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Book Review: FuryBorn

Book review of Furyborn by Claire Legrand ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Why I chose to read it

I’ve seen this one all over #Bookstagram, I mean ALL over. I hadn’t even heard of it before I started my new instagram and focusing it on books and food. So I saw it everywhere and saw all the reviews and knew I had to read it. Now that I have 4 library cards (because I like to cheat the system) I was able to put it on one of them and forget about it until it popped up!

What I liked

I really liked the unsurety of whether Rielle was good or bad. Since the book opened up with something very dramatic and then bounces back and forth before they cross over and make some sense. I appreciated the similarity to other YA books but this one is definitely more New Adult than YA. There are some more adultish scenes in the book that I enjoyed since it made it just a little less teen friendly. I enjoyed the action and the moral ambiguity.

What I liked least

About 1/2 of the way through I was a bit over the back and forth, I wanted to know what the cross over was. It seemed like it could have gotten to the point much sooner. I also think maybe I am just in need of a break from the princess/queen who doesn’t know she is a queen storyline already. I also just didn’t like Eliana. She was stubborn and annoying about many of the things going on.

Would I recommend it?

Yes. I would. I still found it to be slightly different than the other YA books floating around. I enjoyed the action and the way the world was built up, leaving space for another book. I would definitely say don’t let the conflicting reviews on goodreads determine if you read the book or not because we are all different and see things differently. I wouldn’t say it is the best fantasy book out there but I am ready to read the next book!

Have you read this book? What did you think?

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Down the TBR Hole: March

Found this idea through Bookishly Brittany who followed Lost in a Story.

Here is how it works:

  • Go to your goodreads to-read shelf.
  • Order on ascending date added.
  • Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
  • Read the synopses of the books
  • Decide: keep it or should it go?

So here we go….

GirlBoss by Sophia Amoruso

I am pretty sure someone recommended this to me. It is the first book on my goodreads and has been on my TBR since 2015. Going back and reading the synopsis it just doesn’t call to me at this point in my life.

Judgement: Go

Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Reading the synopsis now the book sounds incredibly sad. I am not sure how I found this book or if it was recommended. It has such great reviews too. I do want to read it, now that I am seeing it again I want to find a time to read it when I am emotionally ready.

Judgement: Keep

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

By now I have figured out where a lot of these books came from by seeing which of my goodreads friends have reviewed them. I read the synopsis and can’t seem to find one good reason why I wanted to read it.

Judgement: Go

Darla’s Story by Mike Mullin

This was one of those novellas in between two books in a series that is supposed to help you understand a character better. I probably put it on my TBR because I was reading the series but then when I finished I had zero interest in reading it.

Judgement: Go

Ashfall by Denise A. Agnew

I have a feeling I added this because it was similar to something I was reading at the time and it got lost in the forever growing TBR list. Looking back at the synopsis I do actually want to read it!

Judgement: Keep

I hope to do some more of these to help get through my TBR. I think in the next I might also do some of my Kindle Books because I have over 1000 on there!

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Show Us Your Books & Book Goals Update: March

It’s that time again! Linking up with Jana Says & Life According to Steph for Show us your Books!

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But first I want to share my Book Goals update for February!

  • 2/25: Books I didn’t choose for myself
  • 2/12: Non-Fiction Books
  • Posted 9 bookish photos on Instagram & 4 Bookish blog posts
  • #Unreadshelfproject2019 – I didn’t even open the book I chose for February (book that was gifted – Anonymous Girl) I didn’t get rid of it but I borrowed it to a friend in hopes she takes a while to read it.

Now let’s talk about what I read in February…..

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Two Dark Reigns ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I really did enjoy this book but I will tell you I would have been happy to have this series end with this book. It felt like they could have wrapped it up and been done. I still gave it for 4 stars though because it is a good read and I am in it to finish it!

Melt for You ⭐⭐⭐ I also read Burn for You and Ache for You. Burn for you was the best of the three but I have a problem and have to end up reading similar books right after each other. I love a good slow burn but for some reason by the time I got to Ache for you I was overit.com.

Next Year in Havana ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I saw some conflicting reviews about this book before I read it and I can see some of what they were saying but I also know quite a few Cubans and their families can attest to a lot of the descriptions of the struggle that they feel in the pull back to Cuba that isn’t the same Cuba they left. I also think this book helps people see the other side. I keep hearing “We have to go to Cuba before it becomes touristy” completely overlooking the fact that the reason they are stuck where they are is because of a terrible communist leader, not because they wanted to be stuck in that life. Anyway, I hope that more people read it and learn a few things that they didn’t know.

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I reviewed this one last month, you can see a full review here! Even after seeing some conflicting reviews I thought it was a good read and would recommend it!

American War ⭐⭐⭐ 1/2 This one is my Girly Book Club read for the month so I also did a full review here. But for the short and sweet of it, I thought it could be better but I didn’t dislike the book. There were definitely parts that are eerily realistic.

Ash Princess ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ve been reading a lot of YA books with kingdoms and princesses and queens lately so while I did see some parts were not much different there is a darker aspect to this read that I enjoyed. There is a seriously cruel King, some love and betrayal and of course a Princess/Queen.

It was a weirdly light reading month for me. I struggled just to get these 8 books in. Also, I started Becoming and got about 75% through it before seeing Michelle Obama the last week of the month but since I didn’t get to finish the book until March I am counting it for March instead.

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