Tag: Fantasy

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Review: A Jewel Bright Sea (Mage and Empire #1) by Claire O’Dell

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This book had a lot to recommend itself….pirates, adventure, magic, romance, fantasy. So many things that made it sound like a fun book to escape into.

I also thought the cover was pretty, though a little on the busy side. But ultimately I thought the promise of adventure and pirates sounded like a winning combo so picking up this one up when the time came, was full of promise for me.

I haven’t read anything by O’dell before but I know she has written a couple of other books that are part of a series, so I was curious to see what her writing style was and how the magic and pirates situation came together in this one! Continue reading “Review: A Jewel Bright Sea (Mage and Empire #1) by Claire O’Dell” →

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Except: BURSTS OF FIRE (Addicted to Heaven #1) by Susan Forest

by The Lit Bitch4 Comments on Except: BURSTS OF FIRE (Addicted to Heaven #1) by Susan Forest

I am thrilled to be able to give you guys a sneak peak of this book today! It’s been out since early August and has been receiving lots of great reviews.

I haven’t had the pleasure of reading it yet, but this little snippet sounds wonderful! If you like  epic fantasy then you will defiantly want to check this one out.

While this is more in the YA genre, I think it would be a book that adults would love as well! Not only does it have magic and other fantasy elements, but it sounds like it’s going to tackle some big issues too much as addiction and mental illness so I think that it’s content will appeal to a wide audience. Continue reading “Except: BURSTS OF FIRE (Addicted to Heaven #1) by Susan Forest” →

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Review: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Audible Edition)

by The Lit Bitch6 Comments on Review: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Audible Edition)

I am about to come at you with an unpopular opinion. I haven’t read Lord of the Rings, I watched the films but was completely lost and hated them so much. I’ve tried to watch them so many times and simply gave up.

This is a series that I want to love so so so bad. I have multiple copies of the books but I am afraid to read them because I hated the movies so much and feared I would find the books boring.

Having discovered audiobooks recently, I thought this would be a good time to try my hand at reading this classic series especially with this fantastic narrator. After all, Tolkien is like the inventor of the modern fantasy genre so it’s basically required reading in my opinion! Continue reading “Review: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Audible Edition)” →

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Giveaway: Ultimate Game of Thrones Fan package!

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To say that I am a Game of Thrones fan is horribly inaccurate…..I am what you might call a super fan. It is known.

I am so sad that it is coming to an end after this season, and the wait for Winds of Winter is absolutely killing me—waiting for the next book is like suffering through The Long Night!

I know there are a lot of other fans out there of both the book series and the show, and I can’t tell you how excited I am to be partnering with BookTrib to share about this outstanding giveaway.

Raise your banners. Winter is here. BookTrib is preparing for the final season of Game of Thrones with the ultimate giveaway.

Here is what you will win if you enter: a SIGNED copy of the first book in this epic series, A Game of Thrones and a copy of Nightflyers. U.S. entries only.

To enter: https://bit.ly/2uTErad

You can also get an extra entry by liking their Instagram post and tagging two hard-core fans of GOT! Giveaway ends 4/13.

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Review: Circe by Madeline Miller, Perdita Weeks (Narrator)

by The Lit Bitch2 Comments on Review: Circe by Madeline Miller, Perdita Weeks (Narrator)

As I have recently shared with you all, I only just got into audiobooks. I read—or rather listened—-to a few that I really liked and saw instantly that I could benefit from an Audible subscription.

One of the first books recommended to me was Circe. My sister highly recommended it and so did just about everyone on my Instagram poll.

I was eager to read this one because frankly it’s been everywhere and I have been dying to read it. Everyone said Perdita Weeks was a wonderful narrator so I was excited to use my very first Audible credit on this book! Continue reading “Review: Circe by Madeline Miller, Perdita Weeks (Narrator)” →