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Review: And I Darken (The Conqueror’s Saga #1) by Kiersten White

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And I Darken

 

Rating: ☆☆☆
Audience: YA, no language, some detail-y kissing scenes, violence
Length: 475pages
Author: Kiersten White
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date: June 28th, 2016
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

 

WAY TOO LONG.

My thoughts and feelings are all over the place for this book. The main issue stands with the fact that this book did not need to be almost 500 pages. It took away from the action and conversations (which if you smashed together, make it more interesting).

I was intrigued from the beginning and thought these characters are dark. Cruel, conniving, and brutal, they set themselves apart from most YA books.

The focus was then dragged away for way too many pages. Pumped with politics, and who was fighting who (seriously, couldn’t keep up sometimes). I wanted more action. More Lada actually in battle, because she’s insane, and I LOVED that. The pulls from history were great, and made me curious as to the real history (the author notes she took some liberties with the historical figures, etc.).

I also got lost with sooooo many side characters. I mean, whoa. I had to flip back occasionally to remind myself who was speaking.

Overall, one dark and brooding book. I have sat on it for awhile (saw mixed reviews), and I understand why. It’s a book you’ll love or hate. And there’s nothing wrong with that!

No language, some of the detail-y-ish kissing scenes read more adult, but truly isn’t crazy detailed. Definitely some violence, but nothing gruesome.

Review: A Court of Frost and Starlight (ACOTAR #3.1) by Sarah J. Maas

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ACOFAS

 

Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
Audience: New Adult, descriptive love scenes, language, some violence
Length: 224 pages
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Release Date: May 1st, 2018
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

IS IT REALLY OVER?

I am SJM trash y’all. I can’t even. Ah, I love her writing. I love this world. I love it all.

Getting to be with these characters all over again, and after the war, tore my heart to pieces. Everyone struggling with their own PTSD was high-lighted poignantly and beautifully by the multiple POVs. I loved getting to read from just about every member of The Court of Dreams. Knowing their struggles and triumphs made even the highest Fae, human.

Emotions ran raw, and had me feeling so much. Feyre showed the power of creativity and allowing ourselves to create in whatever form to help cope with loss and tragedy.

I am consistently in awe at the end of her books at the way the stories wash over my soul. I will probably re-read this before I can even pick up another book because I am always in a book slump after reading one of these.

Also, pumped for the next books coming in this series. I really enjoyed the bonus sneak peak. While some of my previous assumptions were right, I definitely don’t know quite where this next story will lead. They’re are some good cornerstones that will supply another endless love for these new POVs.

Language (including f-words), and some good ol’ love between Rhys & Feyre (because, of course, so this shouldn’t be a spoiler). Remembrance of the violence that had taken place in previous books.

Review: Things I’d Rather Do Than Die by Christine Hurley Deriso

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Things I'd Rather Do Than Die

 

Rating: ☆☆.5
Audience: Teen, quite a bit of language, a few kisses, minor violence
Length: 300 pages
Author: Christine Hurley Deriso
Publisher: Flux
Release Date: September 18th, 2018
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SAVE THE DRAMA…for someone else’s Mama.

My biggest issue with this book was that it tried too hard. Every page was filled with trying to add more to the story when it was already brimmed to bursting with this and that thing happening.

When I took the story between Ethan and Jade for just their story, I thought it was cute. Maybe a bit rushed, but I could see the goodness of them.

The Christian aspects also felt very forced. While it started off as the beginning of their ‘relationship’ by discussing all things religious, from there it drifted in and out of the book at random times. As if to keep including it, but I didn’t think it played that big of a part in the story.

The book is written in a young style, but the addition of a lot of language takes that away. They’re a few kisses here and there, and no love scenes. Some violence in the beginning.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher, Flux, for the digital ARC! Page counts, and date of publication are subject to change.

 

Review: Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi

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Children of Blood and Bone

 

Rating: ☆☆☆.5
Audience: YA+, no language, a few kisses, a ‘love’ scene, some violence
Length: 525 pages
Author: Tomi Adeyemi
Publisher: Henry Holt
Release Date: March 6th, 2018
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

 

A WILD RIDE.

I feel like some books benefit from starting off in a ‘high action’ way and continuing on that path before slowing down, and this is one of those cases. Children of Blood and Bone takes off from the first chapter and buckles you in for an adventure.

I loved having multiple POVs (though definitely want Tzain in there next time *cough cough*). It added to the story and helped straighten out thoughts and feelings of the embattled characters.

The ladies carry themselves and all the sword slashing and magic wielding kept me on my toes. I finished this much faster than I thought I was going too. All of the positive reviews didn’t lie!

And the ending. Whoa, I mean WHAT. I was torn in two, because my loves weren’t going along with what I wanted haha. This aside, because it created a lead into the second book that I know will be so so good.

Side note, I wanted to have a pet Lionaire like Nailah from the first page I met her. WHO DOESN’T WANT A LION WITH HORNS? The creativity in that alone had me gushing.

Truly a young adult book. No language, a few kisses. A scene that can be interpreted as a love scene (but is so vague that it’s still a clean book). A lot of violence and torture.