NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER READS   1. Three Shattered Souls by Mai Corland (Adult Fantasy) (439 pages) (4.5⭐️) This is the conclusion to the Broken Blades trilogy following a group of morally grey characters who, in the first book (Five Broken Blades), engage in a high stakes heist. I have grown attached to the characters throughout the series and it was emotional to bid them farewell. This trilogy is one of my favorite fantasy series to date – it has well developed characters and

I want to start this blog by acknowledging I am very lucky to have a family who gift me books and gift cards to buy them for Christmas. I love my local library and use it frequently, but I also love collecting books (which I of course read) to own. BOOKS I RECEIVED PHYSICALLY   1. The Road of Bones by Demi Winters (Adult Romantasy) This novel is about Silla Nordvig who is fleeing a queen's assassin and joins a band of mercenaries known as the Bloodaxe Crew on a perilous journ

GENRE: Adult Romantasy LENGTH: 511 pages   PLOT Princess Odessa lives in a land of five kingdoms infested with deadly monsters. She is married off in an arrangement with a foreign prince, Zander, and finds herself stranded and alone in a new and dangerous land.   CHARACTERS Odessa is a wonderful protagonist. She may be a princess, but she’s humble, kind, determined, and tough. She’s no damsel in distress (though she IS a terrible spy). She has a slowburn romance with the Gu

GENRE: Adult Fantasy LENGTH: 439 pages   PLOT In the conclusion to the Broken Blades trilogy, the blades (Aeri, Royo, Mikhail, and Sora – plus Tiyung) are in possession of 3 of the 5 Dragon Lord relics. They seek out the final two in order to reclaim their lands and protect their peoples.   CHARACTERS Given this is the final book in the trilogy, I’m sure I don’t need to reintroduce the characters to you. All of the blades (and Tiyung) as well as their questionable allies re