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Daughter of Shattered Skies by Sara DeLaVergne
5.0
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This book firstly for me began like it will be a middle-grade book because it began with Issaria sneaking around from the castle to go to a festival and Elon following her path until she got caught by her aunt Hecate. In the beginning, I had the feeling this might be a very sweet story about a girl and some tragic events, but now I have been wrong.
This story even tho it began sweetly and very childish in a blink of an eye has thrown you to the ground and made your heart race 100 miles per hour. Everything has changed in a blink of an eye and left me to want to know more.
I loved the magic system the author has developed, it was so amazing. The fact that plenty of people were born with magic and each one of them had different powers and they could’ve lived many years over 200 years gave this book a different feeling and so many other complications.
The world-building has made my imagination go crazy, from the harsh worlds in between regions to the slave traders to the crystal world has really played with my imagination.
I loved the character development. Issaria has grown and learned so much from the very few pages to the end, she has been a princess, a slave, a nobody, and from each role life has forced her to play, she has learned so many things. And I loved the fact that so many things were entwined with her life and so many things were related to her and they felt like a domino game, if something felt, everything felt. Another character that I’ve really liked was Xenviera – that girl really knew her guns and I do hope we get to know more of her.
However, in my opinion, I should mention that some things might be triggering such as during a slave sale one of the buyers has mentioned he would like a slave, even more younger next time – age hasn’t been specified but that scene just gave me weird vibes that’s for sure. Another thing that might be triggering is a rape attempt on Issaria by the assassin, that scene wasn’t really triggering for me but it did make me feel uneasy.
Even tho the book might be triggering for some people for me has been really catchy and interesting.
A world full of crystals, cosmos, and divine celestial, and the slow romance between Issaria and Celix has been just perfect. I loved their final moment together and I’m so excited to see what happens more, and in my opinion, if we get a love triangle in this book I’m going to devour it so fast.
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This book firstly for me began like it will be a middle-grade book because it began with Issaria sneaking around from the castle to go to a festival and Elon following her path until she got caught by her aunt Hecate. In the beginning, I had the feeling this might be a very sweet story about a girl and some tragic events, but now I have been wrong.
This story even tho it began sweetly and very childish in a blink of an eye has thrown you to the ground and made your heart race 100 miles per hour. Everything has changed in a blink of an eye and left me to want to know more.
I loved the magic system the author has developed, it was so amazing. The fact that plenty of people were born with magic and each one of them had different powers and they could’ve lived many years over 200 years gave this book a different feeling and so many other complications.
The world-building has made my imagination go crazy, from the harsh worlds in between regions to the slave traders to the crystal world has really played with my imagination.
I loved the character development. Issaria has grown and learned so much from the very few pages to the end, she has been a princess, a slave, a nobody, and from each role life has forced her to play, she has learned so many things. And I loved the fact that so many things were entwined with her life and so many things were related to her and they felt like a domino game, if something felt, everything felt. Another character that I’ve really liked was Xenviera – that girl really knew her guns and I do hope we get to know more of her.
However, in my opinion, I should mention that some things might be triggering such as during a slave sale one of the buyers has mentioned he would like a slave, even more younger next time – age hasn’t been specified but that scene just gave me weird vibes that’s for sure. Another thing that might be triggering is a rape attempt on Issaria by the assassin, that scene wasn’t really triggering for me but it did make me feel uneasy.
Even tho the book might be triggering for some people for me has been really catchy and interesting.
A world full of crystals, cosmos, and divine celestial, and the slow romance between Issaria and Celix has been just perfect. I loved their final moment together and I’m so excited to see what happens more, and in my opinion, if we get a love triangle in this book I’m going to devour it so fast.
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Unforgiven by Angelina J. Steffort
5.0
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The story picks right where the last one ended.
However, this time we get to see Laney grow and develop so much more as a character than in the previous two books. She’s stronger, fierce, and ready to tear the world down to save Cas.
Another character that surprised me this time was Avery – she has developed so much. From the Queen of Highschool who treated everyone bad she actually ended being really sweet and such a great friend to Laney, their friendship was really beautiful, and loved all the little things they now shared and the boundaries they learned to respect each other.
The world-building as usual has been amazing. Angelina did a great job bringing literal hell to life and bringing us straight there for some action. Really enjoyed the torture descriptions – they weren’t triggering, at least for me weren’t. There was a small abuse inflicted but nothing too serious to need it to be a trigger warning.
