I was provided an e-copy of the book by the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
✅ Complex world-building ✅ DrI was provided an e-copy of the book by the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
✅ Complex world-building ✅ Dragons and magical powers ✅ Poetic and lyrical writing ✅ Deadly trials ✅ 2 POVs ✅ Some smut, but no insta-love ✅...more
This short story takes place during the event of Captive Prince, and shows us another side of the world building that we didn't see as much in the booThis short story takes place during the event of Captive Prince, and shows us another side of the world building that we didn't see as much in the book. Instead of focusing on the awfulness of the court and how much Damen hated it, it showed us how people from the bottom of the food chain can rise as high as they can as aristocrats' pets.
I liked it more than I thought I would, and I would have liked it to be longer even.
I love Charls. He sucks at names. He is hilarious. He is pure, and innocent (and oblivious at times).
We also got to see more of Damen and Laurent, and thI love Charls. He sucks at names. He is hilarious. He is pure, and innocent (and oblivious at times).
We also got to see more of Damen and Laurent, and that's all I ever wanted. More of them. Always more.
The short story can be found here, but I recommend reading it after The War of Two Queens since there are some minor references to characters/events fThe short story can be found here, but I recommend reading it after The War of Two Queens since there are some minor references to characters/events from TWOTQ.
This short story was cute, but it honestly doesn’t add anything to the plotline or the character development. It’s just a sweet moment between Poppy and Cas.
✅ Beauty and the Beast retelling ✅ Strong main character ✅ Lucien and Rhys ✅ Action ✅ Captivity & horrible villain ✅ Romance ✅ Hate to love ✅ Fake-out make✅ Beauty and the Beast retelling ✅ Strong main character ✅ Lucien and Rhys ✅ Action ✅ Captivity & horrible villain ✅ Romance ✅ Hate to love ✅ Fake-out make-out ✅ Magic and faes ✅ Great world-building ❗️❗️ Trigger warnings: torture, murder, mild gore, imprisonment, use of alcohol, and kind of emotional abuse
**Even if this second part only covers what happens Under the Mountain, the review is for the whole book
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Fourth read: The dramatized adaptation is truly a work of art. ❤️❤️❤️
This second half of the book emphasizes how useless Tam-tam was, and how Feyre, Rhys, and even Lucien carried the plot. Now I am going to happily re-listen to the dramatized adaptation of ACOMAF ...more
✅ Beauty and the Beast retelling ✅ Strong main character ✅ Lucien and Rhys ✅ Action ✅ Captivity & horrible villain ✅ Romance ✅ Hate to love ✅ Fake-out make✅ Beauty and the Beast retelling ✅ Strong main character ✅ Lucien and Rhys ✅ Action ✅ Captivity & horrible villain ✅ Romance ✅ Hate to love ✅ Fake-out make-out ✅ Magic and faes ✅ Great world-building ❗️❗️ Trigger warnings: torture, murder, mild gore, imprisonment, use of alcohol, and kind of emotional abuse
**4.5 stars for this first half, but while this first part of the dramatized adaptation covers Feyre's time in the Spring Court until she goes back to her family, the review is for the whole book.
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Fourth read: The dramatized adaptation is truly a work of art. ❤️❤️❤️
I am still hopelessly in love with Lucien. I need him to get his HEA.
I screeched when Rhysand first came in, with his famous “I’ve been looking for you” line.
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This series is definitely one of my all-time favorites. ❤️
The first part of the book is a Beauty and the Beast retelling with a fae twist. After Feyre killed a fae in the woods while hunting, she has to yield her life to Prythian, the fae lands, in retribution. She is forced to go live with Tamlin, the High Lord of the Spring Court. Feyre hates faes, but of course, she ends up falling in love with Tamlin (even though Lucien is so much more interesting ...more
I was provided an e-copy of the book by the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
✅ Magic wielders and assassiI was provided an e-copy of the book by the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
✅ Magic wielders and assassins ✅ Princess and assassin switching places ✅ Dagmara ✅ Politics and scheming ✅ 2 POVs ✅ Marriage of convenience ✅ Hate to love ✅ "Only one bed" ✅(...more
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✅ 2 POVs ✅ RomanI received a copy of this book via the author and NetGalley (thank you Berkley Publishing Group). All thoughts and opinions are my own.
✅ 2 POVs ✅ Romance and smut ✅ Characters ✅ New intriguing characters (but we didn’t see enough of them) ✅ Magic and fighting ✅(...more
✅ Gorgeous cover ✅ Strong, but flawed and morally grey MC ✅ LGBTQ and disability rep ✅ More smut ✅ Lies and a shocking twist ✅ Found family ✅ Magic, faes, a✅ Gorgeous cover ✅ Strong, but flawed and morally grey MC ✅ LGBTQ and disability rep ✅ More smut ✅ Lies and a shocking twist ✅ Found family ✅ Magic, faes, and elves ✅(...more
✅ Gorgeous covers ✅ Angsty (at times) and cute romance ✅ Characters ✅ Magic ✅ World-building ✅ Plot and pace ✅ Action ❗️❗️Trigger warning: miscarriage, am✅ Gorgeous covers ✅ Angsty (at times) and cute romance ✅ Characters ✅ Magic ✅ World-building ✅ Plot and pace ✅ Action ❗️❗️Trigger warning: miscarriage, amputation, death and gore, brief mention of alcoholism and attempted suicide, mild PTSD (mostly nightmares)
Overall rating: 4.5
I've read this series twice, and I greatly enjoyed it both times. The books are quick and engaging reads, and the characters are just too easy to love. ...more
The thing is, we barely saw Raylynn in the Air Awakens series, so I never really cared about her… Reading a 200-page prequel about her was not soMeh.
The thing is, we barely saw Raylynn in the Air Awakens series, so I never really cared about her… Reading a 200-page prequel about her was not something I needed or was excited about.
Also, the fact that first, Baldair was at the Crossroads with only 2 guards is hard to believe, but the fact that he then left them to follow Raylynn on whatever adventure she wanted him to is utterly ridiculous. I struggle to believe that the crown prince has only 2 guards and that they would let him leave with a stranger, even if he ordered them to.
Baldair felt like an unruly child trying to prove his worth to Raylynn, even if it put his life in danger, and Raylynn felt selfish. After weeks with him, she still strung him along, and everything had to happen on her terms. She didn't tell him anything and just let him follow her everywhere like a lost puppy, and she was reckless enough to put his life in danger many times, without seeming to feel much remorse about it. Again: selfish.
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✅ Witches and witch hunters ✅ ScheminI received a copy of this book via NetGalley (thank you St. Martin's Press). All thoughts and opinions are my own.
✅ Witches and witch hunters ✅ Scheming and lying ✅ Twist near the end ✅ Plot ✅ Pace ✅(...more
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✅ Badass MC ✅ Sadie and Aran'I was provided an e-copy of the book by the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
✅ Badass MC ✅ Sadie and Aran's interactions ✅ Multiple POVs ✅ Pace ✅ Action ✅ Reverse harem ✅ Sexual tension and some smut ✅ Groveling (even though they are the worst grovelers ever) ✅(...more
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