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Book: The Falling in Love Montage
Author: Ciara Smyth
Book Series: Standalone
Diversity: F/f romance!
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: LGBT, f/f romance
Publication Date: June 9, 2020
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 362
Recommended Age: 16+ (dementia, romance)
Synopsis: Saoirse doesn’t believe in love at first sight or happy endings. If they were real, her mother would still be able to remember her name and not in a care home with early onset dementia. A condition that Saoirse may one day turn out to have inherited. So she’s not looking for a relationship. She doesn’t see the point in igniting any romantic sparks if she’s bound to burn out.
But after a chance encounter at an end-of-term house party, Saoirse is about to break her own rules. For a girl with one blue freckle, an irresistible sense of mischief, and a passion for rom-coms.
Unbothered by Saoirse’s no-relationships rulebook, Ruby proposes a loophole: They don’t need true love to have one summer of fun, complete with every cliché, rom-com montage-worthy date they can dream up—and a binding agreement to end their romance come fall. It would be the perfect plan, if they weren’t forgetting one thing about the Falling in Love Montage: when it’s over, the characters actually fall in love… for real.
Review: I thought this book was absolutely adorable. I loved the writing and the romance. The character development was amazing and the plot kept me intrigued. I also loved the setting and the world building was very well done.
My only issue is the pacing, I thought it was a little too slow for my personal tastes. I also thought the fourth wall breaking was well done but a bit weird and the ending was a bit weird.
Verdict: I highly recommend.
Book: The Falling in Love Montage
Author: Ciara Smyth
Book Series: Standalone
Diversity: F/f romance!
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: LGBT, f/f romance
Publication Date: June 9, 2020
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 362
Recommended Age: 16+ (dementia, romance)
Synopsis: Saoirse doesn’t believe in love at first sight or happy endings. If they were real, her mother would still be able to remember her name and not in a care home with early onset dementia. A condition that Saoirse may one day turn out to have inherited. So she’s not looking for a relationship. She doesn’t see the point in igniting any romantic sparks if she’s bound to burn out.
But after a chance encounter at an end-of-term house party, Saoirse is about to break her own rules. For a girl with one blue freckle, an irresistible sense of mischief, and a passion for rom-coms.
Unbothered by Saoirse’s no-relationships rulebook, Ruby proposes a loophole: They don’t need true love to have one summer of fun, complete with every cliché, rom-com montage-worthy date they can dream up—and a binding agreement to end their romance come fall. It would be the perfect plan, if they weren’t forgetting one thing about the Falling in Love Montage: when it’s over, the characters actually fall in love… for real.
Review: I thought this book was absolutely adorable. I loved the writing and the romance. The character development was amazing and the plot kept me intrigued. I also loved the setting and the world building was very well done.
My only issue is the pacing, I thought it was a little too slow for my personal tastes. I also thought the fourth wall breaking was well done but a bit weird and the ending was a bit weird.
Verdict: I highly recommend.
Disclaimer: I received this book from netgalley and the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Castle of Lies
Author: Kiersi Burkhart
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 1/5
Diversity: LGBT, but possibly problematic. Nonbinary elf, demisexual, bisexual.
Recommended For...: Court Intrigue
Publication Date: May 7, 2019
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: can’t recommend, dnf-ed
Publisher: Carolrhoda
Pages: 352
Synopsis: Thelia isn't in line to inherit the crown, but she's been raised to take power however she can. She's been friends with Princess Corene her whole life, and she's scheming to marry Bayled, the heir to the throne. But her plans must change when an army of elves invades the kingdom. Thelia, her cousin Parsival, and Corene become trapped in the castle. An elf warrior, Sapphire, may be Thelia's only hope of escape, but Sapphire has plans of their own. Meanwhile, an ancient magic is awakening within the castle, with the power to destroy the whole kingdom. Can Thelia find a way to protect her future--and her life?
Review: Uhhhhh I had to DNF this at 34%. This was just pretty bad and from what I’ve read on Goodreads it doesn’t do well with accurate LGBT+ portrayals. The book also just had a lack of character development and world building.
Verdict: Not for me and might be harmful to LGBT+
Book: Castle of Lies
Author: Kiersi Burkhart
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 1/5
Diversity: LGBT, but possibly problematic. Nonbinary elf, demisexual, bisexual.