The imagination behind the whole story is mind-blowing. I love the fact the supernatural things happen in our world and everyone is so oblivious of everything happening around them that it legit made me wonder if this can actually be real. The Lightbringers and Shadowbringers to gamble our souls when we’re dead, the immortals who sold their souls the Gatekeepers who break all the rules. I really loved the way the story is created because it played a lot with my own imagination.
While I loved the story completely, there is one thing that I still hate and that is Leon. He is still not becoming my favorite character, he is still not more mature as I was expecting him to be, but in fact, he is legit losing his mind and his friendship with Laney. He still gives me the vibe of being the good bad guy which I do not like at all – and being easily influenced by others instead of listening to his gut is really disheartening because he was such an amazing character in the first book. Another thing I really hated Leon for is the fact he always repeated “You don’t need to know” like Laney is not capable of understanding or doesn’t need to know what happens when her life is on the play – really hated him for underestimating Laney and disregard her so much that he wouldn’t even take the time to explain what’s actually happening.
Even tho this time the story was less on romance and more on the action side there were still some beautiful and sweet moments peppered between the pages that will make your heart flutter and cheer for Cas and Laney. The end of the book was perfect and leaves space for a lot of questions that I can’t wait to get answered in the next book.
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The story picks right where the last one ended.
However, this time we get to see Laney grow and develop so much more as a character than in the previous two books. She’s stronger, fierce, and ready to tear the world down to save Cas.
Another character that surprised me this time was Avery – she has developed so much. From the Queen of Highschool who treated everyone bad she actually ended being really sweet and such a great friend to Laney, their friendship was really beautiful, and loved all the little things they now shared and the boundaries they learned to respect each other.
The world-building as usual has been amazing. Angelina did a great job bringing literal hell to life and bringing us straight there for some action. Really enjoyed the torture descriptions – they weren’t triggering, at least for me weren’t. There was a small abuse inflicted but nothing too serious to need it to be a trigger warning.
The imagination behind the whole story is mind-blowing. I love the fact the supernatural things happen in our world and everyone is so oblivious of everything happening around them that it legit made me wonder if this can actually be real. The Lightbringers and Shadowbringers to gamble our souls when we’re dead, the immortals who sold their souls the Gatekeepers who break all the rules. I really loved the way the story is created because it played a lot with my own imagination.
While I loved the story completely, there is one thing that I still hate and that is Leon. He is still not becoming my favorite character, he is still not more mature as I was expecting him to be, but in fact, he is legit losing his mind and his friendship with Laney. He still gives me the vibe of being the good bad guy which I do not like at all – and being easily influenced by others instead of listening to his gut is really disheartening because he was such an amazing character in the first book. Another thing I really hated Leon for is the fact he always repeated “You don’t need to know” like Laney is not capable of understanding or doesn’t need to know what happens when her life is on the play – really hated him for underestimating Laney and disregard her so much that he wouldn’t even take the time to explain what’s actually happening.
Even tho this time the story was less on romance and more on the action side there were still some beautiful and sweet moments peppered between the pages that will make your heart flutter and cheer for Cas and Laney. The end of the book was perfect and leaves space for a lot of questions that I can’t wait to get answered in the next book.
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Song of the Dawn by Angela J. Ford
4.0
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Song of the Dawn has been an interesting read for me. It's been a long while since I've read a NA book entwined with fantasy and mystery.
The mystery from this book has been really delicious, especially with the spooky season and that gloomy feeling that I feel all around me. The NA part of this book has been spicy! I can't say it has been very smutty but I can say that it will make you blush. Even tho I'm not a shy person whenever I read some more naughty things in books I always find myself getting a little bit shy.
The pace of the book has been pretty slow till towards the end when things started catching a faster pace. The pace of the book didn't affect my pleasure of reading, in fact, I've found it perfect for this type of story for the pace to be a little bit slower. I didn't feel there is any character development because the heroine didn't have to go through a lot of life experiences to need to change and grow, but I loved the fact she didn't cower when was faced with different situations and just put her big girl pants and fought through it. And I really loved the fact she wasn't shy of letting her desires show, she knew what she wanted when she wanted and that was an empowering thing because even girls love sex and I loved that from the book.
There were a couple of moments where I couldn't get those butterflies or those big emotions that will shake me to my core and I had trouble with that a little bit because I'm big on feeling my character's feelings and just immerse myself into the story and lose myself - which happened, but I felt a little bit disconnected on some instances when came to their feelings. Overall I loved the story and is such a great book to read during October.
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Song of the Dawn has been an interesting read for me. It's been a long while since I've read a NA book entwined with fantasy and mystery.
