Annabeth Neverending by Leyla Kader Dahm My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you NetGalley and Create Space for providing me with an ARC of Annabeth Neverending in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I still have quite a few books sitting on my “to-read” NetGalley shelf, so I thought now is just as good a time to finally check them out and review them as any other. In the past, I would have a few weeks off during which I had enough time to get super excited about new books and then schoolwork would catch up with me again, putting my reading and…
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Out Now: Queer We Go Again!
Out Now: Queer We Go Again! by Saundra Mitchell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Inkyard Press, for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. I have seen people rave about the first anthology of this collection and I wish I could have checked it out before diving into this one, but since the lockdown is still going strong in my neck of the woods, I am dependent on the digital books my library has to offer. Unfortunately, All Out was not listed in its database. So, I’m putting a pin in reading…
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Breath Like Water
Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Inkyard Press, for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. I read most of the book in one day, staying up until 2 o’clock in the morning just to finish it. It wasn’t because I was so hooked on the story, instead I kept seeing all this potential and held out hope that the story might improve or at least find its centre. I checked out a few other reviews in this story and I must warn you, this is going…
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The Lost City
The Lost City by Amanda Hocking My rating: 3 of 5 stars I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I have a confession to make. I haven’t had the opportunity or time to check out Hocking’s Trylle Trilogy or Kanin Chronicles and I think that led to some confusion when I read this book, The Lost City. I felt very out of place and could tell that I was missing the bigger picture of this story. Nonetheless, I will give my honest review of Hocking’s newest book. Let’s start with the characters. They were all very well developed and had…
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The Body at the Tower
The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee My rating: 2 of 5 stars It has been a while since I read A Spy in the House, but I remember enjoying the premise and thought it would be fun to continue with this series. It took me a bit to get back into the story and remember the main character and her background, but once I did, I was excited to really sink my teeth into this story. I felt a little let down by the way the story unfolded. I had hoped for a little more intrigue, mystery and (maybe) ghostly elements. I mean the beginning talks a bit…
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The Wendy
The Wendy by Erin Michelle Sky My rating: 2 of 5 stars I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I was really excited about this story and I thought it had a good beginning, but somewhere along the way it lost its path and me along with it. without further ado I will get to the main part of my review before I forget what I was going to say. The characters were interesting, to say the least, not interesting in a way that would hold the reader’s attention, but interesting as to their motivations for acting the way they…
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The Queen’s Assassin
The Queen’s Assassin by Melissa de la Cruz My rating: 3 of 5 stars I really don’t know what to think of this book. I finished it almost a week ago and I can’t make up my mind how to rate and review it. I mean, I liked it well enough to finish it and it didn’t feel like a chore and punishment to do so. You know how you sometimes force yourself to read through a book just for the sake of finishing it? That was definitely not the case with this book. But something felt missing. I’ll discuss the little things that have been nagging me as much…
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The Stars We Steal
The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne My rating: 5 of 5 stars So, I read this book in two days. I was obsessed with it. I wanted to know what would happen, even though I was fully aware that this was a retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Anyone, who has been following my reviews for the last year knows by now that I did my graduate thesis on Austen’s six major novels, which included Persuasion. It was never my favourite of the six, but I still loved it, nonetheless. So, to come across a retelling of Persuasion set in space had me intrigued from the start, because I do…
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The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air #2)
The Wicked King by Holly Black My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well, it took me a while to recover from this one. I’m still speechless. What can I say about this story without giving anything away or unintentionally preparing the reader for any of the twists that will await them? I like Jude. She isn’t perfect, but I appreciate her attempts at sorting out the epic mess she finds herself in. Although, I’m not sure she knows exactly how serious her troubles really are. The King of Elfham is certainly something else. As cruel and rude as he behaves most of the time, he provides an interesting contrast to…
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Unearthed
Unearthed by Amie Kaufman My rating: 2 of 5 stars I was very excited to read another collaboration of Kaufmann and Spooner’s, I just didn’t have the time to do so until now. I read other reviews saying that the split first-person narration doesn’t work, and I have to agree, it really doesn’t work with this story. Not because the structure itself doesn’t work, but simply because it wasn’t utilized to its fullest potential. The two protagonists each get their time to interchangeably share their side of the story, their inner feelings and thoughts to bring them closer to the reader. However, instead of taking that opportunity, the reader gets…