Recommended For...: Court Intrigue
Publication Date: May 7, 2019
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: can’t recommend, dnf-ed
Publisher: Carolrhoda
Pages: 352
Synopsis: Thelia isn't in line to inherit the crown, but she's been raised to take power however she can. She's been friends with Princess Corene her whole life, and she's scheming to marry Bayled, the heir to the throne. But her plans must change when an army of elves invades the kingdom. Thelia, her cousin Parsival, and Corene become trapped in the castle. An elf warrior, Sapphire, may be Thelia's only hope of escape, but Sapphire has plans of their own. Meanwhile, an ancient magic is awakening within the castle, with the power to destroy the whole kingdom. Can Thelia find a way to protect her future--and her life?
Review: Uhhhhh I had to DNF this at 34%. This was just pretty bad and from what I’ve read on Goodreads it doesn’t do well with accurate LGBT+ portrayals. The book also just had a lack of character development and world building.
Verdict: Not for me and might be harmful to LGBT+
Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher and netgalley. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Half Life
Author: Lillian Clark
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: Thrill seekers, black mirror, cloning
Publication Date: June 9, 2020
Genre: YA Thriller
Recommended Age: 16+ (cloning, sexism, morality)
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Synopsis: An overachiever enrolls in an experimental clone study to prove that two (of her own) heads are better than one in this fast-paced, near-future adventure that's Black Mirror meets Becky Albertalli.
There aren't enough hours in the day for Lucille--perfectionist, overachiever--to do everything she has to do, and there certainly aren't enough hours to hang out with friends, fall in love, get in trouble--all the teenage things she knows she should want to be doing instead of preparing for a flawless future. So when she sees an ad for Life2: Do more. Be more, she's intrigued.
The company is looking for beta testers to enroll in an experimental clone program, and in the aftermath of a series of disappointments, Lucille is feeling reckless enough to jump in. At first, it's perfect: her clone, Lucy, is exactly what she needed to make her life manageable and have time for a social life. But it doesn't take long for Lucy to become more Lucy and less Lucille, and Lucille is forced to stop looking at Lucy as a reflection and start seeing her as a window--a glimpse at someone else living her own life, but better. Lucy does what she really wants to, not what she thinks she should want to, and Lucille is left wondering how much she was even a part of the perfect life she'd constructed for herself. Lucille wanted Lucy to help her relationships with everyone else, but how can she do that without first rectifying her relationship with herself?
Review: This book was absolutely amazing! I loved every minute of it and I totally got Black Mirror vibes. The character development was amazing, the world building was stupendous, and the writing was amazing. The plot kept me intrigued from start to finish and overall I really love this book! Definitely worth the reread as well.
However, the beginning of the book is a bit slow and it doesn’t really fit the flow of the book, but it was a very interesting premise and I enjoyed the book overall.
Verdict: I highly recommend this read!
Book: Half Life
Author: Lillian Clark
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: Thrill seekers, black mirror, cloning
Publication Date: June 9, 2020
Genre: YA Thriller
Recommended Age: 16+ (cloning, sexism, morality)
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Synopsis: An overachiever enrolls in an experimental clone study to prove that two (of her own) heads are better than one in this fast-paced, near-future adventure that's Black Mirror meets Becky Albertalli.
There aren't enough hours in the day for Lucille--perfectionist, overachiever--to do everything she has to do, and there certainly aren't enough hours to hang out with friends, fall in love, get in trouble--all the teenage things she knows she should want to be doing instead of preparing for a flawless future. So when she sees an ad for Life2: Do more. Be more, she's intrigued.
The company is looking for beta testers to enroll in an experimental clone program, and in the aftermath of a series of disappointments, Lucille is feeling reckless enough to jump in. At first, it's perfect: her clone, Lucy, is exactly what she needed to make her life manageable and have time for a social life. But it doesn't take long for Lucy to become more Lucy and less Lucille, and Lucille is forced to stop looking at Lucy as a reflection and start seeing her as a window--a glimpse at someone else living her own life, but better. Lucy does what she really wants to, not what she thinks she should want to, and Lucille is left wondering how much she was even a part of the perfect life she'd constructed for herself. Lucille wanted Lucy to help her relationships with everyone else, but how can she do that without first rectifying her relationship with herself?
Review: This book was absolutely amazing! I loved every minute of it and I totally got Black Mirror vibes. The character development was amazing, the world building was stupendous, and the writing was amazing. The plot kept me intrigued from start to finish and overall I really love this book! Definitely worth the reread as well.
However, the beginning of the book is a bit slow and it doesn’t really fit the flow of the book, but it was a very interesting premise and I enjoyed the book overall.
