Welcome to The Sunday Salon! It's the place where Book Bloggers from around the world share their bookish finds with one another in a virtual place called The Sunday Salon. Thank you to for Deb at ReaderBuzz keeping us all together on Sundays and hosting The Sunday Salon now! I also visited with Kim at The Caffeinated Reader, another Sunday gathering place for us bookish people called The Sunday Post!
We all know what happened to Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn. But what if she woke up the day after her execution and took it upon herself to seek justice?
“Nobody was surprised at Anne’s conviction. The world loves to put a woman in her place.”
The Beheading Game begins in the hours after Anne Boleyn’s beheading, when she wakes to find herself unceremoniously in an arrow chest, her head wrapped in linen at her knees. Discarded by King Henry VIII for not being able to give him a male heir, reviled by Cromwell for being too smart for her own good, and executed based on trumped-up charges, Anne escapes the tower, sews her head back on, and sets out on a quest for vengeance. Traveling in the guise of a commoner, with the help of a prostitute, Anne navigates the London streets she never before walked and soon realizes how little she knew about life in the real world. If Kelly Link had teamed up with Hilary Mantel, the result might be The Beheading Game. An epic journey through the wilds of British royal history and a prescient reminder that “mouthy” women have always been punished, The Beheading Game finally allows one of history’s most maligned women a chance to tell her side of the story.
How can you resist a girl who gets beheaded, but picks herself up again (literally) and continues on?! I don't even remember how I found this book, but it just sounds like such a fun read. Of course not the beheading part, but when Anne Boleyn with such determination, picks herself up, sews her head back on and goes on a path of revenge, you just have to admire her. And so, I am looking forward to reading this. I read the first few chapters and really liked Rebecca Lehmann's writing. Published by Crown Publishing March 24th.
Set in a corrupt surveillance state ruled by the masked elite, this true enemies-to-lovers dystopian romance that’s Conform meets V For Vendetta follows a mercenary who botches the assassination of the president’s son and ends up forced to marry him.
The first thing you’ll learn in New Found Haven is that mercy doesn’t exist. The second thing is that, from the highest glass atrium in the Heart to the windowless slums of the Boundary, the Veyra are always watching. The last lesson is the hardest, but you must remember it: Love outside of your ring is a death sentence. The city is carved into rings of privilege and poverty, ruled by the masked elite who will do whatever it takes to hold onto power. Obedience is demanded. Rebellion is crushed. Greyson Serel has spent his life caught between two worlds. Publicly, he’s the flawless heir to the presidency. Privately, he’s entangled in secrets that could topple the regime. But when he’s forced into a political marriage meant to bind him tighter to the government’s brutal laws, he finds himself shackled to a bride as lethal as she is unwilling. Shadera Kael is a mercenary raised to kill, not to wed. Yet when her bullet misses its mark, survival leaves her tied to the very man she was sent to eliminate. Trapped inside the corrupt heart of the city, she becomes both prisoner and wife, her every step watched, her every move tested. Their union is no love story—it’s a battlefield. As secrets come to light and betrayals fester within the walls of power, Greyson and Shadera must decide between annihilating each other or burning the city to the ground together.
In a world where passion has consequences and loyalty is paid for in blood, their forced bond may be the spark that ignites a revolution. Or the fire that consumes them both.
I have been hearing about this book for months. Every booktok person has Daggermouth on their must read list. Originally self-published by the author, H.M. Wolfe, it has recently been picked up by Simon & Schuster's new adult imprint, Scarlett Press, and will have a beautiful special edition published July 28th. I happen to find a copy (it's hard to find now) and am looking forward to reading it now! I love the story of the book going viral and H.M. Wolfe getting a 7 figure book deal. Reading thru some of the instagram posts about the book as it was getting attention, it was available as an ebook for .99 cents! So, will be published by Scarlett Press on July 28th.
In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything...
For Larissa, it came when choosing which guy to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man. She and Chris are great together, co-parenting a slightly unhinged rescue Yorkie, sharing their favorite books, and judging bread (pumpernickel for the win!). For the first time amid all her side hustles to scrape by, things finally feel easy.
But Chris isn't the one who drove Larissa home all those months ago—Chris is her boyfriend's best friend. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing him, but making a move would destroy someone else. And he’s just not that guy.
I resisted this book as long as I could until I read a Kirkus review that gave it a starred review. I like reading Kirkus and usually their starred reviews are really good recommendations. When I saw that The Night We Met got a Kirkus star I caved. Why did I resist? I've recently read Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood and I am part way thru And Now, Back to You by B.K. Borison (March's Indie Next Pick). I think of these as light fun romances and I'm thinking that The Night We Met falls into this category too. It's not my "normal" read (even though I've read 2 in a row so far) So, this is now in my TBR list and we will have 3 light romances under my belt for this year. Published by Forever March 24th.
Weekly Round Up... follow the links to read more!
Monday Memoir... One Woman's Quest to Find Her Soulmate and Finding Herself in the Process.
Tuesday's New Book Releases... It was Crows, Crones & Fate: This Week’s Most Spellbinding New Releases on Tuesday.
Spring Book Sale... Did you catch the Spring Book Sale that Target was having! For one day, Target was having a buy 2, get 1 Free sale and even with Amazon pricing, you couldn't beat Target. I ordered quite a few books (OMG!)... then I saw that Amazon was having a similar sale. I posted about the sale on my Facebook and Instagram pages, so if you don't follow me on one of them, you should (for next time 😄).
First Lines Friday... This book is suppose to be an ugly cry read!!
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