Review: 24 Hours of the Phoenix by Caroline Bertaud

24 Hours of the Phoenix by Caroline Bertaud


Publishing Date: November 3rd, 2018

My Rating: 2/5 - interesting idea with a main character that made me skim pages and a rushed ending

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Why didn't I post anything last month? Well, it has to do with NaNoWriMo going on, because whoever said that it's possible to live a life, participate in NaNoWriMo and still read a ton is magic.

It also has to do with this book, which somehow kept going and going and going until I just about wanted to throw my kindle out of the window. If this book hadn't been provided to me via NetGalley in exchange for an honest interview, I might have just dnf'd it.

Which doesn't meant that it's bad, just that it was really not to my taste.

Review: Heart of Ice by K.M. Shea

Heart of Ice by K.M. Shea
The Snow Queen #1

Publishing Date: December 17th, 2015

My Rating: 3/5 - interesting plot with insta-romantic interest and a Mary Sue main character

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I keep hoping I'll find a hidden gem in all those years-old books that I'm going through right now, but it's just. Not. Happening.

Review: Eat, Pray, Die by Chelsea Field

Eat, Pray, Die by Chelsea Field
Eat, Pray, Die Humorous Mystery #1

Publishing Date: July 5th, 2016

My Rating: 2/5 - not that humorous or mysterious, with an annoying main character

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I'm all about reading books that have been out for ages at the moment, apparently. I swear, I'll get back to reviewing more current books in a bit, I'm just trying to make the most of my Kindle Unlimited subscription before it runs out. Though with the quality of books that I've been reading, I'm should probably reconsider...

Review: Crimes Against Magic by Steve McHugh

Crimes Against Magic by Steve McHugh
Hellequin Chronicles #1

Publishing Date: April 27th, 2012

My Rating: 2/5 - okay world-building with a surprising amount of violence and a Gary Stu MC

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I don't know why I expected something tame when I started reading this book. I guess I read "Urban Fantasy" on Goodreads and jumped to the conclusion that this was YA or NA. Just to make that clear: this is very much an adult fantasy book. The depictions of violence alone make sure of that.

Review: The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur

The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur
Familiar and the Mage #1

Publishing Date: September 28th, 2017

My Rating: 2.5/5 - very magical, with an ambling plot and a writing style I just couldn't grow to like

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I'm over a year late to this book, but to be fair, I first came across it about a week ago. With a 4.32 rating average on Goodreads at the time of writing this post, you'd expect I'd have at least heard of it before. But no, if not for my kindle unlimited subscription, it would probably have continued to pass me by.

Coming in October: Books To Be Excited About

Sometimes I look at my TBR and I wonder whether I should really be adding more books to it. Then I look at the books that are getting published that month and I tell myself, hell yeah.

This month, a few of my favorite books are getting companion pieces and/or sequels. And then there are some sequels to books that are still on my TBR, and doesn't that just make me want to sit down and read all day to finally, finally catch up?

With university in full swing, sitting myself down for an all-day readathon will sadly not be possible for a while yet, so I can only continue to look longingly at the books that I will possibly, hopefully, get to sometime soon.

So without further ado, here's what I managed to condense this month's addition to the TBR to.

Review: Battlestar Suburbia by Chris McCrudden

Battlestar Suburbia by Chris McCrudden
A hilariously subversive space adventure 

Publishing Date: September 20th, 2018

My Rating: 4/5 - definitely hilariously subversive, definitely a space adventure

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When I started studying computer science - over 6 years ago now, I'm getting old - the professor who held the introductory lecture recommended reading A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Since then, the amount of times the number 42 has been called out in lectures when we were asked to give random numbers has risen to the uncountable.

If you've ever read A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, you'll know that when I compare Battlestar Suburbia with it, it will end up being a fun, if weird read. For me, this book did not disappoint, and while I did receive it via NetGalley in return for an honest interview, I will be picking it up as a hard copy as well.