Wrap Up: Mayo 2021

Hello everybody! Mayo fue el mes de mi cumpleaños y, aunque me hubiese gustado leer un montón de libros y darles cinco estrellas a todos, no ha sido así. En total, he leído dos historias cortas y cuatro libros, y con eso me doy por satisfecha. De hecho, me alegra haber terminado tres sagas (aunque dos de esos tres libros fuesen decepcionantes) y sí que he conseguido darle cinco estrellas a otro libro. A Crown of Wishes ha sido mi libro favorito de este mes y, sin duda alguna, será uno de mis favoritos del año. Ahora os dejo con mi resumen de lecturas del mes pasado para que podáis descubrir cuáles han sido decepcionantes y cuáles han merecido realmente la pena.

All I Want (The Dukes of War #8) de Erica Ridley

Frostgilded (The Harwood Spellbook #3) de Stephanie Burgis

Ready Player Two (Ready Player One #2) de Ernest Cline: 1'5/5★

Mind The Gap, Dash & Lily (Dash & Lily #3) de Rachel Cohn y David Levithan: 2'5/5★

The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen #1) de Roshani Chokshi: 4/5★

A Crown of Wishes (The Star-Touched Queen #2) de Roshani Chokshi: 5/5★

Novedades: Junio y Julio 2021

¡Hola a todos! Hoy llego con las novedades de junio y julio. He decidido juntar estos dos primeros meses de verano ya que en en ellos solamente hay dos novedades literarias que me llamen la atención. La primera es Witchshadow, la cuarta entrega de la saga Witchlands, y sale en junio. La segunda y última es Gods & Monsters, la última parte de la saga Serpent & Dove, y sale en julio. ¡Un saludo!

Título: Witchshadow (The Witchlands #4)
Autora: Susan Dennard
Fecha de publicación: 22 de Junio de 2021
Sinopsis: Susan Dennard's New York Times bestselling, young adult epic fantasy Witchlands series continues with Witchshadow, the story of the Threadwitch Iseult.

War has come to the Witchlands . . . and nothing will be the same again.

Iseult has found her heartsister Safi at last, but their reunion is brief. For Iseult to stay alive, she must flee Cartorra while Safi remains. And though Iseult has plans to save her friend, they will require her to summon magic more dangerous than anything she has ever faced before.

Meanwhile, the Bloodwitch Aeduan is beset by forces he cannot understand. And Vivia—rightful queen of Nubrevna—finds herself without a crown or home.

As villains from legend reawaken across the Witchlands, only the mythical Cahr Awen can stop the gathering war. Iseult could embrace this power and heal the land, but first she must choose on which side of the shadows her destiny will lie.

Título: Gods & Monsters (Serpent & Dove #3)
Autora: Shelby Mahurin
Fecha de publicación: 27 de Julio de 2021
Sinopsis: The spellbinding conclusion to the New York Times and IndieBound bestselling trilogy Serpent & Dove. This stunning fantasy take on French witches and forbidden love is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas.

Evil always seeks a foothold. We must not give it one.

After a heartbreaking loss, Lou, Reid, Beau, and Coco are bent on vengeance more than ever before—and none more so than Lou.

But this is no longer the Lou they thought they knew. No longer the Lou that captured a chasseur’s heart. A darkness has settled over her, and this time it will take more than love to drive it out.

Wrap Up: Abril 2021

¡Hola a todo el mundo! Hoy vengo con el resumen de lecturas del mes de abril. Puedo afirmar que dicho mes ha sido mucho mejor de lo que esperaba en cuanto a lecturas, no solo porque he leído ocho libros sino porque le he dado cinco estrellas a dos de ellos. Objetivamente hablando, ninguno de esos dos libros son perfectos, pero leí ambos en un buen momento y los disfruté muchísimo. Por eso mismo, Wintersong y Would I Lie to the Duke se llevan cinco estrellas de mi parte, y os invito a leerlos si creéis que os podrían gustar.

Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) de Leigh Bardugo: 4/5★

Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie #1) de Maggie Stiefvater: 3/5★

Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie (Books of Faerie #2) de Maggie Stiefvater: 3/5★

Cuando las gárgolas lloran de Paula Gallego

Vampire Academy: The Untold Stories (Vampire Academy #6.75) de Richelle Mead: 3/5★

Wintersong (Wintersong #1) de S. Jae-Jones: 5/5★

Would I Lie to the Duke (Union of the Rakes #2) de Eva Leigh: 5/5★

Waiting for a Scot Like You (Union of the Rakes #3) de Eva Leigh: 3/5★

Aparte de esto, también quería hacer mención de la serie Shadow and Bone, basada en los libros de Leigh Bardugo, que salió el pasado 23 de abril. Yo ya la he visto entera y me ha gustado bastante, solo le pondría un par de quejas, y creo que en general es una buena adaptación. Yo ya estoy deseando que hagan una segunda temporada para ver a Nikolai, mi personaje favorito de toda esta saga. ¿Vosotros habéis tenido tiempo para verla?  ¡Os recomiendo que lo hagáis!

