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Shadow of Night by   Deborah Harkness WARNING:-DON'T READ THE SUMMARY OR MY REVIEW BEFORE READING THE FIRST BOOK YOU DON'T WANT TO RUIN THIS TRUST ME FOR MY REVIEW OF THE FIRST BOOK GO RIGHT HERE IT BEGAN WITH A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Historian Diana Bishop, descended from a line of powerful witches, and long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont have broken the laws dividing creatures. When Diana discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to Matthew. Now the fragile coexistence of witches, daemons, vampires and humans is dangerously threatened. Seeking safety, Diana and Matthew travel back in time to London, 1590. But they soon realize that the past may not provide a haven. Reclaiming his former identity as poet and spy for Queen Elizabeth, the vampire falls back in with a group of radicals known as the School of Night. Many are unruly daemons, the creative minds of the a...

A Discovery of Witches by   Deborah Harkness A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.  Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.  Debut novelist Deborah Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense. Diana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire geneticist Mat...

UPDATE-OKAY SO THIS IS GOING TO BE REAL QUICK I KNOW I'VE BEEN GONE FOR A WHILE A MONTH TO BE EXACT BUT I HAD EXAMS ALRIGHT? SO I WAS BANNED FROM READING AND HONESTLY THERE WAS SO MUCH WORK THAT I COULDN'T READ(AIN'T NO ONE CAN BAN ME FROM READING PFFT) BUT I PROMISE I'M BACK AND I'M GOING TO READ A LOT SO BE PREPARED!😆😉😉😉 Lola and the Boy Next Door by   Stephanie Perkins Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn't believe in fashion... she believes in costume. The more expressive  the outfit – the more sparkly, more wild – the better. And life is pretty close to perfect for Lola, especially with her hot rocker boyfriend. That is, until the Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket return to the neighbourhood and unearth a past of hurt that Lola thought was long buried. So when talented inventor Cricket steps out from his twin sister's shadow and back into Lola's life, she must finally face up to a lifetime of feelings for the boy n...

Traitor to the Throne by   Alwyn Hamilton IF YOU HAVE NOT READ REBEL OF THE SANDS THEN I RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ IT BEFORE READING THE SUMMARY OR MY REVIEW!!!!     ( The sizzling, un-put-downable sequel to the bestselling  Rebel of the Sands ! Mere months ago, gunslinger Amani al'Hiza fled her dead-end hometown on the back of a mythical horse with the mysterious foreigner Jin, seeking only her own freedom. Now she's fighting to liberate the entire desert nation of Miraji from a bloodthirsty sultan who slew his own father to capture the throne.  When Amani finds herself thrust into the epicenter of the regime—the Sultan's palace—she's determined to bring the tyrant down. Desperate to uncover the Sultan's secrets by spying on his court, she tries to forget that Jin disappeared just as she was getting closest to him, and that she's a prisoner of the enemy. But the longer she remains, the more she questions whether the Sultan is really the villai...

The Alchemists of Loom by   Elise Kova Her vengeance. His vision . Ari lost everything she once loved when the Five Guilds’ resistance fell to the Dragon King. Now, she uses her unparalleled gift for clockwork machinery in tandem with notoriously unscrupulous morals to contribute to a thriving underground organ market. There isn’t a place on Loom that is secure from the engineer turned thief, and her magical talents are sold to the highest bidder as long as the job defies their Dragon oppressors. Cvareh would do anything to see his sister usurp the Dragon King and sit on the throne. His family’s house has endured the shame of being the lowest rung in the Dragons’ society for far too long. The Alchemist Guild, down on Loom, may just hold the key to putting his kin in power, if Cvareh can get to them before the Dragon King’s assassins. When Ari stumbles upon a wounded Cvareh, she sees an opportunity to slaughter an enemy and make a profit off his corpse. But the Dragon se...

A Conjuring of Light by   V.E. Schwab IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST AND SECOND THEN PLEASE DON'T GO AHEAD YOU SHOULD FIRST READ THE FIRST BOOK THEN MY REVIEW RIGHT  HERE   YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION AS WELL THE AMAZON LINK OF THIS BEAUTY AS WELL AS THE SECOND BOOK RIGHT  HERE  AND THEN WE COULD DISCUSS THIS PERFECTION OKAY  The battle between four magical Londons comes to a head in this stunning finale to the New York Times bestselling Shades of Magic trilogy by rising star V. E. Schwab. Londons fall and kingdoms rise while darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire—and the fraught balance of magic blossoms into dangerous territory while heroes and foes struggle alike. The direct sequel to  A Gathering of Shadows , and the final book in the Shades of Magic epic fantasy series,  A Conjuring of Light  sees Schwab reach a thrilling culmination concerning the fate of beloved protagonists—and old enemies. ...

A Gathering of Shadows by   V.E. Schwab IF YOU HAVEN'T READ A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC THEN DON'T GO AHEAD YOU DON'T WANT TO RUIN IT  TRUST ME  GO AHEAD AND READ THE FIRST BOOK THEM MY REVIEW RIGHT  HERE  OR YOU COULD FIRST GO THERE AND THEN READ THE FIRST BOOK (I HOPE I DIDN'T ADD ANY SPOILERS BUT YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN WARNED SO YOU COULD CHECK IT OUT)THEN READ THIS BEAUTY COME BACK HERE AND WE CAN  DISCUSS IT OK? It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Prince Rhy was wounded, and since the nefarious Dane twins of White London fell, and four months since the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift--back into Black London. Now, restless after having given up his smuggling habit, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks as she always mean...