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not exist anymore.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490794166647799624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302709933378974181.post-80220568753390246042020-06-22T06:00:00.000+02:002020-06-22T06:00:04.469+02:00I moved to Wordpress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“There was a beginning once. A beginning that started with being sold to a monster I fell for.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There was an ending once. An ending that came cloaked in bloodshed and fury.”</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Eleanor Grace is a simple mortal who has the power to topple a god. She captured his heart, fed him a different future, and fought for a fantasy that wasn’t make-believe but destiny.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sully Sinclair is a man masquerading as a monster. He let down his shields and allowed a goddess to show him a simpler path. However, neither of them could predict the war that was coming, nor the toll it would take.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A fight that will finish in tears.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really enjoyed the first part of the book, it was exciting and I was never sure what exactly would happen and how it would go down but that part ended a little too quickly for my liking. The bad guy was defeated kind of fast, at least in my opinion and I'm sad to say that after that it wasn't that much of an thrilling book anymore. I still enjoyed reading it, of course since it's a book by Pepper Winters but I also can't say that it totally gripped me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've said it before in a previous review but three star books are so hard to review and I feel like that again. So I'll talk about some of the things I did love in this book. The characters, for one, were amazing. I still love Eleanor and Sully so damn much. Their chemistry definitely wasn't any less this time around and espcially Eleanor was so badass in this last book. I also enjoyed reading about Jess and Cal's budding relationship. I would love to read a book about them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then there was the writing. Pepper Winters has one of the most unique writing styles ever and I can't help but love it. She has such a way with words. There even was a chapter without any words at all. Just let that sink in. Anyways, the writing was equally amazing in Fifth a Fury and I couldn't get enough of that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She loves romance, star-crossed lovers, and the forbidden taboo. She strives to write a story that makes the reader crave what they shouldn’t, and delivers tales with complex plots and unforgettable characters.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an #1 iBooks bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Erotica Thriller. She’s also honoured to wear the IndieReader Badge for being a Top 10 Indie Bestseller.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After releasing two books with Grand Central, Hachette (Ruin & Rule and Sin & Suffer) Pepper is a Hybrid Author of both Traditional and Self-published work.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Represented by Trident Media, her books have garnered foreign interest and are currently being translated into numerous languages, including already released titles in Italian, French, Hebrew, German, and Turkish. Audio Books for her entire back-list will be available soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Title: <b>Counts of Eight</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author: <b>Brynn Ford</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Series: <b>The Four Families #1</b><br />Publication: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>May 31st 2020</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Genre: <b>Dark Romance</b><br />Purchase it on: <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Counts-Eight-Four-Families-Book-ebook/dp/B086SHN5NV/">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/counts-of-eight-brynn-ford/1136826833">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Brynn_Ford_Counts_of_Eight?id=KSnbDwAAQBAJ">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/counts-of-eight">Kobo</a></b></span></span><br />
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All of my choices had been stripped from me except for one.<br /><br />
Dance or <br /><br />
Three years ago, I was taken, stolen away, far from the world I knew, far from civilization. I became a slave, forced to serve one of the four families with my talent.<br /><br />
I'd been abused, battered, tortured in isolation. My Master brought me men, partners for performance, but they failed to live up to the high standard of dance my Master required.<br /><br />
Until one day, he brought me a new man. A blonde-haired, green-eyed, dreamy new man who had no idea what was coming.<br /><br />
The men before him had disappeared. I presumed they were dead. I couldn't afford myself the luxury of hoping they'd made it out alive because that would give me hope that I might someday do the same.<br /><br />
Hope was a dangerous thing and this new man's spirit still thrummed with that electric spark of lightness. I would be the woman to strip that hope from him piece by tiny piece until he had none left. Only then could I control him, use him. Only then could I even consider the possibility of a predictable, complacent survival in this nightmare life.<br /><br />
And until that time came, I would make the only choice I was given the liberty of making.<br /><br />
Dance or die.<br /><br />
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This book contains explicit sexual content, violence, and mature themes including scenes where consent is not sought or given. The author in no way condones such heinous acts, but rather seeks to immerse the reader in the true horror of the characters’ experience. This is your trigger warning - reader discretion is advised.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Oh my gosh, Counts of Eight was simply breathtaking. Most of you probably already know how much I love dark romance. It's one of my all time favorite genres, I just love it. When I learned about this new book in the genre but a new-to-me author a couple of weeks ago I immediately pre-ordered because it sounded right up my alley and I just had a feeling that I would really enjoy it. Now that I've read it I can happily say that the book exceeded my expectations because I loved it so much. I literally couldn't stop reading. And this is why I finished the book in only a day and am already dying for the sequel that comes in September.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As I mentioned before this is one of my favorite genres to read so I've read my fair share of dark romance books. And I've got to say that Count of Eight wasn't at all like I imagined it would be because of the story and especially the characters. I was very much happily surprised by this because it's something I want from any book in any genre. I'm not going to explain the plot because I think you can get a better sense of it from the synopsis and I'm scared to give too much away but wow it was so good, people, SO GOOD!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Anya, Ezra and Nikolai were the main characters. Anya, especially, was in the spotlight the most. I loved reading about her. In the story she's already the somewhat broken slave of Nikolai who obeys his every wish and command until Ezra arrived to be her newest dance partner. And Ezra? I adored him. Him and Anya were just perfection together. I loved their start, how they slowly grew closer and closer together and their chemistry as they danced. Just ugh, they gave me all the feels. Nikolai is kind of harder to explain. He's definitely a villain, a monster even at times, but every now and then there would be this brief glimpse where he wouldn't seem that bad, maybe even human. Although considering how the book ended I might have to rethink my statement there. He intrigued me though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Reading new authors is always a shot in the dark but I'm very glad I gave this book and author a shot. The writing was absolutely wonderful. There are a few quotes I saved because they were just too beautiful and fascinating not to save. I will share some of them below. The sex scenes were also very well-written and so damn hot. I was practically on fire. So I've got no complaints in that department either. At all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I read dark romance I ususally go for authors like Pepper Winters or Skye Warren but I think I can definitely add Brynn Ford now to that list as well. I loved Counts of Eight and I'm so very excited (and kinda terrified) for the sequel, Dance with Death. I can't wait to see what's next for these characters.</span><br />
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Brynn Ford is an author of romance in all of its beautiful and sensually taboo forms. She is a lover of the dark, twisted, and playful and strives to bring the unmentionable aspects of passionate romance into her stories.<br /><br />
Brynn resides in the Midwest with her husband and sons, whom she expects will someday be embarrassed by their mom's books. When she isn't obsessively writing, you may find her binge watching favorite shows while eating far too much junk food or fanatically reading, always seeking to lose herself in the emotional roller coaster of a damn good story.<br /><br />
She is quite the idealist, despite her fascination with the wicked and warped aspects of humanity. Some of her stories may run out of words before a happily ever after, but she’s a firm believer that her characters continue to live on outside the pages in the minds of her readers. Stories don’t end just because there aren’t anymore pages to turn.<br />
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<em><strong><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I hungered to be seen.</span></strong></em><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">There were three things I knew about Capo Macchiavello:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">He was gorgeous.<br />
He was reclusive.<br />
