Review: The Night Hunt ~ Alexandra Christo

 

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Format I Used: Audiobook & E-book

Pages: 375

Running Time: 10h 50m

My Rating: 3.75 stars

Publication Date: October 10, 2023

Spoilers ahead, so read on at your own risk

Beautiful, creepy cover, that definitely fits the vibe of this book.

I wasn't truly invested in this book until about the last 25% of the book. Which is evident based on where all my Kindle notes and highlights came from.

It was a very slow moving book (in my opinion) It felt kind of Reminiscent offfffff Wicked Saints for some reason. It was kind of hard to keep focused on it for a while, but when it finally hit its groove, it was *chefs kiss*

The whole premise of this was so interesting to me. And I loved the found family trope (which isn't surprising to anyone) It had Greek mythology, and regular creepy monsters, but it managed to not be overly scary. Nothing was ever quite what it seemed, and just when you think you know what's going to happen, it doesn't...

Tristan and Cillian are just so precious and I want to protect them forever.

I LOVED getting to see Silas and his siblings. ESPECIALLY Thentos. I think this is a standalone, but I would LOVE to learn more about the rest of the River Gods.

Did It Make Me Cry? No 

ARC Review: A Bright Heart ~ Kate Chenli

  

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Format I Used:E-ARC

Pages: 344

Running Time: 10h 2m

My Rating: 5 stars

Publication Date: October 17, 2023

So this was amazing. I love that it read like the Manhwas that I keep devouring. The cold "evil" prince, the actual bad guy, and the girl who has been given a second chance to fix things that went wrong.

I love the relationship between Mingshin and Jieh, and how it started out rocky, but grew so much and how they respected each other.

I also really enjoyed the relationships that Mingshin built with Yunle, Fei, Mai, and everyone else.

That twist and cliffhanger ending kind of threw me for a loop, but only because I thought this was a standalone.

I cannot WAIT to see what happens next!

Thank you to Netgalley and Union Square & Co.for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinions!

Did It Make Me Cry? No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review: Assistant To The Villain ~ Hannah Nicole Maehrer

 

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Format I Used: Audiobook & E-book

Pages: 352

Running Time: 13h 54m

My Rating: 5 stars

Publication Date: August 29, 2023

 

I really enjoyed this book, but I think that I need to do a re-read, because it took me such a long time to actually finish it, because I was reading others at the same time.

Spoilers ahead so read on at your own risk.

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I was so so excited for this, because I've been watching the author promote it on Tik Tok forever! This gave me everything that was promised and then some. It's a silly and cozy books that gives you all the tropes, and I can't wait to see what our dear Evie is going to get up to next. I enjoyed the back and forth between Evie and The Villain. It had me giggling and kicking my feet, and it gave me all the feelings that I wanted it to.

I'm curious to learn more about the silent Knight who helped Evie escape. I have theories on who it is, but I guess I'll just have to wait to find out.

I was surprised at who the bad guy was, but not in a OMG what a betrayal kind of way. (probably because I've been reading Jujutsu Kaisen, and it has made me numb to anything dramatic happening) I had my eyes on another character who was definitely too obvious of a choice, because some of the things they kept saying and doing.

I wasn't as annoyed with the cliff hanger as I thought I would be (and it didn't feel quite as dramatic to me) probably because the Big Bad thing happened, and instead of ending it there, it went on a little longer and other not so dramatic things happened, and THEN it ended. So it kind of dulled down the dramatic cliffhanger. But! that's just my opinion.

Review: The Scarlet Veil ~Shelby Mahurin

 

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Format I Used: E-book

Pages: 640

Running Time: 18h 40m

My Rating: 5 stars

Publication Date: September 26, 2023

I went through a phase where literally all I read was vampire books (thanks Twilight) and then I was sick of them and didn't want to read them anymore... Until this book that is. This book was everything I never knew I needed and then some.

If you haven't read this book and are planning on it, please back away from this review now, because there will be SPOILERS (also some spoilers for the Serpent and Dove series)

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It took me a little longer to get invested in this one, because it took Celie a long time to finally find her footing and grow more confident in who she was. I was so glad that she was able to start seeing how important and powerful she was even if it was in a way that was different from the people that she loves. I was a little frustrated with her and how black and white she saw things for a while (although a lot of that can be blamed on how she was raised) but as the story went on, she started questioning things more.

I loved that there were so many familiar faces in this book, while still being able to stay its own story. It was actually so spooky and much darker than I was thinking it would be (even though that's a silly thing to say because it's VAMPIRES so of course it's going to be spooky and dark)

I LIVED for the back and forth between Michal and Celie, and I really can't wait to see if we get to learn more about the... future that predicted that Michal would take a bride that was described to be an awful lot like Celie. and then kill her.. which... well you can't see my face right now, but. I like that Michal didn't treat Celie like she was made of glass. He pushes her (and sometimes comes off as a jerk which, yeah, he is...) and tells her that she is much smarter and stronger than everyone (including herself) thinks that she is.

The part with the silver dress... I may cry.

This was a slow slow slow burn romance, and I liked it so much. But just be aware of that going in because if you're expecting lots of romance right off the bat, you'll be disappointed. It hits heavy on the Enemies first in this enemies to lovers book.

I really really like Dimitri, which has me nervous because my track record with lovable side characters is not good. They either turn out to be evil or get killed. And considering what happened to Ansel in From Blood and Honey, this has me REAL NERVOUS.

I also think it will be interesting to see what's going to happen with Jean Luc. I have very mixed feelings about him. I hate the way he treated Celie as if she was something so easily breakable, but avoided actually talking to her and trying to help her. He lied and hid things from her. He also called her some mean things when they met up again. I was so frustrated and irritated with him on Celie's behalf. I think he does care for her, but he's so old fashioned and in the "girls can't do anything" mindest. Where I don't want him and Celie together at all, I hope he does get to go through some major character development.

The actual bad guy kind of sort of surprised me. Like, I didn't like this person to begin with, but I just assumed that it was a normal dislike, nope turns out this person was REAL BAD. So that was nice. I was suspecting everyone else. Whoops.

The cliffhanger ending had me so stressed out, but also now I can't stop thinking about it, and how long it is until I can read book 2. So BRAVO Shelby Mahurin, you've got me hooked again.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for allowing me to read an ARC

Did This Book Make Me Cry? Yes.