The Wicked King by Holly BlackMy rating: 4 of 5 starsTrigger warnings: Bullying, death, manipulation, violenceTropes: Enemies to loversRating: 4 StarsThe second of the series, The Wicked King was a bit of a better read than the first book, in my opinion. This story embarks on the new and developing nature of Jude Duarte’s relationship …
Author Archives: C.S. Meyer
Book Review – Her Body and Other Parties
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoMy rating: 2 of 5 starsHer Body and Other Parties left me with some conflicted feelings and the arduous task of appropriately reviewing it. There were some stories that resonated, and some that completely missed the mark. Unfortunately, this ended up as a DNF for me. This …
Book Review – The Once and Future Witches
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. HarrowMy rating: 5 of 5 starsOn occasion, I read something that moves me. It is rare that something reaches in and wholly shakes the depths of my soul, but it does happen. Reading Harrow’s work was a continuous awakening journey, filled with vivid imagery, endearing characters, beautiful …
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Book Review – In Five Years
I have never read a greater hook than the one I read in, ‘In Five Years,’ by Rebecca Serle. Dannie Kohan goes to sleep one night engaged, and wakes up five years in the future, getting a small glimpse of a moment in time – but with an entirely different man than the one she became engaged to.
Book Review – A Court of Mist and Fury
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasMy rating: 4 of 5 starsOverall rating: 🖤🖤🖤🖤Romance rating: 18+ (Bumped up from the previous novel, due to the portrayal of some of the darker romantic themes.)I enjoyed this book so much more than the first in the series! There was beautiful character development on Feyre’s …
Book Review – Phoenix Unbound
Phoenix Unbound by Grace DravenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars Overall rating: 🖤🖤🖤.🖤Romance rating: flexible 18+I went back and forth on how to rate this book, and I struggled for a while on putting my finger on exactly what it was that pulled this book back from being rated 4 stars. Grace Draven cultivates immediate …
Book Review – Sign Here for Horns
Sign Here for Horns by V.K. LudwigMy rating: 4 of 5 starsWhen I say I woke up on the morning of November 16th with zero intention of purchasing an adult genre sci-fi alien rom-com with endearing characters and quick-witted dialogue, I MEAN IT. Seriously. I am generally not a fan of the alien romance subgenre, …
Book Review – A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasMy rating: 4 of 5 starsFrom the moment that readers are introduced to Feyre, we are immediately immersed and enmeshed with a strong female lead who has been shouldering the burdens of the world on her shoulders. I sympathized with Feyre, and really came to root …
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Book Review – Serpent & Dove
Serpent & Dove by Shelby MahurinMy rating: 4 of 5 starsHaunting. Enchanting. The perfect mix of magic, love, and loss.From the moment that the reader becomes acquainted with Lou, we understand that there is something unique and special about this world we are being introduced to. Thrown immediately into a secretive operation between Lou and …
Book Review – Circe
Circe by Madeline MillerMy rating: 5 of 5 starsMadeline Miller quickly made my charts as a favorite author with her retelling of the Greek mythology of Circe, daughter of Helios, the god of the sun. Miller portrays Circe as being the outcast of her own family, as well as an outcast from the gods themselves. …
Charlotte S. Meyer 