Novedades: Mayo 2021

¡Hola a todos! Llega mayo, uno de los mejores meses del año (y no lo digo porque sea el mes de mi cumpleaños), y con él cinco nuevas publicaciones literarias que me llaman la atención.

Título: 10 Truths and a Dare
Autora: Ashley Elston
Fecha de publicación: 4 de Mayo de 2021
Sinopsis: It's Senior Week, that magical in-between time after classes have ended but before graduation, chock-full of gimmicky theme parties, last-minute bonding, and family traditions. Olivia couldn't be more ready. Class salutatorian and confident in her future at LSU, she's poised to sail through to the next phase of her life.

But when the tiny hiccup of an unsigned off-campus P.E. form puts Olivia in danger of not graduating at all, she has one week to set things straight without tipping off her very big and very nosy extended family. Volunteering to help at a local golf tournament should do it, but since Olivia's mom equipped her phone with a tracking app, there'll be no hiding the fact that she's at the golf course instead of all the graduation parties happening at the same time. Unless, that is, she can convince the Fab Four--her ride-or-die cousins and best friends Sophie, Charlie, and Wes--to trade phones with her as they go through the motions of playing Olivia for the week.

Sure, certain members of the golf team are none too pleased with Olivia's sudden "passion" for the game. And sure, a very cute, very off-limits boy keeps popping up in Olivia's orbit. But she is focused! She has a schedule and a plan! Nothing can possibly go wrong . . . right?

Título: Take Me Home Tonight
Autora: Morgan Matson
Fecha de publicación: 4 de Mayo de 2021
Sinopsis: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off meets Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist in this romp through the city that never sleeps from the New York Times bestselling author of Since You’ve Been Gone, Morgan Matson.

Two girls. One night. Zero phones.

Kat and Stevie—best friends, theater kids, polar opposites—have snuck away from the suburbs to spend a night in New York City. They have it all planned out. They’ll see a play, eat at the city’s hottest restaurant, and have the best. Night. Ever. What could go wrong?

Well. Kind of a lot?

They’re barely off the train before they’re dealing with destroyed phones, family drama, and unexpected Pomeranians. Over the next few hours, they’ll have to grapple with old flames, terrible theater, and unhelpful cab drivers. But there are also cute boys to kiss, parties to crash, dry cleaning to deliver (don’t ask), and the world’s best museum to explore.

Over the course of a wild night in the city that never sleeps, both Kat and Stevie will get a wake-up call about their friendship, their choices…and finally discover what they really want for their future.

That is, assuming they can make it to Grand Central before the clock strikes midnight.

Título: People We Meet on Vacation
Autora: Emily Henry
Fecha de publicación: 11 de Mayo de 2021
Sinopsis: Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.

Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.

Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven’t spoken since.

Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees.

Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?

From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read, a sparkling new novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.

Título: El sol y la mentira
Autoras: Iria G. Parente y Selene M. Pascual
Fecha de publicación: 17 de Mayo de 2021
Sinopsis: Marte, 2634, Olympus es una gran corporación que se extiende por la galaxia y divide a la sociedad en trece Servicios basados en las funciones de los antiguos dioses olímpicos.

Armand Cordroy es diseñador en el Servicio de Afrodita. O eso parece. En realidad, es también un espía en las altas esferas de Marte y tiene un plan: llegar hasta la cúpula de Zeus, el Servicio que controla Olympus. Para conseguirlo aspira a engañar y manipular a alguien de dentro… ¿Y qué mejor opción que Enid Dusan, principal candidata a ser la próxima líder?

Pero lo que Armand no sabe es que Enid es tan retorcida como él y está acostumbrada a utilizar a los demás. Definitivamente, ella también tiene sus propios planes.

El sol y la mentira forma parte de la serie Olympus (de las autoras de Antihéroes y Sueños de piedra), compuesta por novelas autoconclusivas de ciencia ficción inspiradas en los mitos griegos, en este caso, el mito de Ícaro se combina con el de Eros y Psique.

Título: Sxiteen Scandals
Autora: Sophie Jordan
Fecha de publicación: 25 de Mayo de 2021
Sinopsis: In this irreverent regency romp by New York Times best-selling author Sophie Jordan, newly minted sixteen-year-old Primrose Ainsworth finds herself on a wayward birthday adventure through London with a mysterious hero—perfect for fans of My Lady Jane.

The youngest of four daughters, Primrose Ainsworth is used to getting lost in the shuffle. But when her parents decide to delay her debut into English society, Prim hatches a plan to go rogue on the night of her sixteenth birthday.

