All Bleeds Through by Bartholomew Lander is an exciting ten-story collection on hemomancy and is a kind of alternative reality with a look at what the world would be shaped like if people could do blood magic. What I love is that some of the characters overlap in the stories. What I don't like is that some of the stories like the first ones were a little hard to follow along with as I am entirely new to this world and do not understand the importance of anything.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Monday, October 14, 2019
A mystery of mysteries
On The Edge Of Darkness by C.L. Avery is a unique story because I have not read many books that involve the LGBTQ community, especially having the victims were all gay. However, it kind of got redundant with the whole daughter being gay and Ransom not being able to accept it (although spoiler, he does at the end of the book), and I was like okay we get it can we move on, please.
The mystery was well done because even I could not figure out who it was because I had an inkling that it was not male, but I still kept trying to guess who was the killer. Congrats to the author for doing that because, typically, it is easy to figure out who is the killer within the last half of the book, but this I did not know until near the end.
If you are looking for a good mystery and a diverse book, then this is a book I would highly recommend.
My only complaint about this book is that I thought the daughter would get kidnapped earlier because that's was the impression I got from the blurb.
4 out of 5 stars.
The mystery was well done because even I could not figure out who it was because I had an inkling that it was not male, but I still kept trying to guess who was the killer. Congrats to the author for doing that because, typically, it is easy to figure out who is the killer within the last half of the book, but this I did not know until near the end.
If you are looking for a good mystery and a diverse book, then this is a book I would highly recommend.
My only complaint about this book is that I thought the daughter would get kidnapped earlier because that's was the impression I got from the blurb.
4 out of 5 stars.
The Best Book I have Read this Fall
Blaize and the Maven by Ellen Bard is OMG! First off, thank you, NetGalley for letting me read this book and the publishing company for auto approving me for this book because this book is beyond words. Secondly, thank you to the author for not having Canada being steadily snowing like so many authors do because it always bugs me being in BC (and yes a massive thank you for doing it close to my home town) and people seem to forget that my country is like every other country and has this miraculous thing called weather.
I was hooked from the first page and devoured it in one day. This novel got in my head, and I was so annoyed whenever I got interrupted from reading it because I needed to know what was happening.
The characters and worldbuilding are incredible. I have no complaints about this book except that it ended. I love that the author had Blaize try to say Cuinn's name because I was saying it wrong up until that point (and it's pronounced Quinn, not how I was saying it. I was calling him Coo-inn don't ask why). I could gush on and on about this book because there is no end of praise for this book. It has a gorgeous cover, the blurb is precisely what happens, and the characters are someone I can see as being real (in fact, I want them to be real). I need to read the second book ASAP.
Okay, I will stop gushing about this book, and you go read this book. Deal.
13 out of 5 stars.
I was hooked from the first page and devoured it in one day. This novel got in my head, and I was so annoyed whenever I got interrupted from reading it because I needed to know what was happening.
The characters and worldbuilding are incredible. I have no complaints about this book except that it ended. I love that the author had Blaize try to say Cuinn's name because I was saying it wrong up until that point (and it's pronounced Quinn, not how I was saying it. I was calling him Coo-inn don't ask why). I could gush on and on about this book because there is no end of praise for this book. It has a gorgeous cover, the blurb is precisely what happens, and the characters are someone I can see as being real (in fact, I want them to be real). I need to read the second book ASAP.
Okay, I will stop gushing about this book, and you go read this book. Deal.
13 out of 5 stars.
A book the writer knew a lot about
Immortal Roots by Velvet Davis is a fascinating book because the first half of the book is so slow, and the characters were so flat I almost gave up reading it, but I persevered and guess what? I am glad I did because the characters slowly started developing dimension to them, and they were not just paper dolls playing dress-up. Dassius was my favorite character because he changed the most during the book, and it must have killed him to not be in charge during their entire mission, but that is why I loved him because at least he tried.
As for the title of this post, you might be wondering what I meant by that, but it is quite simple. It is incredible worldbuilding; however, it leaves out a lot of details of how the world came to be. Why are the councils opposed to each other and can never agree to anything? Why do people go into a particular role and stay in that role? How do they get chosen for that role? How did the world get like that? Is the planet supposed to be Earth after some massive catastrophe that hit? Why did they create a program where they have humans that are trained to know every possible scenario? Why are there mystics in this world, and how did they come to be? The divine elemental beings were they human before, or were they always like that? How did they happen to be like that? These are but a few questions I thought of when I read this book, but I am sure when you read this, you will come up with your own. The best part is that the characters are just as clueless as to the readers, yet the readers get the sense that the writer knows every little answer to the questions being posed but forgot that readers are not privy to the writer's mind.
