Tome Thursday: A Court of Silver Flames

 

Hello everyone!

 

And that's a wrap.

 

Did it take me literal years?

 

Yes, yes it did.

 

Am I ashamed of that fact?

 

No, I am, in fact, not ashamed. Not at all.

 

Because, while, as you'll see, this is a book I ended up partially liking, it's still got a host of problems and I'm not all that keen on reading it again, although I possibly MIGHT before the next one releases, depending on what mood I'm in.

 

For me, it's all about the main characters. Or character, in this case.

 

Sarah J Maas usually kicks it out of the park for me, but this time it was a hit-and-miss, depending on circumstances.

 

Without further ado, A Court of Silver Flames.

 

Tome Thursday: Court of Tricksters

 

Hello everyone!

 

No, despite the title of this blog post, this is not in fact a review of a Sarah J. Maas book, even if it sounds remarkably like it could be.

 

It's definitely all about the title of the book. The author has so much fame attached to her through her A Court of Thorns and Roses series, that it's difficult to really pull our minds away from the topic and cover something else.

 

But we're doing exactly that tonight!

 

See, I randomly ran into an ARC in one of the emails BookSirens sent me that I thought might be a book I'd love.

And I did enjoy it, up to a point.

There were some minor issues with it, but overall I'd say it at the very least hooked me so that I'm intrigued as to what comes next.

I shouldn't prattle anymore and instead just give you the review, right? We're talking Court of Tricksters tonight.

Tome Thursday: Sand and Stars

 

Hello everyone!

 

Time for another book review and, I will admit it, this one started off purely because I liked the look of the cover design.

 

That might sound shallow considering, but honestly? I really don't usually go for this type of thing, so here we are.

 

There's something to be said about winged characters, which have definitely been on the rise since the Court of Thorns and Roses series, but it's been a while since I've personally read about any of them, as I usually stick to different genres nowadays.

 

However, a good fantasy romance, paranormal romance, or anything of the sort hasn't killed anybody yet, so here we are, right?

 

Right!

 

Olivia Hart is an author unknown to me, and I will admit that the founding idea for the story held a lot of potential - the execution though, not so much. Sadly.

 

Let's have a look at Sand and Stars, shall we?

 

ACOTAR series (Booktober)

"To the stars who listen - and the dreams that are answered."

So for the start of this week, I chose something a little bit different - an entire series!

Feyre is a mortal - who makes a hard choice after killing a Fae. And eventually makes the ultimate sacrifice to change her own destiny ... to become the weapon the world needs so that it can withstand a tyrant king and breathe the free air again. Filled with intrigue, love, fantasy, and learning how to fly along the way, this is a must-have in my opinion on cold, rainy autumn afternoons.

Fun fact: I discovered Sarah J. Maas by complete accident and got into her A Court of Thorns and Roses books before I sat down to Throne of Glass, and in my mind, I prefer the one I started with. Thorns and Roses, Mist and Fury, and Wings and Ruin (followed by the novella Frost and Starlight) are just SO good. Do they have their issues? Well, yes, but that doesn't mean they aren't good.

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*image not mine

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (Booktober)

Sepulchre (Booktober)

Pride and Prejudice (Booktober)

Tempting Autumn (Booktober)

Harry Potter (Booktober)

The Hobbit (Booktober)

Tome Thursday: A Court of Frost and Starlight

Hello everyone!

So.

I have a confession to make.

This book.

For some reason, it took me FOREVER to sit my ass down and actually read it.

I was super excited when it was announced that there would be more books in the series, and when the novella was released, I was literally climbing up walls with a GIMME GIMME GIMME chorus singing all around.

And then.

Then I stored it, and didn't start reading until very recently. No clue what happened.

But A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas probably deserved better treatment!

Tome Thursday: A Court of Wings and Ruin

Hello everyone!

 

Time flies when you're having fun, doesn't it? We're already almost mid-June! And thankfully this means long, long hours of reading and catching up on everything that I have yet to gobble up with my incessant desire to keep reading more.

I do have to admit that David Gibbins' Testament has been suffering, however ... I keep getting distracted!

Anyway.

Tonight's blog is ALL about Sarah J. Maas. Because, hello, the final book in the first Feyre trilogy dropped at the end of May, and UHM YES I had to read it as soon as I got my hands on it.

There was literally no alternative. I fell in love with the series completely at random while I was searching Maas on Google, and have been anxiously awaiting this conclusion since that cliffhanger at the end of ACOMAF. COME ON PEOPLE. You know what I'm talking about here!

In any event, however, let's get down to business! Behold, A Court of Wings and Ruin.

Tome Thursday: A Court of Mist and Fury

Hello everyone!

 

Back with regular updates this week and regular blog posts, which means today is book blog day. And I had this one ready to go since before I left for my impromptu seaside vacation, but that doesn't mean I forgot about it.

How could I, when it was so awesome I figured I might need a heart transplant by the end?

So most of you know that I was late on the Sarah J. Maas appreciation train here, because it took me a little bit to find some amazing vloggers who spoke about her books, and then I started reading her Throne of Glass series first, but I'm in the middle of that one at the moment whereas I definitely gobbled up the other one, because ... reasons.

Okay, let's be honest, there's just one reason and his name is Rhysand.

Yeah, yeah, if any of you remember my blog post about the first book in this series, you'll probably also remember that I hated Rhys back in the day.

Well, opinions change, alright? And in A Court of Mist and Fury, they most certainly did.

Tome Thursday: A Court of Thorns and Roses

Hello everyone!

 

I will apologize in advance if parts of this blog are going to be slightly less coherent or even a little bit muddled. For some reason or other, I've been fighting off a headache all day long and nothing has really helped, so I think a good night's sleep will be just about the only thing that does at this point. However, I am determined to get this post out, since if I start missing out on these my rhythm will be practically gone.

I have what feels like a billion other books to type about, but I just managed to finish one that's relatively new today, mostly because it's one of those you can't put down unless someone physically forces you to.

Although, I will admit, I have yet to finish the Throne of Glass series, which is pretty amazing in its own right, I had to start A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas because, well, I've always preferred Beauty and the Beast to Cinderella.

Though the author did absolutely make me like her Cinderella rendition more than the original one!