3.5 stars I will now be wary of Red Tower Books and anything they put out. I bought this book because it was pretty, and the premise sounded intriguing. I don’t know that I would have bought it if I had read it first, as I usually do when it comes to buying hard copies. […]
3.75 stars I have found that I like my fantasy with light romance. This book is marketed as romantasy, and unfortunately, the romance sullied some of my enjoyment of the plot. I always care more about the story and want the romance to be a side plot. Freya is a strong FMC full of feminine […]
3.5 stars This was a confusing book. The plot was great, and I really liked the novel’s overarching idea. The execution was the problem. This is supposedly an adult book, but the writing style is very YA. I had a hard time believing the main character was in his early 20s. His behavior came across […]
4 stars Starling House was an enjoyable read for me. I finished it quickly and found few faults in the characters or the overall story. The thing that interested me most was Starling House itself and its history, which we get teased with throughout the book. We would get snippets of stories from townspeople, and […]
2.75 stars After reading S. T. Gibson’s third book, I’ve found they are definitely hit or miss on whether I’m going to enjoy the story. I liked A Dowry of Blood but couldn’t finish An Education in Malice. Evocation fell more in the middle of those two. I like Gibson’s writing style but the storyline […]
4 stars Threads that Bind was a good read. I found the idea of this world so interesting. Descendants of gods, always siblings, have different powers. The sad part is the other-born are discriminated against and are often blamed for things that are not their fault. Io is a moira-born, which means she’s a descendant […]
3 stars This book is hard to review. There were aspects I liked but it was mostly a slog to get through. The writing was overly explanatory and yet I was still confused on how magic actually worked in this world. There was an attempt at worldbuilding but there wasn’t really any worldbuilding and it […]
4.25 stars This book was great. I was hooked by the first chapter. It’s such a dark and heartbreaking first chapter; it really sets you up for the story you will be reading. This did not get a higher rating because the first third, after chapter one, was super slow for me. It felt bogged […]
3.75 stars I am a sucker for mythology retellings, even when I don’t know anything about the original myth. Since this book is based on the Mahabharata, an epic I am unfamiliar with, I did a little research as I read. There are many characters and sometimes I found it confusing as to who was […]
4.25 stars I have been waiting for another Elena and Raphael book! I was curious to see how Singh would write this book after the big bad villain has been defeated and they have been living in a time of peace. The book could be taken as the last book in the series, but I […]
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