Review: War by Laura Thalassa

War by Laura Thalassa
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have been intrigued by War since the second I heard about him and I was so not disappointed by his story! The second he saw Miriam and called her "wife" I was done for. 

When she chose death over allegiance? Probably my favorite part of this book. That shows just how determined she is, how strong she is, and why she was the one to change War and stop the fighting. 

At every turn, Miriam was finding someway to defy all that War stood for and watching him NOT punish her for her defiance was so great. Because you know he was enamored with her from the moment his eyes found her and he was losing his battle and his war every day. 

So many moments surprised me during this book but one thing that didn't? Miriam's amazingness to accomplish her goal. No matter what that goal was, she was being brave and seeing it through.

So yes this series is quickly becoming a top favorite for me!!!

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Review: Pestilence by Laura Thalassa

Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have been SITTING on this series for so long because I just knew deep down I was going to love these books way too much. And going from my intense reactions and emotions during Pestilence, I predicted correctly because I was a mess from start to finish! 

The way Pestilence had no human emotion at the beginning of this book. He legit was there to spread disease and kill human kind and had no other thought besides that. But then his initial reaction to Sara shooting and burning him? I could instantly see he was obtaining human feelings by wanting to make her suffer instead of just ending her like how previous attempters. Was Sara the first female that attempted this? I'm not sure but he was definitely intrigued by her even if he didn't know what he was feeling at the time. 

Sara went through so many emotions that it showed her struggle through everything. She is such a good and kind and PURE person and she was definitely the perfect match to make Pestilence fall for her. And to see him fall first but having to get information from Sara to know what was happening to him?  Swoon.

I absolutely, 100%, wholeheartedly am in love with this book and probably this whole series. I'm binge reading so fast but trying to take my time and failing that miserably because I need each of these horsemen's story in my soul now! I'm so glad I finally read these and that this book lived up to my expectations. I'm so excited to see the rest of the Horsemen fall for humans! 

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Review: Skies Over Caledonia by Samantha Young

Skies Over Caledonia by Samantha Young
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from the author. This is my honest review. 

Allegra and Jared!!!!! I really really loved this story! I can't believe it's been 5 years since the day they met - I remember that meeting so vividly for some reason and I'm so excited that we got their story! 

Jared is such a grumpy, isolated person so it's very sweet yet comical that he ends up with Allegra, who is the star of the party when she around. I love Jared's love to his farm and his grandpa and his life. He truly loves all of that and is very content with his lifestyle.

And Allegra has been through so much in her short life. I can't imagine having to bear those secrets and not able to talk to anyone about her feelings and emotions while going through some pretty heavy situations. I'm so glad she opened up to Jared and was able to have a person help her. 

These two are amazing for each other and I'm so glad Samantha Young was able to write their story to share with us readers! It's definitely one is my favorite and can't wait for more! 

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Review: Wrath of the Damned by Ella Fields

Wrath of the Damned by Ella Fields
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I cannot believe the absolute HOLD this series had on me.  I literally read more than I ate or breathed, I swear!!  I have no idea why and I had no forewarning that this book, this series, was going to overtake my life for 3 days.  I'm not mad about it, but just a bit floored by this sudden, random series I picked up because of a book box!

Tullia is honestly an amazing character.  The amount of character growth she has gone through from page one, book one to the end of this book?  Insurmountable with the events she had to bare. I am so glad she survived everything and that she grew from it, even though I loved the hopeful, questionable girl we met on page one.  And I loved that she didn't right away forgive Florian and really trusted her mind and her body to inform her where she was at in life instead of diving head first into things like she used to.  She really took caution and had a lot of trust issues and I'm glad the author didn't make her love life again right away after everything she went through. 

The best part of this book?  WE GOT FLORIAN'S VIEWPOINT!!!!!  Seriously, I NEEDED his viewpoint in book one and was so devastated when we didn't get that, so to have that in this book was amazing and fantastic and I loved every chapter of his!  For a fae with no feelings, he sure fell hard and fast for Tullia and I loved that so very much.  

Seeing both Florian and Tullia at each other's throats, both in fun and in emotion, was just amazing and I held my breath so much during this series because the intensity these two have is off the charts.  Even though the way they met and the reason things happened the way they did because of deceiving and untruthfulness, I'm very glad Tullia got the chance to go to her home and to learn who she was because that meant she met Florian.  It was a long journey to get to their ending, but I'm glad I was there for every rocky road that they took. 

