— subscription box review —

myteabox.ca December Box (Subscription Box Review)

December 21, 2019

myteabox.ca is a Canadian tea subscription box and I absolutely love them!!! This month’s teas are holiday-themed, and none of the 3 flavours disappointed! They also like to add a lot of variety. This time around they sent 1 fruit tea, 1 black tea, and 1 rooibos. I would have to say that the black tea was the most aromatic (probably due to the cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and safflower petals… Read More myteabox.ca December Box (Subscription Box Review)

— giveaway —

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (Signed Hardcover International Giveaway – 3 Winners!) [CLOSED]

December 12, 2019

A Couple Reads, Brit Reads Books, and I had the opportunity to meet the Queen of Fae, Holly Black, on December 6 and to also get our books signed. The experience was amazing, and we wanted to share at least a fraction of it with our followers (especially those who didn’t have an opportunity to… Read More The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (Signed Hardcover International Giveaway – 3 Winners!) [CLOSED]

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones (ARC Review)

December 1, 2019

Seventeen-year-old Aderyn (“Ryn”) only cares about two things: her family, and her family’s graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don’t always stay dead… Read More The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones (ARC Review)

— Adult, book review —

Deathless by Catherine M. Valente (Review)

November 28, 2019

Koschei the Deathless is to Russian folklore what devils or wicked witches are to European culture: a menacing, evil figure; the villain of countless stories which have been passed on through story and text for generations. But Koschei has never before been seen through the eyes of Catherynne Valente, whose modernized and transformed take on the legend brings the action to modern times, spanning many of the great developments of Russian history in the twentieth century… Read More Deathless by Catherine M. Valente (Review)

— book review, nonfiction —

The Illustrated Bestiary by Maia Toll (Review)

November 26, 2019

Author and spiritual wellness guide Maia Toll turns the insight and wisdom that birthed The Illustrated Crystallary and The Illustrated Herbiary — her best-selling volume on the mystical power of plants — to the mysteries of the animal kingdom. She profiles the mystical, meaningful traits of 36 powerful animals and explores how those traits can guide our intentions, inform our actions, and offer wisdom and insight… Read More The Illustrated Bestiary by Maia Toll (Review)

— Adult, book review —

The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire (Review)

November 25, 2019

Hundreds of years ago, the Selkies made a deal with the sea witch: they would have the sea for as long as she allowed it, and when the time came, she would call in all their debts at once. Many people assumed that day would never come. Those people were wrong. When the Luidaeg—October “Toby” Daye’s oldest and most dangerous ally—tells her the time has come for the Selkies to fulfill their side of the bargain, and that Toby must be a part of the process, Toby can’t refuse. Literally… Read More The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire (Review)