A Reading Journal
TL;DR: A completely unpredictable fantasy with a complex and lovely world. Source: Netgalley - Thanks you to the publisher! Plot: This one, like the setting, went all over the place. We started out with one task and ended up with another and it was a ride. Characters: At times infuriating, and other times fantastic. The... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Very cute, and an improvement on the first book for sure! Source: Netgalley, many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Jessica breaks down outside Peach Blossom and ends up at Vini’s shop. She’s visiting friends in town and the two strike up a relationship. Characters: My biggest gripe with this is with the characters Setting:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A dark and twisty story, very atmospheric and dark. Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher! Plot: Two men are stranded together after a mountain climbing accident. One confesses a dark secret to the other, but circumstances change… Characters: You aren’t in this for these characters, both of them are horrible, but a well... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Quite a disappointment. Source: Netgalley - Thanks you to the publisher! Plot: Randomly chosen women are made to compete for a prince’s hand in marriage, and it gets spicy. Characters: Honestly, no thank you. I didn’t enjoy them at all. Setting: We got the flavor of our inspiration here, but it was lost entirely... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This one caught me by surprise but it’s SO creative! Source: Netgalley - Thanks you to the publisher! Plot: Kembral comes to a party to relax and that’s not at all what happens. Characters: The characters were fun, sometimes over the top but not the strongest for me. Setting: This was where this book... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: What a fantastic single volume romance - I loved this. Source: Netgalley - Thanks so much to the publisher! Plot: Two neighbors meet during the covid lockdowns and slowly fall in love. Characters: The characters felt very grounded, and considering the length I knew and cared about them a lot. Setting: Most of the... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A bit slow, but a truly cozy Regency fantasy. Source: Netgalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Amelia and her cousin head to England from America for business and to possibly find a match! Characters: I genuinely came to love all of our primary characters, especially Amelia and her cousin. By the... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This one had me tense, sad, and fascinated all in different turns. A very good read. Source: Netgalley - Thanks so much to the publisher! Plot: We follow four women (who are mostly forgotten by popular history) who fled Nazi Germany. Subjects: These three women were all fascinating and important to scientific history. I’d... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Have you ever wanted to shake a main character so badly, but you can’t stop reading because what on earth is going to happen next? Yeah. It’s this book.Source: Thank you so much to the publisher via Netgalley and I have also been following and own these myself! Plot: Starting up right where book... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A fantastic start and finish with a muddy middle. The ending was also… unexpected. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher. I also purchased my own copy. Plot: This one wraps up the trilogy in a way that I didn’t see coming. I’m not entirely sure how to feel about it either.... Continue Reading →
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