Tome Thursday: Rage of Krakens

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome back.

 

This will be my last blog post until I return from vacation, because I really, truly, desperately need a bit of a break and I don't plan on doing anything but relaxing, swimming, and possibly reading when I'm not sleeping like a baby while I'm away haha.

 

So I'm going to try and make this one count!

 

Tonight's choice is a book that literally JUST released on Amazon and to retailers worldwide, which is somewhat of a feat for me because I generally don't get to new releases this quickly.

 

Normally, I'd let them sit there for a bit until picking them up.

 

But I was VERY lucky to get chosen for an ARC for this book, and because I'd already read a few works from the author, I was super stoked.

 

Juliette Caruso writes SO well, and I AM HERE FOR IT.

 

Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen: Rage of Krakens.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Enola Holmes 3

 

"The puzzle is always as devious as the setter."

 

Hello everyone!

 

I'm back at it again, and mostly on time as well.

 

I can't quite believe it lol, but apparently that's what you get when you actually pay attention to what's going on and everything that might be happening online.

 

I've been a fan of the great detective Sherlock Holmes since ... forever sounds like such a long time ago but, well, it HAS been forever.

 

I used to read the children-friendly, abridged works of his, then watched the show with Jeremy Brett playing the titular character. When Netflix started poking around the Holmes family, of course I was going to watch this, too.

 

And for the most part, I've been enjoying the romp!

 

So without further ado, let's jump straight into what's going to be happening tonight, which is a review of the third installment in the series: Enola Holmes 3.

 

Tome Thursday: Heartland

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome, welcome.

 

Today's a very special day, because, unlike my ordinary blog posts, this one's going up EXACTLY ON TIME.

 

Because it's release day, baby!

 

The book we're about to talk about JUST went live around the globe, and man oh MAN am I looking forward to others picking it up and reading it!

 

I stumbled over this author completely by accident through her shifter romances (and well, there might have been an age gap, her ex's father type of deal involved ... oops ...), but seeing her transition to contemporary has been absolutely beautiful.

 

She's such a sweetheart, too! Kes Winter is someone you should totally follow on social media if you have the chance.

 

But now I'm babbling, so without further ado, congratulations to this release tonight!

 

Let's hear a round of applause for Heartland.

 

Talkie Tuesday: The Best Thing

 

"Loving you is the best thing I'll ever do."

 

Hello everyone!

 

The weather is heating up again here, but I might have figured out how to combat everything so that I can keep up with the blog until I head down to the seaside. Because unlike last year, I plan on taking those two weeks off and just relaxing for once!

 

Still, for right now, it's manageable and I'm here to talk about more C-dramas.

 

I am, apparently, in my Zhang Linghe era at the moment, which isn't something I was anticipating and yet here we are.

 

After seeing him in Pursuit of Jade, I of course got bombarded on Youtube and other socials with other dramas of his, so I made a list and randomly picked through it.

 

Tonight's choice of blog topic one by a large margin, because it looked, at that time, to be the only contemporary show of his he'd done, others being historical or fantasy.

 

Which means this is a DECIDED change of pace, but I didn't mind one bit, so hopefully you won't as well as we take a look at The Best Thing.

 

Tome Thursday: The Village Phantom

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to tonight's blog.

 

I'm having a slightly surreal experience in that I'm typing this up at a VERY different time of day than my usual one - because I've fallen into the hole of C-dramas, and that means I somehow binged through eight episodes of one yesterday, going to bed late.

 

... the irony that they talk about how you should try and sleep enough and be in bed on time in this very drama is not lost on me.

 

I'll be reviewing it on my blog in the near future, so don't worry! You'll get all my commentary and reports haha.

 

But first and foremost, the book for tonight.

 

We're going back into the field where I first cut my teeth as a young reader, with Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle, except it's Scandinavian this time.

 

And I was very lucky enough to have the author reach out to me for a review.

 

So without further ado: The Village Phantom!

 

Talkie Tuesday: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with Willy Fog

 

"Here starts our incredible story, with strange news from the high seas ..." 

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome to the finale of our Willy Fog stories.

 

As we begin the next chapter of House of the Dragon (which, I still have to watch the season 3 premiere, and I already know I'll be crying my eyes out) it's a good thing that we aren't knee-deep in too many other adaptations.

 

Dragons, by and large, require your attention no matter what!

 

But I digress.

 

Tonight, after going around the world and then to the center of the Earth, we're finally going under the sea, and Willy the gentle-lion gets to live out his fashion dreams of dressing like a captain.

 

So without further ado, let's hop right into it, shall we?

 

Because there's only so much time left, and we do in fact need to go 20 000 Leagues under the Sea with Willy Fog!

 

Tome Thursday: The Grand Shahala

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to tonight's book of choice!

 

I'm so very, very excited to share this one with you, because, one, I've loved this author from the minute I picked up her very first book release, and two, it's just such a good story!

 

I mean, does it have a few kinks that maybe could do with some ironing out? Yes, of course.

 

But what book doesn't?

 

I think the only one I ever read where I DIDN'T feel that another edit might be appropriate was The Lord of the Rings, and THAT should tell you something LOL.

 

In any event; I was super lucky to join the early ARC team for this one, so I got to read it before it even released. How's that for some charm, eh??

 

And now it's been officially released into the wider world on June 16th, so my review is basically right on time!

 

Without further ado, we're jumping straight into The Grand Shahala.