Donning a mask, Prim escapes to the infamous Vauxhall Gardens for one wild night. When her cover is nearly blown, a mysterious stranger intercedes, and Prim finds an unexpected partner in mischief . . . and romance. But when it’s revealed her new ally isn’t who he says he is, her one night of fun may last past dawn.

In this frothy regency romp perfect for fans of Austen-esque flirtation and Shakespearean hijinks, sometimes a little scandal can be a good thing.

Wrap Up: Febrero y Marzo 2021

¡Muy buenas tardes a todos! Como en marzo no hice el Wrap Up de febrero porque solamente leí dos libros, decidí unir esa entrada a la del Wrap Up de marzo, mes en el que también leí dos libros jajaja. Aunque estos dos últimos meses no haya leído tanto, no estoy descontenta con la cantidad de lecturas realizadas en lo que llevamos de año. Además, me voy a permitir hacer el pequeño spoiler de que, a día de hoy, ya llevo unas cuantas de cosillas leídas en abril...

En cuanto a las lecturas que veréis aquí, puedo afirmar que mi favorita entre ellas fue A Court of Silver Flames, la continuación de la saga A Court of Thorns and Roses (o Una Corte de Rosas y Espinas en español) de Sarah J. Maas. Con esta autora tan popular tengo una relación de amor-odio (por llamarlo de alguna manera), pero no tenía ninguna duda de que quería seguir con esta saga (*tos*no como con Throne of Glass*tos*la mayor decepción de mi vida*tos*) y ahora espero con muchas ganas que el siguiente libro sea sobre Azriel y cierto personaje nuevo que aparece aquí.

Por último, quiero decir que considero que ninguna de estas lecturas ha sido mala, y que Six of Crows lo leí en preparación para la serie de Shadow & Bone que sale este 23 de abril, adaptación que tengo bastantes ganas de ver. Ahora sí, ¡os dejo con esos cuatro libros y sus puntuaciones correspondientes!

You'd Be Mine de Erin Hahn: 3/5★

The Darkest Part of the Forest de Holly Black: 4/5★

A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses #4) de Sarah J. Maas: 4/5★

Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) de Leigh Bardugo: 4/5★

Novedades: Abril 2021

¡Hola a todo el mundo! La entrada de hoy va sobre las publicaciones de este mes de abril, que parece estar cargado de llamativas novedades:

Título: Blessed Monsters (Something Dark and Holy #3)
Autora: Emily A. Duncan
Fecha de publicación: 6 de Abril de 2021
Sinopsis: The startling conclusion to the instant New York Times bestselling Something Dark and Holy trilogy

The girl, the monster, the prince, the queen.

They broke the world.

And some things can never be undone.

In Emily A. Duncan’s Blessed Monsters, they must unite once more to fight the dark chaos they've unleashed—but is it already too late?

Título: To Love and to Loathe (The Regency Vows #2)
Autora: Martha Waters
Fecha de publicación: 6 de Abril de 2021
Sinopsis: The widowed Diana, Lady Templeton and Jeremy, Marquess of Willingham are infamous among English high society as much for their sharp-tongued bickering as their flirtation. One evening, an argument at a ball turns into a serious wager: Jeremy will marry within the year or Diana will forfeit one hundred pounds. So shortly after, just before a fortnight-long house party at Elderwild, Jeremy’s country estate, Diana is shocked when Jeremy appears at her home with a very different kind of proposition.

After his latest mistress unfavorably criticized his skills in the bedroom, Jeremy is looking for reassurance, so he has gone to the only woman he trusts to be totally truthful. He suggests that they embark on a brief affair while at the house party—Jeremy can receive an honest critique of his bedroom skills and widowed Diana can use the gossip to signal to other gentlemen that she is interested in taking a lover.

Diana thinks taking him up on his counter-proposal can only help her win her wager. With her in the bedroom and Jeremy’s marriage-minded grandmother, the formidable Dowager Marchioness of Willingham, helping to find suitable matches among the eligible ladies at Elderwild, Diana is confident her victory is assured. But while they’re focused on winning wagers, they stand to lose their own hearts.

With Martha Waters’s signature “cheeky charm and wonderfully wry wit” (Booklist, starred review), To Love and to Loathe is another clever and delightful historical rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Evie Dunmore.

Título: Twice Shy
Autora: Sarah Hogle
Fecha de publicación: 6 de Abril de 2021
Sinopsis: Can you find real love when you've always got your head in the clouds?

Maybell Parish has always been a dreamer and a hopeless romantic. But living in her own world has long been preferable to dealing with the disappointments of real life. So when Maybell inherits a charming house in the Smokies from her Great-Aunt Violet, she seizes the opportunity to make a fresh start.