Verdict: I highly recommend this read!
Disclaimer: I received this ebook from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: A Soul Reclaimed
Author: Shayna Grissom
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: Hell, Adventure, Destiny
Publication Date: April 15, 2019
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 17+ (romance, hell, adventure, violence, slight gore)
Publisher: Sands Press
Pages: 192
Synopsis: Hell is divided into seven regions. The first region is designated for the purest of souls, the seventh is for the evilest. There was once a king of Hell, but the steward family has ruled for centuries.
Nora, the stepdaughter of the steward is undone when her mother and step-father take away her beloved tutor, Peter. When Nora confronts the steward and her mother, the discussion is heated and ends with the steward in inexplicable pain.
Shortly after, Nora finds herself in the Starry Wood. Peter told her of the perils within the forest, and it's not long before the inhabitants of the wood find her.
A giant hunter named Aegis comes to Nora's aid. He is drawn to Nora, compelled to protect her from the steward's assassins, the giants, and the evil souls who escape the seventh region.
Together, they travel the seven layers of Hell to discover why the steward is so threatened by a teenage girl.
Review: For the most part this book was pretty good. The character development was well done and I was really invested in Aegis. The world building was really good as well and the book was very intriguing.
Overall, I liked this book but the book does start out really slow and it has a lot of names and events that have to be kept up with.
Verdict: An interesting read.
Book: A Soul Reclaimed
Author: Shayna Grissom
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: Hell, Adventure, Destiny
Publication Date: April 15, 2019
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 17+ (romance, hell, adventure, violence, slight gore)
Publisher: Sands Press
Pages: 192
Synopsis: Hell is divided into seven regions. The first region is designated for the purest of souls, the seventh is for the evilest. There was once a king of Hell, but the steward family has ruled for centuries.
Nora, the stepdaughter of the steward is undone when her mother and step-father take away her beloved tutor, Peter. When Nora confronts the steward and her mother, the discussion is heated and ends with the steward in inexplicable pain.
Shortly after, Nora finds herself in the Starry Wood. Peter told her of the perils within the forest, and it's not long before the inhabitants of the wood find her.
A giant hunter named Aegis comes to Nora's aid. He is drawn to Nora, compelled to protect her from the steward's assassins, the giants, and the evil souls who escape the seventh region.
Together, they travel the seven layers of Hell to discover why the steward is so threatened by a teenage girl.
Review: For the most part this book was pretty good. The character development was well done and I was really invested in Aegis. The world building was really good as well and the book was very intriguing.
Overall, I liked this book but the book does start out really slow and it has a lot of names and events that have to be kept up with.
Verdict: An interesting read.
Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher and netgalley. Thanks!! All opinions are my own.
Book: American Demon
Author: Kim Harrison
Book Series: The Hollows Book 14
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: Witches, urban fantasy
Publication Date: June 16, 2020
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Recommended Age: 17+ (witches, magic, language, violence)
Publisher: ACE
Pages: 464
Synopsis: What happens after you’ve saved the world? Well, if you’re Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch-born demon, you quickly discover that something might have gone just a little bit wrong. That the very same acts you and your friends took to forge new powers may have released something bound by the old. With a rash of zombies, some strange new murders, and an exceedingly mysterious new demon in town, it will take everything Rachel has to counter this new threat to the world–and it may demand the sacrifice of what she holds most dear.
Review: I haven’t read the other books in the series and I was a bit hesitant to begin this one, but this book was pretty good. The book had a fairly good synopsis of the previous books and where we were currently. The book also had a decent plot.
However, I didn’t feel like the character development was there for me and the book is 14th in the series. I wouldn’t recommend this as a standalone read and the story seems interesting enough to start from book 1.
Verdict: It was a good book, but I need the contexts.
Book: American Demon
Author: Kim Harrison
Book Series: The Hollows Book 14
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: Witches, urban fantasy
Publication Date: June 16, 2020
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Recommended Age: 17+ (witches, magic, language, violence)
Publisher: ACE
Pages: 464
Synopsis: What happens after you’ve saved the world? Well, if you’re Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch-born demon, you quickly discover that something might have gone just a little bit wrong. That the very same acts you and your friends took to forge new powers may have released something bound by the old. With a rash of zombies, some strange new murders, and an exceedingly mysterious new demon in town, it will take everything Rachel has to counter this new threat to the world–and it may demand the sacrifice of what she holds most dear.
Review: I haven’t read the other books in the series and I was a bit hesitant to begin this one, but this book was pretty good. The book had a fairly good synopsis of the previous books and where we were currently. The book also had a decent plot.
