I haven’t been reviewing most of my purchased books lately – just the ones I get for review. So I figured I’d do a quick wrap-up of some of my last reads of books I purchased.
It really sucks when the final book in a series disappoints you
Cat wasn’t the badass I hoped for in Heart on Fire; she was riddled with repetitive insecurities that didn’t feel like they “fit” into the third and final book.
Review: Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
The bulk of Unearthed was only so-so for me, which was pretty disappointing given how much I lusted after this book at BookExpo. I did like both of the main characters, so that was a plus. I didn’t love the romance though. I think because […]
Books read in 2017: favourite books, great re-reads, the biggest disappointments, and reading stats
2017 was an awesome reading year for me. I’m going to share my favourite books, my my top re-reads, the biggest disappointments, then polish the post off with a bunch of cool reading stats. Favourite books 2017 started out with me addicted to sci-fi. The […]
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black — I’m so glad I stuck around for this one!
I was a bit worried when I first started The Cruel Prince. Its depiction of fae being dark and twisted isn’t my favourite. It’s Wonderland-esque. I prefer “light”, principled, honour-bound fae.
Books on my to-buy list to complete my collection and put on my new floor-to-ceiling bookshelves!
Ever since I started university, I almost completely stopped buying physical books. While living in a small dorm room, then small apartments, I simply didn’t have the space to store any more physical books. But in September, my husband and I bought our very first […]
9 books I didn’t finish that I’d like to try again
Do you ever reread books you didn’t finish? Sometimes I wonder if I just wasn’t in the right mood for them. Here are 9 books I’d like to give a second chance.
13 Books coming out in 2018 that I can’t wait to read!
There are soooo many incredible looking books for 2018! This post only includes books that have final covers available or at least some pretty temporary cover art. There are still plenty of awesome books that don’t have their covers yet! (*cough* final Throne of Glass […]
Review: The Sea King (Weathermages of Mystral #2) by C.L. Wilson
I really enjoyed The Sea King, but I’ll confess I’m disappointed I wasn’t able to give it 5 stars. I had to dock a star for two key reasons…
It’s getting harder for me to write book reviews
I used to review every single book I read. I didn’t force myself to do it, I just did it naturally. I had no problem sitting down to write a review the second I finished reading. Usually I was eager to get my thoughts out […]