This was so damn good. It has a slow start - that can't be denied. But it's so worth it. After the first half, this takes off and was nonstop - I was blown away by how epic this became.
I'm impressed that at book number 9 in the series I'm still totally invested in these characters and what might happen to them next. But that being said, this was probably my least favourite of the series so far.
This is pretty much everything you want from a YA fantasy novel. It's buckets of fun and full of magic, awesome characters and adventure.
I am thrilled to report that this lived up to my expectations and beyond. This is very much so a tongue-in-cheek romantasy (light on the romance) that is thoroughly enjoyable. It's full of sass, simmering with enemies-to-lovers expectations, and has some seriously fun magic/world-building.
I have been thinking long and hard on this one, trying to work out how much I liked it and how much it felt like a slog.
November is knocking at our doors, and so is an army of new releases that all sound positively delectable. So get yourself a cup of tea and get ready to build up a fantasy shopping cart (or go wild, and actually check out once you have all the books you want, I dare you). Here are some of the awesome books on my radar for November!
I tried so hard to fall in love with this, but after a long battle to get to (nearly) halfway, I had to just admit to myself that it wasn't doing it for me. Which made me sad, because I've really loved some of Chupeco's other books.
A Storm of Swords is such a step-up in wow-factor from book two. And this is only part one - I can't wait to read part two.
This surely is peak cosy read. I devoured this within a few reading sessions and loved every minute of it. Completely innocent (well, almost) and definitely funny, this is a fun witchy read to add to your TBR.
I'm in two minds on how I feel about the audiobooks for this series – having read book one and then listened to book two, I think I might revert to reading when it comes to book three, but we shall see. The narration slowly grew on me, but even when I was unsure, the epic scale of the plot still wowed me.
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