en-US Sat, 03 May 2025 05:05:19 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 214151222 Descubre el 茅pico final de la trilog铆a Powerless de Lauren Roberts.

A Paedyn y a Kai vuelve a separarles una realidad que se impone a sus deseos, y deber谩n enfrentarse a una terrible decisi贸n en esta emocionante conclusi贸n de la exitosa trilog铆a rom谩ntica, perfecta para fans de Sarah J. Maas.]]> 608 Lauren Roberts 1665955465 Tashah 4 4.23 2025
author: Lauren Roberts
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/05/03
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 218405601 He was striking in a cold-blooded kind of way, like his beauty was tinged with poison. Unassuming, alluring even.

I brought my eyes up to meet his.

"Fia Riftborne?" The words dripped from his lips like blood from a dagger.

Twenty years after a rebellion branded her an outcast, Fia Riftborne navigates a city rife with prejudice so deep, it's often deadly. But she harbors a secret, one that would paint an even larger target on her back. A hidden power within her is growing, threatening to destroy everything she's built for herself.

Enter the elusive Sidhe General, Laryk Ashford, who is building a unit of powerful wielders within the Guard to face a growing threat. Wraiths of darkness devour the Western border, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake.

When Fia's power erupts, and two daughters of Nobility are seemingly dead, General Ashford offers her a chilling choice: join the Sidhe Guard or face execution.

Because Fia might be the only hope for the Isle's survival.

Torn between surrendering to the chaos or becoming a weapon for those who took everything from her, Fia must confront her growing feelings for the General and face a dark truth that could shatter everything she's ever known.]]> 426 Parker Lennox Tashah 0 to-read 3.67 2024
author: Parker Lennox
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 222193067 If she wants a life on the outside, she must survive a season at Midnight Gate.

Nevena Nightfall is a cursed woman, locked in a tower since childhood with only one to cremate the dead. On Ranking Eve, she finally makes an escape. And makes her first enemy鈥擡dric Silvan, an alluring stranger who aids her until she reveals her name.

Forgotten and unnoticed, Nevena manages to compete for a Rank鈥攁nd freedom. But when Edric sabotages her result, the Council appoints Nevena as Protector to the most dangerous town in Veligrad.

Midnight Gate. Along with Edric.

When Midnight Gate is repeatedly attacked by the Cursed Fae, Nevena undergoes a spell that connects her to Edric and their superior, the seemingly-charming Hartley, in exchange for a protective shield around the town.

But as the spell unexpectedly draws Nevena to the man who hates her, she must fight desires lying beneath her hard exterior. And while the secrets of her bloodline spill out, Nevena is led to question who poses a greater threat鈥攖he Cursed Fae, or the Council of Veligrad?

Midnight Gate is a spicy, slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.]]> 370 S. K. Stapar 1763787109 Tashah 0 to-read 3.80
author: S. K. Stapar
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.80
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/12
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 195391688 The lavishly reimagined 10th Anniversary Edition of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller.

The year is 2059. For two centuries, the Republic of Scion has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in Europe.

In London, Paige Mahoney holds a high rank in the criminal underworld. The right hand of the ruthless White Binder, Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare and formidable kind of clairvoyant. Under Scion law, she commits treason simply by breathing.

When Paige is arrested for murder, she meets the mysterious founders of Scion, who have designs on her uncommon abilities. If she is to survive and escape, Paige must use every skill at her disposal 鈥� and put her trust in someone who ought to be her enemy.]]> 624 Samantha Shannon 163973418X Tashah 0 to-read 3.99 2013
author: Samantha Shannon
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/03
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 203840597
Adena and Paedyn have always been inseparable. Fate brought them together when they were young, but friendship ensured they would always protect each other and the home they built in the slums of Loot. But now Paedyn鈥攁n Ordinary鈥攈as been selected for the Purging Trials, which means almost certain death.

Now alone in Loot, Adena must fend for herself. After attempting to steal, she's rescued by a mysterious man from the market. Mak's shadowy past and secretive power set him apart from the other low-level Elites of Loot. And as the pair team up to see their loved ones before the Trials, the quest tests their loyalty, their love, and their lives.]]> 272 Lauren Roberts Tashah 5 4.13 2024
author: Lauren Roberts
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/18
date added: 2025/03/18
shelves:
review:

]]> 53968496
When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals.

Then a coded message from Kiva鈥檚 family arrives, containing a single order: 鈥淒on鈥檛 let her die. We are coming.鈥� Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom.

But no one has ever survived.

With an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva鈥檚 heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can鈥檛 escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.

From bestselling author Lynette Noni comes a dark, thrilling YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, and Sabaa Tahir.]]> 416 Lynette Noni 0358434556 Tashah 0 to-read 4.15 2021
author: Lynette Noni
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 221237150 Where lies are currency, the price of truth is blood.

Brida Larrow has no right to be among the Fae Courts, but she鈥檚 willing to risk everything to save her dying father. Armed with a forged invitation and a fierce determination, she enters the treacherous Fae Trials, a deadly contest crafted to break even the strongest Fae. One misstep, and the truth of her identity could be her undoing鈥攁nd cost her the cure she so desperately needs.

With enemies around every corner, Brida must rely on her wits and cunning to survive. But when Dainan, the enigmatic Prince of Shadows, takes notice of her, the stakes grow even higher. Betrothed to her most dangerous rival and a master of secrets himself, Dainan sees through her every deception. His dark allure stirs something within her, sparking a forbidden attraction that could either ruin her or become her greatest weapon.

Caught in a web of deception and desire, Brida walks a fine line between ambition and survival. In a world where alliances shift like shadows and betrayal is the currency of the Courts, she must find the strength to face not only the ruthless Trials but also the dangerous emotions Dainan awakens. One wrong move could doom her to failure鈥攐r reveal a side of herself she never knew existed.

The Forgotten Dawn is the spellbinding first book in The Shattered Sky Saga, an epic fantasy romance series brimming with rich world-building, slow burn chemistry, and pulse-pounding action. Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, Throne of Glass, From Blood and Ash, and A Court of Thorns and Roses.]]> 532 Laura A Blake Tashah 0 to-read 4.67 2025
author: Laura A Blake
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.67
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 205044632 A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance. And the secret which threatens them all.

Silla Nordvig is running for her life.

The queen of 脥seldur has sent warriors to bring Silla to Sunnav铆k, where death awaits her. When her father is killed, his last words set Silla on a perilous quest: travel the treacherous Road of Bones鈥揳 thousand-mile stretch haunted by warbands, creatures of darkness, and a mysterious murderer鈥揳nd go to Kopa, where a shield-house awaits her.

After barely surviving the first stretch of road, a desperate Silla sneaks into a supply wagon belonging to the notorious Bloodaxe Crew. To make it to Kopa, she must win over Axe Eyes, the brooding leader of the Crew, while avoiding the Wolf, his distractingly handsome right-hand man. But the queen鈥檚 ruthless assassin has other plans and hunts Silla obsessively.

Will Silla make it safely to Kopa? Or will she fall prey to the perils of the Road of Bones?

Featuring an immersive world blending fairy tale with Vikings, The Road of Bones leads you on an adrenaline-fueled chase with fun banter and a slow-building enemies to lovers romance. The first book in the Ashen Series, you are one click away from reading it!]]> 500 Demi Winters 173899600X Tashah 0 to-read 4.21 2023
author: Demi Winters
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/08
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 60217777 The stakes are even higher in this epic, romantic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology.

A WITCH...
Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone wants her dead. If Rune hopes to survive, she must ally herself with the cruel and dangerous Cressida Roseblood, who鈥檚 planning to take back the Republic and reinstate a Reign of Witches鈥攕omething Cressida needs Rune to accomplish.

A WITCH HUNTER...
Apparently it wasn鈥檛 enough for Rune to deceive Gideon; she鈥檚 now betrayed him by allying herself with the witch who made his life a living hell. Gideon won鈥檛 allow the Republic to fall to the witches and be plunged back into the nightmares of the past. In order to protect this new world he fought for, every last witch must die鈥攅specially Rune Winters.

AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE...
When Rune makes Gideon an offer he can鈥檛 refuse, the two must pair up to accomplish dangerous goals. The more they鈥檙e forced into each other鈥檚 company, the more Gideon realizes the feelings he had for Rune aren鈥檛 as dead and buried as he thought. Now he鈥檚 faced with a terrible choice: sacrifice the girl he loves to stop a monster taking back power, or let Rune live and watch the world he fought so hard for burn.

In Kristen Ciccarelli's Rebel Witch, the exciting conclusion to The Crimson Moth duology, love has never been so deadly.]]> 464 Kristen Ciccarelli Tashah 0 to-read 4.22 2025
author: Kristen Ciccarelli
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/06
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 68428 What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wasteland?

