Introduction

Hi, everyone! I hope you all are having a great day! My name is Jessica and I am so excited to start doing more bookish things on this blog that I can’t always do on my bookstagram account. I figured that since I am just now starting a blog post, I should introduce myself a little bit.

I have always been an avid reader, ever since I was a child. I always had books around my house growing up, which made my love of books grow as time went on. However, not all of that time growing up was pleasant. I was bullied constantly by my neighbors and other people around school, and books became an escape from that. I tend to go read when I have something going on and need an escape from it, even if it’s only temporary.

Now, most of us probably have a few favorite books (if we can narrow them down enough to pick) so I’m going to say a few of mine, which are The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, We Are Okay by Nina LaCour, and Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.

I am always looking for more recommendations for books to add to my massive TBR, so if you have any that you think I would like, please feel free to send them to me! I would love to hear from you guys and I am so excited to see where this blog takes me! 🙂

The Soul Seekers Series by Alice J. Black – Spoiler Free Review

The Soul Seekers series by Alice J. Black is a serial of horror novellas that follow Peyton, a girl that has the ability to talk to ghosts and is in touch with the spirit world. At the start of this series, Peyton is an alcoholic who has used alcohol as a way to silence the voices that seem to follow her. However, she realizes that this gift could be used to help people. I have read novellas 0.5-3, which I will include links to the synopsis of each novella and include my spoiler free reviews of all of these stories here now, as well as my thoughts on the series based on what I have read so far.

I was sent copies of all copies of the novellas of the “Soul Seekers” series I mentioned by the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own, and a huge thank you to Parliament House Press for sending them my way! 

 

The Leak of Madness – Soul Seekers: The Prequel

Synopsis:

The spirit world has been in touch with Peyton, and it’s more than she can tolerate. Sometimes their messages are loud enough even to pierce beyond the veil of her alcohol-induced stupors.

When she is invited to attend her best friend’s brother’s wedding at The Manor House, Peyton is compelled to stare down memories of her life before it was decimated by fire and tragedy. Continuously topping herself up with alcohol to keep the voices at bay, it becomes clearer and clearer that there are forces at work in the old building…shadows darker than Peyton could have ever imagined.

The Leak of Madness is the beginning of a thrilling, fast-paced series of horror novellas overflowing with intrigue, romance, redemption, and most importantly…ghosts.

Will Peyton find the normal life she could have if only she stops drinking or will the forces of evil drive her mad?

My Rating: 3.5/5

Review: 

This wasn’t exactly bad, but it’s just one of those things that isn’t the easiest for me to get into. These are a series of horror novellas rather than novels and while it’s good for someone that doesn’t read a lot of horror (like me), it’s definitely not a style that will work for everyone. I think my main complaint is that I couldn’t connect with any of the characters and the story wasn’t as intense or scary as I was expecting. I’m definitely interested to see where this story is going to go, though my expectations are now managed for the rest of these novellas that I was kindly sent.

Also, there is alcoholism throughout and a very descriptive sex scene near the end of this novella, so if that is something that you are sensitive to, I’d go into this with caution if this sounds interesting to you.

 

The Darkness Within – Soul Seekers: Book One

Synopsis Link: Click Here for Goodreads Synopsis

My Rating: 3.5/5

My Review: 

“I wished I was curled up on the sofa with a tub of ice cream and a film on. Something nice and normal, instead of heading to a house to evoke the spirits that I woke up on my entry into my friend’s house.”

I enjoyed this about as much as I did the previous one, but I’m still not quite sure how I feel about this series yet. On one hand, the character development is amazing and I’m enjoying seeing Peyton change from novella to novella. However, I still don’t feel like I’m connected and engaged in the story because these stories are so short. I’m curious to continue on and see how I feel, but I am overall just not sure what my thoughts on this story are yet.

 

The Room of Arches – Soul Seekers: Book Two

Synopsis Link: Click Here for Goodreads Synopsis

My Rating: 3.75/5

My Review: 

“‘Then I tried the last one and it clicked in the lock. The door opened.’
I forced myself to take a breath. ‘What did you find?’
‘There was a big round room with six arches set into the walls.'”

