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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
“ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇꜱᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴇʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ’ꜱ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇɴʏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛ.”
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
It feels weird giving a book about an on going genocide a star rating so I’m skipping that. But overall this was so educational, sad, upsetting, and eye opening. I listened to the audiobook, and can recommend!
Before last October I had the privilege of never really having to think much about Palestine and Israel and what has been going on there for over a century. Which also means that I had no clue what it was all about and where it started. I am from the EU, so the information I’ve gotten my whole life is more Israel centered. This book is a great overview of the history of Palestine and all the events that lead us to where we are today.
It is scary how powerful countries can erase and replace history. We have seen it before and we are seeing it happen again right in front of our eyes.
🍉🇵🇸
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
It feels weird giving a book about an on going genocide a star rating so I’m skipping that. But overall this was so educational, sad, upsetting, and eye opening. I listened to the audiobook, and can recommend!
Before last October I had the privilege of never really having to think much about Palestine and Israel and what has been going on there for over a century. Which also means that I had no clue what it was all about and where it started. I am from the EU, so the information I’ve gotten my whole life is more Israel centered. This book is a great overview of the history of Palestine and all the events that lead us to where we are today.
It is scary how powerful countries can erase and replace history. We have seen it before and we are seeing it happen again right in front of our eyes.
🍉🇵🇸
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
4.5
“𝔖𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔰 𝔞 𝔴𝔥𝔦𝔯𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔠𝔩𝔬𝔲𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥, 𝔞 𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔡𝔬𝔴𝔰, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔰𝔢 𝔪𝔢𝔫 𝔴𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔩𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔡𝔶 𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔦𝔬𝔫.”
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4) by Sarah J. Maas
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ •
Wow! This series has completely blown me away so far. I am enjoying the story so much and I love love love our characters.
There were twists and surprises in this book that I was not expecting from the series and the plot thickened for the future books…
I really enjoy how this whole series is paced. Some call it slow in the beginning, but it honestly is perfect. The set up for all these battles and fights is great.
In Heir of Fire we were introduced to a bunch of new characters, who back then I didn’t care about. Well, after this book I am super invested in every single character’s storyline.
Overall, 4.5 stars. A very very good book. Next up: the tandem read 👀
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4) by Sarah J. Maas
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ •
Wow! This series has completely blown me away so far. I am enjoying the story so much and I love love love our characters.
There were twists and surprises in this book that I was not expecting from the series and the plot thickened for the future books…
I really enjoy how this whole series is paced. Some call it slow in the beginning, but it honestly is perfect. The set up for all these battles and fights is great.
In Heir of Fire we were introduced to a bunch of new characters, who back then I didn’t care about. Well, after this book I am super invested in every single character’s storyline.
Overall, 4.5 stars. A very very good book. Next up: the tandem read 👀
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and War
Moderate: Slavery and Pregnancy
Minor: Body horror, Sexual assault, and Torture
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
3.5
“𝔏𝔦𝔣𝔢 𝔦𝔰𝔫’𝔱 𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔶, 𝔫𝔬 𝔪𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔞𝔯𝔢. 𝔜𝔬𝔲’𝔩𝔩 𝔪𝔞𝔨𝔢 𝔠𝔥𝔬𝔦𝔠𝔢𝔰 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔫 𝔰𝔲𝔣𝔣𝔢𝔯 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔪.”
The Assassin’s Blade (Throne of Glass #0.5) by Sarah J. Maas
☆ ☆ ☆ •
Another Throne of Glass book finished, and I am still interested in reading more!
Now, this is a prequel to the series and we get to see how our girl Celeana grows into the badass angry woman we meet on page 1 of Throne of Glass.
It was an enjoyable read, but i have to be honest here and say, that I wasn’t super into the prequel. Don’t get me wrong, I liked the story and the book, but I just wanted to see where the main story of the series evolves. That made it hard to dive into the past.
With that being said, I am glad I didn’t read this book first. But I also am not happy that I read it after Heir of Fire. I think the best reading order is the publication order and I wish I would have read the Assassin’s Blade third, right after Crown of Midnight.
Overall, I loved seeing a bit into the past of our girl, and finding out who betrayed her… but I mean I could’ve guessed that 🥲
Onto the next one!
