Reviews of my Reading List
Review #42
Title- Children of Virtue and Vengeance (this is a sequel) Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- Keep in mind there are three POVs and the chapters are short so they switch quickly Similar Books/Comps- Daughters of Nri, The Ancient Orishas, The Gilded Ones My emotions- I...
Review #41
Title- Breaking His Code Rating- 3/5 Genre- Romantic Suspense POV- First person, past tense Trope- diverse characters, military Similar Books/Comps- Second Sight, By Lethal Force My emotions- I expected more of what happened chapter 14 to be throughout, which...
Review #40
Title- My Sister’s Keeper Rating- 5/5 Genre- YA Contemporary POV- First person, present tense Trope- Family drama, parenthood, sibling love, controversial topics, coming of age Similar Books/Comps- The House We Grew Up In My emotions- Ugly cry, heartbreaker,...
Review #39
Title- Paris is Always a Good Idea Rating- 4/5 Genre- Contemporary Romance POV- First person, past tense Trope- Irritated/frustrated to lovers Similar Books/Comps- This book makes me think of Eat, Pray, Love. My emotions- comfortable, heart-felt,wanted to slap her...
Review #38
Title- Paper Towns Rating- 2/5 Genre- YA Contemporary POV- First person, past tense Trope- Coming of age, discovery of oneself Similar Books/Comps- We Were Liars, Finding Audrey My emotions- bored Characters- I didn’t connect with any of themPlot/Blurb- When...
Review #37
Title- The Queen of Nothing Third in the series Rating- 4.75/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person present tense Trope- enemies to lovers, evil parent My emotions- I enjoyed this one much more than the sequel. The second half was captivating! Comments- YA...
Review #36
Title- Only When It’s Us Rating- 5/5Genre- Contemporary Romance POV- First person, present tense Trope- Irritated to Lovers, Slow Burn Similar Books/Comps- The Off-Limits Rule My emotions- pleasantly surprised at the build up of sexual tension! Characters- I...
Review #35
Title- The Wicked King Sequel to The Cruel Prince Author- Holly Black Rating- 3.5/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- first person, present tense Trope- royalty, enemies to … enemies? Similar Books/Comps- The Cruel Prince, The Red Queen My emotions- frustrated but...
Review #34
Title- Simmer Down Rating- 4/5 Genre- Contemporary Romance POV- First person, present tense Trope- Enemies to Lovers Similar Books/Comps- Loathed at First Sight, Snapped My emotions- Hungry, Eager, Optimistic Characters- The English hottie, Callum, makes the...
Review #33
Title- And Then There Were None Rating- 4/5 Genre- Murder mystery POV- Third person, past tense Trope- Crime, “who dunnit?”, classic Similar Books/Comps- The Maidens My emotions- at first confused, but it all came together Characters- The characters were easy to...
Review #32
Title- Children of Blood and Bone Rating- 5/5Genre- YA Fantasy POV- First person, present tense. Alternating 3 POV My emotions- Entranced. The magical elements were awesome since it felt more spiritual and natural-based. Vibe- Epic! Characters- Zélie Adebola-...
Review #31
Title- The Cruel Prince Author- Holly Black Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- First person, present tense. ONE POV Trope- Bully romance. Enemies to lovers. Academic setting Similar Books/Comps- Red Queen, Six of Crows My emotions- frustrated in the beginning...
Review #30
Title- Red Queen Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- Red Queen is one of only present tense stories that hasn’t been jarring for me Trope- Enemies to lovers, Forbidden love, two brother love triangle, teen revolution leader Similar/Comps- The City of Brass (I DNF this...
Review #29
Title- Arsenic & Adobo Rating- 3.5/5 Genre- A contemporary with upbeat humor and some sassy spice in and out of the kitchen (Book of the Month selection) POV- First person, past tense Trope- rom com, match-making aunts Similar/Comps- A Pho Love Story (I will write...
Review #28
Title- Anna and the French Kiss Rating- 3/5 Genre- Contemporary Romance/YA POV- First person, present tense (yet tense switches back and forth some) Trope- Boarding School Similar Books/Comps- No We Can’t Be Friends, Kisses and Croissants My emotions- Content,...