Review

Iron Gold

by Pierce Brown 

I LOVE the original trilogy, so I went into Iron Gold with high hopes. Were they unrealistically high hopes? Maybe so, but it's all Pierce Brown's fault for making the first three books so great. 

Iron Gold takes place ten years after the end of Morning Star. The revolution is over, and instead of bringing peace and freedom to all Colors, it has only brought war and strife. While it still has some of the characters that we know and love from the first books, you are also introduced to a few new ones. 

Colleen's Review: ⭐⭐⭐✰✰ (SPOILERS)

Review

 

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 3/5 ⭐️ - already wrote a review on this one. Check out my first post!

Shadow and Bone 3/5 ⭐️ - I read this so I could watch the new show. I loved it until I didn’t. The ending really ruined this book for me 😭 The next book is on my TBR and hoping for some redemption.

Six of Crows 5/5 ⭐️ - I LOVED THIS. I just finished it a few hours ago and can’t wait to start on Crooked Kingdom. Highly recommend.

The Rest of the Story 4/5 ⭐️ - this was a quick read. It’s a typical Sarah Dessen coming of age book, nothing special, but is great as an in between read when you’re not quite ready to dive into another 1,000 page book (I’m looking at you Words of Radiance). I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it.

The Lost Apothecary 3/5 ⭐️ - I didn’t know how much I needed an apothecary book until this one. I wish the author would have focused more on the storyline of the past instead of Caroline’s as there were parts of this book I did not find very interesting. Overall, an enjoyable book.

Turtles All the Way Down 3/5 ⭐️ - This book is centered around a girl who suffers from OCD and anxiety portrayed in the most brutal and honest way. I resonated with Aza in so many ways but because of the far fetched plot, I have to give this one 3 stars.

- Courtney ✨

Review

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Preface: I KNOW, none of the books in this picture is The Way of Kings.. I let someone borrow it (who lives 6 hours away 😜) I keep telling myself "books are meant to be loved not hoarded" but it still hurts a little to have a favorite so far away.

Anyway, here's the review: 

I STRUGGLED to get past the first 100 pages of this book. It’s my brother's favorite book of all time, and he gifted it to me for Christmas. It made it that much harder for me to get into it. Anyone else do this too? As soon as there’s pressure to love a book, I suddenly have no desire to read it.

I’m so glad I persevered - this book has joined the ranks of my top 10 books of all time and I can’t wait to dive into the rest of the books in this series and all the other books by Brandon Sanderson.

It starts off slow, building the world of Roshar and introducing you to TONS of characters. Game of Thrones worthy amount of characters. Each chapter is a different point of view, and this initially contributed to my slow start. I didn’t enjoy 1 or 2 POVs and would just put down the book when it got to them. But please please PLEASE keep going. You won’t regret it. Every point of view was my favorite. I couldn’t put the book down because I was impatient to get back to Kaladin’s Bridge Four, or learn more about Dalinar’s internal struggles. I wanted to dive into the very books Shallan was reading and maybe even eat some bread and jam (or maybe not). I am eager to read the next book to see where these lives lead. If you’re into epic fantasies, this is the book for you.

PS. As soon as I read the last page, I texted my brother “THE WAY OF KINGS?!??!!” (Because surely that’s explanation enough right?) and immediately thought about turning back to page 1 to reread. I know I missed so many small details in the beginning when I wasn’t introduced to the history yet or some characters to fully understand every Easter egg. This will definitely be a reread in my future.

Courtney 

Review

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

By Suzanne Collins

Synopsis: It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capital, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a
mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.

The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined -- every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute... and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

Review: ⭐⭐⭐✰✰ (SPOILERS)