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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
This is brilliant and cunning with an intriguing mystery at the end.
Fault Line by Ki Stephens
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
It's a heartwarming and entertaining reverse grumpy x sunshine college romance about two rivals. A quick and easy read with excellent communication between the characters and lots of banter.
I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed this story since I didn't like the first book, nevertheless, the characters and how they were perfectly portrayed made me enjoy this book altogether. Kaia and Holden made me smile and laugh throughout the story and I really see myself in Kaia and the reliability aspect is great. Holden is such a sweetheart, so full of energy being the sunshine character.
Overall this was such a wholesome story.
I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed this story since I didn't like the first book, nevertheless, the characters and how they were perfectly portrayed made me enjoy this book altogether. Kaia and Holden made me smile and laugh throughout the story and I really see myself in Kaia and the reliability aspect is great. Holden is such a sweetheart, so full of energy being the sunshine character.
Overall this was such a wholesome story.
Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
1.0
If he threw me across the room and wanted to make out after that then I'll give him the middle finger and punch him but no, the heroine literally forgot what he did after a second and straight up screwed him.
I don't even want to describe how much idiocy is in this book because they were the dumbest people to exist. Even a child could figure out what is real and not and who is suspicious within the second they describe their self. I cannot even fathom how they got through life by their idiocy.
Does it hurt? oh yes, it does because this book exists.
I don't even want to describe how much idiocy is in this book because they were the dumbest people to exist. Even a child could figure out what is real and not and who is suspicious within the second they describe their self. I cannot even fathom how they got through life by their idiocy.
Does it hurt? oh yes, it does because this book exists.
Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
5.0
protect this book at all costs.
A bittersweet emotional rollercoaster of a story filled with hope, sadness, and new beginnings.
It is about two people who had experienced such tragedies unite and find solace in one another. A wonderful journey filled with hardships with finding beautiful peace along the way.
" I wanted you to see me, you can see me now. "
Everything about this book captivated me, the story, the characters, and the journey. Archer is a sweet, caring, shy, hardworking person with so much love to give. Bree is the most patient, kind, and cheerful person. Both of them combined is such a wholesome duo. I want to protect their relationship at all costs with how much their story impacted me.
“You brought the silence, the most beautiful sound I’d ever heard.”
Archer and Bree are perfect, this book is perfect and I finally understand the title on a whole new level. This was just so beautiful and sad but hopeful at the same time. I never wanted to cry so badly because of this book.
A bittersweet emotional rollercoaster of a story filled with hope, sadness, and new beginnings.
It is about two people who had experienced such tragedies unite and find solace in one another. A wonderful journey filled with hardships with finding beautiful peace along the way.
" I wanted you to see me, you can see me now. "
Everything about this book captivated me, the story, the characters, and the journey. Archer is a sweet, caring, shy, hardworking person with so much love to give. Bree is the most patient, kind, and cheerful person. Both of them combined is such a wholesome duo. I want to protect their relationship at all costs with how much their story impacted me.
“You brought the silence, the most beautiful sound I’d ever heard.”
Archer and Bree are perfect, this book is perfect and I finally understand the title on a whole new level. This was just so beautiful and sad but hopeful at the same time. I never wanted to cry so badly because of this book.
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
It is about a mysterious, melancholy, and gothic romance with an intriguing storyline solving a murder. A very slow-paced read about a girl who cannot die and meets death itself which holds the answers as well as forming an alliance to serve the murder.
Full of intrigue and dark undertones about the setting, vibe, and mystery surrounding the manor and the people who live there. I love the foreshadowing of the little details connecting to the overall plot, and the very interesting connection between Signa and Death, including the supernatural world and its relevance.
I love the historical aspect of Signa being a woman in the 1850s with the hardships of every woman to have proper etiquette, to be shaped into a lady that is prim and proper, and the overall struggle of making sure to have a good life by marrying rich or portraying such expectations to be met with disdain by society if the certain expectations are not met. The beautiful contrast of life and hardships as well as maintaining friends and family.
Full of intrigue and dark undertones about the setting, vibe, and mystery surrounding the manor and the people who live there. I love the foreshadowing of the little details connecting to the overall plot, and the very interesting connection between Signa and Death, including the supernatural world and its relevance.
I love the historical aspect of Signa being a woman in the 1850s with the hardships of every woman to have proper etiquette, to be shaped into a lady that is prim and proper, and the overall struggle of making sure to have a good life by marrying rich or portraying such expectations to be met with disdain by society if the certain expectations are not met. The beautiful contrast of life and hardships as well as maintaining friends and family.
