Tag Archives: first person

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 cover showed me fantasy but I was unsure if YA or adultContinue reading “Review #139”

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, The Beautiful Plot/Blurb- Isda does not exist. At least not beyond the opulent walls ofContinue reading “Review #136”

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 of From Blood and Ash Comps– The Shadows Between Us, Kingdom of the WickedContinue reading “Review #134”

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 level- 0/5 spice. Super duper clean Cover– beautiful and captivatingContinue reading “Review #130”

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– Unclear for the genre. I guessed romance but not YAContinue reading “Review #129”

Review #126

Title- An Ember in the Ashes Author- Sabaa Tahir Series- the second is “A Torch Against the Night,” the third is “A Reaper at the Gates,” the fourth is “A Sky Beyond the Storm.” Rating– 4.8/5 Genre- YA fantasy, though the violence feels like new adult POV- two alternating POV of the main characters, firstContinue reading “Review #126”

Review #125

Title- It Ends With Us Author- Colleen Hoover Rating- 3.9/5 Series- standalone contemporary POV- first person, present tense Trope- trauma, abuse Steam level- 2/5 sex scenes. See trigger warnings Cover– a bit mysterious, inconspicuous for genre Plot/Blurb- Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life sheContinue reading “Review #125”

Review #124

First review of 2022!!!!! Title- The Hating Game Author- Sally Thorne Series- standalone- turned into a movie Rating– 5/5 Genre- contemporary romance POV- first person, present tense, one POV Trope- office romance, happily ever after Steam level- 2/5 spice Cover– cute, fits the genre Plot/Blurb- Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a personContinue reading “Review #124”

Review #117

Title- Daughter of the Deep Series name– The Children of Lyr Author– Lina C. Amarego Rating– 4.8/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person, past tense. Trope- this book had everything- Pirates, enemies to lovers, forced marriage, second chance romance, avenging family murder Similar Books/Comps- Fable and Namesake Steam level- 1/5- fade to dark Cover– gorgeous.Continue reading “Review #117”