trilogy review | caraval – stephanie garber

Yes, I've finally finished the Caraval trilogy. It's a long time coming. I just needed a little more time and also, reading Once Upon A Broken Heart just spurred my motivation to read Finale. I had so much fun reading the trilogy and love a good magical, happily ever after for some of my favorite…

v’day tbr: backlisted romances

Hello everyone! Happy Valentine's Day ❤️ While I love reading fantasy novels that are more plot intensive, a cozy romance is the way to end a hectic day. In recent years, I gravitate to historical romances. Just something about the setting and people falling in love is a little different. In today's list, these are…

duology review | king of scars – leigh bardugo

Hello friends! It's been a while since I talked about King of Scars and Rule of Wolves. Nikolai's the charming privateer we all know and love. Zoya's a little prickly and I'm just extremely protective of Nina. Not going to lie, it was terrifying going into a duology after loving the Six of Crows duology…

trilogy review | the folk of the air – holly black

Hello, friends! The Folk of the Air trilogy was filled with vicious faeries and a whole load of betrayals. I didn't pick up The Cruel Prince when it was first released and missed the height of the hype. I didn't know who Jude and Cardan were and why everyone was shipping them. Now, I know!…

blog tour + arc review | song of silver, flame like night – amélie wen zhao

Song Like Silver, Night Like Flame by Amélie Wen Zhao Series: Song of the Last Kingdom #1Expected publication: January 3rd 2023 by Delacorte PressAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy, RomanceRep: Chinese Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Once, Lan had a different name. Now she goes by the one the Elantian colonizers gave her when they invaded her kingdom,…

babel, or the necessity of violence: an arcane history of the oxford translators’ revolution – r.f. kuang | review

🖋🖋🖋 Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang StandalonePublished August 23rd 2022 by Harper VoyagerAge Range: AdultGenre: Historical Fiction, FantasyRep: Chinese MC, Indian Muslim SC, Black SC, POC SCs Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift,…

the trials of apollo – rick riordan | series review

Hello! With this series review, I'm done with all the books within the mythological universe created by Rick Riordan. I think this may be in my top 3 series by the author. I really love Apollo. Navigate through this post with the titles below:🏹 The Hidden Oracle | 📜 The Dark Prophecy | 🔥 The…

trilogy review | dreamer – maggie stiefvater

Hello, friends! I finally got around to reading the finale, Greywaren, recently and here are the individual reviews for the three books in the Dreamer trilogy. While this is set in the same world as The Raven Cycle, it feels different following a Dreamer/Dream/Dreamer-Dream-adjacent family of brothers. Like the cast in The Raven Cycle, the…

the scum villain’s self-saving system volume 3 – moxiang tongxiu

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Volume 3by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu Series: The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System #3Published July 26th 2022 by Seven Seas EntertainmentAge Range: AdultGenre: Fantasy, RomanceRepresentation: M/M romance, Chinese cast Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: [SATISFACTION POINTS +500!]To save his sect from destruction, Shen Qingqiu has at last submitted to Luo Binghe—though he wishes…

trilogy review | daughter of smoke & bone – laini taylor

Reviewed this trilogy in 2017 when I first read Daughter of Smoke & Bone. I fell in love with Laini Taylor's writing style after this trilogy which prompted me to pick up Strange the Dreamer by her after that. Despite having this trilogy in my physical shelves, I didn't read the books because they were…