The Assassin’s Blade (Throne of Glass #0.5) by Sarah J. Maas
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Another Throne of Glass book finished, and I am still interested in reading more!
Now, this is a prequel to the series and we get to see how our girl Celeana grows into the badass angry woman we meet on page 1 of Throne of Glass.
It was an enjoyable read, but i have to be honest here and say, that I wasn’t super into the prequel. Don’t get me wrong, I liked the story and the book, but I just wanted to see where the main story of the series evolves. That made it hard to dive into the past.
With that being said, I am glad I didn’t read this book first. But I also am not happy that I read it after Heir of Fire. I think the best reading order is the publication order and I wish I would have read the Assassin’s Blade third, right after Crown of Midnight.
Overall, I loved seeing a bit into the past of our girl, and finding out who betrayed her… but I mean I could’ve guessed that 🥲
Onto the next one!
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
4.0
“𝔖𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔥𝔢𝔦𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔰𝔥 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔰𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔬𝔲𝔩𝔡 𝔟𝔬𝔴 𝔱𝔬 𝔫𝔬 𝔬𝔫𝔢.”
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
This book was kinda hard to get into at first. I really enjoyed the first two books in the series and I understand why people say this is where the story really begins or takes a turn.
We are in a completely different place from last book. We’re all separated. Truly feels like the beginning of a new series with the way our main character ends up in a different island/continent, we go through the training arc again, we’re introduced to new characters, etc.
I just felt a bit disconnected at first and it was hard to catch on.
Now, with that being said, around the 60% mark was where I truly felt like I was interested in everyone’s story and the book became addictive.
Overall, I would still give this book 4 stars because it is enjoyable and the characters are (mostly) likable.
I cannot wait to see where the story takes us next.
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
This book was kinda hard to get into at first. I really enjoyed the first two books in the series and I understand why people say this is where the story really begins or takes a turn.
We are in a completely different place from last book. We’re all separated. Truly feels like the beginning of a new series with the way our main character ends up in a different island/continent, we go through the training arc again, we’re introduced to new characters, etc.
I just felt a bit disconnected at first and it was hard to catch on.
Now, with that being said, around the 60% mark was where I truly felt like I was interested in everyone’s story and the book became addictive.
Overall, I would still give this book 4 stars because it is enjoyable and the characters are (mostly) likable.
I cannot wait to see where the story takes us next.
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
“𝔅𝔲𝔱 𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥 𝔴𝔞𝔰 𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔠𝔲𝔯𝔰𝔢 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔤𝔦𝔣𝔱, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥 𝔥𝔞𝔡 𝔟𝔢𝔢𝔫 𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔤𝔬𝔬𝔡 𝔣𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔰𝔢 𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔤, 𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔤 𝔶𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔰.”
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I am LOVING this series!! Yes, I could foresee some of the big twists of the book, but it did not take away from the overall reading experience.
I love a badass female main character. And our girl is soooo fierce, omg! 🤩
A very solid 4 stars for this book, and I cannot wait to start the next one 🙈
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I am LOVING this series!! Yes, I could foresee some of the big twists of the book, but it did not take away from the overall reading experience.
I love a badass female main character. And our girl is soooo fierce, omg! 🤩
A very solid 4 stars for this book, and I cannot wait to start the next one 🙈
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
“𝔚𝔢 𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔟𝔢𝔞𝔯 𝔰𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔰,... 𝔐𝔦𝔫𝔢 𝔧𝔲𝔰𝔱 𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔭𝔢𝔫 𝔱𝔬 𝔟𝔢 𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔳𝔦𝔰𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔫 𝔪𝔬𝔰𝔱.”
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Okay, a lot of people online said this book is sooo slow and only world-building and boring. Absolutely not!! This was great!
From the first sentence of the book I was interested in the story and where it would go. Yes, there wasn’t much war action or fighting, but there was a lot of mystery and unknown. And the final fight of the book is so worth it in my opinion. 🗡️🙈
This was such a fun read for me. Thoroughly enjoyed it and am already itching to get my hands on the next one. 🤩
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Okay, a lot of people online said this book is sooo slow and only world-building and boring. Absolutely not!! This was great!