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
1.0
This is basically The Hunger Games with a fantasy aspect. There was no originality in the plot, It might have a few changes to not make it seem so Hunger Games-coded but it was so obvious that this was just inspired by other fantasy and dystopian books. This is primarily combined tropes in a book.
I was honestly disappointed with the world-building, the morally gray aspect of the said characters, and the lack of character development they have with one another. There was no connection or build-up with the plot. It needed more backstory to showcase why the people even supported the trials, and the willingness of the elites to compete in such trials for what goal they would accomplish.
what even is the power of the king? I don't think it was mentioned and I really wanted to know because of the way he fought, he didn't use his power, whatever that might be. There was no real struggle to overtake the kingdom if the elites were so gullible to merrily be oblivious to everything. They didn't question anything and I don't even understand the willingness to have a king rule if all the elites have power and if there is no potential danger for them to encounter except for the so-called trials for entertainment. It basically shows capitalism in a fantasy setting with a lot of plot holes.
The enemies to lovers in this book are not even that one bit. Sure she is ordinary and he hunts those ordinaries and she is supposed to hate him but other than that, they were lusting each other throughout the story. There was no build-up with their relationship, no emotional connection, it was a pure attraction with a lot of tension and knife-to-the-throat scenes with empty threats that were completely repetitive. They could've been easily Peeta and Katniss with the questions of what's your favorite color, the star-crossed lovers in the trials so on and so forth. Paedyn was even good with a bow for goodness sake, with Adelyn representing three characters in Hunger Games without spoiling it.
It was like rereading Hunger Games all over again with a different set of characters with similarities to the originals. This had the potential to be great but the similarities are too much and this could be marked as plagiarism by essentially copying everything. I love The Hunger Games and it's one of my favorite series to exist. So, I know that this book has no original plot or concept.
I was honestly disappointed with the world-building, the morally gray aspect of the said characters, and the lack of character development they have with one another. There was no connection or build-up with the plot. It needed more backstory to showcase why the people even supported the trials, and the willingness of the elites to compete in such trials for what goal they would accomplish.
what even is the power of the king? I don't think it was mentioned and I really wanted to know because of the way he fought, he didn't use his power, whatever that might be. There was no real struggle to overtake the kingdom if the elites were so gullible to merrily be oblivious to everything. They didn't question anything and I don't even understand the willingness to have a king rule if all the elites have power and if there is no potential danger for them to encounter except for the so-called trials for entertainment. It basically shows capitalism in a fantasy setting with a lot of plot holes.
The enemies to lovers in this book are not even that one bit. Sure she is ordinary and he hunts those ordinaries and she is supposed to hate him but other than that, they were lusting each other throughout the story. There was no build-up with their relationship, no emotional connection, it was a pure attraction with a lot of tension and knife-to-the-throat scenes with empty threats that were completely repetitive. They could've been easily Peeta and Katniss with the questions of what's your favorite color, the star-crossed lovers in the trials so on and so forth. Paedyn was even good with a bow for goodness sake, with Adelyn representing three characters in Hunger Games without spoiling it.
It was like rereading Hunger Games all over again with a different set of characters with similarities to the originals. This had the potential to be great but the similarities are too much and this could be marked as plagiarism by essentially copying everything. I love The Hunger Games and it's one of my favorite series to exist. So, I know that this book has no original plot or concept.
The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
2.5
What tf just happened? For some reason it was good but now it's not.
There is still so much to unpack, everything was rushed, and the beginning was a great hook but everything fell apart in the middle. It seemed like they were in running circles for all the dead ends they were trying to uncover with the truth about finding the history, their condition, and everything else.
What kind of ending was that? it was so confusing with how fast everything happened and I was having difficulty catching up. After the said incident in finding the truth, they were so blissfully happy with all the harm and danger they encountered as if that incident didn't happen at all.
This was a good concept for a series and I enjoyed the first two books but I'm going to pretend this book didn't happen at all and I'm going to imagine a different conclusion for this series altogether. I love the characters so much but I was so disappointed with how everything wrapped up. Jamie carried this whole book, without him, this book wouldn't exist.
There is still so much to unpack, everything was rushed, and the beginning was a great hook but everything fell apart in the middle. It seemed like they were in running circles for all the dead ends they were trying to uncover with the truth about finding the history, their condition, and everything else.
What kind of ending was that? it was so confusing with how fast everything happened and I was having difficulty catching up. After the said incident in finding the truth, they were so blissfully happy with all the harm and danger they encountered as if that incident didn't happen at all.
This was a good concept for a series and I enjoyed the first two books but I'm going to pretend this book didn't happen at all and I'm going to imagine a different conclusion for this series altogether. I love the characters so much but I was so disappointed with how everything wrapped up. Jamie carried this whole book, without him, this book wouldn't exist.
