Fairies in the garden. Frost on the pumpkins. Farmhands at the dance.
Wyn Outler doesn't talk about where he came from (or how long ago). All part of the vows he took when he and his best friend turned their backs on the In-between. Decades later, when a letter arrives from an orphan boy who thinks he's found his uncle, Wyn faces the monumental task of welcoming two children into a household rife with secrets.
Alfie is quite sure Merritt House is magical. Uncle Wyn's quirky rules only add to the farm's mystique. He'd do anything to stay. Even if it means pretending not to notice that the chickens are enormous, the cows are a little too clever, and the cook has a tail. However, his baby sister Hazel, who is forever bending the rules, grows up with some peculiarly romantic notions. First love will make things awkward for everyone, especially the three farmhands who live in Cozy Cottage.
One brother believes in impossible things. One brother denies he can see them.
When Caleb Dare's younger brother shows up out of the blue, he's immediately suspicious. The two of them live in totally different worlds. But Josheb threatens to camp in the middle of Caleb's urban loft for as long as it takes to convince him to take a nice, long hike into the woods. They can camp. Swap stories around the fire. Just like old times.
Yeah, right.
Josheb's true motive is a major hassle. If not a hustle. He's always believed in absolutely everything, from extraterrestrials to the paranormal. On a hot tip from an undisclosed source, he's chasing a myth into the mountains, sure he'll be the one to prove the existence of an elusive cryptid. It'll be the story of the century, and Caleb is the only one who can give him the edge he needs.
Yeah, he's right.
Some courtships follow all the rules. Some courtships bend them.
As the Seven Score Moons cycle through their phases, the appointed time for the Queen's Festival draws near. Wolves from all over will gather at a site that the packs count as sacred, to sing for the Moon and her maidens. Rinloo is part of an allotment of dexes sent to guard the Circle, which has long been anchored by an Amaranthine tree. There he encounters a girl-child spirited to safety by imps and an unhappy maid from the Luminous Court.
From Goodreads:
My Review:
Oh, I'm so glad to be caught up with this series, and this world! The next book in the full length series is coming out next month, and I really enjoyed the first half of the series at this point, so I had to read the rest of these! I had such a great time reading them!
He's a rough-hewn romantic, and she becomes his muse.
Junpei is a day laborer who's supporting his mother and younger brother. He's mostly resigned to rough hands and scant respectability, but for a few precious hours each evening, he loses himself in the colors and beauty of creation. His painted lanterns and parasols always sell, but supplies are costly, and unlike his illustrious father, he has no patron. While Junpei struggles to get by, strange things are afoot in Keishi—foreigners and their foreign ways. But he's most interested in the lovely daughter of a local sweets merchant, whose kimono patterns inspire his paintings.
My Review:
Oh, I'm so glad to be caught up with this series, and this world! The next book in the full length series is coming out next month, and I really enjoyed the first half of the series at this point, so I had to read the rest of these! I had such a great time reading them!
I'm wondering if we've seen the characters from Hemmed in Silver before. I enjoyed their story, though I wish we could've had a tad more of the brother's story. And then there was Captured on Film, that was adorable, and I loved seeing the Dare brothers, their show has been mentioned so it was great to watch their beginnings!
I did Bathed in Moonlight a little bit annoying, because Char as a character, wasn't fun to read about. Understandable, but I didn't want to focus on him. Though we didn't get to find out what happened to his sister. And I wish we'd gotten more of Pippin's story, because I would've loved to see her settle into her new life!
And in contrast, I loved Flattered by Flowers, I enjoyed Junpei's story-it has me needing to reread Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate because of who is in it-but it's also Anna and Harmonious' story, the one that had her becoming Saint Midori. So I loved that!
These were some really great stories, and I can't wait for more! I'm probably doing a main series reread in the near future!
Author: Forthright
Series: Songs of the Amaranthine #5, 6, 7, 8
Read: September 6th, 6th, 6th, 6th, 2022
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Books! And Bathed in Moonlight and Flattered by Flowers are Historical Fiction 2022 Books!
Publisher: Twinkle Press
Published: November 4th 2020, March 4th 2021, November 4th 2021, April 4th 2022
Hemmed in Silver:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Captured on Film:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Bathed in Moonlight:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Flattered by Flowers:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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