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The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole
5.0
10/10 if I could I would rate it this way. This book is so underrated but it’s AMAZING. READ IT.
Dianna is a character after my heart; the way she protects her sister is a exactly how I would feel. She’s a complex character that encases herself in a villain identity to survive and she’s done it for a millennium already.
Throw in a broody PTSD god who learned the consequences of his actions in the worst way possible and you’ve got such a dynamic pair.
He’s a cinnamon roll and she’s a fire cracker and together they really step out of the romantic ideals you expect when dealing with gods and monsters and give us a realistic idea of the weight of responsibility on the shoulders of the powerful. How it messes you up, and how you don’t always come back from it haply and cheerful. The connection between the two starts as enemies to friends to almost lovers but not because crazy shit happens.
And I love that cuz it’s pretty realistic.
I ate up this book, even tho the spice level is low, my heart is obsessed with the story. Highly recommend if you like SJM, especially Throne of Glass.
Dianna is a character after my heart; the way she protects her sister is a exactly how I would feel. She’s a complex character that encases herself in a villain identity to survive and she’s done it for a millennium already.
Throw in a broody PTSD god who learned the consequences of his actions in the worst way possible and you’ve got such a dynamic pair.
He’s a cinnamon roll and she’s a fire cracker and together they really step out of the romantic ideals you expect when dealing with gods and monsters and give us a realistic idea of the weight of responsibility on the shoulders of the powerful. How it messes you up, and how you don’t always come back from it haply and cheerful. The connection between the two starts as enemies to friends to almost lovers but not because crazy shit happens.
And I love that cuz it’s pretty realistic.
I ate up this book, even tho the spice level is low, my heart is obsessed with the story. Highly recommend if you like SJM, especially Throne of Glass.
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
5.0
AMAZING. The darkness and depth of feeling and mystery in this novel is amazing. The author takes us through a dark magical mystery and sprinkles in the seeds of a romance that catches your breath when you think it will be torn away. I really loved her use of imagery and I felt like I was in the mist and mystery with the main character. Spice level isn’t too high but it’s so satisfying in the love department. I love that it’s not the main story of the book - the dark magical thriller vibes of it all really vibed with me reading it in Spooktober.
Can’t wait for the new book!
Can’t wait for the new book!
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
4.0
You know…I shouldn’t have read this after reading ACOTAR and CC because I can tell her writing is sooo different.
Honestly I don’t know what to feel. I think the main theme of the book is interesting and I hope it gets more clear what Cealana wants.
The love triangle happening is also weird because I don’t think she ever really talks about her feelings. It’s like the prince is conveniently there for some sort of entertainment. I think this could use more work I know SJM knows how to write romance.
Looking forward to the rest of the books and hoping they get better cuz this one was good but it wasn’t so good that I had to read it all in one night.
Honestly I don’t know what to feel. I think the main theme of the book is interesting and I hope it gets more clear what Cealana wants.
The love triangle happening is also weird because I don’t think she ever really talks about her feelings. It’s like the prince is conveniently there for some sort of entertainment. I think this could use more work I know SJM knows how to write romance.
Looking forward to the rest of the books and hoping they get better cuz this one was good but it wasn’t so good that I had to read it all in one night.
A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty by Stacia Stark
4.0
I wanna love this but….it’s hard. The writing is too choppy the character are too try hard. I still wanna finish the series tho cuz I just wanna know what happened.
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
5.0
What a beautiful sequel to One Dark Window. I’m really looking forward to more books by Rachel Gilling because WOW.
Let’s start with the concept of duality in this novel. Each character and story line seems to be its own but the balance between the past and future repercussions of their actions really balances out in this novel. There’s no true main character here, but each character carrying an important portion of the overall balance between light and dark, good and evil, in this novel.
It’s quite exquisite the way this novel is written, even the romance, though not the spiciest thing I’ve read, really captures your heart, alarming and beautiful, like running through the woods and getting caught on a branch then see that tree is stunning.
I highly recommend for those that like a dark magic vibe with a deeper storyline and intricate magic that even we, the readers now, don’t fully understand.
Amazing!!
Let’s start with the concept of duality in this novel. Each character and story line seems to be its own but the balance between the past and future repercussions of their actions really balances out in this novel. There’s no true main character here, but each character carrying an important portion of the overall balance between light and dark, good and evil, in this novel.
It’s quite exquisite the way this novel is written, even the romance, though not the spiciest thing I’ve read, really captures your heart, alarming and beautiful, like running through the woods and getting caught on a branch then see that tree is stunning.
I highly recommend for those that like a dark magic vibe with a deeper storyline and intricate magic that even we, the readers now, don’t fully understand.
Amazing!!