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This book follows Stella, who thinks by getting better at sex she will finally find a partner. She hires the Michael to teach her how to be better, and they develop strong feelings for each other. The book also has #ownvoices autism rep!
I don’t read too much romance, and when I do I don’t expect much. This one surprised me in so many ways. Yes, it has a lot of sex and is fluffy and dramatic at the same time, but it is never over the top. Both of the main characters has their insecurities and reasons for why they think the other person does not like them, but it is all resolved and worked through in such a nice way! I thought it would be dragged out and annoying, but it was very sweet, with lots of important themes throughout. It was diverse with Stella being autistic and Michael being Swedish/Vietnamese. It was a different kind of romance with a different set of characters, while yes, it has some romance cliches, I still enjoyed it immensely. 4/5 stars.
I don’t read too much romance, and when I do I don’t expect much. This one surprised me in so many ways. Yes, it has a lot of sex and is fluffy and dramatic at the same time, but it is never over the top. Both of the main characters has their insecurities and reasons for why they think the other person does not like them, but it is all resolved and worked through in such a nice way! I thought it would be dragged out and annoying, but it was very sweet, with lots of important themes throughout. It was diverse with Stella being autistic and Michael being Swedish/Vietnamese. It was a different kind of romance with a different set of characters, while yes, it has some romance cliches, I still enjoyed it immensely. 4/5 stars.
Furyborn follows two different POV’s, in two different timelines: Rielle, the suspected Sun Queen, who need to go through horrible trials to prove who she is. Eliana: Living one thousand years later in The Empire, where she joins the rebels to find her mother.
You know when you start a book, knowing it is the first one in a series, and you there is the “villain” or the “obstacle” in the world. And you wonder: Will this conflict be solved in this one? Or will we have the same conflict throughout the rest of the series? Sometimes, the book surprises and everything is solved and you are left to wonder: What will the rest of the series be about?! This leaves you with questions, but also with a fulfillment that the book had a points. It was not just an introduction or a little step on a very long journey.
I have read books where the conflict is solved in the first book, I’m not saying that this is the superior way to go, but it always leaves me in a very different state than when nothing has been solved in the first book. You thereby know that they are going to spend forever in the next few books, trying to solve this big obstacle in front of them. And for me, sometimes, that leaves the series dry and predicable.
Furyborn is that book where everything is a setup. I don’t think I have read more of setup book than this one, and it is a very very long one. I think the beginning really leads into something interesting, but then it goes back in times, us following Rielle knowing where her story goes. And I really hope that while us readers, THINK, we know what is going to happen to her, we have a surprise waiting for us in the next installments. At least I thought Rielle was sort of an interesting character.
Eliana’s story was very predictable and boring. It was so obvious everything that was coming for her that I really just rolled my eyes. EVERYTHING that happened to her doesn’t have a meaning before the next book, so it feels like this book just gave us nothing for all the pages we spent with her.
Now I get it, if you work on a series you want to have a plot in the whole series yes? But I felt unsatisfied, because nothing happened. Nothing was resolved. I was very tired by the end.
The book has some elements I liked though: the magic system, the angels, both of the MC’s being bisexual. Still not enough the carry the whole book, even though yes, I will continue reading it. I’m hoping after all this setup, book two will be where the action goes down! 2.5/5 stars.
You know when you start a book, knowing it is the first one in a series, and you there is the “villain” or the “obstacle” in the world. And you wonder: Will this conflict be solved in this one? Or will we have the same conflict throughout the rest of the series? Sometimes, the book surprises and everything is solved and you are left to wonder: What will the rest of the series be about?! This leaves you with questions, but also with a fulfillment that the book had a points. It was not just an introduction or a little step on a very long journey.
I have read books where the conflict is solved in the first book, I’m not saying that this is the superior way to go, but it always leaves me in a very different state than when nothing has been solved in the first book. You thereby know that they are going to spend forever in the next few books, trying to solve this big obstacle in front of them. And for me, sometimes, that leaves the series dry and predicable.
Furyborn is that book where everything is a setup. I don’t think I have read more of setup book than this one, and it is a very very long one. I think the beginning really leads into something interesting, but then it goes back in times, us following Rielle knowing where her story goes. And I really hope that while us readers, THINK, we know what is going to happen to her, we have a surprise waiting for us in the next installments. At least I thought Rielle was sort of an interesting character.
Eliana’s story was very predictable and boring. It was so obvious everything that was coming for her that I really just rolled my eyes. EVERYTHING that happened to her doesn’t have a meaning before the next book, so it feels like this book just gave us nothing for all the pages we spent with her.
