Hello Everyone! Welcome back to another monthly wrap up post. I hope you guys had an amazing month. Well, July has been a average reading month for me because I was in a book slump for nearly half a month stuck with only one book. I very rarely have book slumps, but they’re the worst nightmare for every book lover. As soon as I’m broke out of my slump, I finally managed to read seven books and one of them is a major hit. So, without any further ado, let’s begin.
TOTAL BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH: 7
TITLE: The Gods of Men (The Gods of Men) AUTHOR: Barbara Kloss GENRE: YOUNG-ADULT,FANTASY,MAGIC,ADVENTURE, ROMANCE. PUBLICATION DATE: June 26th 2018
TITLE: A Thousand Beginnings and Endings AUTHOR: Ellen Oh, Elsie Chapman GENRE: YOUNG-ADULT,FANTASY, MYTHOLOGY. PUBLICATION DATE: June 26th 2018
TITLE: Kiss of the Royal AUTHOR: Lindsey Duga GENRE: YOUNG-ADULT,FANTASY,MAGIC,ROMANCE. PUBLICATION DATE: July 3rd 2018
TITLE: Spinning Silver AUTHOR: Naomi Novik GENRE: ADULT,FANTASY,MAGIC,RETELLINGS. PUBLICATION DATE: July 12th 2018
TITLE: Echoes AUTHOR: Alice Reeds GENRE: YOUNG-ADULT, CONTEMPORARY,MYSTERY,ROMANCE. PUBLICATION DATE: August 7th 2018
TITLE: Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor #2) AUTHOR: Mark Lawrence GENRE: ADULT,FANTASY,MAGIC. PUBLICATION DATE: April 3rd 2018
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TITLE: The Peer and the Puppet (When Rivals Play #1) AUTHOR: B.B. Reid GENRE: NEW-ADULT,CONTEMPORARY,ROMANCE. PUBLICATION DATE: July 22nd 2018
BOOKS REVIEWED: 06
Filthy Gods (American Gods 0.5) By R. Scarlett
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World #1) By Rebecca Roanhorse
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings By Ellen Oh & Elsie Chapman
Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor #2) By Mark Lawrence
Kiss of the Royal By Lindsey Duga
The Gods of Men (The Gods of Men#1) By Barbara Kloss
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This month I wanted to spotlight two books because they really deserve more attention.
THE GODS OF MEN [THE GODS OF MEN#1] BY BARBARA KLOSS
This book was freaking amazing! It’s a fast paced YA dark fantasy filled with action, adventure, magic, and a dash of romance. I loved everything about this book and I highly recommend it.
BLURB:
Sable hated the gods. She hated what men did in their name.
Magic is forbidden throughout the Five Provinces; those born with it are hunted and killed. Sable doesn’t know her music holds power over souls—not until, at age nine, she plays her flute before the desert court and accidentally stops her baby sister’s heart, killing her. Horrified by what she’s done and fearing for her life, she flees north, out of Provincial jurisdiction and into the frigid land of exiles and thieves, known as The Wilds. There, Sable lives in hiding, burdened by guilt, and survives as a healer. But now, ten years later, someone—or something—is hunting her.
On the run again, Sable’s best chance for survival is Jos, a lethal man from the Five Provinces, who claims to need her skills as a healer to save his dying father, and she needs the large sum of money he’s offered. There’s something about him Sable doesn’t trust, but she doesn’t have many options. A spirit of the dead is hunting her, summoned by a mysterious necromancer, and it’s getting closer.
Sable soon discovers she’s just the start of the necromancer’s plan to take over the Five Provinces, and she’s the only one with the power to stop it. But harnessing her forbidden power means revealing it to the world, and the dangerous Provincial, Jos, she’s beginning to fall for.
SPINNING SILVER BY NAOMI NOVIK
This was a wonderful fairytale read! It’s one of my anticipated reads and it didn’t disappoint me. I absolutely loved reading this unique retelling, but It’s too bad there’s not much romance in it because I wanted more of it. I wish I read this in Winter because it makes a perfect winter read.
BLURB: Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders… but her father isn’t a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has loaned out most of his wife’s dowry and left the family on the edge of poverty–until Miryem steps in. Hardening her heart against her fellow villagers’ pleas, she sets out to collect what is owed–and finds herself more than up to the task. When her grandfather loans her a pouch of silver pennies, she brings it back full of gold.
