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Hi everyone, how was your weekend? The weather was very nice here so I went for walks and had lunch with my friend.

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Books To BeĀ Thankful For
āTis the season to be grateful and give thanks! Weāre thankful for books all year round, but since itās Thanksgiving time, we wanted to take a moment to call out a few books that have meant a lot to us lately. ā¤ļø
STEPSISTER by Jennifer Donnelly
Itās about time that theĀ āuglyā stepsisters from Cinderella had their story told! In this retelling of the classic fairytale, stepsisters Isabelle and Tavi deal with the fallout after Cinderella leaves for the palace - and go on a journey of redemption and empowerment. We can all take some inspiration out of this story and learn that thereās truly nothing more beautiful than courage.
CALL DOWN THE HAWK by Maggie Stiefvater
Anyone who has read The Raven Cycle has a LOT to be thankful for this holiday season now that Ronan Lynchās story has continued in the first book of The Dreamer Trilogy! Luckily for everyone, this story has plenty to offer for non-Raven Cycle fans, too - from fantastical dream-creatures to art forgers to the end of the world. Reading Call Down the Hawk will prove to you that anything is possible!
I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST by Mason DeaverĀ
This year, weāre thankful to have read this incredible debut from Mason Deaver about a non-binary teen coming out to their parents and finding love, acceptance, and friendship. If you havenāt read this book yet, move it to the top of your TBR pile, because I Wish You All the Best is the perfect book to remind us that while we all have our own struggles, what matters most is being true to yourself.Ā
SHADOWSCENT by P.M. Freestone
Sometimes you need a fantasy to really envelop all of your senses. In Shadowscent, P.M. Freestone has created a stunning world where magic is linked to fragrance. Weāre thankful to have spent time in the Aramtesh Empire on an epic quest and to have been brought in so fully to this world!Ā
TARNISHED ARE THE STARS by Rosiee Thor
Tarnished are the Stars is the sci-fi fantasy adventure that weāre thankful to have read this year! Anna, who has a clockwork heart and supplies black market medical tech, is such an inspiration as she fights to save her people from an epidemic of heart defects. If youāve wanted to see queer representation in fantasy, this is absolutely the book for you.
Excerpt: Shadowscent
An Ember in the Ashes meets Indiana Jones in an electrifying, steal-your-breath away, supercharge-your-senses YA fantasy adventure.
Across the Aramtesh Empire, scent is everything. Prayers only reach heaven on sacred incense, and perfumes are prized status symbols. 17-year-old Rakel has an uncanny ability with fragrances, but her skills aren't enough to buy her dying father more time. Ash bears the tattoos of an imperial bodyguard. When his prince, Nisai, insists on a diplomatic mission to an outer province, Ash is duty-bound to join the caravan. It's a nightmare protecting Nisai on the road. But it's even harder for Ash to conceal a secret that could see him exiled or executed. Rakel and Ash have nothing in common until smoke draws them to a plantation of the Empire's rarest flower. Nisai's been poisoned, flames devour the priceless blooms, and the pair have "suspect" clinging to them like a bad stench. Their futures depend on them working together to decipher clues, defy dangers and defeat their own demons in a race to source an antidote . . . before the imperial army hunts them down.
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The Magic of Sense: Scentlore in Shadowscent
Guest Post from P.M. Freestone, author of Shadowscent!
Would you try something for me?
Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and imagine the scent of freshly mown grass.
What came to mind? The first days of spring? Sports fields and ball games? Hay fever?Ā Picnics? Something else entirely?
Neurologically, our sense of smell is linked to memory. Thinking of a familiar scent conjuresĀ up thoughts of people, places or emotions. Yet itās often the least used of the senses inĀ books.Ā
How cool would it be, I thought, to build a fantasy world where life revolves aroundĀ scent?
I love perfume, and I knew from my archaeology degree (nerd alert!) that weāve long beenĀ taking extraordinary measures to make ourselves smell nice. But when I hit the library forĀ Shadowscent, I found that scent was historically much more than fashion. It couldĀ determine if you were trustworthy, like in Ancient Rome, where your aroma was believed toĀ reflect your morals.
Pleasant smells were often associated with the divine. Other scents were believed to holdĀ the power to protect or heal.Ā
In Early Modern Europe, for example, people carried camphorĀ in their pockets to ward off plague. Today, we know camphorās chemical composition makesĀ a good cough suppressant. But centuries ago?
Ā It was magic. The kind of magic that infusesĀ the āscentloreā of Shadowscent.
Speaking of chemistry, the first known record of a perfumer is from a three-thousand-year-old clay tablet from Babylonian Mesopotamia. In contrast to recent centuries, when theĀ sciences increasingly became male domains, this historical chemist was a woman. Her labĀ partner was a woman, too (go STEM ladies!). I figured it would be a good idea to speak toĀ the present-day equivalent, so I sought out Sarah McCartney from my favourite perfumery ā 4160Tuesdays in London.
I was so excited when Sarah invited me to visit! Seeing behind the scenes of a workingĀ perfumery and learning about the industry was incredibly helpful. I sampled a vast array ofĀ ingredientsāsome that I wanted to feature in the Empire of Aramtesh but were too rare orĀ expensive for me to otherwise sniff (Frankincense! Labdanum! Opopanax! RealĀ sandalwood!).Ā
I had the chance to create signature fragrances for Shadowscentās mainĀ characters, Rakel and Ash. It made them seem so much more real to me⦠I hope it bringsĀ them to life in readersā minds, too!
Start reading Shadowscent!Ā
Title: Crown of Smoke | Author: P.M. Freestone | Publisher: Scholastic (2020)

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In the empire of Aramtesh, scent has power. When disaster strikes and the crown prince lies poisoned, long suppressed rivalries threaten to blow the empire apart. Itās up to a poor village girl with a talent for fragrances and the princeās loyal bodyguard to find an antidote. To succeed, the pair must uncover secrets ā cryptic, ancient tales as well as buried truths from their own pasts ā in an adventure that will ignite your senses.