Month: July 2022

Reviews

Gods & Monsters Review

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*SPOILERS AHEAD*

After a heart breaking loss, Lou, Reid, Beau, and Coco are bent on vengeance more than ever before—and none more so than Lou. But this is no longer the Lou they thought they knew. No longer the Lou that captured a chasseur’s heart. A darkness has settled over her, and this time it will take more than love to drive it out.

This is a little hard to review as I didn’t leave this book with any lasting impressions, which I think in and of itself is quite telling. This was the finale in the series and for the majority of the book I was quite bored. One thing I think that made the book drag a little was the reoccurring theme of Lou and Reid being forced apart by one thing or another. First it was Lou being inhabited by Nicholina and then Reid losing his memories almost straight after it never gave us a chance to just enjoy the two of them for a little while before something else happened to keep them apart and their relationship was one of the things that I liked most from this series.

Reid losing his memories and reverting back to his old chasseur mindset really got on my nerves. I understand it was a way to acknowledge just how much he and Lou are meant to be even if he knew she was a witch before they got married. But I just feel like it was unnecessary to revisit this when this was the main obstacle between them in the first book.

There was also too many side quests that they had to go on before the inevitable stand off with Morgane. They had to expel Nicholina then go back to the chateau to steal a necklace, we’ve already travelled all over this world in the second book I wasn’t really all that interested in the continuous journey they were on. I would of appreciated learning more about the different gods and digging more into the history of the witches.

⭐️2/5 stars Way to long and tedious

Tags

The Last Book I… Book Tag

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I seen this tag over on the Quirky Pages blog and it seemed like a lot of fun so I thought I had to give it a go! 

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Gods & Monsters by Shelby Mahurin

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

I don’t think I have or if I did I can’t remember what it was! One I wish I DNF’d though was:

The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Book Lists, Top Ten Tuesdays

Books I Read in One Sitting

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It’s Top Ten Tuesday time again friends! This week is a freebie so I thought I would venture back to a prompt from around this time last year! This is an updated list of 10 books I completed in the one sitting.

Hide by Kiersten White

Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark

Sunreach, ReDawn & Evershore by Brandon Sanderson

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Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

Reviews

So Happy For You Review

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Robin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. When Robin came out, Ellie was there for her. When Ellie’s father died, Robin had her back. But when Ellie asks Robin to be her maid of honor, she is reluctant. A queer academic, Robin is dubious of the elaborate wedding rituals now sweeping the nation, which go far beyond champagne toasts and a bouquet toss. But loyalty wins out, and Robin accepts. Yet, as the wedding weekend approaches, a series of ominous occurrences lead Robin to second-guess her decision. It seems that everyone in the bridal party is out to get her. Perhaps even Ellie herself. 

Robin wasn’t particularly a likeable character, but she is definitely relatable! I liked the fact that we are given quiet an in depth look into her childhood and how it has effected her life as an adult. In particular the rift between her and her sister really impacted her mental health hard. I can definitely see how rejected and hurt she must of felt but I think she shut her out before they could sit down and maybe hash everything out.

Ellie I thought was strange from our first encounter with her. Then as we learn more about her background and friendship with Robin I couldn’t help thinking she was a bit of a toxic person. She was always so defensive when Robin would call her out and you could tell she didn’t really have a feel for who she was since we would just mimic whoever she moved on to. It was pretty obvious from the start that she was trying to kill Robin but her reasonings just didn’t feel like enough to warrant such a drastic decision.

I liked the representation and the commentary surrounding marriage and how societal expectations could literally make women crazy. As a 30 year old single woman I could definitely relate to Ellie about the pressure that is put on women to find the one and get married. I think this was a very entertaining and scarily realistic depiction of a possible future for all of us.

⭐️3/5 The fact this could happen irl is horrifying lol