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Wings of Redemption by Gemma A. Summers
3.5
First of al Gemma thank you so so much that i got this ARC read of your debut novel! When reading the thropes i got really excited and honestly did not disappoint!
We step into a world of Ariana who gets beaten up by parents every day for every little thing she does and gets by a portal in a magical world out of fairytales.
Honestly the character is very relatable and naive at first to finally getting the love and affection she had always wanted. I honestly could not blame her at all but i just saw the red flags already from the beginning and kept screaming no so badly😂
There are plots i didn't see coming and some i did but that made me love this book a lot and ughhh the dragons i love the dragons so damn much! Funny, motherly and sarcastic/serious kind of bonded dragons are the most fun dragons and it really added to the story on finding herself. I really can't wait for the next book! I was screaming so hard when he asked her who hurt you. I just had to stop reading and scream in my pillow you have no idea how much i love that especially after how he was when we first met him. Such a sucker for that honestly
However yes i know i gave it a 3.5 stars and that is because i really got overwhelmed with the amounts of detailing there was given in the world building. Yes i absolutely love details but sometimes it got a little too much. And the sister love, i didn't get it out of personal experience. It wasn't in my eyes realistic and maybe that is because i have experienced it different but you can not tell me there was not atleast some jealousy and hate towards the perfect sister who did everything right and had a great life wile the fmc got beaten up🙈
Yet i really enjoyed this book and i had a part of crying. the end still has me staring at the wall (im an emotional mess send help and i know there will be a second book in this series and i can't wait to be able to read that!
We step into a world of Ariana who gets beaten up by parents every day for every little thing she does and gets by a portal in a magical world out of fairytales.
Honestly the character is very relatable and naive at first to finally getting the love and affection she had always wanted. I honestly could not blame her at all but i just saw the red flags already from the beginning and kept screaming no so badly😂
There are plots i didn't see coming and some i did but that made me love this book a lot and ughhh the dragons i love the dragons so damn much! Funny, motherly and sarcastic/serious kind of bonded dragons are the most fun dragons and it really added to the story on finding herself. I really can't wait for the next book! I was screaming so hard when he asked her who hurt you. I just had to stop reading and scream in my pillow you have no idea how much i love that especially after how he was when we first met him. Such a sucker for that honestly
However yes i know i gave it a 3.5 stars and that is because i really got overwhelmed with the amounts of detailing there was given in the world building. Yes i absolutely love details but sometimes it got a little too much. And the sister love, i didn't get it out of personal experience. It wasn't in my eyes realistic and maybe that is because i have experienced it different but you can not tell me there was not atleast some jealousy and hate towards the perfect sister who did everything right and had a great life wile the fmc got beaten up🙈
Yet i really enjoyed this book and i had a part of crying. the end still has me staring at the wall (im an emotional mess send help and i know there will be a second book in this series and i can't wait to be able to read that!
Elara and the Passing by MG Hunt, MG Hunt
5.0
Such a fun and short story! We got an introduction to a new world and magic system and i am so excited to read more! I love the writing style and the characters! Eagerly waiting to know them more and that cliffhanger dang i was not prepared for it and then the next page said end🫠
The White Wolf's Wrath by Shea Hulse
slow-paced
2.5
To me this whole story made no sense to me apart from just a few parts. Half the story i had no idea what was going on, her romantic feelings were with almost every male she met for some reason which made me very irritated. The plot to me is still not clear and the only reason i kept reading is because of my liking for Whalen and rooting for Whalen.
Coming to that character, it seems to me the writer is trying to write enemies to lovers, i can see the outlining of it, but its not pierced together in the nice way, its jumping from one thing to another.
The world building feels very flat, there is a little village, there is a barn and a house and thats all we know there is. I would have loved to know more about this clan village and the people in it!
I do have some good notes though which made me read on. Some description of things made it come a little more alive of the flat feeling story. It felt to me like the writer was like, oh i need more feeling. Then puts all that feeling in that small thing and then the rest is flat again. If more time spend on those feelings im sure it would have felt way less flat to me!
