Maude’s Book Club
Maude’s Book Club
Top 10 #BookTok Recs To Add To Your TBR
#BookTok has become the new Tumblr for the book community. The good thing is that more people are reading, making everyone else interested.
Some books on #BookTok are hits, such as the Quicksilver and Windy City series. However, the platform enables new authors to gain popularity and have word of mouth spread about their incredible books.
There are plenty of new books to check out from the #BookTok tag, and that’s why we’ll curate some good ones for you!
Check out the books currently trending on the platform so you can add them to your TBR!
‘Divine Rivals’ Adaptation Moving Forward At Paramount
Amid the ACOTAR series adaptation falling through and Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series still in pre-production, Paramount has acquired the rights to the Letters of Enchantment Romantasy series Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross.
Bonus Book of the Month: ‘This Is How You Lose the Time War’ by Amal El-Mohtar
Happy Pride Month!
This month, our BONUS BOOK OF THE MONTH has been on our TBR for a while, and thanks to #BookTok, Amal El-Mohtar’s This Is How You Lose the Time War has been on everyone’s list.
We love using our platform to amplify women’s voices and more importantly, queer voices throughout the year!
Join our live book chat on Twitch to discuss the series together!
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Book of the Month Preview: ‘Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil’ by V.E. Schwab
Who else is in Summer mode?
We have a brand new release from Maude Garrett’s favourite author, V.E. Schwab, as our pick in June!
Our BOOK OF THE MONTH for June is BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V.E. Schwab.
If you’ve been with our book club since The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, you know we will always support Schwab and her newest release. She can transport the reader to another realm, and that’s the beauty of her writing.
The MBC community always has fun discussions in Discord and engages in in-depth analysis during our live book chats on Twitch!
Book of the Month Preview: ‘Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy #1 Chaos Rising’ by Timothy Zahn
Oh, hello, May!
If you’re a massive Star Wars fan, you know it’s the month for Star Wars because of May the 4th. Maude Garrett has been meaning to read the Thrawn trilogy, and our community members thought this would be the perfect time!
Our BOOK OF THE MONTH for May is Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn.
If you’ve been waiting to read Thrawn Ascendancy, join us this month!
The MBC community always has fun discussions in the discord and an in-depth analysis during our live book chat on Twitch!
Book Review: ‘A Court of Wings and Ruin’ by Sarah J. Maas
Last October, we read the second novel in the ACOTAR series, A Court of Mist and Fury. For April, we wanted to continue in the world of fairies with A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas.
Our Discord has a Sarah J. Maas and ACOTAR channel where the MBC community has lively discussions. Come join our live book chat on Twitch so we can all gush about this series together.
The best part of the world-building in Sarah J. Maas’ novels is the deep connection to the characters that they begin to feel like family. Returning to her world is returning to familiarity and comfort.
Here is my review of Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! Let me know how you feel in the comments below.
Bonus Book of the Month: 'A Court of Wings and Ruin’ by Sarah J. Maas
If you know Maude Garrett, you know she has read the ACOTAR series from beginning to end four times over. We read A Court of Thorns and Roses last January. When the community loves a series, we continue to read them for book club as our BONUS BOOKS.
Last October, we read the second novel in the ACOTAR series, A Court of Mist and Fury. For April, we wanted to continue in the world of fairies with A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas.
On our discord, we have a Sarah J. Maas and ACOTAR channel where the MBC community has lively discussions. Come join our live book chat on Twitch so we can all gush about this series together.
Book of the Month Preview: ‘Jade City’ by Fonda Lee
It seems April is the perfect month to dive into a new series. It’s hard to choose a book to kick off spring, and Maude Garrett has had this series on her TBR for a while.
Our BOOK OF THE MONTH for April is Jade City by Fonda Lee.
According to Goodreads reviews, people have said, “JADE CITY is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, magic, and kungfu.” That certainly has our attention!
If you have had The Green Bone Saga on your TBR, start it with us this month!
Book of the Month Preview: ‘Words of Radiance’ by Brandon Sanderson
After completing the first book in the Stormlight Archive, The Way of Kings, it was necessary to follow up with the second book in the series!
Our BOOK OF THE MONTH for March is Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.
MBC has had wonderful discussions about this series so far. Her admiration for Sanderson grows with each book she has read.
Book Review: ‘‘Onyx Storm’ by Rebecca Yarros
February is the month of love, so naturally we had to fit in a Romantasy series for our book club! Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros was out BONUS BOOK of the month.
Rebecca Yarros surprised everyone with the release of Onyx Storm and January 21st, 2025 couldn’t come fast enough!
Many have said the same thing about the third installment. It was hard to get into at first. It became a fast-paced adventure once Violet and her squad searched the Isles for irids.
‘Onyx Storm’ Map of the Isles Breakdown
We know our Fantasy readers LOVE maps.
The first half of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros was a whirlwind of information. Some of the names being thrown around were overwhelming because some of us are visual people. Attempting to link the names to isles or even riders to dragons was difficult. However, once Yarros breaks it down in the second half of the book as they travel to each Isle in search of the irids, things become easier.
Which ‘Onyx Storm’ Fan Art is Your Favourite?
Hello, Onyx Storm fans!
We LOVE diving into the Empyrean series as our BONUS BOOK of the month. This month we chose Onyx Storm after reading Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros for book club last year.
Whether you’re a fan of Violet Sorrengail, Xaden Riorson or Violet’s besties Rhiannon, Sawyer and Ridoc, here’s some unique fan art for everyone!
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We know that the internet can be a tough space to navigate and that’s why we want to create a safe space for everyone in the reading community to be able to discuss their favourite books with other bookworms.
Not only do community members interact with other book lovers and creator Maude Garrett, but Maude connects with the authors of the books directly so the community can also discuss the book with their favoruite authors.
