The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

 

The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
Series: Winternight Trilogy #3
Publisher: Del Rey (Ebury Publishing)
First published January 8th 2019
Genres: YA, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
Pages: 384
Format: Hardback
Buy: Book Depository | Amazon

One girl can make a difference…

Moscow has burned nearly to the ground, leaving its people searching for answers – and someone to hold accountable. Vasya finds herself on her own, amid a rabid mob that calls for her death, blaming her witchery for their misfortune.

Then a vengeful demon returns, renewed and stronger than ever, determined to spread chaos in his wake and never be chained again. Enlisting the hateful priest Konstantin as his servant, turmoil plagues the Muscovites and the magical creatures alike, and all find their fates resting on the shoulders of Vasya.

With an uncertain destiny ahead of her, Vasya learns surprising truths of her past as she desperately tries to save Russia, Morozko, and the magical world she treasures. But she may not be able to save them all…

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TTT: Books That Awaken the Travel Bug In Me

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 out of a love of lists. It recently changed to That Artsy Reader Girl and that’s where you can find the topics for each Tuesday.

This week’s topic is:

Books That Awaken the Travel Bug In Me

 

This is an awesome topic! I missed last weeks topic because DNF books are just not my thing, and I wouldn’t have much to talk about. Plus, I had another post I wanted to put on my blog that day so… Yeah, that happened. But this topic, and in general, topics like this, I’m a fan of and I definitely want to share my book experiences with you guys!

There’s many I would love to talk about and for sure many I must be forgetting, but I will focus on 10 books. I have a mix of historical fiction books, contemporary books, fantasy and even classics. They are mostly set in different countries and I would love to see if you guys have read any of these books or are interested in any of the countries I mentioned!

Which books awaken the travel bug in you? To which countries?

TTT: Books That Take Place In Another Country

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 out of a love of lists. It recently changed to That Artsy Reader Girl and that’s where you can find the topics for each Tuesday.

This week’s topic is:

Books That Take Place In Another Country

So for me, this topic is probably the easiest thing ever since I’m not from the US and half of the books I read about are set there. Because of that, I will feature books from 10 different countries. Some countries have more than others, but each country will have a min of 1 book and max of 5.

The books I will feature are books that I either already read or are on my TBR. If I’ve read them you can check my review by clicking on the cover.

Have you read any books set in other countries? What was your favorite? 

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Could Re-read Forever

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 out of a love of lists. It recently changed to That Artsy Reader Girl and that’s where you can find the topics for each Tuesday.

This week’s topic is:

Books I Could Re-read Forever

This is an awesome topic! There are some books I would totally re-read all the time if possible! This will be quite a diverse list tho, I’m not sure how will I put only ten, but I will try my best 😛 Can I pack collections as one? No? Okay… So let’s do this!

Also, make sure you comment below, what are the books you could re-read forever!

Top Favorite Books of 2017

Hey guys!

I felt awful about having to choose only 5 to 10… I read and loved so many books this year! But… I guess I can’t put every single one in here. But what I can do is a top 10 favorites released in 2017 and a top 5 favorites of other books I read this year but that were released previously!

So here are my favorite books of the year! The only things I did not include here were re-reads and manga books.
You can see all the books I read during the year here on my blog or here on Goodreads, as well as their respective reviews – for the majority of the books.

October Wrap-up and November TBR

This year is passing so freaking fast! I can’t believe that October just ended…

So, October was actually a really good month, I managed to read a lot of books I wanted, I finally beat my reading slump and I participated in two challenges!

I read a total of 23 books and I’m actually really proud of it! Even tho, 11 of it were manga books….

How was your month and Halloween? What books did you read?

The Horror Movie Book Tag

I’ve been saving this tag since the beginning of the year but it’s finally time for it! What’s better than a horror movie book tag done in Halloween time, right? It’s just the perfect theme! 

I was tagged by Mandy @Bookprincessreviews so thank you so much for the tag and I’m so sorry that it took me approximately eons to do it! 😓 Make sure you guys check out her amazing blog and her answers to this tag here!

I was also tagged by Maya @Firebreathingbookdragon so thank you so much and once again sorry it took SO long! >.< Make sure you guys also check out her amazing blog and of course her answers to this tag here!

*I didn’t put the images of the tag in my post mainly because some creep me out. But you can find them on Mandy’s post, Maya’s post linked up. Or at the creator of the tag, linked below!*

So, let’s get started!

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

Series: The Bear and the Nightingale #2

Publisher: Penguin Random House UK, Ebury Publishing

Expected publication: January 25th, 2018

Genres: Fantasy, YA, Retellings, Historical Fiction

Pages: 384

Format: ARC

Buy: Book Depository | Amazon

* Received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you very much! This doesn’t affect the review in any way. My opinions are, as always, my own.*

For a young woman in medieval Russia, the choices are stark: marriage or a life in a convent. Vasya
will choose a third way: magic…

The court of the Grand Prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumours of unrest. Meanwhile bandits roam the countryside, burning the villages and kidnapping its daughters. Setting out to defeat the raiders, the Prince and his trusted companion come across a young man riding a magnificent horse.

Only Sasha, a priest with a warrior’s training, recognises this ‘boy’ as his younger sister, thought to be dead or a witch by her village. But when Vasya proves herself in battle, riding with remarkable skill and inexplicable power, Sasha realises he must keep her secret as she may be the only way to save the city from threats both human and fantastical…

Fight Like a YA Girl TAG

Hey guys! I’m finally doing this tag!! I’ve been wanting to get to it ever since I was tagged by the wonderful Mandy @Bookprincessreviews! So, thank you so much for the tag! I absolutely love this!

Mandy presents this tag in the most awesome way because she joined her princesses with it and it looks just perfectly made for her!! So make sure you check out her answers here!

This is just such a clever and unique tag and I hope you all have as much fun reading it as I am having to answer it!

The Black Cat Blue Sea Award

“This award is for bloggers who strive to write for everybody, and no matter how many viewers they get, make an impact on a reader. This award is an expression of gratitude to the nominee. It should be awarded to anybody that you choose deserves it, and it doesn’t mean that they must have hundreds of followers and likes.”

Hi, guys!

For today, we have an award and I’ve never done this one before! Thank you so much @Bookprincessreviews for nominating me! If you haven’t checked out her blog yet, make sure you do, because her blog is amazing and full of reviews, tags and her rating system is the coolest I’ve seen so far! Also, make sure you check out her answers for this award here!