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Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
2.5
I liked the writing and the characters but I truly could not get over the thought of being LEFT AT THE ALTAR and somehow getting over that. I couldn’t root for them because I don’t think that they were equally in the wrong.
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
4.5
This was a fun story with a good mix of romance, mystery, and holiday cheer.
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
4.0
I loved the narration and the podcast element, as well as the somewhat unreliable narrator
Merry Inkmas by Talia Hibbert
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
I didn’t love the narration and the ebook wasn’t available at my library
Boudicca by P.C. Cast
2.0
I was really excited to receive an ARC of "Boudicca" by P.C. Cast, as I loved the House of Night series by this author when I was in middle school, and the concept sounded interesting. I did appreciate that the protagonist was a fierce female warrior and leader. However, I think the marketing for this book does it a major disservice. It is advertised as a romantasy, which I did not find to be true. This sets the reader up with expectations that will not be met, and inevitably, many readers will be disappointed.
I also have to note that there absolutely should have been trigger/content warnings. There is a pretty graphic description of a violent sexual assault of children and its aftermath that left me feeling sick to my stomach. I would have never read this book if I had known about this content.
Beyond my issues with the content and marketing, I still was not wowed by this book. The pacing was off, and the story ended up dragging for me. It also felt like the author was trying to write the dialogue to sound more “historical,” but it ended up clunky, and there were a lot of words that were way too repetitive.
I do think this book could appeal to people who are interested in the history of Boudicca, and I think you might have a different experience than I did if you go into it with the expectation that it is historical fiction with a sprinkle of fantasy.