The mystery from this book has been really delicious, especially with the spooky season and that gloomy feeling that I feel all around me. The NA part of this book has been spicy! I can't say it has been very smutty but I can say that it will make you blush. Even tho I'm not a shy person whenever I read some more naughty things in books I always find myself getting a little bit shy.
The pace of the book has been pretty slow till towards the end when things started catching a faster pace. The pace of the book didn't affect my pleasure of reading, in fact, I've found it perfect for this type of story for the pace to be a little bit slower. I didn't feel there is any character development because the heroine didn't have to go through a lot of life experiences to need to change and grow, but I loved the fact she didn't cower when was faced with different situations and just put her big girl pants and fought through it. And I really loved the fact she wasn't shy of letting her desires show, she knew what she wanted when she wanted and that was an empowering thing because even girls love sex and I loved that from the book.
There were a couple of moments where I couldn't get those butterflies or those big emotions that will shake me to my core and I had trouble with that a little bit because I'm big on feeling my character's feelings and just immerse myself into the story and lose myself - which happened, but I felt a little bit disconnected on some instances when came to their feelings. Overall I loved the story and is such a great book to read during October.
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A Land of Never After: A Peter Pan Retelling by R. L. Davennor
4.0
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The book began pretty confusingly for me because we’re being thrown into the events without any previous explanation and this is when we’re introduced to know Wendy, a 16yo orphan, and Peter!
The pace of the book was pretty quick – everything happening so fast and very forward without a moment of slowing down, most likely because the book is on the shorter side under 200 pages.
The description of Wendy, or more like the lack of it made it harder for me to imagine the way she is actually because some of her actions gave me the impression she’s younger than 16 and more towards the middle-grade kind of character. Some of her actions were more towards the mature age and some more towards the younger age, and the fact I couldn’t imagine her disappointed me a little bit.
Peter was one of my fave characters, he is going through gender dysphoria and the way the scene has been brought in the book was lovely and not forced at all, and loved the fact Wendy was so understanding and offered herself to help him out with whatever he needed.
The Neverland as a whole was dark and twisted taken from the nightmares and this book is for sure not going to be your charming retelling but actually the darker side of a retelling about Peter Pann and his adventures. As dark and twisted as this book has been, I enjoyed it to the fullest. It was the first time when I’ve read a retelling of Peter Pann and this book has been amazing. The last half of the book has been a rollercoaster – dark secrets being revealed, the plot twist for days, and the growth of each character has been really beautiful.
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The book began pretty confusingly for me because we’re being thrown into the events without any previous explanation and this is when we’re introduced to know Wendy, a 16yo orphan, and Peter!
The pace of the book was pretty quick – everything happening so fast and very forward without a moment of slowing down, most likely because the book is on the shorter side under 200 pages.
The description of Wendy, or more like the lack of it made it harder for me to imagine the way she is actually because some of her actions gave me the impression she’s younger than 16 and more towards the middle-grade kind of character. Some of her actions were more towards the mature age and some more towards the younger age, and the fact I couldn’t imagine her disappointed me a little bit.
Peter was one of my fave characters, he is going through gender dysphoria and the way the scene has been brought in the book was lovely and not forced at all, and loved the fact Wendy was so understanding and offered herself to help him out with whatever he needed.
The Neverland as a whole was dark and twisted taken from the nightmares and this book is for sure not going to be your charming retelling but actually the darker side of a retelling about Peter Pann and his adventures. As dark and twisted as this book has been, I enjoyed it to the fullest. It was the first time when I’ve read a retelling of Peter Pann and this book has been amazing. The last half of the book has been a rollercoaster – dark secrets being revealed, the plot twist for days, and the growth of each character has been really beautiful.
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Heart of a Witch by Rebecca L. Garcia
5.0
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The story begins with Victoria doing a ritual in the middle of the night to enchant the necklaces that will protect her family and hide their magic – especially now that Damian Shaw is in town, they need to be extra careful. However, Victoria’s sister doesn’t think is that dangerous and her decisions are putting everyone at risk and that’s the moment when everything takes a turn for the worst.
I didn’t know what to expect when I first started reading Heart of a Witch, but it definitely caught me off guard and made me go into a reading slump afterward. The story is being told from more than one pov which gives you an insight into what everyone’s going through and their feelings or reactions regarding different events. What I’ve also enjoyed was the fact that you’re a couple of chapters in, and the first plot twist appears which hooks you even more to the story.
There might be some triggers for some people, such as animal sacrifice, human sacrifice, murder, abuse – these aren’t very descriptive but they’re enough to make you a little bit uncomfortable. There’s also plenty of harsh language, mention of spiders and snakes, and a smutty event. I had no issue with all the things mentioned other than the spiders because I hate them and they really gave me weird feelings reading about them, even tho they were mentioned very little.
I’ve never read a witch book that would be this dark and twisted as this one – which made me love it even more, so if you’re enjoying dark witchy stories with some romance and a little bit of spice, this is for you!
The magic system is mostly based on dark magic but also good magic (but is not very often used). The dark magic always comes with a cost, besides the sacrifice it also takes a toll on the mind of the person that does the rituals, these events in the book were so amazingly described and they felt so real.
Surprisingly I’ve loved each character in this book minus Damian Shaw for obvious reasons – he in my opinion is the evilest person. Corbin on the other hand he is our perfect bookworm and I’ve enjoyed that side of him, he as us, likes fiction!
The book also contains a very spicy moment which I’ve enjoyed a lot. I can’t say it was very smutty compared to other books I’ve read but is definitely not a “clean, clean” story and that event has been built on a lot of tension until that tension was released ;).
Overall the book has been really amazing. I’ve loved the dark side of it the plot twist and the spicy moment. Each combined together made this a great read.
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The story begins with Victoria doing a ritual in the middle of the night to enchant the necklaces that will protect her family and hide their magic – especially now that Damian Shaw is in town, they need to be extra careful. However, Victoria’s sister doesn’t think is that dangerous and her decisions are putting everyone at risk and that’s the moment when everything takes a turn for the worst.
I didn’t know what to expect when I first started reading Heart of a Witch, but it definitely caught me off guard and made me go into a reading slump afterward. The story is being told from more than one pov which gives you an insight into what everyone’s going through and their feelings or reactions regarding different events. What I’ve also enjoyed was the fact that you’re a couple of chapters in, and the first plot twist appears which hooks you even more to the story.
There might be some triggers for some people, such as animal sacrifice, human sacrifice, murder, abuse – these aren’t very descriptive but they’re enough to make you a little bit uncomfortable. There’s also plenty of harsh language, mention of spiders and snakes, and a smutty event. I had no issue with all the things mentioned other than the spiders because I hate them and they really gave me weird feelings reading about them, even tho they were mentioned very little.
I’ve never read a witch book that would be this dark and twisted as this one – which made me love it even more, so if you’re enjoying dark witchy stories with some romance and a little bit of spice, this is for you!
The magic system is mostly based on dark magic but also good magic (but is not very often used). The dark magic always comes with a cost, besides the sacrifice it also takes a toll on the mind of the person that does the rituals, these events in the book were so amazingly described and they felt so real.
Surprisingly I’ve loved each character in this book minus Damian Shaw for obvious reasons – he in my opinion is the evilest person. Corbin on the other hand he is our perfect bookworm and I’ve enjoyed that side of him, he as us, likes fiction!
The book also contains a very spicy moment which I’ve enjoyed a lot. I can’t say it was very smutty compared to other books I’ve read but is definitely not a “clean, clean” story and that event has been built on a lot of tension until that tension was released ;).
Overall the book has been really amazing. I’ve loved the dark side of it the plot twist and the spicy moment. Each combined together made this a great read.
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The Raven and the Rush by Sarah M. Cradit
3.0
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The book begins with Evra talking with his friend Seven. His desire is to become a scholar and be as far away as possible from his family. Whoever, his master has other plans and keeps persuading Evra to go home and stop his dad from the chaos he keeps creating. The story Is being told from different povs which I always enjoy because it gives me a more in-depth perspective when comes to characters' feelings and the way they react to the story. There were also a couple of funny moments that made me literally snort
I enjoyed the book in general, the story was actually really good, the differences between the regions were really mind blown and people who transform into ravens and can fly and have magical powers? Yes, please. The story is also being told from different povs which I always enjoy because it gives me a more in-depth perspective when comes to characters' feelings and the way they react to the story. There were also a couple of funny moments that made me literally snort and have some fun.
However, there were also a couple of things that I’ve not quite enjoyed. I personally couldn’t find the plot twist in the book, I didn’t have any moment that made me gasp and be like “oh shit” and that part of the book took away from my enjoyment. I really enjoy books that blow my mind with their plot twists because that’s what actually hooks me up to the story in general and keeps me hooked – but sadly for me, I couldn’t figure it out which is the plot twist. I was invested in the book because I enjoyed the story, the world-building, and the whole events that took place in general, but the lack of that “oh” moment was a little bit off-putting. I’ve also had a tad bit of a hard time keeping track of everyone and everything, plenty of characters you come in contact with that are important to the story, however, the story is being told only from a few pov’s – mainly from Evra’s & Rhosyn’s pov.
