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I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

1.5 stars

This book was very difficult and frustrating to read. In fact, if I hadn’t promised to review it, I would have stopped reading after about 75-100 pages.

I don’t even know where to start. There is zero worldbuilding. I spent a lot of time wondering who is that? Where are they from? Why do they hate that girl? Why are they trying to kill that guy? What does that mean? Why is that a big deal? WHAT.IS.GOING.ON???? Continue reading “The Dowry Blade by Cherry Potts” →

2 stars

Meh.

This book was disappointing, especially since I really liked all of the author’s other books. The story was unappealing (pretty girls that kill people by drowning them to feed the ocean), the characters were one dimensional and the “love” story was silly. I wanted to like this book. I really, really did. But I just couldn’t.

5 stars

Wow. Just. Wow.

I don’t give many 5 star ratings, but this book deserves it. Before we get any further, however, let me start by saying that this book is not for everyone. There are some very uncomfortable, controversial and disturbing things in this book. Physical and mental abuse. Drug use. Parental neglect. A couple graphic sex scenes. And most importantly, the love that develops between a 13/14 year old girl (Wavy) and 24/25 year old man (Kellen). Continue reading “All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood” →

4 stars

This is the first book in the series. As with most first books in a fantasy series, there is a lot of worldbuilding. It is tedious at times, and makes the book read slow in the beginning, but once it’s done, the action takes off. Inda is the second son of a prince in a kingdom. Traditionally, the first son is the heir and rules the land and the second son is in command of the defense of the land. The heirs and second sons are trained at a brutal academy in the capital city where they are taught to command, fight and follow orders without question.

Continue reading “Inda (Inda #1) by Sherwood Smith” →

4 stars

This is the 3rd book in this series. Once again, the action takes up right where the last book ends. Inda escapes captivity with the Venn and starts to formulate a plan to fight them. When he learns that the Venn’s invasion of his homeland is imminent, Inda leaves Fox in charge of his pirate fleet, with orders to strike around the coast to give the illusion that Inda is everywhere. Inda then finally returns home, after 9 long years away. Continue reading “King’s Shield (Inda #3) by Sherwood Smith” →

3.5 stars

Surprisingly, this is my first Michael Connelly novel. I knew his books were well written, I had just not gotten around to reading any of them. His books were recommended to me by a friend, and I finally relented. This is the first book in the Harry Bosch book series. Harry is a Vietnam war veteran that works as a homicide detective in LA. A year before the book begins, he shot and killed a serial murder suspect. Continue reading “The Black Echo by Michael Connelly” →

3 stars

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The book will be released on March 7, 2017.

Hmmm… where to start. Let me start with the good. The premise of the book is interesting. Various forms of magic are very common in the kingdom of Odalia and the surrounding kingdoms. The main character, Tea, is a young girl that discovers she can wield dark magic, which includes killing horrible beasts called daeva that destroy villages and kill people, and raising people and animals from the dead. People that wield this type of magic are very rare, and are called “bone witches”. Continue reading “The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco” →

3.5 Stars

Another cute book in this series. The book picks up shortly after book #4 ends, with Eadlyn’s mother recovering from a heart attack. She quickly offers to step up as acting Regent so that her father the King can spend time with her mother as she recovers. Eadlyn is overwhelmed by the added responsibilities, in addition to continuing with the Selection. Continue reading “The Crown (The Selection#5) by Kiera Cass” →

4 Stars

Another great book in this series. The book begins right where the last book ends. Inda and some of his crew are captive on pirate Walic’s Coco. Fox warns Inda to “act stupid” so that he can stay alive. The crew slowly acclimate to life on a pirate ship until they get an opportunity to mutiny and take over the ship. Thus begins Inda’s transformation into the notorious pirate hunter “Elgar Fox”. Continue reading “The Fox (Inda #2) by Sherwood Smith” →