Reviews of my Reading List
Blood Circus
Review #501 How did I read two books in a row involving cannibalism?!?!? I’m so conflicted after finishing this. It will tend out as memorable compared to so many other YA fantasy books I’ve read but it also feels too dark to be YA. I saw it won some sort of “kids ___...
Butcher & Blackbird
Review #500! Can I take a moment and congratulate myself for committing to 500 rambling reviews! Yay! I’ve heard such a controversy over Butcher & Blackbird which made me more eager to read it. This book isn’t for the faint of heart so the cute cover can be a...
DNF- Just Haven’t Met You Yet
It feels like her primary goal is to find love and for some reason I like heroines who fall into love accidentally while having a different primary goal.
The Spellshop
Review #499 The Spellshop has a gorgeous cover and I love plants witchy vibes but this one didn’t work for me. I gave it a 3.6/5 stars. All in one point of view, Kiela flees her library job downtown to her homeland island where her parents may have left a run down...
The Honey Witch
Review #498 “Yes, she is a grown woman, and is that not magical in itself? To have survived this long, despite the world’s penchant for beautiful dead girls? … how romantic to die young, unstretched, unsullied, without ever outgrowing the part of the ingenue. But what...
The Fiancé Dilemma
Review #497 I give this Runaway Bride retelling a 4.5/5 stars. Josie has had four failed engagements. Enter Matthew. She begs him to play along with being her fake fiancé for the sake of her father and her reputation blowing up in the media. Little does she know he’s...
The Girl Beneath the Sea
Review #496 This is my first “paid” audible book when I upgraded to premium. If I could go back in time I’d probably only read this if it were a free selection or at least at a lower price. I’ll give it a solid 4.0/5 stars. The author is either an expert at diving and...
Oar Than Friends
Review #495 I give this college romcom standalone a 4.4/5 stars. Written in two points of view of both Oz & Kate, we follow both students through their classes, rowing teams and falling in love- while at rival campuses. Here’s my notes while reading: There’s a...
The Lost Story
Review #494 The Lost Story received a strong 4.9/5 stars for me. I stole this standalone(?) off my sisters shelf and loved it so much. Rafe & Jeremy were best friends in high school but haven’t spoken in 15 years. Maybe it’s because of what happened when...
DNF- The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak & Magic
The reason why I didn’t continue is because there is a lot of exposition and a few too many unnecessary metaphors that slow down the pace and confuse me of the vibe intended since the imagery often contradicts each other. I love the idea of the seven bad omens and...
Betwixt
Review #493 I listened to this on audio and I believe it’s a series since it ended on a cliffhanger. This is the kind of cliffhanger I like since the original story was resolved well. I’ll rate this one a 4.0/5 stars. I absolutely loved the Book of Shadows idea...
Soulless
Review #492 I remember trying to listen to this one via audiobook but didn’t finish it so tried physical copy. This was a bookclub choice. It’s hard to place this into a subgenre since it felt like historical steampunk fantasy with vampires and werewolves. I...
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
Review #491 I loved this fluffy contemporary (romcom-ish) standalone book that had female empowerment and the strength of the FMC thinking in zigzags instead of straight lines. I’ll give it a 4.8/5 stars overall but the romance with Malcolm was a little...
The Long Game
Review #490 I gave this Elena Armas a 4.2/5 stars. This was my least favorite of her books so far and have been a huge fan of her others. I struggled with the overuse of the pet names for each other, the unlikeability of both characters for too long and how I often...
Next of Kin
Review #489 I gave this audiobook a 4/5 stars. It was pretty “mundane” in terms of plot and what was going on. Nothing out of the ordinary or memorable so it was majorly relationship based. As two adults who had dealt with the foster system , Warren & Chloe are...