Sunday Sum Up

 Am I back here again??? I am indeed. This past week has been interesting on a reading level. While I've started a number of books, only one is really working for me so far. I am loving the second book in The Firebird Chronicles by T.A. White. The book is called The Age of Deception. I've been trying to pick this book up all year and it has finally clicked with my reading mood. The second book picks up almost immediately after we finished book one. - I think we are in the same room as the last scene. I like this series for a number of reasons, but our main character, Kira, is the biggest one. She has some very interesting abilities and she keeps me guessing even though I'm following along in her mind. 

 

 My other two reads are Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky and  Saint Death's Daughter by CSE Cooney. Neither of these have grabbed my interest yet. I'm about 10% into both, but I am struggling with both. 

 

Tap Tap - Is this thing on?

Hello Blog - It has been a WHILE since I've even opened this page or thought about posting here again. However, I miss sitting down to share more of my thoughts and updates on what I'm reading and doing. I can't promise updates will be happening often. This could be a one off post. Who knows if I'll keep this going or if this moment will flare out like so much of my creativity this year. 

 Most recently I've posted a TBR on youtube for August - I'm playing a TBR game and making some changes since the above mentioned low creativity has been making all of these endeavors harder than usual. 

 

 

 

Most recently I finished Deja Brew by Celestine Martin and had a good time with it. Thoughts below.

 

 ARC Review: 3.75 Stars

A very enjoyable cozy fall read with a delightful setting! I had a lot of fun with this book. After have mixed results with the first two books in this series, I wasn't sure what to expect. Our two main characters won me over. Sirena Caraway was a witch after my own heart and was very relatable to me. There were several quotes in her inner monologue I related to strongly and I enjoyed that her struggles with her magic weren't a quick fix. She really had to dig into her problems to figure out what was going on with her magic. Her love interest, Gus, was a big improvement on the first two books for me. In the first two installments the male main characters were very focused on hiding things from their love interests. The focus was different here and I appreciated this very much. The atmosphere in all three of the installments was fantastic. This was definitely the best one in the series for me and I enjoyed the wrap up of family affairs as well. Very sweet series with a few spicy scenes in each book!

 

 

 

Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner

 

 Final rating: 4.5/5

What a phenomenal end to a debut series. The stakes of this series increased in each book and this finale was just the same. We saw the characters take on an epic war and race to acquire allies in order to preserve their home. It was full of tension, twists and turns!

Our main characters go on epic journeys throughout this book and I loved seeing the growth in each one. Comparing the characters from the start of the series to the end is an amazing amount of growth. I loved seeing these changes develop over the series since we are in each of their POVs throughout. The balance between perspectives is well done for the most part even though there were perspectives I preferred a bit more than others especially late in the series.

There is part of the storyline I didn't find wrapped up in a completely satisfactory way. I still had questions! And the end of the book wrapped up a bit too quickly. - However, overall I adored this last installment in the series. I even had to cry several times throughout the book!

I will be watching for Hannah Kaner's next project with much anticipation.

A Drop of Curruption by Robert Jackson Bennet

What an incredible next installment in this series. I absolutely adored this story and cannot wait for more.

The story has very complex and interesting characters that I was happy to return to. I was pleased to see they had grown between books, but we also saw character growth within the story. Both Din and Ana are incredibly smart and watching them work is a treat. I was also endeared to many of the side characters and wanted to know more about their stories.

The world building in this series is fascinating and intricate in a way that kept my attention the entire time. There are so many small details that make their way into the story - some of which circle back in the end which was very satisfying! Complex magic, politics and social graces made the story very interesting and fun to watch unfold.

Just like the last book, the mystery is layered and I loved I could figure out which pieces were important without knowing exactly what the solution was.

*I received an ARC of this title for a fair and honest review. 

 

Goals Wrap Up from 2023

 

Reading, Channel and Personal Goals for 2024!

 

November TBR - Pile of Possibilities

 

Weekly Wrap and Coffee

Hello everyone! 

It has been a long week. Anyone else think so? I've been busy with personal events and work is about to get very demanding. So, I'm hoping this weekend will be productive one at the house. 

What's New? 

I haven't been reading very much in the past few weeks. After reading 20 books in August, September was a lot slower and I haven't finished a book in October yet. I'm currently working on two audiobooks and a graphic novel. I'm really hoping to start Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner this weekend because it is a book club pick and book club is coming very fast! 

New Content? 

If you are curious what I read in September, I posted my Wrap Up for the month this week. 

I'm hoping to post a Spooky TBR video this upcoming week and film a get to know me video since I recently hit 500 subscribers on the channel! 

That's it for me this week! - Let me know what you're currently reading for Spooky Season in the comments! 

Mid Year Stats and Goals Update

 

Welcome to a Mid- Year Goals Update (never mind I never posted the goals here in the first place) 

August Wrap Up 2022

Hello! 

It has once again been a while since I posted here. I will not promise that it will continue, but I'm here at the moment. I've had quite a busy summer with travel and life, but this is the most successful reading year of my life. 

August was quite a month for me. I spent a lot of time reading because of two readathons. The first was the Magical Orillium Readathon and the Avengers Reading Challenge. I talk about them both a bit in my end of month wrap up. More updates on my progress will be coming later this month. 

Will Darling Series Review