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review: we hunt the flame by hafsah faizal

May 16, 2019

But eyes couldn’t stay closed forever, unless one was dead. And the dead never dreamed.

A dark, lush and magical story set in a world that is inspired by ancient Arabia. Main characters that set out on an adventure – with a side dish of one trying to kill the other. Beautiful writing that will tuck you in and won’t let you go until you finish the book – and might stay even then. We Hunt the Flame is Hafsah Faizal’s debut novel and more than worthy to get picked up. Bonus: lots of hidden Assassin’s Creed references!

review: romanov by nadine brandes

May 13, 2019

The bond of our hearts spans miles, memory, and time.

I must say that I have never been particularly interested in history when it was a subject in school. Pushing through historical facts was something I found rather boring. Historical books were also something I never wanted to read and ignored most of the time. But there is a niche that definitely interests me – historical fiction. I just love reading historical stories with a fantasy twist! So, when I heard that Nadine Brandes was re-writing the story of Anastasia Romanov, I was extremely hyped. And I was lucky enough to be part of Nadine’s Street Team and an organised ARC World Tour for Romanov.

review: the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon

May 2, 2019

We may be small, and we may be young, but we will shake the world for our beliefs.

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon has been highly demanded by readers all over the world since its announced release. A new high fantasy world with dragons (good and bad), a queendom that rests on a thousand-year old prophecy and the shoulder of its current queen and so many political intrigues you almost lose count.

literary dishes: date filled ma’moul

January 29, 2019

Today’s post will be slightly different than anything else on this blog. In lieu of Hafsah Faizal’s upcoming release We Hunt the Flame (May 14th 2019), we (meaning one of the groups of her Street Team) brought a Blog Hop to life. I am extremely thankful for being part of this awesome Street Team and furthermore the #Sarasinners! When it was time to think about my contribution to the Blog Hop, I knew I wanted to make something special – something different.

all the reasons to pre-order we hunt the flame by hafsah faizal

January 6, 2019

This week some incredible news reached me – I was lucky enough to become a part of Hafsah Faizal‘s Street Team for her upcoming novel We Hunt the Flame which will release on May 14th 2019! You can’t imagine how excited I was to be able to support Hafsah and her book. And since I am barely able to contain my excitement about it all, I decided to show you why We Hunt the Flame is so amazing and why you wouldn’t want to miss it!

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