A Reading Journal
TL;DR: More patriarchal abuse, less market than you’d expect.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Oriana is treated incredibly poorly by everyone, including her twin and the Secret Market plays a small part in helping her fight.Characters: Honestly I was overwhelmed by how mean so many of these characters were.Setting: I wish we’d... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Plodding and slow, but not awful.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Multiple PoVs take us on a political fueled plot with vampires and werewolves.Characters: I think they would have been much more lovable if they’d felt less like sources of information dumping.Setting: Promising but I just didn’t connect and had trouble... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: An interesting attempt at a retelling, but way to lust-forward for me.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Meneka has to seduce someone, discovers love magic.Characters: There were okay? I didn’t find myself loving anyone here to be honest.Setting: I enjoyed the setting and the folklore behind this. Simple, if a bit... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Yikes on Bikes, Absolutely no thank you.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: I think it’s supposed to be a gothic teacher/student romance but it was so poorly written and researched.Characters: Nope. Didn’t like anyone here.Setting: Don’t worry, we’re told where we are at least 200 times. It’s Trinity.Romance: Yet again. Nope.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A great setting and world, kind of bland characters. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Eda needs to make a deal with a demon after her brothers get caught brokering deals with another demon. Characters: This was the weakest bit for me, everything else was very nice. Setting: I liked the setting, it... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Such a fun and quirky adventure!Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Ben needs a memory erasing spell, and that’s all it takes for some BIG MAGIC to cause havoc.Characters: I really grew to love these characters. They were dynamic and didn’t quit fit at first but by the end I loved... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: What a strange and disappointing drop from book one.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Logan is perfect and our quests are easier than we think!Characters: Honestly the somewhat fun characters we had in book one just became the opposite of fun here.Setting: The setting was okay, honestly. It’s a return to... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: An absolute delight for fans of this series and world.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Four stories following familiar characters on adventures.Characters: You know and love them if you’re a return reader and if not you will love them.Setting: While it’s not super strong it does a good job supporting the... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Definitely not for me. Dull and a bit predictable.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Girl gets kidnapped, falls in love with the ‘enemy’ and has great, awesome power.Characters: Fairly run of the mill, though our MMC was mute, so that was a nice mix-up.Setting: Ehhh, it was clearly not important so... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Delightfully fun with a unique side character.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Edmund accidentally pulls a sword out and an ‘angel’ saves him - ha.Characters: I know the quirky characters Kingfisher writes are not always people’s favorites but I adore them.Setting: For Kingfisher fans, this is familiar land but it’s a... Continue Reading →
