The dark side of wishes - Circle of Ashes Review

*Disclaimer: I received a review copy from the author for review consideration. This does in no way affect my opinion, and all thoughts expressed in this review are unbiased and my own.*

Title: Circle of Ashes

Series: Wish Quartet #2

Author: Elise Kova

My rating: 4.5 hearts

Genre: New Adult, Fantasy, Romance

Pub. date: April 9th 2018

Publisher: Silver Wing Press

Synopsis: EVERY WISH HAS A COST BUT WILL THE SOCIETY BE WILLING TO PAY IT? 

Once a hacker-for-hire living in the shadows, Josephina “Jo” Espinosa is the newest member of a magical Society. Their mandate? To grant the wishes of mortals. A simple enough task until Jo is faced with an impossible wish – and her inability to grant it might spell disaster for her entire team, if not the Society itself. 

Jo is used to high-pressure situations, but after a string of disasters, the last thing she needs is stakes of this magnitude. Especially given that neither she nor the Society know quite what the consequences of failing to grant a wish might be. 

The only person with answers is the Society’s aloof and cryptic leader, Snow. Yet while Jo is enigmatically drawn to the man, all their clandestine encounters leave her with only more questions about the true nature of the Society, her magic, and her own history. 

Time is running out for the Society, and an executioner will rise from among them to exact the price of failure. (synopsis from Goodreads)

Blog Tour: Drink Your Way Through The Geography of Lost Things: Tea Edition

Hi guys! I'm so excited to share the Blog Tour for The Geography of Lost Things with you all today! The Geography of Lost Things is a Young Adult Contemporary book by Jessica Brody, being released on October 2nd by Simon Pulse. You can check out the tour schedule here. I was lucky to receive an ARC copy of the book, and I absolutely loved it. It was such a sweet, beautiful story. Keep reading for my choices of tea for the main characters, a giveaway, and more info on the book!

Blogger of the Month: Remmie from Remmington Reads

Hi guys! I'm so excited to share this Blogger of the Month post with you all today! This is a little late, it was supposed to be up in August, but life got in the way, so here it is. But either way, I'm so excited to feature Remmie from Remmington Reads! I first found her through bookstagram, where she has a gorgeous feed, and she's just so sweet! I love reading her posts, both on her blog and on Instagram, so definitely check her out! Without further ado, let's check out the interview!

Author Interview: M.K. Sawyer, author of The Goblin's Daughter

Hey guys! I'm so excited to share this interview with you all today! I read The Goblin's Daughter a few months ago, and loved it, so I was so excited to be able to interview the author, M.K. Sawyer, and I had so much fun interviewing her. Without further ado, let's get to the interview!

Be careful what you wish for - Society of Wishes Review

*I received a review copy form the author for review consideration. This does in no way affect my opinion, and all thoughts expressed in this review are unbiased and my own.*

Title: Society of Wishes

Series: Wish Quartet #1

Author: Elise Kova, Lynn Larsh

My rating: 4.5 hearts

Genre: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance

Pub. date: January 29th 2018

Publisher: Silver Wing Press

Synopsis: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.

Josephina Espinosa makes her living as a hacker-for-hire in the Lone Star Republic, a remnant of the fractured U.S.A. That is, until the day she and her best friend are gunned down in a government raid.

With her dying breath, Jo uses magical lore passed down from her grandmother to summon a wish-granter. Her wish? To save her friend’s life. Except wishes have costs, and for Jo, the price is the erasure of her entire mortal existence.

Now, as the most recent addition to the mysterious Society of Wishes, Jo must form a new “life” alongside the seven other members, one of which being her savior himself. Living as an occupant of the Society’s lavish mansion should be quite the perk, but while it is furnished with everything its inhabitants could possibly need, it lacks one thing—freedom.

Her otherworldly identity crisis takes a backseat, however, when Jo learns that the friend she sacrificed everything for is headed down the same path to ruin. Jumping in head-first, Jo uses her newfound magical abilities to protect him, only to realize that the ripples of her actions have far-reaching consequences. When the Society’s aloof leader Snow decides to give her a taste of his own ancient magic, Jo discovers that there are threads woven into the tapestry of her new reality that reach far beyond the wishes she is now required to grant. Ones that, if tugged on, could mean the unraveling of the world itself. (synopsis from Goodreads)

Blog Tour + Discussion: The Demon Race by Alexandria Warwick

Hey guys! I'm so excited to share the blog tour for The Demon Race by Alexandria Warwick with you guys today! The Demon Race is a new Young Adult Fantasy book, being publisher September 18th by Wolf Publishing, and it's written by debut author Alexandria Warwick. Keep reading for more info on the book, my discussion with the author about YA tropes, and a giveaway!

Synopsis:

Hidalgo meets An Ember in the Ashes in this Middle Eastern-inspired YA fantasy debut.

A race across the desert.

An unimaginable prize.

It occurs once every thousand years: the Demon Race. A test of will and strength, it is a race across the Saraj, a fight for the prize of a lifetime. And it is the key to Namali Hafshar’s freedom.

When shy, seventeen-year-old Namali learns of her arranged marriage, she flees home and enters the Demon Race for the chance to change her fate. But to compete, she must cross the Saraj on a daeva, a shadow demon that desires its own reward: to infect her soul with darkness.

Namali soon learns the desert holds more dangers than meets the eye. The only person she can trust is Sameen, a kind competitor seeking his own destiny. As her affection for him grows, however, so too does the darkness in her heart.

In this race of men and demons, only one can win. But the price of winning might be more than Namali is willing to pay.

Goodreads Link:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37821651-the-demon-race

Amazon Pre-order Link:

https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Race-Alexandria-Warwick/dp/0692068031/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Emotional and surprising - Ruin of Stars ARC Review

*Disclaimer: I received an Advance Reader's Copy from Netgalley for review consideration. This does in no way affect my opinion, and all thoughts expressed in this review are unbiased and my own.*

Title: Ruin of Stars

Series: Mask of Shadows #2

Author: Linsey Miller

My rating: 4 hearts

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance

Pub. date: August 28th 2018

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire

Synopsis: The thrilling conclusion to the Mask of Shadows duology that weaves a tale of magic, shadows, and most importantly, revenge.

As one of the Queen’s elite assassins, Sal finally has the power, prestige, and permission to hunt down the lords who killed their family. But Sal still has to figure out who the culprits are. They must enlist the help of some old friends and enemies while ignoring a growing distaste for the queen and that the charming Elise is being held prisoner by her father.

But there’s something terribly wrong in the north. Talk of the return of shadows, missing children, and magic abounds. As Sal takes out the people responsible for their ruined homeland, Sal learns secrets and truths that can’t be forgotten. (synopsis from Goodreads)