Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria - Book Tour

 

Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria is a young adult fantasy book and it will be published tomorrow November 1st. The book has queer, non-binary, aroace & lesbian representation.

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Purchase Silver in the Mist:  Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | IndieBound

About the book:

Eight years ago, everything changed for Devlin: Her country was attacked. Her father was killed. And her mother became the Whisperer of Aris, the head of the spies, retreating into her position away from everyone… even her daughter.

Joining the spy ranks herself, Dev sees her mother only when receiving assignments. She wants more, but she understands the peril their country, Aris, is in. The malevolent magic force of The Mists is swallowing Aris’s edges, their country is vulnerable to another attack from their wealthier neighbor, and the magic casters who protect them from both are burning out.

Dev has known strength and survival her whole life, but with a dangerous new assignment of infiltrating the royal court of their neighbor country Cerena to steal the magic they need, she learns that not all that glitters is weak. And not all stories are true.

About the author:

Emily Victoria is an aroace Canadian prairie girl who writes young adult science fiction and fantasy. When not word-smithing, she likes walking her over-excitable dog, drinking far too much tea, and crocheting things she no longer has the space to store. Her librarian degree allows her to take home far too many books.

Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | TikTok

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Athina

Supernova (Fallen Legacies Book 4) by Julie Hall - Book Tour

 

"Some lines are meant to be crossed."

Supernova by Julie Hall is a YA Urban Fantasy book ad the fourth book is the Fallen Legacies series. The book is already out.

Purchase Supernova here

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TITLE: Supernova

SERIES TITLE: Fallen Legacies, Book 4 (series complete)

GENRE: YA Urban Fantasy Romance

STEAM LEVEL: Mild

TRIGGER WARNINGS: n/a

RELEASE DATE: 10.20.22

About the book:

(Series spoilers)

Three months ago monsters breached the barrier between realms and poured from the spirit world into the mortal one, intent on enslaving humankind and angel-born alike.

The world is a different place and all I want is to manifest my angelic powers and fight beside the other Nephilim warriors, but when I find myself stranded on a deserted island with Thorne—public enemy number one—I may not live long enough to see that happen.

Even though Thorne helped us defeat his evil mother and stop the Fallen from spreading beyond London, he’s still a ruthless killer who almost brought upon the apocalypse. He may be the most attractive guy I’ve

ever met, but he’s definitely the last one I should ever fall for.

I always thought there were lines I would never cross, but I’m learning just how wrong I was.

Supernova is a standalone enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, redemptive love story told from Nova’s point-of-view that is a continuation of the Fallen Legacies world intended to be read after Unleashing Fire

.

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES:

"Filled with action, danger, romantic tension, and intrigue, Stealing Embers is absolutely addictive.”

―Casey L. Bond, award-winning author of When Wishes Bleed

"With a dark, thrilling plot and beautiful, compelling characters, Stealing Embers is a fantastic take on angellore that will keep you flipping pages long after bedtime."

―Cameo Renae, USA Today bestselling authorof the Hidden Wings series.

If you like Tracy Wolff , Cassandra Clare, Leia Stone, Jennifer L. Armentrout, you will like this one too.

There is a giveaway running until October 26th and you can learn more about it and also enter on my Instagram post @booknotes_athina .

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Athina

Shadow & Crystal Thorns by Kay L. Moody - Book Tour

 

"She vowed she'd never return to Faerie...

But vows were made to be broken."

Shadow & Crystal Thorns by Kay L. Moody is a YA fantasy book and the second book in the Fae & Crystal Thorns series. The book is already out.

Purchase Shadow & Crystal Thorn here

Add the series to your Goodreads TBR here

RELEASE DATE: 10.18.22

TITLE: Shadow & Crystal Thorns

SERIES TITLE: Fae And Crystal Thorns, Book 2

GENRE: YA Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Epic Fantasy

STEAM/HEAT LEVEL: Mild

TRIGGER WARNINGS: N/A

About the book:

(From book 1 to avoid spoilers)

As a human girl, Chloe’s natural resistance to iron is the only thing that can save her older sister and all of Faerie from a bloodthirsty group of mortals. But Chloe knows the dangers of Faerie all too well. She’d rather become her town apothecary, stay safe, and settle down with a nice, mortal young man.

When it becomes clear Chloe is their only chance, she nervously heads to Faerie. It’s just as mystical and as lethal as she remembers. She’s given a special magic that has never been allowed to mortals before. It doesn’t help that she has to touch the irritatingly handsome fae, Quintus, to use it.

