Books With Colours in the titles
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is books with colours in the titles. I went through all the books I’ve read over the last year or so and these were the ones that I found!
The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
Red Rising & Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Red Sister & Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence
The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
August TBR
This month I decided I would go back to doing an actual TBR instead of my usual mood reading. I have quite a few library books loaned out that I haven’t had a chance to get to yet, so I though for August I could prioritise them! As somewhat of a completionist I do kind of want to attempt to complete the NEWTS this month quietly as well. And then if I have time after I finish all of those I will definitely be picking books out of my physical TBR which I will also list below.
The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren
Girl Gone Viral by Christina Lauren
Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
Anna K by Jenny Lee
Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
Loveless by Alice Oseman
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
July Wrap Up
I’ve had a pretty great reading month in terms of quantity, the quality of the books were a little average though. There was a lot that I thought I would love that were just kind of ok. I participated in two readathons this month which went really well and I read a lot of books that have been on my radar now for a while so I am definitely satisfied with that!
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker – ⭐️3/5 stars
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski – ⭐️3/5 stars
Kingsbane by Claire Legrand – ⭐️4/5 stars
A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai – ⭐️4/5 stars
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert – ⭐️5/5 stars
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa – ⭐️4/5 stars
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller – ⭐️5/5 stars
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Night Country by Melissa Albert – ⭐️3/5 stars
Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo – ⭐️3/5 stars
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – ⭐️3/5 stars
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan – ⭐️2/5 stars
The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan – ⭐️5/5 stars
🔱The Heroes of Olympus Series Reread🔱
It’s time to wrap up my reread of this series!! I realised getting into The Blood of Olympus that I have actually never read it before. I just always thought I had finished the series before but this book was completely new to me. I absolutely loved the finale of this series. It wrapped up all of the various plot lines in such a satisfying way! I know that even though it was foretold that one of them was going to die I didn’t really have any doubts that they would succeed. Even though Leo’s story line was more on the open ended side it felt right for his character. The battle with the giants in Athens did feel a little rushed for me, I would of liked more of a prolonged battle since they have been building up to that moment for over 4 books now. I really enjoyed the fact that we got perspectives from Reyna and Nico in this book. Finding out about Reyna’s background and seeing her connect and open up to Nico and vice-versa was lovely to read and seeing their bond solidified at the end was gratifying. Honestly I was entertained, engaged and highly committed to these characters and this series, I don’t know if it tops the Percy Jackson series for me but I would have to say it is definitely tied as my favourite!
Amy Leigh Reads 