Mistborn
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Then Kelsier reveals his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale-spinner and author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the prophesied hero failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises that begins with the book in your hands. Fantasy will never be the same again.]]> 541 Brandon Sanderson Tashah 0 to-read 4.48 2006
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2006
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/06
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 212127083
In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.

Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.]]> 588 Callie Hart Tashah 5 4.34 2024
author: Callie Hart
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/03
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 213618148 Cursed by love.
Bound by hope.

Yeeran and Lettle are no longer prisoners to the fae court, but now they鈥檙e bound by the shackles of their hearts 鈥�

Yeeran was born for war but is unprepared for love. She has left her new lover, the Queen of the fae, to return to her homeland, only to find that her former lover now threatens war against the fae.

Left behind, her sister Lettle is determined to break the curse that binds the fae to their realm. When a stranger appears in the city, Lettle is convinced he鈥檚 the key. But the Fates that once spoke to her have fallen silent.

Can Lettle and Yeeran discover the secret behind the curse 鈥� and unite these two worlds before they destroy each other?]]> 352 Saara El-Arifi 0593723031 Tashah 0 to-read 3.88 2025
author: Saara El-Arifi
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/15
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 61189711
Where does your allegiance lie?

I am told my union to the crowned prince will determine the fate of the kingdom, but it isn鈥檛 my betrothed who haunts my dreams. It鈥檚 the half-breed prince who stands at his side.

He is darkness and sin, and when he whispers promises of wickedness in my ear, I crave a man who I can鈥檛 have.

Every thought I have is treasonous. The way my hands ache to touch him deceitful.

Even my dreams make me a traitor to the kingdom I am sworn to protect.

But when the kingdom is attacked, I am forced to make choices I鈥檓 not prepared for. Our lies and deception are entangled in the shadows and stars, and as they unravel so shall my fate. Betray a kingdom or betray my heart.]]> 259 Holly Renee Tashah 0 to-read 3.70 2022
author: Holly Renee
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/06
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 209439446
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves鈥攈er dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find鈥攖he truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.]]> 527 Rebecca Yarros 1649374186 Tashah 5 4.17 2025
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/03
date added: 2025/02/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 222139748 Duty. Blood. Honour. Power.

Saeris Fane doesn't want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court's lips, but now that she's been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she's discovering that a queen's life is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders.

Her ward - and her brother - need her back in her homeland . . . but the changes that have strengthened Saeris have also made her weak. Born under blazing suns, Saeris will surely die if she makes her way home through the Quicksilver. Which means that, once again, she must send someone else in her stead . . .

'Keep your mouth shut. Stick to the shadows. And for the love of all seven Gods, do NOT crack any jokes.'

Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate has defeated armies and survived all manner of horrors, but traveling back to Zilvaren with Carrion Swift might just be the death of him. The male just will not shut up. Hidden dangers await them down the narrow alleyways of the Silver City. Unfolding secrets pose impossible threats. Fisher must wrangle the smuggler and accomplish his goals quickly if he wants to see his mate again.

A darkness falls across Yvelia. The realm and their friends are in danger. Together, Saeris and Fisher will pass through fire and brimstone to save them.]]> 672 Callie Hart 1538774224 Tashah 0 to-read 4.32 2025
author: Callie Hart
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 50520939
Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, unwilling halves of an unfathomable whole, who exert uncanny control over every element of physicality. Reina Mori, a naturalist, who can intuit the language of life itself. Parisa Kamali, a telepath who can traverse the depths of the subconscious, navigating worlds inside the human mind. Callum Nova, an empath easily mistaken for a manipulative illusionist, who can influence the intimate workings of a person鈥檚 inner self. Finally, there is Tristan Caine, who can see through illusions to a new structure of reality鈥攁n ability so rare that neither he nor his peers can fully grasp its implications.

When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society鈥檚 archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.

Most of them.]]> 376 Olivie Blake Tashah 0 to-read 3.55 2020
author: Olivie Blake
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 58303345 Tell me, little butterfly, what would you do for love?

In the wake of a crushing defeat, Tisaanah and Maxatarius have been ripped apart. Tisaanah is desperate to rescue Max from his imprisonment, even as her people鈥檚 fight for freedom grows more treacherous. But within the walls of Ilyzath, Max鈥檚 mind is a shadow of what it once was鈥� leaving his past a mystery and his future at the mercy of Ara鈥檚 new, ruthless queen.

Meanwhile, in the Fey lands, Aefe has been dragged back into this world by a king who vows to destroy civilizations in her name. But even as her past returns to claim her, her former self is a stranger.

Tisaanah, Max, and Aefe are thrust into the center of a cataclysm between the human and Fey worlds. The unique magic they share is key to either winning the war, or ending it.

But that power demands sacrifice. Tisaanah may be forced to choose between love and duty. Max cannot forge his future without confronting his past. And Aefe must decide between reclaiming who she was, or embracing who she has become.

The choices they make will either reshape this world forever鈥r end it..

In the harrowing finale of the War of Lost Hearts trilogy, a tale of romance, magic, vengeance, and redemption comes to a close -- perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Miranda Honfleur, and Danielle Jenson. ]]> 722 Carissa Broadbent Tashah 5 4.36 2022
author: Carissa Broadbent
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/12
date added: 2025/01/12
shelves:
review:

]]> 32718027
But when Nahri accidentally summons an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior to her side during one of her cons, she鈥檚 forced to accept that the magical world she thought only existed in childhood stories is real. For the warrior tells her a new tale: across hot, windswept sands teeming with creatures of fire, and rivers where the mythical marid sleep; past ruins of once-magnificent human metropolises, and mountains where the circling hawks are not what they seem, lies Daevabad, the legendary city of brass, a city to which Nahri is irrevocably bound.

In that city, behind gilded brass walls laced with enchantments, behind the six gates of the six djinn tribes, old resentments are simmering. And when Nahri decides to enter this world, she learns that true power is fierce and brutal. That magic cannot shield her from the dangerous web of court politics. That even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences.

After all, there is a reason they say be careful what you wish for...]]> 532 S.A. Chakraborty 0062678108 Tashah 0 to-read 4.12 2017
author: S.A. Chakraborty
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/01/02
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 52617662
Tisaanah bargained away her own freedom to save those she left behind in slavery. Now, bound by her blood pact, she must fight the Orders鈥� war -- and Max is determined to protect her at all costs.

But when a betrayal tears apart Ara, Max and Tisaanah are pushed into an even bloodier conflict. Tisaanah must gamble with Reshaye鈥檚 power to claim an impossible victory. And Max, forced into leadership, must confront everything he hoped to forget: his past, and his own mysterious magic.

All the while, darker forces loom -- far darker, even, than the Orders鈥� secrets.

As Tisaanah and Max are ensnared in a web of ancient magic and twisted secrets, one question remains: what are they willing to sacrifice for victory? For power? For love?]]> 636 Carissa Broadbent Tashah 5 4.15 2021
author: Carissa Broadbent
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2024/12/23
date added: 2024/12/23
shelves:
review:

]]> 49826643
Ripped from a forgotten homeland as a child, Tisaanah learned how to survive with nothing but a sharp wit and a touch of magic. But the night she tries to buy her freedom, she barely escapes with her life.

Desperate to save the best friend she left behind, Tisaanah journeys to the Orders, the most powerful organizations of magic Wielders in the world. But to join their ranks, she must complete an apprenticeship with Maxantarius Farlione, a handsome and reclusive fire wielder who despises the Orders.

The Orders鈥� intentions are cryptic, and Tisaanah must prove herself under the threat of looming war. But even more dangerous are her growing feelings for Maxantarius. The bloody past he wants to forget may be the key to her future鈥� or the downfall of them both.

But Tisaanah will stop at nothing to save those she abandoned. Even if it means gambling in the Orders鈥� deadly games. Even if it means sacrificing her heart.

Even if it means wielding death itself.

Fans of epic romantic fantasy like Sarah J. Maas and Raven Kennedy will devour this tale of dark magic, passionate romance, vengeance, and redemption.]]> 520 Carissa Broadbent Tashah 5 4.03 2020
author: Carissa Broadbent
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2024/12/06
date added: 2024/12/06
shelves:
review:

]]> 60354430
War has broken out, thrusting his family into the center of a savage conflict. In its wake, Max is chosen to compete for the title of Arch Commandant.

The title is all he has ever wanted. But the competition is merciless, and victory will mean fighting against the love of his life鈥� all while he must navigate a war that threatens to destroy those he treasures most.

As allies and enemies alike draw blades at his back, Max learns that no victor walks away with clean hands.

It鈥檚 only a matter of how far he鈥檚 willing to go.]]> 140 Carissa Broadbent Tashah 0 to-read 3.50 2022
author: Carissa Broadbent
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/12/02
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 207003676 The pulse-pounding third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation Alex Aster

Love kills kingdoms鈥�

Back in Grim鈥檚 castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future鈥攁nd the fate of the world鈥攏ow hinge on a heart split in two.

Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king.

As the line between enemy and friend is tested, Isla is more desperate than ever to understand the oracle鈥檚 final prophecy and change her heartrending fate. But a storm is coming. And with it, a long-buried evil greater than anything the realms have faced before.

With the clock ticking on her destiny and the survival of two warring kingdoms hinging on her own shattered heart, Isla Crown will either save the world鈥攐r destroy it.]]> 384 Alex Aster 141977378X Tashah 4 3.62 2024
author: Alex Aster
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/11/23
date added: 2024/11/23
shelves:
review:

]]> 59808071 Not every love is meant to be.

After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she鈥檚 discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.

But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn鈥檛 the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.

Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline鈥檚 life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she鈥檚 not sure she can...]]> 416 Stephanie Garber 1250268427 Tashah 0 to-read 4.49 2022
author: Stephanie Garber
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.49
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/11/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 62816044 Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after.

Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She鈥檚 married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she鈥檚 paid for this fairytale. She doesn鈥檛 know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out . . . but first he must kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts.

Blood will be shed, hearts will be stolen, and true love will be put to the test in A Curse for True Love, the breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy.]]> 386 Stephanie Garber 1250851203 Tashah 0 to-read 4.14 2023
author: Stephanie Garber
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/11/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 191755077 Ten women. A deadly contest. Only one can win the Sun King's heart.

Lor has endured twelve long years of torment under the Aurora King鈥檚 rule. Her only desire is to escape and pay him back for every moment of misery she's endured.

When a surprise release finds her in the hands of the rival Sun King, Lor is thrust into the spotlight as she competes against nine other Tributes for the role of queen. If she wins his heart, she'll earn her freedom and finally get her revenge.

But Lor doesn't belong in the Sun Queen Trials. Not only does she not understand why she was freed, she isn鈥檛 a citizen of the Sun King鈥檚 court. The other Tributes resent her presence and will stop at nothing to ensure Lor is removed from the competition, permanently.

Now Lor must win, because if she loses, she dies. Or worse, she'll be returned to the evil鈥攁nd now vengeful鈥擜urora King.]]> 400 Nisha J. Tuli 1538767481 Tashah 0 to-read 3.81 2023
author: Nisha J. Tuli
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/11/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 204593914 Welcome to Phantasma. There are only two rules to the game: Stay alive. And don鈥檛 fall in love.

When Ophelia鈥檚 sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize鈥攁 single wish.

Phantasma is a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, of demons and temptations. Ophelia will face nine challenges, each more dangerous than the last. There can only be one winner, and the other contestants will stop at nothing to eliminate their rivals.

Every day the house creates new monsters. But just as Ophelia鈥檚 fears threaten to overwhelm her, a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain.

Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead. All he asks in return is ten years of her life.

Ophelia knows she shouldn鈥檛 trust him. Blackwell doesn鈥檛 seem dangerous, but appearances can be deceptive. Worse still, she feels a dark and irresistible attraction drawing them closer and closer.

Her life is on the line. But in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart . . .]]> 497 Kaylie Smith 1538769255 Tashah 0 to-read 4.05 2024
author: Kaylie Smith
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/11/09
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 211081101
The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom enriches itself and deprives its rivals, including Lara's homeland. So when she鈥檚 sent as a bride under the guise of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture its impenetrable defenses. And the defenses of its king.

Yet as she infiltrates her new home and gains a deeper understanding of the war to possess the bridge, Lara begins to question whether she鈥檚 the hero or the villain. And as her feelings for Aren transform from frosty hostility to fierce passion, Lara must choose which kingdom she鈥檒l save鈥� and which kingdom she鈥檒l destroy.

Passionate and violent, The Bridge Kingdom is a seductive fantasy perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.]]> 430 Danielle L. Jensen 0593975189 Tashah 0 to-read 4.01 2018
author: Danielle L. Jensen
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/11/06
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 58410355 The seductive and action-packed follow-up to Alex Aster鈥檚 instant #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and internationally bestselling novel, Lightlark

Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers.

Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself struggling to win respect as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven鈥檛 ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla鈥檚 midst who don鈥檛 believe her ascent to power was earned.

As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to unravel, Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most dangerous traitor of all: her heart.

Alex Aster鈥檚 intricate world expands after the riveting culmination of the Centennial games, delving more deeply into Isla鈥檚 memories of her past, as her future hurtles toward two possible fates.]]> 432 Alex Aster Tashah 5 4.10 2023
author: Alex Aster
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/11/02
date added: 2024/11/02
shelves:
review:

]]> 63905241
Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms.

The sparring and hazing of the new trainees border on deadly, but even more dangerous is her growing attraction to Wilder Hawthorne, her unwilling warrior chaperone.

All around them, schemes are afoot and darkness looms.

Will Althea pass the perilous initiation test and take her place as a champion of Thezmarr 鈥� or will the invading evil snatch away her dream before it starts?]]> 550 Helen Scheuerer 1922903027 Tashah 0 to-read 4.20 2023
author: Helen Scheuerer
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 60310757 Welcome to the Centennial.

Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons鈥攁 call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm鈥檚 curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die.

Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling鈥攁 realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial.

To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray鈥ven as love complicates everything.]]> 416 Alex Aster 1419760866 Tashah 4 3.83 2022
author: Alex Aster
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/26
date added: 2024/10/26
shelves:
review:

]]> 59227936
Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each one more interested in her wealth than her well-being鈥攁nd each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family鈥檚 waning reputation, and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother鈥檚 restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.
听
However, Signa鈥檚 best chance of uncovering the murderer is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he鈥檚 made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful鈥攁nd more irresistible鈥攖han she ever dared imagine.]]> 409 Adalyn Grace 0316158232 Tashah 0 to-read 3.96 2022
author: Adalyn Grace
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/25
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 50623864
Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.

But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.]]> 448 Victoria E. Schwab 0765387565 Tashah 0 to-read 4.16 2020
author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/24
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 174547967 From the number one bestselling author Catherine Doyle comes the most fiery enemies-to-lovers romantasy of the year. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo and Stephanie Garber.听听

In the dark underbelly of a beautiful city, two rival assassins are pitted against each other in a deadly game of revenge, where the most dangerous mistake of all is falling in love鈥�

In Fantome, a kingdom of cobbled streets, flickering lamplight, beautiful buildings, and secret catacombs, Shade-magic is a scarce and deadly commodity controlled by two enemy the Cloaks and the Daggers 鈥� the thieves and the assassins. On the night of her mother鈥檚 murder, 17-year-old Seraphine runs for her life. Seeking sanctuary with the Cloaks, Sera鈥檚 heart is set on revenge. But are her secret abilities a match for the dark-haired boy whose quicksilver eyes follow her around the city?

Nothing can prepare Sera for the moment she finally comes face-to-face with Ransom, heir to the Order of Daggers. And Ransom is shocked to discover that this unassuming farmgirl wields a strange and blazing magic he has never seen before鈥� Among rumours of monsters stalking the streets and the rival guilds grappling for control of Fantome鈥檚 underworld, Sera and Ransom are drawn together by something more than just magic and must face a deadly choice - forgiveness or vengeance? Kiss or kill? Dagger or Flame? 听]]> 509 Catherine Doyle 1398528455 Tashah 0 to-read 3.86 2024
author: Catherine Doyle
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/23
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 195775182 Captured by a king of darkness. Forced to find the light within.

Arwen Valondale never expected to be the brave one, offering her life to save her brother鈥檚. Now she鈥檚 been taken prisoner by the most dangerous kingdom on the continent, and made to use her rare magical abilities to heal the soldiers of the vicious Onyx King.

Arwen knows better than to face the ancient, wicked woods that surround the castle on her own, which means working with a fellow prisoner might be her only path to freedom. Unfortunately, he鈥檚 as infuriating as he is cunning鈥攁nd seems to take twisted pleasure in playing on Arwen鈥檚 deepest fears.

But here in Onyx Kingdom, trust is a luxury she can鈥檛 afford.

To make it out of enemy territory, she'll have to navigate back-stabbing royals, dark magic, and dangerous beasts. But untold power lies inside Arwen, dormant and waiting for a spark. If she can harness it, she just might be able to escape with her life鈥攁nd hopefully, her heart.]]> 432 Kate Golden Tashah 0 to-read 3.86 2022
author: Kate Golden
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/23
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 141275671 619 Amber V. Nicole Tashah 0 to-read 4.21 2023
author: Amber V. Nicole
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/23
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 57191885
Today is that day鈥擟ollecting Day.

But he will not come for me. I, Raina Bloodgood, have lived in this village for twenty-four years, and for all that time he has passed me by.

His mistake.

