I actually almost forgot to do this post this month, which is weird because it’s usually one of the first posts I write each month. It wouldn’t have been the end of the world if I did forget, but my to be read is quite long so it’s already going to take a while to get through it.
This month’s post is pretty much another set of randomly added books that I liked the covers of.
The Circus Rose by Betsy Cornwell
I was going to remove this book from my to be read, but then I saw that it’s a retelling and I’ve been on a hunt for more of those. As I’ve decided to keep it, I had a look at it on Amazon and my god the Kindle book is £11.99. It’s actually cheaper to buy the hardcover. So, basically, I might read this at some point, but it might have to be from the library if they have it.
Verdict: keep
Synopsis: Twins Rosie and Ivory have grown up at their ringmaster mother’s knee, and after years on the road, they’re returning to Port End, the closest place to home they know. Yet something has changed in the bustling city: fundamentalist flyers paper the walls and preachers fill the squares, warning of shadows falling over the land. The circus prepares a triumphant homecoming show, full of lights and spectacle that could chase away even the darkest shadow. But during Rosie’s tightrope act, disaster strikes.
In this lush, sensuous novel interwoven with themes of social justice and found family, it’s up to Ivory and her magician love—with the help of a dancing bear—to track down an evil priest and save their circus family before it’s too late.
Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda & Valynne E. Maetani
Ah, the part of my Goodreads with the books I added because I thought they looked cool. I was going to say I used to be really bad for this, but I still do it to this day.
I know nothing about this book nor do I remember adding to my Goodreads so this one is a remove, unfortunately. It does sound interesting but I have no want to read it any time soon.
Verdict: remove
Synopsis: Kira Fujikawa has always been a girl on the fringe. Bullied by her peers and ignored by her parents, the only place Kira’s ever felt at home is at her grandfather’s Shinto shrine, where she trains to be a priestess.
But Kira’s life is shattered on the night her family’s shrine is attacked by a vicious band of yokai demons. With the help of Shiro—the shrine’s gorgeous half-fox, half-boy kitsune—Kira discovers that her shrine harbors an ancient artifact of great power . . . one the yokai and their demon lord, Shuten-doji, will use to bring down an everlasting darkness upon the world.
Unable to face the Shuten-doji and his minions on her own, Kira enlists the aid of seven ruthless shinigami—or death gods—to help stop the brutal destruction of humankind. But some of the death gods aren’t everything they initially seemed, nor as loyal to Kira’s cause as they first appeared.
With war drawing nearer by the day, Kira realizes that if this unlikely band of heroes is going to survive, they’re going to have to learn to work together, confront their demons, and rise as one to face an army of unimaginable evil.
When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey
I’m a huge fan of witchy books and they score even more points if they are queer. Hwoever, right now, I’m not feeling fantasy books and this has been on my to be read for so long that I don’t think I’ll ever read it. If I already owned it, it would be another story but it’s not even available on Kindle so there’s no chance of me ever owning it.
Verdict: remove
Synopsis: Keeping your magic a secret is hard. Being in love with your best friend is harder.
Alexis has always been able to rely on two her best friends, and the magic powers they all share. Their secret is what brought them together, and their love for each other is unshakeable—even when that love is complicated. Complicated by problems like jealousy, or insecurity, or lust. Or love.
That unshakeable, complicated love is one of the only things that doesn’t change on prom night.
When accidental magic goes sideways and a boy winds up dead, Alexis and her friends come together to try to right a terrible wrong. Their first attempt fails—and their second attempt fails even harder. Left with the remains of their failed spells and more consequences than anyone could have predicted, each of them must find a way to live with their part of the story.
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