He was considered one of New York’s most savage animals.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">And he wanted me as his wife. A simple arrangement – you do for me, I do for you. Nothing owed, no expectations. Except for one: never leave.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Life was never that simple, though. By the age of twenty-one, I was parentless, jobless, and homeless, and I had come to learn the hard way that nothing was ever free. <em>Even kindness comes with strings.</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Capo might’ve been the only man to ever see me, but I had made a vow to myself: I would never owe anyone anything. Most of all, the man I called boss.</span><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I killed to stay hidden.</span></strong></em><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Mariposa Flores thought she owed nothing to no one, but she owed everything…to me, the ghost the world had once called The Machiavellian Prince of New York.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I shrugged, the white button-down shirt tugging at my shoulders. “Some things are not worth trading in, no matter how old they are.” I pointed to the building we were slowing in front of. “We’re home, Mariposa.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“Home,” she repeated, turning to face the window. “You live next to a fire station! Sweet. That’ll come in handy when I cook you dinner.” She became quiet as Giovanni hit a button on the dash and the garage door lifted. “You own this entire building?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“Mmhm.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“It’s not what I expected.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“What did you expect?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“The bat cave?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“How do you know about the bat cave?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“Keely’s brothers. I was over once when they watched that movie.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I gave a low laugh, burying the thought of Harry Boy further down. “Not a place shiny enough to blind you?”</span><br />
<em><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Why did the fucker still affect my words?</span></em><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">She narrowed her eyes at me. “No, I just thought…something in Manhattan. A penthouse.” Then she grinned, my words sinking in. “Still, this is far from a <em>paper house</em>.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“Then I’ll <em>huff</em>, and I’ll <em>puff</em>, and I’ll<em> blow</em> your house down.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">“The big bad wolf dressed in a fine Italian suit.” She touched my hand, her fingers as soft as her lips, where the wolf tattoo seemed to snarl underneath the lights of the garage. “I should’ve known.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Her eyes drifted to my lips, then back up to my eyes, and when she couldn’t hold my stare any longer, she started to fiddle with my tie. <em>Nervous hands, like flitting wings.</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Bella Di Corte has been writing romance for seven years, even longer if you count the stories in her head that were never written down, but she didn’t realize how much she enjoyed writing alphas until recently. Tough guys who walk the line between irredeemable and savable, and the strong women who force them to feel, inspire her to keep putting words to the page.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Apart from writing, Bella loves to spend time with her husband, daughter, and family. She also loves to read, listen to music, cook meals that were passed down to her, and take photographs. She mostly takes pictures of her family (when they let her) and her three dogs. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Bella grew up in New Orleans, a place she considers a creative playground.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">She loves to connect with readers, so don’t hesitate to email her at belladicorte@gmail.com if you’d like to reach out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Title: <b>Soul of the Sword</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author: <b>Julie Kagawa</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Series: Shadow of the Fox #2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Publication: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>June 18th 2019 by Harlequin Audio</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Genre: <b>Young Adult, Fantasy</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Purchase it on:<b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PQTH881">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/soul-of-the-sword-julie-kagawa/1129536112">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Soul-Sword-Julie-Kagawa/9781335453792">Book Depository</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Julie_Kagawa_Soul_of_the_Sword?id=DcpuDwAAQBAJ">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/soul-of-the-sword/id1436289101">iBooks</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/soul-of-the-sword-1">Kobo</a></b></span></span><br />
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One thousand years ago, a wish was made to the Harbinger of Change and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. It had one task: to seal away the powerful demon Hakaimono.<br /><br />
Now he has broken free.<br /><br />
Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful scroll to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one wish to whomever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. But she has a new enemy now. The demon Hakaimono, who for centuries was trapped in a cursed sword, has escaped and possessed the boy she thought would protect her, Kage Tatsumi of the Shadow Clan.<br /><br />
Hakaimono has done the unthinkable and joined forces with the Master of Demons in order to break the curse of the sword and set himself free. To overthrow the empire and cover the land in darkness, they need one thing: the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. As the paths of Yumeko and the possessed Tatsumi cross once again, the entire empire will be thrown into chaos.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It took me a while to get around to listening to the sequel of Shadow of the Fox but I finally did it and I'm so very happy because this was one awesome audiobook! I'm also wondering why the hell it took me so long to get back to reading books by this author after the Iron Fey series (I never even finished that series) because Shadow of the Fox and especially Soul of the Sword are such good books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I rated both the first and this second book with four stars but if I'm being totally honest I have to say that I liked Soul of the Sword a little bit more than the first one. I felt like in this sequel the characters had way more to lose and that made it all the more thrilling to see where the story would go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My favorite character is still Yumeko. I felt like she grew a whole lot throughout this book and I just felt so bad for her and Tatsumi. The rare scenes they had together were simply heartbreaking. And obviously I'm very excited for the final book which comes out at the end of the month so at least I won't have to wait long. But I'm still super anxious for it because I'm not sure everyone is gonna survive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Overall, Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa was in one word: EPIC! You won't find a more action-packed, funny and heartrending book in the genre. I loved it.</span><br />
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About the author:</b><br />
Julie Kagawa, the New York Times bestselling author of the Iron Fey, Blood of Eden, Talon, and Shadow of the Fox series was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos, and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish, and the odd eel.<br /><br />
When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her Math textbooks during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories, complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory tales faded with time, but the passion for writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a real job.<br /><br />
To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dogtrainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full time.<br /><br />
Julie now lives in North Carolina with her husband, two obnoxious cats, and a pair of Australian Shepherds that have more Instagram followers than she does.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I stare at the six-foot-three British guy, taking in his lopsided grin and the cleaning gloves and garbage bags in his hands. He’s wearing a white, snug T-shirt and jeans that hang low on his hips—nothing remarkable, really, but for some reason, he looks like he’s stepped straight out of a fragrance advertisement—you know, the expensive kind.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And for some reason, the realization annoys the heck out of me. No one looks so good in the middle of the night. I know I certainly don’t.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“What do you want?” I squeeze through gritted teeth. My good manners have apparently deserted me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Ah, now that’s neighborly friendliness if I ever saw some.” His lips stretch into a stunning smile with perfect, white teeth and two little dimples.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I mean, why toss him a good thing or two from the genes pool when he can win the whole darn lottery?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Like I said, what do you want?” I really want to slam the door in the guy’s face but that goes against everything I stand for. So, I take a deep breath and begin my inner chant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He bargained with her to break his curse. She stole his heart instead.</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rush is a Fae Guardian, a wolf-shifter whose enhanced abilities have made him a ruthless protector of Elphyne. His job is to protect the realm from the human enemy, and to ensure the sins of the past never come to pass again lest magic die forever. But one night of weakness resulted in a curse worse than death – exile. He now spends his lonely time longing to be part of the living, once again protecting them from monsters… until one washes up on the shores of his lake.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clarke is human. She’s beautiful, feisty, and fierce. She’s also the only person who can see him, speak to him, and touch him. <br />
