A Reading Journal
TL;DR: Historical Fairy Fantasy with a splash of romance Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Mouse needs help to restore her family’s manor before it leaves the family, and to do it she makes a fairy bargain. Characters: I loved Mouse and Thornwood. The side characters were great, but these two leads stole my... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: You want a granny doing the bloody business? Of course you do. Read this. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: A fantastically grouchy old lady kills her way through a revenge quest and we get her childhood story as well. 10/10 stars. Characters: I loved all these unlikable jackasses. Setting: Dark, gritty, bloody.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This is just me not wanting to read a teenager TBH, but everything else was great. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Calisa is recovering from a breakup and ends up at her Great Aunt’s house (it’s magical!). Characters: I liked the wide cast of weird characters! They were fun. Setting: The inn... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A great beginning to an urban fantasy series about returning home. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Seraphina gets powers she shouldn’t have and everyone is against her rise. Struggles follow. Characters: I enjoyed the primary three or four characters we got. The over description of everyone else was a bit strange though.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A quick and intriguing collection of short stories. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Each one of these stories explored how the future might impact our lives in new ways while focusing on women and other marginalized groups. Characters: I enjoyed the variety of people we had here, each lent a... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: I left this at first not liking it but the more it sat on me the more I enjoyed what it made me think about. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: A young woman finds out the truth of her life, where she comes from and the men that control... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Everything except the characters was nice here. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Bad things happen to one woman and she looses all intelligence for the plot to move as intended. Characters: I did really like them till they all started acting like fools. Setting: The sea and various shorelines were primary but... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Written by a fan, this romance in the professional wrestling world is absolutely lovely. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: A heel (bad guy) and a face (the good guys) in a wrestling plot fall in love and challenge the norm. Characters: They’re delightful and there is a good variety of... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Good but not quite five stars.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Ariadne is looking for her missing mentor and gets caught in a bigger web. Characters: Interesting but not super unique. Setting: Not much can be said about the setting, it served well but it wasn’t a strong part of... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: An absolute delight. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Green is drawn into a world of hidden monsters and risk. Characters: I really liked all of them. They were unique and each felt very different. Setting: A great part of the story, I love anything in the Appalachian Mountains. Fantasy:... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 