Raina Bloodgood has one desire: kill the Frost King and the Witch Collector who stole her sister. On Collecting Day, she means to exact murderous revenge, but a more sinister threat sets fire to her world. Rising from the ashes is the Collector, Alexus Thibault, the man she vowed to slay and the only person who can help save her sister.

Thrust into an age-old story of ice, fire, and ancient gods, Raina must abandon vengeance and aid the Witch Collector or let their empire鈥攁nd her sister鈥攆all into enemy hands. But the lines between good and evil blur, and Raina has more to lose than she imagined. What is she to do when the Witch Collector is no longer the villain who stole her sister, but the hero who鈥檚 stealing her heart?

The Witch Collector is book one in a thrilling romantic fantasy series, perfect for fans of Naomi Novik, Sarah J. Maas, and Jennifer L. Armentrout.]]> 343 Charissa Weaks 1648980449 Tashah 0 to-read 3.66 2021
author: Charissa Weaks
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 124936017
After her disastrous coronation, Diem finds herself at the center of the conflict between the Descended and the Guardians. With her newfound friends and the man she鈥檚 falling for on one side, and the mortals she has vowed to protect on the other, Diem must walk a careful line to save the people she loves鈥� even from each other.

The mystery of her unusual heritage begins to unravel, sending Diem and Luther on an unexpected journey across the realms. The answers may hold the key to winning the war, but finding them will require her to face painful truths about her mother, her bloodline, and her fate.

Meanwhile, the Crowns have set Diem in their sights. Some could be her greatest allies鈥攚hile others want her dead. To end their oppressive reign, Diem must sort friend from foe and risk it all to build an army of her own.

But a powerful figure in the north has plans that could change everything...

Heat of the Everflame is the third book in The Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book epic fantasy romance series that follows our fiesty, bad*ss heroine Diem Bellator in her fight against injustice, her struggle to survive in a royal palace full of betrayal and intrigue, and her journey of self-discovery and finding true love. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers series is perfect for fans of unique magic systems, dragons and other mythical creatures, angst and romantic tension, and hilarious banter. This book will appeal to fans of plot-heavy, character-driven romantasy such as A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, From Blood and Ash, Gild, Shadow & Bone, and The Serpent & the Wings of Night.]]> 1026 Penn Cole Tashah 0 to-read 4.27 2023
author: Penn Cole
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/15
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 220145036
In Lumnos, Realm of Light and Shadow, the Crowns are gathering. Caught between two deadly foes, they must form an unlikely alliance to save their people.

But the Crowns have a secret鈥攁nd a heart without its mate will burn the world down to fulfill its fate.

Hatred reigns. Hope seems lost. With the future in darkness, can a flame emerge to bring the light?]]> 550 Penn Cole 3911244118 Tashah 0 to-read 4.30 2026
author: Penn Cole
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2026
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/15
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 124935969
The threat of war has arrived at Diem鈥檚 doorstep, along with a new discovery that could save her people. To use it, she must survive the next thirty days by forming a devil鈥檚 bargain with the people she hates most: the royal family of House Corbois.

But as she dives into the world of the Descended elite, Diem quickly realizes good and evil aren鈥檛 as simple as they seem. Old prejudices are challenged, and new loyalties blur the line between friend and foe.

Meanwhile, her mother is still missing, and the secrets she left behind can no longer be ignored鈥攁nd neither can the Guardians and their demands. Caught between an old flame and a sizzling new spark, Diem must confront the truth about who she is and what she wants before time runs out.

War is coming, and dangerous enemies wait on all sides.. but the most deadly battle Diem faces may be the one for her heart.

Glow of the Everflame is the second book in The Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book fantasy romance series. This book will appeal to fans of plot-heavy, character-driven romantasy such as A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, From Blood and Ash, Gild, Shadow & Bone, and The Serpent & the Wings of Night.]]> 637 Penn Cole Tashah 0 to-read 4.36 2023
author: Penn Cole
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 60816947
Her fate was decided years ago, when her useless father made a deal with the greedy fae king to save his own life. Now, she is being sent to marry one of the five ruthless fae princes. The only problem is that she is not the first human to marry a fae prince. And like every human wife before her, Jade is going to be killed before she can find a way out.

Malachi Weyland is the heir to the fae throne. It鈥檚 the reason his brothers have despised him all these years, and it鈥檚 the reason his father is adamant on finding him a human wife. Malachi has one job, and that is to unite the fae and human lands. But Malachi has a secret, and it鈥檚 one that gives him his rightful name amongst both the human and fae lands: The Prince of Shadows.

Jade and Malachi are faced with life-or-death challenges as Jade is thrown into Malachi鈥檚 world. Will she die just like every wife before her? Or will Malachi, the same fae who is feared across all of Rewyth, be the one to save her life?]]> 268 Emily Blackwood Tashah 0 to-read 3.26 2022
author: Emily Blackwood
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.26
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 73071451 Sinner. Villain. Wicked.

The Prince of Envy has never claimed to be a saint. But when a cryptic note arrives, signaling the beginning of a deadly game, he knows it will take more than a hint of sin to win and save his falling demon court. Riddles, hexed objects, anonymous players, nothing will stand in his way, though none of his meticulous plans prepare him for her, the frustrating artist who ignites his sin like no other鈥�

Virtuous. Darling. Liar.

The trouble with scoundrels and blackguards is that they haven鈥檛 a modicum of honor, a fact Miss Camilla Antonius learns after one desperate mistake allows Waverly Green鈥檚 most notorious rake to blackmail her. To avoid a ruinous scandal, Camilla is forced to enter a devil鈥檚 bargain with Envy, little expecting his game will awaken her true nature...

Together, Envy and Camilla must embark on a perilous journey through the Underworld鈥攆rom glittering demon courts to the sultry vampire realm and beyond鈥攚hile trying to avoid the most dangerous trap of all: falling in love.]]> 612 Kerri Maniscalco 031655751X Tashah 0 to-read 3.99 2023
author: Kerri Maniscalco
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/11
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 63308923
To find those who discarded me at birth, I must sneak into Faerie.

But my deceased guardian left more than scars upon my heart. Debts are owed to the madam at the Lair of Lust, and I鈥檓 forced to repay them.

My first client is a faerie king who offers to give me everything I鈥檝e always wanted. The king will take me to Faerie if I make a blood vow to marry him. A collection of sweltering meetings fool me into believing his reasons for choosing me to be his queen鈥攁 changeling without so much as a name.

For upon my arrival in his kingdom, I receive the answers I鈥檝e craved and the truth behind his motives.

My wonder and infatuation for the king and his wintry realm are snuffed by hatred and fear. Though loathing him is futile when venomous words and spiteful games only prove to excite him. Once again, I鈥檓 trapped. This time, with an enemy I cannot hide from. One with enough heat in his eyes to melt my resolve, and enough power at his frosted fingertips to accomplish his sinister goals.

To survive all I鈥檝e discovered, not only will I need to unearth King Florian鈥檚 dead heart鈥擨 will need to guard my own before he tricks it, too.]]> 338 Ella Fields Tashah 0 to-read 3.95 2023
author: Ella Fields
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/11
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 183086339
After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray has killed the King, and kickstarted a Resistance throughout the land. Now she鈥檚 running from the one person she had wanted to run to.

Kai Azer is now Ilya鈥檚 Enforcer, loyal to his brother Kitt, the new King. He has vowed to find Paedyn and bring her to justice.

Across the deadly Scorches, and deep into the hostile city of Dor, Kai pursues the one person he wishes he didn鈥檛 have to. But in a city without Elites, the balance between the hunter and hunted shifts 鈥� and the battle between duty and desire is deadly.

Be swept away by this kiss-or-kill romantasy trilogy taking the world by storm.]]> 396 Lauren Roberts Tashah 4 4.07 2024
author: Lauren Roberts
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/11
date added: 2024/10/11
shelves:
review:

]]> 50158128 343 Jordan Ifueko 1419739824 Tashah 0 to-read 4.32 2020
author: Jordan Ifueko
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/09
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 214907249 OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD. THE SIZZLING FINALE TO THE NO 1 BESTSELLING ROMANTASY PHENOMENON!
鈥�
Praise for
鈥楴othing short of epic鈥櫶齊osie Talbot, bestselling author of听Sixteen Souls
鈥楢 thrilling fantasy with the most delicious slow-burn romance鈥� M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of听Midnight in Everwood
鈥榌A] titillating debut鈥櫶�Publishers Weekly
鈥楢 masterpiece鈥櫶�老虎机稳赢方法 Reader Review
鈥楨veryone needs to read it鈥櫶�TikTok Review
鈥楾he BEST book I鈥檝e read鈥櫶�NetGalley Reader Review
鈥楢 sizzling slice of fantasy romance鈥櫶�Booksellers Review
听
Paedyn听Gray and Kai Azer return to the Kingdom of Ilya...听鈥�
鈥�
And Paedyn has听a life-altering choice to make.听Whatever she decides will听determine听her fate 鈥撎齛nd the fate of those around her 鈥撎齠orever.听鈥�
鈥�
In the听ultimate battle of love and loyalty, who wins?
听
Be swept away by the conclusion to the smash hit,听dagger-to-the-throat听romantasy trilogy.听

Follow Lauren Roberts on TikTok and Instagram @LaurenRobertsLibrary
听]]> 604 Lauren Roberts Tashah 0 to-read 4.22 2025
author: Lauren Roberts
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/07
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 75513900 She is the very thing he鈥檚 spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she鈥檚 spent her whole life pretending to be.