Even worse, the bloodthirsty mortals are more powerful than anyone expected. To fuel them, they have weapons, flames, and revenge. They won’t stop until they control every court in Faerie.

With the weight of the conflict on her shoulders, Chloe realizes the nasty mortals could defeat even her…if they find out her darkest secret. She could lose her sister, her family in the mortal realm, but even worse, she might be losing her heart.

If you like The Cruel Prince, Throne of Glass, Once Upon a Broken Heart, you will like this one too.

There is a giveaway running until October 27th and you can learn more about it and also enter on my Instagram post @booknotes_athina .

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Athina

Married by Dusk by Brianne Wik - Arranged Marriages of the Fae Event - Book Tour

 

"She’s a pampered princess. He’s a dark prince cloaked in secrets.

Their union could unify their kingdoms…or end in ruin."

Married by Dusk by Brianne Wik is part of the Arranged Marriages of the Fae event and it is a brand new novella which features the tropes of enemies to lovers and arranged marriage of course. Technically is book 7 of the series but it is a standalone. The book is already out.

Purchase Married by Dusk here

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AUTHOR: Brianne Wik

TITLE: Married By Dusk

SERIES TITLE: Arranged Marriages of the Fae, Book 7 (Standalone)

RELEASE DATE: 10.21.22

GENRE: Fantasy Romance,Rivals to lovers

STEAM LEVEL: Mild

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Loss of parents, some suggestive dialogue, war, murder/violence (not graphic)

About the book:

Though she is heir to the throne, Princess Elena lives a pampered and sheltered life. Carefree and unaware of the dangers surrounding her kingdom, she has never learned how to navigate hardships or be a leader to her people, always allowing her parents to rule.

But when the humans declare war on her kind, Elena is blindsided by a sudden and startling marriage arrangement to none other but the Dark Prince himself. Horrified by this turn of events, Elena promises todo what is necessary, but that doesn’t mean she has to be happy about it.

Prince Tynan might begrudge the arrangement, but he knows the stakes and is willing to do what is necessary for the sake of his kind. Even if it means aligning himself and his kingdom with the prejudiced Light Fae and their pampered princess.

So why does his magic stir beneath his skin the moment he sees her? And why is she so drawn to the Dark Fae she’s supposed to hate?

*Married by Dusk is set in the same world as The Iridescent Series by Brianne Wik. Journey back to the Kingdom of Alstonia to learn how it all began, or start your adventure here for the first time!*

If you like Lexi Ryan, Elise Kova, Sylvia Mercedes, Robin D. Mahle & Elle Madison, you will like this one too.

There is a giveaway running until October 27th and you can learn more about it and also enter on my Instagram post @booknotes_athina .

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Athina

This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra #1) by Emily Thiede - A Review

 

“She might be but one stitch in the tapestry, but every stitch had a purpose, and threads couldn't become art without them.”

This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede is a YA fantasy book and the first in The Last Finestra series. The book was released on June 2022.

I wasn't expecting to like this one but I loved it. Thanks to the #btww girls that picked this book for our monthly read, I found a new favourite book. 

This book has strong main characters, slow-burn romance and interesting magic system. Alessa is strong, determined and stubborn. Dante is brave, strong, sweet and also very handsome. I loved him. 

I really liked the story and the Italian setting, as well as the magic system. My favourite was the banter between our main characters. I loved every part of it. Alessa and Dante are a joy to read. 
There are also some twists and turns that I wasn't expecting and the ending was really good and intense. I cannot wait for book two.

Rating: 5 Stars

About the book:

Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessa's gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner's magic, not kill every suitor she touches.

Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion. When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the island's only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her.

Desperate to survive, Alessa hires Dante, a cynical outcast marked as a killer, to become her personal bodyguard. But as rebellion explodes outside the gates, Dante's dark secrets may be the biggest betrayal. He holds the key to her survival and her heart, but is he the one person who can help her master her gift or destroy her once and for all?

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Athina

Where Oceans Burn by Casey L. Bond - Book Tour

 

"Truth. Honor. Blood"

Where Oceans Burn by Casey L. Bond is a YA epic fantasy book and the first book in the Where the Oceans Burn series. The book is already out. 

