This book stole my breath away. From the beginning, I was absolutely hooked by the prose, then ensared by the characters. Despite being anle to guess This book stole my breath away. From the beginning, I was absolutely hooked by the prose, then ensared by the characters. Despite being anle to guess a major plot twist early on, the ending left my shocked. I am desperate for another book in this world and will devour it as if it's my own shadow....more
I haven't read these books in over 15 years and honestly, they still stand up. They're so compelling and have such amazing characters. I'm happy I picI haven't read these books in over 15 years and honestly, they still stand up. They're so compelling and have such amazing characters. I'm happy I picked these up again for the newest book release!...more
Another book I was quite excited for after hearing a lot of great reviews. But alas, it was just meh for me. The pacing was very inconsistent and I wiAnother book I was quite excited for after hearing a lot of great reviews. But alas, it was just meh for me. The pacing was very inconsistent and I wish I had more time with Dania and Noor planning out their revenge. I felt like we were told the events of their revenge coming to fruition rather than seeing it in the story....more
This book had me hooked from page one. It's certainly not a book I would normally pick up, so I'm so glad we chose this for the Fellowship of the TravThis book had me hooked from page one. It's certainly not a book I would normally pick up, so I'm so glad we chose this for the Fellowship of the Traveling Books. I can't wait to see what everyone else thinks and look forward to their notes!...more
This was a fun ending to the duology. I'm sad they didn't focus on the mystery of the bugs and shifted to the political intrigue more. But still, I enThis was a fun ending to the duology. I'm sad they didn't focus on the mystery of the bugs and shifted to the political intrigue more. But still, I enjoyed Roma and Juliet's story a lot. I was wondering how the author was going to deal with the ending but was very satisfied!...more
I'm so sad to say that I wasted my first book of 2025 on this. It was so incredibly boring and the main character was completely insufferable. It was I'm so sad to say that I wasted my first book of 2025 on this. It was so incredibly boring and the main character was completely insufferable. It was also supposed to be a slow burn romance but it certainly wasn't. In fact, there was zero chemistry. Such a huge let down....more