Review - A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal 3.5 on the Bookter scale. PSA: Spoilers, big ones, abound, so read with caution. And I promise to keep my SJM mentions to a minimum. https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09JMX14J7&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_RGXZQ2MZZWF0WER42A2W I was very much looking forward to this book, I will admit - vampires, plus I really enjoyed the Sands… Continue reading Here’s the tea…
Category: YA Fantasy
Fourth Wing Read a long – Chapters 6-15
I am weak, and this is bad.... Don't judge me, but I am struggling with this big time. I'm at Chapter 15 and I'm at the point where the only way I can read this is to force myself to physically pick the book up. I have actually started reading other things at the same… Continue reading Fourth Wing Read a long – Chapters 6-15
Fourth Wing Read-along
Chapter 2 Holy shit, so this school condones straight-up actual murder? Sounds like a group I'd really want to be a part of. How do they let someone so obviously mentally unstable (Jack) join this academy? Especially Violet just got done saying that a wing or a group or whatever is only as strong as… Continue reading Fourth Wing Read-along
Fourth Wing Read-along – Chapter 1
Normally I wouldn't comment after just one chapter, but I'm 20 pages in and already I can tell that this is ACOTAR with dragons. Let me be clear, I'm not looking for nor expecting sophistication with anything I read; I'm a big proponent and fan of lots of light, fluffy, brainless bathroom reads. I've read… Continue reading Fourth Wing Read-along – Chapter 1
The Letdown
Book Review - Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09PL5XDJW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_B3ZKXHN6VESYFKJK1PP7 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run a marathon, a really hard one (like Boston) and trip, fall, and suffer a compound fracture of your femur only a few feet before the finish line? Well, if you haven't, just read… Continue reading The Letdown
The Foxglove King – Review
I finally understand the adage about not judging a book by its cover ★★ Don't judge me too harshly here - In my defense, the cover is extraordinarily pretty, plus the blurb made it sound like this was a story that ticked a ton of boxes for me - magic, fantasy, mystery, romance, etc. The… Continue reading The Foxglove King – Review
Stop Trying to Make Oak Happen
The Stolen Heir - by Holly Black. A Review. I was so conflicted on how to rate this book. I still am. On the one hand, you have Holly Black's prose, which remains as excellent as ever. She's just able to craft words and sentences and entire paragraphs with an elegance that really remains unmatched… Continue reading Stop Trying to Make Oak Happen
Let’s Talk About Tamlin…
If Rhysand gets a free pass, so should Tamlin. AKA Literary hypocrisy born of author laziness sucks. No denying the ACOTAR books are popular and that they've spawned many demon children along the way. That's a lot of exposure to romantic and interpersonal ideals that's being shopped to young, impressionable brains. Post-ACOTAR incosisties, such as… Continue reading Let’s Talk About Tamlin…
Unpopular Opinion: The Mortal Instruments Movie
It's been some time since I've read the original Mortal Instruments series, and I don't think I've watched the movie since it came out. Don't ask me why I suddenly decided to rewatch, but it probably had something to do with the fact that it was readily available on streaming, I had a general hankering… Continue reading Unpopular Opinion: The Mortal Instruments Movie
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