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya鈥攖he exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.

The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that鈥攐rdinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime鈥攎aking Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.

Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be overly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can in order to stay alive and out of trouble. Easier said than done.

When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyas princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites鈥� powers鈥攖he very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don鈥檛 kill her, the prince she鈥檚 fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is鈥攃ompletely Ordinary.]]> 523 Lauren Roberts Tashah 5 4.17 2023
author: Lauren Roberts
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/07
date added: 2024/10/07
shelves:
review:

]]> 165940202
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband鈥檚 back.

Freya鈥檚 dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region鈥檚 jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess鈥檚 blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden鈥檚 fate.

Believing he鈥檚 destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.]]> 419 Danielle L. Jensen 0593599837 Tashah 0 to-read 3.91 2024
author: Danielle L. Jensen
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/03
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 60446482
After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Aurora 鈥淩ory鈥� Raven spends years forging herself into a ruthless vigilante killer.

She never gave up her search for the man who killed her sister, but when she is convicted of thirteen murders and sentenced to five-hundred years in Vincula, the prison realm, she knows her sister鈥檚 death will never be avenged.

After arriving in Vincula, Aurora discovers her opportunity for retribution is closer than she thought.

Caius is the notorious Umbra King, ruler of Vincula, King of the Monsters, and the thing nightmares are made of. After being locked in his own realm for a crime he didn鈥檛 commit, his only focus has been revenge.

But when Aurora drops into his throne room, representing everything he despises, they begin a game of cat and mouse, and before long, their hatred turns into something else.

Circumstances draw them together, but revenge might tear them apart.

The Umbra King is book 1 in the Vincula Realm Duology and ends on a cliffhanger.

Not suitable for those under 18. Please check the author's website for content warnings.]]> 385 Jamie Applegate Hunter Tashah 0 to-read 3.92
author: Jamie Applegate Hunter
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.92
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 205888187 The Gem

Marked by the Gods, Kya is forced to partake in a Trial for a chance to be deemed Worthy. If she succeeds, she鈥檒l be gifted great powers. If she fails, she could lose her life or worse. But that鈥檚 only the start of her worries. Now, the same plague that took her home is spreading and threatening the fate of the realm. Can Kya survive the Trial of the Gods and gain the needed power to rid the world of the growing threat before it鈥檚 too late? Or will she be drawn to what awaits her in the shadows?

The Shadow

Ryker has waited a long time for her鈥攈is mate. Now he鈥檚 found her. He plans to claim what is rightfully his, but dark forces threaten to destroy his Nation should he embrace the bond he so desperately desires. Unable to escape the drive to be near her, he waits for his precious gem, lingering in her shadow.

Worthy of Fate is the first book in a new adult, dark fantasy romance series with an intriguing magic system, dark forces, Spirits, and forbidden fated mates.]]> 586 A.N. Caudle Tashah 0 to-read 3.88 2024
author: A.N. Caudle
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 23437156 Alternate cover of ISBN 9781627792127

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price鈥攁nd no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can鈥檛 pull it off alone...

A convict with a thirst for revenge

A sharpshooter who can鈥檛 walk away from a wager

A runaway with a privileged past

A spy known as the Wraith

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz鈥檚 crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction鈥攊f they don鈥檛 kill each other first.]]> 480 Leigh Bardugo 1627792120 Tashah 0 to-read 4.47 2015
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 54659771 He was supposed to be a myth.
But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell... he was, quite simply, mine.

Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that鈥檚 ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city鈥檚 dark facade.

With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil鈥檚 bargain with a man she once believed a myth... a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed.

Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he鈥檚 spent years craving, it鈥檚 all the excuse he needs to help her鈥攆or a price. Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he鈥檒l go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close鈥�

A modern retelling of Hades and Persephone that鈥檚 as sinful as it is sweet.]]> 380 Katee Robert 1728231736 Tashah 0 to-read 3.68 2021
author: Katee Robert
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 57815107 From the desperation of golden crowns鈥�

Casteel Da鈥橬eer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could鈥檝e prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable.

And born of mortal flesh鈥�

Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. With the strength of the Primal of Life鈥檚 guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way鈥攂ecause there can be no retreat this time. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace.

A great primal power rises鈥�

Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear鈥攖o protect those who cannot defend themselves. But war is only the beginning. Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. To end what the Blood Queen has begun, Poppy might have to become what she has been prophesied to be鈥攚hat she fears the most.

As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction.]]> 628 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1952457726 Tashah 0 to-read 4.02 2022
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 56651967
Isolde de Lara considers her wedding day her death day. To end a years-long war, she is to marry vampire king, Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev, and kill him.

But her assassination attempt is thwarted and Adrian threatens that if Isolde tries to kill him again, he will raise her as the undead. Faced with the possibility of becoming the thing she hates most, Isolde seeks other ways to defy him and survive the brutal vampire court.

Except it isn鈥檛 the court she fears most 鈥� it鈥檚 Adrian. Despite their undeniable chemistry, she wonders why the king 鈥� fierce, savage, merciless 鈥� chose her as consort.

The answer will shatter her world.]]> 391 Scarlett St. Clair Tashah 0 to-read 3.65 2021
author: Scarlett St. Clair
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 59339681 Once, we鈥檇 worshipped them as Gods.

For nearly 400 years, the Veil has protected us from the Fae of Alfheimr. In their absence, our lives have shifted from decadence and sin to survival and virtue under the guidance of the New Gods. I鈥檝e spent my entire life tending to the gardens next to the boundary between our worlds, drawn to the shimmering magic like a moth to the flame.

Then, we died on their swords.

All of that changes the day the Veil shatters, unleashing the fae upon our world once again. The magic of faerie marks those of us they mean to take, but the Mist Guard protecting Nothrek will kill us all before they let the fae have us. There鈥檚 no choice but to flee everything I鈥檝e ever known, not if I want to live to see my twenty-first birthday as a free woman.

Now, they鈥檒l claim what鈥檚 theirs.

But before they capture me, Caelum saves me from the Wild Hunt. Fae-marked and on the run, he is able to fight back in ways I only dream of. From tentative alliance to all-consuming passion, our bond strengthens as the fae close in and evil lurks ever nearer. With my life on the line, he is everything I shouldn鈥檛 dare to want and a distraction I can鈥檛 afford. I can鈥檛 seem to stay away, not even with something greater on the line.

My heart.

Author鈥檚 Note: This book is intended for readers who are 18 and older. It contains mature language, graphic violence, and explicit content with darker elements. This is book one in a series and ends in a cliffhanger.]]> 419 Harper L. Woods Tashah 0 to-read 3.57 2022
author: Harper L. Woods
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 58081613 I was sure everything would be okay if I had them.
It wasn鈥檛.
The fate of our people is in my hands and I know we鈥檙e better off if I鈥檓 alone.
After five years on the run, I鈥檓 caught and dragged back to face the men I ran away from.
I thought I was doing the right thing.
Now, I鈥檓 not so sure.
North, Nox, Gryphon, Atlas, and Gabe may never forgive me but one thing is for sure.
I won鈥檛 ever forgive myself.

*Broken Bonds is a full length reverse harem PNR novel with material that may be difficult for some readers. This book will end on a cliffhanger. It's recommended for 18+ due to language and sexual situations.]]> 289 J. Bree Tashah 0 to-read 4.13 2021
author: J. Bree
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 55240343 She's been the victim and the survivor鈥�

Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she鈥檚 found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. It鈥檚 a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. The true ruler of Atlantia. She carries the blood of the King of Gods within her. By right the crown and the kingdom are hers.

The enemy and the warrior鈥�

Poppy has only ever wanted to control her own life, not the lives of others, but now she must choose to either forsake her birthright or seize the gilded crown and become the Queen of Flesh and Fire. But as the kingdoms鈥� dark sins and blood-drenched secrets finally unravel, a long-forgotten power rises to pose a genuine threat. And they will stop at nothing to ensure that the crown never sits upon Poppy鈥檚 head.

