"2022 New Years Resolution" Book Tag

I haven't done a book tag in so long I thought this would be fun. I found this over on the Golden Books Girl book blog. You can see her answers here. So let's hop on into his tag.

An author you’d like to read that you’ve never read:

These are two authors and books that I really want to get to. I have seen so many things about each of these books. There is a lot of hype about them. I definitely want to see if they are worth it. 

A book you’d like to read:

Okay, I'll try and pick one out of my huge TBR list. Zodiac Academy is one that I recently added its also on Amazon Prime reading. I'd really like to read this one. 

A classic you’d like to read:

So I'm not much on reading "classics." But I think Dune is considered a classic in science fiction. So I would like to read it and really the series. I watch the new movie that came out on HBO and thought it was fascinating. I would really like to know more about this world so maybe eventually I'll pick this up. 

A book you’d like to re-read:

I am not much of a rereader but these two series have been on my reread list. I love the Lux series and really wanted to revisit it. It was what got me into book blogging. And of course Harry Potter. I read all these books back when I was in high school one summer so I definitely think they deserve a reread at this point. 

A book you’ve had for ages and want to read:

This book has been on the TBR for way too long I really need to read it. I know there is a lot of hype about it though so I hope when I do get to it, it is as good as everyone says it is. 

A big book you’d like to read:

Another one that I have had on the shelf for a while is Crescent City I would really like to get to the eventually too. It's also a pretty hefty book at 800 and some pages. 

An author you’ve previously read and would like to read more of:

This is impossible there are so many I have such a long TBR list. This is just one I really fell in love with this author when I read Neon Gods. Which was incredible so I definitely want to read more of her books.

A book you got for Christmas and would like to read:

I got Ready Player Two for Christmas. I loved ready Player One so much both the book and the movie even though they were completely different from each other. They were both amazing. Id' really like to get to it soon. 

A series you want to read from start to finish:

I think this cycle fits this question. I halfway started the first one on this series but haven't finished it yet so I would really like to get this series started and finished probably not this year but we'll see. 

A series you want to finish that you’ve already started:

I have been so scared to finish this series. I am on the third book and I just would hate for it to end. Both the first and the second book were so good. I loved them so maybe I'll eventually get the courage to finish this series. 

Do you set reading goals? If so, how many books do you want to read in 2020?

Yes, I set a loose goal on Goodreads to see if I can make it to 20ish 25 books. I would love to be able to read more and get a higher number of books read but there is just not enough time it seems. I think I set my goal for this year to be exactly 20 books so I'm hoping I can make that. 

What goals do you have for this year in reading? Let me know in the comments below. 

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Book Review: A Storm of Glass and Stars

   Hi everyone,

I recently finished A Storm of Glass and Stars by Marion Blackwood. I gave this book 4.8 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 October 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 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 other books in the series. 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 since we left off last time with them taking over Pernula. This one started out interesting though since Storm decided that she wanted to go explore on her own which ends up getting her in trouble like usual. By trouble I mean her, Shade and Elaran end up being taken by the star elves. I love the star elf aesthetic though all glass, white, having extravagant balls that kind of thing. Super on point. Totally not Storms thing this is where it really got good I would definitely say this one is a plot twist kind of thing going on. It really surprised me I won't say exactly what happens so you can read to find out but there were times I was saying to myself  "What the ****!! This can't be happening." Which is why I put 4.8 since my feels were all messed up. lol I'm really glad it all worked out in the end and that Storm and all her friends prevail. Also, I'm finally glad we get a little Storm and Shade action like come on the tension between these two is incredible. I really hope there is more of that in the next novel along with more about these mystical Storm Casters 

Overall I would recommended this book especially if you love Storm and I totally think this one is better than the last one because of the blood elfs. 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 , A Storm of Shadows and Pearls , A Storm of Smoke and Flame. 

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

 Hi everyone,

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: Slayer

Hi everyone,
I recently finished Slayer by Kiersten White. I gave this book 3.7 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 as week let me know either here in the comments or on my video. 

Hopping on in to the review.  I started this because it sounded interesting and because I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That being said I have not finished all of the season of Buffy, which you probably should do before reading this book. Although I was able to figure out most things with a few quick google searches but if you don't want to be spoiled you should definitely watch all of the series before reading Slayer.

I did enjoy this novel. I do wish it would have been a little faster and not so slow there were so many parts that were just down time or Nina fighting with herself. I think this could have been cut out. To avoid spoilers I won't say what shes fighting about so you'll just have to read to find out. I also like the other characters in the book like Rhy's, Cillian and Leo and the mystery aspect was pretty well written as to who the bad guy is. Again I just wish it would have been a little faster. 

I think this is an interesting read especially if you really like Buffy and have watched all the series. I would definitely think you would enjoy this one. If you have you should definitely try watching Buffy and then give this a read. 

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.

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 Last Magician

Hi everyone,
I recently finished The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell. I gave this book 3.8 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. You can see more about what this book is about here before heading in to my review.  Make sure you go check out my May TBR, Quarantine Haul to see more books I'm reading.

