I liked this book well enough though this was very much a middle book for me. Definitely looking forward to book 4 whenever it comes out.
This one realI liked this book well enough though this was very much a middle book for me. Definitely looking forward to book 4 whenever it comes out.
This one really focused on worldbuilding as we went to the islands for each god/goddess. Learned more about Andarna. And about many of the cadets. And, shocking noone, this ended in a cliffhanger....more
Wow. I need to process a bit. The book ended more or less how I figured it would end. But the journey getting there was amazing. I already am looking Wow. I need to process a bit. The book ended more or less how I figured it would end. But the journey getting there was amazing. I already am looking forward to a re-read....more
A cute cozy fantasy that sometimes felt a little too easy and felt a little uneven in places but it was cute and fun and I'll almost certainly read thA cute cozy fantasy that sometimes felt a little too easy and felt a little uneven in places but it was cute and fun and I'll almost certainly read the next one. I kind of wish I lived in a world where I could quit my regular job and open a tea shop bookstore with very little worry that I won't have enough money to be comfortable. But maybe I'd do coffee, not tea. ;)
I was not surprised that the "mystery" wasn't resolved in this book. I figured it wouldn't be. A good segue into the next book....more
I did not particularly love this book but I didn't hate it. My friend Jenny told me that she wasn't a fan, and I should have taken the hint. Too much I did not particularly love this book but I didn't hate it. My friend Jenny told me that she wasn't a fan, and I should have taken the hint. Too much "oh I can't love him" and "I'm too evil for her" and not enough of the actual plot and story. I didn't see the twist coming until basically the reveal, so I'll grant that part was good but the rest wasn't tolerable enough to make up for it. Unless someone tells me that the sequel is far better, I don't think I'll read it, even though this one ends on a bit of a cliffhanger....more
Book 2 of this series ended with a wild ride and book 3 started where it left off. It was absolutely crazy but really enjoyable. I may quibble with soBook 2 of this series ended with a wild ride and book 3 started where it left off. It was absolutely crazy but really enjoyable. I may quibble with some of the resolution, but I enjoyed seeing the pieces fit together and enjoyed how it all worked out. Also (spoiler includes spoilers for ACOTAR 5), (view spoiler)[I am intrigued to see if the dagger, sword, and mask all play a role in a future ACOTAR book, since in this book we see that Nesta and Cassian are mates, which we found at the end of ACOTAR 5 but NOW they have the Starsword in addition to Truthteller....so many thoughts to see where that could go (hide spoiler)]....more
Wow. I started this book on the day I headed home from London and then got covid so kind of ignored it for awhile. Then I picked it back up and the fiWow. I started this book on the day I headed home from London and then got covid so kind of ignored it for awhile. Then I picked it back up and the first 450 pages were good but then THINGS GOT CRAZY. And then the last 100 pages IT WENT EVEN MORE INSANE. I read most of the back half of this book on a Saturday afternoon and then the last 65 pages when I woke up on Sunday. Wow. I had planned to read something else before going on to book 3 but yeah no I'm not doing that. Right into book 3 I go....more
This was ok. I found it more tedious to listen to at times. I wanted to listen faster but the narrator was harder to understand at anything faster thaThis was ok. I found it more tedious to listen to at times. I wanted to listen faster but the narrator was harder to understand at anything faster than 1.0 (for me, anyway). This one was fine when the story was moving but there was a lot of meandering and whinging. But I mean a baby dragon...I want one....more
I enjoyed this but it was really predictable. It was light and fluffy and just what I needed. While it worked out more or less as I expected, i'm intrI enjoyed this but it was really predictable. It was light and fluffy and just what I needed. While it worked out more or less as I expected, i'm intrigued enough to continue and already grabbed book 2 for my next "break"....more
I bought this book based on its cover at a Boozy Bookfair at Audacious Aleworks in Arlington, VA. I struggled through the first part of this book thouI bought this book based on its cover at a Boozy Bookfair at Audacious Aleworks in Arlington, VA. I struggled through the first part of this book though it really picked up in the end (last 1/4 or so). It was a bit predictable but I didn't entirely mind that. We'll see if I read the next in the series when it comes out in March 2025....more