However, I didn’t feel like the character development was there for me and the book is 14th in the series. I wouldn’t recommend this as a standalone read and the story seems interesting enough to start from book 1.
Verdict: It was a good book, but I need the contexts.
Disclaimer: I received this ebook from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: The Undead King of New York City
Author: Caractacus Prime
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: Humor
Publication Date: December 5, 2018
Genre: Fantasy Humor
Recommended Age: can’t recommend, dnf-ed
Publisher: Indie Published
Pages: 139
Synopsis: London - 1894. A ruthless gang of villainous vampires arrives in London with the diabolical intent of assassinating the celebrated paranormal detective (and champion of good form and decency) Mr Percival Percy; the most feared and implacable enemy of the vile and fiendish forces of the supernatural - known, and in certain quarters feared, as The Hound Who Hunts Nightmares.
Success in their pernicious pursuit will not only rid the repugnant rotters of their deadliest foe but also see their despicable leader crowned as The Undead King Of New York City.
Review: While the book seemed to be fairly good with grim humor I just couldn’t get into it. It’s more than likely me and my mood, but I’ve tried for a bit to get into it and it’s not worked. But the reviews on Goodreads are amazing and I highly recommend you check it out.
Verdict: Not for me, but might be for you.
Book: The Undead King of New York City
Author: Caractacus Prime
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: Humor
Publication Date: December 5, 2018
Genre: Fantasy Humor
Recommended Age: can’t recommend, dnf-ed
Publisher: Indie Published
Pages: 139
Synopsis: London - 1894. A ruthless gang of villainous vampires arrives in London with the diabolical intent of assassinating the celebrated paranormal detective (and champion of good form and decency) Mr Percival Percy; the most feared and implacable enemy of the vile and fiendish forces of the supernatural - known, and in certain quarters feared, as The Hound Who Hunts Nightmares.
Success in their pernicious pursuit will not only rid the repugnant rotters of their deadliest foe but also see their despicable leader crowned as The Undead King Of New York City.
Review: While the book seemed to be fairly good with grim humor I just couldn’t get into it. It’s more than likely me and my mood, but I’ve tried for a bit to get into it and it’s not worked. But the reviews on Goodreads are amazing and I highly recommend you check it out.
Verdict: Not for me, but might be for you.
Disclaimer: I received this ebook from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Frightfully Ever After
Author: Nick DeWolf
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 2/5
Recommended For...: Horror fans, Urban Fantasy
Publication Date: June 4, 2015
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Recommended Age: 18+ (language, sex, guns, violence, gore)
Publisher: Fey Publishing
Pages: 256
Synopsis: "Do you know what the difference is between a fairy godmother and a witch?"
"What?"
"Not a goddamn thing."
Fairies and dragons are real, and live alongside giants, goblins and trolls. Fairy godmothers exist. The woodsman, that one from the story books? Yeah, he’s real too. They’re all out there, living in the world, right under your nose.
But they’re not alone. There’s another side to the coin. Witches are real. Monsters are real. Things that slither through shadows and bite at your skin are real.
The big bad wolf is very real.
And poor Anastasia – she was born with magical royal blood. She should have been a princess, but grew up under the thumb of a vicious crime boss. She’s lived a life of pain, fear, and violence. In a desperate attempt to get away, she will find herself surrounded by all those things she thought never existed.
Good, bad, and evil.
FRIGHTFULLY EVER AFTER is a slow burn urban fantasy with guns, horror, sex, and monsters. People get hurt. People get killed. People get eaten. And only the toughest get to live Happily Ever After.
Review: Another DNF unfortunately. I couldn’t get into this book for the longest and I’ve had it for about a year I think? It’s very slow for me and there’s too much adult material for me at the moment. It’s not my thing, but it does seem interesting.
Verdict: Not for me but might be for you!
Book: Frightfully Ever After
Author: Nick DeWolf
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 2/5
Recommended For...: Horror fans, Urban Fantasy
Publication Date: June 4, 2015
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Recommended Age: 18+ (language, sex, guns, violence, gore)
Publisher: Fey Publishing
Pages: 256
Synopsis: "Do you know what the difference is between a fairy godmother and a witch?"
"What?"
"Not a goddamn thing."
Fairies and dragons are real, and live alongside giants, goblins and trolls. Fairy godmothers exist. The woodsman, that one from the story books? Yeah, he’s real too. They’re all out there, living in the world, right under your nose.