Now I get it, if you work on a series you want to have a plot in the whole series yes? But I felt unsatisfied, because nothing happened. Nothing was resolved. I was very tired by the end.
The book has some elements I liked though: the magic system, the angels, both of the MC’s being bisexual. Still not enough the carry the whole book, even though yes, I will continue reading it. I’m hoping after all this setup, book two will be where the action goes down! 2.5/5 stars.
Check out my full video review: https://youtu.be/E-Ucae5-kJ8
Wilder Girls is set on an island where Raxter School for Girls is placed. A sickness called the Tox has started spreading 18 months ago, the island is under quarantine and the girls are dying. Hetty’s life is not going well, and when her best friends goes missing she will do anything to find her.
Wilder Girls is a very strange novel. Probably one of the weirdest one I have ever read, and I’m so happy to say that I enjoyed it immensely. It was such an odd experience, but it was a delight as well. The book was told in an engaging way, keeping my guessing and truly caring about the characters between the pages. These girls who has is surviving, who fight and stand by each other. I was cheering for them every step of the way. The f/f romance was cute, but the book doesn’t focus too much on the romance, which I like. The weirdness and the different ideas here are so mesmerizing, and I still find myself thinking about this book. I also really enjoyed the writing, so in the future I have to listen to the audiobook to have this story told to me. While it wasn’t the most “mindblowing” thing in the whole world, the execution and the story was so well told and written that the book really stands out for me. 4-4.5/5 stars.
Wilder Girls is set on an island where Raxter School for Girls is placed. A sickness called the Tox has started spreading 18 months ago, the island is under quarantine and the girls are dying. Hetty’s life is not going well, and when her best friends goes missing she will do anything to find her.
Wilder Girls is a very strange novel. Probably one of the weirdest one I have ever read, and I’m so happy to say that I enjoyed it immensely. It was such an odd experience, but it was a delight as well. The book was told in an engaging way, keeping my guessing and truly caring about the characters between the pages. These girls who has is surviving, who fight and stand by each other. I was cheering for them every step of the way. The f/f romance was cute, but the book doesn’t focus too much on the romance, which I like. The weirdness and the different ideas here are so mesmerizing, and I still find myself thinking about this book. I also really enjoyed the writing, so in the future I have to listen to the audiobook to have this story told to me. While it wasn’t the most “mindblowing” thing in the whole world, the execution and the story was so well told and written that the book really stands out for me. 4-4.5/5 stars.
Check out my full video review: https://youtu.be/epzrnsk_GHg
The Storm Crow follows Anthia, her kingdom is attacked and all the magical crows dies overnight. Six months later, her sister is queen and she is forced to marry the son of the queen who attacked them to keep the peace.
This is a book where I loved the ideas and the grounds for the world, but the execution of the story does not work for me. The story does not carry the emotional punch it wants to have, because initially I don’t have enough information about it to care about it. The characters are bland and the “villain” boring. I wish there was more magic and more “wonderness” about this world we are in, but it is just.. flat and boring for me, sadly. I also had a hard time believing in parts of the story, which initially ruined a lot of the reading experience. 2/5 stars.
The Storm Crow follows Anthia, her kingdom is attacked and all the magical crows dies overnight. Six months later, her sister is queen and she is forced to marry the son of the queen who attacked them to keep the peace.
This is a book where I loved the ideas and the grounds for the world, but the execution of the story does not work for me. The story does not carry the emotional punch it wants to have, because initially I don’t have enough information about it to care about it. The characters are bland and the “villain” boring. I wish there was more magic and more “wonderness” about this world we are in, but it is just.. flat and boring for me, sadly. I also had a hard time believing in parts of the story, which initially ruined a lot of the reading experience. 2/5 stars.
Check out my full video review: https://youtu.be/8XWOCYfFTSM
As I hated the first book, I Hate Everyone But You, I can say that I did enjoy this one a bit more. It has a more humoristic sense to it that I found okay. However, these books are really not for me and I would not recommend them to anyone. The emails and texts makes the two main characters really blend together, and it keeps me at a too much of a distance from the story. 2/5 stars.
As I hated the first book, I Hate Everyone But You, I can say that I did enjoy this one a bit more. It has a more humoristic sense to it that I found okay. However, these books are really not for me and I would not recommend them to anyone. The emails and texts makes the two main characters really blend together, and it keeps me at a too much of a distance from the story. 2/5 stars.
