It’s the end of another long, fun-filled road. June has dawned, and it’s time to take off our adventuring boots and rest up – but first, let’s take a last look back at what the final week of Wyrd & Wonder 2023 brought! Here’s a round-up of your reviews, random loot and Read Along posts.

 

 

REVIEWS

The Fantasy Hive: The Hunters by David Wragg

BookWyrm Knits: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

One Reading Nurse: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

Eustea Reads: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones | The Midnight Folk by John Masefield | Qwelf – The Survival Guide by Larry MacDougall

LittleFrogScribbles: Kill Your Darlings by L.E. Harper | Witch King by Martha Wells

Every Book A Doorway: Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs | Witch King by Martha Wells

Space and Sorcery: Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence

Quintessentially Bookish: Perilous Times by Thomas D. Lee | The Sword Defiant by Gareth Hanrahan | The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

Based on a True Story: The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox

SFF Book Reviews: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Zezee With Books: The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones

A Literary Escape: Witch King by Martha Wells

 

RANDOM TREASURE

Zezee With Books: Fantasy Books I Recently DNF | Once Upon A Time Book Tag

Based on a True Story: Leave the Girls Alone

Bookforager: Fun For Monday: The Once Upon a Time Tag | The Tag Team Tag

A Dance With Books: Paint a Chibi Dragon With Me | Book Spotlight: Where the Lightning Goes

The Fantasy Hive: Six Degrees of Magical Separation | Talonsister by Jen Williams: Cover Reveal and Exclusive Excerpt

@bookish_az (Instagram): Day 23: Bite-size fantasy | Day 25: Magical Items | Day 27: #StackSaturday | Day 30: Typographic Magic

 

 

Week 1 discussion questions | A Dance With Books | Dear Geek Place | The Fantasy Hive | Bookforager | The Green Tea Librarian | Gazer of Books | Zezee With Books | Where Stories Lie | Word Wilderness

Week 2 discussion questions | A Dance With Books | Dear Geek Place | The Fantasy Hive | Bookforager | The Green Tea Librarian | Gazer of Books | Zezee With Books | Where Stories Lie | Word Wilderness

Week 3 discussion questions | A Dance With Books | Dear Geek Place | The Fantasy Hive | Bookforager | The Green Tea Librarian | Gazer of Books | Zezee With Books | Where Stories Lie | Word Wilderness

 

 

Week 1 discussion questions | A Dance With Books | BookWyrm Knits | Queen’s Book Asylum | Dear Geek Place | One Reading Nurse

Week 2 discussion questions | A Dance With Books | BookWyrm Knits | Queen’s Book Asylum | Dear Geek Place | One Reading Nurse

Week 3 discussion questions | A Dance With Books | BookWyrm Knits | Queen’s Book Asylum | Dear Geek Place | One Reading Nurse

Week 4 discussion questions | A Dance With Books | BookWyrm Knits | Queen’s Book Asylum | One Reading Nurse

 

That’s it for my share of the goodies, but don’t forget to check in with Ariana at The Book Nook for more! And once again, a huge heartfelt thank you to everybody who took part this year, whether for the first time or the second or even the sixth! I hope to see you all again for Year Seven…

 

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