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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...
Review #134
Title- King of Battle and Blood Author- Scarlett St. Clair Series- Adrian X Isolde Rating- 4.2/5 Genre- dark fantasy romance/borderline erotica POV- first person Trope- enemies to lovers, vampire Steam level- 5/5 spice Cover- eye catching, but seemed like a duplicate...
Review #133
Title- TimeKeeper Author- Tara Sim Series- The sequel is “Chainbreaker,” and the third is “Firestarter.” Rating- 4.5/5 Genre- Historical fiction mixed with whimsical fantasy POV- third person, past tense, mostly in Danny’s POV but there were a few random, short...
Review #132
Title- The Girl Who Reads on the Metro Author- Christine Feret-Fleury This is the first novel I’d read translated from French. Series- standalone Rating- 3.8/5 Genre- contemporary women’s fiction POV- third person Trope- whimsical Steam level- 0/5 spice Cover-...
Review #131
Title- Spellmaker Author- Charlie N. Holmberg Series- Spellbreaker is the first in this duology Rating- 4.1/5 Genre- historical fiction mixed with whimsical fantasy POV- third person, past tense. The point of view switches to Bacchus Kelsey mid chapter at scene breaks...
Review #130
Title- Skin of the Sea Author- Natasha Brown Series- Possible sequel coming out later in 2022, unsure of name Rating- 4.3/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person, present tense Trope- mermaid Comps- mix of “Fable,” “A Nature of Witches” and “The Keeper of Night.” Steam...
DNF List #4
These are some of the novels I did not finish over the last month. See below for the different reasons why. And check out my blog for 130+ reviews on finished novels. The Idea of You by Robinee Lee I stopped at page 43. It had an intriguing premise, but I felt...
Review #129
Title- Love and Gelato Author- Jenna Evans Welch Series- the sequel is called Love and Luck and the third is Love and Olives Rating- 4.0/5.0 Genre- YA contemporary romance POV- first person, past tense Trope- coming of age, family drama Steam level- 0/5 (clean) Cover-...
Review #128
Title- Magnolia Palace January 2022 Book of the Month Selection Author- Fiona Davis Rating- 4.1/5 Genre- historical fiction (with duo time period) POV- There were two different time periods. 1919 and 1966. For those who are super great at math like me, that’s 47 years...