Recent Reads

[Emi]

Whether your last book was a total 5-star favorite or a Did Not Finish (DNF), we want to hear about it!

What did you love that made it a must-read?

Or what didn’t work for you, and why did you put it down?

Sometimes a DNF says just as much about a book as a glowing review!

No judgment here—just honest, fun book talk. So, what’s your latest reading story?

[Emi]

Currently reading:
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
and
Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman.

[Kel]

Currently Reading: Catcher in the Rye by J. S. Salinger and Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati. Listening to Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson.

[Emi]

What do you think of Tress of the Emerald Sea so far? I do love a good Brandon Sanderson book!

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

I have so many recent reads for this month of May.. I'll just leave my reviews for them here.. Some I loved and others I hated or could not even finish..

Mountain Boss

My Review

Priest

My Review

Knotted by the Wolves : Age gap reverse harem why choose fated mates werewolf monster romance with pregnancy

My Review

Rev

My Review

Kane

My DNF Review

The Bone King and the Starling

My Review

Rugged

My Review

Jock

My Review

Ruth's Bonded

My Review

And I am currently reading book 2, the sequel to Ruth's Bonded, Gron's Fated

[Sam]

I recently read Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma and Book lovers by Emily Henry and the MMCs in these books had me kicking my feet lol. I love books that fixate on sisterships, these books also had that in common.
Immortal Dark was such an interesting take on vampires since it's based on East Africa and the FMC was a feminine rage girlie so it was quite fun reading it.

However, Gideon the ninth by Tamsyn Muir was a book I could not finish for the life of me. The world building was not even focused on, you just had to cruise through it.
The banter was something I could not enjoy, it was supposed to be funny??!
I gave the book around 150 pages and made my decision.

[Patricia]

Right now I'm finishing the Alliance Series by SJ Tilly.

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This is a reread for me. Awesome series! They were all 5 star reads for me😀

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Just finished Devotions by Mary Oliver. It's the first poetry book I've read, and I simply adored it. I felt serene and joyous whenever I read a poem. I felt privileged to step into Mary's world. 5 stars! Plus Mary inspired me to start writing poetry. Albeit bad poetry lol 😆 having fun though...

An issue I had recently was the Mistborn series. I wasn't able to complete Hero of
Ages. I didn't understand the hype surrounding these books. I didn't care for the characters much or their development, and I felt I was reading 2 different Authors at times. I found the fight scenes quite boring after a while. That said, I respect the fact a lot of readers loved this series. Just wasn't for me.

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

An Alien for Her Heart

My Review

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Just finished my first romance novel 'Hearts in Darkness'. Thanks Nya for the recommendation!!! What a treat! I truly adored it. Cant wait to start another! 🤎🤗

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

Davo the wombat wrote: "Just finished my first romance novel 'Hearts in Darkness'. Thanks Nya for the recommendation!!! What a treat! I truly adored it. Cant wait to start another! 🤎🤗"

You're so very welcome! I'm so glad you loved it!

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

Rok's Captive: A Fated Mates Alien Romance
59% in..

This book is driving me crazy!! It is working my last nerve, and not in a good way at all! I have read 24 chapters already.. Get to the phucking point, AG Wilde, before I blow this damn book up with a blow torch!

Jeez! How hard is it to just say WTH is going on here? You're way passed the set up. This is no longer intriguing, it's annoying AsF!
#GetIt2gether
#OrItsTossed

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

Rok's Captive: A Fated Mates Alien Romance

My Review

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Nya - sorry to hear you're struggling with your book. It's so effing frustrating when an author just drags on and on. Just get to the point already!!! I hear you! Can't help but smile at your colourful little rant though ☺️

I'm struggling here too with Braiding Sweetgrass (Indigenous Wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants) It's not that I don't like it...its fascinating! I just don't think I'm in the mood for this type of book, which bothers me! One thing I have slight OCD about is that I don't t like a half read book on my bookshelf. I'd much prefer to hate, and as you put it Nya - blowtorch it!!! 🤣

I'm a third of the way through. I'll keep soldiering on for now...I have other books I'm wanting to start asap, but I refuse to have too many books on the go. Three at the most for me! We'll see...🤔

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

Davo the wombat wrote: "Nya - sorry to hear you're struggling with your book. It's so effing frustrating when an author just drags on and on. Just get to the point already!!! I hear you! Can't help but smile at your colou..."


LOL! Yeah it drove me nuts! I can't believe I finished it and reviewed it though.. I will typically DNF a book if it's not working for me. Every time I finish a book I hate, I'm not all that kind when I review it. Cause that is time I'll never get back.. I learned a long time ago, to just let go and move on if the book is not working for me.. For some insane reason, I went against my instincts and finished it..

