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“A Court of Wings and Ruin” By Sarah J. Maas Review

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Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

This book is the third book in the “A Court of Thorns and Roses” book series. And I gotta say that so far this series is getting better and better with each book I read.

The plot here is very interesting because it involves so much action. We get battle preparations and a battle itself which were very very interesting and I didn’t noticed when I read this book. Because I was so much clued to this book and just couldn’t bring myself to put it down and stop reading it.

The sexual aspect, wasn’t so frequent as in the 2 previous books, because this book focused more on the action aspect which of course is the battle and the battle preparation which this book goes through. I personally didn’t miss it, because the action it was replaced with makes up for it. 

The writing style in this book is even better than the writing style in the first and second book. Somehow Sarah J Maas improved her amazing writing style for this book. Its even more interesting and it grabs your attention from the first page and doesn’t let it go until the very end of this book. Which I personally love when it happens in books. 

The writing style was very very good. It was almost like the author knew what words to use to completely grab my attention and to not let it go until the very end of this book. 

The characters in this book are even more incredible and amazing than in the first and second book of this series. 

Each of the character had so much character development in this book as well as in the entire series as a whole. I gotta admit that with each book of this series I read and I cant help but fall more in love with the characters of this series. 

The ending in this book was a roller coaster ride of emotions. I cant say what happens since I don’t want to give away spoilers for people who haven’t read this book or the series yet. But wow, I wasn’t expecting such an satisfying and emotional wreaking ending to this book.

I Give This Book 5 / 5

“If I Stay” By Gayle Forman Review

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In the blink of an eye everything changes. Seventeen ­year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wreck. Little by little she struggles to put together the pieces- to figure out what she has lost, what she has left, and the very difficult choice she must make. Heartwrenchingly beautiful, this will change the way you look at life, love, and family. Now a major motion picture starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Mia’s story will stay with you for a long, long time.

I gotta say that I’ve heard a lot of good about this book, which got me interested in reading this book. But after reading it I gotta say that this book is very very overhyped and not as good as people on the internet say it is. 

The plot in this book is very ridiculous because it is all over the place, if a vampire showed up in this book I wouldn’t have gotten surprised because its very ridiculous.

There is a point during this book where the main character Mia, is in a hospital bed very close to dying and all she thinks about is how cute her boyfriend is. If you ask me it is very unbelievable.

I need to admit that I have had DNF-ed this book and I didn’t read the entire book because this book was pure torture for me and I just couldn’t read the entire book since it was giving me a huge reading slump.

My best adept to describe this book is to say that it was probably the most boring book I’ve read in 2024. Wish says a lot looking at the fact that ive read over 200 books in 2024.

The writing style in this book is very very bad. Because it feels like it was written by a junior high girly girl. Which for me personally it doesn’t work. Because the writing style is way to cheesy and cringe.

The relationship in this book was almost not existing. Because the only thing which made the relationship in this book was the girl and boy calling each other “boyfriend” and “girlfriend” but other than that the relationship aspect of this book didn’t exist.

I Give This Book 1 / 5

“The Ultimate Wizarding World Guide to Magical Studies: A comprehensive exploration of Hogwarts’s classes and curriculum” By The Editors of MuggleNet Review

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This comprehensive tome examines every aspect of the Hogwarts curriculum, from class descriptions and exam questions to potion ingredients and the magical world’s perspective on Muggle history. Certain to make reading (or re-reading) the Harry Potter series that much more intriguing, this book explores the full breadth of instruction at Hogwarts, as well as the fine details of each class, from each class syllabus to final exams.

Here we are again talking about another book from the Wizarding world.

This book talks in depth look into the Hogwarts classes as well as the extracurriculars at Hogwarts and the Non-course subject offered at Hogwarts. 

To be very honest here I didn’t have a lot of expectations for this book, because I thought it would be a heavy text book type of book like the once you have to read at High School which no one really finished. But after reading this book I gotta say that it was much more interesting and enjoyable than what I thought it would be.

This book gives us history of every class and activity offered at Hogwarts but also the aspect of depending of what classes you choose at Hogwarts controls what career you can have after you finish Hogwarts.

I gotta say reading this book was like preparing to go to Hogwarts for the first time as a student. 