Purchase Where Oceans Burn here

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RELEASE DATE: 10.13.22

TITLE: Where Oceans Burn

SERIES TITLE: Where Oceans Burn, Book 1

GENRE: YA Epic Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Enemies-to-lovers

STEAM/HEAT LEVEL: Mild

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Violence (war)

About the book:

With these three virtues, we shall rise. With these three, we shall conquer: Truth. Honor. Blood.

To my people, the sky-reigning Empyreans, Intention Day is sacred... To me, it’s the day my carefully

crafted lie crumbles and my truth gives way to my ruin. The great scale of the goddess Neera has tipped out of my favor. The pans teeter between weighty punishment and deadly opportunity. My choices? Capture my most formidable enemy before next Intention Day, or forfeit my wings.

But life’s loftiest plans are often a breath away from disaster, and tragedy strikes as unpredictably as a bolt of lightning. When I find myself at the mercy of the Shark of the Sea, the monster who killed the person I loved most, I accept my fate. My death. But the Shark does not lash out in revenge for all I’ve done. He tells me hist rue name is Crest. And while he calls me a Scourge, he honors his orders to guard me.

I am Elira, great Scourge of the Sky.

He is Crest, cunning Shark of the Sea.

Together... we could be unstoppable.

If you like Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, The Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black, The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller and Avatar, you will like this one too.

Praise for Where Oceans Burn...

“Loss, betrayal, and the mark of true love burn bright in this one-of-a-kind adventure where the sky meets the sea! This has easily become one of my all-time favorite Bond stories, and I can’t wait for book two! “ –

Tish Thawer, author of Weaver

“Get swept away in a lush new fantasy where one winged girl, armed with heart and courage, dares the very impossible.” –

Olivia Wildenstein, author of Feather and House of Beating Wings

“Where Oceans Burn by Casey L. Bond is an absolute must read for any fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout and Sarah J. Maas. Casey L. Bond has written a gorgeous YA Fantasy with incredible world building, and a storyline about a woman whose destiny lies in ending the war between those in the sky and those in the sea.” –

Jes Ekker from LitBuzz

There is a giveaway running until October 26th and you can learn more about it and also enter on my Instagram post @booknotes_athina .

See you in the next post and don't forget to keep reading!!!

Athina

Married by Starfall by Meg Cowley - Arranged Marriages of the Fae event - Book Tour

 

"She will wed a fae sorcerer to save her mother's life. He will kill her on Starfall night to save himself"

Married by Starfall by Meg Cowley is part of the Arranged Marriages of the Fae event and it is a brand new novella which features the tropes of enemies to lovers and arranged marriage of course. Technically is book 6 of the series but it is a standalone. The book is already out.

Purchase Married by Starfall here

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AUTHOR: Meg Cowley

TITLE: Married By Starfall

SERIES TITLE: Arranged Marriages of the Fae, Book 6 (Standalone)

RELEASE DATE: 10.14.22

GENRE: Fantasy Romance, Enemies to lovers

STEAM LEVEL: Mild

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Violence (non-graphic) and death of an animal

About the book:

Venya’s mother is dying—and Venya’s only remaining option is to bargain with a feared fae sorcerer, Kassimir the Dark, for a cure. She is desperate enough to do anything—or so she thinks, until Kassimir asks an impossible price.

Kass is no ordinary fae sorcerer. There's a demon bound to his heart, and the bonds are breaking. When they shatter on Starfall night, the demon will kill him—unless he can find a sacrifice to take his place. When a desperate elf maiden arrives upon his doorstep, an arranged marriage is the perfect ruse to keep her.

Venya finds Kass to be the opposite of the wicked necromancer she expected, and Kassimir cannot help but soften in the face of the shy elven librarian who unlocks his heart. Something forbidden and dangerous blooms between them—but the deadline of Starfall approaches, and Kassimir cannot evade the demon's lust fo rvengeance.

A terrible betrayal looms, and one is doomed to die on Starfall night unless fate itself can be defied by love.

Married By Starfall is a standalone enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance (guaranteed HEA and fade to black heat level) set in the existing Altarea world and featuring characters from the Chronicles of Pelenor and Darkness of the Living Forest series.

If you like Elise Kova, Sylvia Mercedes, Sarah J Maas, you will like this one too.

There is a giveaway running until October 27th and you can learn more about it and also enter on my Instagram post @booknotes_athina .

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Athina

This Deceit of Ours by Shannon R. Lir - Book Tour

 

"Deceive the Daemon King. Trust no one. Don't fall in love"

This Deceit of Ours by Shannon R. Lir is a dark fantasy book and the first book in the Reign of Soulless series. The book is already out.

