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These Violent Delights

By: Chloe Gong “Juliette embraced danger with open arms. It seemed that Roma couldn’t do so even when his whole world was at risk, even while Alisa was strapped down by her arms and legs.” I was so excited to start this book as I was told it was a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Most books we read were from lovers to enemies or from friends to enemies, what made this book unique was that it was…

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House of Sky and Breath

House of Sky and Breath

By: Sarah J Maas “Hunt’s voice was a thunderclap as he said behind her, “Light it up, Bryce.” SPOILER ALERT I have no idea where to start …this book is revolutionary. The plots were mind-blowing and each character’s development was exceptional. The first book House of Earth and Blood was mostly a mystery as Bryce was trying to investigate Danika’s murder. However, this book is mostly…

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Verity

By: Colleen Hoover “I hear the crack of his skull before the splattering of blood reaches me” I like the direction that Colleen Hover is taking with her books. This is not just a romantic novel, it is more of a half mystery and half romance which I love so freaking much. I mostly begin my reviews by talking about the main character however this time I will start by talking about Verity, not…

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The Blood of Olympus

The Blood of Olympus

By: Rick Riordan “Oh, come on!’ Percy complained. ‘I get a little nosebleed and I wake up the entire earth? That’s not fair!” 531457 Finally, after a year, I’ve finished the last book in The Heroes of Olympus series “The Blood of Olympus”. I am left with so many mixed feelings, but all in all, this is one of my all-time favorite books. It’s the first time to get a book with different narrators…

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Daughter of the Deep

Daughter of the Deep

By: Rick Riordan “The impossible is merely the possible for which we don’t yet know the science” This is the first book I read to Rick Riordan which has doesn’t have any celestial being as no more Greek, Norse, or Roman mythology which made me take much more time to warm up to the book. However, the idea of the Daughter of the Deep is mind-blowing, the plots are amazing as I loved how they…

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An Enchantment of Ravens

An Enchantment of Ravens

By: Margaret Rogerson “Rook” – she lowered her voice even further – “do you ever wonder what it would be like to be something other than what we are?” I can’t begin to describe how much I despised that book. It was so basic and the pace was so freaking slow. I love the world-building because it reminded me of the different courts in A Court of Thorns and Roses series. In addition, I loved the…

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Aurora's End

Aurora’s End

By: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff “I didn’t realize how much I missed her until this moment. I hold my hand toward her, and she raises her own, as if to press her palm against mine.” I have mixed feelings regarding this book and I have to say I am kind of disappointed for so many reasons. This is the last book in the Aurora Cycle series, and it is the last time to be in this world and with…

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We Free the Stars

We Free the Stars

By: Hafsah Faizal “Darkness doesn’t need to be destroyed. We need the dark as much as we need light. It makes us bold, as much as it makes us afraid.” She smiled. “Darkness needs only to be tamed.” We Free the Stars is good, but it was not as good as We Hunt the Flame. The pace is so slow and the book is so long. In my opinion, this book should’ve been divided into two separate books. It took…

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A Deal with the Elf King

A Deal with the Elf King

By: Elise Kova “you are my antithesis, Luella. You are the queen of life.”“And you are the king of death” First, I have to talk about the awesomeness of the world-building in this book and I have to praise how mind-blowing it is for a standalone book. Stand-alone books are a rarity nowadays as I think it is hard for authors to introduce a new world, new characters, and a crazy-ass plot all in…

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Daughter of the Siren Queen

Daughter of the Siren Queen

By: Tricia Levenseller “I may not have been born in the sea, but I was born to rule it.I am the daughter of the siren queen.” This book was much more enjoyable than Daughter of the Pirate King for so many reasons. First, the setting of the first book was mostly on Riden’s ship and with his crew, however here, the whole book is on Alosa’s Ship and with her amazing mostly all-female crew. I loved…

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Daughter of the Pirate King

Daughter of the Pirate King

By: Tricia Levenseller “I am me because I choose to be me. I am what I want. Some people say you have to find yourself. Not I. I believe we create ourselves to be what we want.” This book is honestly indescribably amazing, I love sea adventures and Daughter of the Pirate King took me back to the happiness I felt while reading Fable and Namesake. However, there are huge differences as Fable had…

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We Hunt the Flame

We Hunt the Flame

By: Hafsah Faizal “We hunt the flame, the light in the darkness, the good this world deserves.” My first book review in 2022 will be on “We Hunt the Flame”. This is the first book that I read which explores the Arabian world even though I know this world well because of my origins. I don’t think the west would’ve enjoyed it as I did and I’ll tell you why. “There is a certain beauty in chaos,…

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MY FAVORITE 2021 READS

MY FAVORITE 2021 READS

This year was different and it was very special to me. I have had my last finals in 2021, I graduated, and I got two different jobs. I lost many friends in the way, but I found myself a really great and supportive squad which I am so grateful for. 2021 was also a very interesting year when it came to the many books read. So here are my favorite 2021 reads. A Court of Mist and Fury _ By: Sarah J…

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Gods and Monsters

By: Shelby Mahurin “Lou might not have been the only player on the board, but she was certainly the most critical. Only a fool wouldn’t recognize that.” As the year is coming to an end, I would love to end it with the last book in Serpent and Dove trilogy. I had high expectations when it came to this book. I did enjoy it; however, it was my least favorite. My favorite book in the series is the…

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Blood and Honey

By: Shelby Mahurin “We’re natural enemies, Reid. You’ll always be a witch hunter. I’ll always be a witch. And we’ll always bring each other pain.” I can’t say that I love this book, yet also I don’t hate it. It was too long with some unnecessary chapters. I have to admit that I did enjoy most of it, but also expected what was going to happen. Maybe I didn’t enjoy it as much because I had so…

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Supernova (Renegades #3)

By: Marissa Meyer “Everyone has a nightmare, I guess I’m yours.” I was so excited to finish this book as fast as possible everything would be revealed in this book. Nova would know that Adrian is the sentinel and Adrian would know that she was nightmare. The huge war between the Anarchists and the Renegades would break out. In addition, to all the development between Ruby and Oscar. Finally,…

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ARCHENEMIES(Renegades, #2)

BY: MARISSA MEYER “Once we have total power, what’s to keep us from becoming villains ourselves?” I think this is my favorite book yet in the Trilogy as everything is placed in a very interesting order. I can’t help but fall in love with the characters…well mostly the Renegades rather than the Anarchists. The only Anarchist which I sympathized was Winston who is known as the puppeteer. “It’s…