So, this month did not go as planned (like, at all)
I had wanted to read at least 8 books, but only ended up getting to 5. Most of them I have already reviewed on here, so I am going to try out a new wrap-up style. Let me know how you guys like it!
THE WICKED KING
Thoughts: This was much faster paced than the cruel Prince, and probably my favorite book in the series
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★☆ 4/5
Pace: Fast
Intended audience: Young Adult
Content warnings: on page murder
Link to full review here
THE QUEEN OF NOTHING
Thoughts: The ending to this one felt a little odd to me, but overall it was very enjoyable
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★☆ 4/5
Pace: Fast
Intended audience: Young Adult
Content warnings: murder
Link to full review here
SCARLET ODYSSEY
Thoughts: I was absolutely in love with the fantasy world in this, and think it deserves way more hype!
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.5/5
Pace: Medium-Fast
Intended audience: Adult
Content warnings: murder, relationship between 17 and 21 year old (which I do not in any way condone), torture, rape, gore, definitely very graphic/grim at times
Link to full review here
THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS
Thoughts: I really liked the plot line/themes of this one, but the romance wasn’t as present as I hoped it would be
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.5/5 (rounded up)
Pace: Fast
Intended audience: Adult/New Adult
Content warnings: relationship violence, murder, drug abuse, (I feel like I’m forgetting some but this is what I remember)
Link to full review here
TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY
Thoughts: Everything about this book was beautiful, from the writing, to the mythology, to cultural history which was also heartbreaking).
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5/5 (rounded up)
Pace: Fast
Intended audience: Middle Grade, but all ages should read it
Content warnings: mentions of slavery
Link to full review here
So even though I didn’t read as much as I planned, I really liked everything (and I consider myself a tough reviewer so that’s saying something)
And here is a slightly less ambitious TBR for this month, as it is the first month of classes for me:
Hope you guys enjoyed this, and happy reading!
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I love that you are putting content warnings to the books! That is a great idea, and I want to start doing it too.
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Thank you! I believe it’s really important to do so we can make reading as enjoyable as possible for everyone (:
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Yes, I understand, and I really appreciate you doing so. Keep up the good work!
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The Hate U Give is on my TBR too! So many bloggers have given a positive review for it.
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I know! I meant to read it last month but got really overwhelmed ):
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I like this new style of wrap up! Also September will be your month where you read everything you want I can feel it.
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Fingers crossed you’re right!! And I think I like it too, I feel less like I’m repeating myself in reviews
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I also like it since it makes it easy for me to find any reviews I may have somehow missed
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That’s true! hopefully it makes everything feel more cohesive (:
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I love this wrap up, which was your favourite book of the month? I’d never heard of Scarlet Odyssey before reading this but it sounds like something I’d love.
The Hate U Give is also on my TBR for September, looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it, I have high hopes thats for sure!
Good luck with the start of classes!
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That’s tough, I liked Space Between Worlds because of the sapphic rep, but Tristan Strong was amazing as well. And thank you very much!!
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Love this style!💕 September will definitely be a busy month with school starting ~ I wish you luck with getting some reading in!😉
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I’m glad, and thank you so much (:
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This is a good idea for the wrap up! Also, the Hate U Give is a good book! Hope you enjoy it 🙂
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I’m so happy people like it! And I’ve heard great things about it (:
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This is such a cool idea, I really appreciate reading your blog post. I will definitely be stopping by. 🙂 I hope you reach your September goals.
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Aww thank you so much (:
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I really need to get round to Tristan Strong soon! Good luck with your reading this month 💛
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Absolutely! And thank you, you too (:
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Queen of Nothing is the one that pulled that trilogy together for me. The first two I couldn’t make myself like Jude or Cardan. With everything going on in the world, I’ve seen people either reading way more or way less than usual. My mask hides my ear bud at work, so with audiobooks I’m killing my reading goal 😂
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That’s so interesting! I really hated Cardan for most of the first book, but I only really disliked Taryn/Madoc for most of the series haha. And that’s so funny!
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Madoc was my favorite character in cruel prince 😂
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Oh my goodness 😂 I think my favorite was probably Grima Mogg if I’m being honest. Or Cardan at the end
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Grima was an amazing character. Dont know if its just my age catching up with me, but she speaks my language 😂
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I’m so excited for The Folk of the Air trilogy – it’s high up on my TBR list! I’m glad that you enjoyed it overall.
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yes, it was so good!!
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Looks like it was a good reading month!! I’m not at uni anymore but I’ve started a full time job so I definitely feel you with the smaller tbr this month!
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Love this kind of wrap-up! I adored the Folk of the Air series and now I want to read the others you’ve mentioned here.
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I’m so glad!
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It looks like August was a good reading month for you! I’m happy to see that you got a bunch of 4 star reads and only went as low as a 3.5 — here’s to hoping that September will be even better 🙂
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I like the idea of the wrap up here, it’s nifty! And the included content warnings are A+
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Thank you so much (:
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Great post
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Thank you!
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