Category: Romantasy
The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J Maas
The hardest thing about reading a popular (and LONG!) series when all your books come from the library is trying to get them in order. So my understanding is, that this book was written third but was intended to be read first. And I’m really glad I didn’t read it first because man, I hated […]
Continue reading The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J MaasFourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Violet Sorrengail is the third child of General Lilith Sorrengail, who leads the Basgiath War College in Navarre. General Sorrengail is a dragon rider, and is incredibly proud of her two older children who followed in her footsteps. So much so that she forces Violet to give her dreams of becoming a Scribe like her […]
Continue reading Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosThrone of Glass by Sarah J Maas
The library hold list for anything Sarah J Mass is crazypants. Finally this book arrived – looking absolutely tortured. It’s very obviously a popular series. I guess I was just lucky that I actually got the first one in the series. I have all the sequels on hold, so hold your breath to find out […]
Continue reading Throne of Glass by Sarah J MaasThe Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
I really enjoyed this series. Enemies-to-lovers is one of my favourite tropes and I so rarely see it done well. I think Black did an excellent job of portraying two people who resent, fear, and mistrust each other who are still irrevocably pulled into each others’ orbit. Their relationship is so fraught they are both […]
Continue reading The Queen of Nothing by Holly BlackThe Wicked King by Holly Black
I DID NOT SEE THAT ENDING COMING HOLY SHIT!!! That’s it. That’s the post. OK, starting right with that curve-ball, I have trouble believing that Cardan isn’t banishing Jude in part because it will keep her safe. He saw what shape she was in when she returned from Queen Orlagh’s court. Jude is going to […]
Continue reading The Wicked King by Holly BlackA Reign of Rose by Kate Golden
The book opens with a memory of Arwen as a child following Halden and Ryder into her step-father’s shed. When Halden gets hurt Arwen heals him, the first time she ever uses her power. Ryder sneaks off and abandons them. It does kind of lay the groundwork for who Ryder turned out to be as […]
Continue reading A Reign of Rose by Kate Golden