Hello!
I hope you all feel well and are ready for a fantastic week! I hope that the Swedish weather will bless us with some sun, but considering it has been raining and snowing (?!?!) for the last couple of days I doubt it. However, one shall always hold on to hope lol.
Anywayssss, I realized I forgot to update you guys about the books I read in February *face palm*. Although that was probs for the best since I’d only read one book – in my defense, that month was quite busy for me and it’s a short month. So I though that what couldn’t be better than to “kill two birds with one stone” (first time I’ve ever written that saying in English – quite barbaric ain’t it).
I will present the six (6) books I’ve read in bOTH Feb and March, and for those of you who don’t know the drill I will begin with a rating, a synopsis of the novel from Goodreads and then 5 words that will some-what describe my thoughts regarding the particular book. Let’s dive in!
Title: A Court of Silver Flames
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #4
Rating: 5/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
Nesta Archeron has always been prickly – proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she’s struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can’t seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it.
The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre’s Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta’s orbit. But her temper isn’t the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.
Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.
Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance – and healing – in each other’s arms.
Five words about it:
AMAZING, finally-i-got-to-read-about-nesta-and-cassian, gwyn-freaking-berdara-i-adore-you, heart-wrenching and i-simply-just-fell-in-love-with-this-book-if-it-isn’t-obvious-already.
You can read my full review of it HERE!
Title: The Play
Author: Elle Kennedy
Series: Briar U #3
Rating: 4/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
What I learned after last year’s distractions cost my hockey team our entire season? No more screwing up. No more screwing, period. As the new team captain, I need a new philosophy: hockey and school now, women later. Which means that I, Hunter Davenport, am officially going celibate… no matter how hard that makes things.
But there’s nothing in the rulebook that says I can’t be friends with a woman. And I won’t lie – my new classmate Demi Davis is one cool chick. Her smart mouth is hot as hell, and so is the rest of her, but the fact that she’s got a boyfriend eliminates the temptation to touch her.
Except three months into our friendship, Demi is single and looking for a rebound.
And she’s making a play for me.
Avoiding her is impossible. We’re paired up on a yearlong school project, but I’m confident I can resist her. We’d never work, anyway. Our backgrounds are too different, our goals aren’t aligned, and her parents hate my guts.
Hooking up is a very bad idea. Now I just have to convince my body – and my heart.
Five words about it:
Cute!, quick-read, romance-to-swoon-for, Hunter-Davenport-I-really-really-like-you and bad-ass-chicks.
Title: Out of My League
Author: Sarah Sutton
Series: Love in Fenton County #2
Rating: 4/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
It’s all fun and games until someone catches feelings.
Sophia Wallace is convinced her life is over when her high school cuts the journalism program. Without the elective, she loses her chance to intern with the biggest newspaper company in the county, and why? All because the baseball team needs more funding.
To make matters worse, her boyfriend publicly dumps her at a party, which is mortifying. But the icing on the cake is when the captain of the baseball team and the most popular guy at Bayview High, Walsh Hunter, decides to be chivalrous. He jumps in, throws arms around Sophia, and declares his undying love for her. In front of everyone.
Suddenly, Sophia is thrown into a world of fake relationships and undercover journalism, and she realizes she’s way, way out of her league.
Good thing she’s got the team captain to teach her how to play. But faced with choosing between saving her journalism class or her newfound feelings for Walsh, will she strike out or hit a home run?
Five words about it:
Fast-paced, sweet, fake-relationship!, tough-choices and finding-yourself.
Title: Things Fall Apart
Author: Chinua Achebe
Rating: 3/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive. His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa and he is one of the most powerful men of his clan.
But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show weakness to anyone – even if the only way he can master his feelings is with his fists. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, Okonowo takes violent action. Will the great man’s dangerous pride eventually destroy him?
Five words about it:
The-MCs-name-is-really-Okonkwo, read-for-my-english-class, this-novel-hurt-my-feminist-heart-since-the-male-lead-is-misogynistic, interesting-to-learn-more-about-african-culture and all-around-intriguing.
Title: Kingdom of the Wicked
Author: Kerri Maniscalco
Series: Kingdom of the Wicked #1
Rating: 3/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
Two sisters. One brutal murder. A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself… And an intoxicating romance.
Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe – witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family’s renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin… desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister’s killer and to seek vengeance at any cost – even if it means using dark magic that’s been long forbidden.
Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked Princes of Hell that she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia’s side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women’s murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems…
Five words about it:
Love-me-some-wicked-princes, a-hellish-ride, mysterious, would’ve-wanted-a-bit-more-romance and what-the-actual-heck-was-that-ending?!? Full review will be posted on April 23rd!
Title: A Touch of Darkness
Author: Scarlett St. Clair
Series: Hades & Persephone #1
Rating: 3/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist.
Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible.
After a chance encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever.
The bets does more than expose Persephone’s failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows – and it’s forbidden.
Five words about it:
Greek-mythology-for-life, steamy-romance, not-how-i-expected-it-to-turn-out, intriguing-bond-between-the-MCs and this-cover-is-so-beautiful lol. Full review will be out on April 30th!
So these were all the 6 novels I read during the months of February and March! I’d say it was a good bunch of books! Some of which I liked, some that I really liked and one that I completely fell in love with. Hopefully you’ve found one or two books that have peaked your interest! Happy reading!
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