Review: Trick of the Light

Trick of the Light by Megan Derr
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Light read with a pretty light world-building and story but quite enjoyable if that's what you're in the mood for. Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed.

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Review: Warrior Rising

Warrior Rising by P.C. Cast
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Avalon? Really? The other world leaps weren't enough? Guh. I liked the romance. Both the romances actually. I specially liked how both Kat and Jacky told their guys the truth pretty fast and weren't really all angsty throughout the book. But the final battle kinda took its toll on me. 1st I really liked the Princess's family (less than a paragraph and I was rooting for them); 2nd All those deaths in the final battle, while normal in a war, were really off putting for me; And 3rd Kat's betrayal of the Trojans was really just sad. Agamemnon was a d*ck and totally deserved to lose. The Trojan King certainly seemed more nice so..."letting" everything kinda run its course and the Greeks winning, well... self-serving was definitely the word that applies and I expected better. If you're re-imagining something why not go all the way? Why just stick to the romance part and ignore everything else? And after all is said and done. Bam! Avalon. Yeah. That made sense. Alas, could have been worse I guess.

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Review: Goddess of Light

Goddess of Light by P.C. Cast
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The ending of this one was a little depressing. I know it was supposed to be all about starting anew and love conquering everything, even death, but I was still depressed about it. Damn. I kinda liked Pamela, the way she was and how she wasn't willing to leave her job and her family for Apollo and Olympus. So the whole dying thing was incredibly unsatisfying for me. I mean, I'd be pissed with him even if he wasn't ultimately responsible for it. So, the easy acceptance? Hard to relate. Not bad though. Just different and a little disappointing.

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Review: Goddess of Spring

Goddess of Spring by P.C. Cast
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Nailed it. Well done. Bravo. I loved it. I am not usually a fan of the myth of Persephone and Hades. Always thought it's one of the most idiotic tales and I prefer to stay well clear from anything even remotely related with it. However, I am a huge fan of Hades. That's right. I hate the myth but not the God of the Underworld. So this? My expectations were not very high. I was pleasantly surprised though. But really, Batman? No. Just, no. Way too many references to Batman and capes. Seriously, Batman is not that cute. Or bats for that matter. Anyway, as I was saying...I loved Hades and Lina. How she was Persephone and not. Nice twist.

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Review: The Magic Queen

The Magic Queen by Jovee Winters
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ohhh. I loved it. Very well done. Still doesn't surpass Calypso and Hades for me but it comes a close second nonetheless. I adored Baba Yaga. Damn. Freyr wasn't bad either. I certainly wouldn't mind having him for myself. The whole crone thing was a little weird for me though. Imagining them have sex then was more than a little off-putting but, alas, I persevered. And managed not to throw up in the process. Kudos for me bitches. I do find myself now incredibly curious about what Baba did to the Fairy Queen. Pretty please tell me that gets explained soon..Anyway, I can't wait for the next. Nicely done.

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Review: The Ice Queen

The Ice Queen by Jovee Winters
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Not bad. I actually enjoyed this a lot. I wasn't much of a fan of Luminesa though. I had a really hard time relating to her and her situation. Her passionate nature was definitely more complicated for me to spot or maybe the problem was mine to start with. I don't know. I do admit I automatically compare every other queen with Calypso and, so far, Calypso has always come out ahead so maybe that's it. Either way, it wasn't bad. A centaur as a romantic interest was certainly a nice change and I liked him a lot. The kids were, well...not bad, per se, but mostly just a distraction just like The Goblin intended. I kept thinking: Well that's nice but how about you all work harder in finding the key? So yeah. I was a little miffed they didn't get there until the last possible moment and pretty much played into The Goblin's plan. So..Calypso. That woman did not wait for things to play out, she made them happen. She literally put Olympus at her feet. That's how it's done. Also the pining for five years? I get it but...Dude. Not for me.

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Review: Croc's Return

Croc's Return by Eve Langlais
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I find myself not as enchanted with Bitten Point as I was with other places. While Kodiak Point exuded warmth and unity no matter the story, Bitten Point gave me the impression of coldness and disregard. More like a coincidence shifters lived there together. No close-knit community here. Maybe because there was no pack? But that doesn't really make sense either because bears have no pack either. I don't really know. Maybe because we were talking about cold-blooded shifters? The fact is that I didn't feel it this time and so my enjoyment suffered a little. I also couldn't connect much with Caleb. That being said...I didn't connect with Renny either. Everything kinda passed me by this time around. Even the overreaching arc felt...boring. The only character I'm actually curious about is Wes and that's not happening anytime soon so...yeah. Bummer. This was not for me.

2.5 ★

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Review: Big Furry Deal

Big Furry Deal by Celia Kyle
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

You know there are too many sex scenes in a book when you start skimming them and actually look forward to the rest of the story. Huh. I sure as hell resented them 'cause I wanted to find out more about the a*hole attacking her and all they seemed to care about was more sex. A balance would've been nice. I mean, a couple pages from the end and they barely have an idea of who is attacking her but, by all means, anal sex. Anal sex fixes everything. And then..then it was such a f*cked ending I'm not even commenting because I have nothing nice to say. At all.

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Review: Wicked Shift

Wicked Shift by Celia Kyle
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

One of her first books I'm sure and it shows. Very short but complicated story. All the action happens in maybe 48h and it's completely ridiculous. The female MC meets her other half, they have sex, she becomes pregnant, learns he's a werejaguar, they mate and she gets turned into a werejaguar too. Oh and they're having twins. Magical twins. Like..No.

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Review: Jarek

Jarek by Celia Kyle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I know. Starting in the middle of a series again. Or so it seems even tho this is supposedly the first volume. Apparently there is a series or a book somewhere about the Ujal. I have not read said book or series and have no idea what actually happened there, however, there's so much info floating around this book, I don't feel like I missed much. Either way, I'm not concerned. This story was good and entertaining and I liked both my MCs. Jarek's attitude was way too possessive for me at first but I guess the Knowing (weird alien memory thing that happens when you meet your fated mate) was mostly responsible for that. After finding out what would happen if they didn't mate (namely madness and death)...yeah. I get it. Not to say I particularly liked that clichéd way of assuring they got it on in mere days of meeting each other but okay, I rolled with it and it wasn't so bad. I certainly ended up cheering for them anyway.

3.5 ★

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