Friday Face Off : ‘who will buy this wonderful morning’
Here we are again with the Friday Face Off meme created by Books by Proxy . This is a great opportunity to feature some of your favourite book covers. The rules are fairly simple each week, following a predetermined theme (list below) choose a book, compare a couple of the different covers available for that particular book and choose your favourite. Future week’s themes are listed below – the list has been updated to help out those of you who like to plan ahead – if you have a cover in mind that you’re really wanting to share then feel free to leave a comment about a future suggested theme. This week’s theme:
‘who will buy this wonderful morning’ – A cover featuring a shop or market
I had two definite books in mind for this week’s theme. One of them didn’t work out – I felt sure it would have a shopfront on one of the covers but alsa it did not! I think my eventual choice would probably have been the same anyway. This week my books is The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale.
The covers:
My favourite this week is:
I really like this cover, I also like the darker version on the right.
Like last week I’ve added a Mr Linky here so that you can leave a link if you wish or please leave me a link in the comments so we can all visit and check out each others covers. Thanks
I’ll be updating the list soon to take it through a few more months – if you have any suggestions you’d like to see adding then drop a note in the comments. Thanks
Next week – A cover featuring a fish/fishes
Future themes: (if you’re struggling with any of these themes then use a ‘freebie’ of one of your favourite covers)
2019
8th March – ‘Two little fishes and a momma fishy too’ – A cover featuring a fish/fishes or other sea creatures
15th March – ‘Beware the moon, lads.’ – A cover with a shapeshifter
22nd March – ‘A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse’ – A cover featuring a king
29th March – “I thought unicorns were more . . . Fluffy.” – A cover featuring a unicorn
5th April – ‘nomad is an island’ – A cover featuring a desert landscape
12th April – ‘Odin, Odin, send the wind to turn the tide – A cover featuring a longboat
19th April – ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – A cover featuring a school
February : My Month in Covers
Hi everyone, hope you’ve all had a lovely February. I’ve managed to complete 9 books in total this month, which includes two of my SPFBO finalists. I’m also managing to keep on top of my reviews for the time being – which I sincerely hope is a trend that is set to continue! My month in review will follow tomorrow with links to the reviews. For now, feast your eyes on my last month of covers:
Throwback Thursday : The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands #1) by Jonathan French
28 February 2019
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Jonathan French, The Grey Bastards, The Lot Lands #1, The Tenacious Reader, Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday, is a new feature created by Tenacious Reader with the aim of highlighting books from your reading past. This can be virtually anything, a book that you previously read and loved, a book that you want to highlight again, maybe it’s a book in a series and the next book is due out shortly so you want to focus some attention on the series. Anything goes – so long as your book isn’t a current release as there are already plenty of ways to highlight the latest books.
The book I’d like to highlight this week is : The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands #1) by Jonathan French
I loved The Grey Bastards and book 2 (The True Bastards) is due out later this year (October) so this seemed like a good opportunity to highlight it – particularly for those of you who haven’t read it yet as there’s still time to do so before the next instalment lands. You’re welcome.
Below is the synopsis from Goodreads and here is my review.
Such is the creed of the half-orcs dwelling in the Lot Lands. Sworn to hardened brotherhoods known as hoofs, these former slaves patrol their unforgiving country astride massive swine bred for war. They are all that stand between the decadent heart of noble Hispartha and marauding bands of full-blood orcs.
Jackal rides with the Grey Bastards, one of eight hoofs that have survived the harsh embrace of the Lots. Young, cunning and ambitious, he schemes to unseat the increasingly tyrannical founder of the Bastards, a plague-ridden warlord called the Claymaster. Supporting Jackal’s dangerous bid for leadership are Oats, a hulking mongrel with more orc than human blood, and Fetching, the only female rider in all the hoofs.
When the troubling appearance of a foreign sorcerer comes upon the heels of a faceless betrayal, Jackal’s plans are thrown into turmoil. He finds himself saddled with a captive elf girl whose very presence begins to unravel his alliances. With the anarchic blood rite of the Betrayer Moon close at hand, Jackal must decide where his loyalties truly lie, and carve out his place in a world that rewards only the vicious.
Can’t Wait Wednesday : Priest of Lies (War for the Rose Throne #2) by Peter McLean
27 February 2019
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Tags: Can't wait Wednesday, Peter McLean, Priest of Lies, War for the Rose Throne #2, Wishful Endings
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that was originally created by Breaking the Spine. Unfortunately Breaking the Spine are no longer hosting so I’m now linking my posts up to Wishful Endings Can’t Wait Wednesday. Don’t forget to stop over, link up and check out what books everyone else is waiting for. If you want to take part, basically, every Wednesday, we highlight a book that we’re really looking forward to. This week my book is : Priest of Lies (War for the Rose Throne #2) by Peter McLean. I’m very excited to see what happens in book 2. My review for Priest of Bones is here.
Tomas Piety has been many things: soldier, priest, gangster…and spy. As Tomas’s power grows, the nobility better watch their backs, in this dark and gritty epic fantasy series.
People are weak, and the poorer and more oppressed they are, the weaker they become–until they can’t take it anymore. And when they rise up…may the gods help their oppressors.
When Tomas Piety returned from the war, he just wanted to rebuild his empire of crime with his gang of Pious Men. But his past as a spy for the Queen’s Men drew him back in and brought him more power than he ever imagined.
Now, with half of his city in ashes and the Queen’s Men at his back, the webs of political intrigue stretch out from the capital to pull Tomas in. Dannsburg is calling.
In Dannsburg the nobility fight with words, not blades, but the results are every bit as bloody. In this pit of beasts, Tomas must decide once and for all whether he is truly the people’s champion…or just a priest of lies.
Due for publication : July 2019
Wish you were there?
26 February 2019
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: That Artsy Reader Girl, Top 10 Locations from books, Top Ten Tuesday
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme where every Tuesday we look at a particular topic for discussion and use various (or more to the point ten) bookish examples to demonstrate that particular topic. Top Ten Tuesday (created and hosted by The Broke and Bookish) is now being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and future week’s topics can be found here. This week’s topic is:
Places Mentioned In Books That I’d Like to Visit
I’ve mainly plumped for places that are real – although I have mixed in a bit of fantasy too.
The Shire – it looks such a lovely place – to be honest I just want to go and explore Bilbo’s Hobbit hole because I’m nosey like that. I guess I could use this as a great excuse to visit New Zealand.
London – I have visited a number of times but unbelievably never visited Harry Potter world – so I think another visit is needed.
Scotland – I actually have a visit planned to Scotland and I can’t wait – I’m thinking Highlander, Outlander and the Rebel Angel series by Gillian Philip as inspiration – if any is needed.
Not really a place – although it does visit various places en-route – The Orient Express. I would love to take a trip on this famous train. I have Agatha Christie in mind as the inspiration of course although I’m not eager to have a murder on board – this one really is one of those pipe dreams – but that’s what dreams are for eh?
I would love to visit New York – I’m sure that there are many great books that use it as a setting but I loved The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky and the way she wove some of the places into her story.
Barcelona – I loved Shadow of the Wind and this is a city that I’ve always wanted to see. One day – hopefully soon.
Transylvania – just because. I know you can figure this one out.
I wonder if I visit Kansas whether I’ll be able to catch a trip to OZ….. maybe something a little bit safer than a twister.
And finally, what are the odds of scouring the countryside in search of a certain house and a certain wardrobe??
The last spot is left open for your favourite location straight out of a book?