Evrathedyn was one of the characters that took forever to grow and develop. For more than half of the book he still acted and spoke like a very young boy who still runs away from the duty he has been charged with. However, eventually, he grows and develops but I’m still confused about what made him become the men he was supposed to be because even his love for Rhosyn at the beginning for me personally felt a little bit too toxic.
Rhosynora, on the other hand, I enjoyed her growth and I wished the book would’ve concentrated a little bit more on her because I felt she had the most potential in the book compared to the other characters. The love between her and Evra was kind of insta-love and wasn’t very much developed and pretty much fast forward with everything, which sadly wasn’t exactly my cup of tea.
The book, in general, has been really great so if you enjoy high fantasy, nice world-building, amazing description, and every twisted event and family tradition then this might be for you. However, there can be some trigger warnings such as incest and abuse – they’re not very descriptive but they’re enough to make you a little bit uncomfortable.
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The book begins with Evra talking with his friend Seven. His desire is to become a scholar and be as far away as possible from his family. Whoever, his master has other plans and keeps persuading Evra to go home and stop his dad from the chaos he keeps creating. The story Is being told from different povs which I always enjoy because it gives me a more in-depth perspective when comes to characters' feelings and the way they react to the story. There were also a couple of funny moments that made me literally snort
I enjoyed the book in general, the story was actually really good, the differences between the regions were really mind blown and people who transform into ravens and can fly and have magical powers? Yes, please. The story is also being told from different povs which I always enjoy because it gives me a more in-depth perspective when comes to characters' feelings and the way they react to the story. There were also a couple of funny moments that made me literally snort and have some fun.
However, there were also a couple of things that I’ve not quite enjoyed. I personally couldn’t find the plot twist in the book, I didn’t have any moment that made me gasp and be like “oh shit” and that part of the book took away from my enjoyment. I really enjoy books that blow my mind with their plot twists because that’s what actually hooks me up to the story in general and keeps me hooked – but sadly for me, I couldn’t figure it out which is the plot twist. I was invested in the book because I enjoyed the story, the world-building, and the whole events that took place in general, but the lack of that “oh” moment was a little bit off-putting. I’ve also had a tad bit of a hard time keeping track of everyone and everything, plenty of characters you come in contact with that are important to the story, however, the story is being told only from a few pov’s – mainly from Evra’s & Rhosyn’s pov.
Evrathedyn was one of the characters that took forever to grow and develop. For more than half of the book he still acted and spoke like a very young boy who still runs away from the duty he has been charged with. However, eventually, he grows and develops but I’m still confused about what made him become the men he was supposed to be because even his love for Rhosyn at the beginning for me personally felt a little bit too toxic.
Rhosynora, on the other hand, I enjoyed her growth and I wished the book would’ve concentrated a little bit more on her because I felt she had the most potential in the book compared to the other characters. The love between her and Evra was kind of insta-love and wasn’t very much developed and pretty much fast forward with everything, which sadly wasn’t exactly my cup of tea.
The book, in general, has been really great so if you enjoy high fantasy, nice world-building, amazing description, and every twisted event and family tradition then this might be for you. However, there can be some trigger warnings such as incest and abuse – they’re not very descriptive but they’re enough to make you a little bit uncomfortable.
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She Awakens by Caitlin Denman
4.0
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The story begins with Silas saving someone’s life. That chapter ending is abrupt and throws us into a glimpse of Attina & James’ life where they’re going on their daily life. Everything goes as planned – till they meet a half-dead human, that looks very similar to a zombie, and from that moment forward things change completely.
What I really enjoyed from the beginning was the fact Attina wanted and dreamed more for her, she doesn’t want to settle, she knows she’s made for more and that’s what she’s looking towards. Her life might be simple but she’s happy with what she has but she dreams big and I liked that. Attina is for sure a flawed character, she’s young and innocent and thinks that everything will work out the way she wants to. I kind of hated her at the beginning because she was whining about every single thing and changed her mind from a to z, one day she knew she can do the tasks she was challenged with and other days she would just give up. However, slowly I started to get her, her life has changed in a blink of an eye, young and innocent and now she has to fight for her people and her future AND fight a king – all that info was dumped on top of her so slowly you get to understand she’s just young and what she’s going through is a self-discovery, a coming of age period.