However, I wanted Snow to be a beastly wolf protecting Tullia by ripping throats and that didn't happen, so I was a little bummed about that. 

Also?  Liliatha?  That was a shock I didn't see coming!

So glad I got to read this series and one day soon I'm diving into more books by this author because I have a feeling I'm going to love all of her books!

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Review: Nectar of the Wicked by Ella Fields

Nectar of the Wicked by Ella Fields
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am so glad Fairyloot decided to do this book for their Romantasy book box because it got me to read it and LOVE IT!!!  I had no idea what was going to happen when I dived into this book, but Flea/Tullia (which name do I use?!) took me on a, quite awful honestly, adventure and I'm reeling with everything she has been through.  

I understand completely on why she needed to know who she was and she was willing to do WHATEVER it needed to get there, and nothing was going to stop her, but the amount of torture and agony and abuse she has gone through to finally understand why she was abandoned as a baby?  I just wish someone could have told her more about why the fae land is an awful place to go to.  They just said it's bad but that was it, no details, no reasoning.  Give the girl more information so she can better stop herself from putting herself through that torture. 

I honestly can't believe that her father did that to her.  That he tortured her with no care in the world.  He said she was no daughter of is, so I guess in his mind he was just treating her like a spy, and since Flea/Tullia's mother wasn't his mate, he didn't have any emotional connection with her since she looked just like her mother.  But all she wanted was a family and a home.  

And instead she was used as a pawn not just by her true blood family, but also by Florian who started this mess in the first place.  Lying to her, deceiving her, but also caring about her WAY more than her father did.  I wish someone was just open with her and told her what was going on.  I think now, after the torture she went through, she will be far more demanding and controlling of her life, as much as she can by being married to Florian. 

So, yes, this book got my blood pumping not only because of the spice between her and Florian but also about the way she was treated and used.  This book will be permanently in my brain because so much happened and I'm just stunned by all of it.  This book definitely has triggers so please be mindful of that before diving in. 

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Review: Powerless by Lauren Roberts

Powerless by Lauren Roberts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book seems to be very popular so I decided to read it and find out what it was all about. At the beginning, I honestly wasn't that impressed. It just felt like a mash-up of The Hunger Games and Divergent. But around 50%, I'm not sure what happened but I started to get more entranced into the story. And after finishing, I really want to see what book 2 brings. 

Paedyn is an amazing FMC. She's so confident and resourceful. Being an Ordinary in an Elite driven world. Being able to take care of herself when she was a kid and homeless after finding her father dead in her home? With no powers to rely on? Just her self defense and the "psychic" ability she attuned herself to learn? That takes amazing skill and determination. Because I wouldn't have had it in me to fight that long and that hard, not gonna lie. 

I loved seeing Pae open up to Kai and Kitt on different levels. She wasn't faking all of those moments. She was finally getting a chance to open herself a little bit. Not all because being Ordinary would have meant she would die. I, of course, am Team Kai. Malakai. Swoon. The moments between those two were fantastic and I just kept wanting more. Kitt, I feel for after Pae's betrayal. He went from carefree and sweet to hard and cold. I hope he finds out everything his father did to Pae specifically and can learn not to hate her for killing the king, his father. But considering the king had PAE's father murdered? Karma's a bitch. 

Adena? That was awful how she was tortured. Killed. All because she knew Pae. The king was cruel and nasty and I'm glad he's dead. I'm sad no one is on Paedyn's side right now because she wasn't in the wrong and I need people to realize this. She ridded the world of an evil man and I'm glad. 

So now I'm here in agony having to wait for the next book. I thought I was in the clear but then got ensnared by this storyline and I need to know what happens next. What will Kai do when he sees Paedyn again? How will she sway him that she had to do it? That being Ordinary isn't a crime? I need this information haha.

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Review: Shattered Vows by P. Rayne

Shattered Vows by P. Rayne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from the author and Valentine PR. This is my honest review. 

Kol and Rhapsody!  I love these two! Their origin story is amazing and then them reuniting? Swoon! 

Poor Rhapsody though. Her life up to this point sounds awful. I'm glad she was finally able to get out of that situation and finally live her life, experience so many firsts that she's wanted to. And I'm glad Kol is the one to help her experience these moments! 

The twist at the end I honestly didn't see coming. And the Easter egg was really cool too see! 

I'm so glad to have read this book and cannot wait to get a copy to put on my shelf! 

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