The Wicked Deep Review
Summary Two centuries ago, the three Swan sisters came to the town of Sparrow looking for a new life. However, the town didn’t want the Swan sisters and accused them of witchery. The town sentenced them to death, but every summer the sisters came back to get their revenge. My Thoughts This read was so perfect for the start of the Fall season. Even though the book was set to the beginning of summer, it had so many vibes of Halloween and Fall and I loved every minute of it. The book world in this book was so amazing! I loved the mystery of the Swan sisters, the murder, the…
Darkest Mercy Review
Summary In the fifth and final installment of the Wicked Lovely series, everything is chaos. Aislinn is struggling without the Summer King, Seth is stuck in Fairie, Niall is broken, Sorcha is going crazy, Bananarch is waging war, and Donia is the only strong regent in this side of Fairie. Will anyone survive? My Thoughts: I can’t believe the series is over!!! It was such a wild ride and I loved even more than I did when I first read it. I thought it ended on such a great and positive note and it was everything I wanted and more. The book started at such a fast pace and really…
Mexican Gothic Review
Summary Noemi Taboada is a socialite and debutante that enjoys parties and dreams of getting her masters in anthropology. In order to achieve her dream, she has to travel to a remote city to visit her recently married cousin. Her cousin sent a disturbing letter questioning her happiness and sanity and Noemi must find out about the truth. When Noemi arrives at the house, she starts to question her own insanity and who she is. My Thoughts: So this was such a creepy book. I am still reeling from the details of this book and probably will never recover. The setting and the details of this book were amazing. The…
My Favorite Ten Reads of 2020 So Far
I’ve read so many amazing books this year and it was an extremely hard decision to pick ten of my favorite for the year so far. I chose the books that made me feel extreme emotion that I either wanted to throw the book or hug it and never let go. There is still four more months of 2020 left and I still have so many books on my TBR, but here are the ten I loved so far! After by Anna Todd Tessa is a good girl. She listens to her mother, she is a great and dedicated student, and has a very sweet and dependable boyfriend. However, she…
Radiant Shadows
Summary In the fourth installment of the Wicked Lovely series, everything is left unsettled from the last book and no one is happy. This book focuses on the side characters Ani and Devlin. Ani is half-human and half-faery struggling to learn her role in the Dark Court. Devlin is the muscle of the High Court who is also struggling between the wants of his two creators. What will happen when they meet for the second time? My Thoughts This installment of the Wicked Lovely series was a refreshing distraction from the heartbreaking situation readers were left in from the last book. I like getting to know these side characters that…
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
Summary Poppy is back and with a vengeance. She has been betrayed by the one person she chose and everything she knows is a lie. Who can she trust in this new world and can she stay away from the Dark One or will she be drawn into him despite his betrayal? My Thoughts: Unfortunately I read the second installment of the Blood and Ash series way too fast and have so many questions! The book just goes right into where the last installment left off and I couldn’t have been happier. Poppy is one of my favorite characters of all time and she just keeps getting better. Poppy has…
From Blood and Ash Review
Summary Poppy is the Maiden. She is the chosen one of her society and she is confined into her role. She is not allowed to speak to anyone and never allowed to experience any of life’s pleasures. However, when her life is put into danger, a guard makes her wonder if she can accept her role or make a choice that will change her life forever. My Thoughts: I’m obsessed with this series. The book started off a little slow, but once I got to know Poppy a little bit more, I was hooked. Poppy is a wonderfully written character and I really loved her. I also felt extremely sorry…
Ten Reads on my TBR
I don’t know if any of my wonderful book friends have this problem, but my TBR list is a mile long and I don’t see it getting any shorter. These are just a very small fraction of the books on my list. On Writing by Stephen King This autobiography and guide to writing was introduced to me by my writing buddy a couple of years ago. I’ve been writing on and off for about 10 years with no end in sight. When I bought the book, I had hoped to read it and get inspired. However, since I haven’t read the book yet, I remain stumped in my writing. I…
His & Hers Review
Summary So there is always two sides to a story, but only one of them can be the truth. Anna Andrews is a TV journalist assigned to cover a murder in her hometown. DCI Jack Harper is the assigned detective on the case. Both of them are familiar with the victim and both could be a suspect in her murder. My Thoughts I really enjoyed this thriller filled with unlikeable characters and a well built mystery. The idea of this book using two different stories to tell the same story in a thriller is so great and was really beneficial to the novel. The different perspectives allowed the mystery to…
Some of My Favorite Heroines
Through my many years of reading, I have encountered so many amazing characters that I truly adore and want to read again and again. I feel like every time I start a new book, I add new characters to my ever-growing list and it’s getting harder to choose who is my favorite. Most of my favorite characters are sarcastic, intelligent, and badass and this list of characters meet these traits to a capital T. Aelin Galathynius/Celaena Sardothien from the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas This is the coolest character that I’ve ever read. When I first meet her, she is a cold, broken, but determined girl that…