A Reading Journal
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 →
TL;DR: I wish I hadn’t waited so long on this one. Source: NetGalley - thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: The sisters continue to fight both against their mothers and for the kingdoms. Characters: I mean. I liked them in the first book but there was a bit too much dragging out of... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Quick and creepy! Source: NetGalley - thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Ricardo discovers his grandmother’s life and discovers something terrifying. Characters: No one here was a nice person. Setting: We were confined to a manor and a memoir that kept us in Italy. It wasn’t great but also not the point... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: While fun and well written, it lacked some ‘umph’ for me. Source: NetGalley - thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Yeva is sent to investigate another kingdom for dragons and learns some hard truth. Characters: I’m not sure if it was the narrative structure or the writing but they felt rather flat.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Good bones with a terrible main character. Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher! Plot: Arleta wins entry into a famous baking competition but she’s magicless and scared. Characters: I’m going to be honest, Arleta ruined this for me. Setting: I actually really liked the setting on this one! Fantasy: A very light fantasy... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: I’m not smart enough for this story but I enjoyed it regardless. Source: NetGalley - Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: A murder in an unbreachable house with it’s own AI personality. It’s a bit creepy and a lot weird. Characters: The characters, outside the house’s own, are fairly shallow but work... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This is warm, feathered hug in a book and I adore it. Source: Netgalley! Thank you so much to the publisher Plot: An overly anxious zookeeper has to try to get her life and her phoenix charge in order to save a species. Characters: Oh my gosh - I started out not liking our... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Full of some interesting information but completely ruined for me because of the authorial voice Source: Netgalley! Thank you so much to the publisher Plot: This one primarily covers the rise of Hollywood and film with aspects of Helen Gibson. Characters: Helen is mentioned a lot and is in there, but it touches on... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Another fun Scalzi, a sort of cheesey thought experiment. Source: Netgalley, thank you to the publisher!! Plot: This one bounces around as the moon turns to cheese and everyone looses their mind. Characters: We don’t really focus on the characters but I enjoyed the ones we saw, even for as briefly as we did.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A beautifully written and imaginative fairy tale about sisters and being broken apart. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher!! Plot: The Hawthorn sisters keep the willows between Faerie and the Mortal lands till a persistent suitor change everything. Characters: Lovely characters, though mostly used for the point of the story.Setting: The... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 