Tome Thursday: The Gatekeeper of Pericael

 

Hello everyone!

 

This week's book blog is an absolute gem.

 

Because every once in a while in your life, you get extremely lucky.

 

I'm fortunate enough that, about a year ago last year, I was contacted through Goodreads by the lovely, lovely Hayley Reese Chow asking if I'd like to read the ARC for her upcoming fantasy book.

 

I said yes.

 

DUH.

 

And towards the end of 2020, she reached out once again, with another fantasy book, except this one is geared more towards middle graders, but keep in mind that I don't really know these rankings all that well because I'm not American.

 

I do know that when the protagonist is 12 though, that it's PROBABLY meant for a fairly specific audience haha.

 

But don't worry! It's an absolute blast to read even if you're an adult. So let's open the door and check out The Gatekeeper of Pericael.

 

Tome Thursday: Black Beauty

Hello everyone!

It's time to take a bit of a trip into the past. Well, at least I am.

Whenever I'm feeling down about something or just not at one hundred percent where I should be, I have a couple of ways to get a little boost and end up back in my happy place. If I'm really short on time I'll put on a tune that really gets me going, but if I can make some luxury choices, well.

I'll either put on a REALLY good episode of a television show I like (that depends entirely on my mood at the time) or I'll pick up a good book.

A lot of the times it'll be The Lord of the Rings (because reasons), but some days I just need a different kind of pick-me-up.

Very recently, I was digging around my shelves to find the one book that probably spawned my love for black horses. Yes, that's a thing, and no, I'm not ashamed to admit it.

I'm talking, of course, of Anna Sewell's Black Beauty.