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Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

 4/5 Stars Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to London to prevent the family's ruin. Cordelia's mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride. Soon Cordelia encounters childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and supernatural salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians. She must hide her secret love for James, who is sworn to marry someone else. This has been on my TBR for years now and I finally got around to it last November. I'm ashamed that I didn't get to it sooner as I loved it a lot and it is up there as one of my favourite Shadowhunter books if the rest of the series goes the same way the whole series can become one of my favourites. I loved Cordelia and James and their romance which i

Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray

 5/5 Stars After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O’Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. With her uncanny ability to read people’s secrets, she’s become a media darling, earning the title “America’s Sweetheart Seer.” Everyone loves the city’s newest It Girl…everyone except the other Diviners.  Piano-playing Henry DuBois and Chinatown resident Ling Chan are two Diviners struggling to keep their powers a secret—for they can walk in dreams. And while Evie is living the high life, victims of mysterious sleeping sickness are turning up across New York City. I loved the sequel to one of my favourite books from last year The Diviners, however, it did feel different to the first book. There was a more significant focus on the side characters rather than Evie as the main character It felt like she had become a side character in her own books, also it seemed like all of her scenes were to do with the love triangle she was in rather than her powers. While it does seem like I am

Books on my 2023 TBR

 Next year I am setting myself a goal of reading 100 books, these are the top 23 books I want to read next year to get to that goal. 1) Babel by R.F.Kuang 2) Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare 3) Five Survive by Holly Jackson 4) Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl 5) Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan 6) Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 7) Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco 8) One Last Stop by Casey Maniscalco 9) Radio Silence by Alice Oseman 10) Belladonna by Adalyn Grace 11) I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 12) How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie 13) She Gets The Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick 14) This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi 15) Before The Devil Breaks you by Libba Bray 16) The King of Crows by Libba Bray 17) Oceans Echo by Everina Maxwell 18) Husband Material by Alexis Hall 19) Beasts of Ruin by Ayana Gray 20) Jade City by Fonda Lee 21) City of Brass by S.A Chakraborty 22) Misrule by Heater Walter 23) A Man Called Ove

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis

  Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia -- a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change ... and a great sacrifice. I read this whole series in a week last year during Christmas time and this one was by far my favourite book out of the seven. It was the most whimsical and the most heartwarming. I adored the sibling bond and how they would fight for each other. The setting of Narnia is one of my all-time favourite settings I've ever read, it's perfect for this time of the year and with the way it's written I can imagine that I am there with the siblings.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

 5/5 Stars On Christmas Eve Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by his old business partner Jacob Marley who died 7 years before on Christmas Eve where he tells Scrooge that he will be visited by 3 spirits, the ghost of Christmas Past, the ghost of Christmas present and the ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. This is possibly one of the most famous Christmas books ever to exist and it is definitely my favourite one. I read it in high school for fun and for my GCSEs and reread it every year on Christmas Eve. I've always loved the story of an old miserable old man who changes his ways and opens his heart to others. While it was written in the 19th century the writing isn't too dense and is easy to follow.  The Ghost of Christmas present is my favourite out of the ghosts and I loved his scenes where he showed Scrooge how happy and joyful everyone else is during Christmas day. Also, it took me an embarrassingly long time to realise that the ghost having 1800 brothers is because that's the

Christmas Books perfect for the Season

 It's the most wonderful time of the year and what better way to celebrate the season then books! 1) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens  A Christmas Carol is about an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge has devoted his life to becoming rich but undergoes a profound change over the course of a Christmas Eve night. He is visited by three spirits over three nights, and each of them has a lesson to pass on to him. After meeting the three ghosts, Scrooge changes his life and reverts to the generous, kindhearted soul he was in his youth. 2) The Christmas Carrolls by Meg Taylor Bennet Wish it could be Christmas every day? Well, for nine-year-old Holly Carroll and her family, it is! Living her merriest life in a house with year-round fairy lights and Christmas trees, a carol-singing toilet and a diva donkey who thinks he’s a reindeer, home-schooled Holly tries to spread cheer wherever she goes. But when she goes to a new school with a singing Santa backpack and first-day Chri

The Christmas Carrolls by Mel Taylor Bessent

 I Read this one last but didn't post my review of it on my blog only my insta so I'm posting it here this year as it was so good and needs to be posted everywhere. 5/5 Stars Holly and her family love Christmas so much that they celebrate it 365 days a year. Holly loves Christmas however when she starts school for the first time people give her strange looks and her new friend Archie thinks she should turn down the Christmas cheer. I adored this book so much. Its one of the best Christmas books I've read in recent years even though it is actually set during September and not December which I thought was new and fun. It showed how the Christmas spirit should be spread all thorough the year while still being respectful of people who don't celebrate Christmas for whatever reason which I loved so much. The ending where everyone got together to celebrate Christmas and raise money was the most adorable scene I've read in a while. Overall I think this book is one for every