Why Did I Read? As many of you may know, two of my all time favorite books is The Scorpio Races and Red Rising. So when Ashlords has those two books as the comps? I was wary to say the least! However, I can safely attest that Ashlords was a whole lot of fun and I greatly enjoyed it! My Thoughts: I don’t think the comparisons for Ashlords are completely accurate so take them with a grain of salt! The […]
Why Did I Read? This one had the sound of a survival story in the wild with fantasy elements and I was all about that! I was at Tricia’s signing when she toured for this book and she talked about Rasmira being a total bad ass axe wielding warrior and I was sold! My Thoughts: If you are hankering for a standalone fantasy, this is it! It’s not often we have a well rounded fantasy standalone so I’m always excited […]
Why Did I Read? I loved Timekeeper by Tara Sim and The Count of Monte Cristo is a favorite of mine (both movie and book!) so when I heard about this latest book by her, I was sold! My Thoughts: This was a really cool Count of Monte Cristo retelling! It’s a loose retelling: the bones of that story of revenge are there but set in its own unique fantasy world. There are many differences that make the story original […]
Why Did I Read? Oh the hype was huge for this one! The cover is gorgeous! Dark fairytales! It sounded fascinating and JUST like my sort of thing! My Thoughts: Spoiler alert: I was such a black sheep on this one. The premise is really intriguing. Alice has spent her whole life moving around with her mom because bad luck always seems to find them. Her grandmother is sort of famous for writing a book of dark fairy tales — a […]
Why Did I Read? I love fairy tale retellings. Every time that’s in a blurb, I’m like I need it! My Thoughts: I really loved the first half of this book! This Snow White retelling was super original and had some really fascinating aspects and twists on the classic Snow White fairytale. That’s my favorite part about retellings — seeing the unique twists that authors come up with and how they fit into this brand new story and still seeing […]