The Witching Hour makes you think of deeds done in the dark of night.
Or at least it does for me!
November’s ‘The Witching Hour’ themed book is The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix.
Monster. Butcher. Bloodwinn.
Ranka is tired of death. All she wants now is to be left alone, living out her days in Witchik’s wild north with the coven that raised her, attempting to forget the horrors of her past. But when she is named Bloodwinn, the next treaty bride to the human kingdom of Isodal, her coven sends her south with a single directive: kill him. Easy enough, for a blood-witch whose magic compels her to kill.
Except the prince is gentle, kind, and terrified of her. He doesn’t want to marry Ranka; he doesn’t want to be king at all. And it’s his sister—the wickedly smart, infuriatingly beautiful Princess Aramis—who seems to be the real threat.
But when witches start turning up dead, murdered by a mysterious, magical plague, Aramis makes Ranka an offer: help her develop a cure, and in return, she’ll help Ranka learn to contain her deadly magic. As the coup draws nearer and the plague spreads, Ranka is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her power, her past, and who she’s meant to fight for. Soon, she will have to decide between the coven that raised her and the princess who sees beyond the monster they shaped her to be.
But as the bodies pile up, a monster may be exactly what they need.
Via Goodreads
I have not read this book yet. I’m not generally one for sapphic romance so that’s one of the reasons I haven’t jumped quite so fast on this book. It looks good though. I love how this edition looks, with the art on the backside of the dust cover and inside pages. Plus the hard cover foiling!!! Stunning.
This month’s goodies definitely made me happy!
We got a new reading log! I’m actually using one right now and I’m obsessed with it. So I can’t wait to get digging into this one. It’s so pretty, and I like the little section that asks “5 words to describe this book”.
The letter opener is inspired by Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin, and it’s a decent weight. I don’t think the snake edges will make this a very good opener, but it’s a nice addition to the rest of the letter opener set.
The Tarot cards! The Star and the Tower feature Loulie and Mazen from The Stardust Thief. I’m pretty sure that the one tarot deck is complete, and now this is the start of a new deck designed by @Arz28. I’m kind of sad that I’m no longer getting these as I put a hold on my subscription, but is what it is.
Who doesn’t love a good pin? This grimoire pin features a book of spells that my witchy heart loves and looks great on my pin board. The Kingdom of the Wicked mug, SO PRETTY. Love the foil work and who doesn’t love Wrath?
Overall, this was a great box and I will get to this book eventually. Keep up with my reading on Goodreads!
J x
