The Crown's Fate by Evelyn Skye

*googles Russia 1825.....
"fear always flourished in the dark of night" .....Alexa play "In the Dark of the Night" from Anastasia.
I was expecting like...three different endings, so I'm not upset about the one that we got.
Nikolai. fsjkldajklsfd
432 Pages

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

It's a re-read because I don't remember what happened.
I appreciate the characters more because I actually know what's going on and why they were doing what they were doing.
There's some LOTR vibes with like...trying to make a party of people for a mission.
Also... I still love the squire.
592 Pages

Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier

Cas is precious and I love him. Protec. He is both cinnamon roll and someone who could kill you. 
Also look at the history nerd. 
Me trying to figure out what's actually happening because we trying to solve an almost murder ad people are dying and I'm confused. 
With no context:

336 Pages

Throne of Glass

 

Throne of Glass

By Sarah J. Maas

Pages: 406

I've been meaning to re-read and finally finish this series. I started reading it years ago right before Empire of Storms (book #5) came out. I am bad about finishing a series when it is still in progress as I am very impatient and do not like to leave a fantasy world mid-story. Now that the series is finished I am determined to finish this amazing series as everyone around me has told me it is worth finishing. I already loved the first book with its dangerous and sassy main character who has many mysteries in her past. I may have to go back and read the novellas soon as my friends say they are good for more background on how our main character Celaena, became this worlds assassin queen.

Blood Heir by Amelie Wen Zhao

An Anastasia retelling--sign me up. 
Ramsom is like...Han Solo + Dimitri + Flynn Rider
Ok but the magic system. I think it's neat. 
Insert that one scene from Avatar the Last Airbender. iykyk
Alexa play the first half of Frozen.
I appreciated that the action picked up in the later parts of the book. 
464 Pages

Dreams Lie Beneath by Rebecca Ross

I love the set-up of this world. Like. It had me engaged trying to figure out the characters. like..the mythology/lore of the world and the curse. Es different and I love it. 
The test. Fantastic. Like.
oh my darling, oh my darling....I understand why she has a nickname. 
Phelan is fantastic. He's a soft boi. I love him. Protect him.
My ship. I love this ship.  The rivals to lovers is just. Their interactions. Chef's kiss.

496 Pages

Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long

....Is my brain thinking of Snow Dogs ....yes...shhh.
I kept thinking of the ice planet Hoth from Star Wars and Briggs from Fullmetal Alchemist.
Yeah there's some Balto vibes.
It also makes me think about Mt. Everest, and how there are the locals, those who are experienced, and those who are tourists that try to climb it. The tourism is crucial to the local economy, but the tourists aren't necessarily aware of and considerate of the local issues and problems that their visit brings.....Am I going to get on my Everest soap box again....
368 Pages

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

The snark. Of the characters and of the magic school. 
"My inner being is exceptionally cranky, and I don't want her company myself"
*Realizes what the title means in relation to the plot.
I am going to go cry under my desk. 
.....looks up publication date of the last book: isn't happy. because yes...I don't want to wait until September. 
400 Pages

When Night Breaks by Janella Angeles

Let's see what happens to my ship. 
Alexa play JT's "Mirrors"
I have OPINIONS on the ending of Phantom of the Opera, so I'm like....very concerned for my mental health.
I called that "plot twist"
ok ok ok... so like...I'm ok with that.
496 Pages

A Touch of Malice

ohhh that's why we're doing the snow storm. 
It took me forever to read this....
*inserts smirk emojis because like.. yeah.
I'm here for Hades and basically only Hades....and the dogs. 
464 Pages

The Color of Dragons by R.A. Salvatore and Erika Lewis

I like the magic system. Dragons... I'm here for dragons and the cool cover. 
This is like...an Arthurian/Merlin origin story (and by that I mean that it's pre-Arthur). I liked that it showed the unrest that was happening pre-Arthur.
I wish there had been more falling action.
Griffin's cool. 
418 Pages

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow

When you have a character that you like and you really don't want them to be evil.
Hey look. Trauma.
when there are characters named James and August, Folklore Swiftie rises (not in the shipping sense)
Grimm sisters. 
Alexa play Mad Woman, and the bridge of I Did Something Bad
Just....play all the Taylor Swift.
My shiiiiiiip. They so cute.
544 Pages

Forest of Souls by Lori M Lee

So this book was ok.
There were a lot of fae vibes, and there was political drama, and there was Bone Witch vibes, which I liked, but like.... I feel like the story and the concept had a lot of potential. 
Content Warning: there is a spider. 
416 Pages

The Righteous by Renee Ahdieh

The characters growing on me, and like...opening up and getting backstory. Chef's kiss.
My ships.. fdjkslajkdsfl
 *sees a character that's familiar. hey hey hey.
The character development and the life experiences.
I love Bastian. I miss him. 
Arjun and Pippa are great.
432 Pages

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Who's the bad guy. fdsaklfnkdjsdk
All the fairytale vibes.
I has ship.
Frollo. nope nope. 
368 Pages

The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen

So this has some Bone Witch vibes and I’m loving it.
I didn’t know who to ship, but now I do.
When you think you see a hint, but it wasn’t a hint… Clown.
I love the characters.
Also….characters dealing with the plague. Cackles because that's relatable. 
400 Pages

Flawed by Cecelia Ahern

Cough. Cancel culture.
So pardon the pun, but man this society has flawed logic.
I’m trying to decide if the priest is supposed to be Catholic..cause I’m not getting Catholic vibes.
*Hears a lecture about ashes and sackcloth…
Me: I mean….technically you’re right but you’re missing some key and crucial points.
Toxic righteousness just….
The more I get to know some of the characters, the more it reminds me of Matched
352 Pages

Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

The secondhand embarrassment is PAINFUL. I'm cringing so much.
Alexa play All Too Well…because….like…it fits 
Bro. Pride. Can we just like. Talk about Pride.

Sees the Dear Evan Hansen references.
Yes I want all of the Broadway pride shirts.
480 Pages

Golden Son by Pierce Brown

 *realizes that Red TV could totally be a song for this…or at least for the first book….
and my brain is hearing Fly by Nicki Minaj and See You Again by Wiz Khafia
Hey look at the racism.
Mustang is amazing. I love her. People make assumptions about her and like.. sigh
And of course it has more Hunger Games vibes.
I like...was expecting a thing to happen at the end and it didn't, and I feel like...There's probably a reason why it didn't
464 Pages

Of Gold and Greed by Chanda Hahn

 So like..there’s some Snow White and the huntsman vibes, and then obviously the Rumpelstiltskin vibes

My ship.
348 Pages