Kenz
This series is so good.. I love Tamsin. I love watching her character grow the more she learns. I adore Thrain, he is so perfect for her.
I was worried at the start because the relationship focused on Tamsin and Thrain. However, we got so much more of Ivar and Olaf in this book. I cannot wait to see how the relationships continue to develop.
I really recommend checking out this series.
Final rating: 4 stars ✨
I think this wasn't for me.. I was utterly bored while reading it, which is surprising because of how short it is. I found it hard to get into at first and then uninterested after. The relationship with from 0 to 100 really quickly. The ending was good though. I really thought it'd go a different way but am pleasantly surprised.
Don't think I'll continue with the next book.
I thought I knew how I was going to review this book.. I was certain that it would be easy. After finishing “The Hunger of the Gods”, I am lost on what to say..
The pieces on the Tafl board are moving and war has arrived, but at a cost.. a cost I'm not willing to accept either. The ending, the last sentence, killed me. Had me crying as I closed the book at a loss on how I can continue without knowing the outcome.. October is simply too far away.
The found families. The reveals. The twists. All had me sitting from cover to cover NEEDING to know what was going to happen next. The hints of romance we got as well kept my heart happy. The pacing of this one was soo much better than the first book. I was invested in the story from start to finish and could think of nothing but these characters.
I will be at Barnes on release day bright and early to get my hands on the final book in this trilogy. I don't know how I will ever move on from these characters. This is a brilliant novel and one that quickly became a favorite of mine.
Final rating:
5 stars ✨
Ps: don't start this if you don't have the third book on hand.. you will regret it.
Ugh, I cannot believe that ending! Those last 150 pages had me on the edge of my seat. I'm excited to jump into book four to see how Auren continues to grow.
This was just so so good
Dnf @ 40%
Rae is an insufferable main character.. I could not stand her after about the 20% mark. I wanted to like this but..
I am not a fan of the omegaverse, but when I read that it was a non-shifter one I decided to give it a shot. I'm so glad I did. This was great! The plot was gripping and I cannot wait to find out what will happen in the next book.
I really recommend checking this one out if you like Viking inspired stories.
Final rating: 3.5 stars ✨
An AI with a foot fetish. Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk. Carl dealing with fetishized feet. Mongo.
Amazing. If you wanted to read a video game this is the one. I was laughing so often throughout the book. I am so curious about the political climate in the book and cannot wait to find out more throughout the series.
Final rating: 4.5 stars ✨
I felt like the ending was really rushed. I wish we got to see the characters go through the events portrayed in the epilogue, but the rest of the story was really great :)
This is going to be completely full of spoilers because I NEED to talk about my correct and incorrect theories. Be warned.
I knew very little going into this book. I knew it was an epistolary style mystery, that's it. I didn't even read the synopsis, I was sold when I heard it was written in emails and texts. I started reading and was intrigued to learn that it was novice lawyers working “the appeal” for the case (I just love that tittle, so good!). Instantly I knew I had to go into detective mode as well because why not? I put my on detective skills and got to theorizing right away. I annotated so much, but looking back on them I guessed so much correctly from the start..
Alright, my first guess was that the grandparents (Helen & Martin) were lying about Poppy being sick. I guessed it about 5% in which isn't a bad thing at all. It helped me catch on to the lies and rumors going about. It also helped me narrow down my suspect list and catch on to the red herrings.
Now, red herrings were the easiest to pick out for me. I knew instantly when Dr. Tish showed up that she was a distraction and didn't focus much on her. I knew she was stealing money from Martin. I didn't know that she had blackmailed him. That was so fun finding out. I knew Sam was innocent of the accusations thrown at her by Dr. Tish from her time in Africa.
The Africa trial with Sam and Dr. Tish's brother was another distraction to point the motive to Tish. It's disgusting how quickly I knew her bother was doing nefarious acts to the people. I absolutely hated reading it and having my guess be confirmed. I so wished to be wrong in that instance but acts like that do happen in real life.. I'm glad that Tish apologized in the end albeit too late but at least she learned who her brother truly was. She still deserves to be haunted by Sam's ghost though.
