Book Review: Under the Cover of Darkness

  Hi everyone,

I recently finished Under the Cover of Darkness by A.K. Barr. I gave this book 3.9 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. You can see more about what this book is about here before heading in to my review.  Another bookish thing you can check out is my November TBR 2020 and September wrap up on TikTok @brinadancer to see it and the other books I'm reading this month. I also have up a book haul of books I've recently gotten over there as well. I'd love to know what your reading this month let me know either here in the comments or on my video. Also I received this book from the author so huge thank you to them for sending me this book.

Hopping on in to the review. I'll keep this as spoiler free. So I picked up this book not really know what it was about. I will say that may have been a good thing since I didn't have any expectations. I think that the concept of there being goddess and them being sent to another world is a really cool idea and I like the idea that this was more of a high fantasy. I do wish that we had more world building since it was a bit confusing at times to tell if we were more in a high fantasy or modern urban setting. On a similar note I think it was a little confusing with the flashbacks once we got to the main action of the book. Also if you know me you know I'm not the biggest fan of multiple points of view unless there really well done, this one there were so many characters I think it was a bit too much since we get the knights, the goddesses and anyone else that may be in contact with theses characters. 

Moving in to what I did enjoy. I love the fact that the goddess had multiple powers I want more on the powers and how they are going to use them. I'm a sucker for girl power. I also really like the fact that each goddess gets a familiar. I think this is a really cool feature for each of them. Secondly, I liked the knights. Kayden is a really great character along with the other knights. I think these characters were well executed. 

Overall I'm glad I made it though this one. I would recommended it if your looking for a interesting read. If you have read this one I love to know your thoughts in the comments. 

Lastly, if your looking for other books I have reviews up for Arc of A Scythe Trilogy up, Marked, and the Lost Heroes of Olympus series: The Lost Hero, Son of Neptune and Mark of Athena. And  A Storm of Magic and many more through out my blog.

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Book Review: The Blackthorn Key

 Hi everyone,

I recently finished The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands. I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. You can see more about what this book is about here before heading in to my review.  Another bookish thing you can check out is my August TBR 2020 and July wrap up on TikTok @brinadancer to see it and the other books I'm reading this month. I also have up a book haul of books I got before the lock down for COVID-19 you can check it out here. I'd love to know what your reading this month let me know either here in the comments or on my video. 

Hopping on in to the review. I'll try not to give to much away and keep this spoiler free. I literally just picked this up because of the book blurbs. It sounded so interesting because it said an "apprentices journey, hidden codes, puzzles and secret societies" and it came with a warning page. What more could you want! I was so shocked by this book it was so good, super easy and fast to read since its middle grade. I could not put it down I read the whole book in 3 days while on vacation.

I really liked the character of Christopher he is a super fun and rambunctious boy. I love that he's an apprentice to an apothecary and that his best friend helps to take care of him after things start going crazy. I also really liked the mystery aspect and the hidden codes and puzzles in the one. They were super entertaining. I think they were well woven in to the story. I also liked that every recipe that Christoper goes to make is an actual recipes from the 1600, it's totally crazy. Also, I appreciate Tom, the best friend, that goes along with pretty much everything Christopher does even if it gets him in trouble. I will say I think that he portrayal of how children were treated in this is accurate since most kids during this time period were expected to behave a certain way. So just a slight warning on that note.  

I would definitely recommend this one. Since I totally fell in love it with and can't wait to get the next books in the series. I really liked that it was so fast to read and super entertaining. It was a page turner for sure. 

Lastly, if your looking for other books I have reviews up for Arc of A Scythe Trilogy up, Marked, and the Lost Heroes of Olympus series: The Lost Hero, Son of Neptune and Mark of Athena. And  A Storm of Magic and many more through out my blog.

If you've read this book let me know what your thoughts are and what your reading right now in the comments.

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Book Review: A Storm of Smoke and Flame

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I recently finished A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood . I gave this book 4.6 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. You can see more about what this book is about here before heading in to my review.  Another bookish thing you can check out is my August TBR 2020 and July wrap up on TikTok @brinadancer to see it and the other books I'm reading this month. I also have up a book haul of books you can check it out here. With hopefully another haul coming soon. I'd love to know what your reading this month as week let me know either here in the comments or on my video.  Also, I received an ARC of this book from the author. So huge thank you to Marion Blackwood to sending me this book.  