This novella series is one that while is not anything like I would normally pick up, it is interesting and tends to surprise me in ways that I don’t anticipate. While I don’t anticipate the actual creepy aspect of the story because it takes a bit for things to get going, it is a satisfying ending and I like how it does things. My main complaint with these novellas is that it takes a long time for things to get going, and I find myself to be about halfway through the story before any of the spooky parts of the story happen. However, the first half is spent with background stories and character development, which is nice to see as the story goes on.

I would recommend this for someone new to the horror genre and wanting an easy place to start, or someone that really likes ghost stories. However, this series builds on itself to you would need to start with “The Leak of Madness” to get an introduction into everything.

 

The Beginning – Soul Seekers: Book Three

Synopsis Link: Click Here for Goodreads Synopsis

My Rating: 4/5

My Review: 

“This was the beginning. This was Soul Seekers.”

This series has once again surprised me. This is marketed as a serial of horror ghost stories, and this is by no means a genre or kind of story I would normally pick up. I loved how this story was the kick off of what the rest of the stories are going to go. Once again, my main complaint with these is that it takes a long time for the actual horror aspects of the story to get going, and I don’t really feel like I’m connected to the characters because these stories are so short.

There are some major content warnings for these that I want to include, the main one being alcoholism, as Peyton starts as someone very deep in their alcoholism and is a recovering alcoholic throughout the rest of the stories that I have read. If that is something that you are sensitive to, I would definitely keep that in mind or avoid them if that is something that will trigger you in any way.

I would overall recommend this series to someone looking to get into horror, or someone that is looking for a series or shorter stories to fly through.

 

~ FINAL THOUGHTS ~

This is one of those series that builds on each other with each novella, and now that there are over ten out, I can only imagine how this series has grown since then. I liked the character development that we saw in Peyton in just the four novellas I have read so far. I loved seeing how much Peyton changed from The Leak of Madness to The Beginning, and I can only hope that she has turned into a stronger character as the series has grown.

My main complaint with these novellas is that it never really felt like I was connected to the characters and that I couldn’t really fall in love with any of the characters. I always felt like there was a major disconnect between me and the characters, but that might just be because of how this series is with it being more of a serial than a full novel or novella bind up. I’m one of those that wants to be fully immersed in the story and get to know the characters really well, and I didn’t feel like I was able to do that because of how short these novellas were.

Overall, I would say that this is a good start for anyone that has been wanting to try out horror as a genre or someone that doesn’t read a lot of it, like myself. However, there is lots of talk of alcoholism, murder, suicide, death as an overall topic, and there is a very descriptive sex scene towards the end of The Leak of Madness, so if those are things that you are sensitive to, I would take caution before starting these novellas. However, I did enjoy myself while reading them and it got me to read a genre that I had only read once or twice before.

 

Collateral Damage by Taylor Simonds – Spoiler Free Review

Power. Courage. Invincibility. The marks of a true hero.

Meg Sawyer has none of these things.

Meg has never stopped a moving bus with her bare hands, been bitten by a radioactive insect, or done anything moderately resembling saving the world. She doesn’t have to. She’s a background citizen, a nobody, one of the swarms of faceless civilians of Lunar City–where genetically enhanced superhumans straight out of the comics have thwarted evil for years.

For as long as the Supers have existed, Meg has had one goal: to not become a casualty in their near-daily battles for justice. And for the last seventeen years, she’s managed to do just that. Sure, her minimum-wage job at the local coffee shop isn’t great, she can’t even leave her apartment without loading herself up with protective gear, and her car was just hijacked to throw at a supervillain (again), but she’s not dead yet.

But when Meg accidentally finds one of the city’s perfect, invincible protectors murdered under extremely suspicious circumstances, her whole “innocent bystander” strategy falls apart. After being coerced by his determined girlfriend into a mission to help prevent the deaths of the remaining Supers, Meg finds herself forced into the foreground of a story she never wanted to be part of—one that challenges everything she thought she knew about both her city and herself.

