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Towers & Tithes (Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #8) by Christina Bauer

Christina Bauer’s world building was well thought out. the character development was Ok, but could have been a bit better. Each characters personality was real. The action scene seemed more like a cheesy action film with a low budget and poor acting. Even though Bauer felt like the book would have been too long with…

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

I got a few chapters in before calling it quits. I simply couldn’t get over the fact that Sophie went with a complete stranger twice. She had only met Fitz for a day and she did whatever he asked. I kept thinking “stranger danger” every time she just went with him. The second star was…

The High King’s Golden Tongue by Megan Derr

The world building was good, but the main characters themselves weren’t that relatable. Only the secondary characters: Tara, Lesto, and Rene; were interesting and had more character depth. I was left more confused because I didn’t understand how the men could get pregnant in the book. I understand that sometimes they used a dame for…

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The concept of the book sounded interesting, but once I started reading it didn’t hold my attention for very long. Usually I try to give the book a few chapters in before I discard it. I found the story boring. Schwab does a good job of world building, but the characters themselves were dull and…

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

There was a great deal of more action in this book than the last. Aedion was finally able to meet Aelin again after years of being apart. They were able to come to terms with the people they had become and ow they could take down the King of Ardalan and restore their kingdom. My…

Talon the Black by Melissa Mitchel

I have mixed feelings about this book. What really drew me to this book was that it had dragons. The synapse to the book made it sound really interesting. In reading the first few chapters it held my attention, then there were other times I felt the story was dragging on and on. At times…

The Witcher

The Witcher is a Netflix adaptation of the series by Andrzej Sapkowski. It follows that adventures of Geralt, a witcher, who fights monsters for a living. He doesn’t concern himself with people’s affairs and takes a neutral stance on anything that’s happening around in the world. Most of the time he’s getting roped into doing…

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

The development for each character greatly improved. Maas’ writing style has developed more than when she first started. This book wasn’t my favorite. The plot was enough to keep my attention. Nehemia wasn’t the best character in this book. At first, she started out ok, but then she would constantly put her beliefs on Celaena…

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

After reading Assassin’s Blade I had some reservations about the beginning of the series. The first few chapters seemed to be rushed with all of the main characters being introduced very early on. Seeing as this is Maas’ first book it does fall into how most ya books are written. As the story progressed it…

Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas

This is a collection of short stories before the start of the Throne of Glass series. There is a total of five short novellas that categorizes Celaena Sardothien adventures before of the start of the series. Sarah J. Maas does a wonderful job in worldbuilding, but the relationship between the characters and the surrounding areas…