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Kindle TBR

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025by amyleighreads1 Comment

It’s Top Ten Tuesday time friends! This week the prompt is The Ten Most Recent Additions to My Book Collection and since I just got a new kindle for Christmas I figured I would like the last 10 books I added to my Kindle library which are:

Reviews

Bloom Review

January 20, 2025January 20, 2025by amyleighreadsLeave a Comment

*BEWARE OF SPOILERS AHEAD*

I didn’t know what to expect going into this book, but I was pleasantly surprised!

Rosemary meets Ash at the farmers’ market. Ash—precise, pretty, and practically perfect—sells bars of soap in delicate pastel colours, sprinkle-spackled cupcakes stacked on scalloped stands, beeswax candles, jelly jars of honey, and glossy green plants. Ro has never felt this way about another woman; with Ash, she wants to be her and have her in equal measure. But as her obsession with Ash consumes her, she may find she’s not the one doing the devouring…

Being in Ro’s head for the majority of this book was tiring and frustrating. They way she latches on to Ash and how her thoughts about her just consume her every waking moment got to be a bit annoying. I literally just wanted to shake her and tell her to get a grip, you coming on a bit strong there love. Though I can see why she would be second guessing herself at every turn and pushing a bit on Ash’s boundaries after the nasty breakup she just had with her ex.

Right from the start I knew there was something up with Ash. I could tell from her demeanour at the market stall, changing basically her whole personality depending on who walked in told me she was a calculative and potentially manipulative. Especially after she reprimanded Ro so many times for pushing her boundaries, I knew something was up but I couldn’t predict what, which was entertaining for sure.

I like the fact that this book elicited so many emotions from me. It starts off so unassuming and quite cute so I was a unprepared for the wild ride that was about to ensue. I definitely had my theories on what was happening but I was surprised at every turn which was why I think I enjoyed this as much as I did.

⭐️4/5 stars Wow.. this was good!!!

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Quicksilver Review

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025by amyleighreads2 Comments

*MILD SPOILERS AHEAD*

I had to see what all the hype was about with this book and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for as long as she can remember. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they’re real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

Saeris came across a little juvenile at times. For the amount of hardship she’s had to face I thought she would act a little more mature rather than a petulant teenager but that’s how she came across the majority of the time. If I was in her shoes sure I would be frustrated with the amount of information everyone wasn’t telling me but she got on my little with all her tantrums.

Kingfisher was so much fun! A tad convenient how he couldn’t reveal any information due to his oath but his overall attitude and charisma made up for it for sure. The witty banter he has with not only Saeris but everyone was very entertaining and I was definitely waiting to see what he was going to do next. Also, he has a filthy mouth and I was here for it!

I really liked the contrast of the two settings and the plot was evenly paced which kept me engaged the whole time. Overall I think there was just enough spice sprinkled onto this pretty typical fae storyline with some fun twists and turns along the way!

⭐️4/5 stars the quotes were quoting with this one!!!

TBR

January TBR

January 9, 2025January 7, 2025by amyleighreads4 Comments

This month I am hopefully going to be getting back into my reading zone and pump out a few reads … last year was a bit of a wash for me but I think I’m ready to get back into the groove and find some new all time favs in 2025!