Saturday Snippet: Volume Two

 

 

Thank you for your hard work, Henry.

 

"I'll carry on killing monsters in the ruins of this world until some monster kills me."

 

xx

*image not mine

Tome Thursday: The Nightmara Affair

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome back to the review of officially the second book of the series, but the third review on this site seeing as we started the journey with the prequel, three weeks ago.

 

Man, time sure does fly, doesn't it?

 

I've been noticing that more and more lately.

 

I also have to be completely honest.

 

I'm disappointed with this one, and starting to regret reading so many romances all at once, because I keep forgetting that the reason I tend to avoid them is because the heroines really, truly, slay all my desire to do so.

 

This book was unfortunately no different.

 

However, I'm going to let you decide on it, as we go along, so without further ado, let's have a look at our choice for the night.

 

The title: The Nightmara Affair.

 

Talkie Tuesday: The Last Unicorn

 

"You have all the power you need if you dared to look for it."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Well, you probably knew we were going to keep on keeping on with the animated series here on the blog for the last movie review this month.

 

Next week we return to the realm of The Witcher, if I manage to binge over the weekend BUT, that said and done, we have to have a little romp down Man's road for a bit.

 

Yeah, see, I really love these oldies. They make me cry at times, but they're the best.

 

And I remember watching this one when I was super too little to understand much at all, so here I am, re-watching it again and understanding things a heck of a lot more now than I ever did as a little girl.

 

I also want to read the book now, too. Of course all the best stuff is based off books!

 

So without further ado, let's hop right into it.

 

Let's look into the sky where through through the clouds a path is torn, look and see her how she sparkles: it's The Last Unicorn.**

Saturday Snippet: Secret Invasion

 

Who do you trust? How will it end?

Find out July 28!

 

xx

*image not mine 

 

RIP Maria Hill  

Tome Thursday: The Enchanted Bird

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome back to the realm of Calatini, where magic is used openly, balls are inspired by Regency, and love flourishes.

 

Isn't that a poetic kind of introduction?

 

But as I stated last week, I'm going to be making my way through the books written by Katherine Dotterer as I'm enjoying the world-building she's investing into.

 

Some of the characters could potentially sometimes use a bit of additional work, but that aside, it's actually an enjoyable investment.

 

As always, a huge thanks to BookSirens for allowing me to grab these ARCs to begin with, as I'm reasonably sure there would have been no other option for me to find this particular series otherwise. I didn't even know I was looking before the site sent me an email with one of the books in there for a suggestion!

 

So without further ado, let's slip into our best attire and shake off the dancing cobwebs.

 

The Enchanted Bird is here.

 

Talkie Tuesday: The Land Before Time

 

"Some things you see with your eyes, others you see with your heart."

 

Hello everyone!

 

I hope you're ready with your Kleenex and your chocolate, because tonight's post is going to be a doozy.

 

That's right, I'm on an old cartoon animation kick.

 

And what better way to keep going ... than by going for what, it has been said before, is probably ranked among the top ten saddest movies of all time?

 

Yes, I watched it voluntarily. 

 

Yes, I recognize this is probably insane.

 

But anyway!

 

Without further ado, let's check back in with the land of ... dinosaurs. You guessed it. It's back, way back we go, and we'll hopefully not lose all hope along the way.

 

That's what sometimes happens if you're watching The Land Before Time.

 

Saturday Snippet: La Bastille

 

 

Il était une fois ...

 

xx

*image not mine

Tome Thursday: The Spellbinding Courtship

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome to the beginning of what will hopefully be a full series review, if I can make it happen.

 

I do know there's three books after this opening novella out right now, and a fourth one on the way, so I'm thinking this can very much become reality!

 

As you know, if I have nothing better to read, it's to BookSirens I go. The online service that connects authors with reviewers is really, really good for people who may not have the funds to be able to support their reading at the moment, because you get books for absolutely free - all you have to do  is read them within the time frame the author asks for, and leave a review.

 

Easy, right?

 

Right!

 

So that's how I bumped into this particular series. And honestly, I wouldn't have even read this prequel if not for the fact I'm organized enough that I don't want to just start a series in the middle. Since I really want to get to the third book, I had to start at the beginning, first.

 

Which is how we ended up with the review of The Spellbinding Courtship.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Thumbelina

 

"Always follow your heart."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Back again and we continue on the old animated cartoons vibe, because why not, am I right?

 

Honestly, I'm convinced half the reason why Disney keeps making live action versions of their animated material is because they can't come up with anything new or exciting.

 

The nineties were the way to go for animation, if you ask me (not counting the OGs that started while Walt Disney was actually alive and thriving, at that).

 

So tonight we go with another fairy tale retelling, though this one I think has a lot in common with Pinocchio if you think about it, which I'll be doing towards the end of the review, as it struck me while I was watching the cartoon.

 

First, however, we kinda have to actually figure out what the cartoon is all about, am I right?

 

So get the popcorn ready, get your Kleenex for the feels, and double check there aren't any moles running around without a care in the world.

 

Thumbelina's up next.

 

Saturday Snippet: Tradition

 

 

Srečno!

 

xx

*image not mine

Tome Thursday: The Stars are Dying

 

Hello everyone!

 

Are you ready for this?

 

Because I'm not sure you are. I know I certainly wasn't, and I willingly signed up for whatever was coming at me at the time.

 

See a while ago, I kept seeing these gorgeous book covers (and similar book art) all from the same author. Bookstagram was going HARD, y'all, and eventually I caved and had a look around the author's page to see what it was all about.

 

Turns out, she's writing a fantasy series that's literally like someone wrote it especially for me.

 

So I grabbed the books and read the first one, but unfortunately then ran out of time as I had other ARCs waiting for me to read and review them.

 

Then this one came about - I'd seen the promos on her Instagram, but randomly stumbled over an open call for eARC readers, and signed up on a whim. I honestly didn't think I'd get it, and would have been fine just waiting for the book to release, but guess what? I GOT THE ARC.

 

And with the book releasing in a few days, here's your glowing review for it. What's it called? The Stars are Dying.

 

Talkie Tuesday: The Witcher

 

"Changing destiny is a weighty business."

 

Hello everyone!

 

You knew this was coming.

 

If you've been paying attention to my blog, you'll know that, apart from the books - and I swear, at some point I'll either continue and/or finish the series or give up on it completely so it isn't in limbo anymore - I've reviewed everything that Netflix has thrown at us so far.

 

Which of course meant that the third season would ALSO be making its way on here.

 

And as I have no particular desire nor plan to watch from the ending of that onward (despite the fact the political stuff is turning fascinating enough), I suppose we're nearing the beginning of the end with this swan song.

 

So let's buckle up then.

 

The first volume dropped last week, and we have a month before we see the aftermath of all the scheming and manipulations.

 

The Witcher is back in business, baby.

 

Saturday Snippet: The Witcher

Don't look for me, I'm watching the first volume.

 

xx

*image not mine