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Today I am posting three different bookish memes, by three different authors, for Wednesday:) Share your answers in the comments below or leave the link to your blog :) I would love to check out your answers.

1. CWW is hosted by Tress @ Wishful Endings !! This is a meme to showcase what book you are excited to read in the future. Usually, the books that chosen have yet to be release. This meme is based off the old WOW meme. It is hosted on Wednesdays.

2. My Favourite... is hosted by Rebecca @ Bookishly Rebecca !! At the end of each month, Rebecca posts a list of prompts for the next month. It is hosted on Wednesdays.

3. WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words !! Basically, answer the three questions :) It is hosted on Wednesdays.

Author: Renée Ahdieh
Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 448
Release: October 8th, 2019
Buy: Amazon / Chapters / Book Depository 

"In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and—especially—to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's leader, the enigmatic Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in the lair of La Cour des Lions, Celine battles her attraction to him and suspicions about Sébastien's guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret. When more bodies are discovered, each crime more gruesome than the last, Celine and New Orleans become gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose—one Celine is sure has set her in his sights . . . and who may even be the young man who has stolen her heart. As the murders continue to go unsolved, Celine takes matters into her own hands and soon uncovers something even more shocking: an age-old feud from the darkest creatures of the underworld reveals a truth about Celine she always suspected simmered just beneath the surface. At once a sultry romance and a thrilling murder mystery, master storyteller Renée Ahdieh embarks on her most potent fantasy series yet: The Beautiful." -Goodreads (photo as well)

My Thoughts: What can I say?? It has vampires. Are vampires finally making another comeback? I don't know but I hope so because I have been craving for a reallly good vampire-romance story.



My Thoughts: I came across this book when EpicReads unveiled the fall 2019 covers. The synposis alone sold me but, look at that cover!!! Defintely will be adding this to my bookshelf when it comes out in September.


Author: Margaret Rogerson
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 464 
Buy: Amazon / Chapters / Book Depository

"All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. She hopes to become a warden, charged with protecting the kingdom from their power. Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire. Elisabeth’s desperate intervention implicates her in the crime, and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them. As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she’s been taught—about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined." Amazon (photo too)

Happy Monday Everyone!!

Today I am doing a Mailbox Monday, hosted by Martha at Mailbox Monday, and What Are You Reading? which is hosted by Kathyrn at Book Date .

"All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. She hopes to become a warden, charged with protecting the kingdom from their power. Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire. Elisabeth’s desperate intervention implicates her in the crime, and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them. As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she’s been taught—about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined." -Amazon (Photo too is from Amazon)

I have seen so many rave reviews for Sorcery of Thorns. Also, that cover was just calling out to me to buy it. I spent a good few days debating whether or not to buy Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson. I read her previous book, An Enchantment of Ravens back in 2017. The only downside of this book (and the reason I was hesistant to buy it) is it is a standalone. This is sad because you will fall in love with the characters.

SPOILER ALERT "A royal wedding is what most girls dream about. It means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement: that she agreed to marry the crown prince in exchange for Arin's freedom. But can Kestrel trust Arin? Can she even trust herself? For Kestrel is becoming very good at deception. She's working as a spy in the court. If caught, she'll be exposed as a traitor to her country. Yet she can't help searching for a way to change her ruthless world . . . and she is close to uncovering a shocking secret. This dazzling follow-up to The Winner's Curse reveals the high price of dangerous lies and untrustworthy alliances. The truth will come out, and when it does, Kestrel and Arin will learn just how much their crimes will cost them. The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski is the second book in the Winner's Trilogy." -Amazon (Photo aswell is from Amazon)

The Winner's Curse was another book I avoided reading for a very long time. However, after reading it, I immediately wanted to buy the second book to add my shelf.

Author:Marie Rutkoski
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages:355
Source: Chapters/Indigo
Buy:Amazon|Chapters|Book Depository
Rating:4/5
"Winning what you want may cost you everything you love They were never meant to be together. As a general's daughter, seventeen-year-old Kestrel enjoys an extravagant and privileged life. Arin has nothing but the clothes on his back. Then Kestrel makes an impulsive decision that binds Arin to her. Though they try to fight it, they can't help but fall in love. In order to be together, they must betray their people . . . but to be loyal to their country, they must betray each other. Set in a new world, The Winner's Curse is a story of rebellion, duels, ballroom dances, wicked rumors, dirty secrets, and games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart. -Amazon Canada"

The Winner's Curse is one of those books I have crossed paths with many times when I am in a bookstore. The book was published back in 2014, and I feel bad for not picking it up sooner. It is told from two POV: Kestrel and Arin.

Rutkoski's writing style flows nicely through the book. I found the last hundred pages to be a bit rushed. There were also topics that the character's alluded to instead of actually talking about them. This made the book, in my opinion, a bit confusing at time. It might be that I am horrible at picking up at things that should be obvious.

Kestrel and Arin have strong, distinct personalities. I felt Rutkoski did a fantastic job at developing their relationship with one another and slowly incorporating their backstory into the novel.

I also was pleasantly surprised to find out that this book doesn't, really, have a love triangle. That is ok because I totally ship Arin and Kestrel.

The only character that I felt could have been better developed was the antagonist. Again, with me thinking the second half of the book was rushed, I didn't feel like I could connect with this person's character.

The ending of The Winner's Curse will definitely leave readers wanting more and lucky for me the full trilogy is already published.

I am curious to see how this trilogy will develop and which direction it will go in. I am also hoping we see more of Kestrel's friends, Jess and Ronan, in the next book. Ronan was also one of my favourite characters, and I was sad we didn't see him much in the second half of the book.

What are your thoughts on this book?