Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Standalones
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Honorable Mention: What are YOUR favorite standalones?
Author: Jessi (Geo)
Mini ARC Reviews: A Long Stretch of Bad Days, Mysteries of Thorn Manor
I don’t have all that much to say about this one, other than I enjoyed it! Mindy’s contemporary books are almost always a hit for me, which is funny because I’m not usually a fan of contemporary. Even funnier that her fantasy books usually don’t work for me. Her contemps just knock it out of the park! This one felt so realistic, like the events had actually happened. There isn’t really a whole lot going on plot wise for a […]
Heartbeat Monthly (32): January 2023
January haul Bought The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Fairyloot edition (eBay) To the Bitter End Illumicrate box (eBay), sans sword replica Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff (sprayed edges) EotV enamel pin Manon & Abraxos pouch Wild & improbable shoe charms These Violent Delights pin Always Victorious magnets Gifted I got an awesome care package from Christy (@cbookaddiction), THANK YOU CHRISTY! You’re the best!! Warriors 1-3 boxed set A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher, ARC […]
Mini Audio Reviews: Bird & Sword, Prison Healer, Legendborn
I’m so sad that I didn’t love this one. The hype for this book is UNREAL! Everyone talks about how beautiful the writing is, but it didn’t wow me. In fact, I found this story to be somewhat dull. I loved the idea of the magic system, but the middle got pretty boring when Lark was in the castle. I didn’t care at all for the romance, either. There was zero chemistry between Lark and Tiras, and it borderlined controlling […]
Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-me Authors from 2022
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl New authors I read T. Kingfisher She is my #1 because I read 3 of her books in 2022! The Hollow Places was one of my fave books of the year and is now in my top 5 standalones. She has a very distinct writing style with extremely unique worlds! Xiran Jay Zhao Iron Widow was my favorite book of the whole year! Awesome writing, awesome world building, awesome characters. […]
Audiobook Review: Kingdom of the Cursed (WORST sequel EVER)
Before we get into this shit show: THIS IS NOT YA. There is lots of sexual content in this book. If you want an angsty smutty romance with zero plot, LOOK NO FURTHER. WORST case of Second Book Syndrome I’ve read in as long as I can remember. This year must be all about sequels that disappointed me! This one is the worst yet, though. I think this is the single most disappointing sequel I’ve ever read. I loved the […]