Author: Elizabeth Helen Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ In this Beauty and the Beast inspired story, our heroine doesnโt just get one beast, she gets four. Rosalina has lived in Orca Cove her entire life after her mother disappeared when she was only a year old. Her father spent most of those years searching for her mother, who... Continue Reading →
When the Moon Hatched: Potentially unintelligible but with unexplored potential
Author: Sarah A. Parker Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ This book had distinct series-setup vibes. In this story, we follow Raeve, an assassin living in an evil kingdom, working with a group of rebels to bring down the evil king. Although this is by no means an original premise, I will say that I enjoyed the world the... Continue Reading →
Fourth Wing: Surpassed my lowered expectations
Author: Rebecca Yarros Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ This book broke book spaces on the internet last year as it became one of the most loved and most hated romantasy books, gaining the honour of sharing thumbnails with A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) in โWhat to read if you likeโฆ.โ as well as โWhat I hate... Continue Reading →
Powerless: The Hunger Games, but romantasy … and bad
Author: Lauren Roberts Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Have you ever thought, what would The Hunger Games be like if it was romantasy and also if everything significant or interesting was stripped away? Well, if that sounds appealing, I give you: Powerless. Powerless follows our teenage heroine, Paedyn, a girl with no supernatural powers living in a kingdom... Continue Reading →
The Book of Azrael: When is the story going to start?
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 →
Throne of the Fallen: A lot of smut, everywhere, all the time
Author: Kerri Maniscalco Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ 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 →
A Curse of Blood and Wolves: So generic, I thought it was a parody
Author: Melissa McTernan Rating: โญ๏ธ I donโt think this book was written by an AI, but Iโm 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 →
The Honey Witch: What is love?
Author: Sydney J. Shields Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ 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. Iโm glad I did, but not for the reason you might think. This book follows Marigold Claude, a woman living... Continue Reading →
Lore of the Wilds
Author: Analeigh Sbrana Rating: โญ๏ธ Iโll 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 →
A Feather So Black
Author: Lyra Selene Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ A Feather So Black is inspired by Celtic mythology and the stories of Swan Lake and The Twelve Dancing Princesses. It follows Fia, a changeling who was left as a child in place of a princess, Eala, by the fair folk. Ealaโs mother, the queen, raises Fia and eventually sends... Continue Reading →
