I think this is the mini review that took me out of my usual faire, so while I didn't love these books, I appreciated having read them anyway. A Dowry of Blood came onto my radar because of the FairyLoot edition, and not gonna lie, that special edition is GORGEOUS. To be fair, I hadn't [...]
Rounding out my year's worth of books read! I've got several reflection posts to put up for the end of the year, including a Top Ten of 2022, but that can wait until next week when I've sorted through my journal and notes. For now, some more reviews! I was alerted about this book when [...]
Initial Thoughts: I think I've solved my Holly Black beginning-book problems, because she did the EXACT SAME THING to me in The Cruel Prince and--to a lesser extent--Tithe. Book of Night was definitely on the slow end, and while it picked up for me a third in, it sputtered again in the middle. However, I [...]
Initial Thoughts I... actually enjoyed this a bit more, surprisingly so because this book was practically an excuse to write all the smut about the god of the underworld and the goddess of springtime and death. ALL THE SMUT. And boy, my reaction to those scenes was a whole spectrum of reactions, including laughter. Not [...]
I've been regularly churning out these book reviews that I've almost lost track of how many I have to do on the backburner. But I guess this is a good thing, since I tend to slow down on the reading during the fall. Some more audiobook goodness! Well. Semi-goodness. If you're looking to get that [...]
Story and Somnomancy 