*I was kindly sent a copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

My Rating: 3.75/5

Publisher: Parliament House Press

Review: 

“In battles, no one really knows who directly causes the collateral damage.”

I really enjoyed this one! It was a very easy read that was quick to get through with characters that were fun to read about. Meg, who narrates this story, was unapologetically herself and not afraid to stand up for what she believes in, even when it means going against the strongest force in Lunar City. I loved seeing her develop from the person she started as through the end, and she had a hilarious voice. It honestly read like what you would expect a teenager going through these crazy situations would be like.

Things I Liked:
– Meg’s character: Meg was one of the funniest characters I had ever read, and being inside her head was a really enjoyable experience. She overall had this vibe of “here-we-go-again” every time something happened in the story, but she dealt with it with humor and sarcasm, which led to lots of laugh-out-loud moments
– Relationships between Characters: I loved seeing the relationships that Meg had between other characters in the story, particularly Oliver. Meg and Oliver was so much like a personal relationship that I have that I loved seeing it, because there was so many similarities that I noticed. Meg’s relationship with Juniper, Penny, and Sanjeet was also fun to read about, especially in the last half of the book. I loved seeing these relationships develop and change as the story went on, and it was really nice to see these relationships change Meg’s perspective on aspects of her life as well.
– Good vs. Evil Conflict: This society created SuperVarients to help fight crime and protect the citizens of the Lunar City. However, we learn throughout the book that everything is not always as it seems and things with good intentions can lead to bad consequences. I felt like this book answered the question, “Is any intention truly good?” and “What really makes a hero?” because the SuperVarients were never necessarily bad people, but some of what they did was questionable and the intentions behind those who created the SuperVarients were definitely questionable. I feel like this is a question that is sometimes tough to answer, and I think this book did a good job showing it’s take on it.

– Pacing: I feel like this book was a lot of going back-and-forth and took a long time to get to the actual conclusion and get the answers that we were looking for. The book itself is extremely fast paced, but I felt like it took a long time to really wrap up and I would’ve loved to see things tie up sooner and see the aftermath of everything that happened. This may be more of a personal preference than anything, but I just would have liked to see things wrap up a little sooner than it did.

I would say that this is a really good book for someone that is looking into more of a Sci-Fi/Dystopian kind of book, and even one that could be more of a middle grade for kids looking to get into YA. There is some foul language and a fair amount of fight scenes, so I do want to make sure that is known, but overall this is a book I would recommend and I would love to see what else Taylor Simonds comes out with in the future. I can also see this as being a YA version of “Vicious” by V.E. Schwab in regards to how the aspect of Supers is used and the questions it asks. If this book sounds like something you’d enjoy, I’d definitely say give this one a shot. It was a book that kept me entertained from start to finish.

Zola Flash Series Review

Hey y’all! Today, I’m going to be writing a review for the Zola Flash series by T. Marie Alexander.

*Photo taken from T. Marie Alexander’s website* 

I want to start this review off by saying that the author contacted me in July of 2018 to ask me to review book three in this series, and she kindly sent me PDF copies of all three books so I could do so. However, I read book one and did not enjoy it as much as I was hoping, I believe because science fiction is not a genre I can ever get into fully no matter how hard I try. It has been almost an entire year since I was sent these books, and I am here to say that I am not going to review them. Not that the first book was bad, but I feel that I would review these very harshly because of the fact that I am not a sci-fi fan and that is not fair to either me or the author. I will be reviewing and recommending this series based off of what I have read so far, and I will apologize now that I cannot do what I had hoped to be able to do last year.

 

Zola Flash: Book One Synopsis ~ 

EVEN THE INNOCENT CAN BE MARRED BY WAR.

Zola is a Victian. And for as long as she’s been alive, her planet has been at war with the ruthless, demeaning Payohlini.

After witnessing the gruesome murder of her family, Zola Flash decides it is time to escape with the one person she was taught to hate before she meets the same fate. Earth seems to be the perfect place to hide out – to pretend her whole life didn’t come crashing down.

