Bittersweet. Something good from something bad.
Or the opposite. You do something for the right reasons but it makes you something you don’t want to become.
That’s the theme for this month’s book, Blood Scion. I’ve started this book, but I haven’t finished it yet. It hasn’t quite drawn me into it as others have, so it’s a bit slower going for me. But let’s get into the unboxing first!
I’m pretty pleased with the trinket trays we’ve been getting. These are a decent size and the designs are fantastic. I’m not a huge Night Circus fan (another one I couldn’t get into) but it does make for a lovely design.
We got some cute heart shaped fairy lights, which I currently don’t use but really should get up on the bookshelf. Might make for a cute accent when I’m getting ready for bed!
I LOVE the pins that Fairyloot put in their boxes, and this Dreamer Pin by jezhawk is no exception. It’s lovely colours, a great weight and fairly big (for a pin). The pins are probably some of my favourite things to display beside my bed.
Fairyloot has included a new item, a canvas basket, featuring a constellation design and quote from The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by blanca.design. Another great quality item and the canvas is stiff enough that it doesn’t fall down. I’m using it in my work-from-home office space.
A double book box! An Arrow to the Moon by Emily XR Pan, which features a Romeo/Juliet inspired story.
This month’s tarot cards feature Chang’e and Liwei from the Daughter of the Moon Goddess series. I will be sad when the tarot cards are done!
April’s ‘Bittersweet’ themed book is Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye.
This is what they deserve. They wanted me to be a monster. I will be the worst monster they ever created.
Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will—she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods.
Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within.
Sloane rises through the ranks and gains strength but, in doing so, risks something greater: losing herself entirely, and becoming the very monster that she ahbors.
Following one girl’s journey of magic, injustice, power, and revenge, this deeply felt and emotionally charged debut from Deborah Falaye, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, is a magnetic combination of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin and Daughter of Smoke and Bone that will utterly thrill and capture readers.
Via Goodreads
I want to like this book.
I’m enjoying the Nigerian imagery, and the author’s history and mythologies from her culture are wonderful. There’s just something that isn’t drawing me in fully. I’m not sure if it’s the writing or child soldier part of the story that I’m having an issue with but I will try to persevere.
I am, on the other hand, looking forward to starting An Arrow to the Moon. Romeo and Juliet with Chinese mythology? Sign me up! Plus, look how pretty this paperback version is!
Is this book on your to-read list? Let me know what you thought of Blood Scion!
J x