From the first sentence of the book I was interested in the story and where it would go. Yes, there wasn’t much war action or fighting, but there was a lot of mystery and unknown. And the final fight of the book is so worth it in my opinion. 🗡️🙈
This was such a fun read for me. Thoroughly enjoyed it and am already itching to get my hands on the next one. 🤩
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
“𝔖𝔬𝔪𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔤𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔰𝔱 𝔠𝔯𝔦𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔞𝔩𝔰 ℑ 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔨𝔫𝔬𝔴𝔫 𝔥𝔞𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔣𝔞𝔠𝔢𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔩𝔰.”
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
☆ ☆ ☆
This book was fineeee, just fine. Nothing special, just your regular Agatha Christie book with many twists. There’s really nothing more to say, haha, it was short and interesting enough, but nothing amazing in my option. 😅
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
☆ ☆ ☆
This book was fineeee, just fine. Nothing special, just your regular Agatha Christie book with many twists. There’s really nothing more to say, haha, it was short and interesting enough, but nothing amazing in my option. 😅
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
3.0
“ℌ𝔬𝔭𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔞 𝔣𝔦𝔠𝔨𝔩𝔢, 𝔡𝔞𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤. ℑ𝔱 𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔞𝔩𝔰 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔣𝔬𝔠𝔲𝔰 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔞𝔦𝔪𝔰 𝔦𝔱 𝔱𝔬𝔴𝔞𝔯𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔬𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔦𝔫𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔨𝔢𝔢𝔭𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔦𝔱 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔱 𝔟𝔢𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔤𝔰—𝔬𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔯𝔬𝔟𝔞𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰.”
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
☆ ☆ ☆
I think I might be burnt out from all these romantic fantasy books, because they’re all starting to sound the same and I’m bored 🥲😅 this took me so long to finish…
I think the story is there, just hidden behind some not so good writing at times and too much focus on the attraction between the main characters. Bring back yearning, haha!
Loved the dragons and the powers, but like I said earlier, I think I’m tired of these similar plots and tropes. Time to find a palette cleanser book so hopefully I can enjoy the next book in this series properly.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
☆ ☆ ☆
I think I might be burnt out from all these romantic fantasy books, because they’re all starting to sound the same and I’m bored 🥲😅 this took me so long to finish…
I think the story is there, just hidden behind some not so good writing at times and too much focus on the attraction between the main characters. Bring back yearning, haha!
Loved the dragons and the powers, but like I said earlier, I think I’m tired of these similar plots and tropes. Time to find a palette cleanser book so hopefully I can enjoy the next book in this series properly.
Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
3.5
“𝔜𝔬𝔲 𝔴𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔬𝔫𝔢 𝔴𝔥𝔬 𝔴𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔩𝔡,” 𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔞𝔦𝔡, 𝔮𝔲𝔦𝔢𝔱𝔩𝔶. “ℑ 𝔧𝔲𝔰𝔱 𝔴𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲.”
Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent
☆ ☆ ☆ •
This book took me longer to get through than I thought it would. A lot of war happening, and I think that made it a bit slow at times.
Still enjoying the characters and the stories they live. We got a new POV in this book, which made it a bit more interesting.
The ending picked up a lot tho, and now I need to get my hands on the last book of the series.
PS! I LOVE the covers of this series 😍
Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent
☆ ☆ ☆ •
This book took me longer to get through than I thought it would. A lot of war happening, and I think that made it a bit slow at times.
Still enjoying the characters and the stories they live. We got a new POV in this book, which made it a bit more interesting.
The ending picked up a lot tho, and now I need to get my hands on the last book of the series.
PS! I LOVE the covers of this series 😍
Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
“𝔐𝔢𝔫 𝔴𝔞𝔫𝔱 𝔭𝔬𝔴𝔢𝔯 𝔟𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔦𝔱 𝔪𝔞𝔨𝔢𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔪 𝔣𝔢𝔢𝔩 𝔤𝔬𝔬𝔡. 𝔚𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔫 𝔴𝔞𝔫𝔱 𝔭𝔬𝔴𝔢𝔯 𝔟𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔦𝔱 𝔩𝔢𝔱𝔰 𝔲𝔰 𝔡𝔬 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰.”
Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I enjoyed this book a lot. I would suggest checking the trigger warnings before stepping into it, because there are mentions of heavy topics and traumas.
A very solid four-star read and I can’t wait to read the next book.
This author has not disappointed me so far. Every book I’ve read from her has been four stars or above.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault