A Reading Journal
TL;DR: This one was quite mediocre. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Girl with powers is trying to become a queen and bond a dragon. Fights follow. Characters: One incredibly obnoxious main character and a flat cast around her. Setting: Cold and a norse/celtic (?) inspired. Not a great one. Romance: Flat... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A charming and fast paced memoir about an iconic actor.Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Scope: This focuses primarily on Tim’s career, with an intro to his life as a young child then some of his most iconic roles. Readability: This was so easy to read and lovely as well. I enjoyed... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Absolutely not, no thank you. Yikes. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: An ordinary girl gets picked by plot devices to sing backup for a Hozier fan creation. Characters: I couldn’t stand our female MC and Halloran was just Hozier. Setting: Very little setting was here except the bus, which I... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: The ending on this came out of nowhere, and I’m so confused. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Swiss Cheese. There are so many holes and dangling loose bits by the end. Characters: I liked the characters and the dynamic here. Setting: Zooming around the galaxy to save a little bot,... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Tons of sources, lots of infuriating facts. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Readability: Incredibly readable, I flew through this one. Scope: This focuses in on the drug use, abuse, and absolute negligence of these folks. Sources: A full 35% of the back end of this was notes, sources, appendixes, etc. Summary:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This one messed with my brain in the best way.Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Carmen partakes of a play that acts as a drug, and her world is impacted and unraveled along the way. Characters: A delightful mess of love and paranoia. I’m still deciding what happened here! Setting: The... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This one didn’t quite land for me, but there were some great ideas here. Source: NetGalley , Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: A scavenger finds a mask that will change her life, but it’s messy in so many ways. Characters: We get a pretty one sided view of characters, and the... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: I absolutely ate this up and loved it. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Two young kids start a revolution and as adults have to pay the price. Characters: I really liked these two, they weren’t wildly unique in romantasy but I still liked them. Setting: Peaky Blinders style steampunk fantasy!... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This should have stayed fanfiction. Source: NetGalley - many thank so the publisher! Plot: Our main character is capture after a failed rebellion and sold to a school enemy. Characters: They were very clearly Harry Potter characters with changed names sadly. So I can’t say much to this. Setting: This had promise! But it... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: An intriguing second in a unique series. Source: NetGalley , Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Mambo Reina is attempting to solve a client’s mystery and gets caught up in so much more. Characters: I liked the variety of the cast here and really was cheering for a lot of them. Not... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 