I will love to read the second book if one does come out because the ending did get me curious. Also, I am hoping maybe more things will be explained.
4 out of 5 stars.
As for the title of this post, you might be wondering what I meant by that, but it is quite simple. It is incredible worldbuilding; however, it leaves out a lot of details of how the world came to be. Why are the councils opposed to each other and can never agree to anything? Why do people go into a particular role and stay in that role? How do they get chosen for that role? How did the world get like that? Is the planet supposed to be Earth after some massive catastrophe that hit? Why did they create a program where they have humans that are trained to know every possible scenario? Why are there mystics in this world, and how did they come to be? The divine elemental beings were they human before, or were they always like that? How did they happen to be like that? These are but a few questions I thought of when I read this book, but I am sure when you read this, you will come up with your own. The best part is that the characters are just as clueless as to the readers, yet the readers get the sense that the writer knows every little answer to the questions being posed but forgot that readers are not privy to the writer's mind.
I will love to read the second book if one does come out because the ending did get me curious. Also, I am hoping maybe more things will be explained.
4 out of 5 stars.
Magic and Betrayal
Under My Skin by Shawntelle Madison is an interesting read as it leads right into characterization and does not let go. I would love to say it had me from the first page, but I could only read it online as a book for Apple on my Mac, and I tend to get so distracted when reading things on a computer no matter how good the book is. But the first page was riveting, and it makes the reader want to know every little thing about what is going on.
4 out of 5 stars.
4 out of 5 stars.
Easy Read
Womby's School for Wayward Witches Series Book 1-5 by Sarina Dorie is one of those books that I cannot quite figure out. First off, I would like to thank the author for emailing me copies of the books when I did not realize that you could read the book in any order, and it will not make a difference. Also, I would like to thank NetGalley for letting me review this book set.
Indeed, you do not need to read these books in any order because it is so redundant that you can figure things out within the first five pages of whatever book you are reading.
I tried, I really did, but I had so many issues with the book that I had to DNF halfway through the second book because the characters felt so unrealistic like I know nobody who acts like any of the characters.
Here's the thing, it is okay to not be perfect all the time, and yet Clarissa cannot seem to fathom this concept. As soon as she does anything, somebody, whether it is an adult, a friend, or herself, from doing anything, and it got annoying fast.
I wanted to read the book for the magic and this potential boarding school for wayward witches that I still have not gotten to. If you wish to read a numb, mindless read, then this is the book series for you.
1.5 out of 5 stars.
Indeed, you do not need to read these books in any order because it is so redundant that you can figure things out within the first five pages of whatever book you are reading.
I tried, I really did, but I had so many issues with the book that I had to DNF halfway through the second book because the characters felt so unrealistic like I know nobody who acts like any of the characters.
Here's the thing, it is okay to not be perfect all the time, and yet Clarissa cannot seem to fathom this concept. As soon as she does anything, somebody, whether it is an adult, a friend, or herself, from doing anything, and it got annoying fast.
I wanted to read the book for the magic and this potential boarding school for wayward witches that I still have not gotten to. If you wish to read a numb, mindless read, then this is the book series for you.
1.5 out of 5 stars.
This Book Broke Me
The Living God by Kaytalin Platt killed me. I finished this book a couple of months ago, and it took me this long to figure out how to write a coherent review.
Just ugh, why did you have to do that to my feels? Like Saran and Keiler slew me with their characterization and their relationship. It makes me wonder how much was real and how much was fake? I won't say what I mean about that because you should read it to find out because it was a twist I didn't see coming even though I saw every other twist coming.
The reason why this book is still killing me is that everything the characters did, they did it out of love, and the end results are just devastating.
Yup, nope, still cannot come up with a coherent review for this book.
5 out of 5 stars.
Just ugh, why did you have to do that to my feels? Like Saran and Keiler slew me with their characterization and their relationship. It makes me wonder how much was real and how much was fake? I won't say what I mean about that because you should read it to find out because it was a twist I didn't see coming even though I saw every other twist coming.
The reason why this book is still killing me is that everything the characters did, they did it out of love, and the end results are just devastating.
Yup, nope, still cannot come up with a coherent review for this book.
5 out of 5 stars.
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