While on Earth, fitting in and making new friends are Zola’s main goal. It’s what she wants. A family to call her owns. But then, Zola uncovers family lies and the true reason behind this never ending war.

Now it’s up to Zola and the enemy, who is swiftly stealing her heart, to save her people and gain retribution for her family. But when revenge and protecting her people mean relinquishing her freedom, she’s left with a difficult choice.

 

My Review and Rating: 

Dates Read: Aug. 10-21, 2018

Rating: 3/5 Stars

Review: I was sent a PDF copy of this book by the author in preparation for reviewing the final book in the trilogy, so thank you so much for the author for sending a copy of this my way!

Nothing about this really jumped out at me. It reads like your generic sci-fi novel about alien races battling against each other. However, this is a very easy read and one that is pretty easy to follow along with and not worry to much about missing something crucial because it’s very simple. This was really good for someone that does not normally like sci-fi novels and can never get into them.

I think the main reason that I didn’t rate this higher was because of the fact that I just cannot get into science fiction, at all. That being said, I enjoyed the story and what it was doing and the political situation that we learned about throughout the novel.

In general, if you are looking for a sci-fi book to ease into it and see if it’s something you would like, then I would say give this book a shot. However, if you read a lot of sci-fi, you may not like this as much. I’m looking forward to book two and seeing what happens next.

 

My Thoughts Now: 

It has been almost a year since I read the first book in this trilogy. I enjoyed it enough, but it also didn’t blow me away. I stand by what I said in my review of book one, that I feel like this is a good book series for anyone trying to get into sci-fi and are wanting a book that moves fairly quickly. However, I would not recommend this to the hardcore sci-fi fans because I feel like they would pick apart this book. It happens to every genre: if a reader reads a lot of one genre, they will start picking up on cliches and tropes that appear in a lot of books within the genre, and it will take away from their enjoyment of the book.

Thank you again to T. Marie Alexander for sending me copies of all of these books, and I once again apologize for not being able to review these in a way that I felt was fair.

“Wandering in Wonderland” by Aislinn Honeycutt – Spoiler Free Review

Hey y’all! I know I am going through waves of being super active and not being on here at all, but I am going to be posting a lot this summer as I catch up on review books and I am also going to be working on a schedule to work on my blog as I start university in the fall. Seeing as this is how things are going now, my posts may be a little off schedule for a bit. Thank you all for understanding 🙂

 

Synopsis: 

“Lewis Carroll didn’t get it right?”
“No, my dear. I don’t think anyone truly will.”

Far away and down a rabbit hole sits the magical world known as Wonderland. A safe haven for the souls who lived less than ideal lives in the waking world get to experience peace in their afterlife. Jessica is the newest member of this enchanted land, but after eating a cookie that took away her memories of who she was, she doubts herself at every turn.

Jessica participates in The Looking Glass Ceremony to find her new role in the afterlife, but fate has different plans. As the Queen of Hearts takes Jessica under her royal wing, plots of regicide bubble up from the depths of Wonderland. With the help of new and eccentric friends, Jessica might be able to stop the treasonous threats and bring true peace to Wonderland. But only if she heeds the cryptic words of the Caterpillar.

Familiar faces take on new roles in this fantasy retelling with a dark and romantic LGBT twist This isn’t the Wonderland you’ve experienced before, and you definitely don’t want to be late for it.

 

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Review: 

*I was sent a copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own*

“Jessica fought the sleep tugging at her eyelids and wandered through her thoughts and fears of what was to happen next in her time in Wonderland.”

There were so many things that I loved about this book. For one, the characters were all very fleshed out and we saw a lot of development from Jessica as the book progressed, and we saw her relationships develop with everyone that she came into contact with. There were so many characters that are a part of the LGBTQ+ community and while I can’t speak on how the representation is myself, I think it was done very well and am happy to have read more queer lit in such an amazing setting.

Wonderland itself was something so strange and imaginative that it is easy to get lost in. We see a version of Wonderland that is both very different and very similar at the same time to C.S. Lewis’ version and it was really interesting to see the different takes on the world. I was always fascinated by the different things we learned about the world and how the world reacted with everyone that entered it.

