leahrosereads's Reviews (1.04k)

Wildblood has a setting that I don't see often (ever) which is the reason I gravitated toward the story! I was so very intrigued by the Jamaican jungles and the tours that Victoria assists with that I almost forgot there was going to be a magical element! And boy when that hits, it's on!

This book is absolutely going to be for those readers who love fantasy with their romance and not romance with their fantasy, if that makes sense.

There are some incredibly heavy topics in Wildblood, so please be sure to protect your peace when you read it, and of course - check the content and trigger warnings 

I know this may not be considered cozy fantasy cause there's definitely some high stakes here, but it had such a cozy feel and was absolutely what I've been needing in a fantasy...romantasy?

T Kingfisher always tells some fun stories and I absolutely loved everything about this.  The characters and the absurdities and the mysteries! Just all of it.  I cannot wait to continue the series!!

I love when authors reimagine stories that feel so wildly diffe ent and haunting from the original, and Angels Before Man, is everything I could've hoped for it to be.

Lucifer's creation, upbringing, and fall was a journey!  Definitely a bit disjointed, but that's something an editor could fix and it didn't take away from the feelings of joy or horror I felt while reading this.

I would smile along with Lucifer and then remember how this story would go.  But even with the warnings at the beginning, I don't think I was fully prepared with how the author was going to explore those topics.

Be sure to check the trigger warnings before going into this book.  As someone with religious trauma, the first half was one of the most therapeutic reads I've read in a bit.  The second half was entirely something else.

Decided to start a re-read since I'm watching the show, and I've missed these sweet little beans. Nick and Charlie, and their friends, are just everything I wish my queer self had at their age.

This volume definitely deals with some really hard topics that teens face, and I think Nick reaching out to his mum was one of the best decisions he could make.

The more I sat with this book, the lower the rating goes so I thought I should go ahead and mark this as read and review it to move on from it.

I left this book with so many questions but none of it was about the horror or mystery elements of the story.  That was all very obvious.

But what was the point of detailing every little bit of the over the top hotel? What was the point of having these friend dynamics but then make them so afraid to talk to one of their "besties"? What was the point of Tristan and all that nonsense?

There were moments where I was on the verge of DNFing this because I was exhausted by the lengths these friends were going through NOT talking to each other while talking.

I really enjoyed Harrison's werewolf story and was excited to read her backlist but now I'm not so sure.  This reading experience didn't go the way I hoped at all.  

Starting an adult re-read of Goosebumps with this one was probably not the best choice.

I hate when plants are the villain but honestly the bigger bads are the parents here.  I'm a 90s kid and while our parents let us stay out on our own late and were quite a bit hands off, this was neglect.

It was brutal and devious, which is delightful, but the neglect of kids written for kids feels like it's showcasing harmful attitudes that kids should expect from their parents.

V. Castro does horror so incredibly well because while there tends to be a cosmic horror element, the most terrible monsters are always the people, and in this one, the biggest villain is white supremacy.

This story is haunting in every aspect of the word.

Modern gothic horror is absolutely my jam, and when T Kingfisher is the storyteller mastermind behind the tale, I know I'm going to be in for a hell of a fun, creepy time.

This story was eerie, bizarre, and down right disturbing, without ever being an in your face typical haunted house.

The humor that Kingfisher added is always a plus for me.  She's able to take some really tense moments and give the reader a brief reprieve from it.

Henry and Clara's story was one that I've been waiting for for awhile!  I love the Grims so much, and Clara's bubbly nature is just one of my faves.  I absolutely loved the first 75% or so of the book, but since I don't love one thing that's been prevalent from book to book at this point, it still just made me cringe a bit. 

That said, this was still super solid!

It was a slow start with at least one irredeemable character.  I like monsters but not when they're abusive.