Rating: 4/5.0 Summary: After the events of Maven’s betrayal and the Bowl of Bones execution, Mare is not quite sure of who she is anymore. She has killed people and it haunts her. People have died for her and it haunts her. The trials of court and joining the Scarlet Guard have given her an identity crisis: Mare, Mareena or the lightning girl? Each mask doesn’t feel right, but she needs all of them to survive. Mare has escaped Maven and with Cal by her […]
A future classic, whenever people stop disparaging romantic plots and especially m/m ones
The Captive Prince trilogy has been gaining steam on the internet for many years now — at first quietly, as a free serial posted by the author on her LiveJournal, and then less so as Penguin picked it up for official publication in paperback form. And, really, it’s very good. A capable balance of slow-burn romance — which I am ALWAYS here for — with classic historical fantasy elements and political intrigue, the series is mature, clever, complex, and, above all, utterly engrossing. Across nearly […]
Apparently My Whole Life Has Been a Lie & I Don’t Know What to do
Mortal Heart Rating: 5/5 Summary: Annith is an initiate at the Convent of Saint Mortain, where she has lived her whole life. She has believed she was an orphan and was never wanted by her mother. Annith is by far the best initiate yet, but she still has not been chosen to go out on a mission for their God. When she hears that she is being groomed by the Abbess to become the next seeress, Annith is fearful of being shut in for the […]
Talk About a Dark & Tragic Home Life
Rating: 5/ 5 Summary: Sybella is a Handmaiden of Death. She came to the Convent of Saint Mortain driven to the edge of sanity by her family and home life. After befriending Annith and Ismae, Sybella is able to reel herself back to reality day by day. With the tools of training from the convent, Sybella is a knife in a pretty & distracting sheath and she is sent out on a mission for the convent. Back to spy on her family that almost tore […]