If he hands her over to the Order, she’s his ticket to having his curse removed. The more he learns about this human enemy, the more he realizes she’s not the monster he’s been trained to believe. In fact, she’s capable of inciting passion he’d never dreamed possible again, but Clarke has a message from the past… sins are already repeating. This time, if they don’t stop the coming evil, it won’t just be magic that dies. It will be everything.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>The Witcher </strong><strong><em>meets</em></strong><strong> Beauty and the Beast </strong><strong><em>in this gripping, epic fantasy featuring steamy romance, a dash of time travel, a band of brothers, shifters, fae protectors and their strong willed women from our time. If you love your books full of page turning action, intrigue, and romantic tension then this book is for you. For fans of Kristen Ashley’s Fantastical series or Sarah J Maas’s adult fantasy romance.</em></strong></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As Clarke wended down rocky terrain, the snow melted and revealed fresh dirt and abundant nature. The more they descended, the grumpier she got. Something shifted inside when she saw how the world had changed because of the way she’d lived her old life. Death had been on one side of the mountain and life on the other. Even though she’d had a part, she didn’t want to be lumped in with humans who’d intentionally destroyed the world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The fae’s words came back to her. <em>“</em><em>We don</em><em>’</em><em>t choose the rules of life, but if we don</em><em>’</em><em>t follow them, we</em><em>’</em><em>re destined for nothing.”</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“You know,” she said as she dodged a divot in the path. “We’ve been walking for hours and you still haven’t told me your name.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She was also tired, itchy, and hungry.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The fae nudged her between the shoulder blades. She almost lost her footing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He may have a giant sword, scary mother-fucking teeth, and a powerful body she was sure could snap her in two, but her instinct just wasn’t feeling the fear. He had the ability to control her words and her actions, yet he’d only just used the power. She rounded on him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Take these off me,” she demanded. “Free me.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He looked down his nose and flicked his gaze to the restraints. Her breath stuck in her throat and, for a moment, she thought her instincts needed a serious talking to. But then he moved toward her. <em>Fast</em>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With a speed that left her breathless, and a flick of his powerful hand, his bone knife sliced through her restraints. Clarke’s fists dropped to her sides.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He leaned forward, his menacing presence only inches from her face. And then he sniffed, nostrils flaring as he trailed his nose along her cheek, jaw and neck. Where he stayed. Hot air puffed out as he exhaled, and goosebumps erupted over her flesh. The tattoo under his eye flared, casting an eerie blue glow as he bared sharp teeth and bit the air, snapping with an audible click.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clarke squeaked. A tremble of fear skated up her spine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He raised a brow. “It matters not if you are free. You will not run.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“And why not? Because you’ll compel me to stay?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Because, woman,” he growled, mouth curving into a wild, wicked grin, “I am the reason for those goosebumps on your skin. I am the reason children have nightmares, and in there”—he pointed into the shadowed woods only a few hundred feet away—“there are far worse things than nightmares. I am the reason you will live to breathe another day.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“So I need a monster to fight a monster, is that it?”</span><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stupid woman. Stop provoking the beast.</span></em><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His eyes narrowed and held her gaze.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An unearthly howl came from deep within the woods. At least, Clarke thought it was a howl. It could be any manner of creature in this foreign place. His pet wolf stiffened and raised his hackles.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watching the woods, the fae stilled in a way that was wholly inhuman. He reached for his sword. Fingers locked tight around the hilt. Knuckles whitened. His ears pricked up straight.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Leaves rustled and trees whispered that night was falling. Then the tension left his shoulders and he let go of the sword. He tossed a self-righteous look at her, and then swaggered away, continuing toward the very forest that had caused him concern only moments before.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Goddamn it.</em> She wanted to stomp her feet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Smug, smug bastard.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She should leave just to spite him. But where would she go? To the human city that brutalized fae and animals through a barbed wire ceiling? The one the source of her dread came from? No thanks. She had to face facts. She was in a strange place and on her own. There were dangers out there in the night, and her gut said to go with the fae. He had the upper hand.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She hurried to catch up, for she knew something he didn’t. She could make friends with nightmares. She’d had practice.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All of my choices had been stripped from me except for one. <i>Dance or die.</i></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three years ago, I was taken, stolen away, far from the world I knew, far from civilization. I became a slave, forced to serve one of the four families with my talent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’d been abused, battered, tortured in isolation. My Master brought me men, partners for performance, but they failed to live up to the high standard of dance my Master required.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until one day, he brought me a new man. A blonde-haired, green-eyed, dreamy new man who had no idea what was coming.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The men before him had disappeared. I presumed they were dead. I couldn’t afford myself the luxury of hoping they’d made it out alive because that would give me hope that I might someday do the same.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope was a dangerous thing and this new man’s spirit still thrummed with that electric spark of lightness. I would be the woman to strip that hope from him piece by tiny piece until he had none left. Only then could I control him, use him. Only then could I even consider the possibility of a predictable, complacent survival in this nightmare life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And until that time came, I would make the only choice I was given the liberty of making.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dance or die.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This woman wishes to own me, to do me harm, for what reason, I still don’t know. But the sight of her talent in motion gives me goosebumps, makes my heart thump and my thigh muscles twitch to be in motion with her on the dance floor.</span><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A dancer always dances.</span></em><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The song comes to an end and so does her movement. Her eyes immediately lock onto mine and again comes the glacier from the icy blue, scraping slowly but steadily across the space between us.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She strides across the floor toward me with all the poise of a dancer exiting the stage after a performance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She sighs. “I wasn’t expecting you today. You’ve interrupted my rehearsal.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I hate to break it to you, princess, but this has interrupted my whole life. So why don’t we just cut ties now and get out of each other’s hair?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“No one leaves once they’re brought here.” Her eyes shift away, then back to pierce mine again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I let my tired head fall over onto my arm. “Please spare me the cryptic bull crap. What am I doing here?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“You’re here to dance.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“To dance?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I require a partner for our annual performance. My last didn’t live up to my master’s expectations…” She steps closer, invading my personal space. “That partner is gone now, and you are here to replace him.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Gone?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Yes, that’s what I said. Why do you keep repeating me? My English is excellent, can you not understand me through my accent? I lived in New York since I was eleven. Perhaps I’ve developed another accent that you have trouble understanding.” She tilts her head as her words drip with sarcasm.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The side of my mouth curls up. I might have found her interesting if it weren’t for the circumstances.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51064739-the-bishop">The Bishop</a></b> by Skye Warren — 3/5<span style="background-color: white;">★</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49988329-artemis-fowl">Artemis Fowl</a></b> by Eoin Colfer (Re-read) — 5/5</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">★</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Title: <b>The New Achilles</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author: <b>Christian Cameron</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Series: <b>Commander #1</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Publication: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>April 18th 2019 by Orion</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Genre: <b>Historical Fiction</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Purchase it on: <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F11B78P/">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-new-achilles-christian-cameron/1128957778">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/New-Achilles-Christian-Cameron/9781409176572">Book Depository</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Christian_Cameron_The_New_Achilles?id=UEprDwAAQBAJ">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/mt/book/the-new-achilles/id1431834972">iBooks</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-new-achilles">Kobo</a></b></span></span><br />
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Meet the greatest Greek general you've never heard of: Philopoemen. In his day, a leader as skilled and as dangerous as Hannibal: a ferocious fighter, a superb general, and credited as the inventor of modern 'special operations'. More importantly, he was a brilliant political leader.<br /><br />