James on the other hand from the beginning made me feel uncomfortable. He seems very controlling and obsessed with the fact he will marry Attina. He doesn’t seem genuine in love with her, but with the idea of never being alone, which is even more frightening.
The fae horses have to be my fave characters in the book. For some reason in my mind Raven the horse was more like a cow, no idea why, but she legit gave me the sass of a very big and beautiful cow ready to take the world – I couldn’t change her image in my mind no matter how hard I’ve tried, but she is a horse in all her glory and she talks. I loved the scenes when Attina was riding Raven, fast and powerful and they together make such a great team.
The world-building is very post-apocalyptic, is interesting, and gave me some Hunger Games vibes because they were hunting for resources similar to Hunger Games, but the whole world was so different, so beautiful build and so unique. It was really interesting to see the surroundings in my head.
The magic system is varied. The humans have no power whatsoever, however, the fae can control different elements, from reading minds to controlling the elements around them like water, air, etc. One thing that I’ve really, really enjoyed about the fae’s magic is that when a fae is Awakened, there’s an earthquake because their power is so strong that shakes everything around them – I really loved that explanation and made my imagination go nuts.
Overall the story is a nice one. Its been slow till towards the end because there’s a lot of world-building, character development but the details are rich and beautiful and there are plenty of hilarious moments that made me giggle and I had fun reading it.
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The story begins with Silas saving someone’s life. That chapter ending is abrupt and throws us into a glimpse of Attina & James’ life where they’re going on their daily life. Everything goes as planned – till they meet a half-dead human, that looks very similar to a zombie, and from that moment forward things change completely.
What I really enjoyed from the beginning was the fact Attina wanted and dreamed more for her, she doesn’t want to settle, she knows she’s made for more and that’s what she’s looking towards. Her life might be simple but she’s happy with what she has but she dreams big and I liked that. Attina is for sure a flawed character, she’s young and innocent and thinks that everything will work out the way she wants to. I kind of hated her at the beginning because she was whining about every single thing and changed her mind from a to z, one day she knew she can do the tasks she was challenged with and other days she would just give up. However, slowly I started to get her, her life has changed in a blink of an eye, young and innocent and now she has to fight for her people and her future AND fight a king – all that info was dumped on top of her so slowly you get to understand she’s just young and what she’s going through is a self-discovery, a coming of age period.
James on the other hand from the beginning made me feel uncomfortable. He seems very controlling and obsessed with the fact he will marry Attina. He doesn’t seem genuine in love with her, but with the idea of never being alone, which is even more frightening.
The fae horses have to be my fave characters in the book. For some reason in my mind Raven the horse was more like a cow, no idea why, but she legit gave me the sass of a very big and beautiful cow ready to take the world – I couldn’t change her image in my mind no matter how hard I’ve tried, but she is a horse in all her glory and she talks. I loved the scenes when Attina was riding Raven, fast and powerful and they together make such a great team.
The world-building is very post-apocalyptic, is interesting, and gave me some Hunger Games vibes because they were hunting for resources similar to Hunger Games, but the whole world was so different, so beautiful build and so unique. It was really interesting to see the surroundings in my head.
The magic system is varied. The humans have no power whatsoever, however, the fae can control different elements, from reading minds to controlling the elements around them like water, air, etc. One thing that I’ve really, really enjoyed about the fae’s magic is that when a fae is Awakened, there’s an earthquake because their power is so strong that shakes everything around them – I really loved that explanation and made my imagination go nuts.
Overall the story is a nice one. Its been slow till towards the end because there’s a lot of world-building, character development but the details are rich and beautiful and there are plenty of hilarious moments that made me giggle and I had fun reading it.
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Frozen Hearts and Death Magic by Day Leitao
4.0
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The book begins with Naia who is being drawn to the forest next to their manor. Why or how she ended up going there is a mystery even for herself. There she finds River, a mysterious “ancient” fae, and saves his life and in return, she asks for a kiss.
The book has a very big note of mystery especially when it involves River. The beginning was cryptic and drew me in immediately and I love when that happens because I end up reading the books so quickly.
The book overall is an amazing story, the magic system is something I’ve never read before. Each character inherits their parent's magic powers (either dad or mom, or both sometimes) like wielding iron, controlling the animals, or even having the green thumb and being good with plants and using them for good or bad. I really enjoyed the magic system it was really great and I wish it will be a little bit more explored because it would be so amazing knowing more about their powers. Also, their descriptions based on their magical powers were really clever and really easy to remember like Ironbringer.
The book is being told from different pov’s giving you the chance to see each person’s feelings, actions and their reactions, even tho we get multiple pov’s keeping track with them was very easy and I didn’t get confused on who’s turn is now.
