Him from a rough childhood in the foster system, living the live of a prissions thief, while she grew up with her father in this French college town full of lore and history. The main characters, Slate and Cadence couldn’t be more different. But despite the local lore and the tradition steeped lives of the locals, not many truly believe in the old stories of magic. A gripping urban paranormal fantasy, set in a small village in France believed to be the heart of magic (even claiming to be the home to the most witch trials in Europe, the Salem of the east). Warning: profuse cursing (and not just the magical kind).Ĥ.7 stars! While it was a little slow out of the gate, with some world building to do, the story picked up steam and held on tight. Something I will fight for, no matter the cost. Something frustrating to live with, but impossible to live without. The night Slate Ardoin waltzes into my life, wearing a ring he stole from my mother's grave, I call him a monster.īut then I meet real ones, and Slate, well.he becomes something else to me. I mean, if magic existed, Maman wouldn't have died, and Papa wouldn't be stuck in a wheelchair, right? I was raised on tales of magic, in a small town reputed to be the birthplace of French witchcraft.ĭid I believe all the stories I heard? Absolutely not. The only highlight of this wicked treasure hunt: feisty, entitled Cadence de Morel. I've never been a glass half-empty sort of person, but my glass looks in dire need of a refill right about now. Until I realized it was a curse-magnet that only comes off if I, along with a jolly trio, successfully defeat four curses.

But when I do read them, I’ll make sure to post a little review afterwards.I didn't mean to steal the Bloodstone from the De Morel's crypt. I am aware that I am not going to be able to read all of these in right away, since I have a lot of pre-planned reading going on for my Shadowhunter catch up (I’m currently already on book 5 of The Mortal Instruments after I read The Infernal Devices). I will just tell you why these books peeked my interest and I’ll give a link to the goodreads page in case you want to know more about them. I’m not planning on giving a synopsis on every single book, since they can easily be found on goodreads. Here are some of the books that are coming out in February and that have cought my eye for one reason or another. This will be a monthly thing, which I’ll always try to post on the last Friday of the month. I am always looking forward to check out what books will be released in the near fututre, so with this post I would like to let you share in my excitement and maybe inform you on what will be coming out.

Of Wicked Blood by Olivia Wildenstein