Book Review: Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch

Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes #1) by Sara Raasch
Published: October 14th, 2014
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Summary: A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making.

Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.

Orphaned as an infant during Winter’s defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians’ general, Sir. Training to be a warrior—and desperately in love with her best friend, and future king, Mather — she would do anything to help her kingdom rise to power again.

So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter’s magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Finally, she’s scaling towers, fighting enemy soldiers, and serving her kingdom just as she’s always dreamed she would. But the mission doesn’t go as planned, and Meira soon finds herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics – and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.


A good old-fashioned fantasy tale with lots of heart set in a rich and unique world.

Book Review: Fuel the Fire by Krista and Becca Ritchie

Fuel the Fire (Calloway Sisters #4) by Krista and Becca Ritchie
Published: April 3rd, 2014
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Summary:
Protect your family. At all costs.
It’d take the impossible to hurt Connor Cobalt, even for a moment.

Protect your family. At all costs. 
At twenty-six, his narcissistic tendencies have made room for the people he loves.

Protect your family. At all costs.
And he loves Rose. But when his love is threatened, when his greatest dreams with her are compromised — what is the cost then?

Protect your family. At all costs.
Love will guide his choices.
For the first time in his life.

I cried I laughed I loved every moment

March in Review

Here we go! I'm going to try to be more active with my blog -I say this every month. Blogging for me is just a way to write down my thoughts about all the books I read. And last time I did a monthly review (back in November), I had the chance to include books I don't have a lot of thoughts on.

I read 7 books during the month of marc. I'm still not over most of them I can say.

Vendetta (Blood for Blood #1) by Catherine Doyle
Rating: 4 Stars -This was fun and interesting. To be honest, I picked this up because the synopsis said 5 mysterious brothers move into the neighbourhood and then a chain of events set off. I'm a sucker like that. But this book ended up surprising me. Definitely the plot is based up on revenge and mystery. I love this one particular brother he makes my heart beat irregularly. I quite admire the main character, Sophie. She had a good sense of sensibility at times but there was a balance of impulsiveness. I can't wait for the sequel. Things are gonna get real interesting.

The Sin Eater's Daughter (The Sin Eater's Daughter #1) by Melinda Salisbury

Rating: 4 stars -This one still gives me mixed feelings but the overall conclusion I had is that it was a wonderful reading experience. I was on the edge of my seat and I never saw the plot twists coming. Definitely a very dark tone to this book and some of the characters are just batshit crazy. I loved the world! I've done a full review here. The thing that lacked may have been the characters and the romance but it's not terrible. I'm confident this is going to be a great series.

The Winner's Curse & The Winner's Crime (The Winner's Trilogy #1 & #2) by Marie Rutkoski
Rating: 5 stars (both) -I am currently in the midst of writing my review for both these books but it's looking more like a raving fest and exclamation of all my pain. I read The Winner's Curse when it first came out and this month I re-read it to prepare for the sequel. No amounts of words will explain how much I love this series. It's definitely hit me in the deepest part of my soul. TWCurse was fantastic but dare I say it, TWCrime just blows everything out of the water. It's absolute perfection!

Froi of The Exiles (Lumatere Chronicles #2) by Melina Marchetta 
Rating: 5 stars -I should have taken notes while reading this because at this point all I can say is that this was brilliance and heartbreak all neatly wrapped in the most wonderful of reading experiences. I loved Finnikin of The Rock and while I do think the 1st book & the 2nd cannot be compared -they're both aiming to do separate things, I still loved Froi of The Exiles so much more. I was so glad that all my favourites from the first book were still very much front and centre here. I also loved the new characters introduced. Everything was great and I can't wait to start the conclusion to this trilogy. In the meantime I'll nurse myself back to being okay because the ending of this destroyed me. I definitely understand now what all my friends meant when they raved about this series.

A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels #1) by Sarah MacLean

Rating: 5 stars -Sometimes you just need to read something fluffy and sweet and it's wonderful when a book manages to make you happy. I haven't read much historical romance but this was fantastic and I need to read more. If you're in the mood for something light and sweet yet not completely cheesy, I'd recommend this. The characters are actually well thought out and I adored everything. I'm planning to pick up the rest of the series soon.

Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy C. Cherry
Rating: 3.75 -I thought the Student-Teacher romance bit would be the main part of this story but thank fully it wasn't. It's definitely about broken characters and them trying to just get by. I was quite surprised by how much I loved this. The banter and the relationship between the two main characters was wonderful and sweet. While there was an overwhelming amount of emotional overload in the second half of the novel, I still ended up enjoying this a lot.

When Joss Met Matt by Ellie Cahill (Liz Czukas)

Rating: 4 -I'm not the biggest fan of friends to lovers stories but When Joss Met Matt is one of the best ones I've read. It spans over 7 years and it's one of those slowburn romances but I loved how fluid the story felt. The relationship, feelings and character development was quite smooth which I appreciated. I loved the banter in this book because the main protagonists felt like actual friends you know? There was great balance between that aspect. Also, the characters are very flawed and very real. The ending was fantastic and grin inducing.