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Soulbinder by Sebastien de Castell
5.0
4.5 stars.
I felt this was a little slower to get into than the previous books in the series. I think this isn't quite the full five stars I usually give because Ferius isn't really featured in the story, and honestly I love the back and forth between her and Kellen.
But still a fantastic book, I love following Kellen on his path and I can't wait to read the next one!
I felt this was a little slower to get into than the previous books in the series. I think this isn't quite the full five stars I usually give because Ferius isn't really featured in the story, and honestly I love the back and forth between her and Kellen.
But still a fantastic book, I love following Kellen on his path and I can't wait to read the next one!
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
5.0
So many beautiful elements interwoven to create this magical story. Struggled to put it down.
It will delight, excite and sadden you. But it will be 100% worth the journey, I cannot wait for the sequel.
It will delight, excite and sadden you. But it will be 100% worth the journey, I cannot wait for the sequel.
The Train to Impossible Places by P.G. Bell
5.0
A wonderful fast paced story from start to finish with charming characters and plenty of whimsical mystery. I adored this book and look forward to it's sequel!
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
5.0
4.5 stars.
This book is a little slow to get into but I'm not sure if that's because the first half is very religion heavy, and unfortunately that always brings me into a negative head space. But that is honestly just a personal thing and doesn't detract from how well the book is written.
The story picks up in the second half, and you really start to actually see more of who Reid is as a person, as most of the chapters written from his point of view, in the beginning, are very rigid and constricted, due to his mindset and beliefs. Lou, on the other hand, is a relateable vagabond that you can instantly connect with despite her contradicting rigidity and beliefs.
Overall I really enjoyed this story and look forward to the sequel.
This book is a little slow to get into but I'm not sure if that's because the first half is very religion heavy, and unfortunately that always brings me into a negative head space. But that is honestly just a personal thing and doesn't detract from how well the book is written.
The story picks up in the second half, and you really start to actually see more of who Reid is as a person, as most of the chapters written from his point of view, in the beginning, are very rigid and constricted, due to his mindset and beliefs. Lou, on the other hand, is a relateable vagabond that you can instantly connect with despite her contradicting rigidity and beliefs.
Overall I really enjoyed this story and look forward to the sequel.
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
3.0
3.5 stars.
I'm struggling with my feelings about this novel. It was slow to start, and there were a few niggly things that tugged at me. I think the premise was really good, and had it focused on more of the spooky side, than trying to tie a romance into it, I feel that it would have come across a little better. The romantic side of things seemed out of place and unnecessary to the story. It could have been a fantastic horror novel otherwise, I just felt a complete lack of depth to the entire romance aspect.
I'm struggling with my feelings about this novel. It was slow to start, and there were a few niggly things that tugged at me. I think the premise was really good, and had it focused on more of the spooky side, than trying to tie a romance into it, I feel that it would have come across a little better. The romantic side of things seemed out of place and unnecessary to the story. It could have been a fantastic horror novel otherwise, I just felt a complete lack of depth to the entire romance aspect.
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
4.0
3.5 out of 5 stars.
King Arthur's legend retold from the perspective of the oft forgotten Guinevere.
An interesting deception based story line concept that sadly didn't pull me in as much as I had hoped. It was an easy to read book, but I wasnt drawn in to the characters. Unfortunately they were all slightly bland and I kept clutching at the few delicious little nuggets that were thrown down, but they didn't last long enough to satisfy. The last quarter was the most interesting and gained my rating of 3.5 rather than the 3 it was sliding towards.
I had such high hopes for this due to being a fan of not only the legend of King Arthur, but also of the previous work I've read from Kiersten. It just didn't seem to have enough substance to it and the character of Guinevere had the potential to be such a complex interesting character but fell a little short.
I appreciated the concept and wish that the energy and depth to the story that came in the last 60 pages of the book had been present throughout.
King Arthur's legend retold from the perspective of the oft forgotten Guinevere.
An interesting deception based story line concept that sadly didn't pull me in as much as I had hoped. It was an easy to read book, but I wasnt drawn in to the characters. Unfortunately they were all slightly bland and I kept clutching at the few delicious little nuggets that were thrown down, but they didn't last long enough to satisfy. The last quarter was the most interesting and gained my rating of 3.5 rather than the 3 it was sliding towards.
I had such high hopes for this due to being a fan of not only the legend of King Arthur, but also of the previous work I've read from Kiersten. It just didn't seem to have enough substance to it and the character of Guinevere had the potential to be such a complex interesting character but fell a little short.
I appreciated the concept and wish that the energy and depth to the story that came in the last 60 pages of the book had been present throughout.