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  Name of Book: The Tyranny of Faith Author: Richard Swan ISBN: 978-0-316-36168-2 Publisher: Orbit Part of a Series: Empire of the Wolf (sequel to The Justice of Kings)  Type of book: Fantasy, religion, faith, control, dark magic, justice, fight, empire, budding romance, monsters, mystery , grey areas, right vs wrong, questioning  Year it was published: 2023 Summary: From a major new debut author in epic fantasy comes the second book in a trilogy where action, intrigue, and magic collide. Sir Konrad Vonvalt is an Emperor's Justice: a detective, judge, and executioner all in one. But these are dangerous times to be a Justice.... A Justice's work is never done. The Battle of Galen's Vale is over, but the war for the Empire's future has just begun. Concerned by rumors that the Magistratum's authority is waning, Sir Konrad Vonvalt returns to Sova to find the capital city gripped by intrigue and whispers of rebellion. In the Senate, patricians speak openly against the Em...

 The Sunday Post The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. See rules here:  Sunday Post Meme #26 Exhaustion I think I still have mental exhaustion but hopefully I will be better. Good things have happened to Z. He liked the Cub Scouts lesson in learning magic trick for a magic show on April 18th. I got two wonderful books and he also loved the gifts. He apparently is into space now and wants to build a Mars sort of exhibit. Hopefully next week I can fully update the blog entries. Thanks for sticking with me.  Last Week On The Blog This Week On The Blog New Arrivals At svetlana's reads and views  It's Monday! What Are You Reading?  (From The Book Date) It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to ...

 The Sunday Post The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. See rules here:  Sunday Post Meme #25 Mental Struggle I'm not sure what has been going on with me: I've been feeling a lot of blahs or neutrality quite lately. My usual go to of going somewhere alone and enjoying dinner didn't work. I also am sorry that my last week's thing hasn't been updated. My allergies have begun which isn't fun at all... I am grateful week is over because for me it has been quite a bit tough: first is spring break is over which wasn't as eventful as I hoped it would be (namely certain someone cancelling on me three times in a row...wait make that four....) My son is pretty excited about his birthday (seventh) whi...

  Name of Book: The Justice of Kings Author: Richard Swan ISBN: 978-0-316-36148-4 Publisher: Orbit Part of a Series: Empire of the Wolf  Type of book: lawyers, law, changes, travel, lives, relationships, behaviors, psychology, trading, manipulation, law vs faith, secrets  Year it was published: 2022 Summary: The Justice of Kings, the first in a new epic fantasy trilogy, follows the tale of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor’s Justice – a detective, judge and executioner all in one. As he unravels a web of secrets and lies, Vonvalt discovers a plot that might destroy his order once and for all – and bring down the entire Empire.  As an Emperor's Justice, Sir Konrad Vonvalt always has the last word. His duty is to uphold the law of the empire using whatever tools he has at his disposal: whether it's his blade, the arcane secrets passed down from Justice to Justice, or his wealth of knowledge of the laws of the empire. But usually his reputation as one of the most revered—...

    Name of Book: The magician's daughter Author: H.G. Parry ISBN: 9780316383707 Publisher: Redhook  Type of book: 1912, England, destitute house, magic, magicians, lack of magic, Robin Hood type hero, whimsy, survival, fairy tale, Hy-Brasil, familiar, family,  Year it was published: 2023 Summary: It is 1912, and for the last seventy years magic has all but disappeared from the world. Yet magic is all Biddy has ever known. Orphaned in a shipwreck as a baby, Biddy grew up on Hy-Brasil, a legendary island off the coast of Ireland hidden by magic and glimpsed by rare travelers who return with stories of wild black rabbits and a lone magician in a castle. To Biddy, the island is her home, a place of ancient trees and sea-salt air and mysteries, and the magician, Rowan, is her guardian. She loves both, but as her seventeenth birthday approaches, she is stifled by her solitude and frustrated by Rowan’s refusal to let her leave. He himself leaves almost every night, transfo...

 The Sunday Post The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. See rules here:  Sunday Post Meme #24 Mental Health These days I have been feeling pretty blah honestly. I don't know why. I literally want certain book but price isn't falling... Last Monday my son had fun celebrating Purim. We made special cookies made out of chocolate brownies, which he didn't really enjoy, sorry to say :( but my dad and my mom, much to mine surprise, enjoyed. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, nothing special. On Friday we went to the farm we go to every year where my son had fun with the chickens. Today I went to petsmart with him where he guided a little boy around the store and afterwards a bird, a green conture, costs 679.00 dol...