Monday, March 27, 2023

Quick Thoughts: Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller

 

Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller
Warrior of the Wild
by Tricia Levenseller 
February 26, 2019

Goodreads Summary:
How do you kill a god?

As her father's chosen heir, eighteen-year-old Rasmira has trained her whole life to become a warrior and lead her village. But when her coming-of-age trial is sabotaged and she fails the test, her father banishes her to the monster-filled wilderness with an impossible quest: To win back her honor, she must kill the oppressive god who claims tribute from the villages each year—or die trying.

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Quick Thoughts: Twin Crowns (Twin Crowns #1) by Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber


Twin Crowns (Twin Crowns #1) by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Twin Crowns
(Twin Crowns #1)
by Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber 
May 17, 2022

Goodreads Summary:
Wren Greenrock has always known that one day she would steal her sister's place in the palace. Trained from birth to return to the place of her parents' murder and usurp the only survivor, she will do anything to rise to power and protect the community of witches she loves. Or she would, if only a certain palace guard wasn't quite so distractingly attractive, and if her reckless magic didn't have a habit of causing trouble...

Princess Rose Valhart knows that with power comes responsibility. Marriage into a brutal kingdom awaits, and she will not let a small matter like waking up in the middle of the desert in the company of an extremely impertinent (and handsome) kidnapper get in the way of her royal duty. But life outside the palace walls is wilder and more beautiful than she ever imagined, and the witches she has long feared might turn out to be the family she never knew she was missing.

Two sisters separated at birth and raised into entirely different worlds are about to get to know each other's lives a whole lot better. But as coronation day looms closer and they each strive to claim their birthright, the sinister Kingsbreath, Willem Rathborne, becomes increasingly determined that neither will succeed. Who will ultimately rise to power and wear the crown?

Monday, March 6, 2023

Quick Thoughts: Only a Monster (Monsters #1) by Vanessa Len


Only a Monster (Monsters #1) by Vanessa Len (FairyLoot Exclusive Edition)
Only a Monster
(Monsters #1)
by Vanessa Len
February 1, 2022

Goodreads Summary:
It should have been the perfect summer. Sent to stay with her late mother’s eccentric family in London, sixteen-year-old Joan is determined to enjoy herself. She loves her nerdy job at the historic Holland House, and when her super cute co-worker Nick asks her on a date, it feels like everything is falling into place.

But she soon learns the truth. Her family aren’t just eccentric: they’re monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And Nick isn’t just a cute boy: he’s a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to bring them down.

As she battles Nick, Joan is forced to work with the beautiful and ruthless Aaron Oliver, heir to a monster family that hates her own. She’ll have to embrace her own monstrousness if she is to save herself, and her family. Because in this story . . .

. . . she is not the hero.