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 →
Reap & Sow by Charlotte B. Plumb
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 →
The Dues and Don’ts of Magic by Delemhach
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 →
Night Witch by Jaymin Eve
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 →
Behooved by M. Stevenson
TL;DR: Don’t look too closesly and you could have a fun ride with this one.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Bianca tries to figure out how to save her horse-husband and they avoid assassins.Characters: I meaaannn… don’t look too close.Setting: There are two kingdoms… and war. And magic but again, don’t look... Continue Reading →
Broken Souls and Bones by L.J. Andrews
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 →
Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher
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 →
The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah
TL;DR: Probably just not for me.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Snow White wakes up in what should be a horrific world and has to take it back… and ehh?Characters: Ugh, my least favorite type of MC.Setting: There was a lot of promise, but not a great execution.Fantasy/Romance: The fantasy was fine,... Continue Reading →
The Wicked and the Damned by Rebecca Robinson
TL;DR: This was like… 75% fillerSource: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Vassa gets kidnapped and we get a lot of filler before a bang of an ending.Characters: Vassa looses a lot of her kickassery in this and we don’t get nearly enough Reid time. I couldn’t stand most of the other characters (Roman).Setting: A... Continue Reading →
Empire of Flame and Thorns by Marion Blackwood
TL;DR: More of the same tropes and a cliffhanger ending with no satisfaction. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Silver haired fae girl enters trials to get freedom, black haired broody man gets horny. Characters: I can’t say much for them because honestly there wasn’t much too them. Setting: Felt very much like every... Continue Reading →