I debated for a day whether to rate this two point something stars or just round up to three. The reason I did round up to three is that overall, I did enjoy the book plus the writing was absolutely lyrical and beautiful. Sadly, there was just a few things (well, more than a few) […]
So, most of you probably know my journey with Leigh Bardugo hasn’t been smooth sailing. I took an immediate dislike to Shadow and Bone, so much so that I vowed to never read anything written by her again. Well, that obviously didn’t stick. My friends finally convinced me to watch the show, and then I […]
It was only about 20 pages in when I started thinking up designs for a tattoo for this book! (For anyone curious, I’m thinking old fashioned tea cup with the Spindrift logo on it). I loved everything about this book! The characters, the relationships, the plot, the atmosphere. I obviously could go on and on. […]
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was a fun and adventurous fantasy romance with an interesting backdrop of Norse mythology. While I did enjoy the book, there were a few things that either bothered me or were predictable. The parts that were bothersome is when the characters would cuss at each other. Now, I’m not […]
Wow! I finished this late Saturday night; it’s now Monday, and I’m still not over this novel. The writing was beautiful and atmospheric, and I loved all the characters. And, of course, that ending! Ugh! I need the next book now. I was so excited to read this book because, first, it sounded fascinating, and […]
I was never planning on reading Six of Crows. I never planned on reading any of Leigh Bardugo’s books after reading Shadow and Bone. I was not impressed when I read Shadow and Bone within the first year it was out. The world-building was excellent, and I loved that Russia was the setting, but the characters were bland, and the […]
Title: Belladonna Author: Adalyn Grace Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication: 30 August 2022 Pages: 416 Orphaned as a baby, now at 19 Signa Farrow has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being, and each has met an untimely end. Her last remaining relatives […]
Title: The City of Dusk Author: Tara Sim Publisher: Orbit Published: 22 March 2022 Pages: 576 My goodness, this was a roller coaster of a ride in such a good way! The book opens with a really creepy scene of a boy piling bodies one on top of each other and from then on this […]
Title: Neon Gods Author: Katee Robert Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Published: 1 June 2021 Pages: 384 Okay, so I’m going to try to write all of this as magnanimous as possible. I’m going to start off with what I thought was good before going to what I didn’t like. Greek gods as high society people is […]
Title: The Gilded Ones Author: Namina Forna Publisher: Delacorte Published: 8 October 2020 Pages: 432 Trigger Warnings: blood, violence, torture, misogyny, rape; there is talk of purity in the book that is reference to religious purity and purity culture in America for those of you who have been harmed by the church please take head. […]