I was not going to discuss politics here on my blog, but I want to point out that it does not look great for the world today. The decisions Trump is making affect not only the USA, but they are also Europe and other parts of the world. The politics are in such a bizarre state that I cannot ignore this. It inspired me to make this post. I have been reading a lot of American books, but I started to wonder which other countries were present on my Kindle. Last month I looked at short books with Fae, the poll winner was Court of Shadows, and this was a great success. I loved it, the review is coming soon!
I started researching last week, and it turns out it is not easy to find out which countries the authors are from. The author bios do not always contain such information, and I have found that across platforms' bios differ. It left me with a list of authors I do not know their origins. I did come up with a decent list of Canadian, Australian, and UK authors. I also found authors from Sweden, New Zealand, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and South Africa.
Canada is my second home, it is the country I have lived in the longest, aside from the Netherlands. In total, 1,5 years, this is also where I learned the English language. Part of why I read in English is to keep it at a similar level as Dutch. English reads as fast as Dutch, although I still have to look up words sometimes. Canada always feels like home, so let's see which Canadian authors I have found and are battling for March picks.
Queen of Roses by Briar Boleyn
This book is about Morgan, who lives in the shadow of her brother, the King. When he offers her a way out of the castle, she takes it. On her journey to find a fae weapon, she stumbles upon a group of outcasts. Together, they find more than what they bargained for.
Another story about fae, seems wildly different from what I read in February. This book has 15.156 ratings on Goodreads, which is a fair amount. The average rating is 3,85, which would mean the book is above average. Queen of Roses has 361 pages and was published in 2023. This cover is stunning, I love the roses. Briar Boleyn is a pen name for author Fenna Edgdewood, under which she writes historical romances.
Spells & Ashes by Kim Richardson
This book is about witches, which excites me. The twist in this book is that we follow a dark witch. Samantha Beaumont is our main character, she specializes in the art of conjuring demons and exorcisms. The synopsis reveals not much else, only that she is going to hunt a greater demon because a human girl was taken. Kim Richardson lives in Eastern Canada and has multiple series in her name; most of these contain witches. Spells & Ashes has far fewer ratings than Queen of Roses, in total 1976 on Goodreads, the average rating is 3,98 which is rather good. I have read a lot of white witches' points of view, this could be a refreshing perspective.
White As Snow by Veronica Bonn
I have not read a retelling in a long time, I read some real fairy tales last year, a gift from my fiancée when we were on holiday in Ireland. It was a bundle of Irish fairy tales, the dark ones where fairies steal children. This book is about the Queen more than it is about Snow White. Elspeth conspires to kill Snow White, because of jealousy. In the meantime, Elspeth's skeletons are trying to escape the closet, her daughter Rapunzel. The book sounds like an episode of Once Upon a Time, mixing multiple fairytales in one story. Of the three books mentioned, this one has the lowest amount of ratings, only 121 with an average rating of 3.85 on Goodreads. The book has 433 pages and came out in February 2022. Veronica Bonn lives in British Colombia, one of the provinces I have not yet visited.
Now let's get voting!
Pick my March read
Queen of Roses by Briar Boleyn
Spells & Ashes by Kim Richardson
White as Snow by Veronica Bonn
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