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📖 Name of the Book: the night mountain court

📄 Plot: as a red witch in hiding and also a fae princess, she gets found by 4 fae in her tavern she’s working at. Trying to evade them she gets taken. Later on she finds out she’s the only one who can help them. Her fated mate the prince, helps her find something she’s been missing all her life. A family.

📖 Genre: fantasy

📄 My Favorite Quotes:”Do backhanded compliments just roll off your tongue so naturally?” Remy said. A subtle smirk crossed Hale’s face as he asked, “Do you wish to concern yourself with my tongue?”

💭 My Thoughts: Remy and Hale are my new favorite characters and couple.

⭐ Star Rating: 3.7/5

Name of the Book: The witches blade.

📄 Plot: the younger sister to the princess (now queen) Rue, has found herself in a hard spot. Never having a family and being treated poorly by the red witches, she doesn’t know how to love or even what a friend is. She has to help the northern king make a new home for his people, the trials she goes through will not be for the weak.

📖 Genre: fantasy

📄 My Favorite Quotes: He looked at her like she was the golden dawn. “I would tear down the sky for you,” he promised, leaving her with one last kiss.

💭 My Thoughts: Rue and renwick have the makings of a toxic but healthy relationship. They love to hate each other, but will kill anyone who threatens the other.

⭐ Star Rating: 3.5

📖 Name of the Book: done and dusted

📄 Plot: clementine (Emmy) comes back home after a bad accident doing what she loves. She never thought she would pick it back up again but here comes her brothers best friend to help her get back into doing what she loves and also doing her 😜

📖 Genre: romance

📄 My Favorite Quotes: took a pull of the whiskey before setting the bottle on my desk, but I didn’t swallow. I leaned into Emmy, my hand on her throat still keeping her pinned to my office door, and spit the whiskey in her mouth.

💭 My Thoughts: this was my first cowboy romance and I can say I will be reading more. Luke might be in my top favorite book boyfriends

⭐ Star Rating: 3.6

My Current Read

📖 Name of the Book: the last letter

📄 Plot: Ella a single mom of two running a tourist get away in her small town finds herself with no family left after her brother passed away on a mission. She had been sending letters to one of the men in his platoon (I haven’t gotten to the part if she finds out yet don’t tell me!) and on that same mission she believed he passed as well. She has now been left with no one but her kids and the “family” that helps run the get away. One day Beckett shows up as a “friend” of her brothers. They have been slowly falling for each other. He has been there to help her with anything and everything she needs rather she likes it or not.

📖 Genre: romance

📄 My Favorite Quotes: “Is this what it feel like?” he whispered so quietly that I leaned down.

“What it feels like?” I asked.

“Having a Dad?”

💭 My Thoughts: I love it so far. I’ve cried so much through this whole book. Rebecca really has away to make me cry!

⭐ Star Rating: 4.3 (so far)

next reads

📖 Name of the book: the rogue crown

📄 Plot: “Determined to uncover who killed the Western Queen, fae warrior Briata Catullus sets out on a mission to defeat the witch hunters and safeguard her princess. But when she arrives at the Western Court, things are even worse than she feared. The icy reception from the fae is the least of her problems—they’ve heard the prophecy that Bri will seize the crown from its sovereign, and the last thing they want is for her to usurp the throne. No, the witch hunters are out for royal blood, and it will take everything Bri has to keep them at bay.” The rogue crown by A.K.mulford

📖 Genre: fantasy

📖 Name of the book: The starless crown

📄 Plot: “A gifted student foretells an apocalypse. Her reward is a sentence of death.

Fleeing into the unknown she is drawn into a team of outcasts:

A broken soldier, who once again takes up the weapons he’s forbidden to wield and carves a trail back home.

A drunken prince, who steps out from his beloved brother's shadow and claims a purpose of his own.

An imprisoned thief, who escapes the crushing dark and discovers a gleaming artifact - one that will ignite a power struggle across the globe.

On the run, hunted by enemies old and new, they must learn to trust each other in order to survive in a world evolved in strange, beautiful, and deadly ways, and uncover ancient secrets that hold the key to their salvation.” The starless crown by James Rollins

But with each passing moment, doom draws closer.

📖 Genre: fantasy

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2024/12/16 Edited to

... Read moreIf you're eager for more great reads, books that combine fantasy and romance are perfect for escapism. Start with 'The Rogue Crown' by A.K. Mulford, a tale of warrior determination and royal intrigue. It follows Briata Catullus as she navigates perilous court politics and witch hunters to ally with her princess. Then explore 'The Starless Crown' by James Rollins, where a gifted student is accused of treason as she races against time to avert an apocalypse. The intricately woven narratives in these titles will provide hours of engaging reading. Additionally, fellow book lovers enjoy genres that blend emotions and fantastical elements. Notably, the obsession with characters' development and their struggle for love or power often resonates strongly with readers. This is particularly true in romantic fantasy, where stakes are high, and relationships take on deeper meanings as they evolve through trials and triumphs. Engaging with these narratives also enables readers to reflect upon the complexity of human connections in extreme circumstances, making them not just entertaining but also emotionally enriching. So, pick up a title from the list, dive in, and let these stories transport you to worlds filled with magic, intrigue, and heartwarming moments.

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