The plot twists are lots of them, and when you think you’ve figured what’s going to happen next something changes and you’re back at it again. There were also some more spicy moments that felt just perfect, nothing too smutty but just the right amount of spice.
However, as much as I’ve enjoyed the book I also felt something was missing. I usually enjoy connecting with the characters and feel like I live through them, sadly this time didn’t happen. I couldn’t connect with any of the involved characters, I felt their emotions and the way they reacted through some situations lacking – I was expecting some scenes to be breathtaking and really impactful but sadly they felt a little bit flat for me.
The book also has some TW such as physical and mental abuse and very much brainwashing – the scenes are descriptive enough to make you feel uncomfortable.
The ending of the book was very intriguing and leaves space for so much more to be explored in the next book and I am for sure going to follow with the series and hopefully, I’ll be able to connect with them, if not the plot and the spicy do make-up for what felt like missing in my opinion.
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The book begins with Naia who is being drawn to the forest next to their manor. Why or how she ended up going there is a mystery even for herself. There she finds River, a mysterious “ancient” fae, and saves his life and in return, she asks for a kiss.
The book has a very big note of mystery especially when it involves River. The beginning was cryptic and drew me in immediately and I love when that happens because I end up reading the books so quickly.
The book overall is an amazing story, the magic system is something I’ve never read before. Each character inherits their parent's magic powers (either dad or mom, or both sometimes) like wielding iron, controlling the animals, or even having the green thumb and being good with plants and using them for good or bad. I really enjoyed the magic system it was really great and I wish it will be a little bit more explored because it would be so amazing knowing more about their powers. Also, their descriptions based on their magical powers were really clever and really easy to remember like Ironbringer.
The book is being told from different pov’s giving you the chance to see each person’s feelings, actions and their reactions, even tho we get multiple pov’s keeping track with them was very easy and I didn’t get confused on who’s turn is now.
The plot twists are lots of them, and when you think you’ve figured what’s going to happen next something changes and you’re back at it again. There were also some more spicy moments that felt just perfect, nothing too smutty but just the right amount of spice.
However, as much as I’ve enjoyed the book I also felt something was missing. I usually enjoy connecting with the characters and feel like I live through them, sadly this time didn’t happen. I couldn’t connect with any of the involved characters, I felt their emotions and the way they reacted through some situations lacking – I was expecting some scenes to be breathtaking and really impactful but sadly they felt a little bit flat for me.
The book also has some TW such as physical and mental abuse and very much brainwashing – the scenes are descriptive enough to make you feel uncomfortable.
The ending of the book was very intriguing and leaves space for so much more to be explored in the next book and I am for sure going to follow with the series and hopefully, I’ll be able to connect with them, if not the plot and the spicy do make-up for what felt like missing in my opinion.
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A Hunt of Shadows by Elise Kova
4.0
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The book picks right where the last one ended. Straight into action getting glimpses of Eira on the boat on her way to the land she’s always dreamed of.
The book from the beginning was action-packed, from the very few chapters we’re thrown into the action. I really enjoyed the diversity the book had, for example, Alyss she’s represented as asexual and she also takes the time to explain her needs and what she’s waiting for – which I found really interesting.
Eira on the other hand this time I haven’t been a very big fan of her. I totally understood she was going through the grief of losing her brother, but the stubbornness she’s gone through has put so many lives at risk including her, and at one point it became a little bit too much because more than half of the book was Eira trying to be a hero and getting her revenge without thinking ahead or making a proper plan – just doing mistakes over mistakes and not learning anything from past experiences. Eventually, she came to her senses and I enjoyed that change in her behavior and trusting her friends more.
I enjoyed the political issues they added another feel to the book with all the complications going on.
The magic system and the world-building as usual have been really great, I loved the new abilities Eira found and I enjoyed the mystery that still lingers about her past that still hasn’t been revealed to us.
The story is being told from one pov only, which I found it lacking a little bit – especially after Eira was kidnapped I really wanted to see more pov’s and see each person’s feelings and actions towards this big event that has changed so many things.
As much as I enjoyed the story there were a couple of things I haven’t quite enjoyed. The romance between Eira and Cullen felt a little bit too rushed, one moment she was running from him the next they were in love – I also couldn’t connect with their feelings, neither when she has gone through pain or when she was loving Cullen the feelings weren’t transmitted to me through the pages and I couldn’t understand why exactly. Overall the book delivers a good story with really nice world-building and a magic system very unique and intriguing.
