3 stars
I gave the book 3 stars, but did not finish it due to struggling with the old English writing and dialogue. I found it demanding and not enjoyable for casual reading. The lack of connection to characters and plot influenced their neutral rating.
3 stars / 3 spicy peppers
House of Flame and Shadows offers an entertaining ACOTAR cross-over with standout moments involving Nesta and Azriel. However, the plot suffers from abrupt character developments, unresolved storylines, and an unsatisfying ending. The central characters, Bryce and Hunt, lack depth in their relationship, and the overall narrative leans heavily into chaotic and less convincing elements.
5 stars / 2 spicy peppers
An imaginative, fantasy, and fae-fueled retelling of Cinderella that will have you swooning. Tessonja Odette’s Heart of the Raven Prince is magical and full of twists and turns. While it follows the premise of Cinderella closely, this story also has its own history, its own characters, and its own voice.
Hearth of the Raven is a refreshing and whimsical read.
2.5 stars / 5 spicy peppers
King of Battle and Blood is a fantasy romance that revolves around Isolde, Princess of Lara, and Adrian, the Blood King. Adrian is set on taking on the Nine Houses, which includes the House of Lara. Upon seeing Isolde, he determines that she will be his wife or her people will be slaughtered.
Isolde reluctantly agrees and goes to live with her mortal enemy. But things aren’t as they seem. The vampires are rather normal and she keeps having “dreams” about
3 stars / 1 spicy pepper
The Dragori series by Ben Alderson consists of: Cloaked in Shadow, Found in Night, and Poisoned in Light. The books follow Zacriah Trovirn as his life is up-ended and thrown
2.5 stars / 1 spicy pepper
Poisoned in Light is the third, and final, installment to Ben Alderson’s Dragori series. We join Zacriah again as he and his friends try to navigate the chaos the Druid has created. Their ultimate goal: destroying the
3 stars / 1 spicy pepper
Found in Night is the second, action-packed book in the Dragori Series by Ben Alderson. It is full of twists and turns that lull you through the chapters. That is if you can get off the proofreading errors.
4 stars / 1 spicy pepper
Cloaked in Shadow is book 1 in the fantasy LGBTQ+ romance series: Dragori. A series I didn’t know I needed in my life. Ben Alderson has created a world…
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