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The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
5.0
I went into this book ONLY having read Raybearer, not Redemptor. I was missing some context but had quite a lot from the first book to help me understand the world better. It IS a standalone but it's in the same world.
5 stars. The romance fell a bit flat but it was so good I don’t even care.
Audiobook was amazing, I highly recommend it as the singing adds to this book's charm.
I promise to prioritise Redemptor now :P
Audiobook copy provided by BRmedia/Recorded books via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
3.0
Enemies to lovers is such a messy trope and this book pulled it off nicely.
As usual with a 3 star rating from me it means I liked the book. I had a great time and I’d still recommend it.
I enjoyed most of the book but some parts left me wanting more. I needed more about the school, do the people living in these ‘houses’ have jobs? Do they leave the grounds for work? Did I miss part of the book that explained that? What else does this school teach? Are they all teens? Is the school just teaching them how to be blood bags? Why am I so obsessed with the school? Because it seems so cool and could honestly be cooler.
Most importantly. Where are the queer vampires? We can’t have a vampire book with all straight assuming characters. I WANT to imagine that some of the characters are queer but this book didn't give me anyone to root for.
LOVED that the Kidan (the mc) was just a trash human trying to save her sister. She even destroys historic artefacts to prove that she's a monster, leaving the vampire looking like the actual good guy, which he definitely is not. There is no actual good person in sight. Everyone is dodgy as fuck.
Will I continue the series? Fucking yes. As this is a debut novel, I can’t wait to see what this author gets up to next.
The audiobook narrator was top notch and deserves so much praise. There's so many characters in this book the narrator made it really easy to distinguish between them all. Not sure if I could have done that with a non audio copy.
eBook/Audiobook supplied by Hachette via NetGalley All opinions are my own.
Sabriel by Garth Nix
3.0
Audiobook was fantastic. Can't wait to reread as a physical as I've had this book on my tbr shelf for about 5 years.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
2.0
I've never been so bored by a book in my life 😴
The writing is beautiful and the world is so vivid. But the 'fierce competition' was bland and the love story was weak. I couldn't care less about the love between the rivals. Most boring rivals to lovers ever.
The writing is beautiful and the world is so vivid. But the 'fierce competition' was bland and the love story was weak. I couldn't care less about the love between the rivals. Most boring rivals to lovers ever.
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
4.0
*No romantic themes*
Fun SciFi heist book tackling big themes. Loved it.
No need to read previous book as they are not related
Fun SciFi heist book tackling big themes. Loved it.
No need to read previous book as they are not related
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
5.0
Wtf did I just read? It was almost impossible to put this book down. I'd make it to the end of a chapter to only end up at some kind of fucked up cliff-hanger. Don't get me wrong, I loved every minute of it. Hurt me more, please, thank you.
Compared to Andrew’s previous books this one is definitely a thriller but with just as much body horror and blood.
Asking me to pick a favourite is like asking me to choose between my cats. I can’t wait to read his adult book if this is what he intends for a younger audience.
eARC provided by Peachtree Teen via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
eARC provided by Peachtree Teen via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
4.0
This book had all the typical Al Hess weirdness.
While I wasn’t personally a fan of the romance the relationship was very sweet and tender. Hess is really good at writing characters you instantly feel a connection to.
This was less about the aliens and more about how the characters interacted with the ever changing world and each other.
I think I’ll always be a fan of Al Hess’ writing.
4 stars.
eBook provided by Angry Robot via NetGalley. All opinions are my own
Highway Bodies by Alison Evans
5.0
im obsessed. exactly what i wanted out of a queer zombie ya.
Gore, death, violence, found family, full of queer characters.
Alison Evans is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors.
Gore, death, violence, found family, full of queer characters.
Alison Evans is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors.
Dragonfall by L.R. Lam
3.5
good dragon book. Loved the connection between human and dragon. romance fell flat for me.
3.5 stars
3.5 stars