Some classes and extracurriculars had more information and backstory than some other once. But at the same time if you are a huge wizarding world geek as myself then you should read this book as well because it gives you more knowledge and information about Hogwarts and why it does offer the classes and extracurriculars as it does. 

This book also mentions other popular magic schools around the world other than Hogwarts of course and how all of those magic schools around the world tries to have intersected activities occasionally. Which for me was super fun to read about as well, because it extends the wizarding world in a way and it isn’t just the Hogwarts bubble.

The writing style in this book is very text-book like which at times is very heavy and I personally needed to take breaks often while reading this book. While reading this book you will easy notice that it is very clear that it wasn’t written by J.K Rowling because it doesn’t have the same vibe as the original Harry Potter books. But rather it is a book which builds onto the Wizarding world which of course J.K Rowling has created for humanity.

I gotta say that after reading this book, I got into a little reading-slump because of the heavy text-book like writing style of this book. And looking back now, reading this book in less than 24hours might not have been the greatest idea because of the writing style.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“A Court of Mist and Fury” By Sarah J. Maas Review

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Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she’s now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people. As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre’s hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil.

This book is the second book in the “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series, and I gotta say that so far I’m actually liking this series. Before getting into this series I thought it would one of those very overhyped YA series which I would end up hating. But after reading the 2 first books in this series I gotta say that so far I’m actually loving this series. 

This book takes the plot of this further and we learn more about the whole universe and about the world’s politics system in a way. 

This book involves less romance aspect but more world building and action which worked for me. Because I was getting a little tired of all the romance in the series from reading the previous book in this series. And thankfully this book focuses the majority of the book on action and on showing us Feyre learning how to control her powers and use them. At the same time this book involves less of the sexual moments which wasn’t that disappointing for me personally.

The characters in this book are so much better than in the first book in this series. Its easy to see that all the characters had a lot of character development and growth from the first book and I personally loved it.

Somehow this book manages to make me love Feyre and Rhysand more than what I did after reading the first book in the series.

At the same time this book adds more characters into the universe, and I gotta say that those new character as well written and made as the characters we got to know in the first book. 

The writing style in this book as in the first book is very very good. Since its like the author know exactly what words to use to completely grab my attention and not let it go until the very end of the book.

The ending of this book is very satisfying and truly worth reading the entire 600+ pages of this book. Yes it might leave us at a cliffhanger but for me it works just fine but I already love this series a lot and the cliffhanger at the end of this book made me want to read the 3rd book in this series even more than I already did.

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“Star Wars: Shadow Games” By Michael Reaves & Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Review

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Javul Charn is the most famous pop star in the galaxy—and the runaway bride of a violent lieutenant in Black Sun, the crime syndicate commanded by Prince Xizor. Or so Javul says. Soon after Dash Rendar, broke and desperate, agrees to be Javul’s bodyguard, he realizes that openness is not her strong suit—and that murder is stalking her tour. Between the discovery of dead bodies in a cargo hold and an attack by an unidentified warship, Dash and co-pilot Eaden Vrill desperately try to understand who is terrorizing Javul’s tour and why. When Han Solo suddenly joins Javul’s road show, the stakes are raised even higher. Now Dash, who has a history with Han and an even worse history with Prince Xizor, follows his instincts, his discoveries, and Javul herself—straight into a world that may be too dangerous to survive.

I gotta say that this book is far from being one of the best Star Wars books I’ve read. Sure I haven’t read a lot of star wars books yet but after reading some of them I gotta say that this book is okay. 

This book has a very unique premise and plot when it comes to the Star Wars universe. Since the plot in this book follows the biggest pop star in the Star Wars universe. And this premise for a plot is the first book I come across which in the star wars universe which follows a pop star in the universe. 

The plot in this book also involves a fair share of shooting action and spacecraft action which really makes this book fun to read. But the action here isn’t as fun as in some other Star Wars books I’ve read which really didn’t impress me much in the “action” category.

After reading this book I need to say that this book feels more like a Sci-Fi Neo noir rather than a star wars books. Because there is no real star wars politician struggle, lightsaber battles, sith lords, jedi knights and all of the other stuff which makes Star Wars. 

The only connection this book has to star wars other than being part of the Star Wars book universe is that this book mentions the Rebel Alliance once and Han Solo appearance in the story in the second half of this book. Other than that there are no connection indicating that this book is in fact a Star Wars book universe.