The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.5
An intense, twisted, and insane plot that became more unhinged as the story progressed.
I am hooked and speechless because I did not expect anything such as that to happen.
“Tell me what you see. Because I don't know what's real and what isn't or what's new or different and I can't trust myself, but I trust you.”
I know that Mara is an unreliable character, as she thinks she's insane, I'm starting to believe that too because of the twists and turns and how surprisingly unexpected it is. I've never been so confused and wary about the mind of Mara and her surroundings.
“But when everyone tells you you're crazy and no one believes you when you swear you aren't, a small part of you will always wonder if they're right.”
Noah Shaw is such a magnificent character. He is so mysterious and yet intentional with his actions. I frankly cannot predict his intentions throughout the story. If Mara is insane, so is Noah and everything else and you can't say otherwise.
“It doesn’t matter what we are. It matters what we do.”
I truly love the concept of this story and how unnatural, horrific, and ferocious everything is. There was so much drama, action, and craziness with the plotline that I was so paranoid and creeped out as things started to unravel.
I am hooked and speechless because I did not expect anything such as that to happen.
“Tell me what you see. Because I don't know what's real and what isn't or what's new or different and I can't trust myself, but I trust you.”
I know that Mara is an unreliable character, as she thinks she's insane, I'm starting to believe that too because of the twists and turns and how surprisingly unexpected it is. I've never been so confused and wary about the mind of Mara and her surroundings.
“But when everyone tells you you're crazy and no one believes you when you swear you aren't, a small part of you will always wonder if they're right.”
Noah Shaw is such a magnificent character. He is so mysterious and yet intentional with his actions. I frankly cannot predict his intentions throughout the story. If Mara is insane, so is Noah and everything else and you can't say otherwise.
“It doesn’t matter what we are. It matters what we do.”
I truly love the concept of this story and how unnatural, horrific, and ferocious everything is. There was so much drama, action, and craziness with the plotline that I was so paranoid and creeped out as things started to unravel.
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
4.0
“Thinking something does not make it true. Wanting something does not make it real.”
A mysterious, psychotic, and somber story about an unusual girl with a strange view of the world that questions what is real and what is an illusion. A story with a disorienting and alarming set of visions of adventures that unravels the creepy notions of the truth of the girl's life with an unreliable character with a circumstance that makes the imagination quite questionable.
“There's nothing I want. There's nothing I can't do. I don't care about anything. No matter what, I am an imposter. An actor in my own life.”
Filled with a mystery, a strange and atypical set of characters about the unexpected events that happened and maybe somehow connected to it altogether. A dark, twisted, and challenging set of reality with an intriguing creepy sense of it all. The two main characters are alike and somehow different in their way without knowing the intention of the other.
Overall it is a very slow but intentional pace with how the story progressed to uncover the truth of it all.
A mysterious, psychotic, and somber story about an unusual girl with a strange view of the world that questions what is real and what is an illusion. A story with a disorienting and alarming set of visions of adventures that unravels the creepy notions of the truth of the girl's life with an unreliable character with a circumstance that makes the imagination quite questionable.
“There's nothing I want. There's nothing I can't do. I don't care about anything. No matter what, I am an imposter. An actor in my own life.”
Filled with a mystery, a strange and atypical set of characters about the unexpected events that happened and maybe somehow connected to it altogether. A dark, twisted, and challenging set of reality with an intriguing creepy sense of it all. The two main characters are alike and somehow different in their way without knowing the intention of the other.
Overall it is a very slow but intentional pace with how the story progressed to uncover the truth of it all.
Twisted Lies by Ana Huang
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
An entertaining and thrilling read to sum up the twisted series. It was fun to see the cameos of the other characters as well as the growth of their relationships. The friend group with them being all together was the best thing here.
The relationship here is my favorite with how much priority they have for each other's work, patience, and passion for supporting one another. I loved the slow acquaintance to friends to lovers kind of situation. The banter, tension, and friendship were so fun as their relationship developed throughout the story. Their chemistry was perfectly written and shown on these pages.
This book hits differently because this is the end of the twisted series and the chapter of their stories with them finally having their supposed endings was the most wholesome thing to see.
The relationship here is my favorite with how much priority they have for each other's work, patience, and passion for supporting one another. I loved the slow acquaintance to friends to lovers kind of situation. The banter, tension, and friendship were so fun as their relationship developed throughout the story. Their chemistry was perfectly written and shown on these pages.
This book hits differently because this is the end of the twisted series and the chapter of their stories with them finally having their supposed endings was the most wholesome thing to see.