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A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT BY SABAA TAHIR // spoiler-free book review: yes you are reading that right and i’m mentally unwell about this series
You know that scene about 84 years in Titanic? Fun fact: that scene was originally filmed about me. But please do join me in this pinch me moment because I READ THIS DAMN BOOK AFTER 84 YEARS AND I’M HERE TO CRY ABOUT IT… But first, please take a moment to admire the journal spread I made last year about this series! Title: A Torch Against The NightSeries: Ember quartet book #2Author: Sabaa TahirPage count: 454Date published: 8 September 2016Genre: Young adult epic fantasy 🔥 Synopsis: Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars’ survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the…
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MOST ANTICIPATED 2026 RELEASES // books, movies & shows coming this year that I’m excited about & so should you!!!
Idk if its just me, but this post took way quickly to put together so idk where all the authors are hiding this year? There are pretty fantabulous books though so without any rambling, let’s get into it! Wait, you can also watch this post in video format and all attention would be appreciated because I’m vain <3<3 books — JANUARY Fated Skates by Victoria Schade (13 January): i’m back in my skating era because to a gay show that I definitely haven’t watched and that’s all I have to say at this time Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez (13 January): Rebecca Ross loves this author and I will listen to everything that woman says Next Level Love by Shameez Patel (20 January): Shameez please whack me over the head with a brick, I deserve it for being so behind ~hides in shame~ Half His Age by Jeanette McCurdy (20 January): ofc I have her memoir and haven’t read it but I have FOMO and will be just as excited as the internet about this book!!! FEBRUARY The Which Word by Catriona Ross (February): my favourite publisher has a new adult sexy urban fantasy coming out and I will be…
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH DREAGEN // chatting to the author of the Born of Fire series about all things writing, fantasy & dragons!!!
Long time no post apparently,,, But I am absolutely thrilled and honoured and ecstatic about today’s post!!! Wanna know why? BECAUSE I GET TO TALK ABOUT DRAGONS!!!!! And who doesn’t want to talk about dragons all day every day? I have had the priviledge with speaking to the wonderful author of the Born of Fire series who so kindly has collaborated with me for my very first blog promotional post. So let’s just ‘ride’ right on in, why don’t we… Ha get my dragon pun? Click for more info on each of the series <3 🔥 Book 1 Title: The Dawn of LegendSeries: Born of FirePage count: 736Genre: YA high fantasy Synopsis: On a night tinged by a red sky, a mysterious figure, while being pursued by an armored conclave of dragons, whisks a baby away to the halls of a natural history museum. There, the baby is found by a museum guard who, after a violent explosion, finds himself the father of a strange boy with red eyes. Naming him Rex, their lives become intertwined for the next fifteen years. Shunned as a freak by humanity, Rex’s life is filled with cruelty and violence, with his father being the…