Ergo, the review I left was not all that kind. But it was fair even though it wasn't all that kind of a review.. I suppose I could have been a real b^tch and just gave it 1 star.. But that's not me..

I hope your book gets better for you.. Maybe you should take a break from it for a bit? Then come back to it, maybe?

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

Claimed by the Barbarian Warlords

My Review

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

Slavic

My Review

[Emi]

Heat of the Everflame (book 3) by Penn Cole... when this book arrived from library, it was chunky and I though OMG i wont finish this, its like 1028 pages long!... but I did... 3 days. Any chance i got to read i did...
If you like romance/fantasy, defo worth giving a go, might not be your cup of tea and be pre-warned that book 4 isnt coming out til july NEXT YEAR >.<
Made me shed a few tears on multiple occasions.
4 star read for me :)


Then tried to read:
The Dagger and The Flame by Catherine Doyle.
That books was DNFed so fast. 59 pages and I was done. Didnt connect with characters at all. Ive tried to read it 3 times and all 3 times finished further in to it, but nah. I have other books to read.

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

Finished - The Alien's Ransom..

I updated a few things in my 2020 review for this book, but I still love this story..
It is still a 5 star read for me.

I will be starting book 2- The Alien's Escape, sometime today..

[Emi]

Just finished second chance book club by Stephanie Butland and cried so many times 🤣 found family vibes

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

We finished book 4- The Alien's Revenge

My 2020 Review.. I did update a few things in this review, however.

BUT.. (view spoiler)[ OMG!!!! I LOVE Drak! I Love him..

It kinda sucks that this one didn't have a lot of naughty naughty in it too.. We got way more glossed over and fade to black scenes here, than open door ones.. But the open door ones are epic...

Big reveal here about Daz and Sax's baby brother, Rex! He is ALIVE! He was sold to another planet Vixlicin.. OH MY GAWD! And of course Crius was the one to tell the truth about it, with his punk a&&.. FYI-Rex's story will be told in the very first book of the spin off series- The Stolen Warriors!

I don't give two sh^ts that you were trying to get your own family back Crius.. The fact that you knew that Daz's baby brother was still alive this whole time and never said anything, on top of wrongfully blaming Drak and getting him exiled from the clavas for 15 yrs, you deserved to die by the very hands of the funky Kulks your traitor a&& was working with..

The only thing that I hate is that Drak did not get to do the honors himself.. Which he should have- the book is called the Alien's Revenge after all. I'm a little upset about that misleading us.. Why didn't he get to do the honors? I'm glad the truth came out, yes. I'm glad he found his cora eternal in Miranda (Though she ticked me off twice in this book).. I still think Drak's revenge was incomplete. He should have gotten to take Crius a&& out for all the pain and grief his lies and treachery caused him. (hide spoiler)]
#JustSaying

But I still loved this one! 5 stars indeed!

I will begin book 5- The Alien's Savior later tonight!

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

Finished Gar & Naomi this morning!

Book 5- The Alien's Savior

My 2020 Revised Review

I LOVE the way this one played out! It had my heart in my a&& for most of the book, but it was incredible! The close calls and reveals in this one was on point in not only helping to move the secondary plot along in a major way, but also with what was happening with Gar and Naomi- collectively as well as individually.. In a word, (view spoiler)[ These two are HAWT together.. I love how Gar and Naomi love one another in all aspects of their coupling.. (hide spoiler)]

And I LOVED(view spoiler)[ the way they FINALLY found out they were Cora-Eternals.... WOW! Cause for the whole of the book, I thought they were gonna be the one couple who committed to each other without their loks ever being given, being blessed through Fatas..

So the way it finally occurred in this book, was refreshing and EPIC! (hide spoiler)] Yup.. this one was amazing!

And I can't wait to start Xavy and Tabitha's story in book 6, The Alien's Challenge.. Isn't Xavy's cover awesome?!
#Hawt

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~]

Finished Xavy and Tabitha's story this morning!
Book #6- The Alien's Challenge

My 2020/2021 Review

I love this 6th book! It was awesome! Intense and served well in moving the plot along for the Drixonians, while also introducing us to a new species and hopeful allies.

And now, we(Me and Craig) finally made it to the final book!!!!
I will be starting this one, if not today, sometime tomorrow.
#Nero&Justine..
#Book7- The Alien's
Equal

Give me an epic closing to this series you two!

[Patricia]

Right now I'm reading [book:Mountain Daddy|230170939I'm liking it so far. It is the second book of a series, I didn't care for the first book. You could read this one without reading the first

[Emi]

ooo let me know what u think once finished... looks and sounds good from blurb