Hopping on in to the review. Before reading this make sure you've read the first two books. I'd hate to spoil anything for you!  I was super excited to get this one and start it. I love Storm as a character and couldn't wait to see where this one went. I loved the way that this novel started since Storm and Shade have decided that it's time to go to the Pernulians and see there city. This was a great way to start off in to a new adventure. Let's just take a second to appreciate the sexual tension between Storm and Shade in this one. Like I think there is way more going on between those two than what Storm lets on.

Moving on lol! 

Once we got to the city of Pernula though I liked all the characters we were introduced to like Zania and her sister Norah but I definitely wanted a little more action. This was a little different of a turn from the past two books where there was way more action and killing. This one was more political intrigue and espionage in taking over the Pernulian government. I was totally not expecting that when I started this, I definitely would say this one keeps you on you toes since you never know what's going to happen next. I did like the ending. Again I want to see what happens to Storm and her friends in the next book.

Overall I would recommended this book especially if you love Storm and want an adventure. This also a fairly easy read so it's good to pick up and read almost all at once. I want to again say thank you to Marion Blackwood for sending me this book. It was great and I can't wait for the next one

Lastly, if your looking for other books I have reviews up for the other first book and second book in Marion;s series.  A Storm of Silver and Ash and A Storm of Shadows and Pearls 

Here are some other review I have up as well: Arc of A Scythe Trilogy up, Marked, and the Lost Heroes of Olympus series: The Lost Hero, Son of Neptune and Mark of Athena. And  A Storm of Magic.

If you've read this book let me know what your thoughts are and what your reading right now in the comments.

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Book Review: The Son of Neptune

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I recently finished The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan. I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. You can see more about what this book is about here before heading in to my review.  This is the second book in The Heroes of Olympus series. I think there are 5 books all together in the series. Plus some of my favorite characters from past books. Before I get in to the review too much you can check out my January 2020 TBR to see it and the other books I'm reading this month. I'd love to know what your reading this month as week let me know either here in the comments or on my video. 

Now hopping on in to the review and this is spoiler free: The Son of Neptune follows three heroes, two new: Hazel and Frank and then of course Percy from the Percy Jackson Series. This second book is the other half from the first book it's essentially a parallel to Jason story from The Lost Hero. This way were setting up both sides and all the heroes that will be in the next few books in the series. I will say I think I enjoyed this second one more than the first since I love Percy's character and I thought that this one went way faster than The Lost Hero. It didn't seem to have as may down points. Maybe because there wasn't as much information about the god and such to get though and also the time were Jason's story took months Percy's was only a few weeks and he spend a few months either asleep or wondering around before he made it it Camp Jupiter.
I really enjoyed our heroes Hazel and Frank. Plus the little cameo of Nico. Nico was another of my favorite characters from The Percy series; love that he is a son of Hades. To keep it spoiler free I'll just say that Hazel and Frank have pretty awesome backgrounds. I love the way their pasts are intertwined in to the story and that we discover more about each of the as the story goes along.
Lastly, the story as a whole was pretty awesome. I think since this paralleled to Jason story this one just seemed so much faster and more interesting. It definitely followed the traditional Riordan story set (which is get a quest, go on quest, beat said evil and return home) but with way more twists and character building.
Over all I really enjoyed this book I've already started on the third one the Mark of Athena since I got really excited at the end of Son of Neptune. I definitively can't wait to see where all out heroes go next.

If you've read this book let me know what your thoughts are and what your reading right now in the comments.

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Book Review: The Passion

Hi everyone,
I recently finished The Passion by L.J. Smith. I gave this book 3.5 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. You can see more about what this book is about here before heading in to my review.  The is the third in the Dark Visions series. You can check out my October Wrap up and November TBR to see it and the other books I'm reading this month. You can also check out my review of the first book here The Strange Power and the second book The Possessed. 