Yet when she arrives, it seems her troubles have only just begun. Not only is the house falling apart around her, but she isn't the only inheritor: she has to share everything with Wesley Koehler, the groundskeeper who's as grouchy as he is gorgeous—and it turns out he has very different vision for the property's future.

Convincing the taciturn Wesley to stop avoiding her and compromise is a task more formidable than the other dying wishes Great-Aunt Violet left behind. But when Maybell uncovers something unexpectedly sweet beneath Wesley's scowls, and as the two slowly begin to let their guard down, they might learn that sometimes the smallest steps outside one's comfort zone can lead to the greatest rewards.

Título: Second First Impressions
Autora: Sally Thorne
Fecha de publicación: 13 de Abril de 2021
Sinopsis: Distraction (n): an extreme agitation of the mind or emotions.

Ruthie Midona has worked the front desk at the Providence Luxury Retirement Villa for six years, dedicating her entire adult life to caring for the Villa’s residents, maintaining the property (with an assist from DIY YouTube tutorials), and guarding the endangered tortoises that live in the Villa’s gardens. Somewhere along the way, she’s forgotten that she’s young and beautiful, and that there’s a world outside of work—until she meets the son of the property developer who just acquired the retirement center.

Teddy Prescott has spent the last few years partying, sleeping in late, tattooing himself when bored, and generally not taking life too seriously—something his father, who dreams of grooming Teddy into his successor, can’t understand. When Teddy needs a place to crash, his father seizes the chance to get him to grow up. He’ll let Teddy stay in one of the on-site cottages at the retirement home, but only if he works to earn his keep. Teddy agrees—he can change a few lightbulbs and clip some hedges, no sweat. But Ruthie has plans for Teddy too.

Her two wealthiest and most eccentric residents have just placed an ad (yet another!) seeking a new personal assistant to torment. The women are ninety-year-old, four-foot-tall menaces, and not one of their assistants has lasted a full week. Offering up Teddy seems like a surefire way to get rid of the tall, handsome, unnerving man who won’t stop getting under her skin.

Ruthie doesn’t count on the fact that in Teddy Prescott, the Biddies may have finally met their match. He’ll pick up Chanel gowns from the dry cleaner and cut Big Macs into bite-sized bits. He’ll do repairs around the property, make the residents laugh, and charm the entire villa. He might even remind Ruthie what it’s like to be young and fun again. But when she finds out Teddy’s father’s only fixing up the retirement home to sell it, putting everything she cares about in jeopardy, she’s left wondering if Teddy’s magic was all just a façade.

From the USA Today  bestselling author of The Hating Game and 99 Percent Mine comes the clever, funny, and unforgettable story of a muscular, tattooed man hired as an assistant to two old women—under the watchful eye of a beautiful retirement home manager.

Título: Southern Sun, Northern Sar (Glass Alliance #3)
Autora: Joanna Hathaway
Fecha de publicación: 20 de Abril de 2021
Sinopsis: Battles, revolution, and romance collide in Joanna Hathaway's stunning, World Wars-inspired Southern Sun, Northern Star

Reeling from the tragedy that beset her family, Princess Aurelia has joined the resistance in Havenspur, spying on the Northern leaders who were once her allies and determined to stop her uncle's machinations for war. Meanwhile, her beloved pilot Athan leads his squadron into battle as the Safire wage a losing war abroad and combat growing unrest back home.

When Athan is sent on leave to Havenspur following the death of a comrade, the pair reunite and rekindle their romance until Aurelia uncovers one of Athan's secrets, a secret that could save countless lives. But exposing it to the right people will cost her Athan's trust, and this time, their shared memories of love might not be enough to stop the fateful path of destruction that threatens all they've fought to defend.

As history unfolds around them, every move they make drives them one step closer to either recreating their parents' shadowed past or redeeming the alliance that could bring peace.

The breathtaking finale to a legendary series. Part war drama, part romance, Southern Sun, Northern Star is the epic conclusion to the Glass Alliance series.

Título: The Road Trip
Autora: Beth O'Leary
Fecha de publicación: 29 de Abril de 2021
Sinopsis: Addie and her sister are about to embark on an epic road trip to a friend's wedding in the north of Scotland. The playlist is all planned and the snacks are packed.

But, not long after setting off, a car slams into the back of theirs. The driver is none other than Addie's ex, Dylan, who she's avoided since their traumatic break-up two years earlier.

Dylan and his best mate are heading to the wedding too, and they've totalled their car, so Addie has no choice but to offer them a ride. The car is soon jam-packed full of luggage and secrets, and with three hundred miles ahead of them, Dylan and Addie can't avoid confronting the very messy history of their relationship...

Will they make it to the wedding on time? And, more importantly... is this really the end of the road for Addie and Dylan?