This book has plot twists, a journal, twisted histories, and darkness hidden among the whimsical. I have not read something that had me this invested from the start as a retelling in a long time, and this one did it instantly.

If you like Alice in Wonderland, adventures, major plot twists, and are looking for more LGBTQ+ rep, I would highly recommend this book. This is Aislinn Honeycutt’s debut novel, and I cannot wait to see how they expand the world and everything that is yet to come for Jessica, Alice, Rorie, and the rest.

April TBR and Reading Goal

Hey y’all!

I know I keep being active and then gone on here but I’m going to make an effort to really get into a posting schedule on here! I’ve noticed that my easy days are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday so I will most likely be going to post things on there, and then reviews on their specific days (provided I can get to the books when I need to). School has been crazy and since it’s my last semester before I start university in the fall, I definitely could use a schedule to stay consistent with this blog like I wanted to in the first place.

I figured that I could start this new blog schedule by starting with my TBR for April as well as my reading goals for April overall. I’ve noticed over the past few months of trying to read and make these super ambitious TBR’s that I NEVER stick to the TBR that I set at the beginning. My mood changes, life gets crazy, I just don’t want to read that book right now, things are too stressful and I can’t read anything, it never goes how I want it to. I have decided that I’m going to pull one book off of my shelves at the beginning of each month and go from there, but I’m not going to push it either. So, that’s the new plan for my TBR’s! We’ll see if I can stick to this one a little bit better.

Right now, I am reading Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard on audiobook, and am physically reading A Thousand Beginnings and Endings: 15 Retellings of Asian Myths and Legends edited by Ellen Oh and Elise Chapman. I’m about halfway through both books and am liking them both, thankfully! I was in a bit of a weird reading mood lately so I’m glad I was able to get into these at all.

Finally, my other reading goals for April. I have kindly been sent books by authors and publishers, and I am also a reviewer for Parliament House Press and have a lot of amazing books from there that I can’t wait to share my thoughts on. However, because life does not always allow for reading, I am VERY, VERY behind on the reviews and when they should have been posted. This month, I just want to try to read about half of them and get caught up a little bit. If I can get everything read and finished by the end of June, that will be a huge weight lifted off my shoulders because I feel so bad that I have kindly been sent all of these books and haven’t gotten to read them yet. So, I’m going to try to read at least half of these review books and post the reviews on here as I finish them.

Anyway, that’s about all that’s happened with me lately and my new plans for this blog. I hope you enjoyed this, and I can’t wait to share more of these amazing books with you all!

Lanterns in the Sky by P.S. Malcolm ~ Spoiler Free Review

*I was sent a copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own* 

Synopsis:

Everything was normal for Lucy Maisfer until the day a star fell from the sky and knocked her out. Upon waking, she comes face-to-face with Jason Woods, who also happens to be the mysterious new guy in her best friend, Valarie’s, life.

Then the strange dreams begin, and she learns about the Starlight Princess— who must not under any circumstance be reawakened. Driven to uncover the meaning of it, she finds herself caught up in a strange twist of events that eventually lead to bigger danger than she ever anticipated. Before long, Lucy is forced to make a choice between saving the world, or saving her best friend; only to discover that Valarie cannot be saved… that she has an even darker secret, and that her supposed star-crossed romance with Jason might not be so destined after all…

Review:

I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would, but it was definitely a slow start. The story didn’t seem to really get going until I was about 23% through the story, but then it didn’t stop through the rest of the story. It was an interesting concept, especially for someone that can’t typically get into books that are sci-fi like, like this one. My main complaint with this was that it fell into the “the chosen one” trope that can sometimes get tedious because the main character is automatically good at everything.

I liked the characters (well, most of them) and I loved how thought out the world building was for this story. A lot of times I’ve found that some books have great concepts, but the world building is not the best so I am left confused for most of the story. I also loved how complex the relationships between the characters were. The alternating timelines and how interesting and tense some of the scenes were between Lucy, Valerie, and Jason were.

