Author: Amber V. Nicole Rating: DNF I went into this book with high expectations as it is often recommended on social media as an underrated romantasy book featuring some of my favorite tropes including enemies-to-lovers as well as a plot that promised action and an immersive world. As a lover of romantasy especially ones that... Continue Reading →
Author: Kerri Maniscalco Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Throne of the Fallen forms the first book in a sister series of standalones to Kingdom of the Wicked. This book follows Prince Envy, one of the seven princes of Hell, whose court has been deteriorating for the past few years. He needs a certain object to restore it, and... Continue Reading →
Author: Leigh Bardugo Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is the second book in the Six of Crows duology. This takes place in Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse, which is this fantasy world where some people, Grisha, have magic-like powers, and there are all sorts of political struggles relating to them. This duology takes place after the Shadow and Bone... Continue Reading →
Author: Fonda Lee Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jade War is the second book in the Green Bone Saga, the first of which is Jade City. In the first book, we’re following various members of the Kaul family, who run a sort of crime syndicate in this fictional setting of Janloon, the capital of the island of Kekon,... Continue Reading →
Author: Melissa McTernan Rating: ⭐️ I don’t think this book was written by an AI, but I’m confident that if the author had put the general tropes and vibes she was going for into ChatGPT and asked for a story outline and character profiles, it would have spit out what was in this book. This... Continue Reading →
Author: Sydney J. Shields Rating: ⭐️⭐️ I nearly DNFed this book, but about a week after putting it down, my curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to finish the last hundred pages. I’m glad I did, but not for the reason you might think. This book follows Marigold Claude, a woman living... Continue Reading →
Author: S.T. Gibson Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I'm wondering whether or not I should be surprised by my ambivalence towards this book. While I enjoyed the rich prose of S.T. Gibson's A Dowery of Blood, I also felt that that book had a very choppy and light plot. Perhaps without the added flourish of the lush prose... Continue Reading →
Author: V.E. Schwab Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was my favourite fiction book of May, and my first book by V.E. Schwab, who I know has a substantial backlist, so I’m glad to have found a new author I enjoy. This book follows Kell, who is an Antari, which means he can use magic to create portals... Continue Reading →
Author: Rachel Smythe Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is the sixth volume in this series, which is a Webtoon reimagining the Greek gods. In this series we’re following Persephone, who is a goddess raised in the mortal realm by her overprotective mother, Demeter. She wants to go to university in Olympus though, so her mother allows her... Continue Reading →
Author: Analeigh Sbrana Rating: ⭐️ I’ll be honest, this book was a major disappointment, and it was my first one-star read of this year. This felt like a first draft, and I really question whether or not this was professionally edited, despite the fact that it was published by Harper Collins, who, I assume, employ... Continue Reading →
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