But they’re not alone. There’s another side to the coin. Witches are real. Monsters are real. Things that slither through shadows and bite at your skin are real.
The big bad wolf is very real.
And poor Anastasia – she was born with magical royal blood. She should have been a princess, but grew up under the thumb of a vicious crime boss. She’s lived a life of pain, fear, and violence. In a desperate attempt to get away, she will find herself surrounded by all those things she thought never existed.
Good, bad, and evil.
FRIGHTFULLY EVER AFTER is a slow burn urban fantasy with guns, horror, sex, and monsters. People get hurt. People get killed. People get eaten. And only the toughest get to live Happily Ever After.
Review: Another DNF unfortunately. I couldn’t get into this book for the longest and I’ve had it for about a year I think? It’s very slow for me and there’s too much adult material for me at the moment. It’s not my thing, but it does seem interesting.
Verdict: Not for me but might be for you!
Disclaimer: I received this e-book from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: The Unfettered Child
Author: Michael C. Sahd
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: Fantasy
Publication Date: August 28, 2019
Genre: Fantasy
Recommended Age: 16+ (magic, slavery, violence, gore)
Publisher: Indie Published
Pages: 414
Synopsis: When eight-year-old Samara faces the capture of her tribe, an unimaginable power awakens within her. Even as this magic threatens to consume her, a disembodied voice intervenes, offering guidance and helping her control these newfound abilities.
Meanwhile, Samara’s father chases his wife’s captors across an unfamiliar terrain. But can Orin find his wife in time to save her? Will Samara learn to control her power and reunite with her family? And who is the mysterious entity traveling with her?
Review: Overall the book is really good. The book had great world building and it had an interesting plot. The book was from the viewpoint of a child, but was probably a bit more adult than middle grade.
However, I didn’t connect with the characters at all and I didn’t feel like they were very well developed. The book was also really long, I think longer than what it should have been, and the pacing was very slow for me.
Verdict: It was a good book.
Book: The Unfettered Child
Author: Michael C. Sahd
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: Fantasy
Publication Date: August 28, 2019
Genre: Fantasy
Recommended Age: 16+ (magic, slavery, violence, gore)
Publisher: Indie Published
Pages: 414
Synopsis: When eight-year-old Samara faces the capture of her tribe, an unimaginable power awakens within her. Even as this magic threatens to consume her, a disembodied voice intervenes, offering guidance and helping her control these newfound abilities.
Meanwhile, Samara’s father chases his wife’s captors across an unfamiliar terrain. But can Orin find his wife in time to save her? Will Samara learn to control her power and reunite with her family? And who is the mysterious entity traveling with her?
Review: Overall the book is really good. The book had great world building and it had an interesting plot. The book was from the viewpoint of a child, but was probably a bit more adult than middle grade.
However, I didn’t connect with the characters at all and I didn’t feel like they were very well developed. The book was also really long, I think longer than what it should have been, and the pacing was very slow for me.
Verdict: It was a good book.
Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher and netgalley. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: I Killed Zoe Spanos
Author: Kit Frick
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: Mystery lovers, thrill seekers
Publication Date: June 30, 2020
Genre: YA Mystery
Recommended Age: 16+ (death, arson, drugs, drug overdose, gore)
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 384
Synopsis: When Anna Cicconi arrives to the small Hamptons village of Herron Mills for a summer nanny gig, she has high hopes for a fresh start. What she finds instead is a community on edge after the disappearance of Zoe Spanos, a local girl who has been missing since New Year's Eve. Anna bears an eerie resemblance to Zoe, and her mere presence in town stirs up still-raw feelings about the unsolved case. As Anna delves deeper into the mystery, stepping further and further into Zoe's life, she becomes increasingly convinced that she and Zoe are connected--and that she knows what happened to her.
Two months later, Zoe's body is found in a nearby lake, and Anna is charged with manslaughter. But Anna's confession is riddled with holes, and Martina Green, teen host of the Missing Zoe podcast, isn't satisfied. Did Anna really kill Zoe? And if not, can Martina's podcast uncover the truth?
Review: This book is so good! I loved the slow build up to this novel and it’s more than a whodunit novel! It has highly developed characters with amazing backstories. The plot was intriguing and kept me hooked from beginning to end and the world building was stupendous!
The only issue I had with this book is that it is a bit slow but I was just invested in the story so much I wanted to breeze through it.
Verdict: Totally worth the read!
