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Review #146
Title- This Poison Heart Author- Kalynn Bayron Series- The sequel “This Wicked Fate” comes out June 2022 Rating- 4.8/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person, past tense Trope- “chosen one,” family secrets Steam level- 0/5 Cover- gorgeous and representative of the genre...
Review #145
Title- Honey Girl Author- Morgan Rogers Series- standalone Rating- 3.7/5 Genre- Adult contemporary FF romance Trope- soul mates?/drunken night in Vegas/parent approval Steam level- 2/5 Cover- cute and shows contemporary vibe Comps- none that I’ve read. I need to find...
Review #144
Title- The Paris Dressmaker Author- Kristy Cambron Series- standalone Rating- 4.3/5 Genre- historical fiction POV- two strong women in the French resistance, Sandrine and Lila. It’s refreshing that the two POV are female, yet there’s still a hint at both of their own...
DNF List #5
About 40% of the books I start, I do not finish. For those completed, see their full reviews under my blog page. Otherwise, check below for eight recent DNF and random thoughts as I read. If We Were Villians by M.L. Rio I like that the chapters are broken down into...
Review #143
Title- You’ve Reached Sam Author- Dustin Thao, a Vietnamese American Series- standalone Rating- 4.1/5 Genre- YA contemporary POV- first person, present tense Trope- lost love, coming of age, grief stages Steam level- 0/5 Cover- on target Comps- “If I Stay” is all I...
Review #142
Title- Gild Author- Raven Kennedy Series- this is the first in a series Rating- 1/5 (I gave it a 2 stars on Instagram, but after sleeping on it, I’m hoping no one buys this book) Genre- not romance. Not erotica. Good luck finding a genre. Probably fantasy Trope- none,...
January Top Ten
Spellmaker by Charlie N. Holmberg (4.0/5) #10 Historical fiction with fantasy. This is the sequel to Spellbreaker Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis (4.1/5) #9 Historical fiction alternating with contemporary King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair (4.2/5) #8 Spicy...
Review #141
Title- Kisses and Croissants Author- Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau Series- standalone Rating- 3.9/5Genre- YA contemporary romance- clean POV- first person, present tense Trope- coming of age, parent who doesn’t understand me, finding a path in life Steam level- 0/5 Cover-...
Review #140
Title- All the Tides of Fate Author- Adalyn Grace Series- sequel to All the Stars and Teeth Rating- 4.2/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person, present tense (which is refreshingly well written) Trope- Queen/royalty Steam level- 2/5 Cover- matches the first. It shows...
Top Ten Ways to Afford New Books
10. Stop buying chocolate and wine. Or not 9. Take out a second mortgage, of course 8. Ditch your significant other on all future dates 7. Eat your cat’s canned food for dinner each night 6. Win the lottery 5. Make a wish in a magical fountain somewhere abroad… oh and...
Review #139
Title- All the Stars and Teeth Author- Adalyn Grace Series- All the Tides of Fate is the sequel Rating- 4.6/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person, present tense Trope- princess, royalty, semi love-triangle, adventure, coming of age, magic Steam level- 1/5 Cover- The...
Review #138
Title- A Touch of Darkness Author- Scarlett St. Clair Series- Hades X Persephone. The second is “A Touch of Ruin,” The third is “A Touch of Malice,” and the fourth, “A Touch of Chaos.” Rating- 4.4/5 Genre- Dark/steamy fantasy romance POV- third person past tense...
Review #137
Title- The Cottingley Secret Author- Hazel Gaynor Series- standalone Rating- 3.7/5 Genre- historical fiction merged with fantasy and dual timeline also throws in contemporary POV- The prologue was in first person present tense and I wished that continued into chapter...
Review #136
Title- Sing Me Forgotten Author- Jessica S. Olson Series- standalone Rating- 4.8/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person, present tense Trope- phantom of the opera retelling Steam level- 1/5 Cover- gorgeous and representative of story/genre Comps- Phantom of the Opera,...
Review #135
Title- The Ten Thousand Doors of January Author- Alix E. Harrow Series- standalone Rating- 3.6/5 Genre- whimsical fantasy that jumps through time eras POV- variety of POV that switches based off the POV. So January’s main story is first person present tense but Ade’s...