Who would I recommend this to? 

Overall, I’d say that if you are looking for a quick intro to sci-fi and aren’t wanting to go in expecting a super complicated world, this would be a great one to start with. Also, I’d recommend this for people who love stories with alternating timelines since we are seeing more and more of those in YA recently.

Between the Sea and Stars by Chantal Gadoury – Audiobook Review

Hey y’all! I am part of the audiobook tour for Between the Sea and Stars by Chantal Gadoury, and I am so happy that I was given the opportunity to review it! I will have a spoiler-free review at the end of the synopsis, and I’d highly recommend checking it out!

 

Synopsis: 

A Legend,
A Magical Shell
A Girl Who Dreamed Of Something More…

Lena, a Merrow girl, lives in the Skagerrak sea with her father, Carrick and her brother, Javelin who tells her of the legend of the Merrow Queen murdered by her human lover when greed takes over. But what’s worth spilling the queen’s blood? Gifted from Poseidon, himself, a magic shell gives any human the ability to control both land and sea.

When Javelin is called to join a clan of Merrow soldiers bent on protecting their waters from human invasion, Lena resists Merrow law and ventures to the shore with no choice but to swim to land.

With newfound legs, Lena is whisked away on a new adventure with new friends and new trouble. Everyone seems to want something from her as intrigue lurks around every corner.

Trying her best to hide who she is and remain safe from the dangers of the human world, will Lena finally find where she belongs, or will she be swept into a strong and stormy current by lust, greed, and jealousy?

 

Review: 

Rating: 4/5 Stars

I was surprised by how much I loved this, and the audiobook was amazing! This book was a take on mermaid stories that I hadn’t seen before and I absolutely loved it! I loved how dark this story got at some moments, and how light it was at others. The characters in this story were both lovable and absolutely awful, depending on who we are talking about. I loved how complex the overall story was about the difference between want and need as to going above the surface, and how no one knew for sure what would happen. Also, the fact that it was an open ending has me very excited for book two!

As for the audiobook, the narrator did an amazing job and I honestly don’t know if I would have enjoyed the story as much as I did without having an amazing narrator like Dollcie Webb! There was no problem with skipping or anything, it was just a great audiobook and it really immersed me in the story!

I won’t say much else because I don’t want to spoil anything, but if you like mermaid stories and audiobooks, this is one you should definitely have on your radar right now!

The Halves of Us by Sydney Paige Richardson – Spoiler Free Review

This book is available on Amazon as well as the Parliament House Press website if you are interested in learning more. 

 

Twin Sisters: one destined to rule, one cursed to destroy.

Some say blood is thicker than water. But for twin sisters, Adie and Aura, their connection runs even deeper than blood.
After investigating a surprise attack carried out by dark souls controlled by the Wicked Willow, an evil  residing in a neighboring region, Aura uncovers a family secret: she is the fulfillment of a curse placed upon her family centuries ago.

While Aura is destined to destroy their planet, Thindoral, Adie is fated to follow in their mother’s footsteps and become Ruler, but even Adie’s path comes with revelations. Dangerous premonitions plague her dreams, all depicting Thindoral’s demise at the hand of her sister.

As darkness takes control of her mind, Aura must determine whether defying fate and time is the choice that will seal her destruction, or if self-sacrifice will save all she holds dear. Meanwhile, Adie is faced with an impossible decision: save her sister, or protect their world?

 

 

Review: 

*I was sent a copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own*

DNF @ 69%

Unfortunately, I think this is one of those books that has a great premise, but the book itself is just not for me. I absolutely loved the premise of this book, and it sounded so interesting and unlike something I had read before (though the trope is used a bit in YA). However, I could not get into the story and a lot of the problems between the main characters really bugged me because it felt like they were completely unnecessary.

If you are looking for a high fantasy book as an introduction to fantasy, than this would probably be something you’d enjoy. However, as someone that reads fantasy constantly and picks up on tropes relatively easily, I’d say that this is probably not the book for you.

