Mark This Book Monday: ARC Review of The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows!!!

Hello there guys!

A new week is here and since my weekend is Monday and Tuesday, I'm gonna enjoy a day off over here while I also do some hourse chores.

For this week's Mark This Book Monday I have an ARC review for an upcoming April book that I absolutely adored!

But before I proceed with the review, let me give you a warning in GIF form:

The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Jodi Meadows has done it again! ALL THE FEELS!
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I was so very lucky to read The Mirror King so very early on last year and not too long after reading The Orphan Queen, which was an absolute treat (and a real lifesaving!!) after THAT (bloody awful & heart crushing) cliffhanger!!

Let's start with a fair warning here, if you think that Orphan Queen was a killer for your feels, well... Mirror King might just be even crueler and more heart breaking! It'll ALL be worth it but... you might just really need the help and support of the OQ Support Group!

Mirror King starts JUST were Orphan Queen left (and thank goodness for that!) so binge reading these two back to back is the wisest choice (if it's been a while since you read OQ, do a re-read, it'll be for the best) so you can read the story with the right flow.

Things are extremely dire and stakes are very high from page one, and the action, the feels and the twists don't really slow during the whole book! And if you are wondering what more surprises might be coming in this one... well, let me tell you, hold on to your knickers, because they ARE coming!

Wil spends most of the book between a rock and hard place, with the Ospreys seemingly no longer on her side, trying to reclaim her kingdom at odds with her heart and her alliances. And let's not forget her magic and the Wraith and the unexpected consequences of it & how she can possibly make sure that the Inundation doesn't repeat and take everything away from everyone.

The romance is a killer for the feels, the friendships are also a point of conflict and feels and then the politics, the battles for the kingdoms and the battle for survival really!! Gods, this book barely gives you time to breathe!

It's a fantastic final book for the duology, full of action, full of emotion, full of twists and suprises and did I mention emotional distress?? It's brilliant but make sure you'll have plenty of tissues and comfort food and a member of the OQ Support Group a DM away to talk feels!!

5 very emotional stars to this brilliant conclusion that gave me a massive book hangover! I cannot wait till I can re-read Orphan Queen & Mirror King back to back!



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Friday Reads: The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows!!!

As the second entry for this week's Friday Reads I got a recent review that I absolutely devoured as soon as I could, and that I am eagerly awaiting a signed copy (I read my Kindle copy) of the book! It sucks that I cannot attend book events not only not often but nearly never, but it's fantastic that there are bookstores where I can get signed (and personalized!) copies!

This one counts towards my 105 Challenge and my 2015 release category!

The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


It's no secret that I love Jodi Meadows and her books since I read Incarnate, so I was super excited to get my hands on a copy of Orphan Queen! I had wanted to read it on release night but I was at work so after a few things here and there, I couldn't read it till the 11th, but I just devoured it!!

Wil is a wonderful character! She's a princess in hiding, she steals to survive and to take care of her band of orphans that are working to get back their kingdom and her crown. She's a thief, a fighter, a warrior and a forger but has issues with her leadership. She also has a secret that would probably condemn her to death in a world where magic is forbidden.

Wil, Mel, Patrick and the rest of the Ospreys are what's left of the noble families of Aecor and after 10 years of hidding, they're ready to start the fight to recover their kingdom and throne. Wil & Mel infiltrate the palace and then Wil starts discovering some information that she didn't have and start asking questions that she isn't sure she'll like the answers to.

The world building is fantastic! We learn about the different kingdoms and their history and the history of the use of magic and the creating of the Wraith. There's the official story and information and then there are many mysteries and half truths that need scratching at before we get a better look at the bigger picture.

The kingdom of Aecor and The Indigo Kingdom were allies back in the day, until the magic and its use got between them, we discover quite a lot about the past and what ties them together. Wil believes on her parents values when it comes to magic and holds a lot of anger and resentment towards the royal family and infiltrating the palace makes her confront those memories and feelings.

I loved seeing Wil on her night escapades and her evolving  relationship with Black Knife, the masked vigilante that roams the city at night, fighting crime and Wraith and capturing magic users. I simply adored Black Knife! He's an impressive fighter and he finds Wil quite interesting, so they both start clashing to end up working together trying to make the lower levels of the city a safer place. Their banter is fantastic and the chemistry is quite palpable between them!

I did have my suspicions on the non-vigilante identity of Black Knife and I was right but it was still fantastic to see Black Knife reveal himself to Wil and then later on for him to realize who Wil really is! The romance is quite subtle and not prominent but still was fantastic and I loved how it changed both Wil & Black Knife for the better!

With the political manouvers, the spying, the infiltrating, the forging, the dancing (both literal and metaphorical) and the dangerous adventures that a future queen embarks on to deserve her throne... This was an utterly fantastic book, with wonderful characters and engrossing plot! The ending is an absolute bloody killer and I am left clutching my heart and very much Impatiently awaiting the release of book two... NEXT YEAR!! GAAAH!!

Very much deserved 5 stars to this one!!



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Waiting On Wednesday #83!!

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted at Breaking The Spine  that spotlights those can't-wait-to-get-my-hands-on-them books that we are eagerly awaiting!


What book am I dying-of-impatience-because-I-want-it-to-be-here-but-damn-it's-not-yet, why is not yet here this week? The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows!!!

Goodreads Summary:

 Wilhelmina has a hundred identities.

She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned children of nobility were taken to Skyvale, the Indigo Kingdom’s capital. Ten years later, they are the Ospreys, experts at stealth and theft. With them, Wilhelmina means to take back her throne.

She is a spy. Wil and her best friend, Melanie, infiltrate Skyvale Palace to study their foes. They assume the identities of nobles from a wraith-fallen kingdom, but enemies fill the palace, and Melanie’s behavior grows suspicious. With Osprey missions becoming increasingly dangerous and their leader more unstable, Wil can’t trust anyone.

She is a threat. Wraith is the toxic by-product of magic, and for a century using magic has been forbidden. Still the wraith pours across the continent, reshaping the land and animals into fresh horrors. Soon it will reach the Indigo Kingdom. Wilhelmina’s magic might be the key to stopping the wraith, but if the vigilante Black Knife discovers Wil’s magic, she will vanish like all the others

Jodi Meadows introduces a vivid new fantasy full of intrigue, romance, dangerous magic, and one girl’s battle to reclaim her place in the world.


Why am I eagerly awaiting The Orphan Queen? Two main reasons: it's fantasy!! And it's by Jodi Meadows!! Also, I read the sampler and I'm simply dying to read the rest! I NEED MOOOORE!!


What are you all (im)patiently awaiting this week?