Now hopping on in to the review and this is spoiler free:  I was pretty excited for this last book in the trilogy after finishing The Possessed. To keep this spoiler free, I'll just say that some crazy stuff happens at the end of The Possessed which leads Kait and her friends back to the institute and surrounding area. I think this is where this book got a little slow though since Kait was determined to solve the problem on her own. I really liked her being with all the other characters from the past books. The whole point was for her and her friends to stick together. I felt like we had a lot of her waiting time at the institute meet previous psychics that we really didn't need since this is the last book in the series. 
Also I think too there was just so much waiting for the end. But at least the end was super good and action packed and I didn't know if Kait and her friends were going to be able to make it though till then. It was definitely suspenseful. Which I totally live for. 
Another good point is that our love triangle gets a little messy, I'll just leave it there so you can read this one to find out. Over all as a last book I was left wanting a little more action. I would still recommend this book especially if you've read the other ones which were considerable better just so you can see how the trilogy wraps up and what happens to Kait. 

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Spring Has Sprung Book Tag

Spring Has Sprung Book Tag 

I haven't done a book tag in forever so I figured I might as well do one about spring. Since it's finally warm, sunny and all the flowers are in bloom where I live. I think this a super cute tag and I loved answering all these questions. I got this tag from River-Moose Reads. Go check out there blog here. I know a lot people have done this tag through. So lets hop on in to this tag.  

1. Flowers: Look on your bookshelves. What is the most beautiful book both inside and out?
I'm going to go with Across the Universe by Beth Revis. I think this book had a beautiful book cover before they changed it and I loved the story she told. 

2. Grass: What is a book that you find that others like way more than you do?
For sure this is Shatter Me by Taherah Mafi. I seriously can not understand why this series is so hyped. I read the first one and didn't like it. I feel like everyone else though loves this book and series. Is it just me? What did you think if you have read this? 

3. Rain: What’s a great book that lifts your spirits when you’re down?
I think any Rick Riordan. His writing is so funny and the way he gives his characters personality is unique. 

4. Dew: What’s a book that made you feel alive?
Okay so I love Sci-fi and every time I read one I definially feel like I'm living in that world. So I'm just going to name a few that are my favorites. Ready Player One be Ernest Cline, These Broken Stars by Amy Kauffman and Meghan Spooner, Warcross by Marie Lu. 

5.Storms: What’s a book that you found unpredictable?
I think Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake. This book kept me guessing till the very end about what was going to happen. 

6. Rainbow: What was a book that you struggled with, only to be happy that you read it in the end?
For sure this is Winter by Mirassa Meyer. I totally struggled to get though this book it was so large and had some down points, but I'm glad I finally finished it and get through this series. Since the series as a whole was really good. 

7. Chilly Weather: What’s a book that you couldn’t finish or didn’t enjoy?
So there are a few that could fall in this category but I'm gonna pick A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. I was so disappointed with this one. I tired to hard to give it a change and got almost have way through it but it was so bad. I wanted the story to be so much more than what it was, there were way way too many down points and it got boring. 

8. Warm Weather: What’s a book that you loved and wanted more of?

So I totally loved the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I wanted more books in this series I love Katy and Daemon and the story was so good. I loved that they were aliens and that Katy was just your average book loving girl. 

9. Green: What’s a book that you haven’t read yet, but really want to?
I have to say A Reaper At The Gates by Sabaa Tahir has been on my TBR for so long now and I really want to get to it but I'm afraid that it's not going to end the way I want it to and I'll be left with a book hangover.

10. Pink: What’s a book in which you felt a strong connection to the characters?
I'm going to have to say Doon by Carey Coorp & Lorie Landgon. I totally relate to Veronica when I was reading this it was literally like her character was me. 

11. Purple: What’s a book that when you read it, you feel safe?
Good question, I don't read a lot of books that have a "safe" vibe. So I don't think I have a book for this one. 

.12. Orange: What book do you feel is intelligently written?
I think I'm going to have to go with a classic here and say The Hobbit by J. R.R. Tolkin. Just cause this was a rich start the the high fantsy world and 

13. Yellow: What book puts a smile on your face? I think for this one I have to say Throne of Glass by Sara J. Mass. I love this series so much. I've still got  two books to go but it is fabulous series. 

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