Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: A little overwritten and much more focused on the romance than the central plot. But I did like it! Plot: Focused in on the romance more than anything but it was interesting enough to keep me through with a few very attention grabbing pointsCharacters: There was a... Continue Reading →
The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: Nah - No thanks Plot: "Escape, get betrayed, learn the truth" type of journey. Unfortunately not much past thatCharacters: The single most infuriating part of this. Ava is one note simple sweetness, and Kaye is just angry and frankly, dumb. Everyone else is a simple line drawing... Continue Reading →
The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
Source: NetGalley, Thank you to the Publisher!TL;DR: Not for me in anyway. If I wanted Star Wars I would have picked up Star Wars canon Plot: A fanfiction of Kylo Ren and Rey but Rey is a princess and Kylo is the Emperor of the Shadow Empire and they're forced into marriageCharacters: The book starts... Continue Reading →
The Navigating Fox by Christopher Rowe
Source: NetGalley and the Publisher - thank you!!! TL;DR: I loved this but it's my type of novella, definitely not for everyone. Plot: This one is going to not work for everyone with a drop you in, dual time line story but I thought it tied together nicely and was well thought-out Characters: Clever and... Continue Reading →
The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan
Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher! TL;DR: A slow fantasy that deserves a lot of attention with what could be a great payoff Plot: Alternating between two groups in two different worlds - I really liked this but it did slow everything downCharacters: I liked all our characters, flaws and all. My favorite by... Continue Reading →
Across the Sorrow Sea by Anthony Ryan (Book Five of the Seven Swords)
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!!TL;DR: One of the better installments in the series. Good action and monsters, and we finally get part of an answer for why the swords were made. Plot: This was definitely a plot first book. We got some major reveals and the new direction of the story was... Continue Reading →
The Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar
Source: NetGalley & the Publisher! Thank you so much!!TL;DR: I loved it - a set of interconnected stories of a book, a religion, and how fiction can affect reality. Plot: Each story within the book is like a nesting doll, starting with a woman seeking her missing husband and the book and (totally not a... Continue Reading →
The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowena Miller
Source: Netgalley - Many thanks!TL;DR: A slow, somewhat predictable story about two sisters making bad decisions. Somewhat disappointing for me. Plot: I was not super impressed with this. Based entirely on the story and the major events this felt incredibly slow - and perhaps like it needed a bit more editing.Characters: Both sisters felt somewhat... Continue Reading →
The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang
Source: Netgalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: A very dense story with far more telling than showing. It might stick with me for a time, but I doubt I'll continue what seems to be a series. Plot: If I'm honest, a bit messy and overwrought but the story is simple when boiled down, a... Continue Reading →
Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim
Source: Netgalley - Thank you to the publisher! I've also purchased my own copy.TL;DR: Plot: For the most part I found it very predictable, but that ending was a hell of an impact. I loved where it took the endingCharacters: Our main character, Channi, had the most personality and the rest definitely felt like pieces... Continue Reading →