Ok , obviously I havnt done as much reading these past few weeks as i have wanted to do , and if you are like me , It makes you feel like there has been something missing , so at the moment I am still reading the house of spirits / and the girls ive been , these are both very interesting books so I am going to write reviews as soon as they are done , also , i read another small book from the author of the weilder girls , which was before the outbreak began i think , and this is what i am going to review today , i will also leave a link below , but i think i left link to this on one of the pages in this multi blog so please do check it out .
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Interesting looking cover isnt it , yes
I brought this book around 4 weeks ago maybe .. i like unusual or weird books and covers always catch my eye . This one i only brought for the reading side of it , and i am so glad i did , i loved it , its not a novel or novella at all , its about a woman who sits in front of a mirror to examine and meditate on her appearance or looking at her face . thats right she looks at her face for 3 hours and really gets to know herself and all her things she doesnt or does like about herself. she also tells stories about her life in between time stamps , its very interesting and i really enjoyed this book . i read in really 4 days , could have read faster but i actually was playing elden ring more than i should have lol . great read 5* as you know i rarely give 5 * to a book , but i have given 3 or 3 in the last year ,. it doesnt seem like much to you as the reader but .. this is alot to me . i wish i could type faster without making to many mistakes ,.. i think my fingers type to fast and leave things behind or miss them out alltogether , lol . i hope you all enjoy this book , i highly recommend it for sure . A girl finds a tarot deck in the chokey after tidying it for the teacher , she ends up doing readings in the chokey for a few weeks until strange things start happening and when she reads for an x friend things go badly after and she needs to figure out how to stop these things and try and get her friend back before its too late .
All our hidden gifts was actually really good ,I loved the idea of the tarot cards and what was happening, and it was fast paced and interesting. I dont know if it was magic ..but there was alot of weird stuff too. Maybe another world .. like when Halloween is the time when the dead can pass through as the veil is thinest . Great book and can't wait to read book 2 which is on my shelf waiting . I would recommend , at least some knowledge of tarot , as there is a lot of references of the cards through out this book , but if you do not it doesnt matter ... but you willo probably want to look them uop . great read , and going to read book 2 soooooon . A darkly seductive mystery with a supernatural sting in the tail, the novel examines guilt, sacrifice and friendship and we found ourselves growling at anyone who interrupted us during reading. The best bit? It’s the first in a series focusing on four protagonists – Maeve, Lily, Roe and Fiona – who each learn they have an otherworldly gift. Read it now before it’s inevitably turned into a Netflix blockbuster 4*/5* IF YOU LIKE A GAME KINDA BASED , THRILLER FANTASY TYPE OF READING THEN THIS WILL DEFINETLY PULL YOUR STRINGS .
Follow Beatrice and her trainee on a few quests and a raid , with a few bad turns in the story and in her marriage . but will she ever find the right trainee because she seems to have to keep on looking for the right one , but seems to be the way with her marriage , not the best relationship either with her husband having a few side dishes of his own , if you know what i mean .. Also a buff that helps you do what you need to do that beatrice makes, but so much more your see when you read this book , only a short read but well worth the effort . 4*/5* “Guild of Tokens is a thrilling and highly imaginative urban fantasy tale of adventure, secrets, magic, and betrayal.” – Whispers & Wonder This read was more like a newspaper then a graphic novel ,it was ilike a magazine newspaper about boredom and finding ways to get interested in after school activities or hobbies etc , interesting as it was , and the illustrations were brilliant , i loved the colour scheme and the way it was layed out ,.. short and funny here and there , well worth the read , but unsure if i want to continue on with the others , 3*/5* but great for a quick read . thats another book off my challenge for this year .
This is a beauitful story ,its about a princess whos sad and depressed , and her father the king worries that she needs to be happy so he decrees that any prince that can make her smile gets her hand in marriage , also the throne , not really thinking that sometimes you need to be sad , because thats just the way we are and, its just what happens to be what it is. she meets a kitchen girl and discoveries friendship for the first time and realises that every one needs to be alone and when you are a good friend will be there with you ehrn you mostly needs it . . i loved this read , its middle grade , but i love stories with emotion , .
stories that make you feel something . 4*/5* and this cover is beautiful . ok , this was a short story , but i needed something to break up my other reads , something to bring me back to reality , this is a story of a mans wife who had died , and him and his 2 adult children coping with the afterwards of it all , it was sad but , realistic in its sentimental way , he was seeing quick glances of his wife , because he could not let go , but his love for her was what helped him get through the funeral , and after wards too . until not going to say any more ,.. Great read made me cry in places but thats what you need to read , after to much fantasy or dystopian reads . i would re read this again too . great read , like i said a short read but worth it .