The plot in this book feels at times very long and unnecessarily longer than it needed to be. My opinion is that this book could have cut out at least 50 pages or so and it would make this book longer. Because of the fact that this book drags for far too long at times.

The characters here are okay for the most part. We get very few characters in this book but those we get are very average characters. The characters here are okay but there isn’t a lot of depth to them and they don’t have the same feeling like the OG characters from the Star Wars which made us fall in love with them from the moment we saw them. 

The writing style in this book is pretty okay but it has the feeling that it was written by multiple authors which of course is the case in this book. The feeling of this book being written by multiple authors is the duality of this book because during the action moments the writing style feels like being written by a man (Michael Reaves) and during other moments the main character Dash gets very emotions and goes on those 5 pages long monologs like a female would do which makes the writing style feel like it was written by a woman (Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff).

However if you are looking for a stand alone star wars book to read then this book could be a good choice. Since this book is easy to read, its a quick read and it doesn’t have a connection to other books you should have read before reading this book.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Darth Plagueis” By James Luceno Review

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Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious, Master and acolyte, target the galaxy for domination–and the Jedi Order for annihilation. But can they defy the merciless Sith tradition? Or will the desire of one to rule supreme, and the dream of the other to live forever, sow the seeds of their destruction?

This book gives us background information which takes place before “Revenge of the Sith” movie. And we finally learn all about the “Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise”.

I gotta say that after reading this book Darth Plagueis. I gotta admit that he became one of my favorite characters from Star Wars. Because there are a lot of aspects about him that makes him deserve his own show.

If you have read the Darth Maul books and Star Wars comic series you will notice that this book reuses information about Darth Plagueis rather than giving us some new info about Darth Plagueis. But this book book gives us this information in its unique way so dont worry this book doesn’t feel like reading Darth Maul books. 

The writing style in this book is very good. It feels like the author knew what words to use to completely grab your attention and not let it go until the very end. The writing style played very well with the plot and action of this book which really made me give this book some extra points for doing that.

The ending of this book is very very good. Its very satisfying and it is something we as the readers deserved after reading the entire book. The ending of this book also gives us a lot of potential of sequels of this book and like this could be a part of a series about Darth Sidious.

This book involves a lot of characters we already know about like Darth Maul, Count Dock and it mentions characters like Anakin, Padme,  Obi Wan, Qui-Gon Jinn, Yoda but we also get some more of the characters we can see in the movies and series. 

This book is very slow and it contains a lot of political intrigues and action rather than the lightsaber action. We get real Sith action at the end of this book but other than that the real action is Darth Sidious as Sheev Palpatine doing his political schemes. 

If you want to learn more about Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious than this book is the go-to here. Because this book is about Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious. But it also shows us how Sheev Palpatine become THE POLITICIAN in the star wars universe. 

This book is also a good stand alone book, even thou it has the potential to become the first book of a series of books. 

I Give This Book 5 / 5

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories” By Washington Irving Review

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This book is a collection of short stories written by Washington Irving. I will of course review each short story individually since this review would be very very long if I reviewed each short story which this book includes in this review.

To be honest most of the short stories in this book have been a 2-star reads for me personally. I didn’t hate the short stories in this book but I didn’t like them either. Of course I will explain more in each of the review on those short stories in this book.

After reading this book and all of the short stories in this book I believe that Washington Irving’s work isn’t for me. Because I didn’t like none of the short stories in this book as I wanted to. But after reading a lot of books in my time I need to say that he isn’t a bad author because I have seen worse.

The writing style in those short stories in this book is pretty much the same. It was pretty gothic. And I gotta say that I loved it a lot. 

After reading this book and all the short stories in this book I gotta say that I wouldn’t recommend it to people because it wasn’t as good as I wanted to be. 

I for sure had a lot of expectations for this book and most of the short stories in this book because I’ve heard a lot of good about them but after reading those short stories personally I gotta say that they didn’t leave up to all the goods things said about them on the internet. 

I Give This Book 2 / 5

“Wolf Island” By Darren Shan Review

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As the mysterious Shadow builds an army of demons, Grubbs Grady and his team search desperately for answers. But when they follow up a new lead, it takes them to an old, unexpected foe – the Lambs.

