Hi hello and welcome to my (slightly late) February wrap-up! I'm really excited to share all of the wonderful books that I read this month and to also (hopefully) bring back my monthly wrap-ups. It's something that I always enjoyed doing and I love to see what other people have read, so here are some of the books that I read in the month of February. As always, books will be linked to their Goodreads pages just in case you'd like to check them out and something new I'm doing is including a mini-review with each book I read! I hope to be doing full reviews of these books in the future but for now, my mini-reviews will be a good placeholder. If I do have a full review for any of these books, it will be linked! Also, the information for the first book I read will be blacked out and I will be including an explanation as to why. Please consider taking a moment to read my explanation and know that I will no longer be supporting the author in any way. With that being said, let's get started!
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Mini-Review: I read this book early on in the month, before becoming aware of the issues surrounding the author. I want to state that I do not plan to support this author going forward and will continue to do my research on the ongoing situation in order to educate myself further. I fully support and believe survivors of abuse and also heavily disagree with plagiarism. The only reason I am keeping this in my wrap-up is to share links to the situation so that others are able to educate themselves and make their own decisions as to what to do moving forward. Here are the links: Patreon post 1 from vo.EROS, Patreon post 2 from vo.EROS, Patreon post 3 from vo.EROS, Final Patreon post from vo.EROS , vo.EROS TikTok account with multiple videos on the situation. Please do your research and make your own decisions and always remember to be kind to one another. Thank you for reading.

Title: Kingdom of the Wicked
Author: Kerri Maniscalco
Pages: 372
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: 27 October 2020

From Goodreads: "Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin...desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost—even if it means using dark magic that's been long forbidden. Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked—princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia's side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women's murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems."

Mini-Review: I'll start by saying I didn't read the synopsis of this book so I went into it literally blind. It wasn't what I was expecting at all but, to be honest, I wasn't sure what I was expecting. I had seen this all over BookTok and it has always had positive reviews so I decided, sure, why not read it finally? But I did end up enjoying it more than I thought I would! I wasn't super crazy obsessed about it but I finished the book with a smile on my face and I definitely plan to pick up the rest of the books in the series. 

Title: Angels of Ashes & Ivory

Author: Raye Wagner

Pages: 478

Genre: YA Fantasy

Release Date: 03 February 2022

From Goodreads: "Angels sharpening their blades. A mortal world plagued by demons. And one young woman torn between them. As an orphan in Midri, Sanaa wants only one thing: Freedom outside the walls of Vice District. When she’s caught by the dreaded poachers and sold at auction, she’ll do anything to escape her fate. Anything.

Rynk has battled his way to the top of the angel hierarchy, but he longs for his fated mate. Instead, the Council sends him to Midri to recover a lost token of the Celestials—the sacred relic he lost as a child. Rynk must seize this one chance for redemption if he ever hopes of finding her—his Beloved. In the demon-infested world of Midri, Rynk stumbles across a young woman on death’s door. With a single touch, three things become crystal clear to the blind warrior:

1. She is his Beloved.

2. She’s human.

3. She rejects their fated bond.

With demons closing in, Sanaa and Rynk are running out of time. If they don’t overcome the bruises of their pasts, thousands will die. Because it’s not just their hearts at risk— Sanaa’s entire world will be destroyed if the two can’t find a way to accomplish the impossible. Before the angels burn Midri to ash."

Mini-Review: I was so excited to see that Raye Wagner was writing another book and when the opportunity to read an ARC arose, I jumped on it ready to fly through it! At 478 pages, this book is no joke, and I had such a good time reading Sanaa and Rynk's story. It gave me so many feelings and I eventually found myself rapidly turning the pages to see what would happen next. There is so much character development and the plot was really interesting to follow. By the end, I was crying because it was over and I wasn't ready to leave these characters. Raye Wagner never disappoints and I can definitely say that she has come back stronger than ever! If you're interested, check out my full review here!

Title: Electric Idol

Author: Katee Robert

Pages: 375

Genre: Adult Romance

Release Date: 18 January 2022