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RELEASE DATE: 10.11.22

TITLE: This Deceit of Ours

SERIES TITLE: Reign of Soulless, Book 1

GENRE: Dark Fantasy, High Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, New Adult

STEAM/HEAT LEVEL: Medium

TRIGGER WARNINGS: This book contains strong language and mature content, depictions and themes of mental illness, mentions of pregnancy and menstruation, misogyny, violence, hunting, human trafficking, and death

About the book:

Sersa Scáth has been trying to bite her sharp tongue ever since she stole her clan’s magic. It was an accident—her tempestuous moods to blame—but it doesn’t stop them from calling her the Mad Heir. Her only escape from the whispers is the City of Soulless, with its rundown pubs, swanky betting halls, and places of pleasure aplenty.

But no mortal is safe in the city that straddles the lands of the living and the dead. Especially at Reaping Hour when the spirits of the restless dead hunt for souls…

A Gilder noble by birth and son of the Daemon King, Nessin Drumghoul controls a sea of secrets that could destroy any one of the noble houses. He even has the perfect secret to persuade Sersa into posing as his betrothed: the truth about her missing father. But why Nessin wants her help remains a mystery no matter how much Sersa pries.

Though Sersa senses a malicious motive driving Nessin, their attraction to one another is undeniable .Irrepressible. Dangerous. Neither can afford to lose sight of what’s on the line if their fake betrothal is discovered. And as the line between deception and reality blurs, their ruse begins to fall apart, threatening to destroy them both.

If you like Scarlett St. Clair, The Shadows Between Us (but NA), Elise Kova, and From Blood and Ash, you will like this one too.

There is a giveaway running until October 21st and you can learn more about it and also enter on my Instagram post @booknotes_athina .

See you in the next post and don't forget to keep reading!!!

Athina

The Witch Hunt (The Witch Haven #2) by Sasha Peyton Smith - Book Tour

 

The Witch Hunt  by Sasha Peyton Smith is a Young Adult Historical Fantasy and the second book in The Witch Haven #2 series. The book was released on October 11th.

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Purchase The Witch Hunt:

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | IndieBound

About the book:

The lush and pulse-pounding sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Witch Haven follows Frances and her fellow witches to the streets of Paris where family secrets, lost loves, and dangerous magic await.

Months after the devastating battle between the Sons of St. Druon and the witches of Haxahaven, Frances has built a quiet, safe life for herself, teaching young witches and tending the garden within the walls of Haxahaven Academy. But one thing nags; her magic has begun to act strangely. When an opportunity to visit Paris arises, Frances jumps at the chance to go, longing for adventure and seeking answers about her own power.

Once she and her classmates Maxine and Lena reach the vibrant streets of France, Frances learns that the spell she used to speak to her dead brother has had terrible consequences—the veil between the living and the dead has been torn by her recklessness, and a group of magicians are using the rift for their own gain at a horrifying cost.

To right this wrong, and save lives and her own magical powers, Frances must hunt down answers in the parlors of Parisian secret societies, the halls of the Louvre, and the tunnels of the catacombs. Her only choice is to team up with the person she swore she’d never trust again, risking further betrayal and her own life in the process.

About the author:

Sasha Peyton Smith is the New York Times best selling author of The Witch Haven and The Witch Hunt. She’s passionate about well-curated road trip playlists, soup recipes, and stories about complicated girls. Originally from Utah, she now lives in Washington D.C. with her partner and collection of porcelain hands.

Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads

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Athina

The River of Silver : Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S. A. Chakraborty - A Review

 

The River of Silver : Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S. A. Chakraborty is a compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels. The River of Silver gathers material both seen and new.

I loved this collection of stories from the Daevabad trilogy. It was everything that I wanted from my favourite characters. It was really good to be back in this magical world..

It's a beautiful collection and it perfectly compliments the main trilogy. We got to see some events of the main trilogy through the eyes of other characters and I appreciated that. 

I listened this book on audio as te physical copy wasn't yet released. I loved the narrator (Soneela Nankani), who is the same one from the other books.

Rating: 5 Stars

Here is a little bit more about the stories:

A prospective new queen joins a court whose lethal history may overwhelm her own political savvy…

An imprisoned royal from a fallen dynasty and a young woman wrenched from her home cross paths in an enchanted garden…

A pair of scouts stumble upon a secret in a cursed winter wood that will turn over their world…

Now together in one place, these stories of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder. From Manizheh’s first steps towards rebellion to adventures that take place after The Empire of Gold, this is a must-have collection for those who can’t get enough of Nahri, Ali, and Dara and all that unfolded around them.  