He commanded Greek forces at the turn of the third century BC, when mighty Rome, fresh from the destruction of Carthage, and Imperial Macedon, the greatest power of the day, chose Greece as their battlefield. In a world of rival empires, slave-taking cartels, piracy, terrorism and failed states, will Philopoemen be able to hold anything together?</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Why are books rated with three stars so hard to review? I didn't dislike this book but I also can't say that I enjoyed it enough to end up as a favorite of mine, you know? There were both good and not-so-good qualities this story had and in this case I'm not entirely sure if the good or not-so-good wins out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To start, it was a bit of a hard book to get into, initially. I did, however, made a lot of progress easily so it wasn't something I had a tough time to get over. Only a chapter or two, I think. My favorite thing in the book by far were the battle scenes. I always tend to love battles scenes in historical fiction books that are set in the ancient world so I wasn't surprised by this at all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My least favorite thing were the characters. I just felt like I couldn't connect to them very well and there were a lot of them so it could be a little hard to remember who was who. The story featured a lesser known Greek general, Philopoemen. But it was all told in the point of view of Alexanor, a marine who joined the priesthood to become a healer instead of a killer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Even though I couldn't connect to the various characters, I did like most of them well enough to continue reading about them. Especially main characters like Alexanor, Philopoemen and Phila for example. A favorite of mine it won't be but I am interested in reading the next book to see what will happen in that one. </span><br />
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Christian Cameron was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1962. He grew up in Rockport, Massachusetts, Iowa City, Iowa, and Rochester, New York, where he attended McQuaid Jesuit High School and later graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in history.<br /><br />
After the longest undergraduate degree on record (1980-87), he joined the United States Navy, where he served as an intelligence officer and as a backseater in S-3 Vikings in the First Gulf War, in Somalia, and elsewhere. After a dozen years of service, he became a full time writer in 2000. He lives in Toronto (that’s Ontario, in Canada) with his wife Sarah and their daughter Beatrice, currently age seven. He attends the University of Toronto when the gods move him and may eventually have a Masters in Classics, but right now he’s a full time historical novelist, and it is the best job in the world.<br /><br />
Christian is a dedicated reenactor and you can follow some of his recreated projects on the Agora. He’s always recruiting, so if you’d like to try the ancient world, the medieval world, or the late 18th century, follow the link to contact us.<br />
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Stephanie @ Bookfeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11650494645237467555noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302709933378974181.post-9859115025116852492020-05-25T08:00:00.000+02:002020-05-25T08:00:03.793+02:00Review: Mansa Musa: Emperor of The Wealthy Mali Empire by History Titans <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Title: <b>Mansa Musa: Emperor of The Wealthy Mali Empire</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author: <b>History Titans</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Publication: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>March 15th 2020</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Genre: <b>Nonfiction, History</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Purchase it on: <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/MANSA-MUSA-Emperor-Wealthy-Empire-ebook/dp/B085PSJZY8">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mansa-musa-history-titans/1136630688">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/mansa-musa-emperor-of-the-wealthy-mali-empire">Kobo</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rating: <b>3/5</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">★</span><br />
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If you're familiar with Mansa Musa you might expect the headline to read, 'Mansa Musa - the wealthiest person that ever lived.' But in reality, he was more than just a rich person. Every source or article would either emphasize the subject of Mansa Musa and his wealth, or his famous pilgrimage to Mecca. Even though his Hajj expedition was fascinating due to the numerous events that occurred during the journey, there are many more interesting stories about his life.<br />
This book is about how he took over the throne, how his rule influenced the economy of the Mali Empire, and how his empire accumulated more wealth after his return. The book also covers the grandeur of cities like Timbuktu and Djenne that were converted into cultural and educational centers.<br />
Mansa Musa was a generous king who contributed a lot of his wealth and efforts towards the development of the Empire of Mali. He brought a lot of people with him to build universities, schools, and mosques to spread educational values and make Timbuktu a learning center. He also played an important part in spreading the religion of Islam. If you're intrigued about his life tales and his impact on West Africa and the world, this book is the right source for you.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's kind of hard to write a proper review of this book that will be useful to other readers because I didn't completely love it but altogether it wasn't a bad book either. So you see, I'm a little torn up about it all. Was it an okay read? Yes. Would I re-read it? No. Would I recommend it? Not really, unless you're already fascinating by this kind of history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This book is about Musa I a.k.a. Mansa Musa, who was th tenth ruler of the Mali Empire. To be honest I thought I'd be more interested in the subject and everything but I've got to admit it couldn't entirely hook me. But at the same time this doesn't mean that there weren't intriguing things that I learned from the book. I will list those below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So again I'm going back and forth with it all. So let's just say that it was an okay read with some interesting facts about the history of the Mali Empire and leave it at that. I also want to say that although I didn't entirely love this book that doesn't mean others won't enjoy it more. West African history is a fascinating subject for sure, but it isn't something I'm drawn to naturally. Others might be, though. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There was a truth once. Truth we shared in the dark and scribed scars upon our hearts.</span></i></span>
<span style="color: black;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">There was a lie once. A lie that shattered our hard-earned truth apart.”</span></i></span>
<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">Eleanor Grace did the unbelievable. She fell for a man who trades in women, dabbles in myth, and has the morals of a cold-hearted beast. However, love isn’t enough where past sins are concerned and only pain can follow.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this fourth book, Sully's despicable brother Drake finally made his way to the island intending to take everything from Sully, the island, the elixir, the goddesses and even Eleanor. From how the previous book went I had pretty much anticipated that something like this would happen but I wasn't prepared for the unslaught of it all, to be honest. There was a lot of fighting, people getting hurt and the ending makes me both crave and dread the next and final book. And yet I loved it all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sully and Eleanor... what can I say about these two characters that I haven't said before. They just have my heart. They both are exactly what the other one needs but of course it isn't that easy. It never is in a book by Pepper Winters. I've also come to really care for some of the secondary characters. Jealousy, who is one of Sully's goddesses but also his friend, especially is one I adore. I've even come to like Cal, who before I wasn't a fan of. It's just another talent of this author, making me care for more than just the two main characters that the story is about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So after the ending of book three I knew this would be a very intense book and I was completely right. Everything happening in this book was much like Sully himself; merciless and unyielding. That's what made it such an incredible and thrilling read. It's no wonder that I finished this book in only two days. I really couldn't stop reading, it was such a good one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fourth a Lie was way more unpredictable, more dangerous, even more sensuall and erotic than I originally thought it would be. I mean, I knew it would be another great addition to the series because I've enjoyed all the previous books but this latest installment definitely kicked things up a notch and I was soooo there for it all! </span></div>
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<b>I WAS A SCIENTIST—not because I’d been born into the lineage—but because I had an obsessive need to chase the impossible. I didn’t accept that a human body was at its full capacity in its current pathetic state.</b>
<b>I believed we were a battery—a machine working at thirty percent—and all we needed was a compound or chemical…something to trigger a new state of being. A stronger state, an </b><b><i>invincible</i></b><b> state.</b>
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<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">She loves romance, star-crossed lovers, and the forbidden taboo. She strives to write a story that makes the reader crave what they shouldn’t, and delivers tales with complex plots and unforgettable characters.</span>
<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an #1 iBooks bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Erotica Thriller. She’s also honoured to wear the IndieReader Badge for being a Top 10 Indie Bestseller.</span>
<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">After releasing two books with Grand Central, Hachette (Ruin & Rule and Sin & Suffer) Pepper is a Hybrid Author of both Traditional and Self-published work.</span>
<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">Represented by Trident Media, her books have garnered foreign interest and are currently being translated into numerous languages, including already released titles in Italian, French, Hebrew, German, and Turkish. Audio Books for her entire back-list will be available soon</span></span></div>