A lover and heartmate鈥�

But the greatest threat to them and to Atlantia is what awaits in the far west, where the Queen of Blood and Ash has her own plans, ones she has waited hundreds of years to carry out. Poppy and Casteel must consider the impossible鈥攖ravel to the Lands of the Gods and wake the King himself. And as shocking secrets and the harshest betrayals come to light, and enemies emerge to threaten everything Poppy and Casteel have fought for, they will discover just how far they are willing to go for their people鈥攁nd each other.

And now she will become Queen.]]> 645 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1952457254 Tashah 0 to-read 4.11 2021
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 54319549 A Betrayal鈥�

Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight him, and that鈥檚 one order she鈥檚 more than happy to obey. He may have taken her, but he will never have her.

A Choice...

Casteel Da鈥橬eer is known by many names and many faces. His lies are as seductive as his touch. His truths as sensual as his bite. Poppy knows better than to trust him. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. But he鈥檚 the only way for her to get what she wants鈥攖o find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she鈥檚 ever wanted. Casteel has plans for her. Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself鈥攁bout him. Plans that could bind their lives together in unexpected ways that neither kingdom is prepared for. And she鈥檚 far too reckless, too hungry, to resist the temptation.

A Secret鈥�

But unrest has grown in Atlantia as they await the return of their Prince. Whispers of war have become stronger, and Poppy is at the very heart of it all. The King wants to use her to send a message. The Descenters want her dead. The wolven are growing more unpredictable. And as her abilities to feel pain and emotion begin to grow and strengthen, the Atlantians start to fear her. Dark secrets are at play, ones steeped in the blood-drenched sins of two kingdoms that would do anything to keep the truth hidden. But when the earth begins to shake, and the skies start to bleed, it may already be too late.]]> 637 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1952457106 Tashah 0 to-read 4.32 2020
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 18775292
Meanwhile, Caitlin Macausland is mourning the future she can never have. She died tragically in what the village thinks is suspicious circumstances, and now she is stuck in a limbo, unable to move on.

And between the two of them is an old lighthouse鈥攖he scene of so much tragedy. Can each woman find the peace she so desperately longs for? And can they find the way to live again?]]> 448 Santa Montefiore 1476735379 Tashah 4 3.81 2013
author: Santa Montefiore
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves:
review:

]]> 13563590 Decades later and hundreds of miles away, a beautiful old country house hotel on England's Devon coast has fallen on hard times. Its owner, Marina, advertises for an artist-in-residence to stay the summer and teach the guests how to paint. Rafael Santoro is charismatic and wise, and soon begins to pacify the discord in her family. However, Rafa is not who he seems. He has his own agenda. Whether to destroy, to seduce, or to heal, it is certain to affect them all.
Spanning four decades and sweeping from the Italian countryside to the English coast, this new story by Santa Montefiore is a moving and mysterious tale of love, forgiveness and the past revealed.]]> 480 Santa Montefiore 1849831068 Tashah 4 3.89 2011
author: Santa Montefiore
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves:
review:

]]> 214331246 When you鈥檝e been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch鈥檚 name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He鈥檚 torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who鈥檚 nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he鈥檚 been set up to fail. But there鈥檚 something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.]]> 387 Suzanne Collins 1546171460 Tashah 0 to-read 4.59 2025
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 53439886
Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue.

Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone . Revealing a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame鈥檚 enigmatic high king, Cardan, his tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan鈥檚 perspective.

This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collector鈥檚 item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old.]]> 200 Holly Black Tashah 0 to-read 4.15 2020
author: Holly Black
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 26032912 He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne.

Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.

Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan鈥檚 betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril.

Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict鈥檚 bloody politics.

And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity鈥�

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy.]]> 321 Holly Black 0316310409 Tashah 4 4.33 2019
author: Holly Black
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/27
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves:
review:

]]> 209741142 A spellbinding gothic dark fantasy about a shunned woman who is forced beyond the mortal realm's forbidden boundary, into a terrifying world of cursed souls and grotesque creatures.

Only the banished know what lies beyond the woods ...

There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell鈥攖he forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what鈥檚 taken is never given back. Only those who鈥檝e lost their senses would dare to go near it.

Or the banished.

Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a tragic turn of events compels her beyond the archway of bones, to a boundary no mortal has crossed before. One that cloaks a dark and fantastical world that鈥檚 as dangerous as it is alluring.

It鈥檚 there that he dwells, the cursed lord of Eidolon. The one tasked to keep her hidden from the magehood that seeks to crucify her in the name of an arcane prophesy. Zevander Rydainn, known to his prey as The Scorpion, is the coldest, most calculated assassin in all of Aethyria and he鈥檇 sooner toss his feisty ward to a pack of vicious fyredrakes than keep her safe.

If only he could.

Maevyth鈥檚 blood is the key to breaking his despised curse and vanquishing the slumbering evil in Witch Knell. Unfortunately for Lord Rydainn, fate has other plans for the irresistible little enchantress. And his growing obsession with her threatens to destroy everything.

Including himself.

Anathema is a full-length, gothic dark fantasy, the first book in The Eating Woods duology. Perfect for readers who enjoy a plot-heavy and atmospheric story with a unique magic system, a slow-burn romance and a touch of horror.]]> 688 Keri Lake Tashah 0 to-read 4.13 2024
author: Keri Lake
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 55285911 The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death.

Three-thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella's village to be their Human Queen.

To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark nineteen-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she's dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town's only healer.

That is, until the Elf King unexpectedly arrives... for her.

Everything Luella had thought she'd known about her life, and herself, was a lie. Taken to a land filled with wild magic, Luella is forced to be the new queen to a cold yet blisteringly handsome Elf King. Once there, she learns about a dying world that only she can save.

The magical land of Midscape pulls on one corner of her heart, her home and people tug on another... but what will truly break her is a passion she never wanted.

A Deal with the Elf King is a complete, stand-alone novel, inspired by the tales of Hades and Persephone, as well as Beauty and the Beast, with a "happily ever after" ending. It's perfect for fantasy romance fans looking for just the right amount of steam and their next slow-burn and swoon-worthy couple. ]]> 317 Elise Kova 1949694283 Tashah 0 to-read 3.62 2020
author: Elise Kova
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 178171265

She was born in darkness, under the shadow of a full moon during a solar eclipse, with a mysterious black dagger at her side. As a child, Olivia James witnessed her mother's gruesome murder. As an adult, her godfather has trained her to be a skilled fighter. But when Olivia's boyfriend betrays her and threatens her life, setting off a string of events that catapults her back in time from 21st century Seattle into 3rd century Rome, the secrets of her past begin to unravel. The discovery that she is a Timeborne, one with the ability to travel across time, is just the beginning.

Soon Olivia finds herself under the protection of-and owned by-Roman Alexander, a former gladiator and bodyguard to the emperor. Torn between his duty to his emperor, a desire for vengeance, and a longing to search for his lost twin brother, Roman now has the added complication of protecting this strange woman from the depravity of ancient Rome. Worse, he finds himself falling for her, despite accusations that she is an enemy spy.

But even Roman is no match for the dark shadow that has pursued Olivia into the past. A fighter in her own right, she's forced to work with Roman to find a way back to her own time. Do the ancient scriptures on her dagger hold the key? Can she trust Roman with her secrets? And can she fight her enemies and protect her heart at the same time?

Timeborne is the first book in the Blade of Shadows series. Begin your adventure now!]]> 344 Sara Samuels Tashah 0 to-read 2.97
author: Sara Samuels
name: Tashah
average rating: 2.97
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 26032887 The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince.

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.

The first lesson is to make yourself strong.

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.

When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.]]> 336 Holly Black 0316310336 Tashah 4 4.27 2019
author: Holly Black
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/22
date added: 2024/09/22
shelves:
review:

]]> 61250159 An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.
听
Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude willing to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, Oak will have to decide whether to attempt regaining the trust of the girl he鈥檚 always loved or to remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign鈥攅ven if it means ending Wren, too.鈥ㄢ��
听
With a new war looming on the horizon and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak鈥檚 guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. It鈥檚 just a question of whom he will doom.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning blood-soaked conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology.
听]]> 359 Holly Black 0316592730 Tashah 0 to-read 3.88 2024
author: Holly Black
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/21
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 26032825 Of course I want to be like them. They鈥檙e beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him鈥揳nd face the consequences.

As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.]]> 370 Holly Black 0316310271 Tashah 3 4.01 2018
author: Holly Black
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2024/09/18
date added: 2024/09/18
shelves:
review:

]]> 201495822 The seductive and thrilling first book in the Wings of Ink epic romantic fantasy series from award-winning author Angelina J. Steffort.

Stuck in prison, pirate Wolayna Milevishja is waiting to be dealt her punishment鈥攐ne worse than death, her captors promised when they closed the door of her cell over nine months ago.

Now that punishment has come to collect her.

