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The Guinevere Deception is action packed, has lies, and magic throughout it. I gave it four stars because there were a few parts I was bored at when reading.
I really liked the retelling of King Arthur, the Lady of the Lake, Merlin, and Guinevere.

The sequel to A Curse So Dark and Lonely did not disappoint. We have betrayal, love, and friendship throughout the story. I loved each of the old and new characters. This follows the consequences at the end of the last book and follows Grey and Lia Mara instead of Rhen and Harper. This has more travel in it, but has a good amount of action in it. This one does not disappoint.

DNF. The writing is stuffy and juvenile. Also, one dimensional characters. It was boring and I couldn’t get into it sadly.

DNF. I wanted to like this book, but it was really slow and felt like there were two different mega plots going on at the same time that took away from enjoying it. It felt like I was reading two different books at once. It has a good premise, but isn’t for me, which is why I gave it two stars instead of one.

The characters seemed dull to me and not well rounded. I thought going into this it would have been cute and interesting due to how the plot sounded. I wanted to love this like I loved The Thousandth Floor. It was very melodramatic and felt like a soap opera.

Three years ago I loved these books, but now I can’t stand this one. I tried my best to get through this, but the book had me rolling my eyes and finding it absolutely boring.

Amora must demonstrate her magic to show she is the true heir, however the demonstration goes wrong and she ends up escaping a dreaded fate with a Pirate. On her run with the pirate, she discovers a curse that one day could travel to her island and destroy the life she knows. She takes this as an adventure and uses it to prove herself to her people. Will she be able to break the curse before it reaches her people?
I really loved the writing, the world building, and the characters. There were a few boring parts, but for the most part it was amazing. I really look forward to the sequel.

DNF at 10%. This book was super cringeworthy in my opinion. The writing didn’t feel young adult, but more juvenile or middle grade. Then, on almost every page the author makes references that Kane is gay. Okay, got it and that’s totally fine, but that takes away from what is going on. Mentioning that he is gay is not progressing the story and more than it should and doesn’t make anything happen. It’s great there is diversity with the main character, but I don’t think there should be gay jokes as well. With the plot line I really don’t feel like it was moving and nothing was progressing. It could have if I read more, but the writing was cringeworthy to me.

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. This was amazing. Pip is doing her senior project on a murder case that happened five years ago in her town because she doesn’t think the killer was really the killer. She thinks there are a lot of holes in the case and wants to find out the truth. This turns into one dangerous project. This book was beyond amazing, fast pace with humor placed throughout the book, and well written. If you love Truly Devious, then you’ll love this one a lot.