September Book Haul 2019

TL;DR

Megan shares her September book haul, featuring middle grade fantasy, the final book in a dark throne series, and various other fantasy novels.

Transcript

hey there my name is Megan and welcome back to my channel so today I'm going to be doing my September book haul and it's a pretty big book haul so the first book I'm going to be talking about is actually an arc and it is savings able by Scott Rimes rhymes in French in I don't know how to say his last name so this is a middle grade fantasy series by... Read More

Key Insights

• 🖕 Megan is excited to read "Savings Able" to see how the middle grade fantasy series compares to the author's previous sci-fi series.
• 🌍 The "Three Dark Crown" series is expanding its world and character experiences, creating anticipation for the final book, "Five Dark Fates."
• 🫠 "Serpent and Dove" is gaining positive reviews, and Megan is excited to read this gothic fantasy in time for Halloween.
• 🫠 "House of Salt and Sorrows" receives high praise from Megan for its spooky atmospheric quality, making it a great Halloween read.
• 🐲 "The Last Namsara" and its companion novel "The Caged Queen" are books about dragons that have garnered positive reviews and gained a resurgence in popularity.
• 👧 Megan is interested in exploring the "Glass Spare" duology, attracted by the covers and the concept of a girl turning things into gemstones with her touch.
• 🫠 The "Witchlands" series by Susan Dennard is on Megan's TBR, and she plans to start reading it in 2020.
• 🫠 Megan is excited to read "Priest of Bones" due to positive reviews from other readers, describing it as a combination of soldiers, gangsters, and magic.
• 💀 "City of Lies" grabs Megan's attention with its intriguing premise of a main character who specializes in chemicals and poisons and must solve a murder mystery.

Questions & Answers

Q: What is the premise of "Savings Able" by Scott Rimes?

"Savings Able" follows the main character, Andrea, as she attends a prestigious school to learn how to be a protagonist but ends up as a side character. She must then save the city of Fable from evil forces.

Q: Can you give a brief overview of the "Three Dark Crown" series by Kendra Blake?

The series is a dark fantasy about three sisters competing for the throne of an island. They must kill each other off to secure the throne.

Q: What is "Serpent and Dove" by Shelby Murray about?

"Serpent and Dove" is a witch and witch hunter romance novel in which a witch and witch hunter are forced into a fake relationship or marriage to defeat evil.

Q: What is "House of Salt and Sorrows" by Erin Craig a retelling of?

"House of Salt and Sorrows" is a retelling of the German fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," rewritten by the Brothers Grimm.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Megan discusses the middle grade fantasy novel "Savings Able" by Scott Rimes, where the protagonist attends a prestigious school to become a protagonist in a story but ends up as a side character.

• She mentions the fourth book in the "Three Dark Crown" series, "Five Dark Fates" by Kendra Blake, which follows three sisters vying for the throne of an island.

• She introduces "Serpent and Dove" by Shelby Murray, a witch and witch hunter romance, and "House of Salt and Sorrows" by Erin Craig, a retelling of the twelve dancing princesses.