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Pre-order Stephen Fry's bewitching retelling of the legend of Troy - a tale of love and war, passion and power - following his sensational bestsellers <i>MYTHOS</i> and <i>HEROES</i><br /><br /><i>
'Troy. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. The Jewel of the Aegean. Glittering Ilion, the city that rose and fell not once but twice . . .'</i></b><br /><br />
The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against that great city, to which they will lay siege for ten whole and very bloody years.<br /><br />
It is Zeus, the king of the gods, who triggers war when he asks the Trojan prince Paris to judge the fairest goddess of them all. Aphrodite bribes Paris with the heart of Helen, wife of King Menelaus of the Greeks, and naturally, nature takes its course.<br /><br />
It is a terrible, brutal war with casualties on all sides. The Greeks cannot defeat the Trojans - since Achilles, the Greek's boldest warrior, is consumed with jealousy over an ally's choice of lover, the Trojan slave Briseis, and will not fight . . .<br /><br />
The stage is set for the oldest and greatest story ever told, where monstrous passions meet the highest ideals and the lowest cunning.<br /><br />
In Troy you will find heroism and hatred, love and loss, revenge and regret, desire and despair. It is these human passions, written bloodily in the sands of a distant shore, that still speak to us today.<br /><br /><b>
Troy is a myth in which we seek the truth about ourselves, which Stephen Fry brings breathtakingly to life for our modern age.</b><br /><br /><b><u>
PRAISE FOR MYTHOS AND HEROES:</u></b><br /><br /><b>
'A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased'</b> <i>Times</i><br /><br /><b>
'A head-spinning marathon of legends'</b> <i>Guardian</i><br /><br /><b>
'An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit'</b> <i>Evening Standard</i><br /><br /><b>
'An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry'</b> <i>Daily Mail</i><br /><br /><b>
'A rollicking good read'</b> <i>Independent</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just found out about this book yesterday and I am so so so soooo very excited for it. I'm a super fan of retellings that are about or in some way involve the siege of Troy and on top of that I've highly enjoyed Stephen Fry's previous books, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35074096-mythos"><b>Mythos</b></a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41433634-heroes"><b>Heroes</b></a>. So I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on this book. I'm sure it's going to be another brilliant read. And I also really love the cover so I'll need to get myself a hardcover copy of it. ♥</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Title:<b> Psyche Unbound</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author: <b>Zenobia Neil </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Publication: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>February 2nd 2020 by Hypatia Books</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Genre: <b>Adult, Mythology, Retelling, Romance</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Purchase it on: <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084GDTMKM/">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/psyche-unbound-zenobia-neil/1124404793?ean=9781944925932">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Psyche-Unbound-Zenobia-Neil/9781944925932">Book Depository</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rating: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>3.5/5</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">★</span><br />
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Neil’s retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche is a sensuous feast. Mesmerizing! --Mia Hopkins author of Thirsty.<br /><br />
The writing is lyrical and descriptive, while still managing to be seductive. Reminiscent of Anne Rice's erotica work as Anne Rampling. I love the way she blended mythological history with fantasy, which I found so sexy.—Patricia Rae Amazon reviewer<br /><br />
For fans of The Song of Achilles and Hotter than Hades comes an unforgettable story of sacrifice, sensuality and monsters, both seen and unseen…<br /><br />
A princess of Rome, Psyche is celebrated for her great beauty until she provokes the jealousy of Venus, the Goddess of Love. Soon Psyche finds herself naked and abandoned on a beach, awaiting sacrifice to an unknown monster.<br /><br />
Cupid, the winged son of Venus, arrives to bring Psyche to the palace of the monster. As he carries her, she looks into his eyes and makes the grave mistake of falling in love.<br /><br />
Blindfolded and tied to a bed, Psyche bravely awaits her fate. Instead of offering her death, the monster offers her marriage on one condition: she must never see his face. After many dark nights together, Psyche comes to love her shadow husband. But she still can’t stop thinking about Cupid, the God of Love.<br /><br />
One night, consumed by curiosity, Psyche breaks her promise. Her husband, enraged, banishes her from the palace. To get back what is most important to her, Psyche must complete three impossible tasks and outwit Venus herself. If Psyche succeeds, her true love will return. If she fails, she will lose everything—including her life.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I found out about Psyche Unbound I just knew that I had to buy it. The story of Cupid (Eros in Greek mythology) and Psyche is my favorite myth ever. Perhaps because it reminds me on certain well known fairytales. So of course I didn't hesistate to read it and at only 194 pages it also didn't take me very long to finish it either. It was quite a captivating story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Was it the best mythology retelling I've ever read? No. But that didn't take away most of my enjoyment of the story. As I'm pretty well known with the original myth I knew how the story would unfold but I could also appreciate everything the author added that made it more unique. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The writing was beautiful but I wasn't totally sold on some of the characters, especially the various of gods appearing through the story. I know it's probably hard to write about Roman gods. Every author has their own specific take on it, which is of course totally fine, but I have to admit that with this book the gods and goddesses were a bit too archetypal. This, however, is my only minor point with the story and characters. And to be totally fair one goddess I ended up liking a lot was Proserpina (Persephone in Greek mythology). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I should also add that this was quite a sexy and seductive story. I hadn't exactly expected this but I wholly approve of it. Some of the scenes were super hot so yay for that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Psyche Unbound by Zenobia Neil was an erotic reimagining of the Cupid and Psyche myth. I'm sure that romance as well as mythology lovers both will enjoy this enticing and beautiful story. </span><br />
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About the author:</b><br />
Zenobia Neil was born with a shock of red hair and named after an ancient warrior woman who fought against the Romans. She spends her time imagining interesting people and putting them in terrible situations. The Queen of Warriors is her third novel.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Title: <b>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author: <b>Taylor Jenkins Reid</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Publication: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>May 29th 2018 by Washington Square Press</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Genre: <b>Historical Fiction</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Purchase it on: <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1501161938">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo-taylor-jenkins-reid/1124863869">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Seven-Husbands-of-Evelyn-Hugo-TAYLOR-JENKINS-REID/9781501161933">Book Depository</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Taylor_Jenkins_Reid_The_Seven_Husbands_of_Evelyn_H?id=njVpDQAAQBAJ">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo">Kobo</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rating: <b>3/5</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">★</span><br />
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Reclusive Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant to write her story, no one is more astounded than Monique herself.<br /><br />
Determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career, Monique listens in fascination. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s - and, of course, the seven husbands along the way - Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. But as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.<br /><br />
Written with Reid's signature talent for creating "complex, likeable characters" (Real Simple), this is a mesmerizing journey through the splendour of Old Hollywood into the sobering realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means - and what it costs - to face the truth.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I'm quite torn up about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. On the one hand it was a good read and it was easy to just keep turning the pages to continue the story but on the other hand it wasn't that good, you know. And to be honest, I was a little disappointed by it in general. I had just expected more from this book, I guess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I thought I would've loved this book, that it even could've been 5 star material. It also wasn't the worst book I've ever read. See how I am torn up? If anything, I was more disappointed by the writing style than the story. I did enjoy the story and reading about Evelyn's life. It also took me a good 150 pages to get into the story and I wanted to be hooked from the start. So that was unfortunate as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Almost none of the characters were very likable. Evelyn certainly wasn't and from her I didn't really mind it because it was her story. If there was one character I just couldn't stand it was Monique, the woman Evelyn was telling her story too. She just kinda bugged me. Also some of the story was starting to get to be a little of the same thing over and over again towards the end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I do want to say one more thing, though. In some less possitive reviews I've seen reviewers mention that they were blindsided by the LGBT themes which seems like a weird thing to say, in my eyes. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, of course but would those reviewers say the same thing about a book with straight romances? I think not. I'm sorry but that just kinda made me mad. The LGBT themes is exactly what made this book enjoyable to me. I'm sure that otherwise it would've been a 1 or 2 star read for me.</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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About the author:</i></b><br />