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Athina

The Soul Crier by Becky Gaines - Book Tour

 

"A banshee trapped in a curse. A noble soldier with a secret. A killer who controls their fate. Only two will survive the night."

The Soul Crier by Becky Gaines is a New Adult Fantasy book and it has already been released.

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RELEASE DATE: Already Released

TITLE: The Soul Crier

SERIES TITLE: N/A

GENRE: NA Fantasy

STEAM/HEAT LEVEL: Mild

TRIGGER WARNINGS: On-screen violence, child death, and abuse. Mentions of past self-harm and attempts at suicide. Some moments of PTSD.

About the book:

Invisible to everyone except Red Death’s victims, Wraith has served as his banshee for ten years. His curse forces her to play his game of music and murder while winter slowly starves their world. After singing hundreds of victims to their deaths, any hope she had of breaking her curse is as dead as everyone’s hope of seeing spring reborn—until the impossible happens.

A soldier sees her before her curse activates.

Dovan welcomes her into his life, treating her with kindness instead of trying to kill her like the other victims of her song. Desperate to understand why he’s different, Wraith risks getting closer to him, drawn to a life she can never have. Banshee’s don’t fall in love, and Red Death won’t be denied his kill. But something’s weakening the curse, giving her a chance to change their fate.

Save Dovan’s life, break her curse, or end winter—Wraith can only choose one.

If you like Prince of the Doomed City by Sylvia Mercedes, A Dance with a Fae Prince by Elise Kova, The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni, you will like this one too.

There is a giveaway running until October 15th and you can learn more about it and also enter on my Instagram post @booknotes_athina .

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Athina

The Elf King's Sacrifice by Elisa Rae - Book Tour

 

The Elf King's Sacrifice by Elisa Rae is a fantasy romance and the third book in the Elves of Eldarlan series. This is a series of standalone books within a connected world, you may begin reading any of them to enjoy the world. The book has been already released.

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AUTHOR: Elisa Rae

TITLE: The Elf King's Sacrifice

SERIES TITLE: Elves of Eldarlan, Book 3 (This is a series of standalone books within a connected world, you may begin reading any of them to enjoy the world.)

GENRE: Fantasy Romance

STEAM/HEAT LEVEL: Mild

TRIGGER WARNINGS: N/A

About the book:

The King of Eldarlan hates parties. Superficial conversations and social niceties never come easy for him. When cursed to host human princesses at a party every night, he considers it mild torture until an unusual princes sappears one night. Wrapped in a worn robe with bare feet and tousled hair, she intrigues him immediately Kate had been a princess only a matter of hours before being pulled from her bed by a magical spell. It drops her in an enchanted garden populated by silent elves and princesses of various ages. Attempting to avoid the unsolicited advice of her new peers, she retreats to the dark hedge maze where she encounters her host.

The Elf King’s Sacrifice is a light, fantasy romance novella with a romance between a powerful elf king and an unusual human princess. It features friends to lovers amid curses and chronic illness. Also included is a marriage of necessity, an adorable puppy, and a relaxed alpha hero.

If you like Kenley Davidson, K. M. Shea, Tara Grayce, you will like this one too.

There is a giveaway running until October 13th and you can learn more about it and also enter on my Instagram post @booknotes_athina .

See you in the next post and don't forget to keep reading!!!

Athina

2022 New Releases Weekly - October 11th

 Hello everyone!!

Well, it's time for this week's new releases post. This time we look at books published in the week of October 11th. There are a lot of books that are in my most anticipated list, but as I said before this list is of course incomplete as it includes only books that I am interested in and the majority of them are in the Fantasy genre.

Let's start...

The Witch Hunt (The Witch Haven #2) by Sasha Peyton Smith

The lush and pulse-pounding sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Witch Haven follows Frances and her fellow witches to the streets of Paris where family secrets, lost loves, and dangerous magic await.

Months after the devastating battle between the Sons of St. Druon and the witches of Haxahaven, Frances has built a quiet, safe life for herself, teaching young witches and tending the garden within the walls of Haxahaven Academy. But one thing nags; her magic has begun to act strangely. When an opportunity to visit Paris arises, Frances jumps at the chance to go, longing for adventure and seeking answers about her own power.

