“It was hardly ideal weather for the resurrection of one‘s great-aunt, but Sera Swan‘s magical power, while impressive, hadn‘t the slightest influence over the obnoxiously blue skies.”
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
Oh. ❤️🩹 I‘m going to love this.
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I thought this was a cute book. I‘m always a fan of the found family trope. I was a little taken aback by the secret that was being kept but it worked. It felt a little bit like a variation on The House in the Cerulean Sea.
pickThis is my second attempt to read this novel and this time it‘s a success as I‘ve finished it! Thankfully, I‘ve enjoyed the drama and the kinks that I‘ve rated it 4/5! If you like funny yet exciting Asian type of read then pick this!
Also finished this week: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. It was fine, a decent cosy mystery. It did drag a bit for me, though I'm not quite sure what was missing.
Filled the England prompt for #WickedWords @AsYouWish , also Poolside Puzzlers for the Goodreads challenge.
“Destiny, Vera thinks, is something to be hunted down and grabbed tightly with both hands and shaken until it gives her exactly what she wants.”
#July2025
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This might be the kind of book that you have to be in the right mood for, but if you want the vibes of a comforting quest told by the glow of the fire with cups of warm tea while surrounded by friends, this hits the mark!
Exchanged one of my previous #BOTM books for this one at a LFL! 🥰
pickThis absolutely cozy book oozes found family and witchy shenanigans, yummy magical teas, 3 rowdy children and reminded my of The House In The Cerulean Sea. It is about love and how being nice and being kind are two different things- and in the end we will be around people who are nice but it is the people who are kind that will matter. I think about that now- how this book shares an important message. #antifabookclub #overcomingevilempires
I finished my new book nook, and also my book. READY OR NOT is a great example of how valuable #AuldLangSpine is, because I doubt I‘d even have noticed it if it hadn‘t appeared on @peanutnine ‘s list, and it was absolutely wonderful! I‘m so glad I have it in my life! I love a book that‘s fair to all its characters even when they can‘t be fair to themselves. Major props for being a trans-inclusive hetero pregnancy romance, too.
I get to spend a few days with my very favourite reading buddy! He‘s helped me make a good start on READY OR NOT, which is great so far. Lots of nuance to everyone‘s emotional responses to this unplanned pregnancy.