Coming to that character, it seems to me the writer is trying to write enemies to lovers, i can see the outlining of it, but its not pierced together in the nice way, its jumping from one thing to another.
The world building feels very flat, there is a little village, there is a barn and a house and thats all we know there is. I would have loved to know more about this clan village and the people in it!
I do have some good notes though which made me read on. Some description of things made it come a little more alive of the flat feeling story. It felt to me like the writer was like, oh i need more feeling. Then puts all that feeling in that small thing and then the rest is flat again. If more time spend on those feelings im sure it would have felt way less flat to me!
Afternoon abundance by Foster Wilson
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Thank you Foster Wilson for letting me read this as an ARC
Here and there sometimes you will find me reading poetry books, i have several on my shelves that i have read and they always hit me deep!
So did Afternoon Abundance, some really hit me on some meanings that i recognize in my own life. Writing poems is for sure skill and this particular poetry book even had a story line which was brought through the emotions of life and the ups and downs and how this person found life again!
I will give you one of the ones i have noted on my kindle:
My daughter tells me
There are three ways to pop a balloon
You can stick a needle in it
It will peter out and fall
Into the sky
Where it will pop
But no one will hear it
Or you can untie it
And let the air out
Right where you are
Which is the best, i ask her?
Well, she ponders
If you untie it
It will shrivel
But you can use it again
It still has purpose
So i inhale
Knowing all will be well
If i leave the world in her hands
Here and there sometimes you will find me reading poetry books, i have several on my shelves that i have read and they always hit me deep!
So did Afternoon Abundance, some really hit me on some meanings that i recognize in my own life. Writing poems is for sure skill and this particular poetry book even had a story line which was brought through the emotions of life and the ups and downs and how this person found life again!
I will give you one of the ones i have noted on my kindle:
My daughter tells me
There are three ways to pop a balloon
You can stick a needle in it
It will peter out and fall
Into the sky
Where it will pop
But no one will hear it
Or you can untie it
And let the air out
Right where you are
Which is the best, i ask her?
Well, she ponders
If you untie it
It will shrivel
But you can use it again
It still has purpose
So i inhale
Knowing all will be well
If i leave the world in her hands
Of Darkness and Ruination by Rachel Fallon
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.75
Please before you get into this book read the trigger warnings! things like slavery and sexual slavery, attempted sexual assault, whipping, torture and more!
This book is so good! The beginning of the book already gives a guide of the world the book is in. Also the right names of the main characters!
The book had such unexpected twists and turns! And ugh a shadow dragon shifter daddy!? I mean yes lets gooo! The smut in this book was absolutely on point and i love how it took a while before they gave in which honestly also made me frustrated but in a good way!
The relationships between the other characters was so lovely and deep. The grow of Astaria is written amazing absolutely loved it. I want to throw Cyrus against a wall though the amound of times i screamed at him holishit
It made me think of A Court Of Thorns and Roses and people might going to tell me to shut up now but i thought this book is better then acotar😫 it had me from the absolute start and i finished it within 24 hours. Its that i had to go to my job in between for like 8 hours otherwise i would have finished it in a few hours🫠
I really can't wait what this series has to bring as it will be a trilogy with a spin-off novel! This series has me so excited for more, making me want to read more as well!
This book is so good! The beginning of the book already gives a guide of the world the book is in. Also the right names of the main characters!
The book had such unexpected twists and turns! And ugh a shadow dragon shifter daddy!? I mean yes lets gooo! The smut in this book was absolutely on point and i love how it took a while before they gave in which honestly also made me frustrated but in a good way!
The relationships between the other characters was so lovely and deep. The grow of Astaria is written amazing absolutely loved it. I want to throw Cyrus against a wall though the amound of times i screamed at him holishit
It made me think of A Court Of Thorns and Roses and people might going to tell me to shut up now but i thought this book is better then acotar😫 it had me from the absolute start and i finished it within 24 hours. Its that i had to go to my job in between for like 8 hours otherwise i would have finished it in a few hours🫠
I really can't wait what this series has to bring as it will be a trilogy with a spin-off novel! This series has me so excited for more, making me want to read more as well!
When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0