Author: Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

A lifelong reader of all things YA and books with heartfelt moments that punch you with all the feels. Currently expanding my reading interests to encompass anything that makes me feel deep and resonate with the characters
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Words

Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

Hey everyone, thankfully this week’s TTT is short because I’m currently sick with COVID. Finally managed to catch up with me after 2 years. So this post will be short and sweet.

There’s probably a pattern to my favorite words, but I love all the following based on how it sounds but also its meaning.

1. Requiem – any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead.

2. Solitude – the state of being or living alone; seclusion

3. Serenity – the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness

4. Transcendence – the quality or state of being transcendent (going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding)

5. Celestial – pertaining to the sky or visible heaven, or to the universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere

6. Serendipity – an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident

7. Solace – comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort

8. Reverie – a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing

9. Valiant – boldly courageous; brave

10. Provenance – place or source of origin

That’s a wrap. Let me know if you like the sounds or meanings of any of these words. Also, it probably subconsciously says a lot about me.

4 star, adult

Review: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

The Alexandrian Society is a secret society of magical academicians, the best in the world. Their members are caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity. And those who earn a place among their number will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams. Each decade, the world’s six most uniquely talented magicians are selected for initiation – and here are the chosen few…

– Libby Rhodes and Nicolás Ferrer de Varona: inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds.
– Reina Mori: a naturalist who can speak the language of life itself.
– Parisa Kamali: a mind reader whose powers of seduction are unmatched.
– Tristan Caine: the son of a crime kingpin who can see the secrets of the universe.
– Callum Nova: an insanely rich pretty boy who could bring about the end of the world. He need only ask.

When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they must spend one year together to qualify for initiation. During this time, they will be permitted access to the Society’s archives and judged on their contributions to arcane areas of knowledge. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. If they can prove themselves to be the best, they will survive. Most of them.

Overall Recommendation:

The Atlas Six is a character driven story that features six complex and flawed magical humans. Not every character is lovable, but every one was fascinating to be in their heads as they’re unique in voice from one another. The intellectual prose and imaginative potential of this world was wonderful to sink into, however a lot of the major plot points come almost at the end. Worth the hype, but I hope the vagueness of the world and the Society will be cleared up in book 2.

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Vacation in the Title

Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

Just came back from a long weekend and I really don’t want to go back to my regular work week. It was a lovely time with friends and family. If you’re Canadian, I hope you had a lovely thanksgiving too!

Today’s TTT is about books we read on vacation. Unfortunately, I don’t particularly choose books to read on vacation for 2 main reasons:

A) I barely have time to read while on vacation because I’m so busy seeing everything and fitting as much things on my itinerary as possible to sit still
and
B) If I had time to read (ie. On the plane or a train), I’d probably just read whatever books I was reading prior to vacation to finish them since I’m usually behind schedule on ARCs and library books

So instead, my twist on the topic is to present a number of books with “vacation” in their titles that are on my TBR.

(Note: for a TTT list of books that make me WANT to travel on vacation, click here)

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