I felt so bad for Isabel right from the start. I knew what it was like to feel unwanted so I instantly was protective of her. She could do no wrong. That was until she went crazy! I was flabbergasted reading the part where she said something along the lines of seeing her talk to “Helen at tea break” and interjected herself as a middle man. She was definitely overbearing and came across as clingy. I think she meant well for the most part but yeah girl is CRAZY. I knew that she was another red herring. She could never be the murderer. The patient at the hospital that she almost killed, she confessed in one of her emails that she didn't pay attention.
I was shocked to learn that Isabel completely made up Lauren. I would've have sworn my life on her being real. It was such a fun time flipping back through and rereading the messages to and from Lauren. A lot of my suspicions were confirmed after rereading the messages. I just love being right, so fun!
But sadly, I was wrong too. I would've also sworn that Sarah-Jane was involved with the scheming and conniving but nope she was an innocent victim. Crazy, she was such a helpful person giving more than she got. I feel so bad for her, she didn't deserve to be used like that. Martin deserves more time than he got for his crimes!!
I was suspicious of James from 11% in. I annotated the exact quote used by the lawyers, “I never wanted to be a part of this. I tried to talk them out of doing it in the first place.” Going back and seeing that annotation was so good! I knew I had some detective skills but damn.. anyway, yeah James stayed on my suspect list. I knew he needed to stay when the time he post about the twins wasn't closer to the time of the actual birth. I would've never betted on Olivia helping him! I was SHOCKED! Woman just gave birth to twins (through C-section no less) and still had the energy to cover her husband for murder! I need her type of energy because I'm amazed. I'd be fuming if my husband left in the middle of the night to go speak to another woman right after I gave birth. Everything can wait until the family gets discharged from the hospital!
Martin, the smallest man who ever lived, as Taylor would say. A greedy, conniving, bloodthirsty man. Willing to take and take from people to stay on top. I never liked the man. Two-faced and kept too many secrets from people that trusted him implicitly. I get so angry when I think about his actions. He harmed so many people with barely any consequences. He's the one that deserves life in prison. Men like him will find power somewhere else once he gets out. His wife already knows how to restart a life.
HELEN! I knew she was someone to watch I just would have never guessed her secret. I knew it was her or Martin were harming Poppy. I just never would have thought she had done this before. I thought it was a ploy to get money. I was shocked to learn she had killed her own son. Terrible woman. I want to know where she ended up after everything she had done. There's that clip that's like “I'm a star. Please, I'm a star!” I can only think of that whenever I think of Helen. I HATE her.
To be completely honest I kept forgetting that Glen existed. For some reason I just could never remember him. So he wasn't on my suspect list. Definitely my bad, when I reread I'll pay more attention.
Claudia and Kel deserve all that they got. The thing that will make me hate a person instantly is cheating. Cheating means you have no respect for anyone. It's one of the most disgusting things that people do. So I'm glad her husband left her and took the kids, as he should. Kel should've been the one to be pushed off the balcony, not Sam. I hate them.
I know I'm forgetting more people but they didn't matter much anyway. I so enjoyed reading this. I had fun playing detective and theorizing along side the lawyers. I will be reading more from this author, she seems to write in epistolary form.
I'm guessing if you've read this far then you've read the book so I don't think saying “I recommend” applies here. So maybe recommend me a similar book? I really enjoyed my time with this read.
Final rating: 4 stars ✨
I enjoyed the first hundred pages of this and it went downhill after. Starting with the MC having a foot fetish and it being mentioned every single chapter there after. And then the misrepresentation of the Muslim religion... having characters being apart of a religion is fine but don't misrepresent the religion. There were grammatical errors and typos in this as well. It's disappointing when i spend my money on a traditionally published book that feels careless and nobody even proofed this before putting it on the shelves. I wouldn't not recommend this book and if you have it on your shelves just donate it.
This is the type of book you go into thinking one thing and come out with a new perspective. This had me on an emotional roller coaster that I'd happy ride over and over again. Especially the chapter “The Letters”, I was sobbing my way through it. Loosing yourself and trying to find your way back is such a heartbreaking experience.
January and Gus have the type of relationship that even after closing the book you know they will be together. No matter what happens they will stick by each other.
I would recommend this book for when you've lived and experienced but are still feeling lost. This was phenomenal, truly heart wrenching.
Final rating: 4.5 stars ✨
Annotated.
Meh. Don't think I'll read the series.. but was quick and very much young adult.
No rating, I don't rate novellas✨