4*/5* recommended . but not if your an easy crier lol this is a book that rings true for most older couples with kids , and it definetely hit home abit too . Ok guys , I was very unsure reading this book at first because i have not read anything like it before , but i like distopian type themes , but am i glad i did ... its fantastic , and the story line is incredable, the characters are amazing , so basically a school of girls , and there teachers are in quarantine because they all have this things called the tox , which is basically changing their bodies somehow , and its the journey of 3 girls obviosuly the rest of the school as well . living with the effects of this ever changing world of the tox , mutating animals and people and with the closest dying and changing all the time, and fighting to protect one another , them in the middle and learning how to survive , in a dangerous enviroment , when slowly their lives and closing down around them and things just seem to get worse than better , searching for answers the girls find out secrets , and trust gets harder to chew , as they are there family , thats all they have left , they collide with truths and deadly decisions and think of what to do next . you will not be disappointed my friends ..
4*/5* Definetly recommend this book . THIS WAS A SHORT READ BUT I WAS PULLED IN BY THE COVER ,.
if you like mermaids and this book will do it for you , a little creepy but , basically a sacifice to the sea , to a mermaid . i loved this book , i thought it was creepy just enough but not enough to scare anyone , especially when this is a middle grade , i would say 12 maybe . but even though im an adult reading it , i thought the wording was great , and a story like it was cut out of a big novel , and this is what happened in a couple of weeks here on this coastal fishing town . who would of thought that you are not safe if you hear her call .and its been happening for years . 3 /5 * would definely re read . This book may of been small , and not really a novel , but i found it so inspiring , colourful , and happy , the colours were bright and cheerfull and the illustrations were so sweet and of course so colourful , it just makes you read alot , its bascially explaining what it means to be a witch , and this coming from the author , in her own words , fantastic , and book to cheer you up , with illustrations to please any eyes upon looking this direction . you honestly need to read , and the cover is so devine . 4 /5 *
Just look at the art work .. love it Ok so ive finished this beast , lol , and i loved this book , Magician . The characters are well thought out , the world building is amazing , there is just so much being described and the battles are aweasome .
Friends at the beginning of the book , how they meet , there are several stories of these people going on in the back ground, as the war is ever present in the foreground, we go off to read about characters and read what is happening where they are in the war and story . I love the story its an emotional rollercoaster , and the things that happen are so so wonderful or so terrible . My favorite characters are tomas , pug and Rowan and eventually others as the story progresses on through years , kulgan and tully and a few others i like . There is loss , death and enemies everywhere , new adventures and travel and magic to be discovered . I have not been able to put it down and i read at least 20- to -60 pages or so a day . Its an epic story and i really cant wait to read the next lot of books . I would definitely give this book 5 stars read Just for the worlds alone involved in this book and how everything comes together . Aweasome beast of a book 840 pages long and none was boring or slow that made me want to rethink this read Or continuing on with this triology and the series of 35 books that are all connected some how to the first book . So altogether a great epic read Took me a month to read .. just over 4 weeks and 2 days I even cried .. lol just amazing . A long war , a Magician, slaves , death , and royalty I didnt want to add to much as i dont want to do any spoilers .. i hope you all will enjoy this book too . Books that bring out emotions are obviously doing there job . This is a wonderful story , i read to the little ones , its about aboy who wanted to be an artist and he spent most of his time , he drew and drew and drew and bascially still does . Definetly about not giving up on your dreams , which is so important for that age , always to be inspired by the people around and the talents of others , i thought this to be a lovely well wrote book , for kids , or parents to read to there little ones for inspiration and to inpire every little artist in some shape or form .
wrote and illustrated by Tomie dePaola 4 /5 * The+Art+Lesson.pdf (mrsmcpartlinsclass.com) I love reading to the little ones , and i always feel like im inspiring them for bigger things in there life . Books are a wonderfull thing . it is a universe of inspiration to read or get read to . Reading this book was a rush of feelings and emotions , i had a roller coaster ride , and the 3 worlds you read about through out the book are well thought out and i fell in love with the second half of this book the most , because it was very poetic in the way it was written and the way i read it or listened to , the characters and world building were thought out brillantly , i loved the descriptive words and sentences through out .
Deffinetly one of my favourite book . If you like witches , dark forests , magic , and mythical creatures , and 3 stories at once with a hint of tense and twisted darkness as well , intwined in all of them . Then you will love this book ,. I loved the witch and the princess and the girl who dreamt of a door in the attic and spoke to the darkness there . it was a great and interesting read , with sadness and tense , but of mystery , You were always pulled back into it , and it was a fast paced read . i loved the characters , and the world building , i loved the overal setting of the storys told here .and i wouold give 4 out of 5 stars . just for the effort put in to this book .. loved it . Ok so i enjoyed this book considering it was like a game as well , sometimes i thought the clues were a little hard especially for a 9 year old , as its age range is 9- 12 .