Wolayna is taken to the mystical fairylands as this year鈥檚 bride for the Crow King, and that, even the humans in this world know, means there is no hope.

As Wolayna quarrels with her fate, frosty disdain melts into heart-stopping attraction, and she realizes that, maybe, King Myron, has just as little choice as she has. Something ancient and vengeful is at work in the Crow realm, and the intrigue at court is just the surface of the looming danger closing in on them.

Will Wolayna outsmart fate and find the freedom she鈥檚 owed, or will this new world of winged horror and surprising beauty be the death of her?

If you like witty, independent heroines and morally-grey, tormented heroes, you will devour this sizzling, addictive fantasy adventure.



Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, From Blood and Ash, and Beauty and the Beast, WINGS OF INK is an epic romantic fantasy with enemies-to-lovers, arranged marriage, slow-burn spice, and a magical world filled with mysteries and monsters.]]> 468 Angelina J. Steffort Tashah 0 to-read 3.96
author: Angelina J. Steffort
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.96
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/06
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 59126924 New York Times bestseller Jasmine Walt returns with this first book in a brand-new fantasy series, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Raven Kennedy, and Elise Kova.

A fae with impossible magic

Adara has been an outsider for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in the earth fae realm, she鈥檚 a water fae who can鈥檛 control her magic, making her not just useless, but downright dangerous at times.

When a training mishap accidentally unleashes a hidden magic inside her, Adara suddenly finds herself on the run. The king wants to use her powers for nefarious reasons, and he鈥檒l stop at nothing to obtain her鈥攊ncluding kidnapping and torturing Adara鈥檚 own mother.

A dragon awoken from slumber

As the last of his kind, Einar wants nothing to do with the kingdom of Ediria or its problems. The fae hunted his kind to extinction, and he harbors only hatred for them in his heart.

But when a beautiful fae female awakens him from an enchanted slumber, Einar is reluctantly ensnared. And while he would rather die than submit to any fae, every fiber of his body screams to claim her as his own.

A kingdom corrupted by darkness

The last thing Adara and Einar want to do is join forces, no matter how scorching the passion between them is. But a dark magic is sweeping through the land, rotting the kingdom from the inside out. And if the two cannot put aside the centuries-old feud between their races, they will lose everything they hold dear...

If you like steamy, slow-burn romance, heart-pounding elemental duels, and unmatched world-building, then you鈥檒l love this series. Scroll up to grab your copy today!]]> 414 Jasmine Walt 1948108410 Tashah 0 to-read 3.58 2022
author: Jasmine Walt
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/04
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 35796008
At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former street thief, is sent by the queen to investigate transgressions against the new settlements. When Kazi arrives in the forbidding land of the Ballengers, she learns that there is more to Jase than she thought. As unexpected events spiral out of their control, bringing them intimately together, they continue to play a cat and mouse game of false moves and motives in order to fulfill their own secret missions.

Mary E. Pearson's Dance of Thieves is a new YA novel in the New York Times bestselling Remnant Chronicles universe, in which a reformed thief and the young leader of an outlaw dynasty lock wits in a battle that may cost them their lives鈥攁nd their hearts. ]]> 512 Mary E. Pearson 1250159016 Tashah 0 to-read 4.11 2018
author: Mary E. Pearson
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/04
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 22328546 This is a world divided by blood鈥攔ed or silver.

The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.

That is until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.

Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.

But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance鈥擱eds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart.]]> 388 Victoria Aveyard 0062310631 Tashah 0 to-read 3.98 2015
author: Victoria Aveyard
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/31
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 157981739
When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran鈥檚 exile from the Elven lands, they are both forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders. There they encounter the the fae court.

The fae haven鈥檛 been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world 鈥� torn between their loyalty to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts. . .]]> 386 Saara El-Arifi 0593723007 Tashah 0 to-read 3.53 2024
author: Saara El-Arifi
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 43175155 This is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B07S9HLL34

Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist.

Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible.

After a chance encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever.

The bet does more than expose Persephone鈥檚 failure as a Goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows鈥攁nd it鈥檚 forbidden.]]> 438 Scarlett St. Clair Tashah 0 to-read 3.77 2019
author: Scarlett St. Clair
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 61198133 A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.

Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.

Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years.

Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He鈥檚 on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren鈥檚 help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.

#1听New York Times听bestselling author Holly Black returns to the opulent world of Elfhame in the first book in a thrilling new duology, following Jude's brother Oak, and the changeling queen, Suren.]]> 356 Holly Black 0316592706 Tashah 0 to-read 3.92 2023
author: Holly Black
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 90202302 鈥淭he first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.鈥� 鈥擷aden Riorson

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College鈥擵iolet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet鈥檚 already wondering how she鈥檒l get through. It鈥檚 not just that it鈥檚 grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it鈥檚 designed to stretch the riders鈥� capacity for pain beyond endurance. It鈥檚 the new vice commandant, who鈥檚 made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is鈥搖nless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet鈥檚 body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else鈥檚, she still has her wits鈥攁nd a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won鈥檛 be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College鈥攁nd nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 623 Rebecca Yarros 1649374178 Tashah 5 4.33 2023
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/28
date added: 2024/08/30
shelves:
review:

]]> 59986018
Um ihre sterbende Schwester zu retten, schlie脽t die verzweifelte Dianna einen lebenslang bindenden als erste Offizierin des gef眉rchteten und gef盲hrlichen Unterweltboss Kaden befehligt sie seine Armee aus grausamen Monstern, Gestaltwandlern, Vampiren und Hexen. Als Kaden die Herrschaft des gesamten Reiches an sich rei脽en will, muss Dianna f眉r ihn eine uralte Reliquie beschaffen. Diese soll sich ausgerechnet im Besitz des Gottes Samkiel befinden, Diannas Erzfeind, der das Reich seit tausenden Jahren besetzt h盲lt. Doch als sie Samkiel begegnet, muss sie eine Wahl treffen, die alles ver盲ndern wird ...

Die fesselnd-d眉stere, spicy Dark Fantasy mit Slow-Burn-Liebesgeschichte sowie den Tropes Enemies-to-Lovers und Forced Proximity endlich auf Deutsch!]]> 572 Amber V. Nicole Tashah 0 to-read 4.07 2022
author: Amber V. Nicole
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/26
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 61431922 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders...

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general鈥攁lso known as her tough-as-talons mother鈥攈as ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you鈥檙e smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don鈥檛 bond to 鈥渇ragile鈥� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother鈥檚 daughter鈥攍ike Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She鈥檒l need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda鈥攂ecause once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die]]> 517 Rebecca Yarros 1649374046 Tashah 5 4.56 2023
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/18
date added: 2024/08/18
shelves:
review:

]]> 40275288
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction 鈥� but assassins are getting closer to her door.

Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.

Across the dark sea, Tan茅 has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.

Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.]]> 845 Samantha Shannon 1408883457 Tashah 0 to-read 4.18 2019
author: Samantha Shannon
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 76715522 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people 鈥� but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. The knowledge that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, but her resolve is unraveling with each passing day鈥�

With Aelin captured, friends and allies are scattered to different fates. Some bonds will grow even deeper, while others will be severed forever. As destinies weave together at last, all must fight if Erilea is to have any hope of salvation.

Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas's New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an explosive conclusion as Aelin fights to save herself鈥昦nd the promise of a better world.]]> 984 Sarah J. Maas 1639731067 Tashah 5 4.74 2018
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.74
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/06
date added: 2024/08/06
shelves:
review:

]]> 76714487 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold.

After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child, Yrene Towers has no desire to help the young lord from Adarlan, let alone heal him. Yet she has sworn an oath to assist those in need鈥攁nd will honor it. But Lord Westfall carries shadows from his own past, and Yrene soon comes to realize they could engulf them both.

In this sweeping parallel novel to the New York Times bestselling Empire of Storms, Chaol, Nesryn, and Yrene will have to draw on every scrap of their resilience if they wish to save their friends. But while they become entangled in the political webs of the khaganate, deep in the shadows of mighty mountains where warriors soar on legendary ruks, long-awaited answers slumber. Answers that might offer their world a chance at survival鈥攐r doom them all . . .]]> 663 Sarah J. Maas 1639731040 Tashah 5 4.26 2017
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/27
date added: 2024/07/27
shelves:
review:

]]> 76713323 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't.

With her heart sworn to the warrior-prince by her side, and her fealty pledged to the people she is determined to save, Aelin will delve into the depths of her power to protect those she loves. But as monsters emerge from the horrors of the past, and dark forces become poised to claim her world, the only chance for salvation will lie in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.

In this breathtaking fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, Aelin will have to choose what鈥攁nd who鈥攖o sacrifice if she's to keep the world of Erilea from breaking apart.]]> 693 Sarah J. Maas 1639731024 Tashah 5 4.65 2016
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.65
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/27
date added: 2024/07/27
shelves:
review:

]]> 65213595 A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that can't stay buried and the sinister house that sits at the crossroads of it all.

