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Academy of Breath and Fire by Kristofor Hellmeister

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adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

โ€œ๐’ฒ๐‘œ๐“‡๐’น๐“ˆ ๐’ถ๐“‡๐‘’ ๐“ƒ๐‘œ๐“‰ ๐“‚๐‘’๐“‡๐‘’ ๐“ˆ๐“Ž๐“๐“๐’ถ๐’ท๐“๐‘’๐“ˆ, ๐“๐’ถ๐’น๐’พ๐‘’๐“ˆ ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐‘”๐‘’๐“ƒ๐“‰๐“๐‘’๐“‚๐‘’๐“ƒ. ๐’ฏ๐’ฝ๐‘’๐“Ž ๐’ถ๐“‡๐‘’ ๐’ท๐“‡๐‘’๐’ถ๐“‰๐’ฝ ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐’ป๐’พ๐“‡๐‘’.โ€

Perfect for fans of Harry Potter!

๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž is a gripping YA dark academia murder mystery novel with mind blowing twists, great atmosphere and brilliant writing. It was magical and exciting I had the most amazing time reading it! I truly hope there will be a sequel to it. I absolutely loved this tale, the characters and this whole world was so fascinating I honestly wished this book was longer because I didnโ€™t wanted to leave Mercroft Academy, with only this one book it already feels a home to me.

Please donโ€™t hesitate to pick up this fantastic book if you want to have an amazing experience!

Thank you so so much Kristofor for sending me a digital copy of your wonderful book in exchange for my honest review. Iโ€™m so grateful! 
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A fรผredi lรกny by Karรกdy Anna

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adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What would you do if you unexpectedly found yourself in 1763?

Honest, raw and atmospheric. A beautiful and heartfelt journey through time and space between two people from opposite backgrounds and worlds.

Ahhh I absolutely loved this captivating and magical novel, the atmosphere was phenomenal it transported me to 1763 Balatonfรผred. Anna and Mihรกly are literal soulmates their relationship were so special and it didnโ€™t matter that they came from different worlds the chemistry between them were so strong. 

I love Balatonfรผred so much so this was truly the most perfect read and the cover is just as stunning as the tale itself. Iโ€™m so mad at myself for not giving this book a chance sooner because I literally couldnโ€™t put the book down, it was written so beautifully with a unique plot. I found it incredible that this was the authorโ€™s debut novel it definitely became a new all time favorite read! Iโ€™m so happy that this is the first book in a trilogy I cannot wait to find out what happens next!

To all the Hungarian bookworms out there, read this book right now, you wonโ€™t regret it!
Iโ€™m so obsessed with this this book, when I woke up my first thought was immediately this beautiful story. I think I found a new all time favorite author in Anna.
Finding Happiness When It Hurts by Lisa Brett

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

โ€œ๐’ฉ๐‘’๐“‹๐‘’๐“‡ ๐“๐‘œ๐“ˆ๐‘’ ๐’ป๐’ถ๐’พ๐“‰๐’ฝ ๐’พ๐“ƒ ๐’ข๐‘œ๐’น ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐’พ๐“ƒ ๐“Ž๐‘œ๐“Š๐“‡๐“ˆ๐‘’๐“๐’ป. ๐’ฏ๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐’Ÿ๐’พ๐“‹๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘’ ๐’พ๐“ˆ ๐“ˆ๐‘œ๐“‚๐‘’๐“‰๐’ฝ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐“‹๐‘’๐“‡๐“Ž ๐“…๐‘œ๐“Œ๐‘’๐“‡๐’ป๐“Š๐“ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐’ถ๐“‰ ๐“Œ๐‘’ ๐’ถ๐“๐“๐’ฝ๐’ถ๐“‹๐‘’ ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐“ˆ๐’พ๐’น๐‘’ ๐“Š๐“ˆ, ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐“‰๐“‡๐“Š๐“ˆ๐“‰๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐’พ๐“ƒ ๐’พ๐“‰ ๐’พ๐“ˆ ๐’ธ๐’ถ๐“๐“๐‘’๐’น ๐’ป๐’ถ๐’พ๐“‰๐’ฝ.โ€

Finding Happy When It Hurts was a truly beautiful, helpful and a real gem of a book to read and grow from it. Real-life stories about people who found hidden blessings in their darkest moments, I loved how positive and inspiring this read was. It discussed grief as well, there was this quote which very much touched me - "๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฆ'๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ก๐ž๐š๐, ๐ฐ๐ž'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง." - Itโ€™s a very nice way to look at losing a loved one. As a Christian girl myself I definitely believe this as true and one day Iโ€™ll catch up with my Dad in Heaven and weโ€™ll be together againโ€ฆ

I really loved this book, it was powerful and an enjoyable read. I highly recommend it to everyone!
Midgard by Jeanne Hull Godfroy

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Ahh this ending! I cannot wait to read the sequel to this amazing story it left me want so much more. 