Once she and her classmates Maxine and Lena reach the vibrant streets of France, Frances learns that the spell she used to speak to her dead brother has had terrible consequences—the veil between the living and the dead has been torn by her recklessness, and a group of magicians are using the rift for their own gain at a horrifying cost.

To right this wrong, and save lives and her own magical powers, Frances must hunt down answers in the parlors of Parisian secret societies, the halls of the Louvre, and the tunnels of the catacombs. Her only choice is to team up with the person she swore she’d never trust again, risking further betrayal and her own life in the process. 

Genre: YA Fantasy

Sequel to: The Witch Haven

Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young readers

If You Could See The Sun by Ann Liang

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student among China’s most rich and influential teens. But then she starts uncontrollably turning invisible—actually invisible.

 

When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship, Alice hatches a plan to monetize her strange new power—she’ll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know, for a price.

 

But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes, Alice must decide if it’s worth losing her conscience—or even her life.

In this genre-bending YA debut, a Chinese American girl monetizes her strange new invisibility powers by discovering and selling her wealthy classmates’ most scandalous secrets.

Genre: YA Fantasy

Publisher: Inkyard Press

Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe

Witness what the gods do after dark in the third volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe.

"It is natural for a King to be curious about his future Queen. . . ."

All of Olympus--and the Underworld--are talking about the God of the Dead and the sprightly daughter of Demeter. But despite the rumors of their romance, Hades and Persephone have plenty to navigate on their own. 

Since coming to Olympus, Persephone has struggled to be the perfect maiden goddess. Her attraction to Hades has only complicated the intense burden of the gods' expectations. And after Apollo's assault, Persephone fears she can no longer bury the intense feelings of hurt and love that she's worked so hard to hide. 

As Persephone contemplates her future, Hades struggles with his past, falling back into toxic habits in Minthe's easy embrace. With all the mounting pressure and expectations--of their family, friends, and enemies--both Hades and Persephone tell themselves to deny their deepest desires, but the pull between them is too tempting, too magnetic. It's fate. 

This full-color edition of Smythe's original Eisner-nominated webcomic Lore Olympus brings Greek mythology into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. 

This volume collects episodes 50-75 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus. 

Genre Graphic Novel / Fantasy

Publisher: Random House Worlds

And on October 13th in the UK (October 11th in the US)..

The River Of Silver: Tales from The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty

Bestselling author S.A. Chakraborty’s acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels. The River of Silver gathers material both seen and new—including a special coda fans will need to read—making this the perfect complement to those incredible novels.

A prospective new queen joins a court whose lethal history may overwhelm her own political savvy…

An imprisoned royal from a fallen dynasty and a young woman wrenched from her home cross paths in an enchanted garden…

A pair of scouts stumble upon a secret in a cursed winter wood that will turn over their world…

Now together in one place, these stories of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder. From Manizheh’s first steps towards rebellion to adventures that take place after The Empire of Gold, this is a must-have collection for those who can’t get enough of Nahri, Ali, and Dara and all that unfolded around them.

Genre: Fantasy

Sequel to: The City of Brass

                  The Kingdom of Copper

                  The Empire of Gold

Publisher: HarperVoyager

These are some of the new releases of this week.

Are you excited about them?

Do you have other ones on your radar that I should know of?

See you in the next post and don't forget to keep reading!!!

Athina

Outside Nowhere by Adam Borba - Book Tour

 

Outside Nowhere by Adam Borba is a middle grade contemporary book and it will be released on October 18th.

Add Outside Nowhere to your Goodreads TBR here

Purchase Outside Nowhere: 

Amazon / Book Depository / Barnes & Noble / Indigo /  IndieBound

About the book:

From the author of The Midnight Brigade, this heartwarming and humorous middle grade novel follows one boy’s summer adventure at a peculiar farm in the middle of nowhere. 

Charming and funny, Parker Kelbrook can wriggle out of anything he doesn’t want to do. So when he’s forced to take a job at the local pool—a threat to his beach-filled summer plans—he comes up with the perfect prank to get himself fired.

Once Parker’s father catches wind of his latest scheme, he decides enough is enough, and Parker is sent halfway across the country to work on a farm alongside five other kids who aren’t his biggest fans. As Parker learns to roll up his sleeves and keep his head down, strange things start happening. And after he awakens one morning to find a seventeen-hundred-pound dairy cow on the roof of a barn, he suspects that something magical and mysterious is growing in the farm’s fields.