Now hopping on in to the review this is as spoiler free. So first off lets start with how slow this book is. I was totally not expecting it to be as slow as it was. There definitely were some action parts but the rest is pretty slow. I think this is due to this being a first book and  there are so many characters and world building between the two different time periods. I would say that more than half the book is really focused on characters. This book also does points of view a little weird since all our chapters have titles but not necessarily the character that were in. So that kinda of threw me a little for the writing, if you've been here awhile you would know I like a third person omniscient kind of view or at least character labeling. That being said I really liked Esta for our main character and Harte as the magician. They were a really excellent blend of characters and personalities. They played well off of each other. I also liked the feel of old New York and the gang boss aspect. It was definitely a lot of double crossing and who's working for who kind of thing going on. It add the the air of the who is really the bad guy and who can you trust atmosphere. 
I also liked the magic and how thought out their system is, which types of magic different people have and how they practice magic. I think that made it pretty interesting. I just wish it would have been a little faster. 
I definitely loved the end though the cliff hanger is great and the discovery's that Esta finds our about herself a really a good kicker. So I definitely glad I made it to the end and finished it. 
Overall I would recommend this one to those who really want to invest in the story since I think there are two more books. I know I have the second one, The Devil's Thief, already and a third The Serpent's Curse coming later this year (Maybe).  I would also recommended that you give this one a read when you have plenty of time and can really focus on the building of characters and the world. Which right now we all have a lot of time considerations the real world situation. I would say this was a prefect quarantine read since it's got a lot to it and is a pretty hefty book at 500 pages. 

That's all for this book review. Thanks for reading,  please don’t forget to like, comment, and follow for more of my posts. 

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Book Review: The Son of Neptune

Hi everyone,
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 Lost Hero

Hi everyone,
I recently finished The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. I gave this book 4.5 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 first 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 Lost Hero follows three new heroes: Jason, Piper and Leo. These heroes go on a new journey that starts off the series. Jason is our main character and he wakes up on a bus with Piper and Leo. Jason has no memory of the past  and must journey to get his memory back though this first book and to stop the world for being destroyed. 
I really enjoyed these new characters especially Piper. I love that she is a daughter of Aphrodite and can charm speak.
Another part of this series and book that I like is the blending of Roman and Greek gods and culture. I think this is super cool and really interesting since I am not as familiar with Roman Gods.
One thing I didn't like about this was it was a bit slow at times. Even though there were interesting parts there was just a lot of information to cover with this first book. Also, since Jason had amnesia and couldn't remember everything it was a bit frustrating that there wasn't a way to find out more till the end of the story.
Over all I really enjoyed this book I've already started on the second one Son of Neptune since I wanted to see how this story goes. I can't wait till we get all of our heroes together for an epic battle.

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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Book Review: A Storm of Silver and Ash

Hi everyone,

I recently finished A storm of Silver and Ash by Marion Blackwood. I gave this book 4.8 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. You can see more about what this book is about here before heading in to my review.  Make sure you go check out my October TBR where I show this book and what else I'm reading this month. Also, I received an ARC of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. So huge thank you to Marion Blackwood to sending me this book. My review is also up on Goodreads. 

Now hopping on in to the review this is spoiler free. I really like how fast paced this book was, I really enjoyed that we were pretty much thrown right in to the action with our main character Storm. And Storm is a totally badass, she reminds me of  Cleina Sardothan from Throne of Glass or Androma Racella from Zenith. Which is totally a good thing, since I love this type of character. Although I would have like a bit more backstory about Storm a little bit sooner in the story instead of near the end that way I could have understood her feeling like a "on coming storm" a bit better besides that she is just a thief. I also really like Liam's character he is definitely like the little brother of the story. I also have to mention Shade. I really liked Shades character too since I never could tell which side he was playing. You'll defiantly have to read the book to figure out what I mean by that. Spoiler free remember. lol I also really enjoyed the elves,  they were more like the elves from Lord of the Rings. They were woodland based with a bit of magic. Super cool that the magic aspect was woven in nicely and not too overpowering with the elve characters.  I also liked how their society was completely different than the one Storm came from. Storm was very used the this society where there was a true class system where there was a major different between the upper and lower. I liked that in her society that the lower class was separated in the guilds and that each guild had a place and respect for each other. Very cool. 

Moving on from characters and story in to the setting I liked the world building overall. I would have love to have a map though just so that we can see the world I little better. Especially the city and how its laid out in districts. I just think that would have made a cool addition. 

Lastly writing style. I love the language used in this it was very modern for more of a classic fantasy themed story. I defiantly found some of the lines that character's would say to be pretty funny. Like " Join  the army, they said. It'll be an easy job, they said."  

Overall I would recommended this book especially if you like fantasy and characters that fit in the the Throne of Glass type genera. I personally love that kind of story and I really enjoyed this book. I would have like to have a few things add to the story has a whole but it was A+ for a debut novel. 

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