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Beginner's Guide: Love and Other Chemical Reactions by Six de los Reyes
5.0
Gonna write my short review in a while. THIS IS SO CUTE AND HEARTWARMING. And thanks to this, I'm out of my reading slump.
Better At Weddings Than You by Mina V. Esguerra
5.0
Their relationship's build-up was so good? And Palawan for a "pretend honeymoon"? ROMANTIC. A longer review in a little while, after I sort my kilig out.
Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller
4.0
Ava-lee is such a pretty name for a ship. Fitting too for Alosa serving as the captain.
This duology(?) has been a great adventure on the ocean and under. Sirens or mermaids are definitely some of my favorites when it comes to fantasy stories, and this didn't disappoint. Some scenes (not a lot) in this book were predictable for me but still didn't take the fun out of reading.
What I got from these books though:
Men are greedy and disgusting. Trash.
Not all parents are good even though they provided you food, clothing and shelter.
That's pretty much our society.
Anyway and again, I love these books. They definitely slowly pulled me out of my slump and it surprised me that I finished them so fast despite them being fantasy. The story is compelling for me enough that I just can't seem to pause because I wanted to know more. The female crew was AWESOME. Salute to the ladies. And the relationship between Alosa and Riden are another thing that was keeping my interest. I loved it.
This duology(?) has been a great adventure on the ocean and under. Sirens or mermaids are definitely some of my favorites when it comes to fantasy stories, and this didn't disappoint. Some scenes (not a lot) in this book were predictable for me but still didn't take the fun out of reading.
What I got from these books though:
Men are greedy and disgusting. Trash.
Not all parents are good even though they provided you food, clothing and shelter.
That's pretty much our society.
Anyway and again, I love these books. They definitely slowly pulled me out of my slump and it surprised me that I finished them so fast despite them being fantasy. The story is compelling for me enough that I just can't seem to pause because I wanted to know more. The female crew was AWESOME. Salute to the ladies. And the relationship between Alosa and Riden are another thing that was keeping my interest. I loved it.
Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones
1.0
I said in my review for Wintersong that I'm anticipating to read this because of the Goblin King and his story but what a let down when he didn't even appear much in this book.
This book was more focused on Josef and Liesl and on how broken their relationship is but I'll be honest, I really didn't care much about their relationship. It really left a bitter taste in my mouth in the first book when Käthe wanted Liesl's attention but Liesl kept brushing her off and telling her she's beautiful and marrying this guy, and the fact that she didn't even care to listen to their grandma that Käthe needed protection too because Liesl was always about Josef.
So there's that.
And overall, the book was just TOO SLOW. It didn't felt like it connects with the first one. The first book was heavy on the relationship with Liesl and the Goblin King along with the mysteries of the Goblin King himself, the Underground world and the previous brides before her. That all seemed to have flowed away in this book.. well not entirely but most of it.
Wintersong could've been a stand-alone. The ending was alright with Liesl leaving the Goblin King but instead of the numerous "I'm just plain" being on repeat, we could've had the Goblin King's history. But nah... oh, it could've ended too with the last part of this book added to the first book.
This book was more focused on Josef and Liesl and on how broken their relationship is but I'll be honest, I really didn't care much about their relationship. It really left a bitter taste in my mouth in the first book when Käthe wanted Liesl's attention but Liesl kept brushing her off and telling her she's beautiful and marrying this guy, and the fact that she didn't even care to listen to their grandma that Käthe needed protection too because Liesl was always about Josef.
So there's that.
And overall, the book was just TOO SLOW. It didn't felt like it connects with the first one. The first book was heavy on the relationship with Liesl and the Goblin King along with the mysteries of the Goblin King himself, the Underground world and the previous brides before her. That all seemed to have flowed away in this book.. well not entirely but most of it.
Wintersong could've been a stand-alone. The ending was alright with Liesl leaving the Goblin King but instead of the numerous "I'm just plain" being on repeat, we could've had the Goblin King's history. But nah... oh, it could've ended too with the last part of this book added to the first book.
By Your Side by Kasie West
2.0
Cute but not worth a reread for me.
I was kind of hoping the story of them being trapped in a library would drag on more because the summary made it feel like a big chunk of the book is what this is all about.
I was kind of hoping the story of them being trapped in a library would drag on more because the summary made it feel like a big chunk of the book is what this is all about.