Tome Thursday: Dragon Descending

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome back to the continuation of last week's blog post.

 

Because, of course, I AM going to talk about Phoenix Rising's sequel, since I feel like it's even better than the first one, which is a hard thing to do, honestly.

 

Following up a release is always a tough act, but whoooooo boy, does Ms Provost manage!

 

If you were even a little bit hooked by Lochlyn and Rosalie's story in Phoenix, then I can promise you right now that this one is even better.

 

Why, you may ask?

 

Because we have everything of the initial meet-ups and get-to-knows already behind us, we're right in the thick of the story, and the biggest revelation that's ever reveal-ated drops before the book ends, dropping jaws alongside with it.

 

That's why!

 

So without further ado: Dragon Descending.

 

Tome Thursday: Phoenix Rising

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to tonight's book of choice.

 

And may I say, if you're not moseying about on Instagram and finding all these delicious reads, then I don't know what to tell you.

 

Because half the time, I stumble over something completely new and unknown to me, which is SAYING something for someone who's been reading, actively reading that is, for over 30 years at this point.

 

It's hard to surprise me anymore, is what I'm saying.

 

And yet, Instagram - or should I say Bookstagram - continues to do so.

 

I somehow scrolled through so many posts I landed on one that talked about 'the last dragon shifter' and what all he needed to do, but the book in question was the SEQUEL ... however, if you asked politely, the author would kindly send you a copy of the first one so you could get up to speed before grabbing the ARC for book two.

 

Yes, book two is hitting the blog next week, just as it hits stores so you can buy it. You'll be able to read ALL about it on here next Thursday. But for tonight, we're talking about the starting point: Phoenix Rising!

 

Tome Thursday: Bloody Black

 

Hello everyone!

 

Or, perhaps I should be saying, ahoy, maties!

 

LOL

 

Either way, whichever greeting you choose, tonight's book is an absolutely DELICIOUS feast of a novel.

 

And I say that as someone who was incredibly, beyond wonderfully lucky to be chosen for the BETA READ of this.

 

Not an ARC, the way you usually see me blabber on about on this blog, but the beta version, which is one step before even an ARC goes out.

 

Listen.

 

I don't really know how it happened. I mean, I do, but I also don't, if you know what I mean? I'm just a voracious reader from one of the smallest countries in the world, practically under the rock for some of the behemoths fighting over air space nowadays. And yet here I am.

 

Which means, you lot get to take this journey with me tonight, so grab your swords, put on your hats, and let's lift the Jolly Roger way up high with Bloody Black!

 

Tome Thursday: Blood of the Dragon

 

Hello everyone!

 

As promised, here we are with our next contestant in the blogging world!

 

And boy oh boy is it a good one.

 

Listen, I've said this before and I'll say it again, but some authors just knock it right out of the park, not to mention right into our hearts.

 

Retellings, particularly of fairy tales, usually come with warnings or they tend to lack something or other when all is said and done.

 

But not this one, oh ho ho, no.

 

This one's pretty much grand from start to finish, with little sprinklets of what-who-where throughout.

 

Without further ado, let's stop with my rambling, and jump right into the story, shall we?

 

The story that is NOT ASOIAF related, but is still titled Blood of the Dragon.

 

Tome Thursday: The Witch of Faymeria Wood

 

Hello everyone!

 

Tonight I bring you something a little different.

 

You know I enjoy a good retelling, don't you? Of course you do, you've seen me gush about it on here plenty of times, and will probably see me do it again in the very near future, not to mention more.

 

Well, it's a retelling tonight.

 

What's better is it's a REVERSE retelling, aka the roles of the fantasy tale were telling are going to be reversed for our reading pleasure.

 

I picked the book up on a whim on BookSirens - you remember, the online service providing free ARCs so you leave reviews on your preferred site of choice for upcoming authors? Yes, that service.

 

Anyway, I picked it up because it sounded intriguing, and I've always wanted a good representation of Sleeping Beauty. I absolutely got it in this one. Hypathia Rae might be an author worth watching now with this debut novel of hers!

 

The Witch of Faymeria Wood, ladies and gentlemen.