Taylor Jenkins Reid is the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, One True Loves, Maybe in Another Life, After I Do, and Forever, Interrupted. Her novels have been Indie Next Picks, chosen by Book of the Month, and featured in People, US Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, Good Morning America, and more. Her newest novel, Daisy Jones and the Six, is a New York Times bestseller. She lives in Los Angeles.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The figure above shows a single hoplite heavy infantryman standing in his full kit. A hoplite was a citizen of a polis (city-state) that was fulfilling his civic duty by presently himself as a solider to defend the interest of the polis. The hoplite was the backbone of Greek Warfare in this period. For armor, he has on his helmet, grieves, shield, and breast plate. Some also wore shoulder guards. These would protect him from most attacks, and except for a lucky hit, he was fairly safe. He was far from immune from injury, however. As weapons, he carries a long spear, a sword and maybe a knife. All of these would most likely be made of bronze although a form of composite cloth armor was coming into common use. The estimate of the total weight of this kit I have seen run anywhere from 19-30 kilograms. Not only were you expected to march with this on, but even run at a charge while keeping a tight formation. Running in full armor was actually an Olympic sport at the time. Your primary weapon was the spear because of its reach. It could also take more punishment than the sword if it was made from bronze.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Most hoplite battles occurred on flat, open terrain. Marching over hills and forests tended to break up the hoplite formation called a phalanx and shown in the main picture. The power of the phalanx came from its tight formation. If you could get the formation to break up, that mean you usually won the battle. You stood close to your neighbor with your shield covering part of the person to the left of you. The person to your right covered part of you with his shield. You marched forward against an enemy similarly kitted out like you and when you closed, you literally tried to push each other off the field of battle. You would fight until one side gave way. Once you turned your back on the enemy, you lost most of your protection and the slaughter could be horrendous. Greeks, however, usually did not usually try and slaughter other Greeks on the battle field. Once you won, that was usually enough. The losing side would make a peace deal with the winning side and that would be it until the next time. Fights were short and to the point. In Ancient Greece you could not spend too long away from your farm and business. Therefore Greek Warfare between poleis was usually over and done with in days. These rules on warfare however, did not apply to foreign invaders. These wars could, and did, go on for a while. The Greek gleefully slaughtered the Persians whenever they had the chance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now for the fun parts of being a hoplite. Not only were you expected to fight when called upon (See my blog on citizenship), but you had to pay for your own armor, weapons and supply yourself with provisions for the campaign. How much did this kit cost? I have been able to find no real good estimates. What I have read is the cost of a full suit with weapons ran anywhere from a few hundred to over a thousand drachmae. Some of the upper prices I doubt because the average wage of a professional or a rower was about 1-2 silver drachmae per day. Shelling out a thousand drachmae would seem a little much with those pay scales. Most armor was passed down through generations. Also, fighting was not something you did two or three times in your life. You were also expected to fight from the age of 18 until the age of 50 to 60. Getting skewered, therefore, was a distinct possibility for most of your life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So what happened if you are too broke to shell out the drachmae for a full hoplite suit, were you off the hook for military service. No way! If you were a citizen and could not afford hoplite armor, you would fight as light infantryman, a peltast as seen above. You would not stand in the line of battle like a hoplite, but you would stand off to the side and throw javelins, maybe sling stones, or even shoot arrows into the enemy formation as they approached, trying to disrupt their cohesiveness. Other than a light shield, you had no protection (a few may have had helmets). Your faster speed was supposed to protect you. You would also be utilized to run down any stragglers if they tried to escape. They might also use you as scouts since you can move a lot easier over broken terrain and a lot faster than someone wearing 25 kilos of metal. It was found in the Peloponnesian War that well trained peltasts could defeat a hoplite formation if the terrain was right. Like the hoplite, you were expected to do this job whenever your polis asked you to, and for most of your life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The most interesting part I found about being a citizen/solider in this period was that men actually looked happy to do it. I have never read an article that said polis citizens refused to go, or objected to go. Service to the polis was looked upon at as part of your duty. The Greeks were very serious about duty. In fact many people looked at their military actions as some of the proudest things they ever did in their lives. This is what is written on the tombstone of the great Greek playwright Aeschylus:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Beneath this stone lies Aeschylus, son of Euphorion, the Athenian, who died in the wheat-bearing land of Gela; of his noble prowess the grove of Marathon can speak, and the long-haired Persian knows it well”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Title: <b>Virginia and the Vagabond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author: <b>Skyler Frey </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Series: <b>Time Traveler's Network #1</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Publication: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>April 6th 2020</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Genre: </span><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Historical Time Travel Romance</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Purchase it on: <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086VMNMDR/">Amazon</a> <span style="color: #38761d;">(</span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">$0.99)</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rating: <b>4/5</b></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">★</span></span><br />
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Virginia Leigh is a time traveler, albeit a reluctant one. For the past two years, she has managed to blend almost seamlessly into Edwardian life, working for the Lord and Lady Howard, cleaning house and acting as lady's maid to the earl's daughter, Lara. Yet, all the while, Virginia has been plotting a way to get back to her time; back to Netflix, sweatpants, takeout, and tampons. Having the right to vote was also nice.<br /><br />
Eric Rylander attracts spectacle. With two Oscars, a few Golden Globes and two divorces under his belt, being accidentally dumped into the turn of the twentieth century is a bit of a shake-up. However, he finds that he prefers the lack of social media and the fast-paced production schedule of Hollywood. Living in the past for six years has allowed him to settle down for once, and set up as a star of the silent film era as he enjoys a much quieter version of fame and fortune. Finally, his days of moving around as a lonely time traveler--a vagabond--are over.<br /><br />
However, when Eric visits the Howard's Yorkshire home with the intention of announcing his engagement to Lara, he's stopped dead in his tracks when he finds out Virginia is also a fellow time traveler--and a fan of his work. As he reveals to Virginia that neither of them can return to the twenty-first century, they begin a friendship that quickly spins into a desperate need to be with someone who understands their big mutual secret.<br /><br />
But Virginia also knows about Eric's very public private life, and the humiliation of the mistakes he's made in his career and in his marriages.<br /><br />
She has to ask herself, is she just another notch on the belt? And what does it mean to have a twenty-first-century relationship in an era where women can't vote, own property and aren't even considered people?<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Starting Virginia and the Vagabond I really didn't know what I was getting myself into. Do you ever really know with any book, I wonder? I did know that I thought the cover was very pretty and that the synopsis seemed really promising but it's always a pleasant surprise when you genuinely find yourself loving a book, especially if it has many themes that I happen to enjoy. The characters totally made this book as amazing as it was. I loved getting to know the major characters, their backgrounds and how they fit into the story. I'm sure readers who love character driving stories as much as I do will really like this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So this book is about Virginia, who by accident somehow traveled back in time two years ago and ended up in the very early 20th century. When we meet her she's working for Lord and Lady Howard as a maid while saving money and trying to get back to her own modern times. That is until she meets Eric Rylander who happens to be a famous actor from her own time who has also ended up in the past. I feel like explaining the premise of the story like this makes it sound like a kind of corny story but I promise it is anything but corny. The story often took me by surprise and went in many different directions that I expected it to go. And that was such a good thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Obviously Virginia and the Vagabond is a historical romance as well as a time travel romance. I hope that much is clear by now. But it was also a pretty humorous book. Thanks to the witty characters and the witty writing I laughed out loud more times than I could count. I do have to admit that at first the romance did seemed to start and move fast, faster than I usually like, but it was only initially that I struggled with that for a tiny bit because before I knew it I was really into it and shipping the hell out of Virginia and Eric. I ended up loving the both of them so damn much as well of many of the secondary characters. Each and every one of them were very rememberable. Also don't want to give away any spoilers but I just have to say that there was a trans character in the book whom I loved and that's just another reason to read this book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So if you liked Outlander you will love Virginia and the Vagabond by Skyler Frey. It had the same vibes, only this book was set in the early 20 century, which I must admit I enjoyed even more. The romance, the mystery, the unexpected twists and especially the characters made this book a hit with me. I can't recommend it high enough. </span><br />