Blinding Night – Review

I was sent a PDF copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

 

Synopsis:

What if you were the missing piece in one of the world’s most epic legends?

Despite being an art history student, Summer isn’t thrilled to be stuck with her archeologist family all summer in Greece. While the rest of her college friends are posting a million selfies by the pool together, Summer is stuck alone, trying to entertain herself alone in a place where she doesn’t even speak the language.

Upon her arrival to Greece, strange dreams and even stranger shadows seem to haunt Summer, leaving her to ponder the meaning of pomegranate seeds and twisted, darkened faces.

Suddenly, her stay abroad leads to tragic twists, leaving Summer in the arms of a dark stranger, who claims to be the god, Hades, whom she feels like she knows from another life. In a whirlwind through the busy streets of Athens, Summer is seduced to the lowest point of Greece where Hades’ lair awaits…the Underworld. Determined to find out who she is and where she belongs in an age-old myth, Summer joins Hades to discover that the secrets about her past life are beyond anything she could have ever imagined.

 

Review:

This book was so good! I went into this book with little to no expectations as to what was going on and how I would feel, and I am so glad that I went into it that way because I don’t think I would have enjoyed this as much otherwise. I think the only reason this book isn’t getting a full five-stars from me is because it took me so long to get through it and I could’ve easily binge read it if I wasn’t so busy.

I loved the characters, and could appreciate the characters that you were meant not to like. This book put me through so many different twists and turns, and the feels about this book were all over the place. I loved seeing the twist on the Underworld setting, and getting to see this almost alternate side of the story of Hades and Persephone that is completely different from what we end up seeing in myths and history. This was such a great twist on a myth that we know a little bit about, but not as much as we could.

Overall, this book is great for teenagers that are junior year of high school or higher, anyone that has a true love for Greek mythology and liking the stories of the time, and young adults would probably really like this. Overall, this book is great and I need to get my hands on book two as soon as possible.

 

This book is available on the Parliament House Press website as well as on Amazon!

Lost in the Book World – Tag

One thing that I have noticed is that I ALWAYS forget to do tags on my bookstagram since I get tagged in so many, so I am going to try and stay on top of them by doing them on the blog! If these posts aren’t exactly your thing, please feel free to skip this post and look at one of my others. All I want to do is put out content that makes me happy 🙂

I was tagged by the lovely @booksandpurls on Instagram to do the #lostinthebookworldtag so let’s do this!

 

Favorite Writer: 

Ugh this one is hard! I love Cassandra Clare and Sarah J Maas’ writing, but I also love Becky Albertalli’s and Angie Thomas’ writing! And we can’t forget J.K. Rowling! These five authors are my top favorite writers, and I can’t wait to see what else they come out with!

Genre: 

I am definitely a fantasy reader! I grew up reading Harry Potter and that has always been the kind of books that I want to read more of! I think starting to read fantasy as such a young age definitely shaped my reading, so fantasy is definitely my top genre to read! I’m also trying to get into more contemporary books!

Books in the Bookstore to Read: 

ALL OF THE BOOKS! I always discover new books when I go to the bookstore so I love being able to go in and discover new books, while also seeing the books that are on my TBR that I can’t wait to get to!

Book Begun But Never Finished 

I recently DNF’d Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young, and I wish I had more of an urge to pick it back up but I just don’t! I don’t know if my expectations were too high or if I was just overall not in the mood for it, but I could not get into this book! It felt like one of those, “great concept, poor execution” books to me, so I hope that one day I can get back into it and love it. However, right now, it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen.

Season In Which You Read the Most: 

I tend to get a lot of reading done in fall and winter! I think it has something to do with how cold it gets that makes me want to curl up with a book under a blanket with a mug of apple cider next to me, but I always end up getting a lot of reading in during the fall and winter!

What Do You Eat While Reading? 

I tend to have something sweet nearby when I’m reading! Whether that’s a couple pieces of chocolate or some sort of dessert, I tend to have something sweet near me when I’m reading. I definitely have a major sweet tooth!

 

That’s all for this Tag Thursday! I can’t wait to see what I end up doing next!