Reading round up (45)

Reading round up is a weekly journal where I record my daily reading progress, my thoughts on each book as I read it, and any books I've acquired during the week. I've been hella sick this week.

22nd September

I started A Breath of Frost by Alyxandra Harvey (20%). I haven't read any of Harvey's other books but I LOVE LOVE LOVE this already and it was so hard to put the book down so I could sleep. It totes reminds me of Illusions of Fate, as I was told it would. (I'm getting tired of redhead protagonists though, and this coming from a natural ginger)

23rd September

Currently reading: A Breath of Frost by Alyxandra Harvey

Current page/percent: 51%

Read today: 71%

Thoughts: This book is awesome.

24th September

Finished A Breath of Frost (29% read) and it was awesome and creepy. And since Unmade ISN'T FRICKING HERE (despite being told I'd be one of the first people to read it - bullshit) I've started My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent (19 pages read).

25th September

Currently reading: My Soul to Save | Rachel Vincent

Current page/percent: page 150

Read today: 131 pages

Thoughts: I am literally going to KILL Tod. Jeez. Just let my OTP get it on, already!

26th September

Currently reading: My Soul to Save | Rachel Vincent

Current page/percent: page 222

Read today: 72 pages

Thoughts: My neighbours were being shitty with loud music today so I could concentrate on nothing. Those 72 pages were a miracle.

27th September

Currently reading: My Soul to Save | Rachel Vincent

Current page/percent: 362

Read today: 140 pages

Thoughts: Can totally see where next book's plot comes from. Also the Fiends are creepy as fuck. Didn't love this book as much as the first because I wasn't invested in Addison's story but it was still pretty good.

28th September

I'm horribly sick and don't want to read Unmade because I won't enjoy it as much if I'm shitty. So I'm reading The Walled City (16% read) by Ryan Graudin and I don't actually like it. I thought I would like it.

Books finished this week: 2

 Unmade | Sarah Rees Brennan

Do I even need to explain why I bought this? One of my favourite series ever.

 True Calling | Siobhan Davis
Because SPACE.

TheWandering finally released and you can get it on amazon, B&N, ibooks, and smashwords. Search 'Saruuh Kelsey'.

Emma Sulkowicz continues to be my hero.

A Breath of Frost (Review)

The Lovegrove Legacy: A Breath of Frost | Alyxandra Harvey

Published by: Walker Children's, January 7th 2014

Genre: YA, Historical, Paranormal + witches

Pages: 496

Format: Ebook

Source: Purchased

In 1814, three cousins—Gretchen, Emma, and Penelope—discover their family lineage of witchcraft when a binding spell is broken, allowing their individual magical powers to manifest. Now, beyond the manicured gardens and ballrooms of Regency London, an alluring underworld available only to those with power is revealed to the cousins. By claiming their power, the three cousins have accidentally opened the gates to the underworld. 

Now ghouls, hellhounds—and most terrifying of all, the spirits of dark witches known as the Greymalkin Sisters—are hunting and killing young debutante witches for their powers. And, somehow, Emma is connected to the murders…because she keeps finding the bodies. 

Can the cousins seal the gates before another witch is killed…or even worse, before their new gifts are stripped away?

A Breath of Frost is one of those books I've seen everyone talking about and loving, but I was never sure if I'd personally like it. Had I known it was a book about Regency era witches, I'd have snapped this book up a hundred yesterdays ago. I'm serious. I LOVE the Regency era. And witches!

This book is wonderful and complex, packed with magic and secrets, heartbreak and heartwarming love. The story is energetic and genuine, the magic so flawlessly blended with the historical period that it's impossible not to fall for A Breath of Frost. I loved the characters (Penelope became my fave) and the romance and the general tone of the book. The ghosts were cool, the spooky old house was cool, the murders were cool. The only problem I have with it is that I didn't wait to read it until it was Halloween.

A perfect Halloween read if ever I saw one. Recommend to everyone.

Characters ★★★★★

Setting/world building ★★★★☆

Writing Style ★★★★☆

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"Ladies did not punch. Ladies didn't have antlers either."

"'No one's coming for us.' Gretchen agreed. 'Shame, really. I tied a small dagger above my knee, just in case. It took forever to secure it properly. Stocking ribbons aren't very practical.'"