Some minor trigger warnings: the book depicts acts of depression, isolation from friends, mental abuse, and also physical.
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The book picks right where the last one ended. Straight into action getting glimpses of Eira on the boat on her way to the land she’s always dreamed of.
The book from the beginning was action-packed, from the very few chapters we’re thrown into the action. I really enjoyed the diversity the book had, for example, Alyss she’s represented as asexual and she also takes the time to explain her needs and what she’s waiting for – which I found really interesting.
Eira on the other hand this time I haven’t been a very big fan of her. I totally understood she was going through the grief of losing her brother, but the stubbornness she’s gone through has put so many lives at risk including her, and at one point it became a little bit too much because more than half of the book was Eira trying to be a hero and getting her revenge without thinking ahead or making a proper plan – just doing mistakes over mistakes and not learning anything from past experiences. Eventually, she came to her senses and I enjoyed that change in her behavior and trusting her friends more.
I enjoyed the political issues they added another feel to the book with all the complications going on.
The magic system and the world-building as usual have been really great, I loved the new abilities Eira found and I enjoyed the mystery that still lingers about her past that still hasn’t been revealed to us.
The story is being told from one pov only, which I found it lacking a little bit – especially after Eira was kidnapped I really wanted to see more pov’s and see each person’s feelings and actions towards this big event that has changed so many things.
As much as I enjoyed the story there were a couple of things I haven’t quite enjoyed. The romance between Eira and Cullen felt a little bit too rushed, one moment she was running from him the next they were in love – I also couldn’t connect with their feelings, neither when she has gone through pain or when she was loving Cullen the feelings weren’t transmitted to me through the pages and I couldn’t understand why exactly. Overall the book delivers a good story with really nice world-building and a magic system very unique and intriguing.
Some minor trigger warnings: the book depicts acts of depression, isolation from friends, mental abuse, and also physical.
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Oathbound by Victoria McCombs
5.0
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The story begins with Emme who’s pursued by Arn on following him to the high seas to find the treasure of Barnabe De – the legendary pirate who presumptively has passed away and everyone’s after his treasure.
The book for me personally has been a fast and quick read, I’ve devoured the book pretty quickly and I don’t know when I finished it – that’s how into the book I was. The world-building sucked me in right from the get-go, it’s been so amazing. Each scene was developing behind my eyes like a movie, and one scene in particular for a split moment made me feel I am in the book and I experience it – it’s the scene with the merfolk and once you read that scene you’ll know what I talk about because it was WOW.
The book contains friends to lovers trope, merfolk, and other frightening creatures that lurk in the dark waters, ghosts and so many more things that make this book such a great read. Even tho the book contains plenty of details they were so perfectly woven with the story that they didn’t make me feel overwhelmed or the story too stuffy – it was just the perfect amount vs the story development.
The story is being told from different pov’s and I loved the change from Emme to Arn, to see their feelings and actions when comes to different events. Then towards the end, we get 2 more pov’s and the info that we get towards the end is legit mindblowing!
The book initially didn’t have many plot twists - they were there but not to make me go wow – till the end, towards the end we’re being revealed a very big secret that I haven’t seen it coming, that secret is for sure going to change the curse of the story on the 2nd book and I’m really excited to read the next one!
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The story begins with Emme who’s pursued by Arn on following him to the high seas to find the treasure of Barnabe De – the legendary pirate who presumptively has passed away and everyone’s after his treasure.
The book for me personally has been a fast and quick read, I’ve devoured the book pretty quickly and I don’t know when I finished it – that’s how into the book I was. The world-building sucked me in right from the get-go, it’s been so amazing. Each scene was developing behind my eyes like a movie, and one scene in particular for a split moment made me feel I am in the book and I experience it – it’s the scene with the merfolk and once you read that scene you’ll know what I talk about because it was WOW.
The book contains friends to lovers trope, merfolk, and other frightening creatures that lurk in the dark waters, ghosts and so many more things that make this book such a great read. Even tho the book contains plenty of details they were so perfectly woven with the story that they didn’t make me feel overwhelmed or the story too stuffy – it was just the perfect amount vs the story development.
The story is being told from different pov’s and I loved the change from Emme to Arn, to see their feelings and actions when comes to different events. Then towards the end, we get 2 more pov’s and the info that we get towards the end is legit mindblowing!
The book initially didn’t have many plot twists - they were there but not to make me go wow – till the end, towards the end we’re being revealed a very big secret that I haven’t seen it coming, that secret is for sure going to change the curse of the story on the 2nd book and I’m really excited to read the next one!
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