Fantasy

From Blood and Ash (#1)

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Rating: 5/5

“Bravery and strength do not equal goodness.”

Well, this was worth the hype for me. I had been hearing about this series for months but hadn’t really looked into it until I started getting more into book blogging. I was hoping it would be worth the hype because sometimes they aren’t and it’s utterly disappointing. But, this was a delight and I was enthralled throughout the book. The writing and characters are what stood out to me the most. Poppy is such a fierce and strong heroine and I love her romance with personal guard, it felt real and the more I read about them the more I loved it. Romance isn’t the only thing in this series as it’s packed with bravery, loyalty, suspense, rage, and friendship.

Some plot points were predictable but I felt like they weren’t done in a disappointing way as with other fantasy novels. The story really has everything that fits my requirement for a five star review and I was really glad that I took the time to read it. I already finished book 2 so be on the lookout for that soon!!

Shattered Kingdom #1 Review

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Genre: Fantasy, YA, Romance

“I’ll need weapons,” she demanded, and he wanted to tell her that he would lay all the armament he had at her feet when the time came. If the time ever came. But now was not the time.

“If you like ACOTAR, Six of Crows, Throne of Glass, this is for you and this is so correct. Although it was a little slow in the beginning, this book is full of surprises on the way. The main heroine goes by the Gandrett who is enlisted into saving a kidnapped son of a lord. Being fans of ACOTAR, Six of Crows, and TOG, I was a little nervous that this series wouldn’t live up to the hype and boy was I wrong. There was so much to love from this book and I was hooked from the beginning.

First, let’s start off with the characters, Gandrett a spunky and fierce warrior with unique characteristics, Nehelon who is a brooding fae which makes you love and hate him at the same time, Brax and Armand who have overlapping personalities but the more you read about the more you see the growth. Last but not least, there’s McKenzie who is the shining gem out of the entire group. The storyline was enthralling just as the plot twists as they kept me on the edge of my seat. Two gripes that I have is I felt like some of the relationships were formed too quickly and that is usually my gripe with books. I would’ve liked to see more development before two hop into a relationship. I would’ve also liked to see more of McKenzie in this book because I did enjoy her character the most out of the ones in the book. Other than that, I enjoyed the book especially the conclusion. I immediately started the second book because I couldn’t wait.

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆

Genre: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Diverse, YA

At first glance, I thought I was really going to enjoy the book. From the cover, the premise, and what I had heard about it were hyping me up. Sadly, this is one of those books where it didn’t live up to the hype which is always a bummer.

First, it took me awhile to figure out exactly what was going on and how everything was connected. Nami is the main character and while in the beginning, I did enjoy her character, the more the story progressed the less interested I was in her journey. In addition to that, I couldn’t connect to any of the characters and felt like they could’ve used more development. They were there and that was it.

The concept and world-building were very enjoyable and I found the theme of morality interesting because I am drawn to things like that. But, the lack of character development and Nami’s inner dialogue really pushed me away from truly enjoying this. It felt repetitive and I started to find her annoying especially because of her reckless decisions she made.

So sadly, this doesn’t get a good rating from me and it sucks because I was really hoping to love this book.