Sofiesbokhylla

  Title: Rising Sun Author: Donna Grant Series: Elven Kingdoms Series, Book 1 Publisher: DL Grant, LLC Release Date: May 14, 2024 ISBN/ASIN: 9781958353301 Format: Kindle, E-Book Pages: 391 4/5 ⭐ A wickedly seductive new series with a ruthless, jaded elf and a bewitching human hiding a powerful secret—unlikely soulmates whose passion will test the boundaries of life and death. Nothing could make Yasmin return to Shaldorn, the place of nightmares. But when she’s caught stealing, she’s given an ultimatum: take Ravi over the Dangerous Peaks to the stronghold or face imprisonment. She has no choice but to agree, though she intends to escape the elf as soon as she reaches the mountains. Yet, as they battle nature itself, the two enemies find common ground—and an all-consuming passion. Can they prevail in their dangerous heist, or be torn apart by a betrayal? (From Goodreads.com) My Review In the beginning, I felt that the main characters were very boring and very bland. It took qui...

  Title: Quicksilver Author: Callie Hart Series: Fae & Alchemy, Book 1 Publisher: Forever Release Date: September 10, 2024 ISBN/ASIN: B0DDKHNVWF   Format: Kindle E-Book Pages: 624 4/5⭐ Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate. Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for as long as she can remember. In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn’t much a girl wouldn’t do for a glass of water. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they’re real, and Saeris has landed right i...

  Title: City of Stairs Author: Robert Jackson Bennett Series: The Divine Cities, Book 1 Publisher: Del Rey Release Date: September 9, 2014 ISBN: 9780804137171 Format: Paperback Pages: 452s 4/5⭐ Summary The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions — until its divine protectors were killed. Now, Bulikov’s history has been censored and erased, its citizens subjugated. But the surreal landscape of the city itself, forever altered by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it, stands as a haunting reminder of its former supremacy. Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani. Officially, the unassuming young woman is just another junior diplomat sent by Bulikov’s oppressors. Unofficially, she is one of her country’s most accomplished spies, dispatched — along with her terrifying “secretary”, Sigrud — to solve a murder. But as Shara pursues the killer, she starts to suspect that the beings who ruled...

  Titel: We Hunt the Flame Författare: Hafsah Faizal Serie: Sands of Arawiya book 1 Förlag:  Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Utgiven: 14 maj 2019 Språk: Engelska Betyg: 3.75⭐ People lived because she killed. People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the sultan. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. Both Zafira and Nasir are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya--but neither wants to be. War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the sultan on a similar mission: retrieve t...

Blood Mercy by Vela Roth My rating: 4 of 5 stars One human. One immortal. Will their alliance save the kingdom, or will their forbidden love be a death sentence? When Cassia seeks out a Hesperine, he could end her mortal life in a heartbeat. But she has no fear of his magic or his fangs. She knows the real monster is the human king, her father. If he finds out she’s bargaining with his enemy, he’ll send her to the executioner. As a Hesperine diplomat, Lio must negotiate with mortals who hate him. Cassia is different, but politics aren't why she captivates the gentle immortal. He wants more than her blood, and if he can’t resist the temptation, he’ll provoke the war he's trying to prevent. I liked this book, however, the pace was a bit too slow to maintain my interest, it took a long time for me to get through the book. It took a long time for the book and the plot to get going. After about 250 pages, the action took off. This book also offere...

Originaltitel: The girl you left behind Originalspråk:  Engelska Författare: Jojo Moyes Antal sidor:  438 Språk:  Svenska Format:  Inbunden Förlag:  Printz Publishing Utgivningsår:  2014 Denna bok är uppdelad i två delar, en del utspelar sig under första världskriget och den andra delen utspelar sig i nutid.  Under första världskriget målas en tavla, ett porträtt av en kvinna som heter Sophie. Vi får följa Sophies tragiska historia och tavlans betydelse för henne och hennes familj. I nutid hänger tavlan hos en kvinna som heter Liv. Tavlan har hon fått som present av sin avlidne man vilket gör att den har väldigt stor betydelse för henne också. Det visar sig sedan att tavlan är ett krigsfynd och det skapar problem för liv och tar henne igenom en lång och jobbig process och hon tvingas att slåss för den. Detta ställer till det ordentligt för Liv, både personligt och relationsmässigt. En superbra bok tycker jag. Jag har läst en del av Jojo Moyes tidigare ...

Originaltitel: Brevvännerna Originalspråk:  Svenska Författare: Eli Åhman Owertz Antal sidor:  340 Språk:  Svenska Format:  Ljudbok Förlag:  Harper Collins Nordic Utgivningsår: 2020 Malin och Erik börjar brevväxla via bokbussen. De gömmer sina brev på en speciell hylla på bokbussen. De lär känna varandra och får känslor för varandra. Malin är inte lycklig i sitt nuvarande förhållande hon vill ha mer! Erik vill inget annat än att de ska få deras förhållande till att fungera. De håller brevväxlingen hemlig tills vidare. De vill vara tillsammans men kan de det?  Brevvänner är en helt magisk kärlekshistoria om två människor som inte har det så bra i deras nuvarande förhållande och söker därför efter något mer. Boken bjuder på både glädje, tårar och man funderar hela tiden på, hur ska de lösa det här? Kommer det att funka, eller inte? Boken var väldigt lätt att lyssna på och hänga med i. Boken är uppläst av Gunilla Leining som är helt suverän att lyssna på tycke...