A Literary Escape

WWW Wednesday: May 28, 2025

Published on May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 by Celeste9 Comments

It’s the last WWW Wednesday in May and I’m afraid I don’t have much to show for it! It’s been two weeks since my last WWW Wednesday and I finished one novella. Poof. That’s it! This is partially because I took a trip to the UK for nine days. And it’s partially because I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump, which isn’t great because I have ARCs to read. Anyway, let’s get on with it!

WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

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UK Book Haul 2025

Published on May 26, 2025May 26, 2025 by Celeste16 Comments

Well, I’m back from my nine-day jaunt to the United Kingdom, specifically southwest England and southern Wales. As a result my internal clock is a bit off and I woke up at 5:30 am EDT on the last day of a holiday weekend. Anyway, while in the UK I, of course, set foot in some bookstores. So I thought it’d be fun to do a UK book haul. I was good and restrained myself, though to be honest it wasn’t that difficult because a lot of the books I’m interested in I tend to get from Fairyloot or Illumicrate. But, nonetheless, I brought home a few “souvenirs.”

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A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle Jensen

Published on May 19, 2025May 11, 2025 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about A FATE INKED IN BLOOD by Danielle Jensen. It’s the first installment of the Saga of the Unfated duology. Freya has a drop of god’s blood, which gives her the power of said god when invoking their name. But a prophecy names her power and she inadvertently finds herself caught in the king of Skaland’s fervor.

Author: Danielle Jensen
Series: Saga of the Unfated #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Del Rey
Publish Date: February 27, 2024
Print Length: 432

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WWW Wednesday: May 14, 2025

Published on May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 by Celeste13 Comments

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The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling

Published on May 12, 2025May 12, 2025 by Celeste12 Comments

Today’s review is about THE STARVING SAINTS by Caitlin Starling. It’s a medieval horror fever dream in which three women try to free their keep from the thrall of seemingly benevolent saints.

Author: Caitlin Starling
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Publish Date: May 20, 2025
Print Length: 352

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