danadoesbooks's Reviews (954)

I have read The Woman in Cabin 10 and heard that In a Dark, Dark Wood was better. While The Woman in Cabin 10 does get a little ridiculous at the end, the big reveal in A Dark, Dark Wood left me unsatisfied. I felt like it was such a trivial misunderstanding for someone to be murdered over that it overshadowed my enjoyment of the rest of the book.

After reading A Court of Wings and Ruin, I now understand why people like this series so much. Feyre is more like she was in the first book and the cast of characters from the second book made this a more exciting read. While I felt like A Court of Mist and Fury dragged until the last 50 pages, ACOWAR has so much happening in it that I never felt bored.

After all the excitement in A Court of Wings and Ruin, I really enjoyed A Court of Frost and Starlight. I liked how it is told from multiple characters's points of view. We are able to learn about them from their own thoughts and memories instead of through Feyre. This novella provides insight into other characters that we weren't able to get from the original trilogy. A Court of Frost and Starlight is also perfect to read around this time of year as it chronicles the Court of Dreams's plans for the Winter Solstice.

Thank you to the publishers for the gifted copy of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

Although the second book in the Sunshine Valley series, A Very Merry Match was my first book by Melinda Curtis. Based on the summary, I was expecting a nice, Hallmark-type read. Wow, was I wrong! This book has loan sharks, horrendous exes, and burlesque! While still a Christmas romance at heart, A Very Merry Match has so much going on it, I flew through this book!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the gifted ebook. All opinions in this review are my own.

I have mixed feelings about Grown Ups. I liked the big family drama and how it focused on times when the family was together. By including the time jumps, it kept the story moving, which is important in such a big book.

It took me a long time to remember all the characters and who they were related to. The good news is I had a lot of time to figure it out. I tend to like longer books but this felt too long. It could have easily been split into multiple books, especially with all that happened in it.

I loved American Royals when I read it earlier this year, so I was both excited and nervous to read Majesty. It's difficult for a sequel to live up to the first book, but Majesty is an exception! A lot changes in Majesty, especially relationships, but I feel satisfied with the ending. It's not what I was expecting, but I like it more because of that. I would gladly read another book about the Washington family!

For most of Ready Player Two, it was a sequel I did not ask for, but I wasn't upset about until I read the last chapter.

I loved Ready Player One! It was a fun quest read with 80's and video game trivia galore! When it was announced that it was going to be a sequel, I was concerned because I had liked the first one so much.

In Ready Player Two, Wade must band together with his group of friends again to find the Seven Shards of the Siren's Soul. Early on in the book, Wade says something along the lines of now that he is not the underdog anymore, people don't root for him anymore. Wade is incredibly unlikable in the opening of this book, but it does begin to get better once they start finding the shards. The Seven Shards are spread out amongst new worlds which are really fun to read about and imagine. I got into the book and thought maybe this isn't so bad. It is very similar to Ready Player One but I still appreciate all of the trivia and pop culture references thrown in.

I then came to the last chapter. I'm not going to say anything for fear of spoiling the book, but it did make me lower my rating a full point.