This was an excellent writing week! I wrote four book reviews: The Secret Thread, by Eve Chase, Cursed Ever After, by Andy C. Naranjo, When Dealing with Dragons, by Dana Swift, and Witch Season, by Julia Bianco.
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Sundays are for Writing #375
I only wrote two book reviews this week, Scandal of the Summer, by Alexandra Vasti and The Secret Thread, by Eve Chase. Just…too tired to read much, much less actually write anything.
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Sundays are for Writing #374
This was an okay writing week. I wrote my May reading post, my best books I read in May, and wrote a book review for The Stargazer of Nantucket, by Julie Gerstenblatt.
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Sundays are for Writing #373
This has been a fantastic writing week! I wrote five book reviews—and survived a hellish week at work.
–My Roman Summer, by Bruna De Luca
–The Heirs, by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
–The Valencia Expat Club, by June Patrick
–The Unicorn Hunters, by Katherine Arden
–The Chateau on Sunset, by Natasha Lester
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Sundays are for Writing #372
This was a decent writing week, considering my allergies are trying to kill me (bleh) and work felt like it was complicit in that effort. I wrote two book reviews, The Shippers, by Katherine Center, and Dungeons and Danger, by Elizabeth Penney.
I’m drinking copious amounts of hot tea, reading, and journaling, hoping my allergies cooperate with me so I can enjoy my birthday tomorrow.
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Sundays are for Writing #371
I haven’t written anything this week. I’ve barely read anything. Work has been exhausting and stressful and all I’ve managed to do is survive. Hopefully next week will be better.
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Sundays are for Writing #370
This was not a good reading week, so I only wrote one book review, Burnout Summer, by Jenna Ramirez. I DNFed eight straight books before that one held my attention enough to finish it. I certainly hope this is a better reading (and writing) week!
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Sundays are for Writing #369
Crazy busy week + travel=limited reading and writing. I wrote one book review, Cast in Blood, by Michelle Sagara, plus my April reading post, and my best books I read in April.
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Book Review: The Ruins Beneath Us, by Sasha E. Sloan
Title: The Ruins Beneath Us
Author: Sasha E. Sloan
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 3.8 out of 5
She saved the prince. Now she must survive his world.
Lyria and her mother have been on the run from the human kingdom of Verdinae for as long as she can remember. She’s an elf born with magic—a double offence in a kingdom determined to eradicate both. Under her mother’s watchful protection, Lyria learns the rules that keep her alive: stay inside, stay hidden, stay safe, and above all stay calm, lest her magic flair out of control.
But when she finds a human boy being attacked by a deadly monster in the forest, Lyria risks everything by using magic to save him. She doesn’t expect his broken body to survive, and she definitely doesn’t expect him to be the crown prince.
Offered a position at the palace as the royal apothecary, Lyria seizes the chance to step into the light and prove to her mother she can control her unwieldly magic. But Verdinae is not the paradise it at first seems. The nobles are ruthless, the secrets are deadly, and Cygnus—the brooding royal healer—seems determined to expose Lyria’s every flaw. As she navigates a world of glittering gowns, deadly secrets, and stolen kisses, Lyria must keep her identity hidden. . . even from the prince who’s falling for her.
But beneath the palace lies a darkness far more dangerous than any secret. And when Lyria and Cygnus uncover a hidden world that could change everything, she must decide who to trust and how much she’s willing to risk for a love that was never meant to be.
I enjoyed this read, and would be interested in reading more, but…Lyria had some issues. She believed everything her mother said—I can kind of understand this, but when she got out into the world and realized her mother hadn’t been honest with her, she still believed everything Finn said…even with evidence he was lying. She tends to overreact to things in big ways. And, even when evidence is right in front of her, she completely ignores it and is then shocked when it slaps her in the face later.
I enjoyed the worldbuilding and history of this novel, and I liked Cygnus a lot, but Lyria kind of got on my nerves.
Sasha E. Sloan is the author of The Ruins Beneath Us.
(Galley courtesy of Disney Publishing Worldwide | Disney Hyperion in exchange for an honest review.)
Sundays are for Writing #368
Considering I was gone most of the week at a work conference, this was a decent writing week. I wrote two book reviews, The Mountains We Call Home: The Book Woman’s Legacy, by Kim Michele Richardson and The Ruins Beneath Us, by Sasha E. Sloan.
I’m exhausted from people-ing for three straight days, and I have another super busy week this week, so I’m off to binge read the latest Chronicles of Elantra novel before release day Tuesday.
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