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Sorting the Folk of the Air Characters into their Hogwarts Houses

What fantasy series am I currently/always obsessed with? If you can’t guess, you clearly don’t follow me on social media or read any of my blog posts. Spoiler alert: it’s The Folk of the Air. You know what other fantasy series will forever hold a special place in my heart? You guessed it – Harry Potter! It almost like you already knew from the title of this blog! What better way to spend my time than combine the two by sorting the FotA characters into Hogwarts Houses? So I did it. You’re welcome.

funsiesSavannah KennellyJuly 11, 2019folk of the air, the cruel prince, the wicked king, the lost sisters, the queen of nothing, holly blackComment

What you should read according to your favorite TV romance

There are countless TV and book romances out there these days, with some focusing solely on the relationships (ahem, The Bachelor) and others that deal with things that spiral from the romance. Well, here’s a list of books to read after you’re done binging the latest TV romance!

listicleEmily ZhuJuly 10, 2019finding yvonne, brandy colbert, a match made in mehendi, nandini bajpai, secondhand heart, a tragic kind of wonderful, tamsyn murray, eric lindstromComment

7 Perfect One Night Standalones to Binge (one for each night of the week)

NOVL Hot Take: Sometimes, I much prefer standalones to super long series. They’re compact, contained, and can be devoured in one sitting. You spend a perfect amount of quality time with a character, and are always satisfied by the end of the book (no sneaky cliffhangers!). Lucky for me, I work with so many PERFECT standalones at LBYR that I rounded them up for you.

Guest AuthorJuly 9, 2019teeth in the mist, dawn kurtagich, the bone houses, emily lloyd-jones, brandy colbert, the revolution of birdie randolph, a match, nandini bajpai, we contain multitudes, sarah henstra, we rule the night, claire eliza bartlett, amelia westlake, erin goughComment

Pick an ice cream flavor, and we'll give you a summer read

In case you didn't know, July is National Ice Cream month, which means it's my favorite month since I can eat ice cream for DAYS (I literally scream for ice cream). In honor of the best month of the year, pick an ice cream flavor, and I'll give you a book to add to your summer TBR.

quizValerie WongJuly 9, 2019tyler johnson was here, jay coles, defy the stars, claudia gray, trinkets, kiwi smith, the unlikelies, carrie firestone, frostblood saga, Frostblood, Elly Blake, elly blake, night of cake and puppets, laini taylorComment

11 Kisses in YA, definitively ranked

As an unapologetic lover of YA, I’ve read through my fair share of kissing scenes. Some of them make my heart swoon to the point where even I can feel the fireworks. Other times, I have to take a small break from reading because the second-hand embarrassment and awkwardness is too much.

listicleEmily ZhuJuly 6, 2019astonishing color of after, the astonishing color of after, emily x.r. pan, amelia westlake, erin gough, twilight, stephenie meyer, the summer of us, cecilia vinesse, the statistical probability of love at first sight, jennifer e smith, jennifer e. smith, the cruel prince, holly black, folk of the airComment

The Signs as Book Covers

Some may say I graduated college with a degree in both English and astrology (note: I definitely did not), so that makes me qualified to write this post on books and zodiac signs. There is a lot to learn in the world of astrology, and here at NOVL HQ, we are fully aboard this train. (If anyone is wondering: I’m a Virgo, Val is a Scorpio, Morgan is an Aquarius, Bill is a Sagittarius, Nat is a Capricorn, and Savannah is a Leo. It all checks out.)

Choose a member of BLACKPINK and we'll tell you which character is most like them so you can read the book and fangirl over them too

The title speaks for itself. Choose a member of BLACKPINK and we’ll give you a character that’s like them so you can fangirl over them.

quizSavannah KennellyJuly 3, 2019amelia westlake, erin gough, daughter of smoke & bone, strange the dreamer, laini taylor, the diviners, libba brayComment

Cover Reveal: The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

Claire Eliza Bartlett, the brilliant author behind the badass We Rule the Night, is coming out with her next fantasy novel in March 2020! It’s about Ekata, who inherits the title of duke in one single night when her entire family is poisoned, leaving her the only one able to rule over Kylma Above. She gets thrown into diplomacy, war, love, and she must figure out how to wield this power to ensure that Kylma Above survives. It’s part Sleeping Beauty, part Anastasia, tossed together with political intrigue.

cover revealValerie WongJuly 2, 2019the winter duke, claire eliza bartlettComment

What kind of dystopian survivor would you be?

What would your place in a dystopian future be? Would you be a rebel or a loyal subject of the regime? In honor of Queen of Ruin, we bring you this quiz for you to find out if and how you would survive a future dystopia!

quizSavannah KennellyJuly 2, 2019we rule the night, claire eliza bartlett, defy the stars, defy the fates, defy the worlds, claudia gray, grace and fury, queen of ruin, tracy banghart, ship breajer, the drowned cities, tool of war, paolo bacigalupiComment