Eden, Kentucky, is just another dying, bad-luck town, known only for the legend of E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth-century author and illustrator who wrote The Underland--and disappeared. Before she vanished, Starling House appeared. But everyone agrees that it鈥檚 best to let the uncanny house鈥昦nd its last lonely heir, Arthur Starling鈥昰o to rot.

Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses or brooding men, but an unexpected job offer might be a chance to get her brother out of Eden. Too quickly, though, Starling House starts to feel dangerously like something she鈥檚 never had: a home.

As sinister forces converge on Starling House, Opal and Arthur are going to have to make a dire choice to dig up the buried secrets of the past and confront their own fears, or let Eden be taken over by literal nightmares.

If Opal wants a home, she鈥檒l have to fight for it.]]> 320 Alix E. Harrow 1250799058 Tashah 0 to-read 3.77 2023
author: Alix E. Harrow
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/14
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 76707900 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she鈥檚 at last returned to the empire鈥攆or vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past鈥�

She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.

She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen鈥檚 triumphant return.

The fourth volume in the New York Times bestselling series continues Celaena鈥檚 epic journey and builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.]]> 648 Sarah J. Maas 1639731008 Tashah 5 4.64 2015
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/13
date added: 2024/07/13
shelves:
review:

]]> 127305713
Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe 鈥� a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution 鈥� who she can't help but find herself falling for.

Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune鈥檚 merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow fa莽ade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she鈥檚 the very villain he鈥檚 been hunting?

Kristen Ciccarelli鈥檚 The Crimson Moth is the thrilling start to a romantic fantasy duology where the only thing more treacherous than being a witch鈥� is falling in love.]]> 406 Kristen Ciccarelli 1250866901 Tashah 0 to-read 4.16 2024
author: Kristen Ciccarelli
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/12
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 76706470 576 Sarah J. Maas Tashah 5 4.44 2014
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/06
date added: 2024/07/06
shelves:
review:

]]> 40381392 A love worth fighting for. A dream worth dying for. An ending worth waiting for.

It鈥檚 been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn鈥檛 really exist.

With lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, Tella must decide if she鈥檚 going to trust Legend or a former enemy. After uncovering a secret that upends her life, Scarlett will need to do the impossible. And Legend has a choice to make that will forever change and define him.

Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun. There are no spectators this time鈥攐nly those who will win, and those who will lose everything.

Welcome, welcome to Finale . . . all games must come to an end.]]> 478 Stephanie Garber 1250157668 Tashah 0 to-read 4.14 2019
author: Stephanie Garber
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 36329818
After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister, Scarlett, from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn鈥檛 yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend鈥檚 true name.

The only chance of uncovering Legend鈥檚 identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more鈥攁nd into the path of the murderous heir to the throne, a doomed love story, and a web of secrets鈥ncluding her sister's. Caraval has always demanded bravery, cunning, and sacrifice, but now the game is asking for more. If Tella can鈥檛 fulfill her bargain and deliver Legend鈥檚 name, she鈥檒l lose everything she cares about鈥攎aybe even her life. But if she wins, Legend and Caraval will be destroyed forever...

Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . the games have only just begun.]]> 451 Stephanie Garber 125009531X Tashah 0 to-read 4.11 2018
author: Stephanie Garber
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 55987278 How far would you go for happily ever after?

For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings... until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.

Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic but wicked Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.

But after Evangeline鈥檚 first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game鈥攁nd that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she鈥檇 pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after or the most exquisite tragedy...]]> 408 Stephanie Garber 1250268397 Tashah 0 to-read 4.06 2021
author: Stephanie Garber
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 60784546 After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again鈥�

All eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow wants to do is hold her family together. With a brother on the frontline forced to fight on behalf of the Gods now missing from the frontline and a mother drowning her sorrows, Iris鈥檚 best bet is winning the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

But when Iris鈥檚 letters to her brother fall into the wrong hands 鈥� that of the handsome but cold Roman Kitt, her rival at the paper 鈥� an unlikely magical connection forms.

Expelled into the middle of a mystical war, magical typewriters in tow, can their bond withstand the fight for the fate of mankind and, most importantly, love?

An epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.]]> 357 Rebecca Ross 1250857430 Tashah 0 to-read 4.14 2023
author: Rebecca Ross
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 23204582
Chester Zoo is counted among the top 10 zoos in the world and, with over 11,000 animals and 400 species, it is the most visited wildlife attraction in Britain. Unlike other zoos that owe their existence to philanthropists, explorers or big game hunters, Chester Zoo was the brainchild of one working-class man with a dream he had nurtured since he was a boy: to build a zoo without bars.

June Mottorshead was four years old when her father, George, moved his family to Upton, two miles out Chester, to begin the process of turning his dream into a reality. With no other children around to play with - her sister Muriel was 10 years older - June's friends became the animals. Her closest companion was an orphaned chimpanzee which her sister hadshe hand reared, and for six years the two were inseparable. June soon became the poster girl for Chester Zoo and photographs of her cuddling lion clubs, head-butting a goat or opening the beak of a pelican soon graced the front pages of British newspapers. She was 13 when war was declared on 1939 and, with the backbone of the staff headed for the front, it fell to June to take over as head keeper. Keeping the zoo running while the war waged was no easy task. Despite rationing the animals had to be fed and all of them - penguins, elephants, leopards, tigers, lions, kangaroos and polar bears - needed to be moved into secure locked quarters inside as soon as the air raid siren sounded.

June, now in her eighties, is the guardian of her family's legacy and here in Our Zoo, she tells]]> 288 June Mottershead 1472226356 Tashah 0 4.11 2014
author: June Mottershead
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at: 2016/01/01
date added: 2024/07/04
shelves:
review:

]]> 126062562
When Celaena's scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, she finds herself acting independently of his wishes鈥攁nd questioning her own allegiance. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies alike, and discovers that she feels far more for Sam than just friendship. But by defying Arobynn鈥檚 orders, Celaena risks unimaginable punishment, and with Sam by her side, he is in danger, too. They will have to risk it all if they hope to escape Arobynn鈥檚 clutches鈥攁nd if they fail, they鈥檒l lose not just a chance at freedom, but their lives . . .

A prequel to Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas offers readers a deeper look into the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling鈥攁nd deadly鈥攚orld.

Included in this volume:
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
The Assassin and the Healer
The Assassin and the Desert
The Assassin and the Underworld
The Assassin and the Empire]]> 451 Sarah J. Maas 1619632217 Tashah 5 4.16 2014
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2024/06/29
date added: 2024/07/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 76705490 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

"A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.

It puts this entire castle in jeopardy鈥攁nd the life of your friend."

From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances鈥攏ot the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.]]> 420 Sarah J. Maas 1639730966 Tashah 4 4.34 2013
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2024/06/01
date added: 2024/07/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 76703559 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass鈥攁nd it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.]]> 406 Sarah J. Maas 163973094X Tashah 4 4.18 2012
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/01
date added: 2024/07/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 22580855 233 Patricia Chapple Wright 1590564456 Tashah 5 4.34 2014
author: Patricia Chapple Wright
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2023/01/01
date added: 2024/07/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 50659471
Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, her concern for those dearest to her deepens. They have more wounds than she anticipated-scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court.

Bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin with the later books in the series, A Court of Frost and Starlight explores the far-reaching effects of a devastating war and the fierce love between friends.]]> 272 Sarah J. Maas 1635575621 Tashah 3 3.69 2019
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2024/04/01
date added: 2024/07/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 53138095 Global phenomenon Sarah J. Maas鈥檚 sexy, richly imagined #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series continues with the journey of Feyre鈥檚 fiery sister, Nesta.

Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she鈥檚 struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can鈥檛 seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it.

The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre鈥檚 Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta鈥檚 orbit. But her temper isn鈥檛 the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.

Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.

Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance鈥攁nd healing鈥攊n each other鈥檚 arms.]]> 757 Sarah J. Maas 168119628X Tashah 4 4.44 2021
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/01
date added: 2024/07/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 50659472 The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas.

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.]]> 699 Sarah J. Maas 1635575605 Tashah 5 4.47 2017
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/01
date added: 2024/07/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 50659468
Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.

As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil.

Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.]]> 626 Sarah J. Maas 1635575583 Tashah 5 4.65 2016
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.65
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/01
date added: 2024/07/03
shelves:
review:

]]> 50659467
At least, he鈥檚 not a beast all the time.

As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she鈥檚 been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin鈥攁nd his world鈥攆orever.

From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.]]> 419 Sarah J. Maas 1635575567 Tashah 5 4.16 2015
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tashah
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/01
date added: 2024/07/03
shelves:
review:

]]>