Maybe more like 3.5 rather than 3, this book was an enjoyable read but often felt disjointed. After the first section of the book getting to know two Maybe more like 3.5 rather than 3, this book was an enjoyable read but often felt disjointed. After the first section of the book getting to know two characters well, for one to be more or less out of the picture for the rest was odd. This book kept me guessing except for what happened at the very end. That was obvious. I am curious what the heck is going to happen next, but first I'll have a diversion......more
After really enjoying Ninth House, I was eager to jump into this. It started strong and I was really excited, but eventually it kind of started feelinAfter really enjoying Ninth House, I was eager to jump into this. It started strong and I was really excited, but eventually it kind of started feeling like a Dan Brown book and felt like some of the things they needed to do were too easy. I guess it's ok, it's a bridge book to the third and it definitely leaves things dangling enough to merit a book 3, but it just overall seemed too easy....more
I should note that for the start of this book, the main character is pretty miserable to be around. For that part, I might rate this 2.5. But perseverI should note that for the start of this book, the main character is pretty miserable to be around. For that part, I might rate this 2.5. But perseverance paid off and it was worthwhile once they got through their issues. I was surprised by the end, I figured there would be...more. But I guess there will be a book 6 to wrap up those loose ends....more
I really enjoyed this book and enjoyed that books 1-3 form a complete arc. I did see some things coming ((view spoiler)[Jurian being good or at least I really enjoyed this book and enjoyed that books 1-3 form a complete arc. I did see some things coming ((view spoiler)[Jurian being good or at least goodish and Drakon coming back, and the betrayal (hide spoiler)]). I didn't see some things coming ((view spoiler)[their dad coming back was really unpredicted! (hide spoiler)]). I also cried at (view spoiler)[their dad's death and burial (hide spoiler)]. I've heard that book 4 is kind of meh backstory stuff and book 5 switches the character POV. I'll get to those "soon" (TM) but I enjoyed my quick trip through this world so far....more
I loved this book. I really had no idea what to expect. I bought it at a local bookstore where the author was in person, signing copies. I saw that itI loved this book. I really had no idea what to expect. I bought it at a local bookstore where the author was in person, signing copies. I saw that it was blurbed by the author of The Golem and the Jinni, which I liked a lot, so I picked it up. Even halfway in, I didn't know really what to expect, but it went very quickly after that. Nadine is a jinn, and her jinn role is to tell the stories of the dead to help them pass into their equivalent of heaven or hell. She does this by eating pomegranate seeds, the souls of the people. However, death herself is dying, and Nadine must help her while trying to also protect her own daughter.
This is a book about love and responsibility and the things we do for those. And my guess is that it's steeped a bit in Middle Eastern myths/lore. It was sad at times. But I read the back half basically in one sitting....more
Where as the first book in the series was arguably more romance than fantasy, this second book was a fantastic fantasy with some romance scenes thrownWhere as the first book in the series was arguably more romance than fantasy, this second book was a fantastic fantasy with some romance scenes thrown in. I read this one possibly more slowly than the first but that was in part due to work and life craziness. I finished it while I was on a plane and was immediately sad that I didn't have book 3 lined up to read....more
I devoured this book. I spent basically every free minute reading/listening which is more than I've devoted for other books lately. I found that with I devoured this book. I spent basically every free minute reading/listening which is more than I've devoted for other books lately. I found that with the audiobook, at 1.0 the narrator was too slow but at 1.1, they were nearly perfect. As far as the story, I enjoyed it, more so once it got to the trials. The book kept me guessing at little details more or less until the end....more
I guess I liked this book okay. There were parts I really enjoyed. There were parts I really didn't (view spoiler)[really, this woman having to be resI guess I liked this book okay. There were parts I really enjoyed. There were parts I really didn't (view spoiler)[really, this woman having to be rescued by her fae boyfriend> (hide spoiler)]. It was cozy and while part of me is curious about the larger mystery, I don't think I'll continue with the series....more
I went in as blind as can be and had no idea what to expect. I really liked this book. I loved seeing ideas that developed into what I know from StormI went in as blind as can be and had no idea what to expect. I really liked this book. I loved seeing ideas that developed into what I know from Stormlight, especially The Way of Kings. I loved the characters, even if they weren't exactly the characters that I know. (view spoiler)[I was surprised by the end. Will there actually be a book 2? (hide spoiler)]...more
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