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Much needed book and coffee date. Diving into V.E. Schwab's newest!

I did it again. Accidentally, fell into a signed copy. Apparently, 2025 is also my year for fantasy. But how do you even resist toxic lesbian vampires?! I loved Addie, so I have very high hopes for this one. Someone make me tea, I‘m going in!

I had to sit with this for a few minutes before I reviewed. This was a beautifully haunting gothic story of love, freedom, and desire.the whole story even the ugly parts were written with such rich prose just really masterful!With that being said, I wanted more in the pacing and plot and less reiteration 4🌟

I‘m not a lover of all books in the fantasy genre but count me in on any VE Schwab book every time. There are three MC‘s here and while I was ready for a Sabine‘s timeline to give way to the worlds of Lottie and Alice, all 3 timelines were great and in the end I appreciate the chapters given to Sabine. …Also pride month so might as well make it gay🏳️‍🌈

Though this vampire story unfolds a bit slowly, the latter half flew by & I read late into the night (fitting for a vampire story). I enjoyed the varied settings but didn‘t really connect with any of the three narrators. I liked Schwab‘s spin on vampire lore, but I have to admit that at times this really felt like an all female re-imagining of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE which was a bit disappointing. The ending, while appropriate, was a let down.

I preordered this one a while ago and didn‘t even realize it was a signed copy! Bonus!

This was one of the top books I wanted to get and it‘s signed and I got a button and bookmark with it

1. I pre-ordered a signed copy of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil from @FountainBookstore . It was released today, so my copy should be on its way.

2. It could go either way. I pre-order the books I am most looking forward to.

@TheSpineView

More book mail today. My #BOTM selection came today. Yahoo!!
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My #botm box arrived yesterday! The tagged book was my pick for June, and since it‘s my birthday month, I got the Backman for free!

#botm picks for June! Both of these are high on my most anticipated list for 2025 😄

The #BOTM June selections are out. I choose the new V. E. Schwab. I love a good vampire story. Hope it is a good one. 🤞❤️📖❤️🧛‍♂️

#Two4tuesday
1. Its a tie between the Ice Planet Barbarians series and The Witchwood Boys series. I devoured both series this month.
2. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil VE - Schwab

@TheSpineView

#Two4Tuesday

1. Favorite book in May was The Raven Scholar (I‘m looking forward to the sequel)

2. Tagged book is one I‘m excited to read in June—Schwab is an automatic buy and I‘m hoping this is another great story.

@TheSpineView

These women are living a life of being used, silenced, hidden, or punished for wanting more. I loved that this was not just about monsters, it‘s about what women become when they are denied their voices for too long.

I won an ARC of this book without knowing what it was about, but ended up really enjoying this intense vampire tale. The story takes place on multiple timelines, following the lives of Maria, a young woman in Spain, and Alice, a Scottish student studying abroad in Boston. Each of their lives are changed forever when they meet an intriguing stranger; for Maria, it's Sabine, a widow and herbalist, while for Alice it's Lottie. That ending, though!

This was so good. Maybe better than Addie LaRue.

#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

Pub date is 6/10/25
#ARC

Reading outside on the patio? Yes please! New vampire chunkster from this author? Absolutely!

I'm most excited for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V E Schwab. I wish it was June already.

#Sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

1. I'm going to focus mostly on #bookspinbingo

2. Tagged is the only book I've preordered. I'm also looking forward to the new Wayward Children entry and Nnedi Okorafor's Death of the Author.

#Two4Tuesday

Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2025 is filled with all sorts of reading fun!

1. I usually set a goal, well within my reach so I don‘t stress about achieving it, for the number of books I want to read. So, 150 for 2025.

2. Off the top of my head, I‘d have to say I‘m really looking forward to V.E. Schwab‘s new book (tagged)—I‘ve loved everything she‘s written with one exception so I‘m ready to dive into another one.

@TheSpineView

Thanks for sharing the prompt, @vivastory
#lasttenbooks