I loved how you could choose your turns and choices in the book . you were basically thrown in straight away , deciding the path you wanted to take . I like the characters and the world we were in as well , the villan was good too , and the things you had to do to survive were great and gives you something to think about in this book , But sometimes you are thrown into a situation with not much information , and if this book is ranged 9-12 then im not sure they would be ever able to finish this story let alone find the ending of it all as well as you have to work out things to carry on , and find the next page entry ... But i do think a 14 to 16 year old will have better luck . great for teens , not so much for 9-12 . but thought through well , liked the different characters in this book, and twists and turns . 3 out of 5 * Hi people of the universe , and my fellow youtubers and bloggers and readers and anyone else that comes to my blog
Just a quick Note to any Authors and Publishers , I am open to recieving Books from publishers or authors ,To review and mention in my blog and instagram etc . I also leave reviews on Amazon , this blog , my main book review instagram and twitter & goodreads .. So if you need a review please email me for my addresse or email me a pdf copy .. thank you I would love a paper copies to increase my home library ... Thank you Cant wait to hear from you . Maria [email protected] This is a startlingly original story and very emotional , pulls on your heart strings too, fast paced action-packed adventure which is set in the dark ages , of a time of vikings , shieldmaiden , Dains , saxons , and slavery .
I read it over 10 days , but i found it to be really fast moving and the story was well thought out , it is about a viking girl from A far away land , brought to a strange land as a slave, in a storm they land on a beach , the girl and her mother escaped into the forest , you follow the story of the girl Ylva and her adventure , of her survival , Revenge , friendships ,and other people she meets on the way , plus the fights she gets into with bears , and wolfs , people she saves and a mistake she has made that could cost her . where will this story take her , in a world cold and hash , follow her to where the norse gods take her . some great world building and character descriptions , would recommend to anyone who likes a fearless and strong female child protagonist . ok , i was given a free copy of this book ,and even though it was only a short story i thought it was fantastic , now i did not expect magic in this short story , but there was and i loved it even more , i havnt read many of his books now i can say i have tested the water as to speak , now i can go out and test more of his work .
The overall story was very interesting and the world building was great considering it was only a short story and you cant really give to much in details as you are only covering a short amount of pages , but in these 25 pages i though was great fast paced and was kept on my toes all the way through , i read in i hour as i stopped for coffee . but i would definetly read more from this authoer thats for sure . Magic , and lots of fighting and some blood , and heads rolling literally. 5* read loved it recommend to anyone who loves a fast paced story . My favourite characters were of course drygo and callum . Ok this is the second book i have reviewed for Apple Sophia Lim's , I recieved a free ebook from her to review .
This book explores the events that can happen when you don't get what you want , and how it effects you and your feelings and moods I love the activities it introduces you to , and how she helps you interact with the elephant , so you get to understand how the elephant feels , and how frustrating it can be as well not being able to express yourself . when you dont know how to. you request an elephant and when it appears , then you wonder why you have an angry elephant , then you need to work out what is wrong with it and help it sort out the problem. The storyline is interactive, it has little commands for the children to follow while also teaching small kids on how to listen , to either the story or just in genral . I think its a good book to help children understand about feelings and explore commands given to help them learn and listen . she inspires children to use there imagination and hopefully helps them listen more in every day life . I recommend this book not just to children but to adults as its a treat for all ages . for kids age 3 - 6 maybe 7 or 8 as well . Great little book series . hope to read more by this author soon . very cheerful book even though the elephant was angry . This is my first audio book actually my first read of 2022 lol , i wanted a short thing just to see if i would like listening .
Ok , i wrote this blog post as i was listening to the audio book on youtube .. now at first i was disappointed with his tone , it sounded like he really never wanted to read it ..like i cant be assed type of tone , you know what i mean ..but i dont know this guy , so i cant judge this by first impressions . But the more i listened The story was ok .. but i never found it to be a horror at all . but i suppose it depends on if you get scared easy or dont like horror altogether the tone of his voice changed as the story progressed and i felt it was bit better .. Was goodish story and was read ok by Otis Jiry, Its basically about 4 people exploring a haunted house in the dark . Where they experience spirits and ghosts in the hall ways and old rooms , and they slowly fall asleep one by one , but they cant wake them , even when they try , but its no good . then another falls asleep . Its all happening in the dark lit by candle light . you may think its scary but i never thought it was at all . overall not to bad , short , but not scary i give it 2** wow , the illustrations in this book are fantastical , this read was very inspiring, and i loved it , made me feel warm inside , and cosy ... the colours were very autumnal and subtle , so yes it was lovely , the story was beautiful , kids will love it , and i especially loved it to , i enjoyed reading this 3 times in the first 20 minutes . so yes lovely book , really do recommend this book to anyone ., even adults . basically dream of things you want to do , and go for it .Ohhh the cover is amazing as well .
