librarianlayla's Reviews (954)

I received an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A delightful and beautifully illustrated little book highlighting the importance of change.

It's illustrations help to tell the story of acceptance and change that will assist young readers in understanding that change is a factor in life but it isn't always a bad thing.

The dark intrigue continues.

I love this series so much so far. Morally gray characters, dark destinies and emotional conflict make this series difficult to put down. Lovers of magical schools and mysteries will love this series.

The series continues with more fast paced action, hurtful accusations and turmoil for the three friends.

Deception lies deep within this book and Call's journey is fraught with danger, in this latest installment his inner turmoil is explored further and some huge reveals are in store for the reader.

Fans of magical schools, murders and mystery might be drawn to this series.

I received an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A dark and action packed light novel centering on a Prince's quest to break the curse that has been placed upon him and an all powerful witch who aims to help him through their shared contract. Witty as well as intriguing - this story had a level of murder mystery to it as well as general magic quest. I enjoyed the characters and the story, the writing at times became a little repetitive but overall I enjoyed it.

3/3.5 stars.

I had really high hopes for this series but I mostly found the characters to be a little bland and they left me feeling nothing. However, the latter half of this book did pick up, and held a lot more emotion and depth.

Overall the series isn't awful, it just didn't live up to the hype for me. I wanted more, had I read this when it first came out - I probably would have been more in love - however I just felt it lacking in areas.

4/4.5 stars.

I enjoyed this book far more than I did the Shadow and Bone Trilogy.

I found the characters more interesting and had more depth to them. I felt the storyline was more gripping and held my interest, there were lulls, but overall I enjoyed the heist and the little tidbits of information regarding the characters backgrounds.

4.5 stars.

I enjoyed the character development in this and the high stakes thrill of the game. Parts of the ending caught me off guard which I really appreciated as I love it when I don't know what's coming. Overall a really good cat and mouse joy ride filled with touching moments.

I loved delving back into this world and seeing things from Cardan's perspective, getting to know things about him that were only eluded to in the series. This book is also so gorgeously illustrated - it is breath taking.

3.5/4 stars.

I feel like the overuse of the term 'male' or 'maleness' got on my nerves a little and made the reading a little tedious at times. But let's face it, we all just turned up for Chapter 55, so... you know.

I did enjoy the character development of the main characters, the twists and turns as well as their journey. The writing sometimes makes it a little less enjoyable outside of the 'smutty' sections. But overall I did enjoy the book, and I will be carrying on to find out how this plays out.

I received an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

3.5/4 stars.

An insightful book that may be of assistance to those who feel stuck in a relationship, for whatever reason. The majority of the book does sadly focus mostly on hetero monogamous relationships with offspring, which was a little disappointing. But it does attempt, in a very small way, at the end to rectify that by mentioning possible other relationship routes.

I think the advise overall is helpful, I just wish that it was aimed at the wider world of relationships across the entire spectrum.