Adam Borba presents a whimsical new story about a boy’s discovery that mistakes and miracles can have serious consequences.

Content Warning: death of a parent

About the author:

ADAM BORBA is a writer and filmmaker from California who helps develop and produce movies for Walt Disney Studios. Outside Nowhere is his second novel.

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Athina

Married by Treachery by Barbara Kloss - Arranged Marriages of the Fae Event - Book tour

 

"Raquel never expected to marry a bear."

Married by Treachery by Barbara Kloss  is part of the Arranged Marriages of the Fae event and it is a brand new novella which features the tropes of enemies to lovers and arranged marriage of course. Technically is book 5 of the series but it is a standalone. The book is already out.

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AUTHOR: Barbara Kloss

TITLE: Married By Treachery

SERIES TITLE: Arranged Marriages of the Fae, Book 5 (Standalone)

RELEASE DATE: 10.07.22

GENRE: Fantasy Romance,Enemies to lovers, Stabby heroine, Hidden Identities, Beauty and the Beast vibes

STEAM LEVEL: Mild

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Minor violence

About the book:

Raquel never expected to marry a bear.

To be fair, Prince Edom wasn’t actually a bear, but it was impossible to see his face through his mess of wild hair. Not that she needed to see his face. In fact, it was probably better that she didn’t.

Because she was going to kill him.

It had been seven years since Prince Edom had galloped off with her best friend through the magicked veil, and taken her into his magicked kingdom. Seven long years of resolve, of hard work and training, so that Raquel would be ready for this day: the day she would exact vengeance upon Prince Edom, for all the brides he’d stolen.

For all the brides he’d murdered.

Raquel vowed she would be the last, but she wasn’t prepared for what lay on the veil’s other side. It was not the lush and magnificent kingdom from the stories of her youth, and, as it turned out, its prince was not what she’d expected either.

No, Prince Edom was not what she’d expected at all.

If you like authors Naomi Novik, Danielle Jensen , you will like this one too.

There is a giveaway running until October 27th and you can learn more about it and also enter on my Instagram post @booknotes_athina .

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Athina

The Last Dragon King by Leia Stone - Book Tour

 

"The Dragon King is looking for a wife."

The Last Dragon King by Leia Stone is a fantasy romance book and the first book in the Kings of Avalier series.  The book is already out.

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RELEASE DATE: 09.29.22

TITLE: The Last Dragon King

SERIES TITLE: Kings of Avalier, Book 1

GENRE: Fantasy Romance

STEAM/HEAT LEVEL: Mild

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Infant loss (off screen in past)

About the book:

The Dragon King is looking for a wife.

This news throws the women in my village into a tizzy. King Valdren will be sending out the royal guard to bring women of childbearing age to his castle in Jade City, but only those who carry enough magic to produce an heir for him.

I’m a watered-down human with a mere ten percent dragon magic lineage. I know I won’t be chosen, but for some reason the magic sniffers command me to present myself to the king as a possible wife.

I’m ready to go to Jade City until my mother tells me a terrifying secret. A secret that could get me killed… by the king himself.

If you like authors Elise Kova, Jennifer Lynn Armentrout, Sarah J Mass , you will like this one too.

There is a giveaway running until October 8th and you can learn more about it and also enter on my Instagram post @booknotes_athina .

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Athina

2022 New Releases Weekly - October 4th

 Hello everyone!!

Well, it's time for this week's new releases post. This time we look at books published in the week of October 4th. There are a lot of books that are in my most anticipated list, but as I said before this list is of course incomplete as it includes only books that I am interested in and the majority of them are in the Fantasy genre.

Let's start...

The Melody and the Master (The Book of All Things #4) by Sarah M. Cradit

Her song is death. His offer is life.

Disappear into this twisty tale of a ruthless heir and the sheltered, gifted orphan he chooses as both his wife and his greatest weapon against a growing list of enemies. 

Siofra has lived her entire life in isolation, terrified her unrestrained dark magic will be the undoing of herself and others. She disappears inside books that promise a life she can never have. 

Elsewhere in the kingdom, Desemir’s isolation is a matter of political expediency, as he holds court in the decadent estate that keeps a wall between himself and his enemies. 

Desemir’s lack of heir ignites his rivals, but to marry within his peerage would invite the very coup he needs to avoid. Siofra cannot run from herself forever. 