Ok , i only chose this book because it really caught my eye , and of course i love witchy books , so i read it and i was very pleased , it was a great book especially for around halloween or just when feeling spookie , or witchy .
the pages were very eye catching and colourfull ... and the activities were great , kids of all ages will love this book , and do the activities together with there little brother or sisters , and re read all the time , I loved how it was all set up , and the pictures were well drawn .so yer would recommend this book for any one that likes witches and activites . First of all , let me just say that this was a clever little book the way it was written and how it was all planned out from the start , i think it obviously took a lot of work ... it took me a while to read it , not any reason of the book , just because i had a lot to do as well as find time to read another book ...(with all my obligations and that ), but i finally finished this book .
The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog You wouldnt think that such a line or sentence would have such an effect on a small island , or community at all but you would be wrong , the penalties of using or speaking the forbidden letters are death , and flogging and restrictions , children being beaten and banishment from the island . This book is basically letters nwritten from ella to Mittie to tassie, nate , hamilton , rory and more , about how letters from the above sentence had fallen from there place they were nailed , these letters of course through out the book have the loss of the letters that have fallen throughout the story , so the more letters taken away the harder it is to write without being caught using the letters forbidden to use , until someone comes up with a new plan . Definetely a good and interesting read . The Light wielders
Ok , I totally enjoyed this book , to a point where I never wanted it to end or put it down in fact , the characters were so well thought out and the world and story line and was just full of excitement and it was very fast paced and interesting indeed . The adventure they were on , and magic they could do , and the friends they found and helped, all in one place , the tense and gripping creature that stole the magic from wielders that it had killed after entering our world , the characters I enjoyed and really felt connected to all of them on this journey , I loved the whole book , and would love if the author maybe could write another on more adventures with these characters and in this world or at the temple , great all round story thrilling and exciting . definitely would recommend this to anyone , that love a good adventure with magic and trouble and characters really connecting with each other through good and bad times .. The Witch of Ferathan
Gaethen and a little town called Ferathan , I loved the story , and the fast pace when you get half way through , theres alot going on , and I loved it , it wasnt to over whelming either . One day Gaethen who was trapped down a dark deep hole , one where he could have died , but a stranger who was passing through the town found him down that hole , and of course helped him , the stranger was Naliah . I loved the characters , especially Naliah and Gaethen , oh and sana , the world they lived . Ferathan was a quiet and secluded town , everyone knew everyone , so when this young woman passes through people notice her , and the few weird things that happen while she's there . she was young and beautiful , the towns folk loved her but there was something strange about her . Gaethans friend Jermaine was always a bit more suspicious , so after he heard the story of how she rescued him , that made him more suspicious of her indeed , jermaine needed to find out more ,and set off to visit the king of the kingdom , Meanwhile Gaethan wanted to find Naliah ,so went looking for her , and what he found was a lost sheep that wasn't lost or dead , but he also found Naliah . I found it sad in places. but overall a great read fast moving and exciting , and would recommend to any one that likes a love story , with magic and dark monsters , a priest, and a witch from far away . I look forward to reading the next book and will do soon . WHISPERS TO A CROW
In the darkness , in the distance , we see light from a tavern in the fog, far away from the usual roads , a place but not for the usual travelers , With No stable and just a beaten up old fence to tie things to , No signs or anything to tell you that they are actually here no name outside, nothing to tell you where you are ,so I suppose they don't want you here, or don't want you to pass on this taverns name to any other. Inside the tavern were two dozen men sitting around , no jokes , no laughter , No talking of any kind , the quiet could really be disturbing until someone spoke , are you a crow . Now when I first read the cover I thought a crow , was a bird , but I obviously never read the details , just looked interesting and I loved the cover , the more I read the better it got , more creepy , and intense , and bloody ... A crow is someone with silver eyes and that is here to do a job , not just any job , nothing like clean your boots or tidy your room , No this was to find out where all the village children went and who was behind it , as they all thought it was the Fae , they were scared of the Fae , and the mystery , that they send for help , they send for a crow to do the job for them , they turn up and go hunting for the signs , and hope to find what they were sent to find , and may be find more than they were expecting . I loved this book , and I would recommend reading it if you like blood , and mystery and suspense , and a crow , not your usual crow , that flies with black wings No No .. A girl with a sword ,. and silver eyes . |
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updated Books i am currently Reading at the moment *Magician by Feist *demonolgy by claire sage *wilder girls *awkening beauty Also , Books I would love to be sent to review from authors or pulishers
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