Midgard was a thrilling and fast paced science fiction novel set in the not so distant future where the Earth is dying and the hope is to sustain human life. The story was intriguing, the world building was incredibly well done and I hope in the next book I can get to know the characters even better. 

I highly recommend reading this fascinating novel!
The Palladium by Thorsten Brandl

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Palladium was a high stakes full of adventure fantasy novel for fans of Greek mythology. With an incredible and exciting cast of characters, an adorable Golden Retriever and so many surprises throughout the story I was always at the edge of my seat to see what happens next. And I was never disappointed!

I really enjoyed my time reading this unique novel, I highly recommend it to fantasy and Greek Mythology lovers!
WARNING Magic Can Be Dangerous by B. Ware

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

โ€œโ„ณ๐’ถ๐‘”๐’พ๐’ธ ๐“ˆ๐’ฝ๐‘œ๐“Š๐“๐’น ๐’œโ„’๐’ฒ๐’œ๐’ด๐’ฎ ๐’ท๐‘’ ๐’ถ๐“…๐“…๐“‡๐‘œ๐’ถ๐’ธ๐’ฝ๐‘’๐’น ๐“Œ๐’พ๐“‰๐’ฝ ๐’ธ๐’ถ๐“Š๐“‰๐’พ๐‘œ๐“ƒ.โ€œ

What a fun story this was! 

WARNING Magic Can Be Dangerous was an adventurous, entertaining and magical read. About how magic can be dangerous! I had such a fun time reading this book, it was such an easy read with engaging writing style and lovely characters who make mistakes but they just help us readers connect with them even more.

I highly recommend this joyful story to anyone!

Thank you so much B. Ware for letting me ARC read your debut novel, I had a lot of fun!



Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

โ€œ๐’ข๐“‡๐‘œ๐“Œ ๐’พ๐“ƒ ๐‘”๐“‡๐’ถ๐’ธ๐‘’ ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐’พ๐“ƒ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“€๐“ƒ๐‘œ๐“Œ๐“๐‘’๐’น๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐‘œ๐“Š๐“‡ โ„’๐‘œ๐“‡๐’น ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐’ฎ๐’ถ๐“‹๐’พ๐‘œ๐“‡, ๐’ฅ๐‘’๐“ˆ๐“Š๐“ˆ ๐’ž๐’ฝ๐“‡๐’พ๐“ˆ๐“‰" 
2 ๐’ซ๐‘’๐“‰๐‘’๐“‡ 3:18

Twelve Ordinary Men was a very powerful and inspiring book about the Twelve Apostles. How they were ordinary men and how the Master shaped His disciples for greatness. Itโ€™s a book about love, faith and about Godโ€™s steadfast love. It was incredible to read about the Apostles life and learn more about their journey. I even cried reading this book which I honestly didnโ€™t expected but it definitely touched me and Iโ€™m so grateful for it. I love God so much! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿค

This was my first but definitely not the last read by John MacArthur, I really liked his writing and I cannot wait to pick up another book by him in the future. I highly highly recommend this book to everyone!
Life Change: Sixteen Men Tell Their Extraordinary Stories by Mark Elsdon-Dew

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Is it possible for a life to change? 

I really enjoyed the concept of this book, it was about 16 men telling their extraordinary stories on how much their lives transformed after their encounter with God. These stories were raw, dark, inspiring but most importantly full of truth and faith. It was just honestly so incredible to see their journey on how they found God and became their best versions of themselves with Him. From the darkest places they overcame years of crime, addiction and violence.

Our Heavenly Father is truly amazing and if we give our life to Him anything is possible. Iโ€™m so grateful to say that I grew up as a Christian and while my journey wasnโ€™t and still isnโ€™t always easy Iโ€™m trying to be the best version of myself with the help of God. I want to deepen my relationship with Him so this was the perfect read for that.

I highly recommend this book to everyone!
God in the ICU by Dave A. Walker

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

God is good!

God in the ICU is a very powerful and inspirational biography of a praying doctor. It takes us on a beautiful journey of Dave coming to a strong faith in God and then praying for others. It was truly amazing to read how powerful a prayer is and if we wholeheartedly believe and trust in God and put our life in His hands miracles can happen because God responds to the prayers of His people. We just need to trust in Him, only God can see the full picture even if we donโ€™t understand why certain things happen the way they did.

I absolutely loved this read, it was emotional and uplifting, it left me with good feelings. 
I highly recommend reading this fantastic book to everyone! 
Aria and Liam: The Baker Street Mystery by Coline Monsarrat

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adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Aria and Liam: The Baker Street Mystery was the second book I have read in this fun standalone middle grade series. It was such an easy and fast paced adventurous mystery read with the elements of time travel to the past to solve a mystery. 

I really enjoyed this book, if you enjoy stories like Sherlock Holmes then you definitely will love this read that revolves around the author of the famous detective.