Bersun’s unpopular High Scholar, Neema Kraa, to find the killer. Else, she might find…
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January Wrap-Up: Binging Fantasy Series and Learning More About Greek Myth
Hello and welcome to my January reading wrap-up! One of my goals in 2026 was actually to read less, believe it or not. I wanted to spend more time with some of my other hobbies – writing, embroidering and music. I definitely achieved that in January, with only four books read. But boy, were they bangers! So maybe prioritising quality over quantity is the way to go: it seems to be working a treat so far. I also had a goal to read more non-fiction and more completed series, which is exactly what this wrap-up is! So cosy up with…
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My 26 Most Anticipated Books for 2026
Hello and welcome to my list of the 26 new book releases I’m excited for in 2026! This is going to be a loooong list – they keep getting longer every year (yes, I know that is the nature of time. I think by 2030, I’m going to have to stop with the symmetry, even though it hurts). So without further ado, settle in, have a cuppa and pull up your Goodreads – other book services are available, of course! Because I can guarantee you’re going to want to add some of these to your 2026 TBR. Synopsis: A lush,…
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Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibanez: A Lush Romantic Fantasy Set in Renaissance Italy
💜🌙 Graceless Heart 🌙💜 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If there’s one thing I love, it’s a historical romantic fantasy. In the vein of Wild Reverence or The Infernal Devices, the genre combines my two loves – reading and history. Graceless Heart absolutely won me over with its world full of art, feuding families and (less historically accurate) magic. Ravenna Maffei is an innkeeper’s daughter in Volterra and sculptress living in a small village on the edge of Florence. When Ravenna’s insurgent brother is captured and scheduled for execution, she has no choice but to enter a sculpting competition, where, if she wins, she…
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Winter TBR: Mermaids, Murder and Mystery
I wanted to share more of my TBRs on this blog in 2026, but I’m very much a mood reader! I’ll have a selection that I know I wanted to get to that I usually pick from – but other than that, I go wherever the fancy takes me! For example, one book on this list, The Raven Scholar, has been on my TBR for longer than I care to admit. But recently, one of my friends picked it up and loved it, so it’s been bumped up the list. With all that in mind, I’ve decided it’s probably more…