This book is the 8th book in a series called “The Demonata” which I had no idea about before buying and reading this book. Which might be the reason why I hated this book and DNF-ed it. 

To be honest I had no idea what was happening in this book while reading this book. All I know while reading this book was that there were some kind of demons and a group trying to fight them. But let me tell you I was very confused while reading this book which really made me DNF this book very quick. 

The characters here, are very bad. They are flat, shallow and feels like the author didn’t knew or care about giving the readers good character which they would relate to and actually like. I cant tell you specifics about the characters in this book because my brain refused to give them any brain storage or power. 

The writing style in this book are meh, it isn’t good but I for sure have seen worse writing style in my time reading books. 

I Give This Book 1 / 5

“The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” By Stuart Turton Review

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‘Somebody’s going to be murdered at the ball tonight. It won’t appear to be a murder and so the murderer won’t be caught. Rectify that injustice and I’ll show you the way out.’ It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed. But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden – one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party – can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot.

Ive heard a lot of good about this book, and after reading this book I gotta say that this book doesn’t live up to my expectation I had for this book.

The plot in this book has good and unique premise. The plot in this book reminded me of the movie “Happy Death Day” if it was written by Agatha Christie. I wanted so badly to love this book but after reading it, I just couldn’t even like this book because of how bad it was. I know my opinion might be very unpopular but hey we all are different and the books which you love some other people might hate. 

There are too may characters in this book which really makes impossible to keep track of who is who in this book. And to really get a picture of all the characters because there are way too many characters in this book. And all of the characters feels like the same person which doesn’t make it easier to tell who the killer is and who is innocent. Every character in this book also seems like they could be the killer because each character in this book has like 50 red flags about them which makes you sure that this character is the killer until you meet the next character. 

My second problem about this book is that this book keeps going back and forward in time without giving us any heads up which really makes you so very confused. And it doesn’t help me liking this book more if it keeps making me more and more confused as I continue to read this book.

My third problem with this book is that the more I read of this book the more and more I felt like vital information wasn’t withheld from us on purpose so that the so called “tension” in this book would build up until the “plot twist” at the end of this book. But let me tell you neither tension or plot twist exist in this book because of how poorly this book was written.

The writing style in this book is bad. It felt like it was written by a grade school kid who wanted to be the next Stephen King or Agatha Christie. Which of course is far from the author intention I guess. 

I Give This Book 1 / 5

“The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band” By Neil Strauss & Vince Neil & Nikki Sixx & Mick Mars & Tommy Lee Review

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Whiskey and porn stars, hot reds and car crashes, black leather and high heels, overdoses and death. This is the life of Mötley Crüe, the heaviest drinking, hardest fighting, most oversexed and arrogant band in the world. Their unbelievable exploits are the stuff of rock ‘n’ roll legend. They nailed the hottest chicks, started the bloodiest fights, partied with the biggest drug dealers, and got to know the inside of every jail cell from California to Japan. They have dedicated an entire career to living life to its extreme, from the greatest fantasies to the darkest tragedies. Tommy married two international sex symbols; Vince killed a man and lost a daughter to cancer; Nikki overdosed, rose from the dead, and then OD’d again the next day; and Mick shot a woman and tried to hang his own brother. But that’s just the beginning.

Ive been dying to read this book for a long time. Because I am a pretty big fan of Motley Crue and wanted to read this book. And finally I did.

The writing style in this book is amazing. Neil Strauss really did a good job at putting together a very good written book about Motley Crue.

This book gives us the insider story of Motley Crue which the newspapers and news report overlooks. And this book puts this insider story of Motley Crue in a very relatable way even thou most people reading this book aren’t world famous rock starts. 

This book has 4 perspectives from Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee. Which gives this book access to their the stories of each of the member of Motley Crue. And all of the stories we get in this book shows us that all of the members in Motley Crue had some shit happening to them. Which really makes you realize that each member of Motley Crue is just like then rest of the us and not just the big musicians which not bad happens to.

This book also talks about how really fucked up it was being a rock star in the 80s and  90s. And the music records aspect of being a musician in the 80s and 90s.

If you are a Motley Crue fan, rock’n roll fan or music fan in general I believe that you will like this book a lot. 

I Give This Book 4 / 5