November Wrap Up

So in November 2018 I managed to read a total of 12 books, .

In order of reading I completed Tyrant's Throne by Sebastien de Castell, Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend, A Storm of Ice and Stars by Lisa Lueddecke, Vengeful by VE Schwab, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, Soulbinder by Sebastien de Castell, The Light Between Worlds by Laura Weymouth, Frostfire by Jamie Smith, Scythe by Neal Shusterman, This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada and The Explorer by Katherine Rundell.

 

 

Stats -  

Hardback = 2

Paperback = 6

Graphic Novel/Manga = 0

Audiobook = 4

Ebook = 0

 My 5 star reads were Tyrant's Throne, Soulbinder and Scythe. Tyrant's Throne was an incredible ending for this series and I absolutely adored it. Soulbinder was a re-read (this time I listened on audio) and I still adored it. Scythe, well this book just blew me away. I cannot believe I waited this long to read it and I am looking forward to reading the next book.

This month all of the books I read were worth reading, none of them were too disappointing at all.

Review #134 - Soulbinder by Sebastien de Castell (re-read)

Details:

Title: Soulbinder

Author: Sebastien de Castell

Publisher: Hot Key Books

ISBN 13: 978-1471406737

Synopsis:

Kellen and his murderous squirrel cat, Reichis, are on their own. They've heard rumour of a mythical monastery, known as the Ebony Abbey. It's a place that outsiders can never find - but Kellen is getting desperate. He's been told that the monks inside the Ebony Abbey know more about the Shadowblack than anyone else - and that they even know how to cure it.

Then Kellen and Reichis are separated and for the first time, Kellen must face the world alone - and venture deeper into shadow magic than he ever knew he could.

Review:

Review #133 - The Wonky Donkey

Details:

Title: The Wonky Donkey

Author: Craig Smith

Publisher: Scholastic

ISBN 13: 978-1407195575

Synopsis:

The Wonky Donkey – as seen in the viral YouTube sensation! After this video of a Scottish grandmother reading The Wonky Donkey to her grandson went viral, Scholastic is reprinting to meet the enormous surge in demand. Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky, hanky-panky, cranky, stinky, dinky, lanky, honky-tonky, winky wonky donkey! With fun lyrics and illustrations, this picture book based on an award-winning song will appeal to adults and children alike.

Summoning Spells: A Summoner Readathon TBR

From 30th November until 30th December I am going to be taking part in the Summoning Spells: A Summoner Readathon. 

I will leave a link to the original blog post explaining it all here.

So based on the Summoner Series by Taran Matharu, each summoning spell has a different prompt attached to it and at the end of the readathon Kath (the lovely host) will be revealing what summoning level you achieved depending on how many prompts were completed.

The post linked above explains it in more detail so please do check that out.

Without further ado onto my TBR...

Review #132 - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Details:

Title: The Priory of the Orange Tree

Author: Samantha Shannon

Publisher: Bloomsbury

ISBN 13: 978-1408883464

Synopsis:

A world divided.

A queendom without an heir.

An ancient enemy awakens.

The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door.

Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.

Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.

Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.

Review #131 - Vengeful by VE Schwab

Details:

Title: Vengeful

Author: VE Schwab

Publisher: Titan Books

ISBN 13: 978-1785652486

Synopsis:

Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on the vine.

But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she's finally gained the control she s always sought-and will use her newfound power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She'll do whatever it takes, collecting her own sidekicks, and leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, against each other once more.

With Marcella's rise, new enmities create opportunity-and the stage of Merit City will once again be set for a final, terrible reckoning.

Review #130 - A Storm of Ice and Stars by Lisa Lueddecke

Details:

Title: A Storm of Ice and Stars

Author: Lisa Lueddecke

Publisher: Scholastic

ISBN 13: 978-1407174044

Synopsis:

Blood-red lights have appeared in the sky over the frozen island of Skane, causing a cloak of fear and suspicion to fall over the village like a blanket of snow. In a desperate attempt to keep out the plague, the village elders barricade its borders - no-one, no matter how in need of help, will be permitted to enter in case they bring infection with them. Teenager Janna refuses to turn her back on people seeking refuge and is banished to the swirling snow and lurking darkness beyond the village. Can she survive?