The unthinkable happens and Siofra is imprisoned, awaiting a predictable fate. Before the law can mete her punishment, she is rescued by Desemir and whisked away to his glamorous estate, like a princess in one of her stories. 

Siofra and Desemir’s needs conveniently intersect, seemingly fixing their unsolvable problems. 

If it all seems too good to be true, that’s because it is. 

Because everyone knows darkness can only be soothed, not contained.

The Melody and the Master is a marriage of convenience dark fantasy romance tale set in the Kingdom of the White Sea universe, with hints of Beauty and the Beast, Hades and Persephone, and Jane Eyre. It is the first story in the Darkwood Cycle of The Book of All Things.

Genre: Fantasy Romance

Sequel to: The Raven and the Rush

                 The Sylvan and the Sand

                  The Altruist and the Assassin

Publisher: self published

Daughter of Darkness (Child of Light #2) by Terry Brooks

It’s been two years since Auris escaped from the sinister Goblin prison and learned of her heritage as one of the Fae. She is now happily partnered with her Fae lover Harrow and deeply bonded with her new family. All seems to be going perfectly--until, somehow, the Goblin attacks begin again. Someone, it seems, has not forgotten that Auris exists and seems determined to retrieve her...but who? And why?

As Auris begins to dig deeper in the mystery, old friends and new enemies appear, and Auris begins to realize that her still-shrouded past must contain the answers she needs. But even she does not suspect how far down the rabbit hole she is about to go until Harrow is taken and an impossible ransom demand is issued. Then, with two new companions at her side, Auris must attempt to unlock the remaining secrets of her past. For if she cannot, she will never see Harrow alive again. 

Genre: Fantasy

Sequel to: Child of Light

Publisher: Del Rey

A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

Award-winning author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful coming-of-queer-age story, this time set against the backdrop of the first major Supreme Court decisions legalizing gay marriage. And almost sixty years after the end of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Lo's new novel also offers a glimpse into Lily and Kath's lives since 1955.

Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha's Vineyard with her best friends--one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria's parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, artist Joan West.Aria expects boredom, but what she finds is Steph Nichols, her grandmother's gardener. Soon, Aria is second-guessing who she is and what she wants to be, and a summer that once seemed lost becomes unforgettable--for Aria, her family, and the working-class queer community Steph introduces her to. It's the kind of summer that changes a life forever.

Genre: YA Historical Fiction / LGBTQ+

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers

The First To Die At The End (Death - Cast #0) by Adam Silvera

In this prequel to #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls.

It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax? 

Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die. He has a serious heart condition, and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what’s coming. 

Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York. He has a long and promising future ahead and he only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident. 

Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first round of End Day calls goes out, their lives are changed forever—one of them receives a call, and the other doesn’t. Though neither boy is certain how the day will end, they know they want to spend it together…even if that means their goodbye will be heartbreaking.

Told with acclaimed author Adam Silvera’s signature bittersweet touch, this story celebrates the lasting impact that people have on each other and proves that life is always worth living to the fullest.

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance / LGBTQ+

Prequel to: They Both Die At The End

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

The Empress of Time (The Keeper of Night #2) by Kylie Lee Baker

Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami Ren Scarborough is no longer the girl who was chased out of England—she is the Goddess of Death ruling Japan’s underworld. But her problems have never been greater. Her Shinigami see her as a foreigner on the throne. Her brother, Neven, is gone, lost in the deep darkness. And her fiancé, Hiro, has been killed by her own hand. 

Then Ren receives the most troubling news yet—Reapers have been spotted in Japan, and it’s only a matter of time before Ivy, now Britain’s Death Goddess, comes to claim her revenge. 

Ren’s last hope is to appeal to the god of storms and seas, who can turn the tides to send Ivy’s ship away from Japan’s shores. But he’ll help Ren only if she finds a sword lost thousands of years ago—an impossible demand. 

Together with the moon god Tsukuyomi, who shares an uncanny resemblance to his brother Hiro, Ren ventures across the country in a race against time. As her journey thrusts her into the middle of scheming gods and dangerous Yokai demons, Ren will have to learn who she can truly trust—and the fate of Japan hangs in the balance. 

Genre: YA Fantasy

Sequel to: The keeper of Night

Publisher: Inkyard Press

These are some of the new releases of this week.

Are you excited about them?

Do you have other ones on your radar that I should know of?

See you in the next post and don't forget to keep reading!!!

Athina