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DNF- Straight On Till Morning
I DNF right before the halfway mark which is a whole 220 pages in. This isn’t usual for me since it’s often by 50 pages that leads me to my decision. The prologue of “Straight On Till Morning” paints a vivid picture, which I love. Chapter called “London” - so has...
Pumpkin Spice and not so Nice
Review #412 I gave this clean, quick romance a 3.8/5 stars. Here’s my live thoughts and comments while reading: Chapter one has a lot of voice, which I like. I feel like I already understand Jenna. It’d be nice to have some contemporary romances that don’t have...
Talk Bookish to Me
Review #411 3.9/5 for Talk Bookish to Me, a second chance romance by Kate Bromley Many spoilers to follow. These are my random comments while reading: The first chapter is great. Kara and Ryan dated in college 10 years ago and run into each other at their friends’...
DNF – Funny Feelings
I’ve been busy reading other books and this one is actually past due at the library so I tried to sneak it into my week. Unfortunately I didn’t finish this one. It felt a bit too much “on the nose” and the main heroine kinda rubbed me the wrong way a little, unsure...
Iron Flame
Review #410 LOTS OF SPOILERS “He’s the horizon, and nothing exists beyond for me.” I give this sequel a 4.5/5 stars. The scenes where Vi & Xaden are together are my favorite chapters by far. The story was unnecessarily long but the ending was brilliant. I...
DNF- Tink and Wendy
So, you may hate me but I have an unpopular opinion upcoming. I love that LGTBQ+ are having more representation and I want to support them. But I honestly have a hard time connecting because I can’t relate. Like I know love is love so I should be fine with reading the...
Top French themed books
These should all have their own review/rating under my blog with more info. The Girl Who Rides on the Metro (3.8/5) Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau (3.9/5) A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers (4/5) The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff (4.1/5) The...
Top Sister Books
All of these should have their own review and rating on my blog if you search 🙂 Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge Sweet and Bitter Magic For the wolf by Hannah Whitten Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson The Phantom Ink by Cassie Swindon Kingdom of the Feared by...
Tee Harlowe Interview
Introducing: Tee Harlowe!!! New release Mirror of Malice AND … author of Spindle of Fire which has tropes of enemies to lovers, reluctant hero, antihero, redemption arc, cursed princess, & fairytale retelling. How long have you been writing? 6 years on the trad...
Fan Fic – Alternative Ending of Fourth Wing
Fanfiction of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Alternate Ending by Cassie Swindon XADEN We hadn’t even kissed, and I fell for her. I love Violet. I never told her. Not until she was delirious with poison. I couldn’t give her those three little words without being...
Fourth Wing
Review #409 Lots of spoilers: 4.7/5 stars. Great story, great relationships and sexual tension. I liked the first half better because of the challenges involved in the college. When she earned her dragon, things got more complicated and webbed, but the pace...
Forbidden Love Books
Master of Salt and Bones by Keri Lake (4/5) The Fire in the Glass by Jacquelyn Benson (4.2/5) Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser (4.4/5) The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford (4.5/5) Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer (4.7/5) On These Black Sands by Vanessa...
DNF- Ninth House
I think Hell Bent is the next one. I didn’t read either because they’re in third person narrative and I prefer first person. But I’ve only heard good things about these & this author. Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised...
Best 1st sentences
“Death has a way of leaving breadcrumbs, little particles of the past that catch and settle and stain.” -A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw “His house loomed brightly in the distance, like a lighthouse in a sea of headstones.”- Love and Gelato by Jenn Evans...
Top recent Fairy Tale retellings
I already made one blog about fairytale retellings. Here’s my second list. A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow (5/5) Sequel of Sleeping Beauty meets Snow White’s evil stepmother A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson (5/5) YA Beauty and the beast Kiss of the Selkie by...