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10 New Books to Look Out for in October 2019
October is here and with that, we are into the last quarter of this year 2019. With the new month comes the excitement of going through some new books, discovering new authors, enjoying some best sellers… Basically, a fresh chance to just dive again in the Reading Ocean. So, without chitchatting much, I bring you 10 New Books in October 2019 which you all should definitely check out:- 10 New Books Coming Up in October 2019 Olive, Again (Olive Kitteridge #2) by Elizabeth Strout Blurb: Prickly, wry, resistant to change yet ruthlessly honest and deeply empathetic, Olive Kitteridge is “a compelling life force” (San Francisco Chronicle). The New Yorker has said…
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Untoward Awakening(Amethysta Trilogy) by Sara Secora
The second instalment of Amethysta Trilogy by Sara Secora has finally arrived. The first book in this fantasy series was launched in August 2016. I remember that I had liked the book back then. It was such a pleasant surprise when I received the ARC of Untoward Awakening. Although it has been 3 years the moment I heard about it, the story of Amethysta in ‘Throne of Lies’ came flooding back in. Sara surely took her time to write the story further but after reading this book, I am satisfied that the wait was worth it. Title: Untoward Awakening Author: Sara Secora Genre: Fantasy Source: Received ARC copy Untoward Awakening is…
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5 Favourite Fantasy Books That I Would Recommend
I am a sucker for Fantasy Books. How much ever I read them, they are just not enough for me. I love being inside this bubble of fantasy. That is why, when I came across the topic of recommending books under #TheBookBlogTrain, I couldn’t help myself to bring out the 5 Fantasy Book Series which I love the most. Without further ado, here comes the first one- 1) LORD OF THE RINGS Fantasy genre will be always incomplete if this book series isn’t present there. Though it has been years that this series came out it still, casts a spell over me every time I read it. The world-building of…
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Review of Awoken
Title: Awoken Author: Sarah Noffke Series: The Lucidites Genre: YA Fantasy Source: Author PEEK- A- BOO: Around the world, humans are hallucinating after sleepless nights. In a sterile, underground institute the forecasters keep reporting the same events. And in the backwoods of Texas, a sixteen-year-old girl is about to be caught up in a fierce, ethereal battle. Meet Roya Stark. She drowns every night in her dreams, spends her hours reading classic literature to avoid her family’s ridicule, and is prone to premonitions—which are becoming more frequent. And now her dreams are filled with strangers offering to reveal what she has always wanted to know: Who is she? That’s the…
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Review of The Lost Knight
Title: The Lost Knight (Volume 1) Author: Candy Atkins Series: The Lost Knight Series Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult PEEK-A-BOO: How am I supposed to save the world when I’m not strong, not brave, not smart, and not particularly good at most things? I ran away from home the day after my thirteenth birthday when Auntie and her weird friend attacked me. Now I’m on the run with the Grim Reaper and a scary soldier. And I’m no longer on Earth. They were expecting me to be a Knight. The savior that’s supposed to stop a war and prevent the invasion to Earth. But I’m not. They grabbed the wrong girl.…
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Review of Throne of Lies
Title: Throne of Lies Author: Sara Secora Series: Amethysta Trilogy Genre: YA Fantasy Release Date: August 2016 Source: Review copy received by YA Bound Book Tours PEEK-A-BOO: As a seventeen-year-old ruler chafing under the obligations of her bloodline, Princess Amethysta Serelle finds the royal life anything but enchanting. Betrothed to a nefarious highborn, Amethysta’s heart mourns her lost chance at love—that is, until she becomes mesmerized by someone other than her suitor, and her heart begins to beat anew. Desperate to keep her daughter on the path toward duty and the throne, the queen keeps a deadly secret. But as Amethysta balances the burden of expectations and freedom, the glowing, blue…
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Review of A Clearing in the Forest
Title: A Clearing in the Forest Author: Kim Love Stump Genre: YA Fantasy Source: Review copy provided by YA Bound Book Tours PEEK-A-BOO: Princess Adriana is about to leave the Kingdom of Ayrden on the Journey of her sixteenth year. If she is ever to ascend to the throne, Adriana must go—alone and unarmed—into the unknown. She’s been trained and gifted for the journey, just like all the royals who preceded her—even the ones who never returned. Adriana leaves Ayrden on her brother’s black stallion the day after her birthday celebration, with bravery in her heart and hopes for a quick return. When three…
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Review of Spell Breaker
Title: Spell Breaker Author: Joni Parker Series: The Chronicles of Eledon Genre: YA Fantasy Source: Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions PEEK-A-BOO: After a thousand years, Lady Alexin (Alex) Dumwalt breaks the spell around Seaward Isle, a ring of storms so powerful no one could leave the island. She joins the exodus of Elves, Dwarves, and mortals to Eledon, the World of the Elves on the other side of the entry point. But Alex faces a difficult decision. Her Water Elf grandmother expects her to stay in Eledon, but Alex was born and raised as a mortal. Her mixed blood, Elf and mortal, means that…
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Review of Demons
Title: Demons Author: Ednah Walters Series: Eirik Genre: YA Fantasy Source: NetGalley PEEK-A-BOO: Eirik Baldurson—son of Baldur, God of Light—failed living as a Mortal. He lost the girl of his dreams and nearly got his friends killed. Now, he’s gone to the underworld to meet the mother he’s never known. Torn between his duty to her and the man he used to be, Eirik struggles to find himself, until a witch appears in his world. Feisty and stubborn, she is a reminder of everything good he left behind. Celestia Devereaux proudly attends a charter high school for “gifted” teenagers who embrace magic. Witches. However, she keeps a…
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Review of Dragon Called
Title: Dragon Called Author: Melissa Christopherson Series: The Remnants of the Past Genre: YA Fantasy Source: ARC from Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange of honest review PEEK-A-BOO: Liliana’s life is perfectly normal. A young woman who has grown up in the kingdom of Kalvia, she knows all too well the importance of secrets. As a member of nobility, she is even expected to have a few of her own! When her parents take her to a ball, Liliana expects her life to go on as normal after it’s conclusion. Instead, she finds herself swept into a betrothal with a man whom all of the whisperers…