Book: I Killed Zoe Spanos
Author: Kit Frick
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: Mystery lovers, thrill seekers
Publication Date: June 30, 2020
Genre: YA Mystery
Recommended Age: 16+ (death, arson, drugs, drug overdose, gore)
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 384
Synopsis: When Anna Cicconi arrives to the small Hamptons village of Herron Mills for a summer nanny gig, she has high hopes for a fresh start. What she finds instead is a community on edge after the disappearance of Zoe Spanos, a local girl who has been missing since New Year's Eve. Anna bears an eerie resemblance to Zoe, and her mere presence in town stirs up still-raw feelings about the unsolved case. As Anna delves deeper into the mystery, stepping further and further into Zoe's life, she becomes increasingly convinced that she and Zoe are connected--and that she knows what happened to her.
Two months later, Zoe's body is found in a nearby lake, and Anna is charged with manslaughter. But Anna's confession is riddled with holes, and Martina Green, teen host of the Missing Zoe podcast, isn't satisfied. Did Anna really kill Zoe? And if not, can Martina's podcast uncover the truth?
Review: This book is so good! I loved the slow build up to this novel and it’s more than a whodunit novel! It has highly developed characters with amazing backstories. The plot was intriguing and kept me hooked from beginning to end and the world building was stupendous!
The only issue I had with this book is that it is a bit slow but I was just invested in the story so much I wanted to breeze through it.
Verdict: Totally worth the read!
Disclaimer: I received this e-book from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Viridis
Author: Lauren Hemphill
Book Series: Standalone?
Rating: 2/5
Recommended For...: Adult audiences
Publication Date: November 19, 2018
Genre: Adult Fantasy
Recommended Age: can’t recommend, dnf-ed. Lots of gore and sexual assault/rape are in this book.
Publisher: Winter Publishing
Pages: 520
Synopsis: After years of fighting a war she doesn't believe in, Jade Cavvar is being awarded for her efforts. But when an assassin makes an attempt on her life, Jade is forced down a path she never dreamed she'd walk. Stolen away from her home, she is brought to the land of her enemy, where she must discover her reason for living and scramble to find a way to stop the war before it ends in the death of millions.
And while Jade battles for freedom, her best friend, Aris Sell, must grapple with her disappearance. Aris' paranoia forces her to scrutinize those she's battled alongside for years, and when she unveils a secret hidden from the masses, she triggers irreversible events that threaten everyone in the Known Galaxy.
Review: I couldn’t read this book. The book really shouldn’t be in the LGBT section as it’s harmful in my opinion since the only lgbt character is a sexual assaulter/rapist and the book is super uncomfortable. I'm not sure if the book is still in that section, it was when I first got the book and it's in my notes but I do not see it anymore (and plus the author stated it shouldn't have been and apologized and was trying to figure out why it was). I had to stop reading at 62% and it really upset me mentally, not because of the missectioning (which I believe has been fixed) but because it was really rough subject material for me.
Verdict: Not for me but if you're into this then it's for you!
Book: Viridis
Author: Lauren Hemphill
Book Series: Standalone?
Rating: 2/5
Recommended For...: Adult audiences
Publication Date: November 19, 2018
Genre: Adult Fantasy
Recommended Age: can’t recommend, dnf-ed. Lots of gore and sexual assault/rape are in this book.
Publisher: Winter Publishing
Pages: 520
Synopsis: After years of fighting a war she doesn't believe in, Jade Cavvar is being awarded for her efforts. But when an assassin makes an attempt on her life, Jade is forced down a path she never dreamed she'd walk. Stolen away from her home, she is brought to the land of her enemy, where she must discover her reason for living and scramble to find a way to stop the war before it ends in the death of millions.
And while Jade battles for freedom, her best friend, Aris Sell, must grapple with her disappearance. Aris' paranoia forces her to scrutinize those she's battled alongside for years, and when she unveils a secret hidden from the masses, she triggers irreversible events that threaten everyone in the Known Galaxy.
Review: I couldn’t read this book. The book really shouldn’t be in the LGBT section as it’s harmful in my opinion since the only lgbt character is a sexual assaulter/rapist and the book is super uncomfortable. I'm not sure if the book is still in that section, it was when I first got the book and it's in my notes but I do not see it anymore (and plus the author stated it shouldn't have been and apologized and was trying to figure out why it was). I had to stop reading at 62% and it really upset me mentally, not because of the missectioning (which I believe has been fixed) but because it was really rough subject material for me.
Verdict: Not for me but if you're into this then it's for you!