Twitter summary: “I was nothing more than storm and fury as I stepped forward and Misha looked up at me. He rose.” — Chapter 34 The good: Armentrout is one of my favourite writers, after Maas of course. The first time I read* this book, I kept thinking the plot was familiar and it wasn’tContinue reading “Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout”
Category Archives: Romance
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Twitter summary: A disillusioned romance writer and a guarded literary fiction writer make a deal to swap genres for the summer. Did I mention they were next door neighbours and college rivals? The good: Although I love January and Gus’ relationship and undeniable chemistry, I appreciated the book more because January was trying to reconcileContinue reading “Beach Read by Emily Henry”
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Twitter summary: Clary, the teenaged girl, continues acting like a child while venturing to Idris against Jace’s wishes. The good: I truly struggled to finish reading this book. I got to chapter 8 and that’s when I rapidly lost interest. Let me move onto the next point because I didn’t enjoy anything about the book.Continue reading “City of Glass by Cassandra Clare”
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Twitter summary: Sister and brother (and their team) try to escape* from their evil father. The good: Clary’s development – slowly but surely she is shedding her young helpless shell and growing into the protagonist role. She still has miles to go but I’m starting to get on board with her character (with the exceptionContinue reading “City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare”
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Twitter summary: Sworn enemies meet and must navigate a difficult situation while slowly falling in love. The good: I appreciated how Mahurin revealed each aspect of the plot and character development bit by bit. There wasn’t an overindulgence of superfluous details nor an annoying drawn out love triangle. Lou and Reid’s love story captured myContinue reading “Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin”
Unboxing: House of Earth and Blood Authored Signed
On one Friday at 12pm, I diligently logged onto a website to order my copy House of Earth and Blood that would be virtually signed by the one and only Sarah J. Maas! From my book review posted here, you can read that I was beyond excited to read the book (I purchased the e-bookContinue reading “Unboxing: House of Earth and Blood Authored Signed”
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Twitter summary: Girl goes clubbing, witnesses a murder and is pulled into a fantasy world while trying to save her mother. The good: Another fantasy world commingling all the usual suspects. Clare has done a fabulous job setting up the storyline for the series… The bad: …but I felt the book was lacking the “gripping,Continue reading “City of Bones by Cassandra Clare”
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Twitter summary: Bound by blood. Tempted by desire. Unleashed by destiny. Twitter summary 2 (because I couldn’t stop myself): Through love, all is possible. The good: I don’t know where to begin: the characters, this world, the details, Sarah J. Maas, Bryce, Hunt, Danika, Ruhn, the heart-pounding romance, the forever friendships, kick-ass angels, wings (aContinue reading “House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas”
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Twitter summary: What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? The good: I felt all the emotions when reading this book and to me, that’s a sign that the author has curated a well-balanced and thoughtful story The bad: Predictable plot line but I didn’t even think about howContinue reading “Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston”
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