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About the author:</i></b><br />
Skyler Frey began making up worlds from an early age in her hometown of Richmond Hill, Ontario. Originally, she would draw out the faces of made-up characters and the monsters that inhabited these worlds. She later studied visual art and art history in Toronto, where she finally gave herself permission to turn these invented worlds into something closer to reality.<br /><br />
Currently, Skyler lives in a small suburban city between Seattle and Tacoma called Federal Way with her husband. When she's not writing or reading she surfs the Seattle Pet Adoption website and works on growing her vegetable garden. She tends to enjoy books with layered female characters and an element of the speculative.<br /><br />
She also loves talking with everyone and anyone about books, art, video games, romance, history and science fiction over endless cups of coffee.<br /><br />
You can follow her on Instagram @skyler.frey to see her latest updates, drawings, and inspirations.<br /><br />
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PRE-ORDER THE LATEST ANCIENT EPIC FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>EMPEROR</i> AND <i>WAR OF THE ROSES</i><br /><br />
490 B.C.<br /><br />
Two great empires are about to go to war . . .</b><br /><br />
The momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta as rival powers and political systems will last for twenty-seven years (431 to 404 BC).<br /><br /><i><b>
It will end in the fall of a dynasty.</b></i><br /><br />
Filled with cunning political scheming and astonishing military prowess, invasions and treacheries, plagues and slaughters, passion and power, Conn Iggulden brings to life one of the most thrilling chapters of the ancient world.<br /><br /><b><u>
PRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN</u></b><br /><br /><b>
'The pace is nail-biting and the set-dressing magnificent'</b> <i>Times</i><br /><br /><b>
'Pacy . . . and packed with action'</b> <i>Sunday Times</i><br /><br /><b>
'One of our finest historical novelists'</b> <i>Daily Express</i><br /><br /><b>
'Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction'</b> <i>Daily Mirror</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've only read one Iggulden book (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40545815-the-falcon-of-sparta">The Falcon of Sparta</a>) and that was last year in September but if all of his books are as good as that one was then I want to read all of them. So I'm really looking forward to his upcoming new novel. There are so little historical fiction authors that I know of that actually write books set in the ancient world so I'm taking any book I can get!</span></div>
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Stephanie @ Bookfeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11650494645237467555noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302709933378974181.post-57039164341102788992020-05-04T06:00:00.000+02:002020-05-04T06:00:00.512+02:00ARC Review: The Woman In the Painting by Kerry Postle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Title: <b>The Woman In the Painting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author: <b>Kerry Postle</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Publication: <b><span style="background-color: white;">May 22, 2020 by </span><span style="background-color: white;">HQ Digital</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Genre: <b>Historical Fiction</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Purchase it on: <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NCRD4R6/">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-woman-in-the-painting-kerry-postle/1130743713">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Kerry_Postle_The_Woman_in_the_Painting?id=qTiGDwAAQBAJ">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-woman-in-the-painting">Kobo</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rating: <b>4.5/5</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">★</span><br />
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‘She’s beautiful,’ I told him. ‘Hair like skeins of silk; deep, brown eyes that sparkle in the light like jewels; beautiful lips, deep pink, and as juicy as ripe fruit.’<br /><br />
Ideas rippled in the pools of his eyes. ‘I must paint her,’ he said.<br /><br />
1508. In Rome artists are everywhere, and feted as gods. But the most celebrated amongst them, a man who can paint beauty itself, is Raphael. When he touches brush to canvas, his subjects burst to life; he takes base metal and turns it to glistening gold.<br /><br />
When Raphael meets Margarita Luti, a baker’s daughter, he is beguiled and inspired in equal measure. As his muse, her face becomes that of a thousand Madonnas, but it is his portraits of her which reveal his full talents – and which will become his downfall.<br /><br />
For Raphael is wanted for greater things than a mere baker’s daughter. He is soon promised to the niece of a cardinal, a man upon whose connections and commissions the artist’s future relies. Without his good will, Raphael will be ruined.<br /><br />
Raphael must make a choice between his love for Margarita and his future as an artist – a choice that will have devastating consequences.<br /><br />
Inspired by a heartbreaking true story, this stunning and evocative novel is perfect for fans of Debbie Rix, Kate Furnivall and Dinah Jefferies.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the historic and prominent trinity formed during the High Renaissance by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, I think that Raphael is the least well known out of the three great masters with most people. This is why I'm so happy that he was featured in The Woman in the Painting. Not only do I love reading about famous painters from the past but I also have a big weakness from reading books that are set during the Renaissance. The story and characters were fictionalized for this novel but it is inspired by a true story. And Kerry Postle wrote this all so beautifully.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've already mentioned that this book features the artist Raphael but the story is told through the eyes of one of his apprentices named Pietro (although the story starts before he is actually an apprentice in Raphael's workshop). This is something I enjoyed very much because it gives a different perspective than you'd normally get. It also isn't just a book about Raphael's life or his art seen through the eyes of someone working with him. It's also very much a love story, albeit a tragic one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I know not a lot of readers will actually like Pietro. Maybe at the start they will but as the story goes on he does a lot of things that are for his own gain because of his feelings for Raphael and the jealousy he feels when the maestro he admires so much meets the love of his life, Margarita Luti, who turns out to be "just" a baker's daughter. I don't want to give too much away, at least not any more than I already did, about Pietro and everything happening in the story so it's pretty hard to describe him as a character but likeable he definitely wasn't. But there were times where I did feel a certain sympathy for him. I actually didn't mind his rather objectionable character that much because I thought it made things all the more interesting, if that makes even sense. And I do like reading about characters that are flawed like that. In the end, though, he does do the right thing which made me glad for sure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The start of the book may have been a bit slow for me. It took me a few chapters to really get into the whole vibe of the story and characters but once I did I was thoroughly and completely hooked. I've read two books by this author before and Kerry Postle has this way of writing that's unique to any other auhor I've read before. It makes me feel as if I'm inside the story experiencing everything and it was definitely no different with The Woman in the Painting. I felt myself being transported inside the book to Renaissance Italy, I loved that. And also, this is now my favorite book of hers. I think it's already obvious that I highly enjoyed this story but I also really want to say that I truly loved it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! April was another weird month where I've been feeling like I'm in limbo or something. Most days I can't even remember what day it actually is but at least I got to read a lot of books. I think this is the best reading month I've had. Not only did I read 10 books but pretty much all of them were amazing. I had so many favorites that this time I can't even choose a favorite of the month, I really had too many. Which, of course, is a good thing! And I like how I read a good varriety of genres in April too. High fantasy, urban fantasy, historical fiction, contemporary romance, erotic romance. I'm really not complaining this month with the books I've been reading and hopefully it'll be the same in May.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42202799-sorcery-of-thorns"><b>Sorcery of Thorns</b></a> by Margaret Rogerson — 5/5<span style="background-color: white;">★ </span><b style="background-color: white;">(<a href="https://bookfever11.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-sorcery-of-thorns-by-margaret.html">My Review</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53173432-the-plummery-collection">The Plummery Collection</a></b> by Merry Sparrow </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">— 3/5</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">★ </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(<a href="https://bookfever11.