It’s Top Ten Tuesday time once again friends! This week the prompt is books I wish I could read again for the first time! Ahh there are soo many that I could choose for this but I ended up going with 10 that popped into my mind first…
It’s Top Ten Tuesday time once again friends! This week the prompt is book series that were just so satisfying! In my case these are 5 series that I devoured and loved that got me hooked back into reading.
Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo
Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown
The Nevernight Chronicles by Jay Kristoff
Dance of Thieves Duology by Mary E. Pearson
Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
I am super stoked with what I’ve managed to accomplish this month reading wise! I ended up completing nine of the ten books that I had on my TBR for this month as well as one extra from last month that I didn’t end up finishing, which comes to 10 books! And I also completed my Good Reads Reading Goal for the year…so yay me! I have reviews on all the books I’ve read this month so feel free to click on the titles and check them out!
Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater – ⭐️4/5 stars
Fire Study by Maria V Snyder – ⭐️3.5/5 stars
The Dream Theives by Maggie Steifvater – ⭐️4/5 stars
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Steifvater – ⭐️4/5 stars
Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson – ⭐️3/5 stars
This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab – ⭐️4/5 stars
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff – ⭐️4/5 Stars
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater – ⭐️4/5 stars
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff – ⭐️5/5 stars
Happy Reading📚
*No Spoilers!*
I really, really enjoyed this!
This story follows Mia Corvere who wants to attend a prestigious and highly secretive school for assassins. She is seeking revenge on those who captured and murdered her family after her father failed to incite a rebellion, eventually leading her to become orphaned and hunted by her father’s former comrades.
This was highly entertaining! I liked the steady pace of the storyline. At the start it was a little overwhelming especially with the addendums on top of all the information that Jay Kristoff was giving us in the plot. I like a nice background and history of the world but this was a bit too much for me. So I pretty much ended up skipping or skimming through most of those and just sticking to the actual plotline.
Mia is a great character. I like that she endured all the trials and the training and yet still managed to maintain her true self through all of that. She is strong, resilient, stubborn and highly capricious but is still kind of naïve at times which reinforces how young most of these characters are. I also really enjoyed Tric as well, I found him to be a good equal to Mia. He speaks his mind when he thinks she is wrong and isn’t afraid to act when he feels the need.
I like that the magical abilities vary from character to character. Some are more subtle and then others like Mia are definitely utilised more blatantly. We really learn more about Mia’s abilities as she discovers them herself, I like that she kind of has to go through that journey to finding out who she is and what she can do. I thought that her abilities were really original and unique and it was interesting to read.
There was a lot of action and gore throughout the course of the book, but being a book predominately about assassins it was to be expected. I thought it added a layer of suspense as everyone is susceptible to being killed, no one was safe. I kind of liked that it was super intense and hard-core and the stakes were always really high, it kept the whole plot moving very quickly and was very entertaining. I couldn’t predict what was going to happen at any stage of the story either so that kept me on my toes as well.
⭐️4/5 stars the twists and turns and that ending OMG!
This is probably one of my most anticipated books of the month!! After I read the Illuminae Files last month which was so immersive and entertaining and different from anything I have read thus far this year, I cannot wait to see what Jay Kristoff has in store for me with the Nevernight Chronicles. A dark mysterious YA fantasy story involving a young female assassin… like yes, that is right up my alley! This is way more my style and comfort zone when it comes to reading and I am so excited to jump in and start!
Happy Reading📚
Amy Leigh Reads 