#sevenendlessforests

2nd book read this year: The Boneless Mercies by @apriltucholke I’ve been looking for books with less romance and more ambience, and this Beowulf retelling fit perfectly with what I was looking for! It’s slower to what I’m used to but so much more immersive. Like, I went ahead and bought the next book because the setting fit perfectly with what I want in stories. I liked the world building better than the characters. Beowulf-wise, I can’t tell you much, because it’s been years since I read it (the graphic novel version 😭) and I don’t remember it. Anyways, if you’re looking for a gritty, immersive retelling with female mercenaries, this is up your alley! Very Skyrim, Norse, Two Towers feel (they walk ALOT). #thebonelessmercies #sevenendlessforests #frey #skyrim ##juniper #ovie #beowulf #norse #apriltulchoke #yafantasy #fanart #bookish #retelling #stephnsketch2023reads #norseaesthetic https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnsv-HANGdW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy #bookbirthday to #sevenendlessforests by @apriltucholke ! . . Seven Endless Forests falls in the same vein of The Boneless Mercies, giving us a lyrical spin on a classic story. In this book Tucholke tackles King Arthur’s rise to the throne with a feminine but no less lethal twist. . . There’s are two sayings that kept coming to mind while reading: Hero’s rarely find their happy endings and its hard for a good man to be king. You can see both of these play out throughout the story. I love the atmosphere and the tones that these books give. This title (along with the Boneless Mercies) are perfect examples of campfire tales. Those stories that people tell of their ancestors around a fire when its time to settle in at night. . . You follow Torvi on a harrowing adventure to reclaim home, family and freedom. Having to make hard choices that will lead the world to better or let it succumb to the flame and wolves of the priest Uther. . . With her band of troubled yet endearing misfits you meet up with witches, assassins, bards, traverse tree top villages, cursed towers and hidden kingdoms. Tragic pasts, humorous banter, and relatable characters, Seven Endless Forests is a must read for Fantasy fans. . . *E-ARC kindly provided by Macmillian via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. .............................................................................#bookreview #newrelease #bookaholic #bookstamums #anticipatedreads #bookphotography #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #igbooks #bookstagramcommunity #igbooks #bookhoarder #booksbooksbooks #bookreader #bookblogger #bookish #bookworm #ilovebooks #ilovereading #booksandflowers https://www.instagram.com/p/B_icq-jgYFQ/?igshid=8nnea2qzzv3o