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-plummery-collection-by-merry.html">My Review</a>)</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23401438-feversong">Feversong</a></b> by Karen Marie Moning — </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5/5</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">★</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35702241-the-shadows-between-us">The Shadows Between Us</a></b> by Tricia Levenseller — 4/5</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">★ (Review to come)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50780600-third-a-kiss">Third a Kiss</a></b> by Pepper Winters — </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4/5</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">★ <b>(<a href="https://bookfever11.blogspot.com/2020/04/release-promotion-third-kiss-by-pepper.html">My Review</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7. <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53026257-who-will-save-your-soul">Who Will Save Your Soul</a></b> by Skye Warren — 3/5<span style="background-color: white;">★ <b>(<a href="https://bookfever11.blogspot.com/2020/04/release-blitz-review-who-will-save-your.html">My Review</a>)</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53250491-your-dad-will-do"><b>Y</b></a></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53250491-your-dad-will-do" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>our Dad Will Do</b></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by Katee Robert — 5/5</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">★ <b>(<a href="https://bookfever11.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-your-dad-will-do-by-katee-robert.html">My Review</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">9. <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53033680-virginia-and-the-vagabond">Virginia and the Vagabond</a></b> by Skyler Frey — 4/5</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">★ (Review to come)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Title: <b>Your Dad Will Do</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author: <b>Katee Robert</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Series: <b>A Touch of Taboo #1</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Publication: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>April 22nd 2020 by Trinkets and Tales LLC</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Genre: <b>Erotic Romance, Contemporary Romance</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Purchase it on: <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087JT6XH8/">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/your-dad-will-do-katee-robert/1136923774">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1509599611">iBooks</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/your-dad-will-do">Kobo</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rating: <b>5/5</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">★</span><br />
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I’ve been harboring a dark secret for two long years. I’ve been fantasizing about my fiancé’s father, thinking filthy thoughts that a good daughter-in-law should not be indulging in. So when I catch my fiancé cheating on me, there’s only one revenge that will fulfill all my needs.<br /><br />
I’m going to seduce his father. It’s dirty and it’s wrong, and I don’t care. I want him, so I mean to have him.<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First of all, I've never cheered so much and wanted a book this much until I saw Katee Robert announcing Your Dad Will Do. And when it released I pushed that 1-click button so damn fast and started reading it pretty much right away. I just couldn't resist and it was such a fun and sexy book too. It was even better than I thought it would be. You just gotta love it when a story exceeds your expections.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To keep it short, the premise of the book is that after getting cheated on by her now ex-fiance, Lily decides it's time for some revenge and seducing his father. So obviously this is a romance that's kind of taboo, it has daddy kink, revenge sex... a lot of revenge sex actually and honestly? It was such a page-turner! I kept telling myself to just read one more chapter and before I knew it I had finished reading. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I tried to pace myself, I really did, but I couldn't make it last longer than the day after I started it. It was also not the longest book ever but yeah, it was that good. Not a lot of stories can hook me that hard and that shows again what a skilled writer Katee Robert is. I've loved all the books I've read by her so far but this one is really the best one, in my opinion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I adored Lily and Shane. I loved their chemistry and even though their sexual relationship started basically right off the bat when the story just started, the more they were together the more their feelings grew and the more they couldn't deny their feelings for each other. There was a lot of sex in this book, yes, but I didn't feel like it overtook the whole story and that there wasn't room for anything else. Not that I minded all the sex scenes because they were so hot and well written. Damn I couldn't get enough of this story and characters!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Overall, Your Dad Will Do was one of the kinkiest and dirtiest books I've ever read and I enjoyed every single moment of it. Definitely my favorite Katee Robert book out of the ones I've read so far. I loved it so much!</b></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr18MNdp1Hgv5Ri-beN4ncOgUKX_zKr7cT2aYngZQJKpXzUv0PjjbEsJHpic8iS40toj2UnJRfD3oJQ1JXedpV4T2gc3lVPWIz6YJUOWvn7l3mb30qsDaaxxSneb8FHGduxy4bxuke73BH/s1600/5398028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: white; float: right; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="185" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr18MNdp1Hgv5Ri-beN4ncOgUKX_zKr7cT2aYngZQJKpXzUv0PjjbEsJHpic8iS40toj2UnJRfD3oJQ1JXedpV4T2gc3lVPWIz6YJUOWvn7l3mb30qsDaaxxSneb8FHGduxy4bxuke73BH/s200/5398028.jpg" width="139" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i>About the author:</i></b><br />Katee Robert is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Entertainment Weekly calls her writing “unspeakably hot.” Her books have sold over a million copies. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children, a cat who thinks he’s a dog, and two Great Danes who think they’re lap dogs.<br /><br />Katee is represented by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.<br /><b><a href="https://www.kateerobert.com/" style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-decoration-line: none;">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKateeRobert" style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-decoration-line: none;">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Katee_Robert" style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-decoration-line: none;">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katee_robert/" style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-decoration-line: none;">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5398028.Katee_Robert" style="padding-bottom: 3px; text-decoration-line: none;">Goodreads</a></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Title: <b>Who Will Save Your Soul: And Other Dangerous Bedtime Stories</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author: <b>Skye Warren</b><br />Publication: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>April 28th 2020</b></span></span><br />
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Jessica is on the run when her car breaks down. A small town sheriff can't be her knight in shining armor.<br /><br /><b>
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Cold. Rough. Merciless. The foreman of the construction crew is going to make her pay every last cent.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As a huge Skye Warren fan I couldn't say no to reading and reviewing this short story collection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This first short story was one I liked right away. I loved the distinction between Emily who has always lived in a big clean house but stifled by her parents and Niko who literally works with dirt as a gardener. There's also the added intrigue of Emily being a pathological liar, which may or may not be true. The ending was really exciting too and I loved the romance between Emily and Niko. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I absolutely loved this story. As short as it was, I totally fell for both characters in the story. Jessica who's on the run with her baby boy and getting stopped by Finn who's a cop really stole my heart. It was a sweet story with the right amount of chemistry and promise. I would honestly love to read a full story about them. This might be my favorite short story out of all four of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was a modern and very dirty twist on the classic fairytale that we all know and love so well. I've read my fair share of Cinderella retellings but I really liked this one. It had the ball, the shoes, the dress and the hot "prince". So definitely a winner in my eyes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I actually already knew this short story because I listened to the audiobook on Read Me Romance (this is a podcast) and I remember that I liked it but it was nice to reread it so I could refresh my memory of it and oh boy was this a kinky story. I loved it and I loved Asher!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There was a truth once. Truth we shared in the dark and scribed scars upon our hearts.</span></i></span>
<span style="color: black;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">There was a lie once. A lie that shattered our hard-earned truth apart.”</span></i></span>
<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">Eleanor Grace did the unbelievable. She fell for a man who trades in women, dabbles in myth, and has the morals of a cold-hearted beast. However, love isn’t enough where past sins are concerned and only pain can follow.</span>
<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">Sully Sinclair did the impossible. He gave his trust to a goddess who has the ultimate power to break him. Unfortunately, paradise is just an illusion, his islands aren’t impenetrable, and now he has to pay the price.</span>
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<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">She loves romance, star-crossed lovers, and the forbidden taboo. She strives to write a story that makes the reader crave what they shouldn’t, and delivers tales with complex plots and unforgettable characters.</span>
<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an #1 iBooks bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Erotica Thriller. She’s also honoured to wear the IndieReader Badge for being a Top 10 Indie Bestseller.</span>
<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">After releasing two books with Grand Central, Hachette (Ruin & Rule and Sin & Suffer) Pepper is a Hybrid Author of both Traditional and Self-published work.</span>
<span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">Represented by Trident Media, her books have garnered foreign interest and are currently being translated into numerous languages, including already released titles in Italian, French, Hebrew, German, and Turkish. Audio Books for her entire back-list will be available soon.</span>
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