But having the reputation of being able to change silver to gold can be more trouble than it’s worth–especially when her fate becomes tangled with the cold creatures that haunt the wood, and whose king has learned of her reputation and wants to exploit it for reasons Miryem cannot understand.
Great wrap up! I’m so glad you enjoyed Spinning Silver. I too wish I would have read it in winter but oh well, it was still a fantastic fantasy. And I’d never heard of The Gods of Men before but it definitely does sound interesting. I’m glad you liked it!
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Thank you! Yeah, it really was a fantastic read and I can’t wait to know what Naomi has in store for us next. The Gods of men is a must read for all the YA fantasy lovers. It was so good.
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It looks like you’ve had a great month. I hope next month is just as good!
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Thank you! ❤️ I hope you have a great August! 😊
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Ooooo, don’t think I’ve heard of Gods of Men before, I’ll definitely go check it out on Goodreads!! Looks like you had a pretty good month too 🙂
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You really need to check out Gods of Men! It’s so good! I absolutely loved it!
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Great recap! The Gods of Men looks rather good!
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Thank you! It’s a great read! If you’re into ya fantasy then definitely give it a shot.
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Great wrap up Raven! It looks like you had a great reading month. 🙂 Are you going to be reviewing Contagion? I’m interested in reading a review of the book that isn’t glowing!
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Thank you, Genni! I haven’t read contagion yet, but i’m going to read it this month. I’ll definitely review it after i read it.
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Great reading month! I really need that Thousand of Beginnings and Endings and The Gods of Men, sounds like an amazing books!
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Thank you! Thousand beginnings and Endings is a wonderful read. I think you’ll definitely enjoy it. Gods of Men is really an amazing read. If you’re into dark ya fantasy then you shouldn’t miss this book. It was so good! 😍
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Now I can’t wait to get my hands on the books! Thank you, I’m craving for some dark YA fantasy lately so this book is definitely for me!
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Dammnn that’s a lot of book for a month!! Congrats 😀 So happy to see that The Grey Sister is on the list andI Still need to get my hands on Spinning Silver teehee
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Thank you!❤️ I hope you enjoy Spinning Silver when you finally get to it! It was a beautiful read! 😊
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Lovely wrap-up, Raven! I’m sorry you were in a bit of a slump, but it seems like you got through so many good books anyway! 😀 I am currently reading Spinning Silver and it would make the perfect winter read, I agree haha 🙂 I hope you’ll have a fantastic August! ❤
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Thank you, Marie! ❤️I hope you enjoyed Spinning Silver! It was really a wonderful read and I loved the wintery setting. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it.
Hope you have a great August and Happy Reading! 😘
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Whoa that’s a lot of books Raven! Sounds like you had a great month ❤
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Thank you, Tanaz! 😊 I hope you have a wonderful August! ❤️
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Yayyy I loved Spinning Silver too! It was such an amazing story, and Novik definitely didn’t disappoint! 😀
(Also sorry for the inactivity from my side – firewall in China makes it hard for me to blog properly :’))
Ooh I’m so intrigued about Gods of Men now. I’m definitely going to check it out!
Hope you have an amazing August!
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I’m glad you loved Spinning Silver! It was a wonderful read. I enjoyed it even more than Uprooted. I’m sorry you’re having issues with the firewall. I think it’s very frustrating for you guys.
I can’t wait for you to read Gods Of Men! It was pretty good! I hope you enjoy it when you get to read it.
Thank you, hope you have a great August! ❤️❤️❤️
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You had an awesome reading month Raven! I wish you happy reading in August!
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Thank you, Kayla! I hope you have an awesome month! ❤️❤️❤️
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I hope you do too! 🙂
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Awesome wrap up Raven! I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed Spinning Silver, it’s been getting load of hype lately! And I’m also glad that you managed to get out of your reading slump, they are the worst!
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Thank you, Ashley! Spinning Silver totally lived up to the hype. It was even better than the Uprooted. I hope you give it a shot!
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I loved Spinning Silver too! I hadn’t heard of Gods of Men, but I will definitely look for it now!
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I’m so glad you loved Spinning Silver! It was a great read. I hope you enjoy Gods of Men! That book was pretty amazing! ❤️
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I’m so sorry you went through a slump but it looks like it ended up being a fabulous month, so yay for that! Hope August is even better!!
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Thank you, Jen! I hope you had an amazing August so far! ❤️
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