pickThe second InCryptid book was just as fun as the first. McGuire populates her urban fantasy with memorable, entertaining characters—take Istas who walks around asking “if there will be carnage,” for example—and sets them in a world where dragons, talking mice (who happen to really like cake), & other such creatures hide & thrive amongst humans…until the Covenant of St. George shows up to purge them. Humorous with a good dash of danger & mayhem.
#MotivationalMonday @Cupcake12
1) write reviews for ARCs and maybe wash the car
2) part of my balcony, the communal garden and my dirty car (pollen+Sahara sand = camouflage)
3) western Germany, it's cloudy with white fluffy clouds and some rain clouds. Wish it would rain, see 1+2 😉
4) one of the many 🙄😁
pickI really enjoyed most of this book. I felt like it dragged a bit in the middle, but I kept at it. Overall, I give it a solid 4⭐️. I think, if I didn‘t already have the 3rd book in the series, I‘d have been irritated at it ending in a cliffhanger. So, if you‘re invested in the story, get the 3rd book too, because you won‘t want to stop reading here.
The pic is of some of my crystal collection. Totally unrelated, but still cool! 💕
Inspired by my current read, I painted my nails in Quinlan today. The color is this beautiful hot pink. This might be my new favorite nail polish color. #bookadjacent #inspiredbyabook
pickNot as engaging as the first, but the spice was good. Almost would say too much, but their chemistry just FITS. End 100 pages upended so much. Tharion and Ithan really stood out. Bryce and Hunts power needing each other is interesting and I want to know why. The emotional impact of Ruhn by the end. Now I like him. Overall, felt like a flesh out of other characters as the mains were uncovering a major mystery. What a twist!! Whole focus change #sjm
pick5⭐️ yes I‘m a Sarah J. Maas fan, sue me! 😁However, up until recently Throne of Glass was my favorite series. And while Manon is still one of my top-tier characters of all time, I freaking love the Crescent City series. I love all the characters, but I live for the power couple that is Bryce and Hunt. I really can‘t enough, and while I can‘t say for certain book 3 will be read by next mont, it will be read before the end of the year.
pickReserved pick — even more than the first in the series, this felt a lot longer than it needed to be. The increase in POVs made it a bit much at times, and the plot(s!) was convoluted. That said, I was intrigued by the big reveal, and there still was a lot of action and mystery that kept things going. I think I need a break from SJM tho!
“‘Our love is stronger than time, greater than any distance. Our love spans across stars and worlds. I will find you again. I promise.‘”
#January2024
pickI have some issues: did I need every side characters romantic baggage? No. Why does Maas insist on writing that the mating bond is rare? Mates everywhere. Also, multiple aliases that start with the letter H? I swear SJM herself was confused part of it. Why is booksta obsessed with Ruhn? he does literal nothing until 90% into book 2. How many times can a characters‘ “heart crack open”?
Did I like it? Sure.
Am I going to read the 3rd? Obviously.
