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@rachelsbrittain
What are you reading this weekend??

The switches between Rune and Thorn as narrators would have been less jarring if she labeled the sections. Just too much going on - unique RoseBlood school situation, new friends, mysterious past and family, phantoms underground with their own mysterious pasts and connections, psychic vampires (that was a weird curveball), and romance. After reading the epilogue, I understand the real-life and literary references of why she put all of that in.

I wish I loved this book more, but it ended up being a soft pick for me. The concept was very intriguing, but it also felt a little draggy through the middle bits. I've been kind of sad lately, so I'm not sure if this book really was pretty melancholy, or if it just felt that way to me 😂 But look at that GORGEOUS cover! I honestly may keep it just because it's SO pretty.

Ahh! I can‘t wait for the next book to come out. Bristol goes into the fae world to search for her father who she has believed is dead. There‘s some romance and steamy scenes. I loved this book. It was also great on audio.
#hauntedshelf #trappedinaspookyhouse #screamteam

A pretty fun, albeit slightly confusing (what‘s up with those rooms?!) read! It‘s definitely YA, and it shows, but it‘s enjoyable nonetheless.

Maybe 3 1/2? I really, really wanted to like this one. The book itself is gorgeous, and there‘s a map, so I bought it. I‘m a sucker for a map. The world-building was really cool. But the characters…I didn‘t like Nina or Patrick. Or Theo. Or anyone except Donnie. And I was expecting a LOT more spice; there was hardly any. But then again, if there had been more spice, I wouldn‘t have enjoyed it (👀) because I didn‘t like Nina or Patrick.

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I did not like “Ace of Shades”. The world was interesting, however there were way too many issues to overcome my dislike. The characters were shallow and boring, the plot was too slow and the story itself felt a bit generic. There is nothing “Six of Crows” about this book, and if the term “missy” was used one more time, I was going to scream.