#compass and blade

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°․✶ JULY WRAP UP & AUGUST HOPEFULS

July was a bit of an odd month for me, it was busy at work, busy at home and we were dealing with some very up and down weather. Including my arch nemesis.. heat. Anyone that knows me knows I despise the heat and frankly I barely function in it. Add onto that the fact I’ve been dealing with one of my cats being injured (he’s fine now, I’m just an anxious fur baby parent) as well as my birthday at…

[arson-09]

Just finished Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw for bookclub and like. it wasn’t the best book ever but i had FUN! I would recommend if your looking for YA romantasy that takes place in the ocean (and actually has lots to due with thw sea) and while some parts r pretty stereotypical the turns feel quite new and fresh. i gave it a 4.5/5

[thatstonerfriend]

Went a little too far at Barnes and noble. We won’t talk about it though 😀

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 1/5

Book Blurb: For fans of Fable by Adrienne Young or To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo, this romantasy debut is filled with sirens and mysterious magic, swoony romance and cutthroat betrayal.

This world of sea and storm runs deep with bargains and blood.

On the remote isle of Rosevear, Mira, like her mother before her, is a wrecker, one of the seven on the rope who swim out to shipwrecks to plunder them. Mira’s job is to rescue survivors, if there are any. After all, she never feels the cold of the frigid ocean waters and the waves seem to sing to her soul. But the people of Rosevear never admit the truth: that they set the beacons themselves to lure ships into the rocks.

When the Council watch lays a trap to put an end to the wrecking, they arrest Mira’s father. Desperate to save him from the noose, Mira strikes a deal with an enigmatic wreck survivor guarding layers of secrets behind his captivating eyes, and sets off to find something her mother has left her, a family secret buried deep in the sea.

With just nine days to find what she needs to rescue her father, all Mira knows for certain is this: The sea gives. The sea takes. And it’s up to her to do what she must to save the ones she loves.

Review:

A girl connected to the sea finds herself setting sail to find her mother's secrets... and facing love, betrayal, and discovering who she really is. This is the first book in a series and follows Mira, a wrecker who plunders ship wrecks to make money just like her mother did before her mother died at sea. She lives on the remote isle of Rosevear but when the Council wants to put an end to the wrecking they arrest Mira's father to make an example of him and he is heading towards the noose unless she can save him. Along the way she makes a deal with the mysterious wreck survivor Seth, who has secrets surrounding him and lies on his tongue. Mira has no choice but to trust Seth yet finds herself drawn to him and falling for him... yet one lesson she is about to learn the hard way is that sometimes you have to be careful who you can trust and she's going to need all her wits about her to survive the betrayals that await her at sea. This book unfortunately was a let down for me. I had really high hopes and was so excited for a fun pirate/magic story with romance and adventure. The romance was NOT IT AT ALL, seriously, do yourself a favor and skip this one if you are looking for a good romance. Mira is the most annoying and naive protagonist I have come across in a while. It was so hard to get across this book because every time I would start reading, I would just want to close it and walk away from it. Mira comes off like a naive high schooler and honestly her survival instincts are pretty...bare to none. I just, don't see myself finishing this series and the way this one ends sets it up for the next book. So while this one was a miss for me, I would say if you enjoy younger YA books with romance and quests, maybe give this one a go, maybe you'll have a better time with it than I did.

*Thanks Netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing, Inkyard Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[stuck-btwn-thelines]

Two more to add to the TBR list. Bought with a QBD gift card I was given for Christmas 🎄🎁

[bookcoversonly]

Title: Compass and Blade | Author: Rachel Greenlaw | Publisher: Harper Fire (2024)

[mnaanna]

I just find this hilarious and wonderful fanfic work Ain't No Compass, Ain't No Map by @ebjameston , and I cannot stress how amazing this scene is.

Red Hood is taking long, purposeful strides down the middle of the street. He crosses into a swath of light from the overheads and rotates towards his dumbstruck audience, continuing to walk backwards.

He spreads his arms wide and shouts, “In the presence of true evil, motherfuckers!”

[risingsunfish]

been thinking about Roy's story a lot this past week...

(no crossposts this time but here's my new Bluesky account for whenever I do end up posting there!)

[assassinregrets]

im trying to play the first kcd and i simply cannot stress enough that i am too stupid for this

[mediashadowreads]

TOP TEN TUESDAY – AUGUST 13TH

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl, every week features a different book related theme to take part in.. and this week’s is.. 10 Books Featuring Travel The main theme for this week was actually planes, trains and automobiles.. but I’m a fantasy reader. So the main modes of transport in the books I read are magical creatures of some kind. So they’ll be a bit…

[lesbianwyllravengard]

I Will turn your pessimistic/self-deprecating post into a self-love twist. I Will make you see another perspective that is kinder to yourself.

[fisheito]

So I was looking at waiter Yakumo and noticed that he had wavy hair. His hair straight normally so who was the one who curled his hair? DOES KLEIN EVEN HAVE CURLING IRONS???? Anyways all of this is to say please imagine Eiden helping Yakumo get ready and that involves putting those old timey curlers in Yakumo's hair before he went to bed so he can have curls the next morning

uhdisomFINMF u are making me IMAGINE!!!!!! yakumo about to apply for the job and wondering if he should present himself a certain way eiden going ;))) you look sexy with your hair pushed back ;))) (but before yakumo can stutter out his embarrassment) eiden gives him the very encouraging "but for real i think you look great as you are!! <3" then aster crashes onto the scene and announces that he will not have his servants treasured colleagues looking anything less than PEAK presentable!!!!! *whips out the old timey pink hair curlers*

[adeptvsastartes]

wait what the fuck do you mean his other shards burned down monarchia--

[aestheticsoftheinternet]

Romeo Scorpius Lucci Stimboard

Requested by: Nobody! <3

Requested stims: Self-indulgent!

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[stickers-on-a-laptop]

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[mediashadowreads]

°․✶ JUNE WRAP UP & JULY HOPEFULS

June was actually a solid month for me reading wise. There was only a few days where I didn’t read, mainly because of the ridiculous heat we’ve had in the UK recently (fyi, I do not do heat. I hate it) which depleted my motivation to do literally anything. But other than that, really solid month. Had some great books had some not so great books but that’s just the nature of reading! Continue…