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Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
4.0
Overall: 3.5⭐️
Content warnings: gore, attempted assault, assault
Rep: Dual POV, slow burn, magical frog, magical creatures, queer side characters, sibling relationships
Thoughts
I had fun with this one! And we are SO GETTING a book 2! There's literally no way that is a one and done story.
Our FMC is funny and she is trying her best when we first meet her in the beginning. Evie definitely grew on me as I kept reading and I think we can all see a little bit of ourselves in her. If you've ever read Malice by Heather Walter, then I think not only will you like Evie, but you will definitely like this book! This book explores what happens when someone is invalidated and pushed to the side by those around them, but they continue to be a good person and we see how these actions and circumstances determine what road someone will go down.
I really liked how this book is dual POV because we get to see what our Villain, aka Trystan, is thinking and feeling and it really added to the story. We learn a lot about him and why he has become "The Villain" and I'm glad we did. He's just a hurt boy who's been through a lot
Content warnings: gore, attempted assault, assault
Rep: Dual POV, slow burn, magical frog, magical creatures, queer side characters, sibling relationships
Thoughts
I had fun with this one! And we are SO GETTING a book 2! There's literally no way that is a one and done story.
Our FMC is funny and she is trying her best when we first meet her in the beginning. Evie definitely grew on me as I kept reading and I think we can all see a little bit of ourselves in her. If you've ever read Malice by Heather Walter, then I think not only will you like Evie, but you will definitely like this book! This book explores what happens when someone is invalidated and pushed to the side by those around them, but they continue to be a good person and we see how these actions and circumstances determine what road someone will go down.
I really liked how this book is dual POV because we get to see what our Villain, aka Trystan, is thinking and feeling and it really added to the story. We learn a lot about him and why he has become "The Villain" and I'm glad we did. He's just a hurt boy who's been through a lot
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
4.0
Overall:
Content warnings: lost of loved ones, medical experimentation, a pandemic
Thoughts
Neutral thoughts:
I guessed a lot of things? And I don’t know if it’s because I’m just THAT good at being able to connect the dots & deduce the information that we’ve been given or if things were just really obvious? I’m not sure, but some of the things that I guessed DID happen, but not in ways that I expected/predicted and who revealed what
Pros:
It is VERY fast paced. There was literally not a dull moment & I thought it was really interesting how the original Cinderella and Disney’s rendition were incorporated into this!
Gripes:
I guess I just didn’t understand the magic system regarding the Lunars? (Which is VERY important to the plot) I know what it does but I felt it was too simple? And maybe this will be explored more in the coming books, but I just felt confused overall and the limitations that it has
The romance(s):
The development between Kai and Cinder was just really wholesome ? Like yes there was doubt on Cinder’s part (because of who she is and who Kai is), but you could just tell that Kai liked her & was just being really obvious about it
Content warnings: lost of loved ones, medical experimentation, a pandemic
Thoughts
Neutral thoughts:
I guessed a lot of things? And I don’t know if it’s because I’m just THAT good at being able to connect the dots & deduce the information that we’ve been given or if things were just really obvious? I’m not sure, but some of the things that I guessed DID happen, but not in ways that I expected/predicted and who revealed what
Pros:
It is VERY fast paced. There was literally not a dull moment & I thought it was really interesting how the original Cinderella and Disney’s rendition were incorporated into this!
Gripes:
I guess I just didn’t understand the magic system regarding the Lunars? (Which is VERY important to the plot) I know what it does but I felt it was too simple? And maybe this will be explored more in the coming books, but I just felt confused overall and the limitations that it has
The romance(s):
The development between Kai and Cinder was just really wholesome ? Like yes there was doubt on Cinder’s part (because of who she is and who Kai is), but you could just tell that Kai liked her & was just being really obvious about it
For the Throne by Hannah Whitten
3.0
Special thanks to Orbit & Netgalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Content warning; spiders,
Rep: gods, slow burn, bisexual mc, sisterly love
Thoughts
Neutral thoughts:
If For the Wolf was a Red Riding Hood & Beauty and the Beast remix, then For the Throne is a Snow White & Hades and Persephone remix.
I’m not really sure what I think about this book. I REALLY loved the first one & I was really excited to go into this one. I listened to audiobook as I read along & if it wasn’t for the audiobook, I’m not sure I would have been able to finish this book. In book one I didn’t have many thoughts about Neve, but as I got further and further into Throne, the more and more I found myself just not caring about Neve, her POV, her part in this story & just HER all around. I just did not CARE. I didn’t find myself caring for Solomir either. Which honestly made me really sad that I just felt like I was trudging through the book just so that I could see what happened to Red & Eammon & the rest of the crew of the Wilderwood. I just kept thinking as I was reading was “Where is this story going?” because I felt like I could not get a clear direction of the plot/the story. I thought that the lore, the magic and the history of the world & the Shadow Lands was actually really interesting & it was part of what made me keep going. But I just closed the book feeling disappointed & indifferent after I read For the Throne.
Pros:
We got to see how deep the bond is between Neve & Red in this one & I really loved seeing that.
We find out in this one that Neve is Bi or Pan which is cool. Happy Pride ya’ll.
Gripes:
Neve.
The romance(s):
Red & Eammon have my heart
Content warning; spiders,
Rep: gods, slow burn, bisexual mc, sisterly love
Thoughts
Neutral thoughts:
If For the Wolf was a Red Riding Hood & Beauty and the Beast remix, then For the Throne is a Snow White & Hades and Persephone remix.
I’m not really sure what I think about this book. I REALLY loved the first one & I was really excited to go into this one. I listened to audiobook as I read along & if it wasn’t for the audiobook, I’m not sure I would have been able to finish this book. In book one I didn’t have many thoughts about Neve, but as I got further and further into Throne, the more and more I found myself just not caring about Neve, her POV, her part in this story & just HER all around. I just did not CARE. I didn’t find myself caring for Solomir either. Which honestly made me really sad that I just felt like I was trudging through the book just so that I could see what happened to Red & Eammon & the rest of the crew of the Wilderwood. I just kept thinking as I was reading was “Where is this story going?” because I felt like I could not get a clear direction of the plot/the story. I thought that the lore, the magic and the history of the world & the Shadow Lands was actually really interesting & it was part of what made me keep going. But I just closed the book feeling disappointed & indifferent after I read For the Throne.
Pros:
We got to see how deep the bond is between Neve & Red in this one & I really loved seeing that.
We find out in this one that Neve is Bi or Pan which is cool. Happy Pride ya’ll.
Gripes:
Neve.
The romance(s):
Red & Eammon have my heart
A Soul to Heal by Opal Reyne
4.0
Overall: 4.5⭐️!
Content warnings: gore, violence, severe depression, pregnancy
Rep: slow burn, pregnancy
Thoughts
✔️Slow burn
✔️Fat MC with body positivity
✔️Cute Mavka baby
Content warnings: gore, violence, severe depression, pregnancy
Rep: slow burn, pregnancy
Thoughts
✔️Slow burn
✔️Fat MC with body positivity
✔️Cute Mavka baby
Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey
4.0
For such a short story this really packed an emotional punch and it was very cute