Sometimes I read really good books but don’t have a lot to say about them. Here are some books I’ve read lately (or this year).
I read book one and two of this series. I rated Worlds Away four stars on Goodreads while Worlds Collide (book two) was three stars. This series won’t be for everyone but I think a lot of readers will like it. I’m not going to finish the series simply because I lost interest–I’m not very good at completing trilogies and so forth.
I’ve posted reviews for Aya Ling’s other books on this blog previously but I didn’t for The Cursed Prince. I enjoyed the book and I love everything this author writes. If you haven’t yet, check out her work.
Leigh Walker + Vampires + Shifters = Perfection.
This book was amazing.
I haven’t read a lot of mermaid books but The Mermaid Trials will likely reign as my favorite for a long time. Maybe even forever. The worldbuilding, the characters, and the trials themselves were all very interesting.
I’ll be reading book two for sure.
Beautiful writing. I need to read more from Nina Clare.
I cannot express how much I love this book. And for K.M. Shea to give me vampires? I’m over the moon, rocketed by joy. Thank you.
Love. Love. Love. And such beautiful illustrations.
A unique re-spinning on Sleeping Beauty and my favorite at the moment.
Really great series. Five books are currently out.
Spindles and Spells is a promising opener to a new, exciting series. If you love reading fairy tale retellings in any shape or form, add this book to your list. I read a lot of retellings myself, so I’ll certainly be keeping up with Laura’s books.
These books are currently free at the time of this post.
As a hybrid shapeshifter—half siren, half angel—Selene is one of a kind.
It’s a label that makes her the target of a rebel faction of supernatural creatures that seeks to claim her power.
But her power is undeveloped and more a danger to herself than an aid. Yet her magic is her only advantage over the vicious vampires and fierce shifters who seek to eliminate her.
Soon Selene is on the run in an unfamiliar world and unable to return to her ocean home. At least she’s not alone. Quinn, a shifter with his own secrets, has her back. Selene and Quinn must find a way to escape those that hunt them while surviving their unstable powers. But can Quinn help her stop vampires and shifters who’ve had centuries to master their abilities?
As a royal lady’s maid, Rynn has one task: Escort the princess of Astoria to her intended’s kingdom and return home. Unfortunately for the former goose girl, the princess has other plans.
When her charge flees, Rynn’s not only forced to take the princess’s place, but she must also contend with a spiteful fairy horse, a good dose of political intrigue, and Conrad…the mysterious and all-too observant lord who consumes more of her thoughts than he should.
But with war looming on the horizon, Rynn stands to lose more than her heart. Can she convince the princess to return, end the charade, and make peace between the kingdoms?
More importantly, can she possibly avoid a death sentence when the truth is revealed?
All Cinderella wants is to take care of her family.
After working tirelessly for five years to prove herself among the city’s elite, she’s about to graduate and win a coveted spot in city government. Then it all blows up in her face—literally.
A violent, anonymous force has been targeting commoners in horrifying attacks. Now they’ve set their sights on Cinderella. Either that, or she’s losing her mind. It doesn’t help that she’s falling for a mage who’s way out of her league.
Just as she manages to recover from the attack that left her scarred and traumatized, the city’s mysterious enemy destroys what’s left of her future. But when they go after her family, they cross the line. The whole city is in danger now.
How much is Cinderella willing to risk to save the city that has always hated her?
Rory’s known from birth the date she’s destined to die. But will that be enough to make her life count?
Cursed by Malaura at birth, Rory has grown up knowing her life would end on her twenty-fifth birthday—knowledge that has shaped so many of her choices in an effort to leave a lasting impact on the magical community that has abandoned her. But as the deadline nears, Rory realizes that, in her attempt to make the biggest splash in the shortest amount of time, she’s forgotten to actually enjoy her life. And now it’s too late.
When an escape from her breakneck schedule leads to possibly meeting the man who could break her curse, Rory has to decide if falling in love is worth risking what’s left of her life… and his life, too.
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